My alpine e30 'vert project

[bimmerteck]

the wheels are RG-Fs and they are currently around $2000 a set, before tires.


Erik

[bimmerteck]

Project has been setting dormant far too long, all the parts are ordered, most are here, time to get this bugger back on the road.:D

[N2MYE30]

Umm...and you have been just sitting on this? Top shelf mods. Im tuned in. :up:

[dude8383]

Nice! Euro filter housing? Are you hooking it up to the factory oil cooler or getting something else?

[Cabriolet]

what paint did you use on that block, it looks like it came out really well.

[bimmerteck]

Umm...and you have been just sitting on this? Top shelf mods. Im tuned in. :up:

I have been busy with life as usual, aside from some friends houses getting flooded last may and having to help them all rebuild, my saltwater tank leaked while I was on my honeymoon, ended up forcing a remodel of the entire downstairs of my house which left the house kitchenless for 3 months and emptied my emergency/car/camera fund for a few months.

During that time I helped a friend put this. . .


into this. . . :D

Nice! Euro filter housing? Are you hooking it up to the factory oil cooler or getting something else?

I'll be running an aftermarket oil cooler much like we did on Mike's S54 swap.
(Mine is on on backorder from summit ATM or I would post a pic)

what paint did you use on that block, it looks like it came out really well.

The block was stripped, and por-15ed then a coat of the por-15 heavy duty engine enamel in MG maroon to try and match my Cardinal interior. It drys rock hard and holds up to abuse much better than the spray paint variety of engine enamels I've used in the past.

[LuckyHenriksen]

Whoa I love this thread. Such inspiration!

[bimmerteck]

Thanks!


Last night's accomplishments weren't so much directly swap related but I hadn't seen the top of my toolbox since the week before SoWo '09 :-| It had become a jumbled mess of tools, parts, tools, waffle house to-go boxes, tools, and empty beer bottles. There is no before pic b/c frankly I was embarrassed I let it get that bad. It's all better now, last night I found out my box was still under there and now I have room to work. :shock:

[micvin]

...since the week before SoWo '09 :-|...

Not to change subject, but will you be attending this year? I am and would love to see this car in person.

Definitely subscribed to this one...

Mike

[bimmerteck]

I will be there, Hope to get the car down there but I may bring something else if it isn't done in time. I've got a VW project('71 tintop westy) waiting on the 'vert to leave the garage so it's on the front burner ATM. I would have been there last year with our s54 build being unveiled/covered but the Red Cross asked me to stay in town and help with the flood recovery.

[micvin]

I will be there, Hope to get the car down there but I may bring something else if it isn't done in time. I've got a VW project('71 tintop westy) waiting on the 'vert to leave the garage so it's on the front burner ATM. I would have been there last year with our s54 build being unveiled/covered but the Red Cross asked me to stay in town and help with the flood recovery.

Nice, I will hopefuly have my vert ready and should be rolling up there with a plethora of VWs and a couple e30s from Texas. I'll holler at you closer to the date. Good luck with it.

[bimmerteck]

Well I didn't get quite all the parts I needed to get the motor in place this weekend,so I turned my attention to finding an e36 steering rack and getting it ready to go on, removing the factory oil cooler, lines, brackets, and I began reconditioning the body wiring harness.

To recondition the harness-
1. I first unclipped the small plastic harness retainers all the way around the front end then I carefully unplugged everything and fished the front end harness back through the bumper until I had it all out

2. Then I removed all the old tape (it literally crumbled away)

3. cleaned the wires (windex and a clean terry cloth)

4. removed excess adhesive (Brake parts cleaner and a shop rag)

5. then treated the wires jackets to some 303 protectant to keep them flexible

6. rewrapped the harness using 3M self vulcanizing rubber tape in all stress points and then rewrapped the entire harness in 3M friction tape. (sourced from winzer)

7. Inspect the plugs individually and replace components as necessary.

Before




During



After



Tape used-

This 3M friction tape is the closest I've been able to find to the NLA factory BMW tape.


This is the rubber tape I use in high stress and abrasive prone areas, it has no adhesive and sticks only to itself.



While I was working on the harness I replaced the contacts in many of the plugs, and connector housings that were either loose, corroded or broken.

[IminDiegoTriick]

you sir. are win.

[The Volta]

Those wheels are so fucking hot, I love how you drop them on your car and pretty much say "no big deal". I can't wait to see what else is going into this build, it's going to be awesome.

[bimmerteck]

Got the first round of hoses, Went with Aeroquip Star lite for the oil cooler and PS return lines, Aeroquip AQP Socketless for the fuel b/c it apparently handles ethanol laced gas best. (The SS hose is only laying on my bench b/c it's getting assembled at the same time for the e30 M3 project.)




Aluminum Radiator and Sensor flange for the oil pan should be on the porch this evening, & have a large box of parts I need to swing by the dealership and pickup still.