Work Log: Rebirth of the Vert (Red Oktober)

[E30stan]

very entertaining thread, you really made a world of difference on this car, keep up the good work

[TwoJ's]

If you know how much material needs to be taken off, it should be easy for anyone at a machine shop to do a flywheel.

[bmwpower]

ask a trans shop near you for a recommendation or if they can. but i'd rather get the car together and drive than be modding it :) track season is here.. you signed up for any events yet?

Yea, me too. Driving on 300k+ old suspension worries me though. :)

[kishg]

Yea, I figured it was a machine shop, but was wondering what shop since it seems like good ones are few and far between lately.

Still working on the car. Collecting the suspension bits now. Hopefully soon....

ask a trans shop near you for a recommendation or if they can. but i'd rather get the car together and drive than be modding it :) track season is here.. you signed up for any events yet?

[bmwpower]

machine shop no doubt. if it's a single mass you can lighten is quite a bit. how's your car coming along? been on track yet?

Yea, I figured it was a machine shop, but was wondering what shop since it seems like good ones are few and far between lately.

Still working on the car. Collecting the suspension bits now. Hopefully soon....

[kishg]

Who lightened it for you?

machine shop no doubt. if it's a single mass you can lighten is quite a bit. how's your car coming along? been on track yet?

[kishg]

well well well ola.. the swap has begun.. how goes it?

[bmwpower]

Who lightened it for you?

[CorvallisBMW]

That flywheel looks sexy!

[oekundar]

Well its almost time to move into another phase of this project:

Lightened/resurfaced flywheel








Clutch parts/seals/misc gaskets that need to be changed






Ordering some other stuff today/tomorrow (timing belt kit/oil pan gasket kit/power steering hose), some things I'm doing again as I'm pulling the motor/tranny together and might as well do them. The plan is to start this weekend but you know how plans go... :)

[oekundar]

Bump this up...with an updated picture of the "RO"

[Court M3]

Nice build! Hopefully this year, I can get the same things started on mine.

[oekundar]

So its been a long time coming...I started the tranny swap, well the pedal swap...

What's this?...a problem?...



Both are from non-airbag cars, but as you can see circled in yellow the brake switch mounts do not match...so swapping the pedals it is...fairly easy process.

End result...


Clutch Pedal is currently zip tied down until it is needed for action. I've started ordering the rest of the neccessary parts for the swap and the engine refresh...might as well when I pull it out. :)

[oekundar]

PLEASE tell me. how did you shave the third brake light. just got an estimate to do mine and they said $1050!!! which is ridiculous so i need a better strategy.

thought about buying a lid off a coupe and painting

It was extremely easy...I bought a lid off a coupe that was already black and had the spolier...for a whopping $20 :D

Looking good! Looking forward to meeting up before kids start high school!

Uh.....Yea....I think we really need to make something happen...with your busy schedule and my crazy schedule, I'm surprised we even communicate :)

BTW...if you all didn't notice, my original account is active again!

Now the question is will my posts be combined?:???:

[ZM Blue Devil]

Looking good! Looking forward to meeting up before kids start high school!