1995 BMW 318i -- CARNAGE PICS!! -- MAJOR UPDATE!!! w00t!!

[Nick_R_23]

I found a 1995 BMW 318i 4 door somewhat close to where Im at, normally I wouldnt be interested in it or really even looked twice because there would be no way in hell I could EVER afford it, but this one just seemed to catch my eye. It was this guys daily driver, and one day it just lost power. They towed it home and found that 2 cylinders read 128 psi and the other 2 read 5 psi. So its gonna need either rings or a head gasket replaced, nothing too hard.

Its got 168,000 miles, auto tranny, rear wheel drive, aparantly its in immaculate condition except for the motor, and he said I can look under the car and not find one drop of fluid under there, so it sounds well taken care of. Even has a set of studs on it.

Anyway, Im gonna head in around 3-5pm and go check it out real closely. Its priced CHEAP which is the only reason I can afford to even go look at it. :lol: If I do end up getting it, Ill post pics and let you guys guess on what he was asking for it.

BTW is there anything I should really look closely at, specific areas? Im not familiar with this car at all so if anyone is and could tell me a few things I should watch for that would really help.

-Nick :TrikesOwn

[200xman]

Before you go to look at it call your local auto parts store and price some common parts like T/U items etc. BMW parts are hella expensive, that's probably why he is selling it so cheap. He can't afford to fix it.

[New2ATC]

Sounds like a decent start, but prices are pretty expensive for parts for the beamers and mercedes, thats why i got rid of my old 190E..

[J.D.]

I don't recommend any German vehicle to anybody. They're nice an all.....until they blow up and they are a *Edited**Edited**Edited**Edited**Edited* to work on, and expensive to fix. Just a technicians point of view....

[Nick_R_23]

Before you go to look at it call your local auto parts store and price some common parts like T/U items etc. BMW parts are hella expensive, that's probably why he is selling it so cheap. He can't afford to fix it.

I looked on NAPAs site and they have rings for 56$ per piston and the head gasket set is 199$. I figure I would have about 300$ into the motor plus the cost of buying it, I would still be into it only 1/4 of the average price this car goes for.

It sounds like it was well taken care of, not rallied, so I dont think there will be much I need to fix. I guess Ill when out when we go look at it later...

-Nick :TrikesOwn

[edog]

Where are the keys to my Beamer ....who am I...who am I.....

We need pics asap!

[Nick_R_23]

Well I ended up getting it, the thing was in such good condition Id have been retarded NOT to buy it. It was a suprise, because when the guy spun the motor over it actually fired up for a few seconds, and there were no knocks or odd noises, really just sounds like the timing chain jumped or the fiberglass cam gears got messed up. Its 9:00 pm and dark as anything outside, so pics will come tomorrow. Ill also start poking around at the motor and try finding out exactly whats wrong.

Its got a 100% clean title, sunroof, cd player, electric everything and then some, and I think it was a really great deal. After I post pics Ill let you guys guess how thin the wallet was after picking this beauty up!!

-Nick :TrikesOwn

[New2ATC]

its good that you got to hear it run a little, so at least you know that its nothing too serious. cant wait to see the pics.

[Nick_R_23]

PICS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This camera sucks...I need to get a real one. :lol: The car looks purple-ish in the pics, but it is actually a dark red. It was the guys daily driver and it quit on him last Thursday (1/10/08) and he just said he was getting too old and didnt have the time to do these kind of things anymore. He took really good care of it, it has brand new shocks, brand new starter, brakes are fairly new, his son did an alignment on it (he works at a tire shop), and the inside is beautiful, just a little dirty on the outside.

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/Nick_R_23/MVC-012F-10.jpg

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/Nick_R_23/MVC-004F-15.jpg

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He threw the sign in too!! :lol:

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/Nick_R_23/MVC-005F-15.jpg
This was the only real damage to the body.

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/Nick_R_23/MVC-011F-10.jpg

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/Nick_R_23/MVC-010F-9.jpg

So.....anyone wanna guess how much coin it took to score this???

-Nick :TrikesOwn

[cody2]

This is a very uneducated guess, but id say $3500?

[New2ATC]

looks like a nice car, im gonna say around 700 to 1000 bucks??

[TwoHundredEx]

I'm going to start low and say a grand or $1500.

Looks really nice, and that interior looks perfect. The only thing I'm not a fan of are those hubcaps, find some factory mags and it'll really set it off.

[SYKO]

free!!! you gave him a reach around!

[Nick_R_23]

free!!! Oh, I wish!!! Nobody seems to want to get rid of theyre old junk anymore and charges you out the arse for it. All my freebie deals are going away...:mad:


looks like a nice car, im gonna say around 700 to 1000 bucks??

New2ATC got close enough, 750$ and it was mine!!


Looks really nice, and that interior looks perfect. The only thing I'm not a fan of are those hubcaps, find some factory mags and it'll really set it off.

Yeah I think theyre ugly too, but for winter rims they do good enough. Ill definately be keepin an eye out for a factory set tho.

-Nick :TrikesOwn

[ATC-Eric]

Are you going to do the motor work yourself?

Good luck with it man!

[RedRider_AK]

Whew! You're rollin' in style now. Time to get Syko to fly up to Willow and do a sick paint job for you, unless he's afraid of the cold :naughty:

P.S. I second that the wheels are ugly as hell. Seriously, why make your wheels look like turbine blades :lol:, it makes me think a jet is flying past me sideways.

[Nick_R_23]

Are you going to do the motor work yourself?

Yup!! Im gonna start tearing into it today and check out the gears and chain first. I think if that is the problem, the Im gonna have to pull the head anyway and change the valves in case they are bent, which is probably why it doesnt have compression in the first place.


P.S. I second that the wheels are ugly as hell. Seriously, why make your wheels look like turbine blades , it makes me think a jet is flying past me sideways.

Thats what I thought at first, but now I think I might keep them, I just found out that theyre super rare factory BMW forced air brake cooling hubcaps!!! :crazy:

-Nick :TrikesOwn

[Nick_R_23]

I found this pic on ebay, this is the real color of the car. Now you can compare it to the pics I took and realize how color blind my camera really is. :lol:

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/Nick_R_23/1bmw1.jpg

-Nick :TrikesOwn

[edog]

Thats what it should look like nice!

I love German cars!

[ProCarbine2k1]

Nice score, if for some reason you wouldnt decide to keep it.. I think you could make a strong profit on Ebay! Ive always liked the 318's.

[Nick_R_23]

Update on the motor - popped the valve cover off to check the timing, and its spot on...chain feels better then brand new, and everything under there is in great condition. Dig around in there a little bit more, cant find anything that looks out of whack, so I take out the sparkplugs next, and weve found the first sign of carnage!!! They are the platinum +2 plugs (the kind that have the 2 arms instead of one), but the odd thing is that the electrodes are fine, but the arms have been pushed against the electrodes??? :wondering The valves are too far away to hit the plugs, and looking into the cylinder, the pistons show no signs of striking the plugs, plus, the like I said, the electrodes are untouched....how weird is that?!?! I think the plugs may be my problem after all....since timing is good, and Ive found nothing else wrong, and it actually fired up when I bought it.....so Im putting it back together now, and we'll find out if the sparkplugs were the only problem.....

-Nick :TrikesOwn

[VenomRS4]

Man, i wish I saw this thread sooner. My daily driver is a 95' 318is. Even though I beat the ever living piss out of it...its been an awesome car. I have owned it for a long time and now have almost 210,000 miles with no problems. Since I have owned it, I have never had any problems or done any major work except front control arms at about 160k and a clutch at about 190k miles. Other than that, i just do basic maintenence like oil changes and stuff...and the car just keeps running great.

Also, contrary to what some people say, BMWs are not that hard to work on....Especially 318s. Theres tons of room to work and most stuff is pretty well organized. As far as parts go....yes, in general, they tend to be more pricey than a ford. But they arent as bad as people think. And most parts can be bought at your local parts stores like napa, cap, autozone, etc.

The only thing i dont really like about the 318 is...well...its a 318. The engine (m42) is far from a fire breather. 138hp....and linked to an automatic....its not going to be fast. BUT....if you keep your foot out of the gas, it will get 30-35mpg. And of course you have bimmer handling...they corner very nice. That and insurance is fairly inexpensive too.

I highly recommend joining bimmerforums.com. Its a great web site wih tons of info. Check it out.

Anyway, you got a realy good deal on a great car. It seems like it was pretty well maintained so it should last a while. Take care of it and it will take care of you.

Just for shits and giggles....heres a few pics of mine. Since these pics were taken, the lower grey trim has been painted to match the rest of the car, ive put in adjustable coil overs and the car sits 1/2 inch lower in the back and about 1.5 inches lower in the front, and I have tinted the windows

[Nick_R_23]

Hey, its nice to see someone else with one of these beautys!! :beer Ill definately check that site out. The only thing holding me up right now is that I cant figure out the @#$!% firing order, and how to route the wires.... its 1-3-4-2 (per the manual), but on the coil pack it shows the wires being labeled as 4-3-2-1 (--> front of motor) and the cylinders are numbered the same....so its kinda confusing on how they go.

After further inspection of the old sparkplugs, it looks like they were purposely screwed up, because theres just no way anything in the cylinder could make them look like they are, the car just plain COULD NOT have even started. This doesnt fit the guys story of 'the car lost power going down the freeway.' Theres just no way....

-Nick :TrikesOwn

[Nick_R_23]

Ok, heres a pic trying to explain the problem Im having with the firing order...

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/Nick_R_23/bmwfiringorder.jpg

Theres a coil pack, with 4 wires coming off it labeled 4-3-2-1 as shown in the pic...the cylinders are labeled the same. My problem is, the firing order is 1-3-4-2, which is obviously the order the CYLINDERS fire in, but I dont know the order the coil pack fires in, so I dont know what wires to place on which cylinder. Does it fire in the order of the numbers on the coil pack?? Im confused....:wondering

-Nick :TrikesOwn

[New2ATC]

I love the color of the car, but I dont know the firing order on the coil packs. did you trace the plug wires back to the coil as you removed them? I would say search through the manual, or get a haynes manual if you haven't already. If nothing else, try to find a foreign car shop, and ask a mechanic.

[RedRider_AK]

Well, since you have 4 different plug wires... and 4 different plugs... that's only 16 different combinations you can possibly have. Get to pullin' and poppin', you'll get it eventually :lol:

[smokinwrench]

One way the plugs could be bent is it spun rod bearings and both peices of bearing are on cap side causing the piston to hit the spark plug. I could see thsi on one piston but both at the same tiem seems very unlikely. If it had spun bearings it should have had some serious knocking.

Good luck with it. I just bought a Lexus SC400 last week for $950 it runs and drives great needs a little TLC.

[J.D.]

If the coil pack is labeled, just follow it. They may be just 4 individual coils, and the PCM controls them individually following the firing order. Not 100% sure though not really familiar with the setup on these. Just follow what the coilpack says and you should be fine.

[The Goat]

i suddenly think of the sound a car makes when you try to run it without the wiring in the right order. lol.

look online, someone will have the correct order posted. very nice car by the way. been thinking about picking up an old 3 series and selling my scion. doubt i'll get that deal like you did though.

[Nick_R_23]

Got this one all cleaned up today also, I havent made any progress since STILL nobody can tell me what the correct firing order is....I think its gonna be stuck in the garage soon and Ill just go ahead and pull the head off and replace the head gasket soon.

Anyway, Ive been having way too much fun with my new camera so heres a few shots now that its had a bath! :lol:

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/Nick_R_23/GEDC0004.jpg

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/Nick_R_23/GEDC0005.jpg

-Nick :TrikesOwn

[night4creeper]

the ecm will control the firing order. just hook the coil packs to the correct plug. i.e. 1 to 1, 2 to 2 etc.. the coil packs are labeled for a reason, to tell you what cylinder they goto.

Have you checked the compression on all cylinders? wet or dry? If you have low psi, what have you checked? Is there water in the oil?

On the bad cylinder, rotate it to the top of its compression stroke and blow air into the spark plug hole and see where it comes out. that will tell you what the problem is, weather it be a blown head gasket, bent valve(s), broken rings, etc.

[Nick_R_23]

Ive done a compression test on all 4 cylinders, if I remember right it was 130-0-0-130, in cylinders 1,2,3, and 4 respectively. Dry, I havent checked them with oil yet.

I remember checking the oil when I bought it, and it was nice and clear and the coolant was full. The guy said he never topped off the coolant, but Im only taking his word for it.

I personally think its the head gasket, Im 99.9% sure its not a bent valve since I took off the valve cover and the timing chain is spot on and if I didnt know any better Id say it was brand new, so I know the chain didnt skip. I think gasket would make more sense seeing that the 0 compression is on the 2 middle cylinders?? I will try blowing air into the cylinders though.

Biggest thing is that it just needs to be in the garage to do all the tests properly, and then have it torn apart, Im not really making any progress sitting here guessing what the problems might be!! :lol:

-Nick :TrikesOwn

[night4creeper]

I'd be ready to guess its the head gasket too from what you say. I bet if you get cyl. #2 to the top of the compression stroke and blow air in it will come out the spark plug hole of cyl #3.

I can't remember, but if that is a aluminum head be sure to check the trueness of the surface, it will probably have to be milled. if that is the case it might also require a shim along with the head gasket so the clearances stay within spec.

good luck.

[Nick_R_23]

Alright guys get ready for one hell of an update. I dragged this thing into the garage and started tearing into it mid-Saturday. Everything was coming off quick and easy and I really didnt have any problems until I got to taking the timing chain lower cover off, which was blocked by the A/C pump and bracket. Ask around for details. :lol:

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/Nick_R_23/GEDC0030-1.jpg
Engine before disassembly

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/Nick_R_23/GEDC0031-1.jpg
Throttle body removed

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/Nick_R_23/GEDC0032-1.jpg
Throttle body/cruise control

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/Nick_R_23/GEDC0051-1.jpg
Intake removed

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/Nick_R_23/GEDC0050-1.jpg
Oh shiiiit....stuffs missing....:eek:

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/Nick_R_23/GEDC0049-1.jpg
Found it a little further down the intake....but....wheres the rest of it??? :confused:

-Nick :TrikesOwn

[Nick_R_23]

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/Nick_R_23/GEDC0034-1.jpg
Heres a hint where it went.....

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/Nick_R_23/GEDC0035-1.jpg

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You can see how bad they really are from here

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/Nick_R_23/GEDC0042-1.jpg
Piston damage

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The two middle ones got it the worst

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/Nick_R_23/GEDC0041.jpg
Current state of disrepair

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/Nick_R_23/GEDC0046-1.jpg
Entire car

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My inevitable tsunami of parts

Well it wasnt as good as I thought it was, but it couldve been a hell of a lot worse. The pistons will clean right up, mostly just pitting, and the cylinders are PERFECT, you can even still see the hone on them. The head will need all new valves and possibly seats.

On a good note, I found a few good things on the car that I didnt expect, but I think that all were on it from the factory. First it already had the Fan Delete Mod done, which means the stock engine driven fan is removed due to it tending to explode and take out the radiator, hoses, and hood. It is then replaced with an electric one mounted on the radiator, along with a lower temp thermostat. It also had an aluminum thermostat housing instead of the normal, brittle plastic one. Third, the one I really didnt expect, was the Limited Slip Differential. These usually have to be swapped out from a higher class BMW, since I believe the 318i was rare to have them stock, plus they cost a few hundred $$$. I was really happy to find out I had one!!! :w00t:

The head is being taken to the shop tomorrow for examination. Ill post updates as I find out more!!

-Nick :TrikesOwn

[84honda200s]

that little round thing looks almost like a heat riser but it wouldnt be in the intake....could be a automatic choke. ??


pistons dont look too bad man but some of them valves are kinda rough lmao. anyway man keep me up to date on this. im interested in how it will come out.

[VenomRS4]

Ouch. Those pistons are pretty chewed up! Are you just replacing the valves or are you just going to get a replacement head?

Man, I cant wait to build my motor!

[Nick_R_23]

We're taking the head into the shop today. I plan on reusing the head unless some crack or something shows up that makes it useless, so just valves and guides if the guides are junk. Pistons arent really all that bad, just a lot of surface pitting, the camera makes things look way worse then they are.

-Nick :TrikesOwn

[RedRider_AK]

I love the crooked valves. Looks just like my 110 head from a few years ago. :lol:

[Dirtcrasher]

Nice BEEMER!! I love them things!!

[Nick_R_23]

Small update, the mechanic got a chance to look the head over, and I guess that the head itself is fine, same with all the valve guides and seats, but ALL 16 valves were bent. So hes gonna go ahead and replace all the valves and resurface the head and when its all said and done itll be about 700$. When I get the head back I can jump right back into putting the engine back together!!

-Nick :TrikesOwn

[Erics350x]

$700 for valves and plaining? Thats freakin way high!!

[longbedGTs]

Wow! So what happened? Did the PO over rev the motor or something? Detonation maybe? How did the HG look? Looks like a nice car! :beer

[Erics350x]

a part got sucked through the intake and bent the valves

[Nick_R_23]

$700 for valves and plaining? Thats freakin way high!!

Yes and no...It needs all 16 valves replaced at about 20$ per valve...thats 320$ right there. The guy also has to pull both cams, all the valves, resurface the head, install new valves and seals, and put it all back together. If I was to pull the cams myself, the tool alone JUST for pulling the cams is 1400$. :eek: And the fact that its a foreign car makes the work harder to come by and more expensive. Overall, Ill only have about 1500-1600$ into a '95 BMW with a FULL top end rebuild on the motor. Not too bad I think. :D

-Nick :TrikesOwn

[Nick_R_23]

Well I just got back from picking up the head from the shop. I dont have any pics at the moment since I dont have my camera but Ill try and get some on the older camera. Ill be putting it together as much as I can tomorrow, I still need a few small things to finish.

Anyways, I managed to get the old valves back so heres a pic of how bad they are when taken out.

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/Nick_R_23/MVC-001F-12.jpg

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/Nick_R_23/MVC-002F-16.jpg

Sorry about the lighting, the camera I used is worthless and cant pick up light well at all.

-Nick :TrikesOwn

[84honda200s]

holy crap man...no wonder why you couldnt get it to fire up.

[Nick_R_23]

Oh man Ive been slackin!! Havent updated this thread in a week!!

Better pics of the bent valves...

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/Nick_R_23/GEDC0070.jpg

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/Nick_R_23/GEDC0071.jpg

Head, bead blasted and fresh with all new valves.

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/Nick_R_23/GEDC0066.jpg

Shiny!!!

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/Nick_R_23/GEDC0067.jpg

I put a new stereo in it also, not the best but better then the tape deck from the stone age that was in it.

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/Nick_R_23/GEDC0065.jpg

Another pic of the car, and my favorite thing in the world parked next to it.

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/Nick_R_23/GEDC0069.jpg

I still need to find the missing pieces in the intake.

-Nick :TrikesOwn

[Nick_R_23]

So heres where its at:

Both arrows on cam gear facing up and lined up with the markes I made on the chain before I took it off, and centered on the cams.

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/Nick_R_23/GEDC0072.jpg

Crank gear in the keyway, crank/flywheel locking tool inserted

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/Nick_R_23/GEDC0073.jpg

Both cams held by locking tool, front lobes facing each other, small holes in the back end of cams both facing upward, and markes I made on cams facing upward just how they were before removal.

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/Nick_R_23/GEDC0074.jpg

Close up
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/Nick_R_23/GEDC0076.jpg

Other gear
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/Nick_R_23/GEDC0075.jpg

Everything how I think it should be...

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/Nick_R_23/GEDC0077.jpg

-Nick :TrikesOwn

[Xowner]

how are the timing chain followers? there the plastic parts that keep tension on the timing chain ??

[thefox]

Everything how I think it should be...



That's an awesome quote!

Looks like the car is coming along nicely.

[Nick_R_23]

how are the timing chain followers? there the plastic parts that keep tension on the timing chain ??

Hardly any wear on them. The whole engine has a suprisingly small amount of wear for being at 151,000 miles. Guess its just getting broken in!! :D


That's an awesome quote!

Looks like the car is coming along nicely.

Lmao, thanks! I had a few other guys come double check what I had there any they all said it looked right, so I spun the motor over with a rachet and nothing 'ticked' or bound up so I guess I got it right!! :w00t:

Now Im just waiting for the lower timing cover gasket to come in, for some reason they dont feel the need to include one in the head gasket set. :crazy: After that comes in, I can assemble the engine all the way up to the intake, which Im still looking for parts for. Would any of you believe that there isnt ONE junkyard within 75 miles that has an engine for this car, and the only place that DID have one sold the damn thing pretty much right before I called them!! :banned: And BMW isnt much help, apparantly the parts diagrams dont show the part I need, so according to them the part doesnt exist. Ahh, the joys of being a mechanic....:rolleyes:

-Nick :TrikesOwn

[84honda200s]

looking good bud !!! you are doing danm good on it i think.

[Xowner]

put an after market intake on it or just make a block off

[Nick_R_23]

MAJOR UPDATE!!!!!!! I bought an intake off ebay and it F-I-N-A-L-L-Y came today, and now the engine is about 90% together. I had to get another spark plug seal (mfg defect), put both intakes on, throttle body, wiring, hoses, really all thats left is to put on the airbox and rest of the cooling system, and I might need to pick up a waterpump. But other then that itll soon be ready to fire it up!!!

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/Nick_R_23/GEDC0205.jpg

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/Nick_R_23/GEDC0206.jpg

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/Nick_R_23/GEDC0207.jpg

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/Nick_R_23/GEDC0208.jpg

More goodies soon to come!!!!

-Nick :TrikesOwn

[Brockey]

Glad to see your getting her done. Not much more now and you'll be crusin in style.

[Nick_R_23]

Another update, this is as far as I can get as I need to buy a new waterpump now. Got the TB on, airbox, and finished up all the small stuff.

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/Nick_R_23/GEDC0209.jpg

This was the ONLY thing that broke when I was disassembling stuff, its the little angle valve thing that went on the bottom of the charcoal canister and connected it to the blue line. I used a spark plug boot to replace it, the kind that you can make your own wires from, so it didnt have the metal piece inside it. Prefect fit on both ends.

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/Nick_R_23/GEDC0210.jpg

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/Nick_R_23/GEDC0211.jpg

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/Nick_R_23/GEDC0212.jpg

-Nick

[Nick_R_23]

And its almost done!!!! Just need the waterpump, and one or two other small things, and itll be ready to fire up!!

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/Nick_R_23/GEDC0213.jpg

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/Nick_R_23/GEDC0214.jpg

-Nick :TrikesOwn

[84honda200s]

that bad boy is coming along real nice. good job man.

[Nick_R_23]

w00t!!!!!!!! SHE RUNS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Schucks overnight shipping FTMFW!!! Waterpump came in today, and I picked up some coolant and distilled water, which was the last thing I needed. Stuck that in, put the spark plug wires on along with the firewall panel, jumped the battery (its dead from sitting since January, dont laugh :lol: ), and it fired right up!!!!!!!!

Runs and revs real smooth, but the idle kinda jumps up and down a little bit. Its not really all that bad though, I can live with it for a while. Only problems Ive seen is that theres a light that comes on, looks like one of the airbag lights. Also the Check Engine light comes on after letting it idle for a bit, but if I rev it up it goes away.

And a HUGE thanks again to EVERYONE who helped me get this car finished!!! I really cant believe its already running!!! :D More pics tomorrow!!!!

-Nick :TrikesOwn

[RedRider_AK]

W00t, now waterskip it across the Bering Strait and drive over to my place in Russia and we'll cruise, pick up some hot chicks, etc.

[Nick_R_23]

pick up some hot chicks,

Not with these rims we wont!! :lol:

-Nick :TrikesOwn

[84honda200s]

man great to hear you got her all done and running !!! now all you need are some dub wheels, tint the window just a little and wella you have a russian chick magnet. lmao.


no man for real... glad to see you got her done. seeing you did this car id trust ya working on a supra.

[tundrawolf]

Your idle air control may need to be cleaned, if it has one..