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My name is Earl, and I have a Stainless Steel bolt fetish =)

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  • JeffJ
    JeffJ
    Jeff
    wrote on last edited by
    #367

    It's been a while but I have

    1976 530i e12
    1990 325ix e30
    1992 325i e36
    1995 740il e38
    2001 330xi e46
    ^More to come :)

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    • EarlE
      EarlE
      Earl
      wrote on last edited by
      #368

      From what I can tell, it is really straight forward=) You bought and OEM gasket right? I hear nothing but bad things about the Victor Reinz gasket.

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      • EarlE
        EarlE
        Earl
        wrote on last edited by
        #369

        I got a little bit done yesterday.

        I started off by cleaning the other side of the block up with what was left of my drill mounted wire cup.

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        I need to get a wire wheel for the grinder and it should get the last bits of stubborn rust dust off.

        I then put a cutting wheel on the grinder and slipped working on the trailing arms=P

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        Whoops. Well since I "wrecked" one of them, I figured I would do the other.

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        I then got the idea, why not wreck the spring seats on the body too? So I did.

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        More updates Saturday....or will it be sooner? =D

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        • B
          B
          B C
          wrote on last edited by
          #370

          Is that required for air suspension or are you just going to run coilovers and decided to chop some things up?

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          • EarlE
            EarlE
            Earl
            wrote on last edited by
            #371

            I wahs makin' room fo dat SBC!

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            • R
              R
              Rowleym
              wrote on last edited by
              #372

              Earl said:

              I wahs makin' room fo dat SBC!

              Soooo.. Air ride? Haha. Is your ti a manual by the way?

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              sk8 or die

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              • EarlE
                EarlE
                Earl
                wrote on last edited by
                #373

                Rowleym said:

                Soooo.. Air ride? Haha. Is your ti a manual by the way?

                Of course it is=) If it wasn't, a manual swap would have been the first thing on the list.

                It does have a semi bad transmission though. It has the common problem with knocking out of first gear if you don't put it in gear before coming to a stop. It has to stay in gear then. If I take it out of gear at all while stopped, it will throw it out of first when I go to take off. In the case I do take it out of gear stopped, I have to go in reverse; drive backwards a bit; and put it in first gear. It also has a third gear knock very rarely. It has happened enough times to be a known issue though.

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                • Brian.B
                  Brian.B
                  Brian.
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #374

                  get a different transmission. That sounds annoying as hell Earl

                  instagram @howdoyoudrivethat

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                  • EarlE
                    EarlE
                    Earl
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #375

                    No funds to waste on a new one sir.

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                    • EarlE
                      EarlE
                      Earl
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #376

                      Random pictures=)

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                      • Brian.B
                        Brian.B
                        Brian.
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #377

                        I hear ya..

                        instagram @howdoyoudrivethat

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                        • R
                          R
                          Rowleym
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #378

                          What happened to that car in the last 2 pictures? Haha

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                          sk8 or die

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                          • Brian.B
                            Brian.B
                            Brian.
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #379

                            The last 2 pictures are the photos of the car when it was stock and more ugly

                            instagram @howdoyoudrivethat

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                            • EarlE
                              EarlE
                              Earl
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #380

                              That's the same car as I have now=D lol

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                              • YoungCRY
                                YoungCRY
                                YoungCR
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #381

                                Earl said:

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                                Is this how you bought it?

                                Chris Young
                                BMWCCA #458972
                                1986 528e/5  | 1994 530i/5 | 1995 540i/6 | 2013 X5 35d | 1998 C1500 Suburban | 1995 K2500 Suburban

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                                • EarlE
                                  EarlE
                                  Earl
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #382

                                  Minus having a hood on it. lol And it wasn't washed. I'll find a picture=D

                                  First time I saw the car. The hood that was on it in the picture above is the original one. It flew up on the highway from the PO (my friend pictured) not closing it all the way. Hence why it had a brand new windshield too.

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                                  He just bought the car a month or two before because it was on craigslist as a parts car. He put in the missing rear diff and changed the brakes. I believe that was about it.

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                                  • Brian.B
                                    Brian.B
                                    Brian.
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #383

                                    I'm so glad you rescued this car Earl. that thing looked like hell!

                                    instagram @howdoyoudrivethat

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                                    • EarlE
                                      EarlE
                                      Earl
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #384

                                      I'm glad that I saved it too. It was a shitbox. It still was the most reliable car I have ever had=)

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                                      • YoungCRY
                                        YoungCRY
                                        YoungCR
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #385

                                        Cool back story! Its come a long way. Sorry I haven't gotten that price quote for you yet either, I'm slacking again.

                                        Chris Young
                                        BMWCCA #458972
                                        1986 528e/5  | 1994 530i/5 | 1995 540i/6 | 2013 X5 35d | 1998 C1500 Suburban | 1995 K2500 Suburban

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                                        • EarlE
                                          EarlE
                                          Earl
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #386

                                          Not a problem;) It'll be a euro m3 radiator cover. It's needed to pretty up the bay a little more:P

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