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Haven’t been posting much and even less on the MINI. Here’s a recent picture of the engine. Just gotta love the green eyes

Finally. Here are some pictures of the 550i’s latest progress. Sorry i did have the car washed 2 days ago but today’s rain ruined everything. Since i’m bringing it to the workshop later, I’ll leave it for now. The guys at the shop will get the finer details sorted out. What’s lacking currently:

1. Fuel Gauge
2. Speedo
3. O2 sensors aren’t plugged in
4. Minor wiring Issues

Yup, i have been driving it that way for the last week. I have also had the exhaust connected to just the center section for now(again). It’s pretty loud, but just not anywhere near refined.  With just the center section now, it has that subtle burbling like a turbo would but dominated by the creamy V12′s nice growling howl. I’m planning for a more final exhaust system soon.

Parts of the engine are pretty much as-in from the donor, oxidized, roasted.  I’ll get it all detailed and painted soon.I may even put in the metal mesh air filter pods.

As i’ve mentioned, the old V12 was replaced with a more complete 750i swap. So, again, it’s essentially a 750iAl with an E34 shell(maybe). A Far cry from the then, manual  transmission and throttles. It’s just so much more tamer now. So much so, that it’s completely soften the intentions of a wild V12 project. Though i’m kept happy with other attributes that make the 750i  such a fine cruiser. But i’m determined to hack it as far as i can.

The magnificent V12 is a sight to behold. Did i mention i had the whole bay degreased in Simple Green? My all-time favourite multi-purpose cleaner. Know where the oil is filled? The central oil filler made my buy that little more worth it. Most 750is in existence now have got their oil filler near the firewall, which doesn’t look nearly as good as the central ones on the 850is. Try browing pics of my late V12. I have also got used to the central expansion tank that were only on the Bigger fives and sevens. looks good in there too. Read the rest of this entry →

Sorry for the lack of updates for so long. The car was practically at the workshop for the last 6months. But now it’s back alive and kicking with another heart.

Here’s my official update

I’ve decided that the last V12 wasn’t running as well as expected with the custom everything. it was a great experience to have driven it in the state even. but it’s just not right.

I got another 750iAL donor from the yard yet again. Now, in right hand drive. Not that these treasures are abundance over here in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, but i was just that lucky to have found another.

Vowing that everything will go in, AS-IS, from the 750i so less bullshit and yes, even the auto transmission.

so, out goes the old V12 with the custom manifolds, throttles, transmission adapter, electric fan, wiring etc.

i sent the car in late last month in December and it’s now outta the shop since Saturday.

It’s now running mostly everything 750i from the wiring, to the air con, hydraulic brakes, steering rack, transmission. etc

The only drawback is it’s still on the 520i rear subframe with a 3:73 on it. Good ratio though IMO

I’ll be posting pics soon

What i can say for now is that the 750i must have been truly great. I am really loving the automatic cruiser now.

The brakes take some getting used to though. it doesn’t assure you with a good first bite, but rather, a firm pedal that DO stop, but in a subtle way. it’s hard to explain, but if it was on purpose, i can understand the reason why. Passenger comfort.

Here’s a video of my almost-complete project V12 E34. I now have manual throttle bodies instead of the drive-by-wire ones. I had problems with drive-by-wire throttles due to the absence of the stock automatic transmission and probably some other sensors which just seems too tedious to incorporate with my plans of fusing the V12 and M20 harness.

In the ECU compartment there are a total of 4 ECUs. Read the rest of this entry →

A hot engine needs a cool fan. It’s gotta be an electric fan  Duke Racing supplied the part. This is a 12″ 1650cfm Billion Industries fan. Billion is a company based in Japan, churns our huge lines of performance products mainly for Japanese cars. They also supply OEM parts to those makes Read the rest of this entry →