A turbo is born in Nebraska! e23 content

[Nebraska_e28]

Glad I can be of assistance on resurrecting another 745i

Much appreciated!

2 weeks.

Can't wait to see this beast in action.

This should prove interesting. I'll try now to blow it up on the first time out.

Sweet car man

Thanks Sir! Hope to see you at 4corners sometime!

Nice work!

Thank you! Can't wait to see your work of art at TexFest!

[1st 5er]

2 weeks.

Can't wait to see this beast in action.

This should prove interesting. I'll try now to blow it up on the first time out.

I hear I-10 west of Kerrville is an interesting stretch of road.

[Nebraska_e28]

Last night I accomplished absolutely nothing! Texas or bust right?

I'm dealing with an idler arm debacle. See my thread in GC.

[Nebraska_e28]

Small update.

Got R&D green springs from Todd installed along with Bilsteins. Alignment was knocked out Saturday night, thanks Mike!. Last night Troy assisted in diagnosing a bad master cylinder & bleeding of the brakes, thanks to him too!

Things are rolling along nicely, but still a ways to go.

[Nebraska_e28]

Shit just got real!

[1st 5er]

Somebody ain't playin'.

[Nebraska_e28]

Somebody ain't playin'.

It's gonna be a long friggin night my friend.... Just started welding and have a long ways to go.

[1st 5er]

Somebody ain't playin'.

It's gonna be a long friggin night my friend.... Just started welding and have a long ways to go.

[Pavel]

Is that your ride, LJ? I have 100% confidence I will see it Friday night!

[Nebraska_e28]

Is that your ride, LJ? I have 100% confidence I will see it Friday night!

Yessir that'd be my hunk-o-junk. Friday can't come soon enough. My appearance will be proof I made it. Even if arriving on flatbed, skateboard, or other means.


\Small update.

So last night sucked ballz! I completed building my very own CUSTOM adjustable subframe. My hope is to dial out almost all negative camber in the rear end for extended tire life. While it was out I also poly filled the subframe bushings. They were already in tact but I figured a little insurance couldnt hurt in case this ride ever has a new purpose. Attached to the SF is a little something that should pep things up a bit. Blanton 4.10 rear diff courtesy of Todd. Highway gas mileage should be interesting but fun!

My trailing arms are at the machine shop getting new bushings pressed in. They were unable to press the old ones out & will have to be cut out. This set me back a bit today as I was hoping to have them installed & the car aligned. I'll revisit that tomorrow. Also, it's been raining ALL DAMNED DAY here! Not very conducive for driveway mechanics.

Tomorrow is a new day & I have a ton to accomplish before hitting the road Thursday morning at 0500.

[1st 5er]

We are a people of great faith.

[Greg E34]

WOW!

Can't wait to see this bad boy Friday!

Safe travels LJ!

[T_C_D]

Good luck LJ!

[Nebraska_e28]

Thanks guys!

Adjustable subframe install successful! The 4.10 rear end really wakes things up too!

[1st 5er]

Welcome back.

[Nebraska_e28]

After the trek to TexFest, I ran the math to see how many miles this beast covered. During the course of Thursday - Monday I covered no less than 2000 miles at varying speeds and conditions.

[SicStang03]

Awesome Progress! I'm interested in what exactly you did to the rear end. I tried to get the KMAC rear caster/camber kit to fit on my car but it only works with early e23 rear subframe

[Nebraska_e28]

Awesome Progress! I'm interested in what exactly you did to the rear end. I tried to get the KMAC rear caster/camber kit to fit on my car but it only works with early e23 rear subframe

I removed the entire subframe & polyfilled the existing subframe mounts in addition to welding on adjustable camber/caster tabs below. When mocking them up prior to welding, I set them to dial out as much camber as possible & the ability to put in just a tad bit if needed.

[Nebraska_e28]

[Nebraska_e28]

TexFest was a blast! My cobbled together e23 made it down there & took the abuse I dished out with no issues. About a month after I returned home, the tranny started slipping. I suspect there was some fluid passing the input shaft seals & my abuse expedited things. Soooo... Time for a 5speed swap! NOT! The stall tq converter & 4.10 gearing was a perfect combo for shenanigans. I plan on keeping this setup but changing to different gearing more suited to x-country driving when needed. As for the tranny? Well time to test my skills again more or less... Now I could've/shouldve went the easy route & just replaced the A clutches but I figured I'd go all out. I also disassembled the valvebody for cleaning & updating to correct a bit of erratic downshifting out of OD.

This was all performed using the links below as a guide & heavy advise from Hit Man X. Note, all pictures are not in order. I'm still waiting on a few items before I can install & test out my handy work.

http://twrite.org/shogunnew/fixes/clutc ... x_Overhaul_
http://twrite.org/shogunnew/files/jason ... ebody.html
http://twrite.org/shogunnew/fixes/clutc ... ch_rebuild

The last 2 pics in this series are of a s2.79 pulled from an e30 that I'm going to test out on the next long haul road trip.


Back in the air again!









The golden egg! 3k TCD tq converter

Toasted A clutches!





Shoebox to keep track of where all the damned screws go.



Updated style pump plate vs early unit. Note updated model has a check valve.


Clutch piston for the A pack drum. This is where they recommend drilling the relief hole







New stator shaft (which I ended up not using) & Moosehead knife.


New kevlar clutches installed!

[M. Holtmeier]

Outstanding! You got me with the 5 speed swap!

[tig]

Jeebus!

[nerd of nerds]

Damn! I like what I see every time I visit this thread.

Those Alfa seats are mega-rad.

[Nebraska_e28]

Daddy's got a new groove!

I wanted the rear of the car just a tad higher due to the 255/40 r17 tires & for aesthetics.

[Coldswede]

I suspect it might have been cheaper to just buy new Sports. No?

Hope it works for you.

[Nebraska_e28]

I suspect it might have been cheaper to just buy new Sports. No?

Hope it works for you.

Good question. It seems sports are NLA. I already had HD that came with the car. $60 for 6 grooves cut. Added 2 more for another 20 just in case.

Car is sitting about perfect for my taste now.

[Nebraska_e28]

Installed a s2.79 diff last weekend. Might be safe to safe this 7 now has some of the longest legs of any m30 around.

A few rough #'s
1750rpm = 60mph
2600rpm = 100mph

[Shadow]

waaaaait... bmw auto and it didn't explode?

[Nebraska_e28]

waaaaait... bmw auto and it didn't explode?

I liked the other thought better about breaking em loose 100mph in 3rd

Tranny no go pop pop yet. I have yet to really pound on it. Thus far everything has been less than top speed runs on extended stretches.

[Shadow]

Ya I thought you had a 5spd then I looked back on the thread.
The long gears are worth it. 2nd gear goes over 70.
I notice some jap cars are going through the gears quick and I'm just sipping coffee and shit.