E28 M535i from Finland - The project that got out of hand!

[cossie]

What did you paint the exhaust with exactly?
I had my tuned length headers ceramic coated in bright silver and then painted the last half of them before the cat with exhaust paint?? I don't remember the temp range, the highest I could buy. Heated up and peeled/burnt right off within a few weeks. All the paint is gone now, right back 1.5m+ from the heads? Ceramic coating is the way to go, can get it in black too which I should have done.

The paint is Techline Black Satin. It's a ceramic coating:

http://www.techlinecoatings.com/Exhaust.htm

Someone correct me if im wrong .. But It looks to me like your timing may me off a tooth or two . I believe the top bolt of the cam gear lines up with the indicator mark on the head correct ? Was this done on purpose to advance timing ?

Hmm.. dunno. I followed these instructions:

http://www.exx.se/techinfo/timing/

Wow. This is amazing. Subbed!

Great build sir!

Thanks again!

-Timo

[epearce]

Great build sir!

[12vsex]

Assembled the long block:














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-Timo

Someone correct me if im wrong .. But It looks to me like your timing may me off a tooth or two . I believe the top bolt of the cam gear lines up with the indicator mark on the head correct ? Was this done on purpose to advance timing ?

[jazig.k]

What did you paint the exhaust with exactly?
I had my tuned length headers ceramic coated in bright silver and then painted the last half of them before the cat with exhaust paint?? I don't remember the temp range, the highest I could buy. Heated up and peeled/burnt right off within a few weeks. All the paint is gone now, right back 1.5m+ from the heads? Ceramic coating is the way to go, can get it in black too which I should have done.

[reiernumans]

Wow. This is amazing. Subbed!

[cossie]

Engine loom almost ready, needs only connectors to be added:








A friend came by the garage and took few pics:








-Timo

[cossie]

Been working on the wiring. Got the burgular alarm installed and continued with engine wiring harness.
Pics taken with sh*tty phone, sorry!

Haltech mounted in place of original ECU


Have to add few wires to engine harness parallell with Haltec for cars original harness. Car harness - engine harness connector layout (descriptions of wires in finnish):


Butcher two BMW engine wiring harnesses (E30 and E34, also sourced firewall grommet from E30 harness) for couple of feet of right color wires:


Assembled the center console. I think that you cant see the gauges from drivers seat, well atleast rear seat passengers have something to watch! Sorry about the bad pic:


Threw on the lights for the hell of it:


-Timo

[BrandonMcKiernan]

love that you moved the throttle body to the opposite side of the intake. looks so much better.

[Welfare]

Epic...

[cossie]

Little progress again..

Sandblasted and painted down pipes with Black Satin:




Started engine electrics:




Also washed the safety belts..

-Timo

[cossie]

Thanks again!
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Fall has started to depress me as usual and the project takes the hit also.. Trying still to get something done.

Got the exhaust properly fitted and welded:












I'm going to paint the down pipes with Black Satin up to the flex pipes, hopefully this somewhat shields the floor from heat. Also have to apply some heat shielding material to floor above down pipes and to fuel tank side next to rear silencer.

Got a new throttle position sensor (straight from China), made a adapter for it:


-Timo

[loekaaz]

This thread should be in between "NSFW" tags

[bennkishh]

This is out of control, i want a project of this caliber some day.

[epearce]

Amazing work!

[cossie]

so much work! definitely watching this one to the end! Curious to see past projects you have done, this clearly isnt your first time around the track!
thumbsup!

Thanks!

I have had few projects before this and have helped with few of my friends cars.. Not really many pics of those..

Mate awesome build , love the fab work you have put into her!
hopefully you get it all put back together so you can post up some videos
of this beast eating tyres

Thanks! I will most definately do that!

Holy sheeeeeeet. I need to see this finished.

i love this

[RANDOM GODZILLA HUMPING?? ]

That's some damn impressive rust repair going on. Also the twin turbo setup is a nice touch haha.

Thanks!!

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Without pics..
-New windshield installed
-drive shaft bolted back on

..with pics.
Made a wiring loom for the extra gauges:






Started to assemble the exhaust. I think i might have to drop the rear silencer inch or so. As it is i have taken out the heat shield for the fuel tank and there is less than half an inch clearance on both sides.. or i could give the silencer and the tank few little taps with hammer and a two by four...













-Timo