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

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  • KaiserRollsK
    KaiserRollsK
    KaiserRolls
    wrote on last edited by
    #1523

    Earl said:

    I was holding that off until I get the engine in and the harness snuck through the firewall to meet the fusebox. I should also wire up all of my air ride components so I can easily run the wire/cables. 

    Do it earl

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    • EarlE
      EarlE
      Earl
      wrote on last edited by
      #1524

      Been working on things here and there. 

      Brand new quarter glass is in:

      I then cleaned and reinstalled the B and C pillar trims, as well as a clean set of rear speaker trays (no pictures). 

      I replaced all of the latch strikers as well since they looked a little dingy. New-Left  Old-Right


      museum sig 2earl.jpg

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      • straight6pwrS
        straight6pwrS
        straight6pwr
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        #1525

        Earl said:

        I replaced all of the latch strikers as well since they looked a little dingy. New-Left  Old-Right

        #showcarproblems

        looks good!

        Dan
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        • EarlE
          EarlE
          Earl
          wrote on last edited by
          #1526

          lol at the new thread title again

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          • B
            B
            B C
            wrote on last edited by
            #1527

            Glad to see your commitment to perfection and attention to detail are still alive and well. 

            Most people dont know it but at the E30 picnic and Concours I inspect peoples door latch strikers. I have a running list of cars I would and would not buy if I ever saw them for sale.

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            • JeffJ
              JeffJ
              Jeff
              wrote on last edited by
              #1528

              Earl! I can believe you still working on the car. Keeps looking better and better

              1976 530i e12
              1990 325ix e30
              1992 325i e36
              1995 740il e38
              2001 330xi e46
              ^More to come :)

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              • EarlE
                EarlE
                Earl
                wrote on last edited by
                #1529

                Pulled my steering column yesterday to rebuild it. Just waiting on my parts to arrive so I can put it back in all freshened up=) 

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                I also finally sourced a master cylinder to use and have ordered all of the brake line that I need to plumb the rest of my brakes. I got bored at work today and shaved off all of the casting marks. I will be painting it to match my engine block when I get home. 

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                • KaiserRollsK
                  KaiserRollsK
                  KaiserRolls
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #1530

                  Rebuilding a steering column. Never would have thought to do that

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                  • Bassboy3313B
                    Bassboy3313B
                    Bassboy3313
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                    #1531

                    KaiserRolls said:

                    Rebuilding a steering column. Never would have thought to do that

                    It's Earl. Expect the unthinkable.

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                    • EarlE
                      EarlE
                      Earl
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #1532

                      They get squeaky and loose on e36's=) However this one felt fine before but doing it while the dash is out only made sense. The one in the coupe is starting to squeak and will probably need to be rebuilt in the future as well.

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                      • andyhundleyA
                        andyhundleyA
                        andyhundley
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #1533

                        Let it squeak!

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                        • EarlE
                          EarlE
                          Earl
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #1534

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                          museum sig 2earl.jpg

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                          • B
                            B
                            B C
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                            #1535

                            Peculiar crack pipe

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                            • EarlE
                              EarlE
                              Earl
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #1536

                              I pulled the fuel lines and rear brake line that ran up to the engine bay on Friday. I have decided to refresh all gas lines while I am at it. More on that later in this update.

                              Installed all of the new parts on the steering column Sunday:
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                              Yesterday I pulled the gas tank....yes I have officially lost my mind
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                              I will be cleaning the tank up, replacing all of the fuel lines, and cleaning up the underside of the car where the tank has been. I had a few fasteners snap under the car which has me quick frustrated. One of them was the stud for bolting the fuel filter to the car. I am trying to figure out how to remedy that situation currently. The other fasteners were the screws holding in the three mounts that ran the fuel and brake lines forward. Those will also be tricky to sort out.

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                              • m42b32M
                                m42b32M
                                m42b32
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #1537

                                If you don't have access to the back side of where they snapped, drill out the base of the snapped studs, pop in some nutserts and some stainless steel bolts!

                                1991 318is, 1991 318i, 2022 Bronco

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                                • EarlE
                                  EarlE
                                  Earl
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #1538

                                  I'm assuming the other side of that sheet is my floor lol

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                                  • m42b32M
                                    m42b32M
                                    m42b32
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #1539

                                    Oops, didn't even think of that part haha

                                    1991 318is, 1991 318i, 2022 Bronco

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                                    • EarlE
                                      EarlE
                                      Earl
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #1540

                                      Yeah it has me stumped=/

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                                      • straight6pwrS
                                        straight6pwrS
                                        straight6pwr
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #1541

                                        definitely just run a roofing self-tapping screw with gasket right through the floor.

                                        Dan
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                                        • EarlE
                                          EarlE
                                          Earl
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #1542

                                          ...

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