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  • davey101
    E30 Addict
    • Aug 2007
    • 468

    #1

    Some Recent Pics of my iX...

    haven't posted a lot over here, but I snapped some pictures a few days ago and figured Id post em up. just a stockish 5 speed coupe ix with bilstein hd's and some euro/"is" bits. Just got finished reworking the entire cooling system, replacing all the power steering lines when disaster struck. My splines shattered causing my transfer case to explode yesterday. not a cheap fix, but I'm driving up to New Hampshire next week to pick up the tcase and driveshaft. maintain those splines ix'ers :hitler:







    yes, it was idling a bit high. teh adjusting screw and nut on the throttle cable is siezed pretty well and I keep messing around with it, got it back at around 800 rpm before the tcase went up





    and yesterday. first time I ever had to call AAA or get the car up on a flat bed. really nasty feeling when your car breaks down on you in the middle of a road. just kind of bored as I have no car for the next week lol :???:


    future plans after its all fixed up is finish my suspension (h&r ix springs) grab a few oem bits like floormats and maybe a cd-43, mark d chip and an MT1 wheel, replace some more maintenance parts (valve cover gasket, spark plugs, random rubber bits) and then I think i'm done with it. just picked up a set of bottlecaps to replace my steelies for winter duty (blizzaks) so I may have some fun painting them some color. motors all stock (besides some dumbass cone filter I installed into the stock airbox using an elbow pipe and an adapter) and an ebay chip the previous owner installed. but....any suggestions?

    and how it looks in its element

  • hendrixvodu
    R3VLimited
    • Jan 2007
    • 2514

    #2
    dave man your car is super fuckin clean
    -His-
    87 e30 325i
    87 e24 m6
    05 e83 x3
    94 e32 740i 5spd
    -Hers-
    89 e30 325i
    18 f48 x1

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    • davey101
      E30 Addict
      • Aug 2007
      • 468

      #3
      Originally posted by hendrixvodu
      dave man your car is super fuckin clean

      and super fuckin busted lol

      thanks though man, can't wait for the trip up to bav this year!

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      • #1~STUNNA
        Wrencher
        • Jul 2009
        • 218

        #4
        Tight!
        No BITCHASSEDNESS!!!
        Werd.:finger:

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        • Desaevious
          No R3VLimiter
          • Aug 2007
          • 3810

          #5
          Good angles here...I can't even see a bent valence! :giggle:

          I'm glad you're fixing it dude. I'm sorry I wasn't of much help when you called, because we both figured these tranny's were rather bulletproof. Does the t case break easier on IX's??

          But goddamn lol @ "Im not fred, the fix isn't buying an e46 lol"

          SC*AR (Schwarz Army)
          No longer stock ride height, rolling as low as a daily driver in New England should without worrying about breaking an oil pan. :up:

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          • davey101
            E30 Addict
            • Aug 2007
            • 468

            #6
            Originally posted by Desaevious
            Good angles here...I can't even see a bent valence! :giggle:

            I'm glad you're fixing it dude. I'm sorry I wasn't of much help when you called, because we both figured these tranny's were rather bulletproof. Does the t case break easier on IX's??

            But goddamn lol @ "Im not fred, the fix isn't buying an e46 lol"
            that valence....

            It's all right man. There was no way of knowing the issue without removing major parts. figured it was a clutch or tranny related but instead it was my worst fear. I was an idiot for not maintainig the driveline, and this is what I get. Oh and dont go to Tonys Impoted Auto, I brought my car there about 2 years ago and asked if he could inspect my splines and regrease them, he said its impossible and a sealed part. I told him he was wrong, he got butthurt since he "knows every bmw ever built" and I guess im not welcome back anymore lol :roll: anyways I should have taken it elsewhere or try to do it myself.

            not sure about the t-case strength but the splines are rather iffy. people have been know to reinforce them or lengthen them. and when that goes...

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            • davey101
              E30 Addict
              • Aug 2007
              • 468

              #7
              oh and I just noticed we have the same join date lol

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              • Desaevious
                No R3VLimiter
                • Aug 2007
                • 3810

                #8
                Yeah Tony is a douche. Never go to him. The best guys to go to in the area HANDS DOWN is http://www.neoautos.com/. The guys down there kick ass...one of them even owns an E30! (his second daily driver and his first BMW). And our join date is the same because I told you to join r3v after I discovered it!

                SC*AR (Schwarz Army)
                No longer stock ride height, rolling as low as a daily driver in New England should without worrying about breaking an oil pan. :up:

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                • Leaf
                  Banned
                  • Apr 2009
                  • 985

                  #9
                  Is that stock height? Looks very nice....

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                  • Leaf
                    Banned
                    • Apr 2009
                    • 985

                    #10
                    and what'd you do to your antenna?

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                    • Huff
                      R3VLimited
                      • May 2006
                      • 2488

                      #11
                      I LOVE 15" basket weaves. The car looks amazing.

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                      • davey101
                        E30 Addict
                        • Aug 2007
                        • 468

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Leaf
                        Is that stock height? Looks very nice....
                        yep, stock ix height :)

                        Originally posted by Leaf
                        and what'd you do to your antenna?
                        ummm, its there? its a hirschman oem tourque changing antenna

                        Originally posted by dillsnick
                        I LOVE 15" basket weaves. The car looks amazing.

                        thanks man

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                        • nando
                          Moderator
                          • Nov 2003
                          • 34827

                          #13
                          nice clean car

                          what likely happened was the grease in your splines probably dried out (or oxidized). splines rust, driveshaft strips. doh! you should be checking that once a year. I'm planning on checking mine at the end of the summer. it's really easy (6 bolts that hold on the driveshaft and a centering pin) so no excuses. ;)

                          oh yeah, while you have the t-case out rebuild that shifter linkage. it's the only way to get to it anyway. I'd suggest a Z3 1.9 lever, the stock ix lever is like a freakin' row boat.
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                          Bimmerlabs

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                          • 4ce30
                            R3VLimited
                            • Feb 2006
                            • 2762

                            #14
                            i wish my ix was that clean..
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                            • Hatchman
                              E30 Fanatic
                              • Mar 2005
                              • 1425

                              #15
                              its all about the amber city lights


                              Looks great.

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