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Originally posted by Fruttolo View PostThe volvo/ford I5 pulls like a freight train, it's gonna be a hellish beast in such an old car, mad sleeper status
Can't wait for it!
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Might not be the most popular choice, but I’m thinking of using Alodine 1201 to “color” the block/head and some other misc aluminum parts. Alodine is a conversion coating for aluminum that is used in the aircraft industry. It’s sort of like anodizing in that it converts the surface of the aluminum to resist corrosion. I want sort of a vintage aircraft look to the engine and I think a combo of alodine, gloss black, texture black and maybe some gold or copper accents will be a good look.
This is what alodine looks like. Usually parts are soaked in it, and I’d probably need to use a spray bottle and spray the main setup. I guess even if I don’t like the result, it’s a perfect surface to paint at that point.
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Dash transition base is out.
I’ll have to mess with it later in the week. I have a same-day down & back to San Diego for work tomorrow.
Also figured out why my parking lights wouldn’t come on this morning. Not exactly sure why it happened though.
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Honestly, when I started reading this thread a few years back I was so pumped when I saw the motor and everything come together, but when I saw everything basically undone for the e30 swap it bummed me out. I'm sure everything will come together and look amazing when finished, the simplistic Volvo motor suited this car so well. I've been in the E30 community for a little over 3 years, and the BMW community for pushing 6 years. I love the sound of the M20, but if you want to go a different route from that RS motor, I did 1UZ swap my e30, and that setup is now gone, I still have the motor and trans mounts, if you're at all interested I'll ship em out to you for free. With all that being said, I absolutely love seeing the progression of this build, and I love the ongoing changes no matter how big or small, there is so much passion and creativity in this, and I applaud your efforts, and can't wait to see where this ends up (hopefully we won't have to wait another 3 years for more
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Originally posted by slamitall View PostHonestly, when I started reading this thread a few years back I was so pumped when I saw the motor and everything come together, but when I saw everything basically undone for the e30 swap it bummed me out. I'm sure everything will come together and look amazing when finished, the simplistic Volvo motor suited this car so well. I've been in the E30 community for a little over 3 years, and the BMW community for pushing 6 years. I love the sound of the M20, but if you want to go a different route from that RS motor, I did 1UZ swap my e30, and that setup is now gone, I still have the motor and trans mounts, if you're at all interested I'll ship em out to you for free. With all that being said, I absolutely love seeing the progression of this build, and I love the ongoing changes no matter how big or small, there is so much passion and creativity in this, and I applaud your efforts, and can't wait to see where this ends up (hopefully we won't have to wait another 3 years for more
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Made a little part while I was waiting on other stuff to get completed. An adapter to run an external oil cooler (Yes, yes, I know those are flare, NOT AN fittings, they’re just there for visual representation).
I think I can adapt to the OE E30 oil cooler with some M22-10 AN adapters.
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