E30 V8 SWAP - PART 8

So today we are back on the E30 V8 engine swap, I want this car to be up and running as fast as possible, but I also dont want to cut corners and I want to do a good job on this car.. (well, to an extent hahah)
So there are a few jobs which we have to do whilst the engine is out, as it will be a lot more difficult to do these jobs with the engine in the car, and those are: 1) paint the bay 2) run a custom alternator belt set up 3) make sure the engine mounts are going to fit easily
So lets get these jobs completed so we can drop the engine in!

[@philipmuspratt9821]

Seems like your starting to enjoy videos again! missed the messing about and jokes. seems like this move i suspect being in a unit warmer and DRY helps alot! thoroughly enjoying the builds recently lad keep it up!

[@BHPhunters]

Can’t lie the voice overs & editing are a very nice add to the videos🤙 smashing it

[@cedley1969]

Go to the scrapyard and get an alternative tensioner bracket, loads of cars have got them, the one you've made is too flimsy.

[@itsleelockwood]

3/4mm steel is pretty strong! Thicker than most chassis’s 😂

[@danielmayman8560]

​@@itsleelockwoodmight have an Impreza alternator adjuster you can have if you want

[@waynelewis5656]

A steel plate like that with only one mounting point is going to have too much rotational force on it, it will swivel and lose tension. You need two mounting bolts so it can't rotate, and thick steel so it can't bend

[@deancook6810]

You’ve come so far Lee with doing things to cars keep it up man

[@streetoMatt]

Intros and voiceovers are a good idea, reminds me of Matt Armstrongs vids

[@EMJ754]

This series is class, fair play

[@johnpells5992]

Great video Lee , so close to the engine going in 👍👍💪

[@scoobysean555]

When you do the gym but a spray can lid defeats you 😂 Great video again brother ❤

[@reecejones3187]

Nice message at the end Lee! Great content as always

[@TylorSwain12]

Good to see you're around lakeside, I'm working on my prefacelift gonna be my daily👍🏻

[@Tattoosbykieran]

Love the new style content with the voiceovers

[@stage3muppet]

That belt will slip regardless with your new setup Still need idler gear little ej205 idler is easy to bolt up in place of old one with a bit of jiggery

[@1616Six]

Agreed, simplest way would be to just run a stretch belt though on a fixed alternator

[@gavmorris3191]

Nice to see it getting a step closer to getting the engine in.

[@Dontchangemyname]

Still the best uk based car channel on KZbin in my opinion. 👍🏻

[@alanparkinson5724]

Great job on engine bay looking good going to be great drift car

[@Ishootcarss]

Nice message at the end mate, love ya keep going ❤

[@davebromwich4575]

Bodge King 🤴🏼🔥

[@aaronrowe7637]

Great work Lee,Can’t wait to see it finished 🙏

[@paulwkempster]

Great progress, love that engine bay colour but please paint the interior the same colour

[@mrjed6912]

When you first drive the Reliant, are you going to do any other mods before the drive? Note the front A arm can fail in these if it was sitting for a while. As in the arm itself which is hollow, can snap if it's badly rusted. That arm is actually the most prone to rust spot in Reliant 3 wheelers. The front shock absorber can do that too. Take car of the front suspension and if you're going to go on the motorway, I suggest getting a new "KingPin assembly".

[@F0rdy57]

This build is going to be really fun to drive mate! Sideways FTW 💨🔥

[@c111prs]

Sierras and escorts mk3 mk4 have decent thick alternator adjustment bars have a look on the red escort behind you

[@lewischafer3333]

Another Best Vlogs ever on the V8 Engine swap 👌

[@jameswhite4211]

Nice to see you enjoying yourself again

[@andrewwright8690]

Was hoping for a reliant video 😞 but this was a good watch! Voice overs are great addition too. Keep it up Lee you grafter 😀

[@wastedrainbow1814]

Production levels on point 👍

[@davidlee90]

great video Lee keep them coming

[@AndrewDRSWilliamson]

Hey Lee 😊 loving the content lately mate keep it going 😊

[@123jrh1]

glad to see its not just me that struggles to get the cap off a rattle can, when you made the adjustor bracket for the alternator you said you were going to put in a 16mm spacer , i would have just made the bracket out of 16mm metal just for the strength , great video again though

[@JackWarr3n]

I’m so jealous, a few years back I had an e30 with a 200sx turbo engine and gearbox ready to throw in. Then my wife got pregnant and I never seen it again 😂

[@CalMUK91]

"The biggest supplier of 'polyethylene bushes". Correctsd that for you Lee. Polybush is another brand name ;) Its like saying Dyson are the best Hoovers.

[@xxxp4ndaxxx]

Loved the editing on this vid 😊

[@W4vy595]

That Alternator brackets smart as fuck

[@keithnoble4165]

even easier for ur fan belt. measure the length and use a stretch belt

[@paulc8821]

Another great video Lee 👍

[@RustyArtz]

always watch to the end

[@frostyflowers4207]

Honda d series top alternator bracket will make the alternator adjustable in length

[@billyray8475]

Keep up the good work bro!!

[@cur1ositeej]

this is sick, so close to running now!

[@stu9070]

Sounds more like welders flash than a piece of rusty metal 😂

[@Hotchrome]

Please buy some tungsten burr bits…. They’re only cheap and saves butchering stuff with a drill bit😂

[@davesmith6734]

That bolt you snapped has a left hand tread that's why it was stuck , ps that bracket wont last 5min it's too thin, Lee buy one from a scap yard couple of quid

[@TheNorthernmunky]

Probably of no consequence but I woulda had to mask the steering pinions and the subframe off. But I know ya not going for concourse look

[@1616Six]

You could have just run a stretch belt with the alternator fixed mate, would have saved all that hassle!

[@JoeBradley]

The corsa steering linkage with the purple tag rack might be best to do before the engine goes in..? Cant wait to see this running 👌🏻

[@itsleelockwood]

Didn’t know that was a thing! I’ve got an astra power steering pump though

[@JoeBradley]

@@itsleelockwood yeah it’s easy to do! Few write ups online! The purple tag rack from the e46 is faster too, so might help with the drifting ?

[@chrisballs6848]

Getting close!❤

[@dodgydruid]

Talk to Lee at Bare Bum I mean Barum Engines here on KZbin, he could talk your ears off about Beemers :) See, if it was for me I would put in a 750iL V12, the V12 has the same footprint as the 525e six banger as it is basically two 525e engines merged into one so parts also easy to find. The V12 with the "right" Alpina mods and upgrades is a 200mph motor and gets there double fast too...

[@RANDOMZ29941]

that alternator bracket you made looks a little thin, id use a thicker metal personally

[@ZafiraSteve]

He does a lot of things backwards. He said Subaru has a sliding bracket (so do many other vehicles) I'd have jumped on ebay and bought a ²nd hand factory bracket. But knowing me, I'd have just got a short double sided ribbed belt and used the original tensioner. He makes life hard for himself 😅

[@itsleelockwood]

Still would have lifted the belt off the alternator. Would have had basically zero contact patch after the tensioner lifted it up

[@ZafiraSteve]

@itsleelockwood no, because with a double sided ribbed belt. You could have gone either side of the tensioner 😉

[@mex8961]

Shout out to powerflex 💪

[@D3LAL89]

Yeehaa

[@backwheelbob46rr]

Jesus christ 🤣

[@martyh9263]

Another video of all talking and making barely any progress. I like what your doing but Jesus Christ just make more progress before putting a video out and make it a little longer maybe??