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blue91lx · 06-23-2022, 06:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DocWalt

Damn, that's pretty port work!

Yep, was quite happy with it when mr Kevin got it all cleaned up! Excited to get this motor build under way for the hoopty.

I've always wanted a big 6, so I am happy to have this gal stay for a bit and then move on to the next owner. I got the car from a buddy, and am pulling the drivetrain and sold the roller to another guy using it as a parts car for his big 6 project.

Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr

blue91lx · 06-26-2022, 10:35 PM

Trying to expand into the 5/6er world for the parts bizz..... ended up with a manual 533 partsie as well!

Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr

But the real man of the hour is hoopty. I love this car. Its the best car..... ever. If you haven't ever had a hoopty, my oh my would I recommend it.

Finally got my rockymount setup on the car so it now covers biking duty!! Still going strong with leaky HG

Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr

blue91lx · 07-03-2022, 04:43 PM

The end of an era!

https://forums.nasioc.com/forums/sho....php?t=2946430

blue91lx · 07-23-2022, 10:50 PM

It has been a long couple weeks!

I sent my nice, red '90 325iS (Linda) with the 3.1L M20 that I built up to my buddy Jake's shop in Michigan (ClassicDaily) to do paint, dyno, cruise control, and a legit Sanden compressor r134 A/C conversion with custom lines. A friend/customer of mine has had interest in the car for a long time, and also lives up by Jakes shop. We struck a deal for his two e30 projects plus a pile of cash for Linda. I went up last weekend to Jakes to finish up the car. It was a mad dash to finish all of the small things you don't think about when selling a car away from home in someone else's shop. After a stressful weekend, we shook hands, and Tyler drove Linda back to his home in Grand Rapids.

I was realllllyy hoping for 225whp out of the 3.1L that I built, but ultimately found out that the stock intake manifold was WAY more of a restriction than I had originally perceived. Sad to not see the numbers, but will be fun for Tyler to convert to ITBs and see all of the gains, giving the motor what it's asking for by getting rid of the intake restriction.

As part of the deal, we worked out an agreement to where I can keep the sentimental parts of the car (Steering wheel and Wheels), which really made me happy, as I can put these parts in hoopty and the memories can live on.

After a long fight with my Forester in getting the engine done, I finally squeezed in the time to detail the car and get it listed. It wasn't but two days after selling Linda that an awesome local enthusiast came to buy the Forester, and affectionately ordered the custom plate "1 of 590" due to the rarity of the Factory Sports, Factory XT, Factory Manual Trans combo of the Forester.

Seeing both of these cars to completion and having them sell was a big coming of age moment as I invest more into the parts business. I officially put in my 2wks at the day job, and it's all becoming very real!

Photo dump of Linda:

Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr

Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr

After Tyler put his wheels on:

Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr

Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr

Picking up one of his hooptys as part of the deal:

Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr

Italvolanti back in hoopty

Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr

Fozzy all shined up before sale:

Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr

DocWalt · 07-25-2022, 02:21 PM

Bye Linda! That torque curve looks awesome at least!

blue91lx · 09-04-2022, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DocWalt

Bye Linda! That torque curve looks awesome at least!

Torque curve really set the car off. It's funny, because I was disappointed in the numbers, but upon further inspection, have found several hot/built M30 3.5L setups make the same or less power. Crazy what the M20 can do in comparison.

We have lift off!

Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr

blue91lx · 03-15-2023, 01:23 PM

6mo update. I am working diligently towards a clear palate after a couple years of ridiculousness.

Went to buy a cylinder head and ended up buying out two attics of parts and a car

Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr

Got a '91 318 slicktop running that I bought ages ago and forgot about. The guy called me and said "hey man do you still want this car". I was like oh crap, totally forgot I paid you for this thing, rented a trailer and drove to WV to pick it up the next day.
He installed a refreshed M42 engine but it was his first big mechanical endeavor and he couldn't get it to run. Said it would start and die.

After some fun electrical diagnosis we found that the fuel pump wiring was shorted inside the fuel tank causing fuse to blow. Fuel pump return line wasn't hooked up at all, dumping fuel on top of the tank, plug wires in the totally wrong order... it was an ounce of bad luck away from burning down.

Need to sell it once I button it up.

Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr

Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr

Bought an '89 325i 4dr for parts and realized it wasn't that rusty, so I got it running, ripped it around the parking lot, and then realized I'm an idiot and parted it out.

Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr

Got the Lady's outback engine done and immediately drove it to Colorado

Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr

Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr

Bought a turbo'd '91 318iS that is suuuuper rust free, that now has a deposit on it, to be picked up soon.

Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr

Bought an '86 325e 4dr with an s50 swap that I've been making nice again, need to sell once I button it up. Removed race car parts, converted suspension to street used (H&R/Billys), added power steering, etc. This thing is oozing in early 2000s style.

Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr

Made my annual visit home over the holidays to see the garage queen in the flesh

Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr

Converted the hoopty rear suframe from poly to rubber since she's a cruiser. Also discovered a ton of rust and body damage that I ground down and painted over because-hoopty. This car needs some chassis stiffening stuff, so I am figuring that out. Need to swap the motor in it before "The Vintage" even in NC this May.

Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr

Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr

This black '91 318 has been a thorn in my side. This car was supposed to be done in a weekend and it took years due to it needing a chassis harness, engine, suspension refresh, etc. I finally got it on the road, and it had a terrible clutch noise that required the trans to be pulled, engine leaked etc. So I worked out with a buddy to accept his 318Ti in a trade plus some cash from him to finally get the car gone once and for all. 318Ti is for sale and will hopefully be gone soon.

Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr

06-26-2022, 10:35 PM	#982
blue91lx Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Indianapolis/SE PA Member #21697 iTrader: (0)	Trying to expand into the 5/6er world for the parts bizz..... ended up with a manual 533 partsie as well! Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr But the real man of the hour is hoopty. I love this car. Its the best car..... ever. If you haven't ever had a hoopty, my oh my would I recommend it. Finally got my rockymount setup on the car so it now covers biking duty!! Still going strong with leaky HG Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr

07-23-2022, 10:50 PM	#984
blue91lx Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Indianapolis/SE PA Member #21697 iTrader: (0)	It has been a long couple weeks! I sent my nice, red '90 325iS (Linda) with the 3.1L M20 that I built up to my buddy Jake's shop in Michigan (ClassicDaily) to do paint, dyno, cruise control, and a legit Sanden compressor r134 A/C conversion with custom lines. A friend/customer of mine has had interest in the car for a long time, and also lives up by Jakes shop. We struck a deal for his two e30 projects plus a pile of cash for Linda. I went up last weekend to Jakes to finish up the car. It was a mad dash to finish all of the small things you don't think about when selling a car away from home in someone else's shop. After a stressful weekend, we shook hands, and Tyler drove Linda back to his home in Grand Rapids. I was realllllyy hoping for 225whp out of the 3.1L that I built, but ultimately found out that the stock intake manifold was WAY more of a restriction than I had originally perceived. Sad to not see the numbers, but will be fun for Tyler to convert to ITBs and see all of the gains, giving the motor what it's asking for by getting rid of the intake restriction. As part of the deal, we worked out an agreement to where I can keep the sentimental parts of the car (Steering wheel and Wheels), which really made me happy, as I can put these parts in hoopty and the memories can live on. After a long fight with my Forester in getting the engine done, I finally squeezed in the time to detail the car and get it listed. It wasn't but two days after selling Linda that an awesome local enthusiast came to buy the Forester, and affectionately ordered the custom plate "1 of 590" due to the rarity of the Factory Sports, Factory XT, Factory Manual Trans combo of the Forester. Seeing both of these cars to completion and having them sell was a big coming of age moment as I invest more into the parts business. I officially put in my 2wks at the day job, and it's all becoming very real! Photo dump of Linda: Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr After Tyler put his wheels on: Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr Picking up one of his hooptys as part of the deal: Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr Italvolanti back in hoopty Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr Fozzy all shined up before sale: Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr Last edited by blue91lx; 07-23-2022 at 10:53 PM.

03-15-2023, 01:23 PM	#987
blue91lx Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Indianapolis/SE PA Member #21697 iTrader: (0)	6mo update. I am working diligently towards a clear palate after a couple years of ridiculousness. Went to buy a cylinder head and ended up buying out two attics of parts and a car Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr Got a '91 318 slicktop running that I bought ages ago and forgot about. The guy called me and said "hey man do you still want this car". I was like oh crap, totally forgot I paid you for this thing, rented a trailer and drove to WV to pick it up the next day. He installed a refreshed M42 engine but it was his first big mechanical endeavor and he couldn't get it to run. Said it would start and die. After some fun electrical diagnosis we found that the fuel pump wiring was shorted inside the fuel tank causing fuse to blow. Fuel pump return line wasn't hooked up at all, dumping fuel on top of the tank, plug wires in the totally wrong order... it was an ounce of bad luck away from burning down. Need to sell it once I button it up. Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr Bought an '89 325i 4dr for parts and realized it wasn't that rusty, so I got it running, ripped it around the parking lot, and then realized I'm an idiot and parted it out. Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr Got the Lady's outback engine done and immediately drove it to Colorado Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr Bought a turbo'd '91 318iS that is suuuuper rust free, that now has a deposit on it, to be picked up soon. Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr Bought an '86 325e 4dr with an s50 swap that I've been making nice again, need to sell once I button it up. Removed race car parts, converted suspension to street used (H&R/Billys), added power steering, etc. This thing is oozing in early 2000s style. Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr Made my annual visit home over the holidays to see the garage queen in the flesh Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr Converted the hoopty rear suframe from poly to rubber since she's a cruiser. Also discovered a ton of rust and body damage that I ground down and painted over because-hoopty. This car needs some chassis stiffening stuff, so I am figuring that out. Need to swap the motor in it before "The Vintage" even in NC this May. Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr This black '91 318 has been a thorn in my side. This car was supposed to be done in a weekend and it took years due to it needing a chassis harness, engine, suspension refresh, etc. I finally got it on the road, and it had a terrible clutch noise that required the trans to be pulled, engine leaked etc. So I worked out with a buddy to accept his 318Ti in a trade plus some cash from him to finally get the car gone once and for all. 318Ti is for sale and will hopefully be gone soon. Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr

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