disassemble, order parts, read installtion manual, reassemble...and then.

the once shiny surface of the newly machined and lightened flywheel had some surface rust on it when i finally got to put the clutch and pressure plate in place today....

this is the newly machined, resurfaced, and lightened m10 flywheel i sent to mule engineering to be reworked...

this is the flywheel view of the engine as it was about to be lowered into the engine bay...as you can see the finely re-surfaced flywheel had been lightened to a 13 lb. flywheel...

...the engine side of someone else's flywheel and a slightly closer view shows the effects of removing the 'excess' flywheel materials...revealing imperfections in the steel...this would NOT be the best flywheel to use under racing conditions...

this is an example of an even lighter flywheel...used for racing applications...it features an alumimun flywheel with a steel starter ring...the problem with these flywheels are with 'lumpy' cams these flywheels do not have the additional weight required to smooth out the idle and therefore these cars lump...lol...

normally, this is a good sight...after months of anticipation today i installed the throwout bearing, the new sachs clutch, and pressure plate...well not today...throwout bearing went easily into its place...a little extra grease for good measure..and the clutch and pressure plate...check...the problem...the flywheel bolts are only a little more than hand tight...think that might be a problem...ugh...i'll disassemble and reassemble later next week...

garages

this is a treasured picture i have of my son guiding me into the bmw's temporary home in canton, ohio in october 2010...the apartment i temporaily rented there had a nice 2 stall garage for storage...the caption below has nothing to do with my son in this picture but at times i certainly feel foolish looking back at this after dismanteling this e21 and moving in the middle of the restoration...

"There's nothing more dangerous than a resourceful idiot." 

                                                           -Scott Adam