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backyard mechanic hack job!!

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  • suspencefulS
    suspencefulS
    suspenceful
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    Glad you fixed things that needed fixing.  Car looks super clean!

    PS: Plastidip your front bumper kidney grilles.

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    • StewCrewS
      StewCrewS
      StewCrew
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      Is that animal fur stuffed in the cracks on the flex joint?

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      • R
        R
        REKIII
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        Holy....the parts just aren't THAT expensive to do that kind of hack.  BTW, the flex joint in the BMW world is called a Guibo.  People will think your cool if you use that term.

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        • Brian.B
          Brian.B
          Brian.
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          I've seen some hacks (I've owned an S13 as well) and that is pretty fuckin' bad! Wow, and I'm thinking the same thing Stewcrew is, that looks like animal fur!

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          • 240sxguy2
            240sxguy2
            240sxguy
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            I'll give the guy one thing, at least he TOLD you about it. That's pretty ugly though. I am shocked he didn't ruin that bearing immediately by welding on it

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            • wasnt m3W
              wasnt m3W
              wasnt m3
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              #8

              I'm just curious how bad the driveline vibrations were!

              m3sig-1.jpg

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              • S
                S
                SneezinM3
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                Well, the vibrations were to a minimal. Barely felt anything. Although i heard it and staryed getting louder day by day. I drove it for sbout a week with those hack parts on ( not knowing it was that bad ). I mean to me. The guy spent the time taking the center support off to weld. Why not just order one ys knkw!!!

                As for the "fur" looking material. Guibo's have thin strands of rope/cord inside of them. When inslecting a guibo you with either see cracking or what you see in mine is the rope coming apart or you will see both..immediatly replace if you do. The noise i was hearing was coming from the guibo.

                Suspenceful- are you talking about the chome trim around the ceenter grill section? If soo good idea.

                Any other advice is much appreciated. Ordering raceland coilovers hopfully friday and then will start prdering and gathering parts slowely for the e46 m3 6spd trans swap i plan on doing over winter!

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                • suspencefulS
                  suspencefulS
                  suspenceful
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                  SneezinM3 said:

                  Suspenceful- are you talking about the chome trim around the ceenter grill section? If soo good idea.

                  Any other advice is much appreciated. Ordering raceland coilovers hopfully friday and then will start prdering and gathering parts slowely for the e46 m3 6spd trans swap i plan on doing over winter!

                  Yes, I'm talking about that chrome trim.

                  What suspension is on the car currently?  It looks a lot lower than stock.  I've been looking at Racelands myself for my cheap daily.

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                    S
                    SneezinM3
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                    I was told when i bought it that it was on hr springs. But come to find out they are cut i beleive. Im fixing things as i go. I ordered a used shift cable. Guy sent me wrong onne. So i just ordered one from the dealer in milwaukee and am having it overnighted. Tomaro that will be fixed. Then i will be ordering racelands

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                    • 6670charger6
                      6670charger6
                      6670charger
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                      Wow!  Sounds like a real hack job.  Nice to see that you're getting everything done right.  Looks like a sweet car!

                      88 325ic, Cirrus Blau; 120,000 miles

                      66 Dodge Charger, red/black, mileage unknown

                      Appleton, WI

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                      • e92boostE
                        e92boostE
                        e92boost
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                        Wow that's f*cking crazy! Haha. Good you got it fixed! Always have a huge soft spot for e36 m3 sedans.

                        Ben H.

                        2919325F-7F4F-4B89-9565-1CB5C2D9D025-190

                        E92 ///M3... aka slowmobile aka 7mpg aka motorsport woooooo

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