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Thread: 330Ci Build thread

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    330Ci Build thread

    Hey guys so I decided I wold start the full overall build thread for the drift build. I've had some help from a few of you over the years and I think it's time an explanation was given to explain what's been happening with the cars. I originally started of with the 325 sedan that I was swapping to 330 in my driveway. the car ended up being towed out of my parking spot by my landlord after we had a dispute about her fixing a leak in my apartment. Short story she knew the tow company and they tried to charge me almost 2k$ to have the car removed from impound the next day so it got crushed as I was only 21 and had no idea about legal things and my rights. Roll forward a year I ended up moving back in with my dad he bought a 2018 440i and gave me his old 2005 Toyota Matrix which I ended up selling for 1800$ after fixing it up a bit. On my bday last year I used that 1800$ and bought a 2004 330ci off a kid about my age who claimed he couldn't fix it. Got it for 2000$. I searched for a few years To find a black 6 speed 330 coupe with natural brown interior to please the girl . And somehow that was exactly what this one was. It had the exact Kenwood stereo I bought for the old sedan that got crushed, this car was meant to be mine and I knew it! so I bought the new project that day, on my birthday last year. I moved to Toronto from my small town at my dads place shortly after which started making it very difficult To find time to work on the car. I ended up replacing the ccv, the vcg, secondary air pump check valve, doing the O2pilot mod, soaking the rings with upper engine cleaner and replacing the battery. The car still smoked from the exhaust like crazy. Was on one of my local Facebook BMW groups and noticed this guy selling a Zhp engine he wanted 800$ fr it and it had 170000k I bought it asap. That was a couple weeks ago, now this week after owning the car for almost a full year the old engine is almost out of the car with the new one ready to go in. It's been an adventure but the car is now with me in Toronto in my personal two car garage. I will be continuously posting in this thread about the build and update with pics. 53903800_1016796461852284_2381371808705150976_n.jpg53573917_2220118394916917_2485916333506560000_n.jpg

    As of today the engine is floating above the engine bay keeps getting stuck on the steering shaft with the oil pan and the exhaust flange hits the control arm trying to do some wiggling but might end up removing the shaft as well.

    UPDATE: 53851660_304473653582140_3282920607032803328_n.jpg53830321_2192614450824058_8641691679516000256_n.jpg

    UPDATE: So the engine is now out of the car, it required a bit of wiggling to get it past the shaft and control arm but it did eventually come out. the new engine is waiting on parts. New oil pan gasket, rear main seal and catless headers are being installed before the engine gets dropped in. Possibly going to change the clutch and flywheel depending on the condition of the current one.


    UPDATE: The Transmission was removed from the old engine yesterday. It badly needs to be cleaned up as oil has leaked all into the bell housing. Transmission mount broke as I removed it as well as one of the motor mounts so I have condor solid mounts on order.
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    Havent updated in awhile but the ZHP engine is now back in the car and running. Catless headers where installed, oil pan gasket, valve cover gasket, rear main seal and all coolant hoses where replaced. Condor solid short motor mounts and solid transmission mounts replaced the old stock rubber mounts. Next steps will be to replace pads and rotors and buy coilovers.

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    The return key is your friend. Hit it every three sentences or so

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    Quote Originally Posted by harrier View Post
    The return key is your friend. Hit it every three sentences or so
    Haha Okay noted thanks for the constructive criticism.
    I have some more updates coming up this week.

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    So I haven't posted in this thread for awhile but I've done a ton of work through quarantine.
    The car got dropped to the ground on HSD monopros.
    Pandem widebody is half installed
    M3 bumper with a Hamann lip that my buddy's girlfriend ran into and broke after a week 🤦🏻*♂️
    The rear seats where ripped out and all insulation.
    Running 3" magnaflow exhaust with no muffler
    Car was swapped to MS43 and tuned.
    I swapped the drivers non sport seat out for a matching natural brown sport seat 😎
    Harness bar and sparco belts being installed this week.
    The diff was welded and YES I DAILY DRIVE IT.
    Flipped my RC090 and running them reverse barrelled.
    Wrapped in nankang NS2R'S.

    Plenty more to come over the next few weeks before Canada H20i!

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