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JohnByers
 Post subject: Purple Turtle is getting scheduled a heart transplant
PostPosted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 7:12 pm 
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Well, since full time autox duties are going another direction the decision was made to turn the PT into a more capable street and track performer.

Plan:

S52 swap (M3)
Lightened flywheel
Clutch set
Ecu upgrade
M brake upgrade
Vader seats
Z3 rear end/axles (not sure which one yet)

Several parts have been sourced already and the plan is to rebuild the engine and brake components. Some pics of the parts acquired:
http://s7.photobucket.com/albums/y271/imprttuner88/Purple%20Turtle%20Transformation/

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 10:00 pm 
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excellent! Where/how did you source parts? I keep thinking about how fun an SM E30 with an s52 would be....

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 Post subject: Re: Purple Turtle is getting scheduled a heart transplant
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Craigslist... Of all places. Saw a posting online in Southport, I got everything pictured for a killer deal that couldn't be passed up. Motor has 144k on it, it will be pulled apart and gone thru, cleaned and rebuilt for a fresh start.

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 Post subject: Re: Purple Turtle is getting scheduled a heart transplant
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And I ended up having a good manual transmission here in stock. I also found a nice low mileage z3 rear with alxes for this thing. FUN FUN

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 Post subject: Re: Purple Turtle is getting scheduled a heart transplant
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Wussy....

v8E36.com

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 Post subject: Re: Purple Turtle is getting scheduled a heart transplant
PostPosted: Sat Apr 02, 2011 12:34 pm 
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Yeah, I'm such a wussy :D

Thanks a ton again Jeremy!

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naw we are thinking v8 miata!!!!

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Steven Carter wrote:
excellent! Where/how did you source parts? I keep thinking about how fun an SM E30 with an s52 would be....



I've been known to have an E36M3 parts car or 4.........


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Got an E36 manual tranny harness? :D

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Come on, do it right and go SMG with it!!!

I really want to do an E30 M3 clone with an S52 and SMG in it. Bad.


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JohnByers wrote:
Got an E36 manual tranny harness? :D



Got one, but it's non-vanos......
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BretLuter wrote:
Steven Carter wrote:
excellent! Where/how did you source parts? I keep thinking about how fun an SM E30 with an s52 would be....



I've been known to have an E36M3 parts car or 4.........


:mrgreen:


I've PM'ed you in the past about parts, but got no response....can you send me some details?

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 Post subject: Re: Purple Turtle is getting scheduled a heart transplant
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Steven Carter wrote:
BretLuter wrote:
Steven Carter wrote:
excellent! Where/how did you source parts? I keep thinking about how fun an SM E30 with an s52 would be....



I've been known to have an E36M3 parts car or 4.........


:mrgreen:


I've PM'ed you in the past about parts, but got no response....can you send me some details?


Hmm, if that's the case then I either didn't get the message, or didn't have the parts.


What sort of details do you want? I've got BUNCH of BMW parts cars, from 67 2002 up to a 2000 528i.

Local folks seem to have the best luck coming out to my place so they can see in person what I have vs. what they might need.


;)


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