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After the fire: Before and after pics of my engine bay
So it's back together! Working out a few kinks right now but I should have most things sorted shortly. Waiting for my fuel rail covers to come in yet but that's about it.
Big thanks to Imo000, 69Gaugemen and Livio928 for helping out with some parts and tools, and 928's R Us for filling a massive order of tiny little parts!
Last edited by Cosmo Kramer; 10-12-2015 at 10:08 PM.
Thanks guys! I know a few were wondering how much damage there was $$ wise. To bring it to what you see there was $2500 usd. But really, to get it on the road again and back to where it was before the fire, it could have been done for 500 bucks.
I took the opportunity to powder coat everything, all new fuel lines (oem and GB), new Beru ignition wires, new injectors, and lots of little stuff that added up. I also found issues with the previous owners timing belt job that I dealt with and my clutch slave had blown fluid everywhere right at the same time, which all goes into that total.
Things I still need are one cooling fan (still works but couple blades are deformed), washer bottle neck, master cyl cap, and of course paint work but I plan on doing the entire car hopefully this winter.
Very well done and impressed by the time line here. Although it superficially looked grim and I did have a feeling itmight not be as bad as it looked and glad my hunch proved to be correct on this occasion. Trouble with fires is knowing how deep the damage is [was!].
Hopefully you will be back on the road soon although I guess being in Canuck land you will have it ready just in time for winter [ha ha].
I would have sulked for a few years before getting on with it, if ever. I may need your example someday - thanks.
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10-12-2015, 09:50 PM
After the fire: Before and after pics of my engine bay
