Phatputer

Right, couldn't resist

Right, on the cards for today was LOTS of cleaning, repeated, sanding polishing, masking and painting. I will update later tonight when all the paint has dried and I can unmask

Got called into work today, frustrating when I have lots of leave and can't seem to take it. Probably for the best anyway, rain was heavy and would have frustrated me trying to pull stuff / inspect the 4 door shell. So had a late start today so pulling a few things off the engine. Pulled the dissy cap, along with the leads off, pulled off the exhaust manifold, plugged the holes, pulled the injectors and intake manifold... Job was tricky enough with the engine out, hate to do that with the engine in the hole.

On this question, anyone know who would take old oil in Dunedin?

Today: Coupe: Removed pedal box Removed centre console entirely and removed glove box Few more things pulled out of the engine bay 4 door up on hind legs: Exhaust removed Engine and all associated items removed by dropping with subframe Subframe removed from engine and reinstalled in the car, car pushed to parking spot Engine moved into garage for a bit of TLC

RAIN BLOODY RAIN All day it rained, would have been nice to not have a muddy gravely driveway for a whole lot of work. Both up on their hind legs this morning, also pulled the pedals from both cars, that was a fun task in itself, also think I may need a new master cylinder Lots happened between last photo and this photo Engine dropped and dragged out from under the car, lots and lots of stuff disconnected and put aside Various interior parts pulled apart As a bonus, I got into the glove box of the Coupe that had a broken latch, this had been locked on me for about 3 years, found some stuff I had been looking for I'll just put this over for a while

Right, so Full Mtech 1 kit for a 4 door, you could sell your kit to try make up some of the costs Centre caps for your wheels / get a set of 15" ones Repaint if you want it looking spot on. Mind you, the biggest problem is the 4 door vs 2 door I have this issue as well, although I have the fortune of having both the 4 and 2 doors, just with engines the wrong way around.. currently rectifying that wee problem now. Loving the car, don't get yourself too hooked on them, the old e30's are generally very reliable when maintained but you can also spend lots of money on them and they will just keep asking for more.

Oh look, a subframe out and cleaned The M10 stands alone Engine bay cleaning.. Grrr should have just reinstalled the subframe and pulled the car out of the garage

Thanks, checked up on rules in regards to Certification, Basically even though its a downgrade in regards to power I would require a cert due to different engine types. That said, if I put a 320 M20 in it, I wouldn't require the cert However, changing the springs / suspension beyond stock / replacements that match factory spec does require certification although generally fairly lenient as long as you aren't riding on the ground.

The Coupe will need to be certified, no doubt about that due to the increase in engine size The 4 door, technically probably has to be as well, although its a downgrade in power with what are bolt on parts, I will be attempting to not need to, at some stage I can sell it as a 325 chassis for someone else to replace engine in.

Finally completed all the various festivities and getting to visiting family and friends, back to it. Spent an hour or so pulling the engine out from under the car today, engine back clean up tonight then the other car starts getting attacked.

As said earlier, go have a read around the net Here is a fella who did a full swap in RB20DET from fully stripped body through to completion. *you may need to be registered to view http://www.e30tech.com/forum/showthread.php?t=75962

Location: The Bush?? Where is this

My summer project. Swap the M20B25 and Manual gearbox into the PFL Coupe Take the M10B18 from the Coupe -> install it into the 4 door PFL Engine out of the Sedan -> dropped then cam belt + pretty much all the seals replaced on the engine before installation into the coupe, complete exterior clean-up Gives me a chance to clean the engine bay's of both cars. Reasoning = I love the coupe, I have spent too much time of panel beating and painting and making it all nice, didn't want to go through all that again on the 4 door. The 4 door was a cheaply acquired car, originally obtained as a parts car but it became road worthy with $500 worth or parts which included the warrant and rego. Short term I will keep the 4 door and do some panel work and get it all tidied up, at which point I will pass it onto someone else who is keen on a project. Current progress

Their website looks a good place to start listed at the end of that vid www.phoenix-fly.com Personally if I was going to attempt to get into this sport, skydiving first, solo sky diving, base jumping, sky diving with wing suit, etc etc really doesn't look like the cheapest of sports though.

Now this is a great example of how willing people are to help when a fellow car owner comes calling.

Wow, that is definitely the best one yet,

Would have hunted through my hoses at home had I not been at the folks place. Best of luck finding the part. Not sure but European Auto Wreckers may be open today, Willie be able to sort you out Ask Mike, he will show you.

Hmm, virgin E30 M3, I would say there are very very few of them left.

So you have stolen his relay to test??

Brother did similar with a hedge and his old DX Corolla, wasn't an issue way back when though as a new door cost him $20 I have a solution for you though, you could always get a coupe

Not entirely a silly question, until you have swapped your fuel lines they can be rather deceptive There are two fuel lines that are in the engine, both located on the fuel rail which the injectors plug into. One runs up under the intake manifold, the other off the end of the fuel rail. Can't remember which one was which in regards to which was the fuel line and which was the return line, just follow it up from the fuel filter.

Damn you and your North Island location... I really need to move if I ever want to really take advantage of the bargains on here I am sure you will sell this easily enough.

I had similar when my fuel pump relay was going / gone Would turn over fine but just wasn't getting fuel Mine died while driving along and left me stranded on the side of the road till a mate came along and worked out the issue, bridged the relay and got it home, swapped it out and never had a problem since.

That whole setup is impressive, there is so much awesome going on here its hard to actually take in all that has been customised.