Since the local forums are dying I thought I would post the projects of me and my brother here, mostly mine as his is just a copy of we are doing to mine.
The touring was bought many years ago, 2016 i believe, driven as a daily for some time before being parked "for good".
Didnt start the restoration until last october, and offcourse found alot of rust. I cant weld unfortunatly, but my brother does. So made him a deal, he welds all the rust and I does the wiring of his car.
So, i had alot of engineideas with this car. 2jz, s54, but landed on the m57 because I got it approved by the dmv and the reliablility and power from it.
Unfortunatly, engineswapping in Norway is really strict. Since this is an 1993model, I basicly have to comply to the same emissions as the car that the engine came in, in this case, a 2008 E60 LCI 525D.
Also I was limited to 450nm max torque, and the only 3l M57 that has that little, is the 525d.
I also cant exceed the axle weights of the car. With just an m57 that would be no problem, but paired with an 8HP automatic gearbox, that is an issue, so I have focused on making the car as light as possble, with a good balance, how, you'll see
This is the engine fitted, this is 95% final position, some adjustments to be made, but tilt and height is final.
As the car will be somewhat low, not stancenation bruh, but tastefully, we wanted to retain the rear sump, but it had to be chopped alot, also making som wings and extend the pickup.
Those with a keen eye will spot the treehouse cabs, but machined from 7075 aluminum, and saves about one and a half kgs from the original cabs, this is how far we have to go to comply with the axle weights.
I also like to think outside the box a little and come up with my own solutions to things, so some special parts will be a part of this build.
Weight of the engine without acpump and dpf.
This is the level of the wiring of the car, dont like to call it milspec as that means jackshit of the quality.
So instead, calling it a proper motorsport harness.
Will follow up with more pictures in the next couple of days
The touring was bought many years ago, 2016 i believe, driven as a daily for some time before being parked "for good".
Didnt start the restoration until last october, and offcourse found alot of rust. I cant weld unfortunatly, but my brother does. So made him a deal, he welds all the rust and I does the wiring of his car.
So, i had alot of engineideas with this car. 2jz, s54, but landed on the m57 because I got it approved by the dmv and the reliablility and power from it.
Unfortunatly, engineswapping in Norway is really strict. Since this is an 1993model, I basicly have to comply to the same emissions as the car that the engine came in, in this case, a 2008 E60 LCI 525D.
Also I was limited to 450nm max torque, and the only 3l M57 that has that little, is the 525d.
I also cant exceed the axle weights of the car. With just an m57 that would be no problem, but paired with an 8HP automatic gearbox, that is an issue, so I have focused on making the car as light as possble, with a good balance, how, you'll see
This is the engine fitted, this is 95% final position, some adjustments to be made, but tilt and height is final.
As the car will be somewhat low, not stancenation bruh, but tastefully, we wanted to retain the rear sump, but it had to be chopped alot, also making som wings and extend the pickup.
Those with a keen eye will spot the treehouse cabs, but machined from 7075 aluminum, and saves about one and a half kgs from the original cabs, this is how far we have to go to comply with the axle weights.
I also like to think outside the box a little and come up with my own solutions to things, so some special parts will be a part of this build.
Weight of the engine without acpump and dpf.
This is the level of the wiring of the car, dont like to call it milspec as that means jackshit of the quality.
So instead, calling it a proper motorsport harness.
Will follow up with more pictures in the next couple of days
