Project M302

[JB_SN95]

A couple of my buddies and I have decided to take on a winter project. I hope you guys are open minded cause this one should be interesting

We picked up a 1995 GT with 100k miles on it. had a missfire and the whole car shook like an earthquake.

Found a ripped spark plug wire so we replaced plugs and wires... and it still shook found out the harmonic balancer was falling apart so picked up a nice sfi balancer for a steal, put it in and it was smooth as butter

Now this is where the will come

We picked up a pretty mint 1995 BMW 325i.... You probably see where this is going now. Were swapping the 302 and t5 into the bmw and doing a full m3 bodykit. Hence the title "M302" though the name is still being debated lol

More to come soon.....

 

[ROUSH 4]

Unique................... project

 

[adkmach1]

Looks like a very interesting build. Keep us posted.

 

[JB_SN95]

Pulled the engine, trans, computer and harness out of the mustang

Separated the engine and trans and mounted the engine on the stand

Started stripping the engine down but no pics of that, my hands were too dirty lol

Now for some Go-Fast stuff we have/soon will have

GT-40 ported and polished heads
Trick flow stage 1 cam
Crane roller rockers
Trick Flow Track heat intake manifold
24lb injectors
Mac shorty headers
Comp Cams timing chain
Victor Reinz complete gasket set

 

[JB_SN95]

Sorry for the lack of updates, we've been quite busy and i picked up another mustang for myself, 01 mineral grey gt vert.

put the engine together

t5 with slave from e30 we made an adjustable push rod for it, hopefully it works well

got the engine and trans in

had to tilt the ac/ps bracket as well as pull the compressor closer by trimming the mounting points down to make for a little bit of clearance. also fabbed a plate to mount the bmw ps pump onto and then into the mustangs factory location

custom forward facing headers, this was our first time making headers and our first time welding but they came out pretty nice

unfortunately i cant find a finished picture of the pass side header but it has a sort of y pipe built into it that connects to the driver side right under the crank pulley

sorted through this whole mess of wiring

then we got tired of taking pictures so we just went on with the work,
-clearanced the inner part of the hood to have the intake fit with the spacer, to all of our surprise it actually fit!!
-put in the driveshaft with a rear flange from jags that run that helps it fit just barely(rubs a bit but only on the undercoating which can be fixed)
-installed bmw clutch pedal assembly as it used to be an auto, bled the clutch
-installed wiring, bmw, radiator, inline radiator cap, short throw shifter, plugs wires, intake, etc
-tried to start it... failed
-went through the wiring figured out there was a problem with the fuel pump not getting power
-fixed fuel pump problem.... no start
-realized im an idiot cause i forgot to tighten the screw on the engine harness
-started it for a minute... barely ran... like crap
-adjusted timing a little and got this it was too loud to keep it running as we have yet to build an exhaust for it but its up there on the list of things we have left to do

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[JB_SN95]

and heres a pic of my new mustang, going to do tints, mustang door projector lights, styling bar, and some maintenance to get it back to 100% and maybe tinted tails but im not sure yet

 

[JB_SN95]

Also got a set of these that will be refinished in the classic polished/gold look

to eventually look like this

 

[Foxbody5.8]

Very cool. Nice progress. Should be a fun track car too

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[JB_SN95]

Thanks Foxbody5.8, the ultimate goal is to make it comfortable enough to daily and quick and nimble to track.

And a little update...
-the exhaust routed to the back just waiting for the 40 series flowmaster muffler to come to finish it up
-exterior is completely put back together
-interior just needs a shift boot to be complete

Next we need to figure out why it doesnt idle normally.

 

[JB_SN95]

No pics cause theres not much to show but we got it running right, it needed new o2 sensors(originals were broken) and a 24# maf but it runs and idles well now. Exhaust is all in but we need to refill the gas for the welder before finishing that completely. Also put in a 3.15 LSD and did a nice little burn out

Next up we have
-calibrate the tach
-fab/hook up a/c lines
-finish exhaust
-tune

 

[ROUSH 4]

Fantastic work..........