So I recently aquired a 2.8l short block off of a buddy of mine for the price of lunch from Wendy's. He pulled it out of a 528i that had a bad head and he didn't have any other use for it since he went the route of a complete junkyard motor replacement so now his old block is mine.
My plan is to pull out the rotating assembly, have the block cleaned, then install the guts from a 330 (with new bearings of course), find a head, maybe install a "hotter" cam, and then put the whole thing in my 00 323ci.
The downfall here however is that I've never done any mechanical work this serious before. I'm using this as a learning experience and as a way to get some more "go" for my car.
What I'd like to do is see if you guys can help me compile a list of all of the things I'll need to get to assemble this thing. I am willing to steal/reuse some electrical bits and sensors off of my old motor, however I'm trying to avoid cracking open the old one. So as far as like major mechanical things go (water/oil pumps, timing chains, gaskets, ect) I want new stuff.
I'll be actively reading this thread for the next few days however starting Thursday I'll be in Europe for two weeks so I won't be able to check in as often. I'll actually be visiting BMW headquarters on my trip which is kind of cool.
I'll eventually attach some pictures of the motor as to give you guys an idea of what I'm starting with. All help and advice is appreciated.
My plan is to pull out the rotating assembly, have the block cleaned, then install the guts from a 330 (with new bearings of course), find a head, maybe install a "hotter" cam, and then put the whole thing in my 00 323ci.
The downfall here however is that I've never done any mechanical work this serious before. I'm using this as a learning experience and as a way to get some more "go" for my car.
What I'd like to do is see if you guys can help me compile a list of all of the things I'll need to get to assemble this thing. I am willing to steal/reuse some electrical bits and sensors off of my old motor, however I'm trying to avoid cracking open the old one. So as far as like major mechanical things go (water/oil pumps, timing chains, gaskets, ect) I want new stuff.
I'll be actively reading this thread for the next few days however starting Thursday I'll be in Europe for two weeks so I won't be able to check in as often. I'll actually be visiting BMW headquarters on my trip which is kind of cool.
I'll eventually attach some pictures of the motor as to give you guys an idea of what I'm starting with. All help and advice is appreciated.
