Revival in progress

[evil_twin]

Good work! You should have tubed the front end ;)

[h82crash]

It's in!

And runs awsome! 2.7i bliss.
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After

[devonjordan]

WOW, clean bay. Nice build man.

[twothrees]

Nice job on the bodywork, driveway, garage and engine! What kind of gas mileage are you seeing with the 2.7 and 3.73 rear end?

[h82crash]

When it was the eta I still got about 26 mpg hwy, a loss of 2 to 3 from the 2.93. I don't really know running the 2.7i yet. On the first tankful still, but I do have about 250 miles on this tank and its almost to the red. I have to say my foot is in it a lot more through the gears. The power is quite a big increase over the e. The only 325i I've driven was an auto so I have no experience to compare with my 5spd. I'm leaning toward finding a 3.46 or 3.25 to recover some freeway rpms.

[lowlightbw]

great build keep up the beautiful work!

[AL FHA Q!]

nice!!!:up:

[e30nub]

Such great attention to detail on the engine rebuild! Mad props!! Good luck with the rest.

[kamotors]

great job

[EN318isPDX]

Best recovery i've seen yet! Great job

[h82crash]

Thanks! I spent today completely tearing down a sport seat to repair the seat back frame. I scored a pair at the bone yard in a crashed car that had good upholstery but a very bent back. The only reason they weren't already gone I'm guessing. Took about 8 hours to strip the frame, straighten, weld some breaks, reassemble and clean. I wish I took some photos cause I have no proof the seat was trashed!