Z3 M Coupé Resto and Engine Rebuild !

[Clubber]

Engine coming along nicely. Cams and flywheel have been installed today and as always lots of more cleaning done.







Alternator serviced and cleaned,



Starter motor cleaned,

Before,





After,





and finally, new BBS center caps have arrived. Current ones are very worn and scratched.




Thermostat housing cleaned,

Before :



After :



Fuel rail cleaned and painted matt black for OEM look,



Housing installed and pulleys painted ;



Injection Tube Connecting Pipes cleaned (It's the little things

Before and after,



Throttle bodies installed,



And I bought an used headers which didn't have any cracks or welds and all it needed was some love,

Before,



Obviously this rusty junk can't go in to my fresh engine like that so, I sent it to my polish guy. He rested the headers in rust remower chemical for a day and the next day, he polished the metal using three different polish pads from hard to soft. The result,



That's it for now, more to come...