Melon's E30 Thread.

Strut your greasy stuff!
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Melon wrote: Wed Dec 19, 2018 1:25 pm I ran in the cam, and changed the oil, the coolant is bled, and she hold a steady temp.
The valves make a lot of noise, to be expected, I'll put about 300-500 miles on the car before I adjust them, and it's idling about 1000rpm, should be closer to 700rpm, so I have to address that. Otherwise, once it ran there were zero issues, no leaks, no nothing. I'm pretty happy that I took an engine down to the rotating assembly, re-worked everything, and it worked the first time.

Coming up:
I got a 10-day break for Christmas coming up from work.
Going to get the interior wiring fixed, and tidied up, install the radio,speakers, headliner, and get as much of the interior done as possible.
After that, it's the rear end, and she'll be driving.
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:impressive: :amaze:

Dude this looks incredible, I'm absolutely blown away. Great work.
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Amazing job Melon!! Cannot wait to see the finished product!
:bravo: :bravo: :bravo: :bravo:
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This is so :mindblown: awesome.

So :impressive: And that plate - :megusta:

So much :fuckyeah:
:wap: Where are these mangos?
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Thanks everyone!

I'll keep the updates coming!
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Now that's it's running, I focused my attention to the interior over my Christmas break.


Got the stereo wires ran, and lights working.

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Installed the headliner.

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Installed the windshield and back glass.

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Installed the parcel shelf and rear speakers, rear seats and the rest of the interior.

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I removed the rear suspension, subframe, and trailing arms. Cleaned up and painted up under the car.

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Cleaned up the diff.

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Painted the vent window trim and the rest of the exterior trim, and installed that, along with the mirrors.

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I installed my OEM stickers, for that "all new and original" look

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Finished up everything in the engine bay, this is the final "All done" shot!

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Wheels with the UUC calipers.

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New filler neck, and all new fuel lines for the overflow tank.

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So awesome
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Now that it's coming together, you can be a true BMW'r and just completely remove the turn signals. Remove the stalk, and pull the bulbs as well so you don't have any 2nd thoughts.
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God damn dude. That's awesome.
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Acid666 wrote: Mon Jan 21, 2019 12:22 pm Now that it's coming together, you can be a true BMW'r and just completely remove the turn signals. Remove the stalk, and pull the bulbs as well so you don't have any 2nd thoughts.
I'll be over for my hair appointment at 7:00.
Don't take too much off the top this time, you were distracted by Richard last month.
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Melon wrote: Mon Jan 21, 2019 1:26 pm
Acid666 wrote: Mon Jan 21, 2019 12:22 pm Now that it's coming together, you can be a true BMW'r and just completely remove the turn signals. Remove the stalk, and pull the bulbs as well so you don't have any 2nd thoughts.
I'll be over for my hair appointment at 7:00.
Don't take too much off the top this time, you were distracted by Richard last month.
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Sofa king awesome!
This is turning out incredible.
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I have no words.
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:bravo: :melon: . :bravo:
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[user not found] wrote: Mon Jan 21, 2019 5:04 pm Nice VIN tag on the door jamb, mein :melon:

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I know a guy.
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Thanks everyone! Hopefully my next update will be me driving it!
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Melon wrote: Mon Jan 21, 2019 7:04 pm Thanks everyone! Hopefully my next update will be me driving it!
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:wap: Where are these mangos?
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What does every car need in Louisiana?
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Melon wrote: Tue Feb 12, 2019 3:26 pm What does every car need in Louisiana?
Air?

No!

Turn signals.

I got those installed. I took an E36 side marker light, chopped off the mount and added it to the Euro turn signal housing to add a parking light.
On the Euro models, the parking lights were integrated into the headlights, the USDM cars were part of the turn signal. The eurobumper turn signal only has connectors for the blinky lights, no parking lights.

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Actually yeah, cars need A/C.

Filled the compressor with erl, pulled a vac, held for several days, ready to fill with 134a

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Got the rear brake calipers cleaned, and painted.

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Installed the hood.

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One of the half shafts was so stuck in the hub, drastic measures had to be taken.
Huge thanks to a local guy here who did the work for me, this was beyond my skills or toolsets.

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I picked them up a few days later and painted them.

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Got the rear subframe, trailing arms, as well as most of the rear suspension in!

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This weekend, I should be able to get the brakes, and other items installed and take it for a test drive.

Only major remaining item is the sunroof, that's about 1/2 a day because I have to figure out how it all goes together.
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Melon wrote: Tue Feb 12, 2019 3:50 pm This weekend, I should be able to get the brakes, and other items installed and take it for a test drive.

Only major remaining item is the sunroof, that's about 1/2 a day because I have to figure out how it all goes together.
Word on the street is that JohnnyP is a sunroof wizard.. He can put it together and install it in under an hour while blindfolded.
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Still :amazing: work :melon: !

I can only imagine the :excited: in the :melon: patch!
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So much :amaze: , :melon:
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Melon wrote: Tue Feb 12, 2019 3:33 pm Got the rear brake calipers cleaned, and painted.


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