part one - 1984 318i

[Farbin Kaiber]

sprayed down engine bay with cleaning products...

[Farbin Kaiber]

You are a BAD ASS!

I guess it just comes natural (j/k)


But, serious, Thank you. I just want to put more than the 8 miles or so I have put on my e30 since I bought it over a year ago now.


Reading r3v is like putting a junkie in front of a needle, cotton ball, lighter and a sack, but a fork. Give the junkie the spoon, give me a damn running s52'ed e30.


I dream about this in the few hours I sleep nightly between working on it and the full time (12hr) work day.

[Hick]

Geeez

[Farbin Kaiber]

Yes, I pulled it myself, aside from my amazing assistant (future wife) handing me tools under the car, and pumping the cherry picker as I adjusted the load leveler.

Is it just me, or is it strange that a dude who runs some fancy auto repair shops is doing this work in a dimly lit junk filled garage?

Well, working 12 hr days at a shop with the volume I have, it is impossable for me to work on my car at work. this is my home garage "shop". I have 4 8' flouro. lights and romex that I haven't found time to install. All the work I'm doing is at home after a 12 hr workday. Sorry, my shop does not have enough light for you, When you come over to do your engine swap with my tools in my space, I'll be sure to clean up for you.

My "fancy shop" is a constant flow of brake jobs, struts, and, engine/trans replacments. There is nowhere in my 28 bays I can leave my car tying up a rack for months on end. the only real free space that was secure for me to leave my tools, car was my own garage. I have 15 techs to control and keep busy all day at work, you thing I could complete a project like this there in my non existant free time?

[Charlie]

Is it just me, or is it strange that a dude who runs some fancy auto repair shops is doing this work in a dimly lit junk filled garage?

Maybe he works at MSR.

-Charlie

[Jean]

Cool, sorry for a hijack.

[euroshark]

Is it just me, or is it strange that a dude who runs some fancy auto repair shops is doing this work in a dimly lit junk filled garage?

[Hick]

Following your thread.... were you able to pull the m10 out by yourself or needed a second set of hands ?

Easy to pull yourself. I pulled one out in less that 2 hours by myself. From driving the car into the driveway under its own power to having it out with transmission attached, wiring, steering rack, ecu, etc.

They are very small motors.

[So Live]

Subscribed.

Jean its not that dificult if you take your time to pull a motor by your self. Ask how i know.

[Jean]

Following your thread.... were you able to pull the m10 out by yourself or needed a second set of hands ?

[Farbin Kaiber]

Empty Bay

Update:

Cell Phone Shot...



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Degreaser.... Any suggestions? I have a 5 gal bottle of "Purple Power", and 1/2 case of Auto parts store spray degreaser. Aside from ventilation, what more could I need?

[Farbin Kaiber]

Engine out and on a pallet as of 8:35 PM. Now the cleaning of the bay begins before paint.

[euroshark]

Remember I run a pair auto shop, time/project managment is my forte. In fact, If I can organize a 2.5m a year pair of auto shops, I can complete this project in the alloted time. Again, thanks for the support.

Whoa there, baller. Subscribed...

[e30polak]

sounds delicious bro...trust me ur gonna love the power! :twisted:

[Farbin Kaiber]

Do you have most of the parts already?

s52 being pulled out of a vehicle, for delivery Oct 1, My transmission guy is getting me whatever transmission I want (usdm), Bout 1200.00 in misc mouldings/gaskets/clips from dealer (with my jobber pricing) in bins in the garage. I have my paint guy doing the exterior in o.e. Black (haven't chosen exact color), engine bay is getting 5 coats of black gloss brake caliper enamel to protect from any spills, damage. Wheels, tires, no, don't have them, brakes, gotta order. suspension, ordering spree. But alas, I have budgeted aside aprox 2500.00 to 3000.00 per month between now, and when its complete.