Long time BMW owner/BMWCCA member, picking up a '97 2.8 Z3 this week

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Motor is coming together!

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Final BMW motor pictures.

 

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Round trip Phoenix to L.A. BMW motor is here.

 

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It's out & on the stand!

 

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Waiting for bolts to mount the Sequoia motor on it's stand so I can have room to assemble the rest of the BMW motor.

 

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Got the Sequoia motor properly on the stand today, the rotating deal is super easy to use.

Starting to get the garage organized for the S52 install.

 

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Even with unobstructed access, this is a pita

 

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Inside a new engine is weird!

 

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Little by little....

 

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Slowly there but attention to detail and having it just so……

 

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Yup, I'm in no hurry.

 

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Progress!!!

 

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Damn Close!

 

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Should be running tomorrow, down to the radiator, belts and exhaust.

 

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Exhaust is done, still have the radiator, oil cooler, power steering plumbing & placement of it's reservoir & to smoke test the intake/sc piping. The clutch return spring needs to be put together & while it sounds like nothing, it's a PITA of the most extreme proportions, I cannot express how much I wish I had left the clutch master/pedal alone!.

 

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Fuel pumps hate me, I tried to start the car had to pull the pump back out, it didn't like the plastic hose, I have a 50.00 submersible hose for the Sequoia I'll put in.

It's aliveeeee!!!!

Still needs it's cooling system, belt, power steering reservoir & plumbing & to bleed the clutch slave

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I accidentally got the clutch master. Trying to put the pedal back together, the spring was impossible, looking for a write up I found one saying to delete it.

https://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?1956868-New-mod-clutch-spring-delete

Everything from 8-13. tried it with no spring & it seems to work but feels very loose.

Maybe because the slave needs te be bled?

 

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Upper & lower hoses, expansion tank & it's mount, powersteering hoses & fluid & bleed the clutch are all that is left.


Put the radiator in, of course the widest part where the wire is landed near the water pump.

Pushed the shroud in & rotated the fan.

 

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Can't get the clutch to bleed or it would be driving.

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It runs!!!!!

The irony is It was ready to go just in time for the worst rain I have seen in Az in 18 years.

It rained more in 20 minutes than all 3 days last week when it drizzled for days.

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