87E first timers build

[Mr. Tasty]

drivers

[JA1991]

Alright, i think mine was routed funny, it was put together with two hoses that were clearly cut with a razor blade or something, and then clamped together, and bent to the point where almost no coolant could get through. It was so messed up it was rubbing on the pulley for my power steering and i beleive that's why they took the belt off.

[Mr. Tasty]

damn PO's. I am glad mine was previously owned by a bmw enthusiast who had money to do the right maintenance.

[JA1991]

Yea with every PO the car gets worse, they drilled holes through the rear bumper trim to hold the bumper steady, good thing i'm doing a tuck and painting the trim. The custom exhaust work is another nice thing he did for me haha. Oh and the fact that i drained the coolant and it was straight water.

[JA1991]

How the car sits as of today, doing the timing belt and accessory belts, water pump, plugs, air filter, some new hoses, cap and rotor, new radiator fan and some cleaning.

[JA1991]

I forgot to update, i obviously finished the timing belt and what not.
I made a move from Fort Myers Florida to Lansing Michigan, my car has almost 200k miles (could have i don't know what the odometer really should read) and it made it without one hiccup, never got hot or anything. BMW at it's finest.

[JA1991]

I also purchased an exhaust a month before i moved, it's still sitting in my closet i have to put it on. Here that is.

[FunfGan]

That exhaust looks wonderful :)

[JA1991]

I also built and finished a wooden roof rack.
I purchased the feet with cross bars off ebay for $45 shipped.
So far i've spent exactly $100 on the wood, stain, sand paper, paint brushes, sealant, and the feet.

[JA1991]

That exhaust looks wonderful :)

Thanks i hope it sounds wonderful as well.
Blueapplesoda made it for me. He is also making bolt on turbo kits and stuff that i'm probably going to purchase
That being said, my next set of plans for the car are coil overs, wheels, a head swap, with a built head (turbo cam, 3 angle valve job, port and polish) Someone on the forums makes them i forget who, but i've heard he does a really good job.

[JA1991]

So i finally got my Megans on.. Got some wheels and tires, I'd like to thank my friends at Airliftcompany. The next step is rolling the fenders so i can get moar low, oh and figure how to raise my exhaust so it doesn't dig holes in my yard and shit.

[F34R]

Looks really nice, I would suggest mounting the rack boards on the underside of the cross members. Makes the rack lower and gives you a front and back stopper.

[JA1991]

I used pine so they're super weak so i'm going to go buy some oak and make new cross beams and flip them upside down. i love how you're rack turned out though. thanks for the input man

[Cronopoulos]

Looks like a great start, updates!

[JA1991]

Rolled my rear fenders today, going to be dropping my car a little more tomorrow. I'm kind of scared for my exhaust haha.
Pics up tomorrow hopefully.