toadx8u Posted October 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 sooooo i took off today and decided to work on the car cause the parts laying around were really starting to bug me....what do you think? Quote Link to comment
Abe Froman Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 The braided lines look so good tho! But they chew at everything they touch, and you can make a hard line to replace the stock line for $15.00. Quote Link to comment
RedBanner Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 True, but mine where coated still looked good, cost 130$ did my whole truck Of course hard line still look fine so its a mattrr of taste But they chew at everything they touch, and you can make a hard line to rplace the stock line for $15.00. Quote Link to comment
RedBanner Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 sooooo i took off today and decided to work on the car cause the parts laying around were really starting to bug me....what do you think? looks great man , wich lights are those. Quote Link to comment
INDY510 Posted October 6, 2012 Report Share Posted October 6, 2012 They're actually called "smiley" headlights for BMW's .. I was thinking aboout them with my smiley bumpers . did you need to cut a bigger hole for the back of the headlights? Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted October 6, 2012 Report Share Posted October 6, 2012 True, but mine where coated still looked good, cost 130$ did my whole truck Of course hard line still look fine so its a mattrr of taste Wa ha ha it's a mater of wallet. :lol: :lol: They're actually called "smiley" headlights for BMW's .. I was thinking aboout them with my smiley bumpers . did you need to cut a bigger hole for the back of the headlights? Yes, I'd like to know too. I have some BMW projector lamps and they ain't fitting without some massaging. Quote Link to comment
toadx8u Posted October 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2012 Yup they are the "smiley" headlights but are also referred to as ellipsoid headlights....I used the BMW bracket that came with the lights....cut out the core support behind the lights...just a big hole so everything would fit...surprisingly you can use the lower center bolt on both sides with the mounting hole on the new light assembly had to make a bracket to bolt the top center on the new light assembly....light output is amazing from the H11 bulbs, I did get the silver stars cause I love those bulbs, I just wanna figure out how to have the high and low beam both on with the high switch.... And before anyone starts blasting me with those are RHD lights the assemblies I got are world friendly meaning there was 3 screws on the back of the projector that could be loosened and the housing turned for RHD or LHD use...this is the light I got but I scrounged mine off eBay from someone who couldn't use them any longer... http://www.bavtoys.com/e30depo.php You wil also need the 2 prong plugs, the white yellow and blue ones not the US market ones that fit a 9005/9006 setup, to fit the lights they are easily found on eBay for about 20$ 1 Quote Link to comment
toadx8u Posted December 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 Member Will is now the proud new owner of the L20B from my car he drove out of my driveway at noon today with it in the back of a rented minivan...ill post pics in a little bit...now the KA install begins Quote Link to comment
INDY510 Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 I got your PM,, sorry I forgot until now .. I used that horrible ebay KA510 cx racing radiator 13"x26"x1.5"thick .. I don't reccomend it I test fitted a 15.5"x27"x3" Griffin radiator that fit better .... you could go even taller maybe 16.5" but it needs to taper down at the bottom to fit between the frame rails if wider than 25-26" (measure that though, I have no 710 to measure) . :frantics: Quote Link to comment
toadx8u Posted December 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 Where is your goon? Quote Link to comment
toadx8u Posted January 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 here is the old l20b leaving with Will engine out now the fun begins.... back in the garage thank god i can push this in all by myself unlike my pig of a S14 Quote Link to comment
toadx8u Posted January 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 so after working about 5 hours on Saturday and oh about 4 hours today the KA is in the car...i have to weld the mounts into place and build the trans cross member....and then run the wiring harness....gotta order up my exhaust parts and some autometer gauges(gonna use this to control the speedo http://m.summitracing.com/parts/cyb-69248e ) and take the drive shaft to have it shortened i don't have much time off coming up and my wife soaked up the majority of the time i had off over christmas hopefully in a few months i will be able to post a video but until then ill continue to update with some pics this is a 240z radiator 1 Quote Link to comment
toadx8u Posted January 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 does anyone have any idea what this is? It seems to be a counter of some sort the number on it is 22862.... Quote Link to comment
Will Posted January 7, 2013 Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 Nice to see that the 710 has an engine back in place. The old engine has been running nicely in my car - though it sure doesn't like to wake up on cold mornings! Quote Link to comment
toadx8u Posted January 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 yeah i told ya that carb needs to be played with... and did you put a choke cable on it? Quote Link to comment
bonvo Posted January 7, 2013 Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 that thing is an egr timer Quote Link to comment
toadx8u Posted January 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 hahahaha a timer on the EGR? why is it gonna blow up or tell me when the turkey is done? Quote Link to comment
bonvo Posted January 7, 2013 Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 no it turns on the egr light on the dash when it hits a certain point Quote Link to comment
Will Posted January 7, 2013 Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 yeah i told ya that carb needs to be played with... and did you put a choke cable on it? Yup - It has a choke cable - I don't think I could get it started without one! I'm surprised at how much different this engine sounds compared to the L16 that was in the car before. Plus the clutch that I had before was new, but this one connects way sooner than the previous one when I release the pedal. Quote Link to comment
king bee66 Posted January 7, 2013 Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 looks like that motor was dragged by tracker for a couple miles. lol Quote Link to comment
toadx8u Posted January 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 looks like that motor was dragged by tracker for a couple miles. lol yeah like i said i plan on cleaning it up...along with the engine bay time is short right now and i need the car back on the road cause diesel is expensive when your truck only gets about 12 miles/gal Quote Link to comment
Bentaxlebob Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 Powder coat the valve cover. Quote Link to comment
toadx8u Posted January 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 I plan on it bob....I have been powder coating for years Quote Link to comment
INDY510 Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 I can't believe you got that header to fit .... . it must be hitting the floor pans and where the trans. mount bolts to the body I ended up adding extensions to the header downpipes so it would clear, with the trans. X-member bolted in .. . but then the header kept dragging on speed-bumps My throttle cable looks really basic,, maybe even a modified stock 240sx cable ... . with a hole drilled through the 710 gas pedal rod at the top .... and the throttle cable is going through that hole (still works :lol:) .. the only return spring is on the Throttle Body of the KA24 (I will take a pic when I get my wagon back) but you'll have this thing running in no time Quote Link to comment
king bee66 Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 yeah like i said i plan on cleaning it up...along with the engine bay time is short right now and i need the car back on the road cause diesel is expensive when your truck only gets about 12 miles/gal thats no good. its no big deal, if you can make a running driving ka24de 710, aesthetics really dont matter 1 Quote Link to comment
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