I found a half hour to poke around inside and under the car, and wrote up a list of things I'd like to address. It is here:
things that are bad
driveline
horrible noises from transmission
rusty flywheel, questionable clutch condition
worst shifter ever wowie
rusty brakes
rusty clutch slave, clutch makes weird noise
terrible clutch master-slave hardline
motor
doesn’t start anymore
unknown condition of valves
unknown timing belt mileage
oil level light on check panel
interior
rear seats uneven
horrible trunk trim reupholstery job
lots of missing trim everywhere
center console has holes in it
door seals not staying put
missing rear inner sills
garbage floor mats
cluster doesn’t work a lot of the time
driver’s window inop
windows have power to them when car is off (whole fuse 19 circuit? radio?)
chassis
rust in a bunch of places
mangled trans hole
caved-in driver’s side sill
exterior
damned eyebrows
caked-on trims
faded window trims
missing gutter
fucky repaint
missing euro indicators, empty hole in driver’s side fender
things that need done
remove exhaust
- pull rear section
- pull cat section
- empty it of water, see if elements are in good shape
- pull manifolds
- media blast, maybe ceramic coat these
address transmission noise/functionality
buy:
- throwout bearing
- pilot bearing
- shifter (use UUC one? does it work in iX?)
- selector rod (check for wear)
- shift knuckle (check if long or short kind, 89 is crossover year)
- clutch?
- transfer case mount
- clutch hard line
- clutch soft line
do:
- pull f/r driveshafts
- pull transfer case
- verify transfer case bearings are tight
- replace transfer case mount bushing
- pull shifter assembly
- pull transmission
- clutch+flywheel r&r
- replace pilot bearing
- replace throwout bearing
- replace slave
- replace hard line
- replace soft line
- verify master and pedal box are bolted up correctly
- weld up mangled transmission hole
- replace transmission
- install better shifter assembly
- install transfer case
- install driveshafts
clean up & reinstall exhaust
buy:
- hardware for joining manifolds and pipes
- rubber donut things for hanging zorst
do:
- recondition pipes if possible
- use real mounting hardware and mounts :|
- reinstall exhaust
unfuck motor
buy:
- coolant
- oil
- radiator hoses
- maybe tb/wp kit
- valve cover gasket
- radiator lower/upper mounts
- maybe oil level sender
- maybe various rubber boots
- fuse box lid
do:
- dump fluids
- pull radiator
- pull front covers
- inspect water pump shaft for play, maybe replace
- inspect tensioner bearings
- inspect, maybe replace belt
- install E36 radiator, new water hoses
- reroute fuel lines to not touch steering linkage
- remove extraneous trans cooling lines
- remove extraneous cooling loops (what are these even)
- valve adjustment
- fix no-start condition (fuel? electronics?)
- fix inop oil level sender
- clean up motor outsides, look for leaks
- inspect rubber intake boot and vac lines for cracks/wear
- smoke test the mofo
rebuild brakes
buy:
- caliper rebuild kits
- are these iX specific? do they have guide pins?
- caliper paint
- SS lines
- front rotors?
- rear rotors? (unobtainium, find a place to turn them?)
- rear parking brake shoes
do:
- pull calipers
- pull rotors
- disassemble calipers, soak in WD40
- blast calipers and brackets
- replace rubber bits
- grease + reassemble sliding mechanisms
fix driver interface problems
buy:
- odo gears
- SI batteries
- replacement OBC
- radio
- replacement forward console (3-hole? 5-hole? put heater buttons in while rear doors stay wind-up?)
- replacement rearward console
- shift boot
do:
- pull cluster
- replace kph gauge for mph
- reflow solder on SI board
- replace SI batteries
- reinstall cluster, verify functionality
- replace fucked 6-button OBC
- figure out what the rear window harness actually goes to
- remove auto trans harness
- plug random trans tunnel holes
- hook up reverse harness correctly
- install new shift rubber surround
- uninstall crappy radio
- install forward center console (maybe one without a big chunk taken out of it..
- install rearward center console (maybe one without giant holes)
- install shift boot+knob
- find and fix electrical issues that make windows operable while car is off
fix other interior problems
buy:
- all the trunk trim
- rear door sills
- POR-15
- seat adjustment knob
do:
- replace missing glovebox pin
- replace missing seat adjustment lever
- make rear seats sit evenly
- pull carpets up, check how bad floors are
- cry
- replace missing sills
- make interior lights work
- replace or reupholster all that horrible trunk trim
fix exterior problems
easy, short-term
- repaint window trims with SEM
- get the damn eyebrows off the grills
- replace is lip with i lip
- straighten front valence
- texturize, repaint rear valence
hard, long-term
- strip the whole goddamn thing and get it repainted by someone that doesn’t have asses instead of arms
- move into hole vacated by pile of money required to do the above
i'm trying to not look at the whole list at the same time.
things that are bad
driveline
horrible noises from transmission
rusty flywheel, questionable clutch condition
worst shifter ever wowie
rusty brakes
rusty clutch slave, clutch makes weird noise
terrible clutch master-slave hardline
motor
doesn’t start anymore
unknown condition of valves
unknown timing belt mileage
oil level light on check panel
interior
rear seats uneven
horrible trunk trim reupholstery job
lots of missing trim everywhere
center console has holes in it
door seals not staying put
missing rear inner sills
garbage floor mats
cluster doesn’t work a lot of the time
driver’s window inop
windows have power to them when car is off (whole fuse 19 circuit? radio?)
chassis
rust in a bunch of places
mangled trans hole
caved-in driver’s side sill
exterior
damned eyebrows
caked-on trims
faded window trims
missing gutter
fucky repaint
missing euro indicators, empty hole in driver’s side fender
things that need done
remove exhaust
- pull rear section
- pull cat section
- empty it of water, see if elements are in good shape
- pull manifolds
- media blast, maybe ceramic coat these
address transmission noise/functionality
buy:
- throwout bearing
- pilot bearing
- shifter (use UUC one? does it work in iX?)
- selector rod (check for wear)
- shift knuckle (check if long or short kind, 89 is crossover year)
- clutch?
- transfer case mount
- clutch hard line
- clutch soft line
do:
- pull f/r driveshafts
- pull transfer case
- verify transfer case bearings are tight
- replace transfer case mount bushing
- pull shifter assembly
- pull transmission
- clutch+flywheel r&r
- replace pilot bearing
- replace throwout bearing
- replace slave
- replace hard line
- replace soft line
- verify master and pedal box are bolted up correctly
- weld up mangled transmission hole
- replace transmission
- install better shifter assembly
- install transfer case
- install driveshafts
clean up & reinstall exhaust
buy:
- hardware for joining manifolds and pipes
- rubber donut things for hanging zorst
do:
- recondition pipes if possible
- use real mounting hardware and mounts :|
- reinstall exhaust
unfuck motor
buy:
- coolant
- oil
- radiator hoses
- maybe tb/wp kit
- valve cover gasket
- radiator lower/upper mounts
- maybe oil level sender
- maybe various rubber boots
- fuse box lid
do:
- dump fluids
- pull radiator
- pull front covers
- inspect water pump shaft for play, maybe replace
- inspect tensioner bearings
- inspect, maybe replace belt
- install E36 radiator, new water hoses
- reroute fuel lines to not touch steering linkage
- remove extraneous trans cooling lines
- remove extraneous cooling loops (what are these even)
- valve adjustment
- fix no-start condition (fuel? electronics?)
- fix inop oil level sender
- clean up motor outsides, look for leaks
- inspect rubber intake boot and vac lines for cracks/wear
- smoke test the mofo
rebuild brakes
buy:
- caliper rebuild kits
- are these iX specific? do they have guide pins?
- caliper paint
- SS lines
- front rotors?
- rear rotors? (unobtainium, find a place to turn them?)
- rear parking brake shoes
do:
- pull calipers
- pull rotors
- disassemble calipers, soak in WD40
- blast calipers and brackets
- replace rubber bits
- grease + reassemble sliding mechanisms
fix driver interface problems
buy:
- odo gears
- SI batteries
- replacement OBC
- radio
- replacement forward console (3-hole? 5-hole? put heater buttons in while rear doors stay wind-up?)
- replacement rearward console
- shift boot
do:
- pull cluster
- replace kph gauge for mph
- reflow solder on SI board
- replace SI batteries
- reinstall cluster, verify functionality
- replace fucked 6-button OBC
- figure out what the rear window harness actually goes to
- remove auto trans harness
- plug random trans tunnel holes
- hook up reverse harness correctly
- install new shift rubber surround
- uninstall crappy radio
- install forward center console (maybe one without a big chunk taken out of it..
- install rearward center console (maybe one without giant holes)
- install shift boot+knob
- find and fix electrical issues that make windows operable while car is off
fix other interior problems
buy:
- all the trunk trim
- rear door sills
- POR-15
- seat adjustment knob
do:
- replace missing glovebox pin
- replace missing seat adjustment lever
- make rear seats sit evenly
- pull carpets up, check how bad floors are
- cry
- replace missing sills
- make interior lights work
- replace or reupholster all that horrible trunk trim
fix exterior problems
easy, short-term
- repaint window trims with SEM
- get the damn eyebrows off the grills
- replace is lip with i lip
- straighten front valence
- texturize, repaint rear valence
hard, long-term
- strip the whole goddamn thing and get it repainted by someone that doesn’t have asses instead of arms
- move into hole vacated by pile of money required to do the above
i'm trying to not look at the whole list at the same time.
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