Project Izzy: The AWD Money Pit

[stonea]

Yeah my license plate does give me away, lol

[audiquattrot]

If I get in touch with them I'll bring it up. I remember I sent them an email a while ago about an oil pan and never got a response from them, but I barley knew what I was talking about so I just forgot about it. I wonder if not getting a response is a common thing from them......

thanks bud! I appreciate it =) and yes they are HORRIBLE. never dealing w/ them again

[stonea]

So I think I've figured out my oil capacity problem. I'm gonna swap the m52tu oil filter housing for the one out of the s54. The s54 housing allows me to run lines to an oil cooler. There's a guy who did it on e46 fanatics and although he's running a small oil cooler he gained 1.25 quarts.


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[stonea]

So nothing new with Izzy, but me and my buddy pb34 Finished stripping down the parts car (For sale thread can be found here).









I also got a chance to clean out Izzy's interior and also tested to see if my z3 floor mats fit (They kind of do).





Also got a little bit of snow back home and Izzy got to have some fun, Lexi however wasn't very pleased.





After everything cleared up she got to go see her sister, my friends 1991 325ix



Not very car related but I finally turned 21 this past week!!!!!!!!

[stonea]

Project Izzy: The AWD Money Pit

So not a lot hasn't happened to Izzy her self, but I've got some parts on order and hopefully I can get some stuff done to her this weekend.



I did how ever paint the head light wipers, I still need to paint the rings around the headlights, though.







I did happen to go to the junkyard the other day and score some mint black ski pass seats. My buddy also said he'd let his mint black convertible seats for $160, so all in all no to bad. Now I just need to get some black door cards, thinking about taking the tan ones out of the parts car and try painting/dying them.











Oh Also I found this.....







A 1991 325ix 5speed!!!!!!!!! Needless to say I'm a proud new owner of a 325ix drivetrain from the engine, front/rear diff, front and rear driveshaft, and of course the transmission and transfer case. The odometer showed 174,000 miles on it, but with e30s who knows..... Also I'm sure some of you are curious I got everything for $550+250 in labor so $800 all in. Not sure what I'm gonna do with it, I really wanna do a 24v swap, but with a spare engine..... who knows.

[madman23]

Please dont tell me you found that at pick and pull.... id probably cry.

[stonea]

I found it in pick a part in Stafford. I was in the yard and saw them putting a black e30 in, so I went to go check it out and it just happened to be an ix.

[E30NJ]

91 IX, 5 Speed. Isn't that rarer than the M3?

[stonea]

Not sure on the m3 production numbers, but here are the numbers for the ix.

Total US E30 325iX sales:
1987: 297
1988: 310
1989: 844
1990: 699
1991: 454
1992: 41
1993: 2
Total: 2,647 (29,589 worldwide)

and I know I've seen more 91 ix 5 speeds than 88 ix's. Doesn't prove anything, but thats what I've observed.

[6A LDY]

that's crazy fortunate that you were able to find an entire drivetrain for that cheap! do you know the condition of the transfer case and whether it works or not?

[stonea]

Not sure, but I saw the very car for sale a couple of years ago and in the FS ad it said the TC was in good working order. So it was at least working a year or two ago.

[6A LDY]

i hope its in good working condition then

[stonea]

Got some snow today!!!! Took Izzy out for a little bit of fun, still haven't gotten anything done to her, I've been thinking about 24v stuff to much and helping out my buddy with his 318i.



I did get some wethertech floor mats for christmas however!!!
(Sorry for the shitty pic)



So heres what I've recently gotten for her:
-Depo Smileys
-HID's 5000k
-German Engineering Keyless Entry
-Distributor Cap/Rotor
-New Plug Wires
-New Plugs
-Fuel Filter
-318is Radiator
-Black M3 Seats (Fronts)

I think thats about it, I just need to find the time to install all of it....

Anyways onto the 24v stuff, I've ditched the idea of using the fraken pan, and I've gone to using e53 X5 Parts. I need to pick up a 3.0 oil pan, front diff, and inner CV's. I'm going to try and modify e34, e46xi, or x5 motor arms and I need to make a bracket/adapter for the transfer case. The 6 speed isn't going to happen, but I'm still hopeful to figure out a solution for the steering rack.

[Nisse Järnet]

E34 arms wont work, they are too long.
Are you going with u-jointed front drive shaft?
What trans and TC?

Interesting! :)

[stonea]

Yeah I'm going with a u jointed front drive shaft, also I'm not looking for arms that will bolt in, but for the arm that's the closet and easiest to modify. I actually just got done posting my plan to the 24v thread, lol