M30 swap for my Olive Drab Vert! by RagtopE30

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The baby is home!!!!! I have to wait for the new oil pump sprocket, chain, and shims to get here before I knock out the timing chain and oil pan but IT IS HOME!!!

10-10-2013

Thanks for the support man! As usual life is keeping this build on the very slow but steady track. I should have the oil pan with oil return bung welded in and the intake with the TB mount flipped back this weekend. 

I recently moved into a small shop and I am proud to say that I have removed the radiator support and am working on making it a bolt in affair!

I will add pictures of the gapping hole in the front end tomorrow.

10-13-2013

Got the radiator support completely divorced from the chassis. I spent a few hours afterwards removing unneeded brackets and cleaned up all the old welds and tabs.

While I was in there I also installed my Non ABS master cylinder and lines! Finally! I have had these parts for a couple of years now.

10-16-2013

Damn it! Why do I get side tracked so easily? 

Today's distraction, I acquired some unobtainium that may find it's way onto the vert!

I present a set of 1983 Japan Epsilon 15x7" 4x100 e21 fitment mesh wheels

11-12-2013

Side projects, homework, and poverty keep this build on a slow and steady track

11-15-2013

Goals for reliability and daily driving are 425-450hp to the wheels. This is of course with the mega squirt and moderate boost.

12-11-2013

Finally my semester came to an end and I got a chance to catch up on some work. And today I got some progress done, well enough that I thought it warranted a post.

I got my oil pan back last night. The oil return bung was welded in and the adapter is now in place.

And a cap until the turbo is installed.

I glued the oil pump gear nut in place with some red locktite and installed the oil pan. I then started with the fun stuff!

Caution the following pictures contain large amounts of sexy. Even if my iPotato took the pictures

Next up I am going to clean up the transmission a little bit and flush and replace the fluid. Then I will be test fitting it into the car. Hopefully all goes well and it will just stay in there.

12-12-2013

When I read about the "massaging of the firewall" I assumed that because I wasn't planning on using position 3 that I would not have to worry about it. MAN WAS I WRONG! At least the removable firewall made pulling it in and out repeatedly much easier.

Anyways it is in, for now. I need to pull it out one more time to do some final cleaning and painting of the newly exposed sheet metal on the firewall. Then final assembly is on!

Pics for your viewing pleasure.

And while she is in dry dock here are a few pictures of some of her stable mates.

12-13-2013

Thanks. 

The torque rating for the stage 3+ is 525 ft/lbs