Archive for May, 2013
Internals
10.8 ratio wisecos –
308 dbilas camshaft –
Duration: : 308 Peak timing: : 105 Valve lift: : 12,2 Lift at TDC: : 3,9 Valve timing: : 49/79 – 79/49 Valve clearence: : 25/25 “
MS springs installed.
along with new lower arms up front. (racing dynamic springs are green the MS are black)
SS braided brake lines
found a set of NOS SS lines on ebay, pretty rare. precision was the brand i believe.
rebuilt master cylinder
i rebuilt and painted the master cylinder, along with new BMW braided blue lines. the whole system also got ATE super blue fluid.
Brake Booster
in order run a m30 sidedraft, you have to remove the OE brake booster and go with a smaller one. otherwise the housing will not allow for you to run trumpets… i went with a tii booster.
heres the oe vs the tii. also the modified tii linkage & the tii booster alone
head unit and speakers
added a new head unit and all new speakers and wires:
Pioneer DEH-P9400BH CD Receiver – Pioneer TS-A6974R A-Series 6″x9″ 3-Way 500 Watts – Pioneer TS-G4644R – 4″ x 6″ 2-Way Speaker
*note the old XO.
H&B Gauge POD
these are the original HB gauges and cluster, ive removed these from their home. i wanted to document these here. this is neat piece.
broken HVAC vent driveshaft
upon my removal of the HVAC and its components this pass vent control shaft snapped. these are very very hard to find. i had to improvise.
heres my solution. some ss hardware drilled and tapped a bionic extension.
monte carlo
the original 4-spoke alpina wheel had severe dry rotting and cracking, i opted to go with the momo monte carlo for the period correct look and its one of my favorites anyway. its also a little smaller.
shifter
was also able to grab this gem from HB, perhaps the last NOS shift knob. took some modding to fit my custom linkage*
*e36 rogue engineering lower shifter with custom lever. also made solid aluminum shifter mounts and converted the 265 trans linkage to the wider knuckle which involved creating a new link, all of which got new bushings and rubber.
front seats
also got oldson’s to recover the flofits in black vinyl. the car had scheels at one point based on the history of the car, however they were gone when i got it. the flofits are a nice period correct option with a steel frame and recaro sport look.
panels
the door cards and side panels were in great shape, new retaining clips and cleaning. along with new chrome from munich.
someone had cut tweeters in them. so in turn i put fresh ones in also.
rear seats
got oldson’s to recover my interior bits. first was the rear buckets. they covered the rear center, the rear deck got fresh covers and the headrests got a cleaning.
new blast cabinet
kari got me this for fathers day, should help a lot with some of these old parts. modified it with a blower line inside and resealed it.
update: Motosports Series Springs
Something had me uneasy about running a cut spring on the car.. sold the RD’s and picked up some NOS Motrorsport Series Springs from BFC. they look great mounted
