ASC Fabrics

I then sourced the last pieces required and got everything installed. I think version 2.0 looks really great, the shock tower looks a lot...

Before the engine goes back in I wanted to fix some chassis stuff that had bothered me and the biggest one was the power steering...

First step of the rebuild was to replace the oil pan as the 4.8 one was damaged which I knew before buying it Before I could do that I...

4.4 N62 carnage and it's time for a 4.8

After sorting out the radiator and cooling system stuff I experienced my first notable failure of the car. I had observed the power...

Fast forward a few months from where the last post left off and at this point the car is mostly just ... finished. I do still plan on...

With the power steering working it felt like a whole new car... it felt like a real car The color combo matches the tan/green colors of...

Now that it's mechanically about where I want it, it's time to get the car all one color and a bit more complete as far as cosmetics go!...

I started it after all that rear suspension work and let it idle a bit and it started smoking again... so I decided to pull the valve...

Pretty straightforward at this point. I have the DunkelDiff™ draining The subframe dropping ...and dropped Awaiting parts at this point...

I took the car out today for a long drive, it's so much fun and boy is it fast. On the last stretch headed home I started to floor it for...

This is taking forever haha The next time I worked on the car was also two steps forward and one step back. A lot of the final details...

Yeesh. I need a bigger DME box Bought this strut bar for a 4 cylinder Z3 on the off chance it would fit, was very happy (and surprised)...

And finally... the first coat of 2K epoxy primer. I did a light dusting for the first few coats I was pretty happy with how the seams...

Before I could start painting I had to double check if there were any more brackets I wanted welded in... and I did want that ABS module...

Soo previously I thought I could maybe use the stock shaft. Which was 100% wrong haha With the engine mount in place I started looking at...

Fabrication (Engine and Transmission Mounts)It's so close now I can almost smell the trunkfloor failing First step of the engine mounts...

Back to work on the important things of the swap, the next critical step is aligning the driveshaft and get a custom driveshaft made. The...

With the chassis fabrication done it was time to test fit the engine before prettying thing up, just in case things have to be modified...

First up with chassis fabrication was to get the heater core valve in place. I cut the bracket off the firewall ages ago and had it saved...