[Sniz]

Finally felt good enough this evening to tear into the M3. Its been sitting on Adam's lift all week without oil and the mid pipe removed in prep for this.

I tore into it, this is all new territory for me on an e36 and I'm loving it :redspot.


Front bumper is off







new Fujita air filter


time to clean its teeth...yuck bugs everywhere



Hello



2 quick interior shots.....needs some conditioner on the vinyl, been sitting w/ the windows open baking in his garage during the day





The M3's stabelmate for the few weeks it will be under the knife, Adam's beautiful M5. Its going up on the lift Saturday to get a new clutch :redspot.





Intercooler is off



Skipping WAY ahead the downpipe and wastegate are already off, turbo has been unbolted, coolant drained and the turbo is FREEEEEE to go to anther car



BUT holy crap, I had no idea this was going on



I'm guessing the turbo was like this since I've owned it. The car has only run better and better since I've got it since i'm giving seriously needed maintenance and love. Sooooo i'm actually really pumped since I cant wait to feel the difference of a well running gt35r!!!! If this little guy w/ these shredded ass blades was running as fast and smooth as it was, god I cant wait for 35r and meth w a custome tune.

I EXCITE

the 60-1 will receive a new compressor wheel and is going to be sold along with a lot of other turbo parts. I already have a buyer lined up guys so no need to PM me.

In comparison

gt35r .82 vs the TT stg II 60-1 turbo



Back down for a few more things under the hood like removing all intake piping



obviously havent touched it yet. I'm going to take this oppurtunity to clean up the wiring in the engine bay. Hide the HID ballasts, etc.



Cleaned up for the evening and will be back for more tomorrow







MORE TO COME!!!

[SLV335I]

I'm sure you can't wait for it to be done.

[Terry @ BMS]

Looking good! That old turbo does not look good at all!

[Sniz]

Originally Posted by Terry @ BMS

Looking good! That old turbo does not look good at all!

no....no it doesnt!!!

thing is, even w/ that the car was still quite fast and smooth. I ran a car on the highway that I know should be a 119-121mph car and was neck and neck.

can't wait for the new power

wont be surprised to see 500-550whp on pump plus meth.

[E92White]

wow dude..thats badass..you're ride is very nice and clean!

[SJ335i]

Damn.... Nice sick ride..... Props.....

[Sniz]

UPDATE 8/30


Got a little more time....30 minutes or so and opened up the 35r to "reclock" it and rotate the compressor housing to match the old turbo. Also took the time to degrease and clean the compressor housing.

Nothing crazy, more coming tomorrow night....god willing it will be mounted.

Got it apart



Compressor



Housing (no gasket)



Rotated to match the 60-1



Random parts laying around the garage, will have these organized and cleaned tomorrow too





Downpipe and Wastegate pipe







mid pipe and charge pipe

[Wizzle335]

Damn dude! Wish I was around to get a ride in it when it's done!!

[Jason @ BMS]

What kind of camera/lens did you use for those pics?

[Sniz]

UPDATE 8/31


Spent about 2 hours working on the car/turbo tonight.....work keeps getting in the way of my fun!!

test fitted the gt35r to find 2 points of contact with the transmission/engine block.

Problem #1

This fitting for the vacuum hose for boost control is in the wrong spot. Previous owner had the compressor housing 180 degrees in the other direction so it worked for him. Had to remove it. Will find a brass plug for this hole tomorrow and find someone to retap in a better location.





Problem #2

and then the exhaust housing is/was contacting the transmission here. Spent about 30 minutes with a grinding wheel and got my clearance :D





ITS ON BABY

ok, well now its off, have to get that fitting retapped tomorrow and then it will be on for good.

I have a weeping oil pan gasket and rear main seal as you can see here. These will be addressed this winter once I have more downtime on the car.





thats it for today

[Sniz]

Originally Posted by Jason @ BMS

What kind of camera/lens did you use for those pics?

I shoot with a Nikon D80

at this point I've used

Nikon 18-200vr
Nikon 50mm f1.4
Tamron 11-18

for the pictures in this thread

[Sniz]

9/4 update

Spent some more time over the past 3 days and got the turbo retapped, installed which required a few trips to Sears for shorty box ends to reach all the bolts/nuts, installed the hoses and clamps, removed all piping and degreased everything, tore apart the cooling system and installed a new Stewart water pump, low temp tstat, and tried to install a new fan switch but it seems to be the wrong one??

anyway, here are the updates, getting closer!!!

drill press



drilled



tapped



my helper....lol these things are GREAT, very adjustable and are designed for handing drywall





the nuts holding the turbo onto the TT mani are a bitch to get at w/ the 35r, much worse than the regular 60-1. Anyway its up, tight and all hoses on. I put clamps on the hoses after this shot.





I reclocked the compressor housing to gain as much ground clearance as possible....looks good!



Ripped out all turbo hardware and piping and degreased and rinsed



intercooler was cleaned and rinsed out, remounted



Took out the water pump, not sure which one the old one is but it didnt look very good compared to the new Stewart one



and here is the new fan switch, wrong one...hmm. new on left, old on right

[Slay0r]

dam,...you do like to "do it yourself"

[Sniz]

Originally Posted by Slay0r

dam,...you do like to "do it yourself"

lol....yes I do, much more satisfying than paying someone else. Love learning about the car too!


9/5 UPDATE


worked this morning and met a very good new client....anim:
he alone could possibly pay for this entire car and all upgrades twice over......sweeeeeeeet


so i'm getting closer, put all turbo piping back on, hooked up the MAF, etc. Also rewired my HID's for the headlights and hid the ballasts so they are no longer in the engine bay...cleaner.







I did run into a problem with lining up the charge piping with the new turbo, looks like I'll have to have this pipe altered a bit to make it line up, oh well.



then spent almost 2 hours cleaning all the wheels and re wheel waxing them then remounted. Also refilled the cooling system but will have to wait to bleed it, which sucks.

as she sits now, ready for the front bumper and other trim pieces to go back on, then on Tuesday its off to the shop for some welding and custom work and then ITS GAME TIME BABY!!







funny, Adam did a little burnout in his 335, had to get a pic of this. He needs to lay down some rubber in here w/ his M5 too



more to come tomorrow!! Hoping to have it all buttoned up by then. Need to wash the engine bay out, there are metal shavings everywhere from grinding down the tranny.

[e90AW335I]

Looks really good Sniz. Congrats bro....

[Sniz]

Originally Posted by e90AW335i

Looks really good Sniz. Congrats bro....

thanks man...its getting there. still a lot more to do too! new intake mani, meth injection to get installed, BBK for at least the front, redoing the rear suspension, new bushings, blah blah blah

but I will tell you, its much more fun to drive than my 335 ever was

[Sniz]

last update until it comes back from the shop. Will get flatbedded Tuesday over to MA-Motorsports here in Baltimore for all the custom work. See here: http://www.mamsparts.com/

Got it all buttoned up today and ready to roll, well almost.

Got the bumper mounted up with the help of our 2 trusty Craftsman detailing seats



All trim and x-brace back on. It sure is nice to have some real rubber up front :evil2



Pushed it back to the wash pit to degrease the entire engine bay now that its all back together. Main concern was small metal shavings ALL over the place from where I had to grind down the tranny a bit, wanted those gone.





All clean!! and before anyone says anything, I have a m50 manifold sitting ready to go in. Just haven't picked up the necessary little parts yet.



Thinking of having MA custom fab me a full metal "up-pipe" from the intercooler to the MAF to get rid of that huge silicone section. Would also allow me to relocate the BOV for a little more clearance from the body.





Pushed back up where it will sleep until Tuesday





and in case stupid comes to town





I'm seein the light at the end of the tunnel, car has only been out of commission for I think a week and a half or so but i'm already seriously antsy. Want it back on the road!!

Will report back when more is happening

[A418t81]

Cool deal man. Didn't you say when you bought the car that it came with a 35R? I remember thinking the turbo you showed us a picture of looked absolutely nothing like a 35R....never seen one with the T04E housing.

[Sniz]

Originally Posted by A418t81

Cool deal man. Didn't you say when you bought the car that it came with a 35R? I remember thinking the turbo you showed us a picture of looked absolutely nothing like a 35R....never seen one with the T04E housing.

you may be thinking of another car I was thinking of purchasing. this car came with teh f'd up 60-1 pictured above.

[A418t81]

Yeah, I figured that's what the deal was. Glad you are getting a 35R on there. The 60-1 is OLD school diesel tech. 35R is at least late 90s

[Sniz]

Originally Posted by A418t81

Yeah, I figured that's what the deal was. Glad you are getting a 35R on there. The 60-1 is OLD school diesel tech. 35R is at least late 90s

lol

yeah I hear ya.....but for the price I couldnt pass it up

really wanted to HTA it or billett wheel the 35r.

[Sniz]

On the way to the shop, last update until its done

[A418t81]

Originally Posted by Sniz

lol

yeah I hear ya.....but for the price I couldnt pass it up

really wanted to HTA it or billett wheel the 35r.

Yeah, an HTA86 or 6262 would rock the house on that engine.

[Sniz]

Originally Posted by A418t81

Yeah, an HTA86 or 6262 would rock the house on that engine.

the HTA might still happen down the road......

[SlicktopTTZ]

What are you using for engine management software?