JDM/USDM/GDM inspired E36 Compact from Uk

[Momanatorz]

Nice work! I **** compact`s but this is awesome!! keep it up. those wheels are sick, do they fit without any work or adatper stuff?

They were machined slightly !

some updates.
Got a very good head off a friend, did a basic rebuild on it. lapped the valves and new seals etc.




and all assembled ready to go in!


found 2 stripped threads on the block. going to helicoil them and see if the other ok ones will hold. if not I'm gonna helicoil them all.

[Goredon]

Nice work! I **** compact`s but this is awesome!! keep it up. those wheels are sick, do they fit without any work or adatper stuff?

[nellydragracer]

What do you think about heli coils or similar in the block threads?

Heli coils in most situations are a life saver but I'm not a fan of using them on a block, we did a head gasket on a 328i vert, the guy had driven it until it stopped ( typical punter) so it was properly cooked, the threads pulled out of that one, we got it heli coiled by our engineer because the customer didn't want to by an engine, and it didn't work, blew another gasket a month or so after.

[Momanatorz]

Love them wheels ever since Smokey and the Bandit. lol

The Roti BLQ's always reminded me of these. But you went OG. Did'nt thing anything besides a Mk2 VW or e30 could've pulled them off. Nice job.

thanks mon. you got pics of the mk2 and the e30?? I've seen a mk2 golf with them but narrower verions with no lip.

[Momanatorz]

Dunno, it's hard to say really. But if I was you, I'd be getting another engine, 1,for the head 2,for the block if you need it.

What do you think about heli coils or similar in the block threads?

[nellydragracer]

Dunno, it's hard to say really. But if I was you, I'd be getting another engine, 1,for the head 2,for the block if you need it.

[o2_designs]

Love them wheels ever since Smokey and the Bandit. lol

The Roti BLQ's always reminded me of these. But you went OG. Did'nt thing anything besides a Mk2 VW or e30 could've pulled them off. Nice job.

[Momanatorz]

If that's an ally block, which looks like it is, be careful when tightening the head down, when those blocks are overheated the properties change in the material, so when you pull the down it pulls the thread out. But depending how hot it got, you might be ok.

the hottest the coolant ever got was about 120oC the oil never got too hot. what do you think?
these blocks are notorious for stripping the threads too. but it can be done!

[nellydragracer]

If that's an ally block, which looks like it is, be careful when tightening the head down, when those blocks are overheated the properties change in the material, so when you pull the down it pulls the thread out. But depending how hot it got, you might be ok.

[Momanatorz]

random mis fire and hotter runnin started the other day. thought I'd check it out with a compression test cos it has been more than a year I did one. and compression was down by alot on #4 #5
i replaced a spark plug that looked like this #4
mis fire went but came back after a few minutes. covered in oil again I assume. so there's serious oil issue on #4. I drove it anyway to my girls and it over heated and drunk 2 l of water ! on the way home it did the same but got too hot every 15 minutes! and 2l of water gone in 15mins. soooooo headgasket or something is cracked.




#4 !



the block is very good condition though with no visible cracks. cross hatching looks like new still

so I'm trying to get a used head to put on... lame times

[Momanatorz]

sick built man , how many sumps u broke already haha ?

Thanks man. only 1 ! the sump is high in e36 but i raised it further ! about 6mm?

[Night Colours]

sick built man , how many sumps u broke already haha ?

[projecthoarder]

These wheels make this car look so awesome, great job.

[NeilP]

you guys are actually killing it with the vids! I can't think of any vid that got passed around as much as the wash with bricks e36 vid!

love where this is going!

would be awesome to see some drift vids!

[Momanatorz]

the car is back in action and on the road!!!
so I did a lil shoot with my friend