The official WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO YOUR BMW thread.
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I ended up staining the picnic table and yard fence instead. I may get to it tonight or early tomorrow. I really need to build it up as I may be driving it this winter
.If I can I hope to get a mini van to prevent this but it does not look good as of now.
White plasti dip the door bottoms/wheel arches to keep the rust away! That's my plan if I ever drive a bimmer in winter again.
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Now you have some wiggle room for new projects ?
.I only sold one BMW that I owned and that was a 94 325i sedan. I really liked the car but it was TOO small. I always felt cramped. It was great in all other regards and a blast to drive. It was in that car that I received my only speeding ticket in the last 15 years. I remember doing 55 and downshifting and rev matching into third and "Holy Crap" did that thing pull. I do miss it for that reason alone. I have a sweet spot for my E28's. I guess I am getting old but still have some class
.Now I have some wiggle room for a new washer and drier and finishing some home projects lol. And of course i'll be getting a few things done with my 335i now.
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Now you have some wiggle room for new projects ?
.I only sold one BMW that I owned and that was a 94 325i sedan. I really liked the car but it was TOO small. I always felt cramped. It was great in all other regards and a blast to drive. It was in that car that I received my only speeding ticket in the last 15 years. I remember doing 55 and downshifting and rev matching into third and "Holy Crap" did that thing pull. I do miss it for that reason alone. I have a sweet spot for my E28's. I guess I am getting old but still have some class
.Now I have some wiggle room for a new washer and drier and finishing some home projects lol. And of course i'll be getting a few things done with my 335i now.
was the buyer from Racine?
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was the buyer from Racine? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Nope, he ended up living right in Milton. I got a text from him at 8:30 am asking if him and his step brother could come look at it and they were at my house by 11 am and bought it. I did have someone that was going to come look at it on Sunday as well but I do not know where they were from.
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About to pop the vanos unit on and torque the exhaust cam bolts. Then pray as I manually turn the motor over to check for interference.
@DrLeadFoot
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Just turn the crank twice and the cams should have the "#1 TDC" flats level parallel again. Just giver!!
Done and done. Except for the giver part. Soon though.
@DrLeadFoot
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Patiently waiting for crap quality video...
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So a guy at work just bought a '95 325i sedan, 245k, kinda rusty but mechanically sound and good price. We did a little work on it today, the hood release cable was loose at the left latch so we pulled the bumper and aux fan out so we could pull on the cable and release the hood, it was actually pretty easy. It has a squealing noise caused by not having a pulley on the serpentine idler, yes just the inner race was left.
In place on my engine for reference.
The belt was also missing somewhat large chunks so we replaced that too. Then we removed the top radiator hose to see why it had duct tape wrapped around it... Had an inch long split in it, Who does that???
Then we changed the oil, drain plug was broken and appears to have been used that way for a while with one thread holding it in, some people like to live on the edge. I tapped a file handle into the hollow remains and it spun right out.
Now all it needs is some cleaning and seat recline gears for both front seats. Sorry no pics of the car, I believe the color is Montreal Blue, it has 16" wheels that look similar to the late e36 15" ones? Not sure what they are from.
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Was this the one for sale just off of 11?
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It was between Cuba city and hazel green. It wasn't a smoking deal after finding all of those problems, nothing really expensive though, it was enthusiast owned at one point in its life, has a strut brace and short throw (z3 maybe?). Also great tires and recent brakes, the po had it for 3 years and sounds like he just changed the oil and gav'er.
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I'm pretty sure I saw it parked by the side of the road for sale a few weeks back! It had the sport pkg wheels on it and was avus blue. It looked good from the road... sad to hear it was mistreated.
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M3 ate a wall this fall... and got rear ended by a 350Z moments later... so the winter project is... an over the top rebuild.
Front
-Electric Fan
-Low temp thermostat
-New water pump (metal impeller)
-Power pulleys
-Brake ducts
-New hood
-New bumper cover
-Larger radiator
-New fender
Interior
-Full gut...
-New comp steering wheel
-Dash mounted battery cut off
-Cage
Suspension/wheels
-Adjustable rear control arms
-New rims / tires (at 265 right now... looking to see if 285 will work well instead)
Rear
-New trunk
-A lot of body work!
Sure I forgot some items... and it'll grow as I build
I'll have quite a few stock parts I'll be listing here and there as I go.
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