My name is Earl, and I have a Stainless Steel bolt fetish =)
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Thursday I went to pick up my latest Fastenal order.
It included hardware for my fenders, headlights, and hood, as well as these
Rivet nuts=) This is the only viable option I could think of for converting the fender mounting hardware to m6, versus the current self tapping screw style.Â
Friday my WBR pads came from CaTuned
Igor is a really awesome guy and is there for help and advice any time I need it=)
Saturday was a little disappointing, but wasn't completely unsuccessful. I didn't get near as much as I wanted done, but enough was accomplished to be happy with.
I started by installing some of the rivet nuts after picking up more Downstar hardware
I messed the first one up by placing a star washer in between the handle and the rivet nut. This drove the star washer into the rivet nut and gouged up the top. I will be replacing that one and ordering some extras.Â
The second one I snapped the bolt off since I didn't pay attention to it only being a grade 8.8=/ I ended up drilling it out and got another one installed. The other four that I installed didn't go too bad. It seems that there is a fine line between crushing them the right amount and over crushing them, since the metal folding inside can cause interference with inserting a bolt.Â
I have eight more to install. Four of them are puzzling me because the hardware is actually threaded into a clip instead of into the body like I though. I will figure it out some way or another.
After that I my rear calipers and carriers, touched up the paint, put on the new pads, and then installed them. It got dark by the time I got them installed so pictures will come Friday.Â
During the time the touch-ups on the calipers were drying, I thought I would see how my headlights will look with the modified mounts and Downstar hardware (excuse the super dusty headlight)
I am really happy with how all of this hardware is coming out.Â
I also vacuumed up all of the large debris in my drive side foot well and will start the hunt for rust. I don't really want to have to take up the sound deadening since this has all already taken way longer than I would like. I am thinking I can spray any surface rust with reformer and come back at a later time to redo deadening=)Â
Throughout the day my John did more welding and grinding in the bay during my other friends absence. He got a good chunk done and it is coming along.Â
I have an exam and Scooters this weekend so all of my progress will be getting done Friday afternoon.
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Rivet nuts are awesome, we have the big tool at work instead of using a bolt to draw it in. We use them for hanging conduit on the walls which are 4" foam panels with aluminum facing.Â
Tips, grease/antisieze the threads of the pulling bolt, and use the exact drill size that the package calls for, some need letter/number drills rather than fractional.
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Earl, I did not know you were in school.
What are you pursuing a degree in?
Please tell me its Project Management.
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Friday I had a half day at work so I headed straight to the shop.Â
I took pics of the calipers installed
Grabbed my ECS Tuning outer stainless lines
Then installed them
After that I got to installing the rivet nuts for mounting the lower fender. The areas has a good bit of surface rust so I grabbed some wire wheels for my dremel and went about cleaning them up and drilling out the old threads
I then threw some self etching primer on each side to stop any future rust.Â
Then the rivet nuts were installed
I also got some news on Friday. My friend who was doing my welding and shaving has decided to pursue other projects. Luckily I have a good chunk of people who are willing to finish it for me. I just need to decide which one to go with. Right now I am steering towards the ones who are going to be doing the paint work but we will see dependent on the quote I am given within the next week or two.
This is where it is currently at
I also got a better shot of how the Downstar hardware retrofit looks with the headlights
Other than that, I sold my m42 radiator to Collin since it will not work with the euro m3 radiator cover. Now I just need to find a radiator and find an overflow that is pretty discreet.
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Looks awesome! Good work, I will probably use alot of rivet nuts as well, did you use aluminum, steel, or SS? Look around at Summitracing or similar suppliers for universal pressurized coolant bottles, this will give you the self bleeding feature as well. Have you seen the Euro e36 setup I am doing? May not be clean enough but it uses all OEM parts. The difficult part is that you need the bottle to be high in the system.
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Didn't see this at Scooters - we're you parking in the back lot?!?
Those wheel end assemblies are looking great, sucks about your welder falling out.
Thanks again for remembering that rad, can't wait to start that install!!!
If you had snapchat you would have seen my #scootersprep2014 picture=) Thank you. I think they look a little better than what I started with=PÂ
And you're welcome. I have no use for it so I am glad it went to a great home. I can't wait to see it installed.Â
Looks awesome! Good work, I will probably use alot of rivet nuts as well, did you use aluminum, steel, or SS? Look around at Summitracing or similar suppliers for universal pressurized coolant bottles, this will give you the self bleeding feature as well. Have you seen the Euro e36 setup I am doing? May not be clean enough but it uses all OEM parts. The difficult part is that you need the bottle to be high in the system.
I used zinc coated steel ones. I am thinking of adding a filler neck in the upper rad hose and making sure it sits higher than the radiator. That seems to me like the cleanest option, unless I can find a discreet overflow
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I used zinc coated steel ones. I am thinking of adding a filler neck in the upper rad hose and making sure it sits higher than the radiator. That seems to me like the cleanest option, unless I can find a discreet overflow
So are you saying no/non pressurized overflow? You may be ok to run with no overflow if you use Evans NPG, it is awesome stuff, and now is the time to do it while your whole cooling system is empty and dry. It does not pressurize like normal coolant, boiling point of 375 degrees F at atmospheric pressure. I swapped an e36 to Evans after a head replacement and it is pretty cool to be able to take the cap off at operating temps. Also it has much better corrosion protection than standard coolant.
You would be able to fill/bleed your system once and as long as there are no leaks it should be no problem, if there was a tiny bit of air it would just sit at the top of the radiator waiting to be bled out.
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Haha If everything goes as planned my car will be getting mondo progress soon
Quoted forever in the annals of history.
Or anals of history.
Anal.
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I did not get as much done as I wanted to Saturday but progress is progress.
I bought some plastic tarping so that I could take out my seats and cover them to keep them from getting dusty/dirty. This will make it easier for me to work inside the car each time without having to pull them out over and over. It will also let me recover them while the car is off for paint/bodywork.
Speaking of the seats, I found a really nice set of interior in the motherland and am in the process of having it picked up and sent over here=) It is a much better idea to get these than to recover mine. The main reason is that the seats are almost immaculate and they are a very rare pattern/colorway that I never knew existed. The price is also a huge plus. I will stop teasing soon once I send the payment for said interior.
I also removed the door cards in anticipation of the new interior (also to remove the exterior door handles soon)
Throughout the day I worked on prepping and priming my front....not even sure what to refer to them as. haha
I didn't take many pictures but got this one before spraying the primer
I then took two terrible pictures after the primer was all applied and dried
I will be prepping, priming, and possibly undercoating some other things this coming Saturday=)
I also touched up any chips on my front calipers and carriers and got them all assembled.
I wanted to clean my new carpet and get a start on dying any spots that need it but I didn't have a chance. Hopefully this next weekend I will be able to get that out of the way=)
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Looking good brosef!
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I have gotten a little done since the last update=)
The second most exciting update is that my paint/finishing shave/bodywork quote is scheduled for this afternoon. If it is in my budget I will have to scramble to get the car back to a somewhat rolling state so that it can get to their facility. I will put my most exciting update at the end of this update=)
Friday I started refinishing my rear axles for a second time. I did a half ass job the first time because I just wanted to get the car back together. I am very happy that my mindset has changed.Â
I then tapped up the boots and splines and did some media blasting to get as much off as I could without damaging the boot ends.Â
Once I got to the shop I sprayed them with self etching primer
I let that cure over night and then I sprayed them with gloss black on Saturday.
Now I just want to refresh the boot clamps and then they are done.
On Friday I also started taking out my door handles. I got the outer trim off and decided to leave the handles in for now until it gets to the bodyshop so that the doors can latch shut while it is transported there.
The seals around them were super cracked. I bought a new set a little over a year ago and will be swapping them in upon reinstallation.
I also started cleaning up the ends of the frame rails Friday.
There was a little surface rust that I brushed off. After that I was out of self etching primer but sprayed them Saturday as well.Â
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