Hi guys,
I felt it prudent to start up a new thread and bring everyone up to speed on what is going with the build.
I have been working on the car all week to get her to a point where the experts can come in and take the motor out. I would say I am fairly mechanically inclined, but far from a BMW master technician. This is where my good friend Nickolas Pavloski (NickP) steps in. He is a BMW Master Tech and currently works for BMW NA as a trainer.
So after a week of me removing simple items such as the under body plastics, exhaust, heat shields, S/C, Intake, headlights, front bumper, etc .. NickP steps up and in under 5 hours drops the drive shaft, transmission, drains the coolant system and has the motor out of the car and pretty much stripped down only leaving the Head for next weekend as it requires some special tools for the cams and the VANO's unit. He is a man possessed
Before I go to far I have to give a BIG thanks to Tom Merrifield, Tom is the owner of DForce Wheels and has been kind enough to allow myself and D/A the use of his shop to work on my girl. Also, much to the surprise of many DForce does custom fabrication / manufacturing on a per project basis, we have some things in the works for my car that I feel will bring yet another level to my D/A monster.
Between NickP, Tom, D/A and myself we have shared many ideas of what we would like to see moving forward and Tom has stepped up to the plate to create as much of D/A's new designs as possible on this coast.
To give a quick breakdown moving forward:
D/A Spec'ed 9.5:1 CP Pistons
D/A Spec'ed Rods
D/A Machined Crank
Various coated bottom end parts
Aquamist HFS-5 w/DDS3 Water/Meth Injection
Adding in a reservoir tank for additional heat exchanger capacity
Custom Trunk mounted W/I tank (this is going to be a tad crazy :beer: )
... and more stuff that will be revealed as the process goes on.
That about covers it .. I attached some pics so you can see where we stand with the motor out and almost totally disassembled.
I will update this thread as parts are made / installed. Also it is still in the air, but engine assembly may happen on this coast as this is Nicks specialty.
Enjoy!!
