My name is Earl, and I have a Stainless Steel bolt fetish =)

[patsbimmer1]

Earl said:

I don't have foglights anymore=) I've had foglight blanks. My headlights are plenty bright enough and foglights don't seem to last long before getting a rock through them=P 

#e36problems

[REKIII]

but.......fog

[Earl]

hahahahahaha

[Earl]

Finally got around to sandblasting my swaybars and getting them powdercoated. I also did the dipstick tube while I was at it. 

[Earl]

Tackled a few things this weekend. 

My passenger side door handle was hanging up on its frame like my drivers side so I removed it and remedied that. 

I also removed the old Butyl tape from both doors. What a painstaking thing to do...

I also removed my brake pedal and added the oilite bronze bushings

The modified brake pedal went in after that as well. 

I went to install the rabbit master cylinder so that I can bend up my front brake lines but I ran into an issue. The rear of the master fouls my firewall when it goes through my booster delete plate. I need to either remove some material from the firewall or source a porsche master that I know fits without any modification. I don't really want to take a dremel to the firewall but I may have to=/

[DrLeadFoot]

Looking good!

[Earl]

Putzed on this a bit yesterday

Installed the handle trim with new gaskets

Installed the rear sway bar. I just aired the car up and installed it. I got my excercise for the day trying to get the brackets situated to bolt them on=P 

[Earl]

Didn't realize it's been so long without an update. I have been doing little things here and there. Started on extending the wiring harness for the front (headlights, radiator sensors, etc.)

I also started installing all of the new rubber trim/mouldings that I ordered. 

I ended up finding a diff cover without any broken fins and installed that yesterday. I painted it and installed new drain plugs while I was at it. I also got an Ireland Engineering rear diff mount instead of using the Silver Project one in my old cover. 

I need to get new washers, a speed sensor bracket, and a diff mount bolt because they ended up getting corroded when I prepped my diff with the KBS BLAST for the KBS Rust Seal. 

You can also see the passenger trailing arm paint was damaged when I installed the subframe. I sanded that down and primed it yesterday. I will be painting it again today. 

I properly connected the door brakes and installed new boots/covers now too. 

I also have some goodies that I have been waiting on coming so progress should pick back up=) 

[Jdesign]

Looking good man. This thing is going to be better than new when you are done, but with that being said, I hope you drive the piss out of it and dont store it in a plastic bubble the rest of its life. 

[Earl]

No pictures but I putzed around a little yesterday.

Removed the drivers window for the last time. I cleaned all of the grime off that would normal sit below the window seal inside of the door. I then recleaned the inside of the door and reinstalled the window. After that I scrubbed the upper window seal with soapy water to remove little bits of plastidip that were still stuck to it. I then installed the lower window seal. I only did the drivers side for now as I am still tracking down a passenger window. 

Once that was all together I used a battery to directly power the sunroof motor to get it open. I started cleaning up the tracks and surface for the new sunroof seal. I may remove the cassette to make it easier to recover the fabric shuttle and to thoroughly clean all of the sliders and rails. It depends on how clean I can get it tonight. 

Other than that I have just been ordering little odds and ends that I still needed for the air setup.

[Jdesign]

What did you end up doing with your brake situation? Did you trim the firewall or get a Porsche Master?

[Earl]

Neither. Still debating lol

[YoungCR]

Snap chat updates ftw

[Earl]

With how much shit is in that sunroof, I may just remove the cassette even though I really don't want to=/

In other news, I've been searching for non ///M lips for a few years and still haven't found any for sale. Im getting more impatient lately and really want one lol. Any from BBS, Zender, Hartge, Racing Dynamics, or AC Schnitzer.

[KaiserRolls]

Q tip cleaning

[Earl]

^I have to have some sort of OCD in a disease form...

[Earl]

Picture of the new lower window seal and window in for good

I've been working on installing new quarter glass and some other tid bits but need to upload the pictures. 

[YoungCR]

What happened to the one scratched quarter glass?

[Earl]

That was my passenger front window. Still looking for one

[B C]

Carpet and seats go in next?