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1-1-2012
1-1-2012
thanks guys!! It was pretty far away from me too but I had it shipped....it was too good of a deal and just what I wanted to pass up.
Not all that much more progress. I got some 98 camaro exhaust manifolds that will work out with a little bit of adjustment. There was some rust around the passenger rear subframe mount so I cleaned that up and welded in some new metal.
e34 540 brakes are all pulled apart and dropped off at the powder coater. A bunch of other small things have gotten done....struts all taken apart, etc etc. I have some more things to take apart and then it can all go to the powder coater and I can order a BUNCH of stuff before it all can start going back together.
The list is pretty long but it will/should be done near the end of jan or middle of feb.
1-5-2012
Back to work so not as much can get done....but here is a small update.
Struts are all broken down, reinforced the sway bar connection.
Rear trailing arms are all broke down waiting to go to the powder coater. Ireland subframe adjusters are on the way
The pressed steel 98 fbody manifolds got here and the passenger side is a PERFECT fit. I may still add an extension and a vband connector rather than the HUGE GM flange.
I cut the drivers side manifold up and added a 2.25" bend/downpipe to get down past the steering box. There will be a vband at the bottom where it can tie into the rest of the exhaust. It was a bit tricky to make it so I can get the manifold in and out with the engine in the car but it is working out.
Here are a couple pictures of the exhaust manifolds.
Passenger side
Drivers side....
only the flange cut off, dumps pretty much directly into the steering box. not going to work...
A bit more "trimmed" and things are fitting better
Where it will exit
Then I will tie the other pipes in..
The drivers side isn't optimal but it will work. Not too many options on the drivers side. The heat shield will go back over the drivers side manifold to give a little heat protection to the master cylinder....as it is close.
The engine will come back out this weekend. I can finish welding the transmission mount. Make the engine and trans mounts look a little nicer before they go off to be powder coated. Front subframe is going to get reinforced where the steering box mounts (common braking point) then it will go to the coater. About to put in a big order with blunt....
A bunch of wiring to start on...clean up the engine bay. Figure out if I should stick with the stock e28 AC condenser or get something updated...
Coming along tho
haha yeah come on over. Buying a car and parting it is the way to go if you have the time and space. My engine/trans is nearly free after selling everything off.
Nice build!
Posted by Diggymart on 1/2/20 @ 7:47:19 PM