The Project Pad

the M3 is mine, bought it off a customer with a blown engine. if you have to ask how much.... :slap:

Did I mention that I really dislike you right now... two near perfect 4kqs, an UrQ, and an E30 M3.

:frustrated:

ok, so maybe i lied about the M3 being mine... but i did have a dream last night that i had bought some car (can't remember what) and the guy had some extra parts in a storage bin and it was like, 2 RS2 IM's, some turbos, EM's, euro lights, and other cool stuff of course.... i was rather upset when i woke up and realized it was a dream... but alas, i guess that's why they call them dreams

Ok, so I like you a little better now... I'd be dreaming about a parts bin full of SQ parts..

On another note I had to pass up a $300 CGT today.. Extrior was good, looks like a driver but the interior is junk...

Wow, that looks great D. Just curious, how much does a hot tank bath on an engine block cost?

Audilard wrote:Wow, that looks great D. Just curious, how much does a hot tank bath on an engine block cost?

Usually $50 or less in these parts.

:stupid: i ended up not having mine hot tanked and did all the cleaning myself so i could use the $$ elsewhere.

I get crap for painting my block silver, and you get props....Nice. I like the silver, obviously! Nice work as always D.

thanks eric i thought about going with silver silver... like, to make it look like aluminum, but i think the body color matching part is what's cooler

No (bananna) Grabber Green? That's what all the cool kids do.

:bashtard:

cuatrokoop wrote:I get crap for painting my block silver, and you get props....Nice. I like the silver, obviously! Nice work as always D.

nothing wrong with silver blocks!! As long as it is in a black engine bay...

Whats the story with the M3 Derek?You buying it?

Wizard-of-OD wrote:Whats the story with the M3 Derek?You buying it?

haha, no, i was just pulling matt's chain

derracuda wrote:thanks eric i thought about going with silver silver... like, to make it look like aluminum, but i think the body color matching part is what's cooler

The color match is pretty nifty, I was just going for contrast. T.Red engine bay highlighted with silver and black engine...Your's will be punctuated by that sweet red crinkle cover... :woowoo:

i'm about out of hosting space with photobucket, and i already have a second account that's being used on another email address.... soooo, i remembered an old email address and just used that to start up a third

here we go.....


since i used a used MC block, there was a decent sized unworn ring around the top of the cylinder, the cylinders were all in great shape, no taper, and about a half thousandths wear in all of them, i just had that lip at the top that would damage the rings, and after all the work i've gone to, i don't want to pull it apart for a long while...



i tried a ridge reamer, but it wouldn't catch the lip, so i spent about an hour or more carefully sanding the ridges out......


i then honed the cylinders out and check them and they were good to go. so after that i had to flush the bores really well, first with superclean and a hose out, then with paper towels and some ATF to help float the particles out. i put some ATF on the paper towel and wiped the bores, and did it until i didn't get any residue on my towels...i think they turned out pretty decent...


next up i was ready to install the crank, so i put in my new coated main bearings...


then put the crank in and plastic gauged the mains, they're all in great shape 8)


first piston went in, and this is what i like to call TDC


peek a boo


tools


shineeeeyyyyy


i like this... it makes me think of the word "tough" comon', say the word tough



after all the rods and pistons were installed and torqued, i cleaned the rear main seal housing up, put the new seal in, and installed it.


after the rear was the oil pump housing, it was dissassembled, cleaned and then put back together


last night i left the shop with the engine like this..





and this morning i came back and fit the oil pan 8)


more today i hope the head is almost done at the machine shop, so i'm shooting to have the block all ready for it 8)

Are you sure that block is cleaned. I see some debris that could cause head problems. You better double check that. :wink:

Looks beautiful! When are you coming to build my new block up?

Looking good derek!

Did you use a windage tray?

Glad you found some more picture hosting. Looking good! That motor is going to be too nice to put in a car. You'll have to just set it in the living room.

Dude, looking very good. You need to give it some decent bhp though

cylinder head is back from the machine shop... all new guides, valve job, and 10 intake valves needing to be replaced as well dang, this project has bitten my wallet hard! lol.




the intake ports remained pretty much untouched..



the exhaust ports that i cleaned out now look like factory due to the bead blasting job 8)


EEK! man, it's close! i couldn't resist a quick test fit

That looks awesomes.

I hope my head looks that good when I get it back. I just dropped it off today. So why did the intake valves need replaced?

Still looking good Derek!