OMG's Personal S54 Build :)

[dude8383]

Made up the drain back line for the valve cover to the pan:





Dropping in some dino oil:



Dropped in the Z3M "3core" radiator for a quick clearance check... everything is good :up:





Last but not least... we fired the thing up!!!!!

https://youtu.be/48xP1w1OGIA

I know you'll probably jump ahead to the video but after you watch you can read about the obligatory no start issues.

The EKP module that Andrew supplied seemed to have shorted out internally because the fuel pump was getting power even with the ignition off. It wasn't enough amperage to actually turn the thing one which is part of the reason why I didn't know where to start other than the fact that the car wasn't getting fuel. In the process of diagnosing the issue I stupidly touched on of the contacts on the other fuel pump relay and shorted that friggin thing out. So we replaced the EKP module (fuel pump primed on ignition properly now) and the fuel pump relay... still no start. So the next step was to check the fuses on that same harness. Lo and behold one of the 30 amp fuses that controls power to the injectors.

So stoked! The motor runs butter smooth granted we only ran it for a few seconds because we didn't have any coolant in it. No check engine light either thankfully!

[dude8383]

Changed the thread title cause it was lame...

Hoping to fire up the car this week!

This was fun... Dana helped plastic weld this entire section into position. It's solid as heck!













Added another bracket here to suspend the oil pressure sender:



Brake booster vacuum setup, heater core hoses trimmed and ready for fitment:



e30_dad worked his magic on a cluster for me, it came out lovely to say the least!!



Since this is a 318iS it never had the proper bracket for the coolant reservoir... decided it was time to fab something up:



Fuel bits plumbed:

[dude8383]

Updates!

Set up the lines for the oil cooler:



Even with the tool this was a pain in the ass





I'm waiting on some line separators to make this a bit tidier...



E30 Gauge Cluster Coolant Temp (using one of our own re-threaded ones :D) and tapped an additional port for the digital readout on the Podi Gauge:



DBW is mounted up!



Threw the console back and the shift boot... looks proper :up:



I'm waiting on a freshly revamped cluster from e30_dad as well... Sneak peak:



Finally mustered up the courage to cut the plenum to get it to fit in the bay...



Clearance with it in place... we'll see how close this is one I get the material in place. May need to cut just a hair more.



;D;D





Started fabbing up the brackets to hold the charcoal canister and the FPR:



Had to throw the core support back on for a more complete look:

[dude8383]

Roger that. I have the cable ready to go, I use it for light NCS coding.

I'll mess with this once I have power going to the components. For now I'm still routing everything. Have no way of bench flashing the ECU.

[R3Z3N]

EWS delete is as simple as turning a zero value to anything else, no need to pay for this or disabling DTC codes that you didn't wire up such as SAP or rear O2 etc...

Pull your tune file, and search for 64 00 5A 00 00

Change the red byte to any other value IE 64 FF 5A 00 00

The VALUE (Not string) is located at 0x60 for Non-HP and 0x8A for HP variants . 0x means hex location, not binary location.

Either way, you don't need to know how or why, I made the tunerpro files so its click and start your car.

You just need an appropriate ODB2 FTDI cable such as: EBAY LINK

Or this Amazon Prime

[dude8383]

^ I can't keep track of who I am helping anymore, but if you need flashing help, I will offer to help remotely. Look in my sig if you want the XDFs/software needed to modify in one go, simplified without the other thousand tables and scalars to scare you off.

LOL. I might take you up on that. I am working with our local tuner (RK Tunes) to do a proper dyno tune once the car is up and running. I wanted him to just do like an EWS delete so I can fire this up.

[R3Z3N]

^ I can't keep track of who I am helping anymore, but if you need flashing help, I will offer to help remotely. Look in my sig if you want the XDFs/software needed to modify in one go, simplified without the other thousand tables and scalars to scare you off.

[dude8383]

Putting in some work over the last week/this week:

Re-wrapped the engine bay harness, my fingers loved this:





Goodbye cable operated gas pedal!





The mess that was the glovebox:



AKG lever installed (the DSSR had to be shortened/rewelded to fit the GS6-37B trans and boy oh boy does it feel lovely.



Custom made 6spd trans brace... I found a guy that had reused his factory brace by cutting the end off of it and shifting the attachment point. This worked PERFECTLY.















Its boxed up nicely from both sides... hopefully it holds up!!



The DBW conversion... had to drill out the two spot welds to remove this bracket. The lower guy is a bit hard to find. Its already welded into place just forgot to snap a photo.



The glovebox doesn't look nearly as scary anymore!



Had to throw the vanity covers on to make it feel like we're getting somewhere:





Dasssss it!

Tomorrow I hope to find time to modify the plenum and potentially get the ECU reflashed to remove the nannies etc.

[dude8383]

Haha oh yeh... no going around that!

[Staszek]

Picture for reference :D

I have a 944 booster that I'm going to swap in because its a tad narrower on the 2nd half.

Wow thats right there.

[dude8383]

Maybe because of the engine mounts you are using;D

Picture for reference :D

I have a 944 booster that I'm going to swap in because its a tad narrower on the 2nd half.

[dude8383]

Maybe because of the engine mounts you are using;D

LOL its sitting with the e28 mounts right now. haven't tried with the plenum yet. will do it tomorrow. gotta cut out early today.

[Staszek]

It's getting hung up on the booster in the same place you guys trimmed it. I'll try again today... its TIGHT.

Maybe because of the engine mounts you are using;D

[dude8383]

It's getting hung up on the booster in the same place you guys trimmed it. I'll try again today... its TIGHT.

[Staszek]

Doing the 2002 booster but I think I have a 944 handy as well. We'll see.

Ok cool I dont think you have to trim for the 2002 booster.