My E30 325i. Slowly getting on it's wheels

[Larsinnj]

280 degree camshaft bakck in:


Rockers on the exhausside fitted:


Turned the car around and started on the bakside.
My plan was to replace every brakepipe, but when I got a closer look the ones that is allready there is in good condition so I didn't bother.
But the differential had to go!

Old vs new:



Didn't go all after my plan. When I was almost finished pressing in the new bushing, the rear lid cracked. A littlet setback, but I went to a local shop, and they welded it together again. :)


Now the new diff is in place! Looking forward to spin on both wheel this summer! :D

I also changed the wires for the handbrake. They were far from good condition.

[Larsinnj]

The intake is on standby for now. I don't have equipment to do more than I already have, so I have to wait for a buddy to help me.

I took out the camshaft today. I'm replacing it with a performance camshaft because of a massive loss of power from 4000 rpm and up. I have read several places that a sharper cam wil make that better. It's not a super sharp cam I have got. It's 280 degrees, so I don't even think I will get that rough idle.

Rockerarms out:


Out, and in correct order:


Camshaft is out aswell:


The reason I had a oilleak. Very bad seal at the front of the camshaft.

[Larsinnj]

Thanks! :)

I'm away for work right now but I'm going home on friday. I hope I can do some work on it this weekend.

I have to figure out how big the angle must be. When I lay the S50 intake against the head it points almost straight down. So I have to angle the flange the intake will be bolted against upwards.

It turned out to be a bit more work than I had expected but far from impossible! :D

[Kershaw]

nice man. good luck.

[Larsinnj]

An original intakemanifoil have died! :( But is was for a good cause. :D
Need to figure out the angle the new intake will have, and cut it a bit more. And i obviously have to make that cut a far in so that the holes are in a perfect line. I hope I can use the factory mounts for the fuel injectors. As far as I can see now I think it will work.

Stay tuned. :)

[Larsinnj]

Thanks for the tip! :) Don't think I will do anything about it soon.

I've taken the engine apart again. Just wait for a buddy of mine to make some flanges to make the S50 throttle bodies fit. :D He can weld aluminium, and I can't! ;)

Looks like the S50 are laying towards the exhaust side more that the M20 does, so the intake points down when I lay it against the head. Guess we'll figure out how to make it work! :)

[nickflic3]

Hella 550 for the win!! I'm getting some as well; they match my headlights as I did the inside yellow like the fog lights (that is why they don't seem as yellow to you)

To make your fogs match the lights, either spray some yellow on them directly or get some yellow film to go over them. Lamin-x and 3M are some popular choices.

Keep up the good work! :up:

[Larsinnj]

Started tearing it down today. I didn't come to far with the engine, since I am missing some tools to do anything more. Hopefully I will get those by tomorrow, and I can continue.

I got the yellow foglamps mounted by the way! :) I think they could have been more yellow, but it's better than nothing. :)

Etremely dirty front bumper, I know. :D

[Larsinnj]

Picked up the M3 seats yesterday! Can't wait to mount them in the car!
I will swap the floormat before they go in, and I have to weld in new mounts for them in the front. The idiot that fitted the seats I have now cut them away, and made another bracket to bolt the cobraseats to.

[Larsinnj]

:D
Yellow foglamps coming soon. :)

[Larsinnj]

The idiot that "sold" the interior turned out to be a swindler. Several other people on the norwegian forum have had the same problem as me. Some have transferred money to him aswell, and not recieving the items.

I said to him that I won't pay that amount of money before it was sendt. After that he cut all contact. I can see that he reads my messages but doesn't answer.

So I've just bought a new set of seats for the front. Reupholstered leather seats from a E30 M3. The rear seats will remain the same as before for now. I'm not in a hurry to get rear seats. :) But if I suddenly find M3 rear seats I will buy them. I asume that M3 rear seats fit in a standard 2-door?

The aren't perfect, but they will do the job! :)

[hi its me alec]

Lucky!!! I want houndstooth sport seats. Love your car man

[Civilian]

Keep it up. Your car looks fantastic.

[Larsinnj]

Just bought myself a new interior aswell. :)
M-tech seats front and back.
Doorpanels
Black headliner.

Waaay to go! :D

[Larsinnj]

And I just bought theese from platanos in here. ;)
Hope the shipping time won't take so long. Bet it will look good. :)