Soon to be IX owner

[gettinscurvy]

Alright boys! My good friend is gifting me a 325ix. It ran before the starter died and he's been spending his time fixing rust patches. He has a remanufactured starter for me as well. What are the main things I should look at, clean or replace when I recieve it? I know only a little about e30s and less about ix's.

[fresh_TD]

When was last time he changed timing belt, water pump, AC/PS/ALT belts, plugs? Take care of any mechanical issues first

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[gettinscurvy]

Good question. I'll have to find all that out.

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[EyExR]

The main thing you should look at is your pockets. Make sure they're real deep...... :p

[nomansland92]

check the front half shaft boots for rips. and I would suggest pulling and greasing the front drive shaft where it goes into the transfer case only takes 30 minutes or so.

[Posaune]

All of the above plus check the t-case for ATF. Fluid level should be right below the fill plug.

[EyExR]

check the front half shaft boots for rips. and I would suggest pulling and greasing the front drive shaft where it goes into the transfer case only takes 30 minutes or so.

Yup. And don't use ANY kind of lube.... You need Molykote BR-2 grease.

[gettinscurvy]

WOw, thanks guys! I appreciate all the feedback. We're probably going to be picking it up in another few weeks. Too much shit going on right now.

[gettinscurvy]

It's official.

[gettinscurvy]

It is parked at my good friend, The King's house (we're co-owners). We can't wait to be tooling around in this thing.

[Nesset]

Looks decent!

[RocketJohn]

Congrats

[gettinscurvy]

Minor ix updates!!

Let's recap:

As of last weekend we had the 325ix up on jackstands because we were planning on changing out all the stoppy parts (read brake rotors/pads).

Thursday:

We received miscellaneous parts from our benefactor. We'll document what they all are when we have some time but for now I'll just share pictures of all the boxes.

Before


After


Friday:



The King got a notification from his HOA that the 325ix was going to be towed because it was “inoperable” (sitting on jack stands). We decided that our next course of action would be to reassemble the front end with brand new brake rotors, lightly used pads and good condition calipers. After installing all of these we decided we'd also install new brake lines. Upon attempting to remove the old lines, the rusted hard lines snapped quicker than ratchet girls necks as I drive by.



...Well fuck...

Ok...so how to repair/replace 8ft of brake hardline. We first searched for a whole assembled unit to replace to no avail. Then we google/youtubed it and found a guy detailing using "'Gator Gripper" compression fittings to "tie" two pieces of hard line together!! Woo, our salvation! We headed to Autozone to pick up a couple and that's where we ended the evening and our weekend work on the 325ix.

[The Dark Side of Will]

HOA's blow.

[gettinscurvy]

For fucking sure, man. When I buy a house (in the next couple of months) I'm going to do my damnedest to make sure there isn't one of those around.