Meet "Blue Nose" by DIIRTY-30

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Well not much in the way of updates lately.

Went ahead and started the wiring but cant test till the flywheel is in. Decided to tear out the hvac unit since I've had a leak from behind there. From the looks of it, its been leaking way longer than I've owned the car, so hopefully no more.

Got a carpet for cheap off a craiglister, pretty decent shape, had a couple burn holes from cigarettes. Decided to rattle can bomb that shit, itll do for the time being..


Also on a side note, I have an extra engine cover + the coolant tank that I might sell if anyone is interested. PM me.

2-16-2016

Since I haven't really made time to update much since December; been moving and etc..

Bought an early filter housing & timing cover. Went ahead and fixed some issues in the wiring harness and rewrapped everything to keep it clean. Took the windshield wiper cover/firewall cover off and cut the studs and shaved it. Finished up the m60 harness to e30 chassis wiring, hope to test this soon. Still haven't gotten around to pulling the motor to install the flywheel quite yet. I'm sure there's things I'm forgetting right now but I'll edit it later..

2-16-2016

MOAR PIKTURZ


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Got some fire resistant / heat reflective film for the firewall. Went ahead and threw it on the cover. Once I finally spray the bay, I'll lay the rest of it on.












Also went ahead and bent/cut my brake res bracket & fabbed a bracket for my oil catch can...

2-17-2016

I spent a lot of time staring at JGood's, Gary's M3, & pantelones' supports; this was my best solution considering how limited the access is. Stripping the paint down just to get a good weld would be such a PIA lol. I did the same piece for the outside of the fender for the top section, and made the smaller piece for inside the frame rail. Figured this would be the best solution to distribute any stress from vibrations & also easier to work with than washers ha. I considered doing riv-nuts but figured this would be a bit easier since I've had to remove it atleast 5 times now.  

The part looks similar to this : (Stolen from Pantelones thread)

2-22-2016

Little progress update.. Went ahead and got my cut on.




























And nothings complete without bloodshed, super glue, and whiskey. Stitches would be nice but you cant have everything now can you?

2-29-2016

Well not much in the way of updates. Won't have the car for another 2 weeks give or take. Gives me time to finish up the motor stuff.

With that being said I'll let the pictures speak for my heightened anxiety for about an hour till I could put things back on flat ground.



Finally swapped the pan on that Matt did for me, the clearance of before and after are crazy.





The pilot bearing I almost completely overlooked and forgot to order. Wondered why something didnt look right...



Slapped together a new thermo & water pump for good measure. Metal impellers all day baby.










This happened the other night outside my work. Definitely a good way to burn 15 mins with my co workers. Check your fuel lines people, seriously.





Also I'll just leave this here for now since it's not my picture. It's far from done but gives you an idea of whats to come...

Anytime your in town once its running just hit me up. Always more than welcome to drop by Scott.


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One more pic of the almost finished product. I'll snap some of my own pics tomorrow when I have a chance. Just leave this here to marinate, can't wait to drive this car again.