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1982 323i
Under the Hood:
M20B23, Dogleg tranny, K&N Box Air Filter, Hayden 11inch Pusher Fan, redline tranny/diff fluid, Dual Exhaust,3.45 open.
Braking/Suspension:
Steel brake lines in front, front/rear 323i disks, Front and Rear Strut Braces, Lower Alpina(Ken) Bar, Kmac Camber/Castor Plates(Raise the front 1 inch), PolyUrethane Steering Rack Mounts, Rims = RG alloy wheel set (BBS design) silver 6x13“ KBA 40324, Tires: Sumitomo 195/60/13, Struts: Bilstien HDs Springs: Stock
Body:
087-Graphit-metallic, Euro Bumpers, BBS Valance, Foha Rear Spoler, Yellow Hella High Beams
Interior:
Recaro Front Seats, Sports Steering Wheel, Kph 220 Speedometer, Vacuum gauge, Air/Fuel Gauge
absolutely
i'm in...
i too support the notion...
Do it! Really any type of project/DIY is worthy of a thread.
.: M42 Swap Thread M42 Turbo Build Thread E85 Conversion :.
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Definately!
I'm frightened about my car in the body shop.
Good on ya, fixing all this yourself.
Frighteningly familiar... see my resto thread.
You ever get down to Portland much? a bunch of us are getting together tonight to help a local buddy get some work done on his Koronagelb 320i, prepping his recently emptied engine bay & freshing up a donor m10 with all new gaskets & doing some other odds & ends. look us up next time you are down here.
I would like to see a write up , I tried to salvage the old Headliner but that lasted a few minutes into welding tha rear window frame. After looking at your resto we have very similar cars except for wheels, Do you plan to use a 2.5i top end on that super eta? I have been trying to decide on a motor for weeks, I have a 2.3 liter a 2.5i thats in the car, Or should go for an m30b35, There are drawbacks and advantages to them all. I also could do a stroker eta or super eta.
Super Eta's are great in that they make nice budget strokers. You don't even need a 2.5 top end, becuase the head is the same (885 casting). Drop in a chip and a 2.5I cam (and springs) and you'll pick up some good HP. Add 1.3 Motronic injection from a 2.5 and your even better off. I'm running a 2.5 with chip, headers, lightened flywheel and 17.5 lb injectors and it moves pretty well. Have a second 2.5 sitting in my garage that will become a stroker some day. I'm not a huge fan of the m30B35 becuase in my opinion they put even more weight over the front end.
I'm going to run a custom cam, 2.5L intake manifold, but the head will be the same. I'm building Megasquirt so no Motronic needed for me, besides, Motronic doesn't work well with boost & I will be adding on the Eaton M90 at some point.
The trick to the headliner is to use a good quality adhesive and lots & lots of small binder clips. Get most of the wrinkles out before you apply any adhesive, and get it all stretched into place. then, remove one section at a time and apply adhesive.
joel, what kind of welder did you buy?
-Josh
Marco = 82 320i Hennarot - 95 Porsche 911 Carrera - 95 Red MR2 NA Hardtop
Last edited by jjgbmw323; 01-10-2009 at 08:41 PM.
"..Horsepower is a measure of work done over time, or the rate at which work is done."
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/579694/1
well, I'm still somewhat in research/tear down mode. I've got an '88 super eta motor, so I have the lower compression, better for boost. at the present time, I'm slowly soldering up my MS main board. I still need to buy a stimulator (board that simulates engine running condition so you can test) and a relay board.
I have also been compiling a parts list in MS Excel and quickly realized that I need to take a harder look at my budget for this, which has slowed me down. Unfortunately this morning, I realized my Excel file somehow has been corrupted. Not happy, I had some really good info in there, plus a table built on fuel injector sizing, with relation to HP & fuel pressure. I'm emailing it to my office so I can try and repair it on a newer version of the software.
As for a 60 teeth wheel, I'm not sure I know what you mean. I am planning on running a 36-1 wheel to run my EDIS.
My engine is currently dissassembled for the most part in order to inspect. I have a scratch in my # 5 cyl wall, I need to bring it to a machine shop to see how bad it is. IT sucks because I may need a new block in order to run the super eta pistons & my budget definately can't afford new pistons along with the added cost to have the cyl's bored.
Mine will be a slow build as I scratch funds together a bit at a time. For now, I'm keeping the 2.3L k-jet motor running in the car.
Jesse, I have to do something as I have my 2.9 just about built. All it needs is this years tax returns to finish it. I have the custom Weisco pistons, s50 rods, s50 crank, plus 1 valves and ported and polished head. But I need a standalone setup or megasquirt. I would like to use a laptop to tweak it.
"..Horsepower is a measure of work done over time, or the rate at which work is done."
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/579694/1
You don't think you can just run motronic with a chip? Well, either way MS will be a great way to go.
Well, I typed out a bunch, but we have hijacked this thread enough, I'm starting a new thread just for MS, let's get back to rust repair.
update: Finally got some progress got my genuine bmw shock tower ( not cheap)
and removed the Rocker panel to repair the sill.
update: Finally got some progress got my genuine bmw shock tower ( not cheap)
and removed the Rocker panel to repair the sill.
update: Finally got some progress got my genuine bmw shock tower ( not cheap)
and removed the Rocker panel to repair the sill.
Last edited by joel323; 03-11-2009 at 01:51 AM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost
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