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My neighbor has a Fusion...are you sure it's not the 1.6L turbo? Also, he just drove a Nissan Versa for the last 8 days because the transmission in his Fusion suffered a seizure and made the whole car immobile.

Yup. I'd welcome a shop that will do the head work. I used Mike @ M&M for my truck back in 2012, but not sure of his BMW abilities... Admittedly, I feel dumb that this damage was self-inflicted, but I'm not shying away from sharing my McSteaks on CR. I'm waiting for some quotes on the work, but looks like parts are pretty cheap (HG kit, torque-to-yield head bolts, etc) for this jerb. Inclined to do everything myself aside from the headwork of course. I do love the idea of an engine swap, but realistically I need to get this thing rollin' again soon...it may be going back down to FL...

RIP HEADGASKET I worked from home this morning, and went to fire up the BMW to drive downtown. Crank it for a half rotation and it siezes. "Uh oh...feels like hydrolock", I think. Crack the 1st, 2nd sparkplugs...dry. Crack the 3rd and it's wet. Take a sniff and it smells like coolant. :no::fuuuu: Crank the starter with the plug out and it burps the coolant over the fender. Put in the sparkplug and it fires right up. Let it sit for a bit...goes up to operating temp... A few minutes into this and I realize there obviously shouldn't have been f**king coolant in the cylinder to begin with. Once the engine gets up to temp, I crank the heater. No heat whatsoever...air bubbles/no coolant pressure in heater core. :no: I shut'er down and text some friends that I'm fuxored. Thankfully, no water in the oil and the oil level/smell is fine. Wife is super-happy that I kilt it ded. Looking at doing a HG myself. Glad it's the summertime...

Just got caught up in this thread...LOL dude, this is awesome! What a great experience. Keep us updated!

Well, after many tries with HVAC blowing out cold air and the temp gauge getting way too hot, I found this following technique online...It worked so well, I copypasta'd it. May anyone down the road with a similar issue have as good luck with this knowledge as I did. "Cutting the story short, what worked was a combination of a few methods. I elevated the front of the car about 6 inches. Removed the radiator cap and bleed screw. Turned the ignition ON (but didn't start) and set the heater temperature 90F (max), left the ignition ON (but not sure that mattered). Filled the integral coolant resevoir with 50/50 mix until it was all the way full to the top. Then here's the critical part that worked. Removed the upper radiator hose at the radiator end (THANK YOU whoever suggested that). As soon as I loosened the clamp and cracked the seal, the coolant level dropped dramatically. I added more coolant (50/50) slowly into the upturned upper radiator hose for next 10 minutes until it simply flowed out the upper radiator open port, (and coolant resevoir was also completely full simultaneously). Then put the bleed screw back, radiator cap, upper radiator hose, snugged all. Started the engine, revved to about 1500 rpm, heater fan blowing, warm air started coming out in about 2 minutes (that's the key to knowing it is bled). Then idled (and revved) for nearly 10 minutes to make sure it didn't overheat AND that heat continued to blow out the heater vents even at idle. All was well, no more problems." http://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/sh...olved-E36-1996 Thanks to everyone who helped me!

I had a lead on a hardtop/full doors combo for $250. Would've been a good package for my condo in FL. GLWS!

FYI I used a referral that a CR guy gave me via text and the dude totally flaked this weekend...no show which isn't a bad thing, but no text either. I guess that's what happens when you use other subs to do your work!:no:

+1 on 964s. Maybe an older E36 6-cyl?

I love Corvairs. Congrats and good luck getting it back up to snuff!

Any chance it has A/C? I know it's got a bimini top...

Family weekend...not going to make it out.

AWWW!!! Very sad to hear. Glad you were alright, Chris...

Ditto on Targa. I love my 'verts but the best 'Vettes are targa tops. - Same open air motoring experience - more storage space in the rear - better cold-weather protection - better security - better lines - better high speed performance...

Agree with Aaron... I'd take the deal just to see if the offer is legit...

I was told to actually spray on another layer of Plasti-Dip...which within a few minutes will dissolve the underlying layer and allow it to be removed a lot easier.

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Apparently CC&C.net was infected with malware (Wordpress format). The guy doing the site maintenance said he scanned for updates and viruses/malware and found none. Of course, when it comes to computers... http://www.alyssahiba.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/no-idea-what-im-doing-dog.jpg

Welcome back to the site! That's a really nice looking Passat...

Snow tires rule.

I've got one if you want to use it, Wags... EDIT: Harbor Freight 750lb tranny jack.

They are amazing cars to see in person.

Sounds like a winner!

What is the tabletop material? Metal? Wood?

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This pleases me.