Hunter's IX ongoing tweaks and maintenance

[2002tiiguy]

Kinda wanted to keep a log of what I am doing to my car and just for future reference if I need to remember how I did it. Feel free to comment and as always suggestions are welcomed. Not necessarily in chronological order but as time progresses it will be.

Replaced parts:
Drivers Control arm
Rack

Passenger wheel bearing/hub (old hub was bent)
Drivers strut housing (thanks nick waller)
Bilstein HD's
Strut mounts
Passenger upper spring perch
Sway bar links front and back
Subframe bushings
New condenser
New Guibos front and rear DS not in between transfer case yet
New Rear driveshaft
Rebuilt spare transfer case and put in car (still leaking dunno why yet)
New drivers side rear output flange seal
Replaced H&R springs with stock
New 96 m3 CABS
Head gasket x2 (for those wondering, Jb weld holds up to cylinder pressure for about 18 months on a nick in the head)
New timing belt 215,000 miles when head gasket got done
Used head lapped in all valves, decked by AIM parts in glenshaw PA
New water pump 196k
Whodwho Ms with 17lb injectors (soon to be 42 lbs)
Cut out cat and welded in pipe.
Fleabay fuel pump
New 95h9 interstate battery
new alternator
Lukebox 10" factory premium speakers Nakamichi cd400 head unit. Pioneer 4 channel for speakers and sony 2 bridged into 1 for sub
New battery cable
used sport seats
Brake hoses to the calipers (ones over axle not yet)
Hella Bifocal H1 low beams and Hella H1 high beams
License plate light rust and new lights

Need to do:
Clutch at some point
Rear trailing arm bushings
Axle boots all around
Coolant hoses
Fan clutch and blade (done)
New front and rear windshield
Rear engine main seal i think
Brake hoses over rear axle
Door seals
Trunk seal (done)
Sunroof seal
Wiper motor? (moves really slow sometime but seems free when i disassemble) any ideas would be appreciated
Blower motor eventually
Heater box recirc flaps
Heated seats
Shift boot (done)
Get saab v6 ignition coil and finish wasted spark (done)
Fix passenger front fender rust hole
Make heater temp control work correctly
install AFR gauge


Part numbers:
Ignition coil bosch 3x2 0 221 503 002 (00098) https://www.amazon.com/Bosch-00098-I...5%3Asaab%3A900

4 pin motronic connector for coil http://www.efiexpress.com/catalog/pr...products_id=61

[jeenyus]

awesome. have fun! the IX has a completely different suspension setup than any of the e30 models. keep that in mind when buying parts.

[2002tiiguy]

lol very well aware, i like how it handles personally.

[2002tiiguy]

1/18/2017 heater core replaced

[2002tiiguy]

Wasted spark done (want to find nicer looking set of plug wires)
Distributor delete plate on
New fan blade and clutch
Bosch green Giant injectors installed,
Passenger side outer ball joint replaced,
Replaced blue coolant temp sensor plug and terminals

[F34R]

Thread is worthless without photos ;)

[2002tiiguy]

lol ill work on that

[jeenyus]

How are the injectors working for you? I'm about to replace mine with something different, but curious how the ones you got are. Link?

[2002tiiguy]

im extremely pleased with them, i mean for naturally aspirated they're way overkill but once i go turbo they should be enough

[2002tiiguy]

pics as promised, will post more as i find them

[MCreally?]

Any pictures of the car?

[2002tiiguy]

theres a few, i need to take some

[MCreally?]

Very clean with tasteful modifications.

[2002tiiguy]

Thanks, its finally getting there.

[litu]

That looks very nice and cool modifications