'91 Dinan 860 Stage III (new 6L engine)
'91 Dinan 850 TT stage III (brand new engine) 21st Century Tech meets 18th Century Dinan...
'91 850i 6sp (mint) (sold)
'90 Dinan 750iL TT stage III (Guido - The Beast)
'94 850 CSi The Detroit Auto Show car (restored to factory perfect) (sold)
'96 850Ci, The George Carlin car
''73 3.0 csi, '08 535i, '03 X5 4.6is
...and a few other non BMW cars
Likely Cheaper and easier to get more valve lift with Shrick Cams or a custom Grind
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Uh.... yep. "Way more " is that bad ? I mean it's not like I'm gonna bang a piston or nuthin'.
Metal is added to a camshaft or crankshaft with a process called spray welding.
Desecrator of all things Sacred
It's been a while since I made any progress but I am slowely emptying the engine bay.
Here are the remains of the AC drying canister and the firewall heat/sound insulation...
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The air boxes cleaned up nicely
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Stripped, primed and painted the steering oil carrier is good as new again. The filter was completely shot so I will have to find a replacement filter.
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... and the same goes for the brake bomb...
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Just FYI... the OEM firewall / tunnel insulation is available still from BMW. Not obscenely priced either
'91 Dinan 860 Stage III (new 6L engine)
'91 Dinan 850 TT stage III (brand new engine) 21st Century Tech meets 18th Century Dinan...
'91 850i 6sp (mint) (sold)
'90 Dinan 750iL TT stage III (Guido - The Beast)
'94 850 CSi The Detroit Auto Show car (restored to factory perfect) (sold)
'96 850Ci, The George Carlin car
''73 3.0 csi, '08 535i, '03 X5 4.6is
...and a few other non BMW cars
I just did one on a CSi and it was perfect.
under $300 too!
'91 Dinan 860 Stage III (new 6L engine)
'91 Dinan 850 TT stage III (brand new engine) 21st Century Tech meets 18th Century Dinan...
'91 850i 6sp (mint) (sold)
'90 Dinan 750iL TT stage III (Guido - The Beast)
'94 850 CSi The Detroit Auto Show car (restored to factory perfect) (sold)
'96 850Ci, The George Carlin car
''73 3.0 csi, '08 535i, '03 X5 4.6is
...and a few other non BMW cars
Thank you for for a very inspiring thread! Im also rebuilding my 97 840ci, have to commend Your cleaning and re painting of parts. do you blast all The metal parts before paint? I thought my rebuilt engine was almost done but with How you made it look new, I feel mine is just half done! Hahaha,,, keep them coming, I also check everything you have done To mine
Thank you
Yes all metal parts have been blasted and primed before paint.
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Took out the brake master cylinder. Dirt, oil and a bit of rust. The tank was full of sludge but after plenty of rinsing and a few rounds in the ultrasonic cleaner it is looking good.
The bracket looked as if it had originally been black but it wasn't painted so i zink plated it black.
The valve seals look ok but if you know of a rebuild kit please let me know.
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Also blasted and plated the heat shields and fasteners on the right hand side of the engine bay.
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Nice!! Did you do the plating yourself? And if so, please share a few details.
Yes, I bought a plating kit from https://classic-plating.co.uk/ and it's good fun the kit is great but the instructions could be better.
I short my process is: blasting, degreasing, acid bath, plate for about 30 minutes, acid bath then passivate to get silver/gold/black finish. Rinse in water between all steps.
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Both air collectors had big holes from wear and almost every mounting hole on the plastic wheel arches were cracked.
Bought a piece of bmw plastic at the wrecker's and welded it up reinforced with aluminium mesh.
Not beautiful but mended and the results did get better with practice.
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The abs pump was in a sorry state, motor was rusted solid and beyond repair.
I grabbed a nice complete unit from an E39 (same unit only different bracket), replaced the cracked positive lead and cleaned it up as best i could.
Tested motor and all solenoids.
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Found this bundle of joy under the dash. The hight of 90s aftermarket alarm that leaches into everything.
Straight in the bin!
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Just a big soldering iron, bits of bmw plastic, aluminium mesh and some sandpaper
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Rebuilt the brake booster with the kit from Max lumens. Beautiful kit.
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