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Tobias
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1987 M325i
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who did you get to do the sandblasting?
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No, degreased the block about 5 times with a brush to make sure there was no oils and then hit it with a blow torch briefly to burn off any left over. POR-15 didn't seem to say anything about primer so just went straight on with that. Meant to run the engine for 15 min to full cure.
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Painted block. Giving POR-15 high temp paint a go. So far, the flat black was the exact finish i was after. Some before and afters
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Engine and transmission have been repeatedly sprayed in degreaser all week in preparation for pressure washing which I did yesterday. Block was filthy with grease and dirt built up over the last 37 years so now will be good time to repaint the block and do the seals / gaskets that I haven’t already got to. Got the engine back inside today and stripped it down to begin prepping for paint. Finished up with the input and output shaft seals on each end of the trans as well as the selector shaft seal along with new selector joint. I had already put a derlin carrier bushing in along with derlin linkage bushings / new shims so should make a huge difference in shifting feel once all back together. (I’m running the z3 shift lever). Replacing throw out bearing, pivot pin, clutch fork / pin and slave cylinder while it’s out. The plan is to paint the gearbox in a nice bright aluminium colour. overall making good progress while everything is out of the car, just need to finish up a final few things on the body before I can start putting everything back together.
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Ahh yes, I remember watching that. Will go back and have a look at what he used. Thanks
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Got the rear parcel shelf done this morning. Went for the grey duplicolor @Sammo suggested. Came out pretty nice, looks a bit darker in person but would be hard to match OEM colour as using the black coloured spray would be too dark. Think it will go well with the grey houndstooth fabric regardless. Big difference from the faded blue it was!
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Thanks mate, been seeing your posts on Facebook. Car looks good, you’re getting through it quick! I sandblasted them myself at a mates shop, although wasn’t the best compressor so wasn’t the best job so had to wire wheel quite a bit off. Did you figure out what to use for the trans tunnel / firewall insulation? Mines a bit worse for wear to and don’t really want it going back in.
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Used this stuff for the internal vents: https://a.aliexpress.com/_msIlXjh got a bunch of foam from AliExpress / Temu including the thick low density stuff that seals between dash vents that clear the windscreen mist and heater unit. Had to draw the line at a $50 piece of foam from FCP. Just made stencil out of paper and transferred it to the foam and cut out.
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Car is currently stripped out. Engine / transmission, full wiring harness, interior, dash etc. Car came non aircon from factory and has the horrible dealer fit aircon system where they just cut into the heater unit and stuff in a condenser and add an extra blower along with ugly wiring in the engine bay and extra holes cut into the fire wall instead of using the factory stamped cut outs that cars with aircon would use. Overall a useless / ugly system that doesn’t blow cold anymore and can’t be recharged (R12 gas). Managed to find a new unit for a non aircon pre facelift car and promptly pulled it apart and reapplied new foam to all the vents along with giving all the plastic a thorough clean and the wire cables a good greasing. All the foam in the unit (like all units of this age) was disintegrated and don’t create any form of a seal so good to get this done while the car is in bits. Fitted new o rings and resealing the pipes the come out the side of the heater core as well. Wiring for the unit got stripped of the old loom tape (along with the rest of the wiring in the entire car) and new loom tape applied. Doing a huge amount of other work to the car at the moment so more of that to come.
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@Sammo what did you use the dye the rear parcel shelf? Have mine out currently and badly needs the same treatment.
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Sounds like the exact issue I had on mine when I first purchased it. Turned out to be the fuel pressure regulator causing the issue.
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Car looks awesome! Need to join for a drive once car is back in the road!
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Sweet. Will be needing mine done
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Who do you get to do the dry ice blast?
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Drivers seat all done. Welded lower base as per previous post, welded one of the tabs that the backrest screws into and recovered the seat in brand new fabric. Still need to put in the new seat shocks but the seat feels fantastic. Hopefully the passengers seat doesn't involve too much welding!