Work Log: Rebirth of the Vert (Red Oktober)

[oekundar]

Frank...did I say how much you get on my nerves?...LOL...nice find on the M-tech kit man...lets hope something like that falls in my lap...oh and I'll be taking a listen/watch of your motor and hopefully I don't have to pull mine apart again...I'll post other videos in a second.

[oekundar]

Ok...here are the videos:

The first one is from yesterday AM in the garage:


These next few are outside and after taking the car around the neighborhood a couple of times to get the engine warm. I may have a vacuum leak as well, but there is a CEL that comes on after it got/gets warm...go figure...also the oil light on the check panel is lit....don't know why yet there...on to the videos:

Startup:


Open Hood:


Closed Hood:

[oekundar]

So as I pulled the car in...I got tired of dealing the engine at the moment and decided to see how sore I could get my arms with the Porter cable on the hood...here are some shots:





Easy to see what was touched...now I gotta try and get my hands on an orbital as that may actually bring the paint back better...

How about those paint imperfections:

[Jparkr]

wetsand first with 2500 grit, then try buffing with a good polishing compound and down from there.

Looking at the pictures again it looks like the paint is shot and filled with all those cracks in the clear.
Its hard for me to tell from pictures. if the clear coat isn't cracking then i say your good with the wet sanding.

[oekundar]

Brief Update:

The timing belt is definitely off as Eric alluded to....I thought I would be able to adjust it without pulling off the fan...but clearly thats not working...so unto disassembly this week and I hope to have it running this time next week...wife's got me putting down tile in the house too...YIKES!

[bmwpower]

Brief Update:

The timing belt is definitely off as Eric alluded to....I thought I would be able to adjust it without pulling off the fan...but clearly thats not working...so unto disassembly this week and I hope to have it running this time next week...wife's got me putting down tile in the house too...YIKES!

Automotive and tile work don't mix! Make sure you aren't greasy before kneeling on that grout! LOL.

Yea, you gotta remove the fan. Good luck. Post back what you find on the timing belt...

[Kwaaahhh]

Need some update on the beast! :up:

[oekundar]

Need some update on the beast! :up:

My fault...freaking tile...but I'll be done the 2nd of 4 rooms...and will be taking a lil' break from tile...so this weekend...another update coming...but basically the car is apart now so I can readjust the timing belt.

[So Live]

Right on. Dont feel bad dude i mistimed my car too! Its funny that you can spin the motor like 3 times by hand and everything seems to work fine and then you run the car and decide that somethings wrong and it turns out the timing you tripple checked is off!

[oekundar]

Ok...here are the new videos of the car...after redoing the timing. While putting it back together, I realized that my AFM is shot....the car runs fine without it...once plugged in she dies....go figure...another expense:

Videos:

Car in Park


Car in Drive

[JeffNJM3]

Good work! NJ project cabrios unit! :)

[oekundar]

Good work! NJ project cabrios unit! :)

Thanks...I'm guessing its sounds as it should....time to put the hood back on and get the interior back together.

[ZM Blue Devil]

get her done. We need to have a nj very meet.

[oekundar]

Well...after getting semi-motivated...I cleaned out the garage...pulled out the vert...wiped her down...and started with the PC7424....here are the results:











Now...if only the paint on the hood/trunk were just as good as the doors.... :/



The car is not completely done....this was just compound on the driver's side...she'll look fairly good...considering she needs a new paint job:

[oekundar]

Well...another video clip of the car running...hood is on...and after the PC treatment...the pictures above almost don't do the work justice...



Enjoy!

Now...I need a new AFM, brakes, suspension....oh...I forgot...finish the interior...LOL