m3anderings

[JasonWilson48]

Hell yeah. I'm here for the more frequent updates on progress. You think you will have this put back together before next winter? My goal is to have my project driving before the first snow/road salt of the year.

[AWDBOB]

11:1 that thing is going to make some steam!
What kind of numbers are you hoping for?

I don't have any power goals, just hoping for a fun street car! I have to buy pistons either way so might as well optimize a bit is my thought. Sport evo 2 cars were 11:1 with a 264 intake cam and a different exhaust cam gear - they made 20hp over the standard euro 2.3L 10.5:1 non catalyst S14.

nice name change haha

I got so sick of seeing the old one lol, needed a refresh

Motor is out!

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[2mAn]

nice name change haha

[Panici]

11:1 that thing is going to make some steam!
What kind of numbers are you hoping for?

[AWDBOB]

Ran out of time tonight, but it's dme connector, a/c, and oil cooler lines away from dropping out the bottom!

Getting pretty excited about this project now.....

I was worried about so many things that ended up being better than expected. A nice perk of having low/no expectations.

I am going to splurge on a set of 11:1 pistons, and would like to find a sport evo flywheel. Keeping the top end stock to save budget for the rest of the mechanical refresh.

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[DEV0 E30]

Yay

[AWDBOB]

*Obi-Wan hand wave*
You will update this build thread

Bump.

Bolts have been turned. I decided to rebuild the OG motor vs hot swapping the spare S14 since I'd want to go through it regardless.

I can't imagine the bores are round enough to rering/rebearing, but we will see. A set of sport evo 2 pistons would be a nice addition if I have to bore the block. Hoping the crank/head/block are good.

This was the first time I've had the car in the air and it's better than I thought it'd be. Someone replaced the rack with a non-M reman. I bought a spare rack a while back just in case. Drivetrain is in much better cosmetic condition than expected. Brake/fuel lines are in great shape which I was happy to see.

I waited a long time for it to be the right time, and that time is now.

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[DEV0 E30]

Bump.

[Simple_Smith]

*Obi-Wan hand wave*
You will update this build thread

[AWDBOB]

That's not a barn find... that's owner neglect and cruelty. I'm calling PETA on you.

You could have at least put a dust cover on it while it was in storage. Glad you're getting road worthy again.

I called them on myself and it still took me 8yrs to bring it out here! This car was never going to be a small project and I wanted to be able to appreciate the process, so waiting until the time was right was important to me.

Apparently "the right time" was when my dad wanted to park his new car in the garage his sons took over.

I joked about leaving the dust on indefinitely. Maybe they make a dust clear coat now I could have sprayed on

love to see this <3

Thanks hoss!!! [reserved for 74 more s14 questions]

[e30austin]

love to see this <3

[uturn]

Does it count as a barn find if you're the one who let it sit for 8yrs?

That's not a barn find... that's owner neglect and cruelty. I'm calling PETA on you.

You could have at least put a dust cover on it while it was in storage. Glad you're getting road worthy again.

[AWDBOB]

Thanks gents!

The invisible M3 now resides in the midwest. Have some life stuff I have to catch up on before I can get going on it, but it's here.

Does it count as a barn find if you're the one who let it sit for 8yrs?

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[KI4UJO]

10/10!

[e30austin]

looks fantastic, brother. glad to see it all coming together.