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Jezebel Engine Rebuild... Part 2
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mo_s
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after reading thru this thread and following it quite closely lately, I have to take my hat off to you Crash..you rely putting in alota effort and $$ to get this car back on her wheels..and I know plenty of people who throw a huge fuss on the costs of just servicing cars..I just hope and pray it all comes together perfectly for you and you enjoy many kilos in her :thumbs:
Crash_Nemesis
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Thanks guys... I wont lie, this forum has helped me tremendously. It helped me keep the faith and keep pushing.
I really appreciate all the feedback, support and help.
You all rock!!!
I really appreciate all the feedback, support and help.
You all rock!!!
now go get a brown bag and leave it on the doorstep of the guys who welded your old head...
Andy1GP
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I'm soo excited for you Chris! Speaking to coisman today I also told him that even if you spent double what you have your car will still wipe the floor with any M3 on a track or a drag. The fact that those internals are balanced so meticulously will make it rev freely even up to 9000 and still have less off centre rotational mass than a normal S54 at 7500rpm. Nevermind the larger capacity and endless list of goodies under the skin :drool:
If there's a car worth keeping on the road it's this one :joy:
If there's a car worth keeping on the road it's this one :joy:
Crash_Nemesis
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ok. Update time.
I just got a call from Werner at IPC. He personally just picked up the cylinder head from their guy who does the shimming and valve tolerance.
It's all done and ready to go. I'm on my way now to pick up the head and drop it off with Lee at Gtech, so that Jezebel can start being put back together.
Lee reckons he will need 2 days to make sure she is 100%. So, hopefully will have her by wednesday next week, the latest.
Cross fingers that nothing else is missing or goes wrong in the next few days.
I just got a call from Werner at IPC. He personally just picked up the cylinder head from their guy who does the shimming and valve tolerance.
It's all done and ready to go. I'm on my way now to pick up the head and drop it off with Lee at Gtech, so that Jezebel can start being put back together.
Lee reckons he will need 2 days to make sure she is 100%. So, hopefully will have her by wednesday next week, the latest.
Cross fingers that nothing else is missing or goes wrong in the next few days.
Sabretooth tiger
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hope you have her by Wednesday bud :thumbs:
Crash_Nemesis
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Ok. Head is now at Gtech. Took one last look at Jezebel in her dusty, empty engine bay, state.
Lee is going to start putting her back together first thing monday morning, and I will be there with the camera to take pics.
I really must extend a massive thanks out to Werner at IPC. This guy really went out of his way to help me get this head and erase all worries I have thanks to the last month of total stuff ups with the old head. Even when I was worried about the shims and valve clearance, he offered to have their certified engineer re-shim the head and check all valve clearances... and at no extra cost.
I got the head this morning with a sheet of paper showing each shim and its clearance to make sure all was within spec. Werner himself went to go fetch the head, as the engineering shop closes today and all drivers were unavailable. Now that is service.
IPC even replaced a spring clip that holds the rocker arm in place. The one that I had was damaged. It was R80 for the part. I asked Werner where must I pay?
He just laughed and told me its all good. I already paid for a full head, so the clip is out of good faith. They just wanted to help me get the car back on the road.
Talk about service.
I'm really impressed with their dedication to BMW as a brand and customer service. If you are looking for any spares or parts for your BMW. IPC South Africa are the guys to call. Werner told me that they have a massive new shipment of Engines coming in. They go overseas and buy spares from all over the world including south Africa. They supply boetie buddler, Sav and Tune Tech with all their spares and Engines.
So for anyone else wanting to do an massive engine rebuilds or swaps, call Werner at IPC on this number - 011 840 6960
They have a V10 M6 engine sitting there. R48 000 exl Vat.
If you trade in your old engine, you get a discount.
My bro's 318ti is having power steering pump issues, so I'll be getting one from IPC and sorting him out with that too.
Anyway, as you can tell there is a skip in my step and I'm excited.
Lee is going to start putting her back together first thing monday morning, and I will be there with the camera to take pics.
I really must extend a massive thanks out to Werner at IPC. This guy really went out of his way to help me get this head and erase all worries I have thanks to the last month of total stuff ups with the old head. Even when I was worried about the shims and valve clearance, he offered to have their certified engineer re-shim the head and check all valve clearances... and at no extra cost.
I got the head this morning with a sheet of paper showing each shim and its clearance to make sure all was within spec. Werner himself went to go fetch the head, as the engineering shop closes today and all drivers were unavailable. Now that is service.
IPC even replaced a spring clip that holds the rocker arm in place. The one that I had was damaged. It was R80 for the part. I asked Werner where must I pay?
He just laughed and told me its all good. I already paid for a full head, so the clip is out of good faith. They just wanted to help me get the car back on the road.
Talk about service.
I'm really impressed with their dedication to BMW as a brand and customer service. If you are looking for any spares or parts for your BMW. IPC South Africa are the guys to call. Werner told me that they have a massive new shipment of Engines coming in. They go overseas and buy spares from all over the world including south Africa. They supply boetie buddler, Sav and Tune Tech with all their spares and Engines.
So for anyone else wanting to do an massive engine rebuilds or swaps, call Werner at IPC on this number - 011 840 6960
They have a V10 M6 engine sitting there. R48 000 exl Vat.
If you trade in your old engine, you get a discount.
My bro's 318ti is having power steering pump issues, so I'll be getting one from IPC and sorting him out with that too.
Anyway, as you can tell there is a skip in my step and I'm excited.
thats awesome :rollsmile: think i need to get in touch with IPC and see if i can rep them on the forum... they seem dedicated to good service and keeping BMW going strong... I like what i see with your experience and can definitely work with people like that 
Crash_Nemesis
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Their guarantee stands for all road cars, obviously if you building a track car, the guarantee is different.
So keep that in mind if you building a track car.
So keep that in mind if you building a track car.
