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Bloody hard work over the weekend by me and my two mates resulted in the final (albiet major) parts being stripped off. Boy did it fight though. The rear suspension was a pig, and it (the donor) decided to take one of my axel stands with it to the great scrapheap in the sky when it crushed it!
Good news is that it looks as if I've got an LSD - looking at the tag on the case (after a good wire brushing) reveals the all important "S".
Now all I've got to do is clean it all up! Well, that and order the first module...
What did you use to get the fly wheel off? I never did manage to get the bolts loose!
I've got a compressor and an impact wrench. Made short work of them.
Patrick wrote:
Good news on the LSD - was the donor a "Sport" model? If so you'll have the closer lower gear ratios too.
No, not a sport - just a 325i. However, there was some badge on the back for a conversion company - I forget the name. It looks as if the diff ratio is 1:3.94, rather than 3.91
A can of plus gas and some heft behind my breaker bar got the half shafts seperated from the diff tonight, so I can have at it with the angle grinder and wire brush sometime later this week. Not even the impact wrench would move them! Thank god for expensive penetrating fluid...
50 liters - But I wish I had more. Things like my air cut off tool really need higher free air delivery and a bigger tank, so the compressor isn't cutting in every 5 mins when you're using it. Still, it's enough for the impact gun and the air ratchet I've got. And it's great for keeping the tires on my Saab inflated.
If you are going to get one, get a 3hp oiled compressor (the oil-less ones don't last very long by all accounts) with at least 50ltrs - 75ltrs or more would be better if you have room (but then you start to trade capacity and portability off against one another). And check out the free air delivery figures - the higher the better, if you want to use high-speed cutting tools or do sand blasting.
I got mine off fleabay for £50, and a starter kit of air-tools didn't cost much more. Take a look - you may find a bargain.
