Absorbantnut's '87 325is

[AbsorbantNut]

Well, like I said, here are the pics of the trim!







And then one of the valve cover during adjustment, just degreased it for now to get the years of oil off.

[AbsorbantNut]

that looks like the uber rare all copper internal'ed m20

I wish

So I took some pics of the trim, and Ill post them up later.

[ieatmango]

that looks like the uber rare all copper internal'ed m20

[AbsorbantNut]

Pulled the front grill trim and painted it black, then I wondered what to do with the kidneys. The chrome was coming off, so I just painted it as well. Then I sprayed the headlight circle things black, because they were faded and stuck out like a sore eye. Then I sprayed the wiper grills and arms black. Then I took off the IS spoiler, wiped out the years of grime underneath, and sprayed that black as well. All using plasti-dip. That stuff looks great on trim.

Still waiting to adjust the valves. I soaked the valve cover in degreaser and cleaned it up real Good. I think Im gonna sand it down and paint it a bright green. But I gotta stop beating around the bush and do the valves already:p

Thats all for now!

[smurfs_182]

keep working, good stuff buddy

[AbsorbantNut]

Well, I snagged a pic of inside the valve cover

[AbsorbantNut]

Dude, you are putting in work.

+1 one, great progress!

Thanks guys, it means a lot:D

wow, that thing is beat. Good luck and glad to see you are saving her.

Thanks bro, hopefully she comes out alright.

And finally, my CV boots should either arrive today or tomorrow!

[AbsorbantNut]

dude i feel so bad for you i think we need to call up chip foose from overhaulin and have you overhauled. it's not like you have 1 or even a hundred issues to fix you have issues everywhere in every conceivable way

I honestly don't see it being too bad. Mechanically it looks really sound, all it needs is some elbow grease to make it look it's part. It's a nice project that's for sure.

Thanks mango dude, but like track junkie said, Ive bascially got all the mechanical stuff working soundly, no hickups. Then I plan on doing the suspension soon with some coils, so Ill have a great ride:D

[Danny]

Dude, you are putting in work.

+1 one, great progress!

[dashboardmonkey]

wow, that thing is beat. Good luck and glad to see you are saving her.

[Farbin Kaiber]

Dude, you are putting in work.

[trackjunkie21]

I honestly don't see it being too bad. Mechanically it looks really sound, all it needs is some elbow grease to make it look it's part. It's a nice project that's for sure.

[ieatmango]

dude i feel so bad for you i think we need to call up chip foose from overhaulin and have you overhauled. it's not like you have 1 or even a hundred issues to fix you have issues everywhere in every conceivable way

[AbsorbantNut]

Heres some pics I found


That was getting the tranny back in


Then came the driveshaft


Torn apart interior




So much stuff




Here was my CSB problem:o Boy was that fun


Swapping CSBs and great pic of the old slave


Thats what the muffler looks like


Rebuilt brakes


Removed the blue paint that was splashed on


Clean interior again!





Theres that RD green shift knob and my custom shift boot. Not too shabby for a first attempt

[AbsorbantNut]

So I did a compression check to check out how the motors doing, all were between 160 and 170, score!! That basically made my day yesterday:D Now Im just gonna clean the plugs and put them back in.

So today I decided, Im going to adjust the valves, so I took off the valve cover and holy crap. Its a black abyss. My vert has a rebuilt head, so it is spotless inside, so when I took it off, its amazing the stuff that builds up after 150,000+ miles. Then it started raining, so I covered it up and now am just waiting for the rain to stop.