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Old 12-22-2010, 03:04 AM   #1
THAT318
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Default project 325i restoration

purchased 12/19/10 litteraly took it off the trailer 3 hours ago and now im back home relaxing after a 12 hour round trip drive. left at 430 this morning headed to Anaheim, CA to pick up my "new car"





picked it up for a decent price.
so far a small list of things it needs that i know about:
coils(6)
radiator
fan clutch
fan blade
fuel pump
drive shaft
alternator
p/s pump
a/c comp, condensor, and ac lines(probably going to wait till summer for these)
complete exhaust
air box(cant decide if i should throw a factory one in for now or just upgrade while its missing)
mass air flow meter
and an oil change

Note: since we couldnt start the motor the first thing we checked upon arival was the oil. Fresh oil would have caused me to suspect seller is trying to hide something, but it was old and didnt look milky or smell sweet so we can assume head gasket is fine.

exterior:
passenger fender
hood
windshield
front bumper and support
header panel
head lights
fogs
(basically a complete front clip)
wheels(i had to take my own to get it up onto the trailer)

interior:
both front seats
both front seat belts
air bag
radio
obc
back half of center console

i will tear down the front end and further look at it to see what else i need and probably pick up spark plugs and a mass air meter tomorrow to start it and make sure it runs. ill be sure to keep you guys posted with news and pictures.

Edit: i say small list because i have most of the body parts and a few of the mechanical parts already from previous cars. note the guy with the beanie is the previous owner and not me. car was hit but a drunk driver.

int and ext parts are being salvaged off my ti since i was parting it anyways.
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