While I wait on more parts to show up, I've been keeping myself busy by tackling some small things.

First was swapping in a good used clutch fan from my friend's 330i (he converted to an electric fan). My fan clutch was completely dead, it spun freely no matter what and didn't seem to move much air, regardless of whether the engine was hot or cold. Looking at the date codes on it, it was original from 2002, nice. I eventually plan to convert to the manual electric fan, hence why I didn't buy a brand new fan clutch.



Next up was replacing the radio bracket with a better condition bracket I scored at the junkyard. The original bracket had all of the mounting points broken off, so the radio and HVAC panel were free to pop up during aggressive driving. Everything fits so much better with an intact bracket, who would've known?!



(Wood trim grommets are on their way now)



To round out the activities for the day, I gave the car a wash and spray wax to make it look a little nicer. As much as I hate the chrome wheels, they do clean up quite nicely, especially when paired with some tire shine.







At my friend's house, catching the last glimpses of daylight.





There's more in store soon! I've got an AutohausAZ order coming with cooling system parts and other ends, and am about to place an order for the front brakes which have gotten to be quite dreadful.