

This is about the ix.
Picked it up off craigslist, not running but (should run).

dents here an there, not ran for 3+ years, broken rear spring, didn't shift (with linkage it should work).
Trailer'd it to a friends shop.
fixed the broken rear spring by doing Ground Control coilover kit 600lb/550lb r/f IIRC, camber plates and top adjust Koni's
front

camber plate

Fixed the shifting with new bushings (linkage type shifter) and went ahead and did a Z3 short throw while I was there. Can't find the pictures... looks like a shifter

Sitting for 3 years ran like poo and pump whined

Drove it home at this point and put it on jack stands in the garage and proceeded with the rest of the fuel sys.
intake cleaned (i know, that's air, but it was in the way of fuel so..)

valve cover touched up with some wrinkle paint (same thing... i was there, also did vc gasket)

Acquired some 17lb type 3? injectors (4 pintle vs single) from an M50 and cleaned those

installed (this setup positions me well for chipping later)

Since I had the intake mani off I could see that the ports didn't line up so...
gasket matched

Now I was mostly done with fuel sys and started in on air since i was there.
tb stripped

cleaned (i made a baking soda blaster. Note. this makes a huge mess in the garage


What the heck, got some ss allen head and did some hella flush tb plate screws

Also cleaned the ICV (idle control valve) and AFM and made sure they were in spec


New air filter of course

I think that takes me to final drive.
Changed out all fluids for redline

Rebuilt the front CVs. Still tight so just boots and grease


Rebuilt the rear CVs. same thing (nice that the inner and outer boots are same)


Along in here I didn't like the yucky exhaust side of the motor so put on new exhaust mani gaskets and painted the manifolds with ceramic paint (baked in my oven. Batchler pad


Stripped, cleaned, painted & rebuilt brake calipers



This is where I'm at now. I should be baking the rear calipers tonight and installing SS lines.
