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Re: My car 318 76 model converting to 323i
Posted: Wed May 15, 2024 10:18 am
by Atle_323i
Jeroen wrote: ↑Sun May 12, 2024 11:43 pm
the old school blue-greenish stuff
Thanks, Blue/green ordered
Re: My car 318 76 model converting to 323i
Posted: Wed May 15, 2024 11:05 am
by Jeroen
Re: My car 318 76 model converting to 323i
Posted: Wed May 22, 2024 10:09 pm
by Atle_323i
Re: My car 318 76 model converting to 323i
Posted: Thu May 23, 2024 8:05 am
by Jeroen
There's always something and especially BMW's current reproductions are of horrible quality, but overall things look great again, thanks for the extensive photo report! But eh, are you re using these old fuel hoses?
Re: My car 318 76 model converting to 323i
Posted: Thu May 23, 2024 9:40 am
by Atle_323i
Jeroen wrote: ↑Thu May 23, 2024 8:05 am
There's always something and especially BMW's current reproductions are of horrible quality, but overall things look great again, thanks for the extensive photo report! But eh, are you re using these old fuel hoses?
The fuel hoses will be replaced with new ones, just using the old until I put the engine in. They are not old, only 1 year, but look horrible now.
Re: My car 318 76 model converting to 323i
Posted: Thu May 23, 2024 10:01 am
by Wilmo
If you are thinking about 3rd party hose, apply high pressure hoses where needed... Sometimes normal Gates hose is used as pressure hose and those will fail pretty soon.
Re: My car 318 76 model converting to 323i
Posted: Sat May 25, 2024 8:18 am
by Atle_323i
Wilmo wrote: ↑Thu May 23, 2024 10:01 am
If you are thinking about 3rd party hose, apply high pressure hoses where needed... Sometimes normal Gates hose is used as pressure hose and those will fail pretty soon.
New hoses from BMW.
Re: My car 318 76 model converting to 323i
Posted: Sat May 25, 2024 9:39 am
by Jeroen
Re: My car 318 76 model converting to 323i
Posted: Sat May 25, 2024 4:54 pm
by Atle_323i
Wiring is 95% done, just need to figure out a few minor things, and do the rest when engine is in.
Interior / dash is 99% done, just few minor things to install after gearbox/engine is in.
Headlight, done with conversion to single headlamps. I had to install a relay to break the low beam lights when using high beam, to avoid both being on at the same time.
Next week I will bring the engine and gearbox to the garage, and start the 127 timing belt conversion, and then it´s time for fitting the engine.
Re: My car 318 76 model converting to 323i
Posted: Sun May 26, 2024 9:34 pm
by Jeroen
Nice to see things all fresh!
Re: My car 318 76 model converting to 323i
Posted: Sun May 26, 2024 9:48 pm
by Atle_323i
Jeroen wrote: ↑Sun May 26, 2024 9:34 pm
Nice to see things all fresh!
It so nice to install parts that I have refurbished, using new bolts and nuts, it all looks so shiny. It's like getting a brand new car
All the effort and time spendt on stripping parts, painting and sanding is now paying off.
Re: My car 318 76 model converting to 323i
Posted: Sun May 26, 2024 9:51 pm
by Jeroen
Damn right! Time to enjoy the fruits of those efforts!
Re: My car 318 76 model converting to 323i
Posted: Mon May 27, 2024 9:26 am
by nic65
Atle_323i wrote: ↑Sat May 25, 2024 4:54 pm
Headlight, done with conversion to single headlamps. I had to install a relay to break the low beam lights when using high beam, to avoid both being on at the same time.
the fuse box has a different connection, I simply modified mine to have the 4 lights on
Re: My car 318 76 model converting to 323i
Posted: Mon May 27, 2024 10:19 am
by Atle_323i
nic65 wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 2024 9:26 am
Atle_323i wrote: ↑Sat May 25, 2024 4:54 pm
Headlight, done with conversion to single headlamps. I had to install a relay to break the low beam lights when using high beam, to avoid both being on at the same time.
the fuse box has a different connection, I simply modified mine to have the 4 lights on
I want to keep the fusebox original, and the wiring as original as possible that is why I just used the original headlight connector to route the 12v
through the relay, because if I want to install dual headlamps, it will be plug and play.
Re: My car 318 76 model converting to 323i
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2024 1:39 pm
by Atle_323i