German AWD
Posted: Mar Wed 28, 2012 12:19 pm
Hi, I've been a lurker 
here for a couple of years; long enough to have been to a few g2gs when those happened 
I started out with just a type 1 (second owner ftw) and am now currently working on a 81 Starlet and an 88 325IX.
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
so dropped the gas tank and cleaned the inside with pea gravel, cleaned the pump sock and new fuel filter. Whine fixed.
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.
here for a couple of years; long enough to have been to a few g2gs when those happened I started out with just a type 1 (second owner ftw) and am now currently working on a 81 Starlet and an 88 325IX. 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
so dropped the gas tank and cleaned the inside with pea gravel, cleaned the pump sock and new fuel filter. Whine fixed. 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.
