My 1988 BMW E28 528i - Build

[iifunky]

Quite Impreessive! you have lots of time on your hands.

I cant wait to one day get an e30 325i or e30 Touring to do this on. You have inspired me

 

[lordicon232]

Quite Impreessive! you have lots of time on your hands.

I cant wait to one day get an e30 325i or e30 Touring to do this on. You have inspired me

I have been lucky to meet some cool people with the right skills who could help me.

Get the e30 touring, they are super cool in my book. :thumbs:

 

[Straight six]

This is an awesome build

Well done my man:thumbs::thumbs:

 

[Nikhil]

So I think we need to ask the Gurus a quick question on Injectors. We removed the intake manifold this weekend to replace all the vacuum pipes and gaskets ect as well as clean it. we found that some of the injector nozzles were slightly hard and brittle as well as one with a slight crack on it. Should the Nozzles be replaced? Or will they be fine as is?

 

[Redups8]

That steering wheel! WOW!
:inlove:

 

[Sareshan]

raise: well done...

 

[lordicon232]

SO it has been a while since I updated this lots of work done.

This is where we started:
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Replaced all the vacuum hoses:
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Cleaned the intake manifold painted it and replaced the gaskets:
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Made up all the larger hoses that needed replacing:
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Installed new bonnet shocks:
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Removed the tapped cover, cleaned and painted it, replaced gasket:
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Replaced the old air filter box with something more modern:
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Replaced the window washer hoses with some new ones from a garden irrigation stuff :joy:
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I am now busy stripping the old hard plastic from the electrical wires and replacing them:
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I found the leak on the pipe that runs from the power steering pump to the reservoir, replaced the clamps and it seems to have done the trick!!! :joy: :joy: :joy:

Flushed the coolant system ad broke one of the clamps while putting it back together :flyfun: :argh:

Will need to get a new exhaust done as it is full of holes.

The car runs much better now, softer idle, more power!!

Replaced the instrument cluster with a donor one that I got from "Solo Man" thanks very much for the donation. Now at least the temp and fuel gauges are working.

Thanks very much again to master mechanic "Nickhill" without his help none of this would have been possible.

 

[maximus]

:bravo:

New bonnet shocks are so nice :rollsmile:

 

[Nikhil]

This car is awesome to work on! I have learnt a lot while taking it apart and putting it together again. Compared to working on my E36 and E46 there are a lot of massive differences. And the car has waaay more power after all the vacuum leaks were fixed, idles silently epic project this :rollsmile::thumbs:

 

[symmat001]

Woah nice progress!

Please tell me where you got the branches? they not standard. Did the car come with them?

 

[lordicon232]

Woah nice progress!

Please tell me where you got the branches? they not standard. Did the car come with them?

Baught the car with the brances.

 

[Nikhil]

Those are made by brospeed if im not mistaken :=):

 

[haXor]

This looks epic. raise:

 

[symmat001]

Those are made by brospeed if im not mistaken :=):

Thanks, Dont think brospeed make any longer for the old BMW's e30 included.

:/ Probably going to have to go custom.

 

[Redups8]

Coming along very nicely! raise:

Cant wait to see her again! Im feeling a breakfast run... :rollsmile: AFTER said exhaust :thumbs:

 

[prado]

raise: This car was my dream car in its days!

Great work! :thumbs:

 

[Gizmo]

Please tell me all that red shit is temporary and black hosing is in the mail...Also dump the cheap Hot Air Induction and refit the std airbox, your engine will love you again.:thumbs:

 

[lordicon232]

Coming along very nicely! raise:

Cant wait to see her again! Im feeling a breakfast run... :rollsmile: AFTER said exhaust :thumbs:

Sounds like a plan!

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Please tell me all that red shit is temporary and black hosing is in the mail...Also dump the cheap Hot Air Induction and refit the std airbox, your engine will love you again.:thumbs:

They only had the red so will be changing the vacuum hoses to black, I'm undecided how I feel about the rest.

 

[Gizmo]

When you see red hoses in 6months time you going to cry, or anytime a dirty hand touches them...These colours are used for non bmw show and shine competition stuff or exhibition. Their colours dull really quickly and they stain really easy. Always bet on black hoses! Besides, you restoring a classic bmw, not a supra.

 

[lordicon232]

Eish! Then ill have to change them.
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