E30 Project: Intake Manifold Refresh
With the manual swap essentially complete, I now turned my attention to maintenance items and refreshing the engine. There were lots of items that I wanted to take care of.…
John Deere ERTL 520 Pedal Tractor Restoration
Life comes at you fast. One minute you are graduating high school and the next you are restoring your childhood John Deer pedal tractor. With my boys growing up quickly,…
E30 Project: Manual Swap Part 3 “Transmission and Clutch Install”
After many months of researching and purchasing new parts, it was finally time to install the new transmission. I had all of the parts and pieces ready, now it was…
E30 Project: Manual Swap Part 2 “Sourcing Driveline Parts”
With the transmission, exhaust, and driveshaft removed, it was time to buy some car parts. This is always my favorite part of any project. Coming home from work with tons…
E30 Project: Manual Swap Part 1 “The Removal”
After addressing all of the glaring safety and mechanical issues with the car, it was time to change arguably the worst thing about this car, the transmission. This E30's transmission…
Sunbeam Alpine V6 Restomod: Installing the Pilot Bearing Extension
I decided it was time to install the pilot bearing extension. As stated in my previous blog posts, the T5 transmission input shaft barely fits in the pilot bearing. We…
E30 Project: Euro Spec Headlight Install
After the successful install of the auxiliary fan, I had realized the headlights had been upgraded in a cheap way. I already had the front valance off the car, so…
E30 Project: Auxillary Fan Install and Chasing Electrical Gremlins
From when I first bought the car, I really wanted to start to dive into the manual swap but there were some glaring issues with this E30 that had to…
E30 Project: Odometer and Instrument Cluster Repair
The car was now officially mine but I needed to get the car insured. As soon as I got the car home, I called up my insurance. The first question…
E30 Project: Why an E30?
I have been thinking about purchasing a BMW E30 since I bought my first E36 M3 in 2014. There is something lovely about this little car and yes, it is…
Sunbeam Alpine V6 Restomod: Adjustments to the Cooling System
In preparing for the removal of the engine, I began disassembling the cooling system. The one thing that always bothered me with this conversion was how the radiator tied into…
Sunbeam Alpine V6 Restomod: Internal Throwout Bearing Woes
The car was now tuned and running great. The car moved through traffic incredibly well. The gearing and RPMs of the engine were perfectly suited for zooming around town. Even…
Sunbeam Alpine V6 Restomod: Tune and Horsepower Rating
At this point in the project, the car was running, registered, and ready to hit the road. With a new set of tires, we decided to ensure the car was…
Sunbeam Alpine V6 Restomod: New Shoes
Since we were going to be driving the car more, we decided to finally get a decent set of tires. The old tires were old and dry rotted. The old…
Sunbeam Alpine V6 Restomod: Points for Style
The chrome had come back from refinishing and certain parts were being installed on the car. The car was starting to really come together and become the car we hoped…
Sunbeam Alpine V6 Restomod: Welcome to the Chrome Zone
After focusing on getting the car running and assembled it was time to indulge in some good ol' fashion bling. The car was functional but as is the case with…
Sunbeam Alpine V6 Restomod: Give Me Fuel
If you have been following along with the build, you will know we screwed up. Not royally but enough to be a problem down the road. We decided to put…
Sunbeam Alpine V6 Restomod: Some Assembly Required
The car was running but far from complete. There are tons of small projects that needed to be done. People don't really realize that restoring a car is not just…
Sunbeam Alpine V6 Restomod: Sandblasting Parts
Since the car was now officially running, it began to feel like a mad dash to get the car somewhat road legal and safe. From the last post, I had…
Sunbeam Alpine V6 Restomod: Getting the thing Driving
We were getting fairly close to driving the Sunbeam. It was Winter of 2020 at this point and we had just about everything prepared to get the car running. The…
Sunbeam Alpine V6 Restomod: Rear End Rebuild
The Sunbeam had started to build momentum. Many small projects were adding up to big wins in getting the car at least to running condition. The engine compartment was getting…
Sunbeam Alpine V6 Restomod: Interior Beginnings
Huge progress was made in the last blog post in the engine compartment. We were gathering momentum and the progress made in the engine bay began to slowly spill over…
Sunbeam Alpine V6 Restomod: Carburetor And Throttle Linkage
With the engine bay coming along nicely it was time to decide on the fuel system delivery. Until recently, there wasn't much choice in terms of non-carbureted options. In deciding…
Sunbeam Alpine V6 Restomod: The Cooling System and Engine Bay
The Sunbeam had now returned to my house after leaving the body shop and exhaust shop. This only left the fuel system, cooling system, clutch, brakes, dash, driveshaft, interior, and…