1991 318is

[rafiki]

update: i fucking suck.

[richardb]

Hey rafi, the air box shipped today. You should be able to see the tracking number on paypal. The car is really coming along!

[lennon]

looks good dude. youre saving that car. are you the guy that i talked to a couple years ago selling a white plastic bumper 4 dr for 50 bucks or something? rafiki definitely rings a bell!

[CorvallisBMW]

Nice work! Good to see it being brought back.

Your engine is about to have a paint twin lol

[Motorsports]

For it being your first time. You're doing nice work.

[rafiki]

Hey rafi, the air box shipped today. You should be able to see the tracking number on paypal. The car is really coming along!

thanks i got the email! hope to see it early next week.

looks good dude. youre saving that car. are you the guy that i talked to a couple years ago selling a white plastic bumper 4 dr for 50 bucks or something? rafiki definitely rings a bell!

yeah, i have had random parts back and forth over the years. pretty sure im the only rafi/ rafiki in the tampa area. i live near usf, off flecter

For it being your first time. You're doing nice work.

thanks!

carpet went in today.what a bitch. door cards and rest of interior in tomorrow. maybe a couple pics, who knows :)

[dude8383]

carpet went in today.what a bitch. door cards and rest of interior in tomorrow. maybe a couple pics, who knows :)

Carpet is indeed a bitch...I'm going to be taking mine out again this spring/summer. NOT looking forward to it!

[browntown]

Gheez, you've done more in such a short time than I've done in the past year. I have decided that the *next* e30 I get will be a 91 318i/is though. Clean

[rafiki]

Haha yeah, i'm just stoked to get it ready to roll. I randomly find myself rushing for no reason. Only because I wanna see what it looks like!

[Simon S]

07129908111 is the pn for shorter throttle body studs

[rafiki]

haha youre awesome. thanks.

got most of the ineterior in. couple pieces here and there still left to do. I had to catch a plane. So no more updates until next week!

[n2bimmer]

Very nice, If you keeping the front seats why not just dye them black to match.

[rafiki]

i am pretty sure im gunna do that. either dye/paint the rear bench, or find front black sport seats. but theses were local, a good deal. and honestly they are in damn good shape.

i might change the bench color next week. we'll see how i feel

[rafiki]

i need a wheel bearing, anyone recommendations? Anyone try FCP groton? its $70. Or should i just spring for the turner one at $130

[rafiki]

update:

car is finally on the ground! wooo! ran all the hoses i had to run and turned it on. Ran awesome. a little bit of white smoke from the valve cover side, after a few mintues it went away.

just one problem. for some reason it started to leak gas. you would think since i took apart the injectors, and fuel rail it would be from there. but no.

its from here



right in front of the fuel filter



im wondering if it had to do with me messing with the fuel hoses up front, and some how its getting sorta pushed back. im not really sure. it needs a new fuel filter. Wondering if anyone has any ideas.

it leaks a good amount. constant drop, drop, drop every second or so.

was it possibly something i did up front?