S54 Swapping my BMW E30 M3 - HUGE Transformation!

[@CharlesMorgan-yo8ex]

welcome back stranger... its been too long

[@matt13ross]

Sure has!

[@witekplay-1023]

i have so much respect to you for doing all that in this small garage, it motivates me to work on my car

[@matt13ross]

Thanks so much! Some guys do way more work than me just in a driveway.

[@MrJbipes]

14:00 Yes, I've had this problem also. I believe it is from not having the underlying paint dried well before the top coat, like a CC. I call it 'crazing'

[@shaneredmond9925]

Respect for showing the miss steps. Cant wait to see the finished build

[@matt13ross]

Same here!!

[@spoons6728]

Glad you are using a mask and showing the filter's.👍🏻👌🏻👌🏻

[@supramaniac502]

Nothing wrong with Chicago Electric welders. I've worked SO MANY places that used them as their machines. I'll give you some grace bc you said you're not that good at welding, but when set properly, they can more than get the job done. Pro tip, the next time you are trying to do some sheet metal welding, try to procure a few pieces of scrap the same thickness as what you are welding on, and just run some beads on that scrap making adjustments to both the wire feed and the voltage until you get something like the sound of sizzling bacon without blowing through. Keeping your nozzle at a consistent distance from the workpiece (refered to as "electrode stick-out") + your travel speed will play a factor. Go to Harbor Freight and get a pair of welding pliers also called welpers, and use them to cut your wire. If you look, they will have an offset cutting surface which works to produce the stick out your looking for. Just hold them against the nozzle and cut the wire and what you see is what you should try to maintain while running a bead. You are looking for the longest stick out that the cutting surface will allow while holding it against the nozzle..... Also, awesome progress in this video man!

[@matt13ross]

The welder is just super old and only has 4 settings lol.

[@charha01]

Nice work getting that installed on your own.

[@ahmaddabdoub1696]

Thank god he took the 997 out of the garage. Before he said that I was thinking of all the overspray that was going to stick on it 😂

[@rmfth]

good stuff man!

[@plus790]

Nice work.

[@NishantGurung-w4p]

Thnks for upload. Was dying to see the progress.

[@gjek6355]

Buy a spot weld removal bit.

[@wafzy]

keep going man love your videos

[@park0rdie]

She looking awesome bro. 😁👍

[@imranarain6912]

You should always use hand protection with the bandsaw dude, you know that lol

[@spoons6728]

Base coat is not as bad as direct gloss. I know..... Lol😂😂

[@kanaky-drift]

Hi s54 a monster can't wait to hear it run big Big UP from France 🇨🇵👍👌💪😎🔥🔥🔥 see you in the next video

[@grantlingley1385]

That engine is gonna sound so good!!!! Great effort on your part getting it in there! Try balancing an Aircooled flat four and jacking it up into a car by yourself…LOL!

[@matt13ross]

I balance the Porsche engine back in with some jacks lol. Sucks!!

[@davidrinaldis2351]

That thing you removed at 0:59? They're notorious for clogging. Get and new one and keep it clean. (flooded interior).

[@Evill-jh1yz]

Nice bro. A couple more bolts and you'll be all done!

[@matt13ross]

A couple hundred lol

[@mikedowland9949]

Hats off my friend, your doing a great job👌🏻👍🏻

[@andru12qw]

As they say: beat to fit and paint to match.

[@lawrencesymonds-barnes8343]

I was just wondering earlier if I’d missed a post, and here we are long a waited and loving this series glad to see this pop up on my feed❤

[@matt13ross]

Busy time of year!

[@007clownfish]

All I want for Christmas 🎄 is 1% of Matt's patience 😮. I would have launched that car off a cliff by now.

[@matt13ross]

Those who know me, know I have very little patience actually lol.

[@khaldrogo9451]

What is that blue plastic called that you used to cover the fender with??

[@matt13ross]

Got it linked the description box!

[@PatrickFriend-u6x]

Effing clear coat has done that to me a few times also. Never managed to figure out why.

[@_tikinick_]

Small tip, turn you welder up way more than you think and do quick spots, you can see how the welds stick up on the surface, so no penetration, more than ok for hole filling, but more cleanup lol, it's all looking great 👍👍

[@matt13ross]

Problem is the welder only has 4 settings lol. Anything higher was burning through.

[@thomasvisser2983]

For painting the clearcoat you need to spray a heavy coat at the end painting ist realy that hard you need to look at what the paint does if all the droplets about to flow togheter wait 2 mins and then its one smooth service it ill look like a profesional paint job The weard bubles in the base coat could also be a bad prep mabey it didt look bad but use a paint degreaser or it coukd be what you said paint at 20 around celcius

[@gouldnj]

Nice progress Matt. Do us all a comments section favor and pull that freshly painted Porsche out of the garage before welding, grinding and painting right next to it. Edit-interested in hearing your opinion of those solid motor mounts

[@matt13ross]

Yes sir! I hope they don't shake my teeth too much lol.

[@grantlingley1385]

Hey Matt, awesome episode again! You are killing me with the amount of work you get done! I really do need to look into a Max Jack lift! Would be way better than the Jack Stands I currently use!

[@matt13ross]

Go get after it!!

[@AtownCangri]

I used my motorcycle as guinea pig to learn to paint last summer and the same thing happened to me 3 times 😂 I figured out what I was doing wrong - it was a combination of low temp, coats were too thick, and not enough time between coats.

[@matt13ross]

Same thing here I think!

[@furkanylmaz3432]

The thinner ratio of the first coat of paint you put on the hood is too high, which is already evident from the fluidity of the paint you first mixed But still, you are patient, it deserves great respect, the project you are doing is my dream, I hope it will finish beautifully.

[@bealzibub4002]

Turn wire speed down slightly and power up one click on the welder and make sure the gas is fully open

[@matt13ross]

There's only 4 power settings on it lol

[@bealzibub4002]

@ 🤣 maybe a better welder is needed then 🤣

[@matt13ross]

Absolutely is lol

[@paulsprojects1]

love the M3, great to see it being done, would love to know what the blue plastic film is called??

[@matt13ross]

Linked in description box!

[@forty-glocc]

S54 better than the LS tho S54 n SR20 gods motors

[@KarsenHeidenreich]

Love your content man makes me wanna work on my Mk5 Supra or trade up for a porche

[@hyslopboys9600]

Been so long, Matt came back with a whole arse beard! 😂

[@matt13ross]

Lolol

[@stevenvanklaveren5434]

Matt, good job! Looks really really nice. But please get rid of that ugly aftermarket oil cap on that gem of an engine… Keep pushing

[@matt13ross]

Yes, that's one the list!

[@Dudson_2115]

sanding e30 next to the porsche 997 thats crazy

[@matt13ross]

Just some dust. Not biggie

[@jhaurimn5246]

s54 can definitely go in through the top with the trans but it can be a bit tricky with one person. what are your plans for the booster?

[@matt13ross]

Not sure on booster yet. Suggestions?

[@redzone5655]

Amazed how to see this channel with so few suscribers! Given the quality content and effort this should be about 500k!! People subscribe for GS!!!

[@matt13ross]

Love comments like these, thanks so much!

[@MySlowE46]

its really good what you're doing with the car. There was just one question for me that weirded me out a little: Why would you leave your Porsche or E36 in the garage when you are welding or sanding? All of the little fragments, dust, sparks, rust reformer or whatever might go onto the other car next to the E30. If you don't care that much I guess that's fine but I wouldn't do that in my world. But all in all, it's really nice seeing one of these masterpieces being restored. This also gives me some confidence to do more stuff rust related to my E46 that has some minor issues that I sort of fixed but also didnt properly fix because I don't have to equipment and we in germany don't have the option to rent out some equipment as we don't have any specific hardware stores in general :/

[@matt13ross]

I’m not too worried about dust. Paint though, yes. I also move them out when painting.

[@Kristian-hx9tz]

7:35 new porsche steering wheel coming??

[@matt13ross]

Good catch!

[@nicolass9165]

Shuffle all the cars around 😂, first would problem 😂.

[@matt13ross]

100% 1st world problem lol

[@smoll.miniatures]

Fibreglass as a filler on small bodywork repairs is madness.

[@matt13ross]

How come? It was a base layer of glass followed by bondo.

[@smoll.miniatures]

@ Fibreglass is to add strength. No strength is needed. A light skim of glazing putty is what was needed.

[@PLMacflyPL]

Why this new paint under the hood look's worse than old ?

[@matt13ross]

Guess you didn't see the old paint??

[@SDE90]

RIP heater core 😅

[@matt13ross]

How come?

[@Perceni]

Those mounts are super harsh. I went back to OE.

[@matt13ross]

Guess I’ll find out soon enough. Don’t you need swap mounts though?

[@huskyfox9476]

i bet it´s a chemical response from your paint, the new paint might attack the paint below or loosen it or do something like that ... u should have put a barrier like epoxy primer over the complete engine bay ( you should have done it anyway or sand the whole thing to bare metall because the guy before did such a poor job, i am sure he did not sand or/and clean proberly so this might cause some issues in the future ...) however, much better than before!

[@bigospig]

Given your ATDS, I'm surprised you didn't wet sand the engine bay.😆

[@matt13ross]

Eventually, yes!

[@spoons6728]

Application of paint to heavy. The thinners has not evaporated. Build it up in lighter coats. 👍🏻

[@matt13ross]

Agreed!

[@user-zb6ez4jl3u]

Not a CEO… 😂

[@matt13ross]

First one to notice lol

[@AndrewDRoyappa]

I hope you sanded and buffed the engine bay before dropping the engine in. Would be a bit of a head scratcher otherwise

[@matt13ross]

I did not. Had to get the engine in for this video. Plus I need to let the paint fully cure.

[@DaytonCarCare]

Coupon code didn't work. It reads; "The following conditions must be met:- A quantity equal or greater than 4 eligible tire products" (then provides a list of certain tires). Of course the list of tires cost more than the economy brands unfortunately.

[@matt13ross]

Try Falken?

[@Tyrrodotcom]

Please! don't make us wait that long again 😢

[@matt13ross]

It wasn’t on purpose lol

[@carlosedu9224]

Where are the full carbon intake? 👀👀👀👀

[@matt13ross]

One step at a time lol

[@PseudoKirby]

dude stop using spraycan primer, use a good two part epoxy primer and your base will always lay down good, and actually stick and not peel

[@matt13ross]

Yes, that's a good idea. 👍

[@greensidemags]

Howay The Lads .... NUFC

[@sphiwe.maphosa]

damn finally 😢

[@dave4803]

It looks nice but I never saw the point in an overdone engine bay, it will get crapped up as you use the car.

[@matt13ross]

I wouldn’t say it’s overdone. Just better than what it was.

[@dave4803]

@@matt13ross Each to their own, myself I wouldn't have bothered for something you would hardly seen when the engine is back in. My own e30 has an honest engine bay, it hasn't being over cleaned or painted.

[@narutokiller8432]

5th let's gooo

[@clubguinto]

Who dis? New phone LOL

[@matt13ross]

Lol been a busy month!

[@clubguinto]

@@matt13ross Haha - all good! Your content is cool because you actually finish your projects! The 997 Turbo has been my favorite but this e30 M3 build is shaping up to be awesome too. You're basically building my dream fleet! If you restore an old Land Rover for your next project, my mind will be blown! LOL

[@matt13ross]

Diesel Land Rover would be sweet!

[@antonyread5595]

Christ last time I was this early I was being born….. 😅

[@matt13ross]

lololol

[@slowery43]

Wow.. really stupid and not at all funny you nailed it cupcake

[@antonyread5595]

@@matt13rossI can tell you that engine swapping or even just putting an engine in an e30 is a ‘pita’ but 100% worth it! Mine was only an m50b25 swap too

[@antonyread5595]

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