A taste of whats to come...

[Ur0Drivr]

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Thanks for the update Pat. Can't wait to see this completed!!

[Canadian Turbo]

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Nice to see this progress, I am very excited to see it all come together!!

[Geobmx4life]

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I absolutely loved the car as it was..but with this transplant.... Even MOAR....can't wait Pat!!!

[P Arkus]

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So I guess its time for my quarterly update lol. Been slowly working away at disassembling the v8 in my garage in order to clean it up and seal it with all new gaskets. Got most of it taken apart, just need to get a solid understanding of the timing of it before I remove the heads. Gonna be deleting the AC while I'm at it as well since I never really use AC in my cars, just open the windows and enjoy the breeze.

So the engine started out like this


Still cant believe this engine will be fitting in that car


and a few pics of its stages of nakedness



Went down to the border this weekend to pick up a few parts for the swap. Thanks to the guys over at Garagistic, they basically make this swap a bolt in procedure by eliminating all the custom fab work that needs to be done. Highly doubt I would be taking on this swap if it wasn't for them!


So I now have the custom engine mounts, custom driveshaft, transmission bracket extensions, a bunch of subframe reinforcements, brake booster delete bracket, custom exhaust manifolds, subframe spacers, and a few other minor bits and pieces needed for the swap. Much excite. I'm still debating with myself whether I want to assemble this engine as is and swap it in or build the M60B44 hybrid and do it all the first time around. Also still on the hunt for a 6 speed transmission for this beast.

So that will help me come summertime when I have the engine put back together and ready to put into the car. Until then, other priorities need to be taken care of. The suspension in the E30 is reaches the end of its life, so it was time for some comfort and some lows. Picked up a set of ground control coilovers that I will be installing shortly. Just need to pick up a bunch of bushings and replace them all at the same time. These coilovers look great and I know first hand that the ride quality on them is amazing. Cant wait for them to be in.


So with that, there will be a lot of work to do this spring with both the car and the engine. I know once the weather warms up i'll have much more motivation to spend my time in the garage. Also a little Xmas gift from the wife (thanks to a special someone on this forum), which is another huge motivator to get this car finished in show quality style.

[jacktown]

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Excited to see this thing progress!

[Natty54]

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OMG I love that beer.

I think the stiegl radler is a bit better

[Ponto]

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OMG I love that beer.

[P Arkus]

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Haha thanks George. Some may question that opinion, but I appreciate the comment. Dont hold your breathe though as a project this big wont be finished anytime soon!

[Geobmx4life]

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I'm not a huge BMW fan...but I'm exited to see this...Pat, you always do your cars tastefully and never half ass ANYTHING....CANT WAIT!!!

[P Arkus]

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More of a refresh than a rebuild. I plan on taking it apart, inspecting it, and replacing whatever needs to be replaced aside from the major components like pistons, crankshaft, etc. I guess we'll see how things look once I start tearing into it.

[hooddub]

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Are you going to rebuild it? I've always wanted to do a BMW inline 6 out of an e36 or something and just rebuild it back to factory spec and make it like a new motor.

[P Arkus]

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Let the games begin!!! Spend the last few weekends with friends tearing apart the E34. As this was my first engine pull, this was.....interesting.....to say the least lol. Started out like this...


Then got it to this point...


Realized I may be in a bit over my head so bought some motivational fluid...


That helped and with the help of some friends got it to this stage...



Got the transmission apart from the engine, the engine is on a stand and ready to be picked apart and freshened up. This weekend I just need to pull the rest of the wiring harness from the donor car, and whatever other parts I feel are worth pulling before scraping it. Thanks again to everyone who helped out in getting it to this stage!

Should be a fun little project. Stay tuned!

[CGDoig]

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Oooooo, can't wait for juicy details on this swap. Awesome choice, glad you're deciding somewhat more original than the usual.

[P Arkus]

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Havent updated this in quite some time, but here are some parts I've acquired over the past year (many of them yet to be installed):

E3010 Lukebox (custom sub box) with amprack
MTechnic door handles
Finished putting on my black CF badges front and back

and today I picked up a healthy E34 540i that will soon become a noble heart transplant donor. Should make for a pretty interesting summer

[VwSweetHeart]

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love this 325is, beautiful. I believe I saw you a few weeks ago pulling into the Safeway parking lot in Shawnessy? Would have been a late Saturday morning.
I was curious about the M badges after seeing no wide body, however makes sense now knowing its a techII.

That was me you saw before we did anything on the car. Its come a long way since then. Car is definitely slowly growing on me and I do enjoy driving it.