Try and make it out to a meet sometime. I'd love to see your car in the flesh
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SUB'D. I have an 88ix coupe and an 89ix coupe as well. The 89 was supposed to replace the 88 but that's another story.
You've already attracted a bunch of IX guys which is cool. Nando knows all (really). audiquattrot has the best looking IX coupe out there imho.
Your 88 has all the late model sheet metal. Plastic bumpers will bolt right up if you're so inclined.. you already have the late model valance and IS lip.
Have you checked the car thoroughly for rust? my build thread is a tale of woe lol. haven't really started the rust repair yet but my wife and I are (completely irrationally) committed to restoring our IX.
Welcome to r3v.I BUY/SELL REFURBISHED CM5907s & CM5908s
HOWTOs:
DB vert plastic bumpers
OEM Keys
MTech1 docs
88 ix Lach/Card
91 ic Calypso 3.1
86 Cosmo 2.7
OEM+ or bust!
reelizmpro: I will always be an e30 guy.. I still do all of my own labor
TrentW: There's just something so right about a well-built M20 in an E30
e30m3s54turbo: I save my money for tuner parts.
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And yeah that bfc post with the 56 units sold in 88 is pure nonsense. But they **ARE** rare. The 88 coupes were fully loaded and crazy expensive. I believe that all the 88 IXes in the US were coupes, and all the 88 IXes sold in Canada were sedans.
A couple of good background articles for you
Photography by Rémi Dargegen for Petrolicious Today’s topic is: the E30 BMW 3-Series. If you grew up in the 1980s, you probably knew the E30 3-Series as the vehicle of choice for up-and-coming yuppies just trying to make their way in the world. Whereas if you’re growing up now, you probably know the E30 3-Series as the vehicle of choice for weird kids at your high school who smoke pot during lunch. Just kidding! We all know the E30 3-Series has gotten too expensive for the pot-smoking high-schooler crowd, largely because E30 supply is dwindling. This is because most good E30s are now being purchased by hardcore enthusiasts–the kind of people who know where all their screwdrivers are–and converted to track cars. The result is that they’re stripped of all useful interior parts, from the back seats (53 pounds saved) to that small piece of vinyl around the parking brake (one ounce saved, or–in E30 speak–“about as much as my smallest screwdriver,I BUY/SELL REFURBISHED CM5907s & CM5908s
HOWTOs:
DB vert plastic bumpers
OEM Keys
MTech1 docs
88 ix Lach/Card
91 ic Calypso 3.1
86 Cosmo 2.7
OEM+ or bust!
reelizmpro: I will always be an e30 guy.. I still do all of my own labor
TrentW: There's just something so right about a well-built M20 in an E30
e30m3s54turbo: I save my money for tuner parts.
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Originally posted by bradnic View PostSUB'D. I have an 88ix coupe and an 89ix coupe as well. The 89 was supposed to replace the 88 but that's another story.
You've already attracted a bunch of IX guys which is cool. Nando knows all (really). audiquattrot has the best looking IX coupe out there imho.
Your 88 has all the late model sheet metal. Plastic bumpers will bolt right up if you're so inclined.. you already have the late model valance and IS lip.
Have you checked the car thoroughly for rust? my build thread is a tale of woe lol. haven't really started the rust repair yet but my wife and I are (completely irrationally) committed to restoring our IX.
Welcome to r3v.
This weekend I installed Dynamat Xtreme and Dynaliner to just the doors and it made a huge difference. I still have the back panels and the trunk to line with the stuff as well, but I have to order more now. I highly recommend anyone doing this if they are looking for comfort.
For the longest time I have wanted to install Dynamat and Dynaliner (even to the Audi) and I just never prioritized it. With the BMW the exhaust is SO LOUD that I couldn't wait to put it in. Good news is that the exhaust no longer makes my ears bleed.
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Originally posted by bradnic View PostAnd yeah that bfc post with the 56 units sold in 88 is pure nonsense. But they **ARE** rare. The 88 coupes were fully loaded and crazy expensive. I believe that all the 88 IXes in the US were coupes, and all the 88 IXes sold in Canada were sedans.
A couple of good background articles for you
http://www.petrolicious.com/the-bmw-...30-of-them-all
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Def rebuilt.. Keep her clean with regular oil changes.I BUY/SELL REFURBISHED CM5907s & CM5908s
HOWTOs:
DB vert plastic bumpers
OEM Keys
MTech1 docs
88 ix Lach/Card
91 ic Calypso 3.1
86 Cosmo 2.7
OEM+ or bust!
reelizmpro: I will always be an e30 guy.. I still do all of my own labor
TrentW: There's just something so right about a well-built M20 in an E30
e30m3s54turbo: I save my money for tuner parts.
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So I'm attempting to change the tie rods right now and I cannot get them out. The outer tie rod has a 17mm bolt that connects to the hub. When I ratchet the 17mm the thread spins along with it. I tried to us some vice-grips to hold the thread in place but that only stripped the thread. I feel kind of stuck at this point.
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Hold the bottom of the tierod up with a jack. Also DON'T use a pickle fork - hit harbor freight and grab one of the ball joint separators
I BUY/SELL REFURBISHED CM5907s & CM5908s
HOWTOs:
DB vert plastic bumpers
OEM Keys
MTech1 docs
88 ix Lach/Card
91 ic Calypso 3.1
86 Cosmo 2.7
OEM+ or bust!
reelizmpro: I will always be an e30 guy.. I still do all of my own labor
TrentW: There's just something so right about a well-built M20 in an E30
e30m3s54turbo: I save my money for tuner parts.
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goddamn that engine is immaculate! and thanks for the kind words bradnic =)www.instagram.com/snwmble
#snwmble
Current:
'05 BMW M3 - Silver Grey/Imola Red
'90 BMW 325iX - Sterling Silver/Houndstooth sport(5-speed converted)
'15 Mini Countryman - Blazing Red/Carbon Black
Past:
'01 Audi Allroad - Light Silver/Platinum Saber Black
'88 BMW 325iX - Diamond Schwarz/Silver sport *Sold*
'01.5 1.8TQ - Brilliant Black/Nogaro Alcantara ...after 8.5yrs, *Sold* =(
'90 BMW 325i - Schwarz/Tan sport *Sold*
'89 BMW 325ix - Diamond Schwarz/Black sport *Sold*
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I'm having the hardest time with this it's embarrassing. I managed to get the outer taken off the hub, but seem to be stuck on the inner. The securing plate almost seems to be welded in there. I've taken a chisel to it. I've hit it with a screwdriver. It looks separated and shouldn't be holding the inner in there, but there must be some sort of seizing.
I cannot get it to budge. All I am getting is play in the rack (yea I gotta replace it...)
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Originally posted by bradnic View PostHold the bottom of the tierod up with a jack. Also DON'T use a pickle fork - hit harbor freight and grab one of the ball joint separators
http://www.harborfreight.com/3-4-qua...tor-99849.html
Originally posted by audiquattrot View Postgoddamn that engine is immaculate! and thanks for the kind words bradnic =)
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I have a handful of pictures, but lets just say that the tie rods were one thousand times more difficult then they ever should have been. I have done plenty of tie rods and never had this much of a problem with it. Needless to say, I am embarrassed at how hard the passenger side was.
I ended not being able to get the ball joint bolt out since the thread just kept spinning. My first reaction on this was to use the vice-grips (before bradnic gave his great advice with the jack) and I ended up stripping the threads. At that point i figured I would just saw off the thread which worked with the outer tie rod. Then the inner was a huge pain in the ass. I eventually got the plate bent back with a chisel set and an inner tie rod tool. After that it was smooth sailing, but seriously the biggest PITA i've had working on a car next to the steering rack in my Audi.
I love cars though. I'm excited to keep working on the BMW. I took it in for an alignment today. From my initial observations with the new tie rods, they really did tighten up the steering feel a lot. I had A LOT of play in the steering wheel because both the inner and outer joints were completely ruined.
Steering coupler and rear strut mounts are next.
Thanks for all the help and listening to me bitching about it.
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