I had a relatively limited window on Mike's lift to get a few key items done in between my truck getting finished (a new fuel hard line turned into a frame off partial restoration
) and the next project - an engine swap for his neighbor's '70s Camaro. Yes, it's bitchin'. Or at least will be.
The key objectives for the time on Mike's lift were:
1) Install engine. This is a LOT easier when you can raise and lower the car instead of the lifting the engine in. I could do this at Doom, but why?
2) Build exhaust. This was the part that I really couldn't do at Doom. I don't have the equipment.
The original intent was to get this done in two weekends, but I got hung up by my original muffler plans not working out. The S54 wants either dual 2.5s or a single 3.5" exhaust. 3.5" exhausts are LOUD, and it's hard to make the clear the ground, and it's hard to get a good catalytic converter option for them without spending $$$$. So dual 2.5 it is. (Single 3" works, but you lose top end on the S54, and the muffler options aren't ideal.)
Still, three weeks later (and just ahead of a "snow storm"), I towed it home. Big thanks to Mike both for the use of his garage, AND for helping me push the M3 inside Doom after towing it home!