In reply to Dusterbd13-michael (Forum Supporter) :
Hey, just messin' with ya. Could have come by if I'd known, but don't feel bad about it. Next time.
In reply to Dusterbd13-michael (Forum Supporter) :
Hey, just messin' with ya. Could have come by if I'd known, but don't feel bad about it. Next time.
Stampie (FS) said:Stu Lasswell said:HEY! I'm right down the road, and you didn't even think to call me over for the little meet and greet? I thought I was making inroads into your little troupe of car nerds, but I guess it isn't really so! I least would have liked to have met Stampie to learn more about R200 diffs. Oh well, the moment has passed...
How about we promise that you can see all the Dusterdb13 ass crack that you can handle live in person next time?
Get dusterdb13 ass crack and brap belly showing.
E36 M3box just left on the flatbed with the scrap guy. My wife is happy now.
Full update on where your at?
In reply to Norma66-Brent :
Seems time to. Been a minute.
definitely time for a full update.
But no, it doesn't run yet.
Is that the strut tower brace that you gave me that I just gave back to you the other day that I spy on the ACR? LOL
In reply to untchabl :
Nope! That was red. And re-giftted to brap.
This one was a satin finish that came on one of the cars at some point. I THINK it was the acr originally. Then moved to the rt, then E36 M3box, then back to the acr
Wish I would have known you had somebody coming to haul off a truckload of stuff, I would have brought some more stuff from my pile and contributed to the load. Pretty sure I still have most of the stuff that you gave me when we cleaned out your storage area a couple years ago.
Dusterbd13-michael (Forum Supporter) said:definitely time for a full update.
But no, it doesn't run yet.
Not running? WHY? 
In reply to Brett_Murphy (Forum Patrón) :
Time and talent. Or the lack thereof.
And i need a break from it for a minute.
Is werk still kickin' yur arse?
What is that valve cover from? Seems like this one is different vs. recent pictures.
Seems like you're inching closer.
pres589 (djronnebaum) said:What is that valve cover from? Seems like this one is different vs. recent pictures.
Seems like you're inching closer.
There are a few different style 2.0 dohc covers
pres589 (djronnebaum) said:What is that valve cover from? Seems like this one is different vs. recent pictures.
Seems like you're inching closer.
The silver valve cover is actually a stock neon piece. It was supposed to come back powder coated polished aluminum not silver. Not what I ordered. The valve cover that has been in recent pictures is actually from a Mitsubishi Eclipse which is a very similar motor to the neon. They interchange beautifully. The Mitsubishi Eclipse piece has raised lettering on it.
previously
budget spent: 1881.34
recoup: 1000
new money
traded leather seats for window tint and valve cover powdercoat
100 10-32 screws $10.99, used 10 $1.10
100 10-32 nuts $8.19 used 10 $.82
100 flat washers $7.99 used 10 $.80
100 lock washers $8.49 used $.85
TPS sensor 14.99
crank position sensor 11.25
gates black timing belt leftover from another neon: 12.01 per rockauto FMV
2 axle seals from oriellys: 5.38
two cans of white wheel paint 15.98
New total: 1939.52
recoup: 1000
when we last left off with a full update, this was the parting comment:
time for another part out.
20200701_081556 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
well, dear god did we make that happen. And cleaned up the property a bit.
So, let me tell you a story of debauchery, fire, and near misses.
It starts innocently enough with the last picture, draining the fuel tank. No drama. We pulled the car into the shop, pulled the hood, and got started pulling the engine.
20200702_100912 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
Muchkin, a fellow car guy from up the road and I got started in on the engine pull and grabbing the parts I needed to keep. We had planned to go out the bottom, but ran into issues with the axles being seized in the hubs. So the decision was made to come out the top. Due to how bound up I had everything, I couldn't get the car back on its wheels to roll it back to get the hoist in place. So, like the genius I am, I put my floor jack on the front bumper structure and pushed.
We all know what happened next. Luckily, it missed everyone's toes but a few fractions of an inch (½ inch tops for stu) and only stobed up my hand a bit. Swelled up good, but got back to normal in a day or two. We got damned lucky.
Anyway, here's the reason I bought E36 M3box, independent of E36 M3box. While it was on the hoist, I hit it with the pressure washer to take the worst of the grime off.
20200703_160358 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
20200703_160352 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
20200705_064041 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
20200705_064048 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
so, we broke it down and started cleaning. A lot. For a while, on the bright side, near as I can tell the guy that sold it to me did a wonderful job, and didn't hide anything from me. MPX throttle body, no 90 intake, PT clutch, fresh head, etc. evidence that it was boosted at one point, but a good solid used engine. When the block was clean enough, I stripped it down to a short-block and painted the rusty cast iron with valspar black. There's a little ridge in the bores, and some minor scuffing, but overall I was pretty pleased with the shape the short-block is in.
20200706_194203 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
I scrubbed the transmission, and got it painted cast coat aluminum.
20200705_143357 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
20200709_143151 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
then I set about making the short-block a long-block. Added the cast aluminum ACR pan, my ported head, the cleaned and painted other stuff....
20200707_082231 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
I took the opportunity to prep my adjustable cam gears as well. Took them apart to re-polish, and found that all the hardware was garbage. Wound up re-drilling and tapping all the fasteners, ordering all new hardware, polishing the centers, etc. a lot of effort went into bringing them back to life. Near as I can tell they are fidanza v1
20200707_144419 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
kept working towards a complete engine. Re-polished the throttle body, disassembled, cleaned, refinished and reassembled everything else.
20200708_144702 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
20200709_170821 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
even cleaned and painted the power steering lines.
20200706_071454 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
Friday night, brother Dustin and I got the engine in. went WAY smoother than the pull. Went in through the bottom, just like I had planned. No issues, no scratched paint, no drama. Love it. The chunk of plywood was key.
20200710_204818 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
20200710_204821 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
20200710_211030 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
sunday, we had a fun day. Multiple GRM guys showed up in my driveway and VIOLATED the shell of E36 M3box. Flat stripped that car. Then fired up my plasma cutter, and the sawzalls and got rust repair panels out of it. And then we went into storage to purge hardcore. This finished the trade for paint and body supplies. His wife was pissed, mine was happy. He actually left stuff as he ran out of room.
20200712_145450 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
20200712_153147 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
20200712_153633 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
20200712_165702 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
20200712_175210 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
20200712_175221 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
20200712_175247 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
it was a damn good day. The carcass was hauled off tuesday morning.
In addition, ive been working on painting the slipstreams
20200706_174714 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
I got the glass and back bumper reinstalled.
20200709_081646 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
and to bring us up to the present. Ive been chipping away at the engine bay and getting miscellaneous parts installed. I polished my radiator tanks and strut bar, wrapped the shift cables in heat barrier, repaired the exhaust, installed the header, etc.
20200715_140527 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
20200715_143050 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
20200715_151355 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
20200715_153628 by Michael Crawford, on Flickr
and now yall are all caught up!
looks great! word of wisdom: clearcoat that polished aluminum if you want it to stay polished.
You forgot the multiple battery power sawzall fires.
Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter) said:You forgot the multiple battery power sawzall fires.
I did forget that! We killed three? Or four?
In reply to Dusterbd13-michael (Forum Supporter) :
Mine still works, but mine smoked 4 times, Marty's had flames. I think 3.
its getting closer. Need a lot of tidy up work, plumbing, filters, throttle body bolts, etc before fire up.
i like the dohc letters valve cover better
In reply to Patrick (Forum Supporter) :
Agreed. I have an idea up my sleeve for the silver one, but the dohc cover looks RIGHT.
X2 on the DOHC cover
AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) said:looks great! word of wisdom: clearcoat that polished aluminum if you want it to stay polished.
Ive tried that in the past, and its always yellowed and gotten oxidation under the clear. Is there a trick im missing?
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