91 405Mi16x4 Rear wheel drive conversion north south engine

By diyauto
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11-12-2017


I'm embarrassed to say i've left this project sitting since my last update but that's what's has happened, it's only gathering dust, i've been really busy working 3 jobs plas all the normal house and car maintenance has left me without a minute to spare, i'm accumulating parts for it and about dazent more small and big projects i have in the works and all of them are waiting for me to finish them, more to come.


6-21-2019

It's been year and a half since the last update and almost that long since i've driven this car. I've been working with couple of companies to get sponsored for a ECU ( programmable engine management) for this car but no luck, no one has even heard of that engine. I've been running the engine every couple of months just to keep the fluids circulating and the seals from drying. And i've bought some parts that will solve the bump steer issue and make boosting it much easier.


4-20-2020

It's been a almost a year since last update and this write up is a bit late i did this just as the coronavirus hit china, before i got the 607 in the big garage. This project has been sitting for too long the rear suspension has leaked out all of its fluid but i still wanted to drive it to my house to give it a wash, also with the rear end flat to the floor and no rear suspension i drove it, the torsen rear diff helped and definitely locks. Gave it a 3 stage wash and drove it back in the garage, last thing i did is to cover it with some thin plastic with the windows a bit open and small cutouts in the plastic so it can breathe.


4-16-2022

Well it's been 6 years since i've done any work on this project and 2 since i've started it. At this point i'm debating should i sell it, take it apart for parts or scrap it. I'm not getting younger and i'm having even less free time. Any suggestions?

It's ready for a turbo it has a intercooler, aeromotive A1000 regulator, i have a turbo and a manifold mockup, duel fuel pumps 1/2 hard line for the fuel just engine management and a tune. Market right now is 0 fuel prices have shot up car prices on small engine cars with LPG and gas guzzler like this are at the bottom. I just don't want to see it seat, i know how cars get after sitting.


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