My Official "E30/M50 (+ S52) Improvement Effort Thread"

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  • RenaissanceMan
    Wrencher
    • Aug 2004
    • 233

    #46
    Lol! Thanks, brother! Half the fun is figuring this stuff out on my own so I can blog about it... [emoji4] I promise to reach out on the next 2 person challenge!

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    '90 325is/S52
    '76 2002
    '74 2002tii
    '06 325i sedan
    '05 X5 3.0i
    '86 Alfa Spider Veloce

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    • RenaissanceMan
      Wrencher
      • Aug 2004
      • 233

      #47
      Originally posted by stonea
      Really amazing build, it gives me a lot of inspiration for my own swap.
      Thanks so much, stonea!

      Sent from my VS995 using Tapatalk
      '90 325is/S52
      '76 2002
      '74 2002tii
      '06 325i sedan
      '05 X5 3.0i
      '86 Alfa Spider Veloce

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      • dude8383
        Forum Sponsor
        • Jan 2005
        • 10387

        #48
        Originally posted by RenaissanceMan
        I'm pretty sure you can't use it with most 24v swaps due to difference in orientation. I am using a regular e36 compressor on my car.

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        i saw it mounted up there so i thought maybe someone else prior to you had run it somehow. i'm surprised it bolted up!
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        • RenaissanceMan
          Wrencher
          • Aug 2004
          • 233

          #49
          Originally posted by dude8383
          http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/...pscmwwnstc.jpg

          i saw it mounted up there so i thought maybe someone else prior to you had run it somehow. i'm surprised it bolted up!
          Yeah, that's the configuration that was on the M Roadster the motor came out of. The M3's didn't use that setup.
          '90 325is/S52
          '76 2002
          '74 2002tii
          '06 325i sedan
          '05 X5 3.0i
          '86 Alfa Spider Veloce

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          • 808ETA
            E30 Addict
            • Nov 2018
            • 433

            #50
            Originally posted by RenaissanceMan
            A little paint to make things look new.

            Had some time today to work in the garage and the weather was gorgeous so I decided to paint the block. I did the same thing to my M52 build and it came out really nice. Used POR-15 since it 'soaks' into the metal nicely and prevents corrosion. Plus it dries into a nice glossy black color. :D

            Of course, before I could get to the block surface to paint, I had to remove a bunch of stuff.





            Evidently a lot of moisture (coolant leak?) had previously made its way in between the old paint and the block metal. As a result, a lot of the paint was flaking off and areas were looking pretty well-oxidized... Here are both sides as I was prepping for paint after I removed the motor supporting brackets and the harness and sensor stuff:





            An air tool die grinder with a steel brush rotating attachment came in very handy as I was prepping the block. It allowed me to get into all of the nooks and crannies and it scuffed off the surface rust really well. I made sure to cover up any coolant passages or oil passages that were exposed so as not to get any of the debris in the motor.

            I applied the POR-15 using a couple of different sized brushes and here's the end result:





            While the paint was drying I was staring at my harness mentally trying to prepare this OBD2 conversion. I'm sure I'll be utilizing all of the OBD2 threads up here as I try to figure out all of the wiring and whatnot.



            Hope to have more brake upgrade progress to report soon...
            Nice build! How is the POR-15 looking after 8 years? I've heard mixed reviews. How was your experience?
            sigpic84 325e

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            • RenaissanceMan
              Wrencher
              • Aug 2004
              • 233

              #51
              Originally posted by 808ETA

              Nice build! How is the POR-15 looking after 8 years? I've heard mixed reviews. How was your experience?
              It still looks good! There are some very small areas that have succumbed to a tiny bit of chipping but overall the coverage is almost no different.
              '90 325is/S52
              '76 2002
              '74 2002tii
              '06 325i sedan
              '05 X5 3.0i
              '86 Alfa Spider Veloce

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              • 808ETA
                E30 Addict
                • Nov 2018
                • 433

                #52
                Originally posted by RenaissanceMan

                It still looks good! There are some very small areas that have succumbed to a tiny bit of chipping but overall the coverage is almost no different.
                Awesome! Thank you
                sigpic84 325e

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