Picked it up for 200 bucks a couple months ago. It sat for 2-3 years with a dead fuel pump, but i solved that issue today thanks to a dead fuel level sending unit in a 3 series
I still have the van unfortunately, but it's up for sale now.
the custom shot:
the transplant procedure:
first, of course, the tank came down to access the pump.
the old, rusted up pump:
The "new" BMW pump:
We had to change the connector style and cut off the bottom of the pump bracket to accomodate the prepump filter, which ended up being abandon because the filter made the whole assembly about a half inch too tall. it really didn't take too too long to figure everything out. I started at 5 and thanks to a coworker's help, got everything finished up about 6:30.
It still needs a new set of tires, which will be cheap because they're 13 inch rims
But i'm not in a huge rush to get it going since it has no radio
It may look like crap, but its not a minivan
Z's Yoda (Bye Bye head gasket)
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