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

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  • EarlE
    EarlE
    Earl
    wrote on last edited by
    #470

    Just getting the one almost done, the other half way, and the head surface took about an hour. lol

    museum sig 2earl.jpg

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    • KaiserRollsK
      KaiserRollsK
      KaiserRolls
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      #471

      dang. iron elbow award.

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      • EarlE
        EarlE
        Earl
        wrote on last edited by
        #472

        I had to keep switching hands. lol

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        • JeffJ
          JeffJ
          Jeff
          wrote on last edited by
          #473

          use diesel or carb cleaner it will come right off. an hour of scrubbing. that made my arms start hurting

          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
            #474

            I was just looking through old pictures yesterday and found a few that I don't think I ever posted. I cannot wait for the car to have a fresh coat of black=) I should have also cut my bumpstops way back when. It definitely sat too high. Definitely needed spacers too. Oh well=)

            IMAG0543zpse2c0d8b1.jpg
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            museum sig 2earl.jpg

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            • StewCrewS
              StewCrewS
              StewCrew
              wrote on last edited by
              #475

              It's crazy how different the car is going to be once this is all done. And I thought it was cool in the pictures you just posted 0.o

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              • JeffJ
                JeffJ
                Jeff
                wrote on last edited by
                #476

                She looks beautiful.

                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
                  #477

                  I miss driving it=P

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                  • StewCrewS
                    StewCrewS
                    StewCrew
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #478

                    Earl said:

                    I miss driving it=P

                    Dat feel.......    I know it ❤

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                    • EarlE
                      EarlE
                      Earl
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #479

                      StewCrew said:

                      Dat feel.......    I know it ❤

                      You get to daily the e46 though. I have to drive the mk3..........

                      museum sig 2earl.jpg

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                      • johnprusinskiJ
                        johnprusinskiJ
                        johnprusinski
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                        #480

                        Earl said:

                        You get to daily the e46 though. I have to drive the mk3..........

                        you mean the green gem? that thing is a piece of gold my friend. hahaha

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                        • StewCrewS
                          StewCrewS
                          StewCrew
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                          #481

                          Earl said:

                          You get to daily the e46 though. I have to drive the mk3..........

                          You make it sound like I actually like heated leather and nice speakers.....

                          Besides, no car can climb snowbanks like the mk3.  And I mean...  NO car.

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                          • EarlE
                            EarlE
                            Earl
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #482

                            I'm sure some can. But:

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                            • EarlE
                              EarlE
                              Earl
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #483

                              johnprusinski said:

                              you mean the green gem? that thing is a piece of gold my friend. hahaha 

                              You could call it that=P

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                              • StewCrewS
                                StewCrewS
                                StewCrew
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #484

                                The e46 is basically a tow truck anyway.

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                                • EarlE
                                  EarlE
                                  Earl
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #485

                                  It is indeed=P I forgot about that

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                                  • EarlE
                                    EarlE
                                    Earl
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #486

                                    I finally got my rear subframe parts all painted up=) I didn't take any final pictures like I thought though=/ I also realised that one of the wheel bearings is really bad and needs to be changed.

                                    I ended up getting all of the carbon off of the pistons, but yet again I didn't take any pictures. Here are the only pictures that I took:

                                    Before clearcoat:

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                                    Sprayed the brake shields and hubs:

                                    IMAG0986zps04ca92da.jpg

                                    Painted the diff black:

                                    IMAG0987zpsc2f34606.jpg

                                    Wednesday I will take pictures of them all finished. I will be pressing in the new bushings too hopefully. It is supposed to be warm for once, so I should be able to get some primer and paint on the block finally.

                                    museum sig 2earl.jpg

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                                    • m42b32M
                                      m42b32M
                                      m42b32
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #487

                                      Looks fantastic! I'm dying to see those wheels come together. One day I will do a suspension overhaul like this with my car

                                      1991 318is, 1991 318i, 2022 Bronco

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                                      • StewCrewS
                                        StewCrewS
                                        StewCrew
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                                        #488

                                        Good thing I have pictures of your subframe parts after paint!  Just gotta bug the hell out of me to upload them

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                                        • EarlE
                                          EarlE
                                          Earl
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #489

                                          m42b18 said:

                                          Looks fantastic! I'm dying to see those wheels come together. One day I will do a suspension overhaul like this with my car

                                          Thank you sir. The suspense is killing me as well.

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