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  • jc43089J
    jc43089J
    jc43089
    wrote on last edited by
    #180

    The primary timing chain snapped.  Weird, I wouldn't consider that a maintenance item on these engines.  I'm sure valves are bent but my optimism requires me to check.

    2/94 325i Sedan, Arctic Gray: UUC LTW FW, EVO 3 and DSSR, +.020 Maxsil pistons, ASC delete, Eibach shocks/springs, 16" contour reps 238k
    3/93 325i Coupe, Schwarz 2, Sketchy stance action, ebay turbo, 300k
    '89 325i Vert, Alpine White: 5spd swapped, sold.

    '04 Toyota Sienna: 24V to 24V swap in progress

    '05 Volvo V70R, 6spd.  200k
    '85 Toyota LandCruiser: Lifted, gas hog. 205k
    '99 Nissan Maxima: 5spd, Rusty but trusty winter beater. 252k RIP.

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    • KaiserRollsK
      KaiserRollsK
      KaiserRolls
      wrote on last edited by
      #181

      jc43089 said:

      The primary timing chain snapped.  Weird, I wouldn't consider that a maintenance item on these engines.  I'm sure valves are bent but my optimism requires me to check.

      Is the glass still half full after pulling the head?

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      • jc43089J
        jc43089J
        jc43089
        wrote on last edited by
        #182

        I didn't pull it yet.  I'm going to remove the plugs and check with my camera first.  Been busy with house projects all week.  Maybe tomorrow.

        2/94 325i Sedan, Arctic Gray: UUC LTW FW, EVO 3 and DSSR, +.020 Maxsil pistons, ASC delete, Eibach shocks/springs, 16" contour reps 238k
        3/93 325i Coupe, Schwarz 2, Sketchy stance action, ebay turbo, 300k
        '89 325i Vert, Alpine White: 5spd swapped, sold.

        '04 Toyota Sienna: 24V to 24V swap in progress

        '05 Volvo V70R, 6spd.  200k
        '85 Toyota LandCruiser: Lifted, gas hog. 205k
        '99 Nissan Maxima: 5spd, Rusty but trusty winter beater. 252k RIP.

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        • jc43089J
          jc43089J
          jc43089
          wrote on last edited by
          #183

          Picked up a replacement M50 today and a transmission so I can use 2nd gear again.  Pics soon.

          2/94 325i Sedan, Arctic Gray: UUC LTW FW, EVO 3 and DSSR, +.020 Maxsil pistons, ASC delete, Eibach shocks/springs, 16" contour reps 238k
          3/93 325i Coupe, Schwarz 2, Sketchy stance action, ebay turbo, 300k
          '89 325i Vert, Alpine White: 5spd swapped, sold.

          '04 Toyota Sienna: 24V to 24V swap in progress

          '05 Volvo V70R, 6spd.  200k
          '85 Toyota LandCruiser: Lifted, gas hog. 205k
          '99 Nissan Maxima: 5spd, Rusty but trusty winter beater. 252k RIP.

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          • jc43089J
            jc43089J
            jc43089
            wrote on last edited by
            #184

            Long time no post!  Zero to update! It's been sitting in my garage with a replacement engine and transmission right next to it.  I'm just never going to get around to putting it together.  It has a lot of replaced and nice parts.  Read through the thread for all of it.  It has some rust and will never be a show car but isn't really that bad.  It has so many replaced and nice parts, my intention was always to just use all of the parts on my arctic grey sedan someday.

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            Eibach suspension that works good.

            Solid mounted rear subframe.

            The whole rear suspension is gone through, adjustable lower control arms, M out ball joints top for outer top and bottom.  3.15 LSD (I think this was factory, in 93 the cold weather package came with heated seats and LSD and no traction control because it wasn't ready yet).

            Custom exhaust sounds really good.

            The engine in the car has a broken timing chain, replacement engine appears to be working, it came from somebody doing a swap.  I can't guarantee it works though.  The engine in the car has Stewart water pump, Dinan TB, new coolant hoses, newer starter, Dinan ecu chip, and some other stuff.

            Comes with a replacement Getrag transmission from the same place as the engine.

            Xbrace

            Anyone interested?  It's taking up too much garage space and causing marital strife...  Make me an offer.

            I bought a truck to replace my work van that is falling apart/also too small.

            2020 Ranger XLT with 6k miles.  I was actually going to order a new XL very basic options but when I went in after selecting options with the salesman it rejected the order because they are apparently out of engines for 2023.  So I started searching used and found this one locally.  Complete with old man appearance package, chrome, running boards, etc.

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            Replacing the old Sienna.  It served me well starting my electrical contractor business.  But now it's rusted so bad the receiver hitch was falling off, the sliding doors don't open without the perfect touch, and it's very tight fitting everything in it.  Major pluses are that 10' conduit fit down the middle.  280k miles on it and it still runs great.  My parents bought it when it was a few years old with 60k on it so it's been in the family a long time.

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            Sorry I am a disappointment 😭

            2/94 325i Sedan, Arctic Gray: UUC LTW FW, EVO 3 and DSSR, +.020 Maxsil pistons, ASC delete, Eibach shocks/springs, 16" contour reps 238k
            3/93 325i Coupe, Schwarz 2, Sketchy stance action, ebay turbo, 300k
            '89 325i Vert, Alpine White: 5spd swapped, sold.

            '04 Toyota Sienna: 24V to 24V swap in progress

            '05 Volvo V70R, 6spd.  200k
            '85 Toyota LandCruiser: Lifted, gas hog. 205k
            '99 Nissan Maxima: 5spd, Rusty but trusty winter beater. 252k RIP.

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            • YoungCRY
              YoungCRY
              YoungCR
              wrote on last edited by
              #185

              Howdy stranger! No room in my stable but good to hear from you. What areas do you service?

              Chris Young
              BMWCCA #458972
              1986 528e/5  | 1994 530i/5 | 1995 540i/6 | 2013 X5 35d | 1998 C1500 Suburban | 1995 K2500 Suburban

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              • jc43089J
                jc43089J
                jc43089
                wrote on last edited by
                #186

                I live about 30 mins west of Wausau. So about an hour radius depending on what the job is. Anything from service work to new houses to generator installs or commercial work.

                2/94 325i Sedan, Arctic Gray: UUC LTW FW, EVO 3 and DSSR, +.020 Maxsil pistons, ASC delete, Eibach shocks/springs, 16" contour reps 238k
                3/93 325i Coupe, Schwarz 2, Sketchy stance action, ebay turbo, 300k
                '89 325i Vert, Alpine White: 5spd swapped, sold.

                '04 Toyota Sienna: 24V to 24V swap in progress

                '05 Volvo V70R, 6spd.  200k
                '85 Toyota LandCruiser: Lifted, gas hog. 205k
                '99 Nissan Maxima: 5spd, Rusty but trusty winter beater. 252k RIP.

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                • jc43089J
                  jc43089J
                  jc43089
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #187

                  Upgrade on the Ranger. New downpipe from CVFab. They seem like a Ford only performance place?  Dunno I’ve never had a Ford before. Fit great, and wow is it nice working on something that isn’t rusty. 
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                  2/94 325i Sedan, Arctic Gray: UUC LTW FW, EVO 3 and DSSR, +.020 Maxsil pistons, ASC delete, Eibach shocks/springs, 16" contour reps 238k
                  3/93 325i Coupe, Schwarz 2, Sketchy stance action, ebay turbo, 300k
                  '89 325i Vert, Alpine White: 5spd swapped, sold.

                  '04 Toyota Sienna: 24V to 24V swap in progress

                  '05 Volvo V70R, 6spd.  200k
                  '85 Toyota LandCruiser: Lifted, gas hog. 205k
                  '99 Nissan Maxima: 5spd, Rusty but trusty winter beater. 252k RIP.

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                  • jc43089J
                    jc43089J
                    jc43089
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #188

                    It’s stripped of good stuff and loaded up for scrap. If anyone wants any wire connectors or other bits let me know asap. Probably hauling it away mid morning tomorrow. I did pull the head just to see and yea it was a mess of bent valvesIMG1389.thumb.jpeg.710c05e6e7d58934318205e1b5a0ba04.jpegIMG1374.thumb.jpeg.51092eca44acc6fa72e69d93bbabbf78.jpeg

                    2/94 325i Sedan, Arctic Gray: UUC LTW FW, EVO 3 and DSSR, +.020 Maxsil pistons, ASC delete, Eibach shocks/springs, 16" contour reps 238k
                    3/93 325i Coupe, Schwarz 2, Sketchy stance action, ebay turbo, 300k
                    '89 325i Vert, Alpine White: 5spd swapped, sold.

                    '04 Toyota Sienna: 24V to 24V swap in progress

                    '05 Volvo V70R, 6spd.  200k
                    '85 Toyota LandCruiser: Lifted, gas hog. 205k
                    '99 Nissan Maxima: 5spd, Rusty but trusty winter beater. 252k RIP.

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                    • KaiserRollsK
                      KaiserRollsK
                      KaiserRolls
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #189

                      jc43089 said:

                      It’s stripped of good stuff and loaded up for scrap. If anyone wants any wire connectors or other bits let me know asap. Probably hauling it away mid morning tomorrow. I did pull the head just to see and yea it was a mess of bent valvesIMG1389.thumb.jpeg.710c05e6e7d58934318205e1b5a0ba04.jpegIMG1374.thumb.jpeg.51092eca44acc6fa72e69d93bbabbf78.jpeg

                      @jc43089

                      Are those m3 mirrors??

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                      • jc43089J
                        jc43089J
                        jc43089
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #190

                        KaiserRolls said:

                        @jc43089

                        Are those m3 mirrors??

                        Yes. The glass is in poor condition. Some chips in the paint. Pictures of the worst damage. IMG1391.thumb.jpeg.074ff0418ab483576e2045c5c445d481.jpegIMG1390.thumb.jpeg.c5bf2aaa0ac3b3788de6328e20d24aad.jpeg

                        2/94 325i Sedan, Arctic Gray: UUC LTW FW, EVO 3 and DSSR, +.020 Maxsil pistons, ASC delete, Eibach shocks/springs, 16" contour reps 238k
                        3/93 325i Coupe, Schwarz 2, Sketchy stance action, ebay turbo, 300k
                        '89 325i Vert, Alpine White: 5spd swapped, sold.

                        '04 Toyota Sienna: 24V to 24V swap in progress

                        '05 Volvo V70R, 6spd.  200k
                        '85 Toyota LandCruiser: Lifted, gas hog. 205k
                        '99 Nissan Maxima: 5spd, Rusty but trusty winter beater. 252k RIP.

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                        • KaiserRollsK
                          KaiserRollsK
                          KaiserRolls
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #191

                          jc43089 said:

                          Yes. The glass is in poor condition. Some chips in the paint. Pictures of the worst damage. IMG1391.thumb.jpeg.074ff0418ab483576e2045c5c445d481.jpegIMG1390.thumb.jpeg.c5bf2aaa0ac3b3788de6328e20d24aad.jpeg

                          @jc43089 Even so, might be worth pulling before you scrap the car - few examples in pretty rough condition: 

                          https://www.ebay.com/itm/175722794117?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20221018081743%26meid%3D2affe13246c0421191b0287faf67c3cd%26pid%3D101429%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D166142050289%26itm%3D175722794117%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2332490%26algv%3DSimplAMLv9PairwiseUnbiasedWebCpr08MlcGreedyV3%26brand%3DBMW&_trksid=p2332490.c101429.m2460&amdata=cksum%3A1757227941172affe13246c0421191b0287faf67c3cd|enc%3AAQAIAAABEJXQiYMVUhzblnbgbdrnvCc7FsQ%2FqZeZW5VCXNbEAwy%2FGnljLtcRegnJLfu813A%2BwtvCrK6CrZDxryxfeY8G0YUGhkGbYSZdKZ0O0Iga%2BObafMF6svyguAcBnzd6FFytviuMe5UM1ehTsiXeOpuN5ykZFD8zPajjekec7ZVVsYEwMOmMoW7%2Fdp%2FJUzC6Zl3CcOs4EAt3DgZTNGjfFrYn3aX2ntWI%2FfNm0puCpqEzYvjCaw%2FeMqhQIpuj%2FdKjLKH%2BSZoSHzY6aNDxmnxvaSNvy09qHGkqCPv%2BZ%2FzLS%2BiBB0Vqj9JU6Uy8Sh0V0RWh%2FMd%2FcykoeIQX%2FVG49F%2BYKduWyHdJ1UrF5rRPKmPfb03niLrL|ampid%3APL_CLK|clp%3A2332490&epid=1837121161

                          https://www.ebay.com/itm/284701124597?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20221018081743%26meid%3Dd0a914804f0841859fcf5f187cb397e8%26pid%3D101429%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D175722794117%26itm%3D284701124597%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2332490%26algv%3DSimplAMLv9PairwiseUnbiasedWebCpr08MlcGreedyV3%26brand%3DBMW&_trksid=p2332490.c101429.m2460&amdata=cksum%3A284701124597d0a914804f0841859fcf5f187cb397e8|enc%3AAQAIAAABEJXQiYMVUhzblnbgbdrnvCc7FsQ%2FqZeZW5VCXNbEAwy%2FGnljLtcRegnJLfu813A%2BwvWihQGQwiughVCtMtUk7o1YUlrzeqqHINi2AWcCXE9Cjxdnd11JhQdzYT%2FFiyvCgBg9Ke2JrdJdwIgJPDAYfiLhEBeVlsEQjl9l4Oh7s4XUyZ4w5A02Lz9uOwrT7NfuSqVhkftQ63oFEloin3wYzIU4KxcQc%2BXkaV1sCWU56DEDhdSEm%2FoPm96NXVX%2BnFIg%2FRP33YSFE2soogdEmrMTVnJw54Zt2YFlQSboZMCPGSDz1xZwgzwdpEOj%2FWy8SljxmMvMJZ1rxZKw38AtedpAt8j3o7ObOQPymb8hKSmNQAt6|ampid%3APL_CLK|clp%3A2332490&epid=749870380

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                          • jc43089J
                            jc43089J
                            jc43089
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #192

                            Wow I didn’t realize they were that valuable. I pulled them off. If anyone wants them make me an offer. They have a 4 wire connector. I don’t know if the motors work because I had no door card and therefore no buttons 😂  My other car is a sedan so I don’t think they would fit anyway.

                            2/94 325i Sedan, Arctic Gray: UUC LTW FW, EVO 3 and DSSR, +.020 Maxsil pistons, ASC delete, Eibach shocks/springs, 16" contour reps 238k
                            3/93 325i Coupe, Schwarz 2, Sketchy stance action, ebay turbo, 300k
                            '89 325i Vert, Alpine White: 5spd swapped, sold.

                            '04 Toyota Sienna: 24V to 24V swap in progress

                            '05 Volvo V70R, 6spd.  200k
                            '85 Toyota LandCruiser: Lifted, gas hog. 205k
                            '99 Nissan Maxima: 5spd, Rusty but trusty winter beater. 252k RIP.

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                            • JdesignJ
                              JdesignJ
                              Jdesign
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #193

                              I honestly would be interested in the hood, doors, fenders, shit, maybe the whole shell?

                              I will PM you.

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