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[quote="smassoni"]Some engine pictures; this is the engine in it's ORIGINAL state, only the red rag in the carb is my addition at this point. Sorry in advance about the quality of the pictures, it's a cheap Canon PowerShot in a dark garage...

As you can see, the fuel line in the engine had plumbing insulation around it covered with heat-resistant foil; somebody was scared of the fuel igniting! I found out why....under all that crap it was the original narrow-gauge fuel line within the woven hose, and cracked to hell. Hmmm, anyone smell gas??

Soon after these pictures were taken, I discovered a leak (or several) in the coolant lines, and determined I needed to replace the whole coolant system.  In fact, pretty much everything in here is in the process of being replaced/rebuilt.

The purchases for the car up til now include the following (all new parts):
4 Nokian Hakka 2 winter tires, studded 403.59
Hood and Trunk badges 30.00
Various OEM hoses, clamps, pulleys 108.65
320i Radiator (plastic and aluminum) 199.95
80C and 71C thermostats (good to have a backup) 40.00
water pump 44.95
Bosch AL89X Alternator 104.95
New voltage regulator 36.95
Weber 32/36 Carburetor 399.95
Battery cables, fuses, ignition wires, blue coil, fan 180.00
Head gasket set (everything above the cylinder head) 65.00
Center grill (had to BREAK the old one off) 150.00 (ouch!!)
5 meters 8mm fuel injection grade fuel line (spooled) 34.95 
Hella 500 6" Amber Fog Kit 72.00
SS Exhaust from Ireland Engineering, including 4:1 street/race header, ceramic coated 798.00
More OE gaskets, tools, bolts, hardware, manuals, etc. than you could shake a rocker arm at.

Keep in mind that this stuff has been accumulated over the course of almost three months on a graduate student's budget, and installed with all the mechanical skills one would expect from a molecular geneticist....

Everything is in right now except the fuel line replacement and the exhaust system, both of which are in transit as we speak, and the fog lights, which I need to run out and get some missing bolts for.

So I've tried to mix a few exterior niceties (including an expensive car cover) with the mechanical necessities. There's a lot yet to go, and I'll be posting it all here.  Tomorrow I'll post some of the mechanical mishaps I've had, as well as the pilot drive report.[/quote]

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