What did you do to your E9 today?
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OOPS! Am I seeing things or is that trans in upside down?
Seriously. Great work!! Congtratuations!
You had me for a moment there...OOPS! Am I seeing things or is that trans in upside down?
Seriously. Great work!! Congtratuations!
But no, all is in and in the next few days I reinstall the shifter mount, the lower transmission mount and then being to reconnect all of the things that had been disconnected upon removal. My only regret is that I had purchased the engine mount restraint plates from Alvaro and 1) didn't realize that his set (unlike CoupeKing's) is only one side, since I think it includes a forward restraint and a lateral restraint and 2) hadn't drilled those holes into the subframe yesterday before I installed the engine. Not impossible to do now but just a little more annoying.
Installed fuel filter
What starts as an easy project somehow turns into a hard one… that ends up being easy after all. Maybe that’s exactly why working on cars is so addictive.
Just wrapped up installing something surprisingly my 71 2800Cs never had. The final step was cutting into the gas line to hook it up, and everything I’d read warned it would be a very messy job. So naturally, I braced for chaos.
I made the cut… and nothing. Not a single drop of fuel. No smell, no leak—nothing. Cue the moment of panic: Did I just cut the wrong line?
To double-check, I temporarily hooked up the filter. Turned the key, and the car fired right up on the first try. Relief.
Then came the irony: when I removed the filter, it was completely full of gas—which promptly spilled all over the duct tape I’d used to keep the clamp from sliding down the hose into an unreachable spot.
In the end, the mess everyone warned me about didn’t happen where I expected—it showed up later. And somehow, the hardest part of the whole job was cleaning melted, fuel-soaked duct tape off everything.
What starts as an easy project somehow turns into a hard one… that ends up being easy after all. Maybe that’s exactly why working on cars is so addictive.
Just wrapped up installing something surprisingly my 71 2800Cs never had. The final step was cutting into the gas line to hook it up, and everything I’d read warned it would be a very messy job. So naturally, I braced for chaos.
I made the cut… and nothing. Not a single drop of fuel. No smell, no leak—nothing. Cue the moment of panic: Did I just cut the wrong line?
To double-check, I temporarily hooked up the filter. Turned the key, and the car fired right up on the first try. Relief.
Then came the irony: when I removed the filter, it was completely full of gas—which promptly spilled all over the duct tape I’d used to keep the clamp from sliding down the hose into an unreachable spot.
In the end, the mess everyone warned me about didn’t happen where I expected—it showed up later. And somehow, the hardest part of the whole job was cleaning melted, fuel-soaked duct tape off everything.
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I received a large red screwdriver from a dear friend as a gift for my upcoming birthday.
Though it's a bit newer than the one that came with my 2800CS, it's in much better shape.
All I need now to complete my tool kit is a valve adjusting tool and some pink BERU plugs.
Though it's a bit newer than the one that came with my 2800CS, it's in much better shape.
All I need now to complete my tool kit is a valve adjusting tool and some pink BERU plugs.
Very nice pics! Surprised no one has asked about the Lancia?
Ian--The tool holder on my car had all of the tools except the large Heyco screwdriver. I even have the Beru pink plugs. I bought the screwdriver on the forum. Then one day I dropped something on the passenger floor. And there under the seat was the large Heyco screwdriver....which I sold to another forum member.I received a large red screwdriver from a dear friend as a gift for my upcoming birthday.
Though it's a bit newer than the one that came with my 2800CS, it's in much better shape.
All I need now to complete my tool kit is a valve adjusting tool and some pink BERU plugs.
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