Pearl white coupe revival

[ottawa coupe]

Rod bearing looks pretty ok. I think i'll end the inspections here (@$45 per rod bolt!).

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That said i cannot believe the varnish/carbon/sludge buildup in these engines. I got a pretty reasonable quote to clean the heads and replace valve seals so when my crank lock tool arrives (same as the v6 but damned if i know where it went!) I will pop the heads off and get them cleaned, along with the other breather related items that are all gross....

[newsh]

It's the stupid longlife oil service intervals, I couldn't believe the state of my B5 RS4 internals when I took the cam covers off to change the chain tensioners..

[ottawa coupe]

Yeah, i'll be looking for oil with a lot of detergents and will do a few short changes when i get this back on the road.

[Ryan80]

I've used Kerosene and a toothbrush to clean that sort of internal staining in the past, usually get the worst of it off before putting it back together.

[ottawa coupe]

Yeah, started scrubbing last night. What a crap job lol

[ottawa coupe]

Been feeling off for a week so not much progress but started back on it yesterday. Finished welding up the coolant pipes and started on fixing the holes in the passenger frame rails. Will hopefully get the rail finished today after which i deal with finish welding the rad support, and strengthening.

Got the s6 pump installed as well. Used ALMOST the same mounting as the coupe, thanfully i have a couple extra baskets (same as c4) so i was able to sort it quickly. I don't like the wire terminals on the pump tho, they seem loose, will have to figure something for that...

Thought i was gonna pull the heads off and send them for a good scrub yesterday. But i ordered a polydrive bit as per the service manual when i need a triple square. Of course, bolts are so deep and everything is so dirty, i didn't see that. I haver ordered the proper deep 10mm triple square...

Just as well for the moment i guess. I should probably deal with the exhaust before splitting the engine open.

[ottawa coupe]

Welp, parts are supposed to be going ON the car....

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[ottawa coupe]

Much screwing around to yet and hood pins to be added but...

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Gotta dig out the oe grille and see which i prefer.

[ottawa coupe]

I feel i have been here before...say, last fall?!

Front end on and self supporting. I am still unsure about the hood latch/pins. A friend of mine who's also building one has suggested *gulp* bmw latches. Apparently they are 2 step so i don't have to worry about the safety catch. But i am just wary of making it MORE unreliable with bmw bits lol

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[ottawa coupe]

Double posting?

[ottawa coupe]

Triple posting?!

[ottawa coupe]

Oh ffs it'sxalways something. I had a bad feeling so i looked up the safety standard. Doesn't look like hood pins are allowed sooooo, i gotta figure out a proper latch. Was thinkin that bmw solution on the side. Because of course though, there's no damned room on the passenger side....maybe if i strengthen the upper rad support somehow an just use a single latch in the middle???

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[ottawa coupe]

Decided to stop procrastinating about the s8 throttle pedal. In the d2 it kinks right and i need to to kink left. Luckily though, it's mounted the same way as the b3. And, there's juuuuuuust enough room for the potentiometer. I want to get it's mounting bracket connected by more than one bolt though, but it works.

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[ottawa coupe]

Stupid phones and double posting.....again

[ottawa coupe]

The last tricky fab work??? I hope??? Gotta deal with downpipes and cats. I figure this will make the job (slightly?) easier. Have added a jack for stability.

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Pretty sure i am gonna modify the front subframe MORE in order to pack the cats in tight and not have the pipes be the lowest part of the car.