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Neither did I, lol, I had it on the shelf from an old project and figured quality couldn't be that bad..... and here we are!
Yes, feels so great to have 318 running that I bought another one!
Fairly not rusty '91 318 slicktop.
I also overflowed into the bay next to my current warehouse spot and it's waaaay nicer than spot #1.
Vintage is booked! Don't know if I'll be taking Linda or Hoopty yet, but I'll be there either way.
After the vintage, things are about to get wild.... will update more on that later.
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I didn’t know Febi even made water pumps! So many sketchy parts out there!
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Hoopte 318 runs!! Jake came down last weekend to pick up an e21 parts car he was stashing at the warehouse and we tried to get the M42 running to no avail. Pinned out coil packs to ECU, manually pulsed injectors, etc etc.
He had to head back to MI and it sat for a week. Yesterday I had the thought to swap the oil/coolant sensor plugs on the side of the head and she fired right up! Super stoked, because this means I can start to button up other areas of the car, get exhaust built, etc etc.
It has been daunting getting this car with a cut chassis harness and blown motor, to now hearing it run!
The cluster I put in the car apparently was on its way out, because I now have a maxed out coolant gauge with ignition on.
The new Febi water pump I installed on Hoopty #5 (325iS) failed so I have to fix that. I also dropped a 2.7L crank/rods with a nice late model i block off at the machine shop. With how slow Kevin works I suspect Linda and 318 will be sold by the time he's done. Going to put a 9.4:1 2.7L stroker in hoopty on the cheap since I had the parts, whenever the other projects slow down.
Also, hoopty #5 is still pretty biohazard, so I'm going to pull the dash and rip the interior apart and do an extensive clean, so if anyone has any leads on a nice but still damaged in some way dash, I'm in the market.
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I'm pretty sure my 88 has the A/C switch, I'm not going to be using it.I disassembled Hoopty #4 a loooong time ago for the chassis harness job and haven't felt like buttoning up the interior, until now. She's lookin' good with the black vinyl with houndstooth cards. Going to put a continental radio in the car to finish it off. If anyone has an a/c switch they want to sell me, shoot me a message.
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Gave the trunk a quick tidy up before tossing the panels in.
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Engine harness is coming along! Put a new accelerator cable in among a million other small things. Waiting on an intake boot and TPS from Jake and the car should run!
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Post notes: I'm glad I gave this car the time of day. It's really, really solid. The way the doors shut just feel good. I fear potential buyers won't notice what a good E30 feels like in a sea of shitboxes.
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I disassembled Hoopty #4 a loooong time ago for the chassis harness job and haven't felt like buttoning up the interior, until now. She's lookin' good with the black vinyl with houndstooth cards. Going to put a continental radio in the car to finish it off. If anyone has an a/c switch they want to sell me, shoot me a message.
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Gave the trunk a quick tidy up before tossing the panels in.
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Engine harness is coming along! Put a new accelerator cable in among a million other small things. Waiting on an intake boot and TPS from Jake and the car should run!
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Post notes: I'm glad I gave this car the time of day. It's really, really solid. The way the doors shut just feel good. I fear potential buyers won't notice what a good E30 feels like in a sea of shitboxes.
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Yes, it's funny. Each time I open a new can of worms, I recall our convo in the ole Zionsville building and have it playing in my mind: "one project car is too much".
I will be at vintage this year, finally! But it'll likely be in Hoopty unless something magical happens.
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Another hoopty obtained! This one is just a partsie- too rusty to save. It is funny because this car sat in the small town in which I live for years. I always wanted to stop in but it was a no trespassing fenced in property with "survivors will be shot again" vibes. The owner posted it for sale and had hundreds of inquiries last year, I went to see it but it was too far gone for what he was asking for it.
Fast forward a year, and I got it for a smokin' deal from the guy who bought it that day, got it running, bought a 997 and lost interest in the E30. It's a cool car, super early '84 318 so it has manual windows, a nice black vinyl sport interior from a 318iS, and a few other goodies.
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Linda is already on megasquirt! Jake came down sometime last (?) year and we converted it. But, it's tuned MAP/IAT only due to a bad M50 TPS, so once I get an intake pipe fabbed with an IAT (currently using IAT in AFM) and a new TPS we can fully dial the car in and dyno it once he gets his new Dynojet setup. Tim is going to do the small bit of rust cleanup on Linda, too, while it's up there.
Re: hooptie, I got a good deal on a MS setup for it, and we discussed doing a video on converting from stock ECU to megasquirt and dynoing before/after, afm vs intake pipe, etc etc, but my hope is to finish off Linda before I tackle this. So hopefully sooner than 2023 lolol
Winter stopped work on Linda as I don't drive it in the salt. I also just got done doing an engine in my '07 FXT, am doing an engine on my GF's Outback, did an engine in the 318 on top of the chassis harness, trying to manage the warehouse, etc etc all while still working full time.
Point being: I've learned it's not as much of a "when this, then this" type of deal as I would've hoped, because I am essentially turning the dial one click at a time on 10 different projects simultaneously. But, I'm shocked I've made as much progress as I have on all of this stuff through winter! If I stopped buying stuff I'd have a better grasp on the whole ordeal, but with opportunities being thrown my way I am doing my best at taking them in while also keeping everything else moving.
-Linda - rust repair, final tune, touch ups, get Simon hot pics for COTM
-318 - finish engine harness/engine install, install interior, drive for a bit to work out kinks and take in m42 glory, sell
-07 FXT - drive for a bit to work out kinks, finish small stuff and sell
-Sell GF's fiesta once Outback is done (engine build and heater core)
-White '90 iS - finish reassembling, install new suspension, drive/enjoy
-M3 - ship out to me, finish off interior restoration, rebuild motor, rebuild suspension, big project
-Hoopty iS - enjoy along the way as a reliable hoopty while fixing what breaks, parts tester
-89 325i part out
-84 633csi part out
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So Hooptie is also the Guinea pig for Megasquirt?... then FINALLY Linda will get that final step?? I guess I will get pics in 2023, maybe?Leave a comment:
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Heck of a hull for a swap. I like the on edge approach. Glad to see you made it there and back with now more gears manually operated.Leave a comment:
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I know!! I forgot a rubber boot as well for the shifter hole, a tshirt is currently solving that issue until I buy one. A knob from one of mjweimer’s many donations to the hoopty is currently at home on the car.
The car is in absolute peak shape right now. Once it’s on Megasquirt, it’s going to be a killer!!
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