Joey's iS

[IRON-E]

Hey sucka, stop giving out my trunk liner secrets.

[Link]

Wow do I want to order those cluster rings.

[JinormusJ]

Hey sucka, stop giving out my trunk liner secrets.

:mrgreen:
Did you ever get those floor mats I PM'd you about?

Wow do I want to order those cluster rings.

Djgenius10 on eBay; just look up "e30 cluster rings"; he should be one of the vendors. Buy them only from him though, all/most others are Chinese knock-offs that don't fit right unless persuaded. He's also on BF.C if you would rather communicate wi him there (DjGenius)
Dj's pop in within seconds and fit nice and tight

Ended up buying a second set because I screwed up the set I just installed by using glue. Oh well; live and learn



More parts galore! New bumper (finally!) and a few more things here and there soon

[IRON-E]

Been kinda busy with life, so I totally missed out.
Thanks for the heads up though.

[JinormusJ]

New bumpaaaahhhhh






Peices are slowly falling into place

[RUFFLZ]

cluster looks great!
looks like everything is coming together nicely.

[benyen soljax]

Love the project. Subscribed. Rehabbing one of God's chariots on its last leg is the most fulfilling charity work money can buy, and an IS to boot.

[MoreMayhem]

It's really come along nicely. Keep it up!

[JinormusJ]

So I've had this box from BMA sitting for the better part of a month



All sorts of goodies inside
Opted for the more expensive good stuff as well cause well.. It is an iS ( )


GRAF Water Pump
INA Timing Belt Tensioner
Continental Belts (Timing, AC, Power Steering, Alternator)
Behr 80* Thermostat
Genuine BMW Coolant
New OEM Breather Hose
New OEM Intake Boot
Red Rocket Labs OBC Temp Sensor
Bosch Spark Plugs

(Installing the last two at a later time)
You guessed it.. IT'S TIMING TIME!



Rise and shine! (7:30AM)



Splash guard out.. FILTHY!



Hoses out! radiator out!



Belts out!



Mechanics, aka monkeys with wrenches, love to over-torque these dang fan clutches. WHERE THE HECK IS IT GONNA GO??? It has a reverse thread for petes sake!
This has happened to my last e30, so i followed suit like i did last time by ending up removing the whole water pump assembly with the fan clutch still attached, then taking it off outside the engine bay



Some mental swearing, brow throwing, and about 30 more minutes later, VIOLA!



Then I stripped those dang Allen key bolts on the rotor :curse:


Luckily, I had my extractor sockets that I ended up buying for my 5-speed swap when we stripped the starter bolts. Tools really do pay for themselves don't they?



Another 30 minutes later of hammering away in tight clearances
BADABING BADABOOM KACHOW BROWNCHICKEN-BROWNCOW



Cut 'er loose cap'n!



After that, everything went smoothly; timing belt n, tensioner in, water pump on, pulley on, bottom crankshaft on.


Then we got to the rotor. Had to custom grind some 8mm bolts I picked up at the hardware stor from down the street. By no means pretty, but better than those Allen key bolts. Screw you BMW; Screw you. :weak:



Perfect for when I have to replace that rotor soon



BM-Freakin-W Blue bling swag coolant



In it goes



All buttoned up and ready for another 60k miles



Ending time: 5:57PM

[RUFFLZ]

cluster looks great!
looks like everything is coming together nicely.

thanks ameet!
:p

[JinormusJ]

Joey says:
Thanks ameet!
:p

[RUFFLZ]

god you are so sexy

thanks booboo.

[JinormusJ]

Anytime handsome
:up:

[Danny]

Lookin good!

[JinormusJ]

Thanks Danny!