OMG's Personal S54 Build :)

[dude8383]

Starting to look like a motor. The oil filter housing is not mounted fully yet because I need to modify the E46 M3 heater pipe to integrate a coolant pipe to the reservoir. The Z4M piece is like $230 O_O for a metal pipe. That's not happening... S54 bits are expensive enough as it is... would rather spend that on something I actually need.

[dude8383]

Exciting!

You should prime the pump before tossing the pan on? - After oil filter housing.


Spotted, Fan party hat.

Hehe. I actually did what nando suggested. i dropped assembly lube in it and will definitely prime the sucker before allowing the car to fire up.

you can just pack it with a bit of assembly lube so it doesn't cavitate. crank it over a few times with the FP relay disconnected to get some oil built up and you should be good.

[moatilliatta]

Should. ;)

[nando]

you can just pack it with a bit of assembly lube so it doesn't cavitate. crank it over a few times with the FP relay disconnected to get some oil built up and you should be good.

[moatilliatta]

Exciting!

You should prime the pump before tossing the pan on? - After oil filter housing.


Spotted, Fan party hat.

[dude8383]

Got the oil pan on and the top end is pretty much all buttoned up as well. Waiting on the harness to be completed and then I gotta start figuring out the small annoying details of the build haha.

[dude8383]

Yeh... out of the courses I've driven Watkins is by far my favorite!

[moatilliatta]

Going to try and make it up to Watkins for the Fall foliage. And just take a nap up in the grandstand inside of turn one!

Such an awesome place!

[dude8383]

Thanks Zach. Yeh it was awesome bumping into you :) Been too long brotha.

[moatilliatta]

Still one of my favorite E30's!, I'm partial to Diamond schwartz though..

It was awesome seeing it at the glen a few years go!

[dude8383]

Yep thats the mtech skirts and door pods :up:

I had purchased the bumpers a while back but had to sell them because I needed some cash quickly sadly. I like the way it looks though.

[Motheye99]

The cost is not necessarily something that you can tell just by seeing the car...

The first m50 rebuild was costly but I also did supporting stuff in the process. The S52 was around $2500 but that was a very very lucky deal because my friend was parting out a coupe back then.

M50/M52 build:

https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=101234

This is when I swapped in the S52:

https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=216718

My car:










This is how it looked when I just finished it in 09:







It's undergone a big transition from when I first built it. Initially it was a street car then slowly as I got into track events and such I set the car up to be more track car than anything.

So things like momo racing seats... a roll cage, 5pt harnesses, track brake pad compouds, tires, wheels... etc.

It looks great, is that a mtech 2 rear apron,skirts, and door pods?

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[dude8383]

The cost is not necessarily something that you can tell just by seeing the car...

The first m50 rebuild was costly but I also did supporting stuff in the process. The S52 was around $2500 but that was a very very lucky deal because my friend was parting out a coupe back then.

M50/M52 build:

https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=101234

This is when I swapped in the S52:

https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=216718

My car:










This is how it looked when I just finished it in 09:







It's undergone a big transition from when I first built it. Initially it was a street car then slowly as I got into track events and such I set the car up to be more track car than anything.

So things like momo racing seats... a roll cage, 5pt harnesses, track brake pad compouds, tires, wheels... etc.

[Motheye99]

That is strictly the motor build. I have more than 25k in the car by now... this is the third motor for this chassis :)

Started with a rebuilt m50 with an m52 bottom end, the S52 that I yanked and now the S54. I paid like $700 for the shell back in 2009.

Do you have some pictures of the car, I'd love to see what 9 years and 25k looks like when sunk into a E30

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[dude8383]

Including the cost of the car or no?

That is strictly the motor build. I have more than 25k in the car by now... this is the third motor for this chassis :)

Started with a rebuilt m50 with an m52 bottom end, the S52 that I yanked and now the S54. I paid like $700 for the shell back in 2009.