E30 Touring 3.0L M20 Stoker Build

[rturbo 930]

Pics are too big. They're going way off of my screen. The shiny new parts look nice though.

[E30-TourZing]

Pics are too big. They're going way off of my screen. The shiny new parts look nice though.

I am sorry for the large photos. I will change to sizes in my next upload. Let me know if you feel these images are still to large. I use a large monitor iMac, and my phone crops the photos, so I cant say I have the best understanding of how the photos look on other devices.

Thank you for your input!

Jan-

[E30-TourZing]

E30 Touring 3.0L Stoker M20 - Update!

Soooo after a weekend and week night of work, I can say that I finally have a rolling chassis.

I finished painting all the parts I wanted to install, and then I installed the poly bushings into the rear control arm links.

Once that was completed I Installed the front subframe with freshly painted sway bar.

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- I used a motorcycle jack, and man, oh man did it help with balancing the front and rear subframe. Makes it all an easy one-man-job. Once I was able to get the front subframe in I installed the ground control front struts. I roughly set it where I feel it should be, but I know I have a lot of work to do with the camber and height. I will wait until the engine is in to deal with both. I want to make sure the car is correctly weighted and balanced.


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- Then another picture of my gold calipers. I was really unsure as you can likely tell....

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- Now rear end time.... I painted my diff almost a year ago. It was a nice feeling to finally be putting it in the car. Its a 3:73 LSD medium case with fresh clutch packs. The rebuild was done by a reputable bmw race specialist, who specifically does transmissions and differentials. Needless to say, I am looking forward to seeing how well this diff feels when it breaks loose.

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- My hope is that the polly bushings will be great. I assume they will be as I have recently driven a car withe 80A bushings and it felt like I want it to. Mixed with the Ground Control suspension, I cant see my wishing for more.

Here are some underside photos. I cant express how pleasant it is for me to look under this car and see these components looks as though they are new.

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- Then came rebuilding of the brakes.


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- Install of the rear end suspension. In this photo I dont show the application of never-cease, although I caked these threads afterwards. I will remove excess once I find the ideal height.


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- Exciting times... Installing tires for the first time in a few months.


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- And.... How the car roughly sits at the moment. I have many adjustments to make, but I do love how the car sits right now. Its the first time the car has been out of the garage since the end of December. It sure makes me feel good to see if outside. Inspiring even...


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- Gold calibers in the light. I think they are subtle enough. I am happy with the decision.


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- So yes, as things sit I have a rolling chassis. I get the impression I will not have the option to finish the car before the summer. I need to make a trip to see my parents on the east coast and I really should put more time into my relationship. This means more Mtn biking, climbing and weekend travel.

I will pick away at my little touring, but I am looking at early fall before I can convincingly say it will be completed.

I still need to buy 24lb injectors, Sachs clutch kit, new coolant hoses, Mega-Squirt PNP. I will make an adapter for a TPA from my M52, and I am also looking heavily into running coil packs.

I might be running into more then I want to at the moment, so there is a chance I will just run the engine with a cap and rotor to start, and then build my way up.

The intention is to run RHD ITB's by the new year. It will be my Christmas gift to myself, and my project for the winter. Hopefully I can pull through.

Thank you all for the kind words and assistance with my build. I could not have come to the decisions on what to do without it.

Jan -


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[Mustachio]

Hey fellow Islander, it's pretty awesome to discover someone who lives near with the same hobby! I live in Victoria and been in the process of getting LS1 swap/resto on my alpinweiss coup done for the last two + years (i'm not doing the swap personally, luckily someone with knowledge/space/tools has offered to do this). It's almost done now. Maybe I will make a thread about that as well.

It's funny you mentioned that red wagon cause I'm quite sure its the same one I used to see around Esquimalt for the longest time. At one point I wanted to buy it but I stopped seeing it around...

You had any trouble with the cops driving around with a German front license plate?

[E30-TourZing]

Hey fellow Islander, it's pretty awesome to discover someone who lives near with the same hobby! I live in Victoria and been in the process of getting LS1 swap/resto on my alpinweiss coup done for the last two + years (i'm not doing the swap personally, luckily someone with knowledge/space/tools has offered to do this). It's almost done now. Maybe I will make a thread about that as well.

It's funny you mentioned that red wagon cause I'm quite sure its the same one I used to see around Esquimalt for the longest time. At one point I wanted to buy it but I stopped seeing it around...

You had any trouble with the cops driving around with a German front license plate?

Hello Mustacho!

Thanks for reaching out. I would appreciate seeing your build when I am down in Victoria in the near future. I am curious about how the swap was put together. That torque will knock your socks off. I recommend you produce a thread for the fans!

My red touring that I sold was likely the car you saw. Did it have ronal wheels? There were two red E30 tourings in Victoria. One was mine, and the other is owned by an older man who drives his into the ground. I smile everytime I see it though. I love to see how well these cars are built, and he really continues to put his car through its paces.

As for the license plate, well I am not sure as I just recently put it on. I used to drive this car around without a front plate on, but with the motor going in and the exhaust I feel I will attract too much attention. Apparently a guy in Duncan makes Euro plates to your BC tags. I don't know the name but I will for sure look into it come the fall.

Look forward to seeing your new thread and meeting up in the future. Are you going to any car shows in the future? I get invited to the victoria harbour sunday gatherings, but now that my lady is done with school I am rarely in Victoria. Its not a terrible place to meet others, especially for modified E30's.

Let me know if you want me to pass along some contacts too you for the people who run it.

[Mustachio]

We should definitely meet up and show off our cars, if I could only have mine done in this lifetime lol. As for making a build thread, it's in the plans as I would want some sort of a public record of the work done for future reference. Your car looks really clean with all the work you've done. I'm a bit jealous ;), would really like to see it in person.

I don't remember if that red car had ronals or not, but the first time I cought a glimpse of it was 5/6 years ago, shortly after it had "for sale sign", 5k I believe. My brother at the time laughed and said how expensive that is...if we only knew lol.

Any more info on the license plate guy? I would really like to ditch the front plate all together as it literally blocks a 1/4 of the front grill with it's unnecessary gigantic size and looks hideous.

I wouldn't mind if you could pass on some contacts for the meets, thanks! :up:

[E30-TourZing]

We should definitely meet up and show off our cars, if I could only have mine done in this lifetime lol. As for making a build thread, it's in the plans as I would want some sort of a public record of the work done for future reference. Your car looks really clean with all the work you've done. I'm a bit jealous ;), would really like to see it in person.

I don't remember if that red car had ronals or not, but the first time I cought a glimpse of it was 5/6 years ago, shortly after it had "for sale sign", 5k I believe. My brother at the time laughed and said how expensive that is...if we only knew lol.

Any more info on the license plate guy? I would really like to ditch the front plate all together as it literally blocks a 1/4 of the front grill with it's unnecessary gigantic size and looks hideous.

I wouldn't mind if you could pass on some contacts for the meets, thanks! :up:

5K was a lot for the car. It was a mess when I bought it. The only reason it made sense for me to flip was due to the fact I have access to a body shop, and I have strong connections for cheap parts. But time wise it was a total wash, and I knew that before I bought it. Pretty much every aspect of that car had to be worked on. From swapping the motor/ 5-Speed swap, new subframe bushings, to redoing the interior and repairing/painting 1/3rd of the car. I bet it put over 200 hours into it.

I don't regret it at all though. My only reason for feeling that way is strictly on the fact that car got a new lease on life, and it went to a awesome new owner. I wanted to make it mint again so that it would continue to have really respectful owners.

As for plates, call bimmerparts. Dave sold the shop, but he said he knew a guy who made them. I am sure with some digging they are able to locate who this person is. Thats the best I can do at this point. Sorry I don't have more info.

I will PM you with contacts to the meets.

[Mustachio]

Thanks man, appreciate it!

On a different note, as I was reading through your thread I noticed that you said you climb...where at? We were just at Mt. Wells this Saturday , was a super nice day.

[E30-TourZing]

Thanks man, appreciate it!

On a different note, as I was reading through your thread I noticed that you said you climb...where at? We were just at Mt. Wells this Saturday , was a super nice day.

My lady is more of the climber, but if we go we stay local at comox lake, or in strathcona park at crest creek.

[E30-TourZing]

So here is another push before I stop working on my car in for the next few weeks.

First thing I did was clean up my M52 Rods. I will need to get them checked for cracks and to see if they are straight. Baised off of bearing wear I am pretty confident they will be good, but I cant be 100% sure until I get the measurements.

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Its hard to see in the photo, but they are fracture split.

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A solid cleaning begins...

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- Pictures from my Fresh 885 Cylinder head. I will be putting the head together in the next month likely. Looking forward to hearing the idle from my schrick 284/272 Cam.

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- I removed my brake booster and painted it up. I plan to go ITB's quite soon, so I am unsure if this will booster will fit. I may need a 944 or E21 set up, but for now this will work.

*Can anyone advise me if a RHD ITB setup will work with the stock brake booster? *

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- I went and installed a new master Cylinder for the clutch along with new feed line from the reservoir.

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- After drilling out the carrage bolts that hold the steering column I was able to lower the wheel 3/4". Just enough that if I am sitting in the seat I can see over the wheel. I am just under 6' tall, but the recaros are super low.

For the first time in ages I can finally button up the dash. Feels like that job can finally be ticked off the list.

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- Then came install of likely my favortie part of the car.... My seats.


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- Also finished off this morning with the linkage install.

* Shout out to Bimmer parts in Duncan BC. ANYTHING OEM you likely need for your BMW can be found there. The Guys who own the business and work there are amazing, and I would comfortably say they beat everyones prices. They ship frequently, so US RV3's can perhaps save with the CDN dollar difference.


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- Thats all for now. I will fit some brackets next in the engine bay and send it off to the body shop. Hopefully I will save some money in the next two months and then start working on finishing the motor. Thanks for looking!

Jan -

[wworm]

Those seats are amazing. They look so comfy

[E30-TourZing]

Well.... I had some serious trouble getting a M52B28 Crank in my local area. I was an idiot for not checking deeper into my M52 teardown, and realizing I had a 2.5L motor. After I realized I decided to catch up with my local BMW wrecker and a great fella there gave me what he thought to be a M52B28 crank. After reading the serial number (2242898) it seemed to be a S50 M3 crank. I once again started to look for the right crank, although I had a number of other vintage BMW's roll though the last few months and I put my E30 Touring on the back burner. Last night I was inspired to physically check the throw of the supposed M3 crank in my block.

Sure as shit! I was wrong. I happened to behold a seemingly rare OBD1 M52B28 crank with small counter weights. Not only this, but I do not have any clearancing issues with the block, or auxiliary shaft. This means I save money on the machine work for the idler, and this crank weighs less then a standard M52B28 crank. Less rotational mass internally is good in my books. I was literally jumping for joy once I found out these details.

Here is a photo I took shortly after infront of the M635.

Updates of the motor build and cars current state will follow shortly.

Also, I know this site is for E30's, but do people have any interest in seeing a 85' M635 get a full GC suspension install, exhaust, and odds + ends in the next month?


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[wworm]

nice update and good call on double checking the crank. And absolutely yes to any m635 content

[digger]

that p/n seems to be a M51 diesel crank 82.8mm stroke

http://www.athousakis.gr/en/product/crankshaft-bmw-2242898-9144/

[E30-325iS]

I have a 86mm stroke S50B30US crank with the same number.