OMG's Personal S54 Build :)

[jeenyus]

Speaking another language there lol... I don't do paint work so I admit I have no clue whats what.



Can you elaborate a bit?

Sure. The 1k and 2k are referring to the steps more or less. A 1k doesn't have an activate hardener where the 2k does (like an activator). In short the 2k, because of the way it's created, holds up more to heat and UV.

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[dude8383]

Great work man! I would have personally used 2k clear. Holds up better to the heat.

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Speaking another language there lol... I don't do paint work so I admit I have no clue whats what.

Can you elaborate a bit?

[jeenyus]

Great work man! I would have personally used 2k clear. Holds up better to the heat.

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[dude8383]

I figured that "while I was in there" I might as well respray the bay. Dana had to really twist my arm to get this done because I couldn't be bothered but I am really really happy with the way it came out. It's not perfect by any means but its heaps better than it was previously.















The core support is completely done. Fairly simple but super super sturdy once bolted back together. I'd say its as firm as if it were still spot welded in.







Found a freebie while planning this out... The car had capacitive nuts already in the frame rail so I utilized that :)







First coat here...



I also ordered up all of the necessary decals from Pukar Designs to give it that extra touch.

[dude8383]

So the BFH wasn't enough...

It didn't take too much time though. Bout 45min start to finish.









Some POR15 treatment:











I finally removed the brackets that held the coilpacks... only took a decade!




Going to clean the bay this weekend and then give it a fresh lick of paint so that it all looks a bit more cohesive. Next up will be to get the core support setup so that its removable quickly while still keeping things sturdy. I'm scraping the custom core support in the interest of speeding up the overall reassembly process. I promise to have less boring updates soon :)

[dude8383]

I hear you, I bought OEM ones and I was surprised at how expensive they were! I didnt want poly stuff either.

I went for ease of install :)

Hehe and I don't blame you for doing so!

I have a good e28 mount and a cracked one, I have a for sale ad for them up rn. Pm if you’re interested, I’m selling them for cheap.

I think you misunderstood the point of what I'm doing :up:

Seems close enough that a BFH could clearance it

Yup, I think that might do the trick :)

[2mAn]

I will notch the frame rails in order to let the mount sit flush!

Seems close enough that a BFH could clearance it

[Staszek]

I think a lot of people go with the E28 mounts because its a drop in mount. With these they don't quite fit without modifying a few things. I used to have the E28 mounts with my S52 though! I figure if I'm going outta my way to do all this work... might as well do things a bit differently.

With that said, the E28 mount has gone up in cost over the last few years (don't want to buy the hamburg technic ones... don't trust them) and I don't fancy the polyurethane stuff.

We'll see how it all works out!

I hear you, I bought OEM ones and I was surprised at how expensive they were! I didnt want poly stuff either.

I went for ease of install :)

[Jokester]

I think a lot of people go with the E28 mounts because its a drop in mount. With these they don't quite fit without modifying a few things. I used to have the E28 mounts with my S52 though! I figure if I'm going outta my way to do all this work... might as well do things a bit differently.

With that said, the E28 mount has gone up in cost over the last few years (don't want to buy the hamburg technic ones... don't trust them) and I don't fancy the polyurethane stuff.

We'll see how it all works out!

I have a good e28 mount and a cracked one, I have a for sale ad for them up rn. Pm if you’re interested, I’m selling them for cheap.

[dude8383]

Hmm didnt think about using the E46 M3 ones. I used E28 mounts.

I think a lot of people go with the E28 mounts because its a drop in mount. With these they don't quite fit without modifying a few things. I used to have the E28 mounts with my S52 though! I figure if I'm going outta my way to do all this work... might as well do things a bit differently.

With that said, the E28 mount has gone up in cost over the last few years (don't want to buy the hamburg technic ones... don't trust them) and I don't fancy the polyurethane stuff.

We'll see how it all works out!

[Staszek]

I will notch the frame rails in order to let the mount sit flush!

Hmm didnt think about using the E46 M3 ones. I used E28 mounts.

[dude8383]

Finally something to post... Cleared out house and told everyone to leave me alone.







I also want to try and rock the E46 M3 engine mount because I'd like to keep things civil in the cabin. Plus the cost of a replacement engine mount is relatively cheap... and not to mention availability!









I will notch the frame rails in order to let the mount sit flush!

[moatilliatta]

Noice!

[dude8383]

Been a minute but I had some time to get the core support ready for removal.













Hoping to get the spot welds drilled out over the next weekend and then start fab'ing up brackets and such to make it nice.

[dude8383]

Hell yeh. Looking forward to installing it all.