3 door sierra with a bmw heart! more parts arrived 20/09
29-09-2014, 08:41 PM
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3 door sierra with a bmw heart! more parts arrived 20/09
i bought this b reg base model 3 door off a chap down in the bottom of England after the guy who won it on ebay didn't want it 
its currently fitted with a 24 boa (which is sold)
it has a cosworth kit fitted and alot of other wee bits (which most will be getting replaced!)
the shell's solid only had 2 bits of welding in its time (1 little piece on the sill and 1 on the passenger seat mount)
my plan is to build a road legal track car
plan is to fit the bmw m50 2.5 engine but i have the bits to take it a 3.0L
with a turbo on the side of it
power aim is around 450-500bhp
only got a little bit of work done so far but heres some pictures
when i 1st got it
and after a quick wash!
alot better
so i started taking the engine out
i have also striped the interior of the car (and binned them awful white leather seats
)
and started stripping the bmw engine for rebuilding and skimming
thats all ive got just now hopefully have more updates soon!
its currently fitted with a 24 boa (which is sold)
it has a cosworth kit fitted and alot of other wee bits (which most will be getting replaced!)
the shell's solid only had 2 bits of welding in its time (1 little piece on the sill and 1 on the passenger seat mount)
my plan is to build a road legal track car
plan is to fit the bmw m50 2.5 engine but i have the bits to take it a 3.0L
with a turbo on the side of it
power aim is around 450-500bhp
only got a little bit of work done so far but heres some pictures
when i 1st got it
and after a quick wash!
alot better
so i started taking the engine out
i have also striped the interior of the car (and binned them awful white leather seats
)and started stripping the bmw engine for rebuilding and skimming
thats all ive got just now hopefully have more updates soon!
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29-09-2014, 09:35 PM
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Looks a clean shell... Will be lovely with the BMW lump... 
29-09-2014, 09:50 PM
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29-09-2014, 09:58 PM
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Title instantly reminded me of Skogen Racings many many BMW powered Sierra's
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BMW m50b25 engine, Garrett GT40 turbo, Megasquirt injection, 1.2bar of boost.
Will be watching this thread.
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BMW m50b25 engine, Garrett GT40 turbo, Megasquirt injection, 1.2bar of boost.
Will be watching this thread.
29-09-2014, 10:04 PM
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Title instantly reminded me of Skogen Racings many many BMW powered Sierra's
Ford Sierra with a heart from BMW - YouTube
Skip to 1.40
BMW m50b25 engine, Garrett GT40 turbo, Megasquirt injection, 1.2bar of boost.
Will be watching this thread.
Ford Sierra with a heart from BMW - YouTube
Skip to 1.40
BMW m50b25 engine, Garrett GT40 turbo, Megasquirt injection, 1.2bar of boost.
Will be watching this thread.
my plan is a m50b30 with a hx35 and emerald ecu ....probably few other goodies
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05-10-2014, 05:10 PM
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update
striped the interior out and removed the dodgy hawk immobilizer
striped down the bmw engine to get the block and head skimmed
couple of photos
also all the parts have turned up for the rebuild
so this weeks job is strip the crank rods and pistons out of the 3.0L engine to put into this one
have also just brought a 16cm hx40 for it
thats it for now
striped the interior out and removed the dodgy hawk immobilizer
striped down the bmw engine to get the block and head skimmed
couple of photos
also all the parts have turned up for the rebuild
so this weeks job is strip the crank rods and pistons out of the 3.0L engine to put into this one
have also just brought a 16cm hx40 for it
thats it for now
05-10-2014, 06:19 PM
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only had a couple of hours on it this weekend
so started stripping down the 2nd bmw engine!
im using the head off this one as there is more coolant passages and few other small differences ( may aswell use it its just sat in the corner on the shed :P )
also baught a bolt in cage which ill hopefully convert to a weld in cage
also still waiting for my hx 40!!
but heres 2 photos
her is the one im stripping right now
and the 3.0 im pinching the internals out of
thats all for now!
so started stripping down the 2nd bmw engine!
im using the head off this one as there is more coolant passages and few other small differences ( may aswell use it its just sat in the corner on the shed :P )
also baught a bolt in cage which ill hopefully convert to a weld in cage
also still waiting for my hx 40!!
but heres 2 photos
her is the one im stripping right now
and the 3.0 im pinching the internals out of
thats all for now!
19-10-2014, 06:46 PM
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got some more stuff done!
got the head off the block all packaged up to send away for skimming
so now just to strip the internals out of the 3.0L cant wait to start putting an engine back together!
anyway then removed the head lights and bumper and grill and scuttle panel
shell is really solid not found any rust just some staining from some drilling swarf sat on the chassie legs
so whilst im waiting for the head and block to come back from being skimmend and cleaned
im planning to remove the front suspension engine and gearbox and front windscreen
turbo and roll cage should be here this week aswell!
got the head off the block all packaged up to send away for skimming
so now just to strip the internals out of the 3.0L cant wait to start putting an engine back together!
anyway then removed the head lights and bumper and grill and scuttle panel
shell is really solid not found any rust just some staining from some drilling swarf sat on the chassie legs
so whilst im waiting for the head and block to come back from being skimmend and cleaned
im planning to remove the front suspension engine and gearbox and front windscreen
turbo and roll cage should be here this week aswell!
11-02-2015, 09:51 PM
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after a little change of plan the hx 40 was sold and baught this lot!
double valve springs
.120" mls head gasket
titanium top hats and double valve springs seats
billet 18mm fuel rail + arp stud and nut conversion aswell
rs500 intercooler
70mm
some spec of the new turbo
spec is
hx52
with 4in ported shroud anti-surge MWE (Map Width Enhancement) inlet
and 3in (OD) v-band outlet.
98mm 7 blade compressor wheel with 63mm inducer
84mm (70mm exducer) 12 blade high flow turbine wheel
16cm twin scroll turbine housing with T4i turbine inlet flange, and 3.5in ID v-band turbine outlet
modified internal gate to external ( can see flap welded shut in last pic)
high + equal flow plenum with accufab 90mm throttle boddie
still waiting for my us spec m3 cams
but also i won some eagle forged rods tonight to!
double valve springs
.120" mls head gasket
titanium top hats and double valve springs seats
billet 18mm fuel rail + arp stud and nut conversion aswell
rs500 intercooler
70mm
some spec of the new turbo
spec is
hx52
with 4in ported shroud anti-surge MWE (Map Width Enhancement) inlet
and 3in (OD) v-band outlet.
98mm 7 blade compressor wheel with 63mm inducer
84mm (70mm exducer) 12 blade high flow turbine wheel
16cm twin scroll turbine housing with T4i turbine inlet flange, and 3.5in ID v-band turbine outlet
modified internal gate to external ( can see flap welded shut in last pic)
high + equal flow plenum with accufab 90mm throttle boddie
still waiting for my us spec m3 cams
but also i won some eagle forged rods tonight to!
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05-03-2015, 08:16 PM
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well manged to take the front screen out and also got proper photos with a new camera
gonna have a proper clear out in the garage this weekend and then after that im going to take the rear beam off and drop the engine then make a start cutting the bulk head and tunnel... cant decide to tub the rear arches or not..... :thinking:
also my us spec m3 cams arrived and my forged eagle rods with new arps and some spare 3.0L pistons
anyway heres some pics
ive also orderd a toyota supra diff conversion and billet rear cove which should be here in 2-3 weeks!
gonna have a proper clear out in the garage this weekend and then after that im going to take the rear beam off and drop the engine then make a start cutting the bulk head and tunnel... cant decide to tub the rear arches or not..... :thinking:
also my us spec m3 cams arrived and my forged eagle rods with new arps and some spare 3.0L pistons
anyway heres some pics
ive also orderd a toyota supra diff conversion and billet rear cove which should be here in 2-3 weeks!
11-03-2015, 05:27 PM
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Nice project. A mate of mine has got a turbo'd e36 325 with a mixture of different engine parts from an e46 330. It's an absolute animal!
12-03-2015, 08:50 PM
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about time i updated this
well i had a big sort out in the garage new shelving and benches etc hato buy a new welder etc
so whilst i was spending money was rude not to spend money on the sierra
custom cp pistons (with uprated wrist pins)
twin water cooled 44mm tial wastegates
and a ZurawskiMotorsport exhaust manifold
twin scroll,equal length twin external waste gates
so got the engine out of the sierra aswell
so hopefully next week ill start cutting the bulkhead and tunnel
cant wait to get into this now!
well i had a big sort out in the garage new shelving and benches etc hato buy a new welder etc
so whilst i was spending money was rude not to spend money on the sierra
custom cp pistons (with uprated wrist pins)
twin water cooled 44mm tial wastegates
and a ZurawskiMotorsport exhaust manifold
twin scroll,equal length twin external waste gates
so got the engine out of the sierra aswell
so hopefully next week ill start cutting the bulkhead and tunnel
cant wait to get into this now!
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