Joey's iS by JinormusJ

2 minute(s) of a 76 minute read

I tossed the original engine out; it was long gone and my mechanic said that the 5th and 6th cylinder walls were warped/scraped from the impact; head was done too

I picked up a fresh engine locally from a recycle yard under warrantee: 124k mile engine pulled from a auto 325iC.

Left the head gasket as it was but replaced the oilpan gasket, main seals, and cam seal, as well as doing timing belt and a few other things to refresh the engine.

6k miles later and it's running fine, except the used fan clutch, valve cover gasket, and oil cap could be refreshed to solve the last few issues

12-2-2014

And a little teaser shot courtesy of IH Photography

12-21-2014

Obligatory "I just got a roofrack so now I'm part of the hardparker's club" shot



And really just another chance to show off the front end versus what it was about this time last year

For those of you just tuning in; had the car for about 2 years; last year this happened:



And it's been a year since the rebuild. Driving the e30 around this time of year feels surreal; pretty emotional experience considering where the e30 was then and where it is now.



Makes me smile