Work has been crazy, hence no progress in a while. I did get some thinner MIG wire and new tips, but probably won't have time to finish the new oil pan till next weekend.
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Ordered the JagsThatRun Heavy-duty driveshaft flange for BMW V8 engine swaps, as well as a Spicer yoke for the transmission end. Will have a driveshaft built that uses 1310 u-joints, going to try to get it in queue at a local shop this week.
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Got some work in today. First thing I did was put an endoscope down a spark plug hole to make sure there was no contact between the valves and the pistons. So far so good.
Then I started working on the fan and radiator. The fan is from a Ford Fusion (thanks Laminar on BF.c for the idea).
Have about an inch of clearance.
So started working on the radiator. Welded in some metal that I could use to actually mount the radiator. Still a work in progress, but a good start.
And the radiator sitting in its new home.
I had to cut a hole in the top of the core support for the fill hole, but that's not a big deal. I also had to remove the hood latch, I'll patch in some new metal next time. Need to go grab some self etching primer, don't want this stuff to rust.
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Originally posted by lukeADE335i View PostI've thought about modding the radiator support in a similar way to accommodate a clutch fan on my M30 so that I can run AC... how do you intend to keep the hood shut? This was the sticking point for me thus far.
I can find the model of the radiator if you'd like, it's one from Summit.
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Productive weekend. I finished the replacement oil pan and primed it, need to do a top coat with engine enamel. It's ugly, but it doesn't leak, I left it sitting with water in it for over an hour.
I also started taking the trailing arms apart, got one fully disassembled, started to strip it, and welded on the reinforcements. I welded the plate reinforcement top and bottom... My welds aren't too awesome, somehow I can color in the lines but can't weld a straight bead to save my life. I tried going over the first bead again, and it just wound up more crooked, and got some porosity...
Oh well. I still have another one to do, maybe it'll come out better. Need to prime and paint this one, but have one more small plate to do. A buddy gave me some tips to improve my welding, so I'll practice those before I tackle the other trailing arm.Last edited by Elysian; 12-02-2018, 09:16 PM.
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Finished welding the trailing arm and got everything primed with etching primer and painted black.
Still have a bunch of parts I need:
Wheel bearings
E46 rear brake caliper adapter
E46 rear brake calipers
E46 rear brake pads
Z4 rear rotors
All E-brake parts
Brake lines
Brake dust shields, both sides (were very rusted out, the E-brake parts just broke right off the shields)
So won't have the rear end together any time soon. I think I'm going to shift my focus to the front subframe now, need to pull the one out of my 86...
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