Hey guys,
So I got my e30 a garage. I have taken most of the stuff off the intake side of the engine simply to clean all the gunk off and determine what exactly is leaking. The problem I have is that I want to replace everything. The starter for example looks pretty gnarly....but it still works. But....they are under 200 bucks for a new one, so why not just get a new one?
Ok well with that attitude I would also end up swapping the possibly leaking rack (although it looks so damn shiny) for an e46 rack ($200-$250)
The motor mounts, tranny mounts, and guibo appear to be new. The master cylinder + brake calipers + caliper lines have all been recently done as well.
Replaced the cat back system with an oem equivalent. Replaced timing belt, VCG + rocker plugs, water pump, all the water hoses, the t stat, rotor + cap + spark plugs and ignition wires.
Will send out the injectors to be rebuilt, and get new seals for the intake. Have/will replace all the rubber vacuum hoses as well as most of the fuel lines (on charcoal canister and fuel lines back to pump).
But since I have it on jack stands and ramps I was thinking of just dropping the entire rear subframe, replacing all the bushings and end links, rust treating the trailing arms etc, then take off the exhaust as well to clean up that side of the engine bay. While the exhaust is off I will either disconnect the driveshaft or remove it entirely depending on the state of the CSB. This way I can lower the transmission and go ahead and replace the shift linkage.
At what point is this just ridiculous and too much? The goal is to have everything up and running come spring so I can put my e46 sedan up in the garage and ideally do some tuning up on her! But furthermore, I hate leaks so this also will allow me to plug potential ones and then be able to keep an eye out for future leaks
I've noticed that once I get myself into the garage after work... i can go crazy for like 5 hours and do serious work. So it really wouldn't be outrageous to try and tackle what I am thinking about doing.
I've already spend maybe 1300 in parts and I am willing to spend another thousand or two b/c this is my hobby and I enjoy wrenching around.
Now that i've typed this out, I'm not sure what the point of this post is...I'm just going to work slowly through each system and see where I end up.
So I got my e30 a garage. I have taken most of the stuff off the intake side of the engine simply to clean all the gunk off and determine what exactly is leaking. The problem I have is that I want to replace everything. The starter for example looks pretty gnarly....but it still works. But....they are under 200 bucks for a new one, so why not just get a new one?
Ok well with that attitude I would also end up swapping the possibly leaking rack (although it looks so damn shiny) for an e46 rack ($200-$250)
The motor mounts, tranny mounts, and guibo appear to be new. The master cylinder + brake calipers + caliper lines have all been recently done as well.
Replaced the cat back system with an oem equivalent. Replaced timing belt, VCG + rocker plugs, water pump, all the water hoses, the t stat, rotor + cap + spark plugs and ignition wires.
Will send out the injectors to be rebuilt, and get new seals for the intake. Have/will replace all the rubber vacuum hoses as well as most of the fuel lines (on charcoal canister and fuel lines back to pump).
But since I have it on jack stands and ramps I was thinking of just dropping the entire rear subframe, replacing all the bushings and end links, rust treating the trailing arms etc, then take off the exhaust as well to clean up that side of the engine bay. While the exhaust is off I will either disconnect the driveshaft or remove it entirely depending on the state of the CSB. This way I can lower the transmission and go ahead and replace the shift linkage.
At what point is this just ridiculous and too much? The goal is to have everything up and running come spring so I can put my e46 sedan up in the garage and ideally do some tuning up on her! But furthermore, I hate leaks so this also will allow me to plug potential ones and then be able to keep an eye out for future leaks
I've noticed that once I get myself into the garage after work... i can go crazy for like 5 hours and do serious work. So it really wouldn't be outrageous to try and tackle what I am thinking about doing.
I've already spend maybe 1300 in parts and I am willing to spend another thousand or two b/c this is my hobby and I enjoy wrenching around.
Now that i've typed this out, I'm not sure what the point of this post is...I'm just going to work slowly through each system and see where I end up.
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