when are you gonna mention you did the timing belt and valve job?
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Originally posted by malmeida1040 View PostThanks for the info. I had no idea and he didn't suggest upgrading from 1.0 to 1.3. Right now I'm just trying to get the car running right. On a college student budget so no real big plans for the drivetrain yet but on the fence whether to do a turbo m20 build or just swap in an s52. Want to get the car repainted or wrapped first and fix up some issues with the chassis so will most definitely being running a stock eta for a couple years.
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Originally posted by cheffy30 View Postwhen are you gonna mention you did the timing belt and valve job?
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Originally posted by malmeida1040 View PostTiming belt was done by the previous owner. Valve adjustment is done by a local euro shop. Also getting a remanned set of oem injectors that are made for the early model e30s for it. Still learning more about the e30s #noobstatusSimon
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your new injectors are what fried your ecu.
once you get the replacements in, and probably another ecu, you should be good.
there is nothing wrong with a stock eta. they are not the fastest car out there, but neither is an I model so might as well have fun with what you have now and work towards something later on. enjoy the good gas mileage once you get her going
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Originally posted by superj View Postyour new injectors are what fried your ecu.
once you get the replacements in, and probably another ecu, you should be good.
there is nothing wrong with a stock eta. they are not the fastest car out there, but neither is an I model so might as well have fun with what you have now and work towards something later on. enjoy the good gas mileage once you get her going
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Finally had a chance to piece together my front end now its half a late model half early..for now. Also saw a thread on here about converting from power antenna to a fixed antenna, since mine didn't work, used a metra GM93 kit. happy with the results but definitely gonna pickup a shorter mast
Last edited by malmeida1040; 03-02-2018, 05:00 PM.
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Originally posted by Codym42 View PostNice car!
The power antenna is actually easy to fix if you want to keep it. Usually just needs a new mast as the teeth usually wear out. Or sometimes the belt snaps on the motor.
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Update
Decided to remove the worn out old carpet discovered surface rust with some light pitting. Also found one hole forming. Gonna take it to a local body shop that specializes in metal work. In the mean time I started grinding off some of the surface spots to bare metal then gonna coat it.Last edited by malmeida1040; 03-23-2018, 08:58 PM.
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Haven't had much time to make progress on the e30 but I had a short break between classes to take the car and my camera out for some quick pics. Hopefully making more progress on the build soon. Scheduled an appointment to have the rust spots repaired and ordered Irweland engineering headers and catback exhaust.
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