Back To The Start: E28 Shenaigans

[Grime]

blew my back out and had to stuff my ass hole back in with a broom handle

hmmm...

[tcturbo91]

Good stuff so far man! If I were you I wouldn't use a Victor Reinz head gasket, if you do some research they have a pretty high failure rating. I bought that same kit when I built my motor, used all the other gaskets, but bought a quality head gasket instead of using the VR. I'll be following this build!

[12vsex]

Ok so a little update . From what I can figure out , I either sucked a valve seal down into the motor or I dropped a valve somehow. Needed to rebuild the Head anyways because I knew it needed valve seals , just hoped it would last me into the spring when the weather got better . Oh well. So I tracked down a low mileage engine for 100$ and used the head from that , I was able to strip everything so I now have an extra pan and pump and a ton of other stuff. I'm dropping the head off tomorrow on my lunch at a local shop to get the head R&R'd .

In the mean time here is some pics . Started out Replacing some small parts .
Put the car up to Mess with some shit.


Got another Tension Gear .


Replaced the Tension plate and bolt and tightened the belt


Old shit


Replaced the TPS and Cured my hanging Idle.


Also got a YELLOW coolant temp sensor . Had Violet one and It made the car idle at 1k . from what I can tell, that's for cars that are in a super cold climate .


Got to work on the Motor mounts


Nice and Tucked


Threw a couple washers under it


Super Tucked


Also .. I was asked about how I installed the Pfeba Lip
Used some small aluminum brackets to hold the brake duct scoops on & as you can see in the second pic , every "notch" there is a stud. I drilled a hole and threw a bolt on them . The sides are held on exactly the same way. Drilled a hole and used a bolt. Smacked the shit out of it a few times and its super strong .




So I got to work and ordered Most of the parts I needed to Throw a fresh head on .
Ordered another Lower Radiator hose cause If you're familiar with 533's they eat them cause the pulley rubs against it. I'm ordering a 535i pulley to fix that.









I probably forgot some shit , ill see what I forgot when I start tearing down .

Put the Touareg to work and Picked the motor up . Was a bitch putting it in by myseI drank like 5 red bulls before I picked it up so I raged out , blew my back out and had to stuff my ass hole back in with a broom handle . All good , shit happens .
pulled the head and then went inside , had sex. fell asleep . woke up & stared at myself in the mirror . Normal things that everybody does.




Threw it all in my trunk .


Looks like the shop wont be able to get the head done until next week so I will be working on this Nardi . I believe its a 360mm Just slightly bigger than the stock. Its in bad shape but it gives me a little opportunity to make it my own .


Plan is to remove the black and polish it . Its anodized black from what Ive read so ill use some oven cleaner and see what that gets me . Should work , I don't want to loose the Signature engraved.
Prob stain it slightly and put a clear coat on it .

Picked this up too. Gotta install the radio too. I'll throw some pictures up when I'm not so lazy . Its tight !


That's it so far , I'll mess with the car tomorrow or Wed . Hard to find motivation when its cold and rainy and none of my parts are ready to install.

[12vsex]

Haven't started the car yet.. ..still work in progress.

-Timo

Haha I hear ya ! I haven't been able to try it out cause the car decided to take a shit. I will tear into it Tomorrow and see why .

[cossie]

That looks good though! Notice any difference in the way the car runs ?

Haven't started the car yet.. ..still work in progress.

-Timo

[mkhayate30]

nice work! i need to change all my suspension bushings in the front too, are you only on cut springs?

[12vsex]

Well ... Worked on the car today . And then this happened when I was letting it idle before I took it for a spin. > http://www.mye28.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=129492

Guess Ive got some more stuff to do Anybody here have some pointers ?

[12vsex]

Driving lamps look awesome. Clean e28, sir.

Thank you !

[_e90]

Driving lamps look awesome. Clean e28, sir.

[12vsex]

Damn, I need to get that pre-pump too. Mine has never worked.

Looking pretty good so far man!

Thanks man ! It Means alot , I admire your car greatly ! I recommend buying one, Ive installed new pre-pumps before , I noticed much smoother accel and higher rpm more power. Not to mention not having to worry about killing your primary pump from over use

Ok! Thanks!

I just fitted a new lift pump to original hanger. If i'd known that new assembly was available at that price i'd bought that..

That looks good though! Notice any difference in the way the car runs ?

[theseeker411]

Damn, I need to get that pre-pump too. Mine has never worked.

Looking pretty good so far man!

[cossie]

Thanks !
The Transfer pump is made by a company called Airtex part Number E8197H . They call it the Fuel Pump Hanger Assembly .
Bought in On Amazon

Ive heard great things about it , Mye28.com has a few articles about them. Cant beat 100$ shipped with a lifetime warranty.
I will be installing it tonight so ill give you an update !

Ok! Thanks!

I just fitted a new lift pump to original hanger. If i'd known that new assembly was available at that price i'd bought that..

[12vsex]

Super clean car man!

Thanks man! I appreciate it !

[12vsex]

How's This ?


No time to do the pump so it will have to wait

[Grime]

Super clean car man!