E30 Build - Macon, GA

#21

Quite a transformation, with all new seals, gaskets, piston rings, rod bolts, head bolts, oil pump, thermostat, and other goodies all clean enough to eat off of:

#22

Got the interior and engine bay stripped and cleaned:

#23

And got the new pedal assembly installed to convert her from AUTO to manual transmission. This requires you to twist in ways the human body wasn’t designed to twist:

Before:

After:

#24

Better to be piston than pissed off:

#25

We’re a crank scraper away from being able to remount the engine and breathe new life into this resurrected beast!!

By the way, I found a great parts supplier out of Connecticut called FCP Euro (www.fcpeuro.com) who was able to save me almost $150 on my clutch and had it in my hands within 3 days. They have a very user-friendly website when searching for parts for your car. Just my two cents…

More updates to come…

#26

Looking forward to seeing all the pictures. Unfortunateley Flickr says that they are currently unavailable?

#27

Not sure what’s wrong. They are showing up for me here. Can others see them?

#28

What we see:

Are these set to private by chance?

#29

[quote=“juliancates” post=72526]What we see:

Are these set to private by chance?[/quote]

I’ll check…

#30

[quote=“juliancates” post=72526]What we see:

Are these set to private by chance?[/quote]

Screwed that up and can’t edit it. Here’s what we see:

#31

[quote=“juliancates” post=72530][quote=“juliancates” post=72526]What we see:

Are these set to private by chance?[/quote]

Screwed that up and can’t edit it. Here’s what we see:

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Apparently, I uploaded the photos, but they didn’t complete their upload because I didn’t click the Upload button. So even though they appeared uploaded, they weren’t. I’ll fix it.

#32

[quote=“MLynch” post=72501]Update!

After getting over some hurdles that required my attention, I was able to get back home to get some more work done. In my absence, I was incredibly and quite pleasantly surprised to find that all had not been completely neglected–I was shocked to see how far Scott “Superman” Clements had brought the engine along!

Have I mentioned how blessed and grateful I am to have such great friends?

From this:

To this:

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#33

[quote=“MLynch” post=72503]From this:

To this:

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#34

[quote=“MLynch” post=72504]And from this steaming dung pile:

To this beautiful sight:

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#35

[quote=“MLynch” post=72505]Quite a transformation, with all new seals, gaskets, piston rings, rod bolts, head bolts, oil pump, thermostat, and other goodies all clean enough to eat off of:

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#36

[quote=“MLynch” post=72506]Got the interior and engine bay stripped and cleaned:

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#37

[quote=“MLynch” post=72507]And got the new pedal assembly installed to convert her from AUTO to manual transmission. This requires you to twist in ways the human body wasn’t designed to twist:

Before:

After:

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#38

[quote=“MLynch” post=72508]Better to be piston than pissed off:

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#39

Sorry for my screw-up. Are the pics visible now?

#40

Yep, sharp looking engine!