Kind of an awkward early Spring update - car is kind of on the road, kind of not. Found a bunch of pics from my DSLR from the past few months.
A better view of the yee haw shifter - this was before I cut it down to the right size. Note cluster and MID are missing - sent them off to PixelFixNW, he had a special going on for both.
“OMG…look at that shifter, you moron”
“what has been seen cannot be unseen”
Deleted the old OEM BMW AUX fan, it was no longer plugged into anything and just taking up valuable airflow. The kidney shroud was all smashed up too so I replaced that as well - found one cheap brand new on eBay, from a dealer in NJ.
old
Aux fan taking up a ton of area
see ya! Much more direct airflow to the radiator now.
Cluster and MID came in - replaced the LCD screens on both as they were pretty scratched and damaged. Repair is perfect and they look brand new.
New glass
New radio button, old one had all kinds of interesting things growing in it
At this point I had some of the bodywork nearing completion so I pulled the rear bumper to transfer the crash beam over to the new unit.
New spacers came in, I think they’re 12mm?
Finally on the ground for the first time after all the subframe and rear end service/maintenance.
The fenders still need to be rolled in the rear as they rub at the current height. Check out the Mercury Marauder craigslist tires on the back with the super cool smooth sidewall.
Pulled the plates out of storage at the DMV
Went to get ice cream in the city with open headers
I drove it literally twice before taking it all back apart. No noises or vibrations from the rear so the subframe service and pinion snub was a success. It’s getting a new cam, valvetrain goodies, and a revised intake.
Old setup
An hour later:
The crappy Advance auto crank pulley puller fingers wouldn’t stay attached to the hub , so I persuaded them to. It worked.
Cam comes in Monday. I already pulled off the front accessories, timing cover, locked the lifters in place, pulled pushrods and rockers, blah blah. Once it’s drivable I’ll button up rear bumper and drive it to the shop for exhaust fab and a new tune on the dyno.
