Hello friends, I'm going to start a build thread for the first time in hopes of keeping me motivated.. To hopefully finish this project in a few months. Here in the desert, the driving season takes place October-April so I have plenty of time, but I want to do this quickly.
Anyways, the car is an '84 318i, I bought it in I think March of last year, got it to run, drove it maybe five times, then parked it where it rests now. List of what I've done so far:
Euro bumpers
6cyl suspension
Battery relocated to trunk
Crank windows
95 m3 steering rack
Very sway bar
Had everything for an m30 swap but the car has been hit and the radiator simply will not fit
On the trailer
Only pic I have of the car I guess lol, when I took the m10 out
Bought an s52 a couple weeks ago with jb racing flywheel/m5 clutch, carbon intake, some other stuff for way too cheap so I've got new bearings in and piston rings coming. Head had the tiniest little crack in it that you can't see without a loupe, wasn't thru to the cooling system yet but I decided to replace it.. Swapped in the s52 valve springs. I think that's the only difference from m5x heads, right?
I'm planning on using the ebay headers -> 2.5" single for the exhaust, and an m50 manifold. Other than that it's going to be stock, I was really hoping to keep it obd2 but I do have a spare m50 if I decide to do obd1
I want the car to be a 'race ready' street car, likely will go with GC for suspension with vert front bar and no rear sway bar just like my old car.
So we are caught up to today for the most part, I have a few questions that I have been/ will be researching, but I'll put them here just in case someone with valuable input runs across this thread..
Is it ok to simply re install the Pistons with new rings in this block without machining?
I have the body side x20, was thinking of cutting the rectangle c101 off and splicing this in but what do I do with the extra wires? Remove them from the engine harness?
The "m5" clutch that came with the flywheel I got I guess is from an e39 m5. The clutch is unsprung. Is it ok to use an unsprung clutch with a single mass flywheel in the streets?
Thanks for looking!
Anyways, the car is an '84 318i, I bought it in I think March of last year, got it to run, drove it maybe five times, then parked it where it rests now. List of what I've done so far:
Euro bumpers
6cyl suspension
Battery relocated to trunk
Crank windows
95 m3 steering rack
Very sway bar
Had everything for an m30 swap but the car has been hit and the radiator simply will not fit
On the trailer
Only pic I have of the car I guess lol, when I took the m10 out
Bought an s52 a couple weeks ago with jb racing flywheel/m5 clutch, carbon intake, some other stuff for way too cheap so I've got new bearings in and piston rings coming. Head had the tiniest little crack in it that you can't see without a loupe, wasn't thru to the cooling system yet but I decided to replace it.. Swapped in the s52 valve springs. I think that's the only difference from m5x heads, right?
I'm planning on using the ebay headers -> 2.5" single for the exhaust, and an m50 manifold. Other than that it's going to be stock, I was really hoping to keep it obd2 but I do have a spare m50 if I decide to do obd1
I want the car to be a 'race ready' street car, likely will go with GC for suspension with vert front bar and no rear sway bar just like my old car.
So we are caught up to today for the most part, I have a few questions that I have been/ will be researching, but I'll put them here just in case someone with valuable input runs across this thread..
Is it ok to simply re install the Pistons with new rings in this block without machining?
I have the body side x20, was thinking of cutting the rectangle c101 off and splicing this in but what do I do with the extra wires? Remove them from the engine harness?
The "m5" clutch that came with the flywheel I got I guess is from an e39 m5. The clutch is unsprung. Is it ok to use an unsprung clutch with a single mass flywheel in the streets?
Thanks for looking!
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