5 months of wrenching and she is almost done
04-13-2014, 09:35 AM
#1
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5 months of wrenching and she is almost done
It's been a long road on the 87 and I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. I just need to install the fans, hood, a couple vacuum lines and the hood. Then it's off to the shop for alignment. 
I finally got her running yesterday, no issues, no leaks, Woo Hoo!
Here is some clean powder coated engine ****.
I finally got her running yesterday, no issues, no leaks, Woo Hoo!
Here is some clean powder coated engine ****.
Last edited by Adamant1971; 12-11-2022 at 04:26 PM.
04-13-2014, 11:32 AM
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Very nice. Besides the obvious, what did you do to the engine?
04-13-2014, 12:58 PM
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It took me almost 14 months from the time of purchase till I put mine on the road. It's well worth the wait as I have not had one issue....yet. Your engine looks great, and while the body design will always turn heads, when you open the hood, well that brings a whole new chorus of wow's, especially when it looks that good.
Congrats!
Congrats!
04-13-2014, 05:09 PM
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Mostly the obvious stuff, intake re-fresh, cam cover seals, OPG, mm, timing belt, water pump, oil lines, powder coating, coolant hoses, fuel lines and lots of cleaning.
Only mods are the tensioner and an H-pipe.
Only mods are the tensioner and an H-pipe.
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04-14-2014, 03:50 AM
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Great work, it must be really satisfying to see the result of all that effort.
I'm about to start an engine rebuild, front & rear suspension refurb and know it's going to be a long, sometimes painful, but ultimately rewarding journey, just going to miss driving the 928!
Enjoy the summer.
I'm about to start an engine rebuild, front & rear suspension refurb and know it's going to be a long, sometimes painful, but ultimately rewarding journey, just going to miss driving the 928!
Enjoy the summer.
04-14-2014, 09:21 PM
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Stunning!!
04-14-2014, 10:59 PM
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nice work! Beautiful.
04-15-2014, 01:16 AM
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I must give some credit to the forum, I have learned allot here. Many thanks, I could not have done this on my own. 
Tonight I finally got the last two bolts on the front of the pan, used my Jimi Hendrix fingers.
Bleeding that bastard of a clutch was fun, in the end almost 1 liter of fluid run through to flush it out, then I pumped up new fluid using the technique from the BMW tech video. It worked like a charm, nice hard pedal now.
And bolted up the hood.
The best part is the short list of things to do:
-Install power steering belt and fluid
-Adjust alignment so I'm not **** eyed
-Install fans
-O2 sensor grommet need to be popped in the body
And then Wednesday its off for an alignment.
Tonight I finally got the last two bolts on the front of the pan, used my Jimi Hendrix fingers.
Bleeding that bastard of a clutch was fun, in the end almost 1 liter of fluid run through to flush it out, then I pumped up new fluid using the technique from the BMW tech video. It worked like a charm, nice hard pedal now.
And bolted up the hood.
The best part is the short list of things to do:
-Install power steering belt and fluid
-Adjust alignment so I'm not **** eyed
-Install fans
-O2 sensor grommet need to be popped in the body
And then Wednesday its off for an alignment.
Last edited by Adamant1971; 12-11-2022 at 04:26 PM.