My name is Earl, and I have a Stainless Steel bolt fetish =)
-
Snap Understeer said:
Are you "deleting" anything while you are in there for the sake of engine bay cleanup? such as ABS, PS?
Everything to do with windshield washers(shaving the nozzles off of the hood) charcoal canister, and a/c. I may delete the abs since I hate it oh so much. I'm also adding the COP kit to rid of the ugly ignition coil. I also need new plug wires amd its cheaper to buy the COP kit, than to replace them. It's easy enough to do. Either that or black it all out. I am relocating the dme, fusebox, power steering container, and the harness running behind/over the motor. The firewall will be bare besides the brake booster/master cylinder.
-
No exciting updates yet. I'm trying to get a hold of a fellow Ti buddy who I was going to buy some AC Schnitzer mirrors from. Those will be bought as soon as he gets back to me=D I also finished modifying one of my headlights. Now to put it all back together and do a side by side. I didn't even clean the other light, so it will be a straight off of the car before, and a tidy new after.
-
Earl said:
Got the drivetrain out today;) The only thing that gave me issues was the damn bitch clip for the shifter. I started shaving the bay as well.
Ryan's GF Kayla and I know all too well about that bitch clip. It's Honestly not that bad, as long as you have a new one, you can destroy the old one.
-
The bitch clip in my e36 parts car was actually a hell clip.
The straight part that should have slid out had actually mushroomed so it couldn't come out at all. The die grinder came out and took care of that situation
Sent from the future. Or my phone, who knows.
-
Here is how I hooked up the hoist:
It sucked trying to get the trans up enough to pull out. I had to be almost vertical. I also had to remove the brace before the frame rails.
I also used my spot weld bit to drill off all the brackets. The battery tray will come out when I remove the seam sealer.
The lighting was horrible in the shop, but I didn't care about fancy pictures at the time=) I'll need to get a nice camera instead of using my phone.
More shaving and miscellaneous other things to come on Saturday.
-
wow, thats going to be quite a project! Should be plenty worth it when its done though. When I cleaned and re-painted my engine bay I didnt want to take all the brake lines and ABS pump out, but I am so glad now that I did. Are you going to stick with the M42 for the long run?
-
Snap Understeer said:
Is the subframe out yet? I encountered a few obstacles with the subframe and bushing removal that I worked through so just let me know if you need any tips or tricks with those items.
Burn out the bushings? Seems to be the easiest way to do any sort of bushing removal..
-
Burn out the rear bushings, I thought I would try to be smart and push them out and that was the worst mistake I ever made.
Torch em, let em burn then whack them with a good ol flat head and hammer!
Sent from the future. Or my phone, who knows.
-
Applying a torch flame at the center sleeve of the RTAB for a minute or two will allow the rubber around the sleeve to melt to the point where you can push the sleeve out with a screwdriver. Then its just a matter of pulling the rubber portion out with pliers. Takes < 2-3 minutes per bushing and causes for less cleanup and less risk of changing the heat-treating of the metal.
So yes, burning them out, but there are subtle details like I mentioned above which make it a bit quicker cleaner and easier on the metal. +
-
GunMetalGrey said:
Burn out the rear bushings, I thought I would try to be smart and push them out and that was the worst mistake I ever made.
Torch em, let em burn then whack them with a good ol flat head and hammer!
Sent from the future. Or my phone, who knows.
Hell yeah. Just don't let your car catch on fire.
-
I figured the subframe was out of the car
Sent from the future. Or my phone, who knows.
Hello! It looks like you're interested in this conversation, but you don't have an account yet.
Getting fed up of having to scroll through the same posts each visit? When you register for an account, you'll always come back to exactly where you were before, and choose to be notified of new replies (either via email, or push notification). You'll also be able to save bookmarks and upvote posts to show your appreciation to other community members.
With your input, this post could be even better 💗
Register Login