Hello, i've been reading through the various project logs with great pleasure. Thought i'd join in and inform you about what's going on in my shed these months...

I decided last summer that i needed an oldtimer, next to the peugeot 205gti that i have. I love to hunt for bargains, so the search took a while. Finally ended up with a great deal: one sanded and partly tectyled 1502, a donor 1602 (plenty rust included) and a mountain of extra parts.
I spent a long time gathering information, as i had never had any experience with beemers, apart from driving my dads 530t. There were two difficult choices: the color and the engine.....
I was toying with the e30 318is for a bit, almost had one, but it wouldn't be available till the end of summer 2007. I want the car up and running this summer and would want the engine fitted before i paint.
Finally one weekend i was busy rearanging my shed, when i remembered the purchase came with a seperate lump. Lots of research concluded it was a 1.8 from an e21 around 1985. Sounds like a good start to me!

Right about now i have finished the new exhaust mannifold and i'm constructing the inlet mannifold. These are needed because i'm installing a td04 subaru impreza turbo.
Anyway, enough typing, time for some pictures.

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Description:	Cleared the engine compartment to allow the intercooler and fit an electric cooler fan.
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Description:	A couple of days later a second version proved to work for me. The first atempt located the turbo on the rh engine mount.
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Description:	Started treating rust spots on the body.
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Description:	This is when the 1502 first came in to the shed.
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