'88 E30
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Probably too late but you should really be replacing exhaust studs and nuts when swapping the headers.
we had thought about this as well.
now that everything is buttoned back up, it wont be too hard to do them one at a time, just a pain in the ass.
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Next step: bushings.
maybe when its not 2 degrees out
You forgot to mention you removed the yellow from the headlights according to the pictures
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I'm glad you like that exhaust! It does sound mean but not mean enough to totally piss off the neighbors! I'd call it a classy, slightly lubed meat grinder sound.
@DrLeadFoot
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I'm glad you like that exhaust! It does sound mean but not mean enough to totally piss off the neighbors! I'd call it a classy, slightly lubed meat grinder sound.
haha! it sounds great around 4500-6k
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filmed this at night, so literally there is nothing to see, but the gopro did alright at getting the sound.
some of it gets washed out due to where/how it was mounted.
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Nice find and sounds great!
Happy Turkey Day!
thanks!
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filmed this at night, so literally there is nothing to see, but the gopro did alright at getting the sound.
some of it gets washed out due to where/how it was mounted.
On my phone I can't see the video! I can't wait to hear the sweet music once I get home.
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@DrLeadFoot
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Love it!
bringing back old memories!!
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bringing back old memories!!
It totally does.
@DrLeadFoot
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So, Jake (StewCrew) and I got to thinking.
I dont have ebrake cables in my car.
So instead of replacing them, we figured....why not put a hydro in?
After some deliberation. I ordered an ASD hydro 5/8 pass through set up.
The pass through setup allows using the existing lines in the car (dont have to run another reservoir or a dual caliper setup)
So we met up on a Thursday and he made some magic happen while I made sure the car didnt start on fire.
First we outlined the bottom of the hydro to cut a plate to that size.
here is Jake doing that. (fire extinguisher for false sense of security)
The plate bolted directly to the bottom of the hydro...
Then we sort of guessed the size of a second plate to cut.
It was completely random and it worked.
Then jake used his welding skills to weld the two plates in a 45 degree angle
he then tacked the two washers onto the bracket as well...
(This is the top)
and bottom (sorry about the funky angles)
so all bolted up to the hydro...this is how it looks
and another angle
So the carpet was already cut up from the manual swap many moons ago, so i didnt feel bad about making more "surgical" incisions
Just got enough peeled back so Jake could sand the paint off and make some welds
While he was doing his thing I cut up the console to make some room
I am going to wire the window kill switch thing together so i can loose that switch and will probably end up relocation the passenger window button to the drivers side.
I dont really have any pictures of the "install" but it went something like this.
So after playing smokey the bear when jake was welding everything up...this is what we were left with. (I also had to cut the ebrake console up - it will need to get cut up some more once the lines are routed so please ignore the hack job)
Needless to say I am very excited to get the lines ran and everything buttoned up!!
I want to eventually make some sort of "dust boot" or shift boot type thing to sort of block off the now exposed area where i had to cut up the console
There is the perfect amount of room to get into 5th without destroying your knuckles and it is very easy to pull (not a funky angle)
Jake picked up all the hardware we need to eventually run the lines (except for the ever elusive 7/16-20 that no one carries) so it's just a matter of finding time to get this thing finished!
All set on the spares too
(4 wheels&tires will be made into clouds)
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Still doesn't have a parking brake
just a "pull for fun" lever
parking on flat areas has consumed my life
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