The Dirty Dolphin build thread

[B C]

Gr8 upd8 m8

You may have overtightened the strut mounts or omitted a necessary washer

[DrLeadFoot]

Those tires are meaty!  I like

[Andrew]

This project still lives!  It moves at a glacial pace i know.  I'm pleased with this next modification...

I put this (cardinal red vinyl upholstery kt from zoomzoomzoom-ing on ebay)... 

On this...

And got this!

The drivers seat is the last piece to the cardinal red puzzle  Hopefully done next weekend.  These are not fun to put on by the way...

[YoungCR]

Looks great! Any chance the old vinyl is salvageable? I could use some for repairs although I still wanna try one of these kits someday.

[B C]

Great work Andrew! Marcus showed me a pic and I thought it was professionally done! Looks much better than a lot of the reupholstery jobs ive seen

[Andrew]

CYoung said:

Looks great! Any chance the old vinyl is salvageable? I could use some for repairs although I still wanna try one of these kits someday.

I didn't destroy the old vinyl during deconstruction, so i think you can use it.  The original upholstery looked really good on the outside, but man, the 25 years of shit you cant see...  I can send you pics of the pieces of interest.

[YoungCR]

I'll have to look at the seats when go to the shop next weekend, I know the bolsters are cracked/worn for sure. I'll send you a pm later.

What's the next project on the car after the seats are done?

[Andrew]

Snap said:

Great work Andrew! Marcus showed me a pic and I thought it was professionally done! Looks much better than a lot of the reupholstery jobs ive seen

Thank you!   It's kind of a pain, since the replacement upholstery isn't a perfect fit and is missing some holes, but it went back together better than I expected... though I kind of fear one of these moments happening after hitting a bump.

 

[B C]

I just watched that gif through a good 15-20 loops

[Andrew]

Pretty much done.  I like.

Also, I bought this other red thing a couple months ago...  They look good together:)

[KaiserRolls]

Very nice

[YoungCR]

Looks great

[ClassE]

Seeing those seats has me rethinking redoing my sport seats in black....

Looks good!!!

[DevianceInDark]

This car is awesome. I saw it at Road America last year during the Hawk vintage races. It was the day after I bought my E30 project and only boosted my ambition to get moving. Great work!

[Andrew]

A little update on a major operation.  Lot's of parts have been removed...

TO FIND THIS!!!  I've had a tank that leaks when more than half full or when I corner hard right for a long time.

Not for long:)

The diff is out because I also bought a low mile 4.10 LSD to replace my noisy 4.10 open diff:)

Also, my driveshaft U-joints are pretty notchy.  Anyone know of a good place that can rebuild them?

[Earl]

This is the go to place from everyone I have talked to=)

http://www.driveshaftspecialist.com/Import html/BMW.html

[B C]

Hey! Great to see some things happening. I got my reman driveshaft from a place in illinois (delivered of course) but I cant find the site. i will keep looking

[YoungCR]

Where did you get your new tank from?

[Jdesign]

Nice tank! Also wondering where you got that specimen from?

[Andrew]

YoungCR said:

Where did you get your new tank from? 

It's a brand new Spectra tank from Advance Auto Parts of all places. link here->Spectra Premium Tank.  I added a few coats of black paint.