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