Another S50 E30 Build

[golde30]

ive had the same header insulation on my car for 5 hard years altho they are on stainless oe headers and ive had no issues. i think youll be fine. looks good. whats the guys name who sold you the motor and what city is he in?

yeah im really liking the way the wrapped headers look. now i just need to fab up a heatshield to cover them when i go get the swap CA BAR'd.

the guy who sold me the motor lives near Santa Barbara, CA, his name was Ken. his email was ken.alexisguerrier@verizon.net.

[Farbin Kaiber]

whats the guys name who sold you the motor and what city is he in?

dunh dunh dunh... Lucy has some 'splainin to do.

[blunttech]

ive had the same header insulation on my car for 5 hard years altho they are on stainless oe headers and ive had no issues. i think youll be fine. looks good. whats the guys name who sold you the motor and what city is he in?

[MR 325]

Looks good Cary, I'm hoping to fire mine up tonight for the first time! :)

[PaulEZ]

Hey - slightly off topic - looking to buy your wheels...check you PM

Tks and good luck with the build!

[golde30]

I was actually going to ask about the fiberglass on the headers...what is the purpose?

heat insulation. hotter gasses move faster, also keeps the ambient engine bay temps down.

[oekundar]

I was actually going to ask about the fiberglass on the headers...what is the purpose?

[golde30]

yeah, if the headers crack then so be it. they are cheapies, so i wont feel as bad. hehe

rite now i am tryn to source the Vanos alignment tool, so that we can get the motor assembled. Once the motor is in one piece, its gonna be a mad dash for the finish line.

[PiercedE30]

Finally we get to see the motor you have been working on.
Nice, it should feel pretty good once it goes in and fires up for the first time.

[DEV0 E30]

Good work!

Nice rack, I can't wait to put in my shnitz and giggle.

[Justin B]

Schweet. Finally! I'd like to help out, but I've told myself I have to do SOMETHING on the 02 every day until it is DONE. That doesnt leave much time :)
Note to self, taking seat rails out and putting hole in my hand doesnt count as two days work.lol

Have fun with the build

[cahomey]

What a piece.

I"ll have that harness done by next weekend.

[Teaguer]

Nice , glad to see this thing finally underway .


On the header wrap I belive the general consensus is that it will actually shorten the life of the cheapie thin walled knock-off headers .

[golde30]

Awesome! Sucks you had to deal with the fubared engine, but much better in the long run to have it all cleaned up / rebuild :)

How did you get the deck cleaned ? Nothing got in the oil/coolant passeges ?

a bunch of stuff got into the passeges, and also the threads for the headbolts, i did alot of cleaning....ALOT.

i used alotta razor blades, wire blushes on the piston-tops, and 1000grit on the deck surface.

[Jean]

Awesome! Sucks you had to deal with the fubared engine, but much better in the long run to have it all cleaned up / rebuild :)

How did you get the deck cleaned ? Nothing got in the oil/coolant passeges ?