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    got my new welder set up yesterday. i have no idea what i'm doing but excited to learn. it will be a slow process though.

    been working on small stuff on the car. i fitted some of the pcv hoses and am just working on general finishing work on the engine. will post some pics tomorrow probably.

    don't mind the leads being backward. like i said, no idea what i'm doing haha


    1989 Coupe build thread: http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=312012
    IG: @mitchlikesbikes

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      today i took my prepped valve cover and oil filter cap to work so i could paint it in the warm shop. the last time i painted a valve cover with vht wrinkle paint i cured it in the oven but it made my house smell horrendous for like 3 days so i decided to cure it with a heat gun manually instead. i liked the heat gun method because it gave me pretty good control over the curing and wrinkle finish but it would have been much easier to just stuff it in an oven for an hour instead. anyway, here are some pics. i'm really pleased with how it came out. the vht wrinkle paint covered the imperfections in the magnesium casting pretty well.







      i'm hoping that it will be warm enough this weekend that i can get my bay touch up paint done and finally start assembling stuff.

      1989 Coupe build thread: http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=312012
      IG: @mitchlikesbikes

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        installed the valve cover and oil filter cap tonight. got a nice look at the cams and what not while installing the valve cover, and everything looks awesome. my friend who picked this engine as a donor seems to have made the right choice.










        1989 Coupe build thread: http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=312012
        IG: @mitchlikesbikes

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          it was finally above 60 degrees today so i busted out the work lights and space heater and painted my bare metal in the bay and on the core support. i probably would have been better off waiting for it to be a little warmer but this is far from a show car so this will do for now. it is ppg epoxy primer followed up with single stage zinnoberrot paint. i used cartridge style spray cans i had left over from a different project to spray the paint. i wish i had the time and motivation to pull everything out of the bay and do a proper respray but i'll get there eventually. it still definitely beats a black spraybomb bay like most people do when they swap. i will probably add some rubberized undercoating to the trans tunnel and the bottom of the frame rails as well. anyway, here are some photos...
















          1989 Coupe build thread: http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=312012
          IG: @mitchlikesbikes

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            I'd say that looks great! Good job!

            You should just cover that whole trans tunnel with POR15 or rubberized paint, then some dynomat.

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              i've been consumed by this thing over the past few days. the engine is now complete and runs. still have to put the front end back on, fit radiator hoses, install and wire the electric fan, and some other stuff. last pic is of the engine installed but before i installed the harness and intake manifold and what not







              Last edited by mitchlikesbikes; 02-14-2018, 11:33 PM.

              1989 Coupe build thread: http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=312012
              IG: @mitchlikesbikes

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                top notch.

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                  Originally posted by jeenyus View Post
                  top notch.
                  Thanks man!

                  1989 Coupe build thread: http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=312012
                  IG: @mitchlikesbikes

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                    very cool!!!
                    Simon
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                    -1999 996.1 911 4/98 3.8L 6-Speed, 21st Century Beetle

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                      Originally posted by 2mAn View Post
                      very cool!!!
                      Thanks!

                      Tonight I've been doing boring stuff and swapping out relay sockets. The 3 relays for the engine bay had broken clips from whoever pulled this engine, so I'm swapping to the good sockets from my spare harness so I can properly clip the relays up in the engine bay. It's a pain in the ass and probably not worth it but that's basically the way I do things lol

                      1989 Coupe build thread: http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=312012
                      IG: @mitchlikesbikes

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                        finished up the relay sockets after work friday. so the relays are now securely mounted right at the fuse box. i also built a little bracket for the diagnostic port so it could be neatly mounted on the firewall near the power distribution block. i used a bracket with a diagnostic port mount from a 7 series that i found at the junkyard. i chopped it up and added a leg to fasten it to the firewall using one of the factory studs and plastic nuts. i also started my electric fan wiring. i am setting it up to be ground triggered using a weatherproof relay. i'm using the older model temp switch from the markert thread, with a toggle switch on the dash for a manual override. this setup won't rely on any of the old/overcomplicated stock fan wiring so it should be pretty reliable i hope. i put the core support back on and installed the radiator as well, then fitted radiator hoses. i used two long hoses with 90 degree bends that i simply trimmed to fit. the engine also runs now so that's good. just a fair amount of small stuff and the exhaust to finish up now.

                        here is a photo of the engine with all of the wiring and intake manifold installed, then one with the core support and radiator installed. it's starting to look like an e30 again finally




                        1989 Coupe build thread: http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=312012
                        IG: @mitchlikesbikes

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                          Nice keep it up.

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                            Originally posted by Mushi View Post
                            Nice keep it up.
                            Thanks mush!


                            The weather here went back to wintery garbage last week and has no intention of changing for the next 10 days or more so i haven't been doing much on the car. I did, however, send my mtech1 out to Jordan at stitched wheels for a rewrap. I've been rocking it bare with no leather for years and I finally decided I had enough. I also ordered a cheap NRG fixed back for the passenger side so I can finally ditch my god awful tan comfort seat that's been hanging out over there. i was really chugging along toward an early march drive but the weather isn't cooperating and I won't see my wheel for another 3 weeks or so anyway so I'm taking a little step back to regroup and when the weather improves I will knock out the last of the small stuff on the car. Stay tuned

                            1989 Coupe build thread: http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=312012
                            IG: @mitchlikesbikes

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                              worked on my intake today. it consists of a 3" enclosed filter just like the kamotors one comes with. it connects to the MAF via a 3" silicone coupler. after the maf it connects to the TB via a 3" to 2.75" elbow. i used pipe fittings to create my own barbs for the ICV and PCV connections. i couldn't stomach the ~$70 for an application specific elbow or $100+ for a kamotors intake i knew i could make myself if i did the legwork. nothing against kam for making and selling kits because the product is nice (probably nicer than mine), but if you want to put your own together and save some money it can be done. between the elbow, pipe fittings, intake, and 3" coupler i only spent about $60-$70 instead of $175-$200. i used the bracket included with the intake and some hardware i had around to fasten it to the original airbox mount thing. i had to bend the mount a little to make it work. the clearance from the upper radiator hose and the spider hose coming from the coolant tank is tight but i will keep an eye on it and adjust as necessary. here are some photos:







                              Last edited by mitchlikesbikes; 02-26-2018, 10:36 PM.

                              1989 Coupe build thread: http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=312012
                              IG: @mitchlikesbikes

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                                Nice! That actually looks just like the KAMotors intake. Is that just an eBay piece or something? It honestly looks identical.

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