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

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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
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            #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.

              Sent from my SM-G930R4 using Tapatalk

              CHECK OUT >>> RAGE DRIFT DESIGNS <<< FOR DECALS AND MORE!

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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
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                  #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.

                        museum sig 2earl.jpg

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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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                                    • straight6pwrS
                                      straight6pwrS
                                      straight6pwr
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                                      #1543

                                      look stainless! http://www.roofthings.com/bag-of-size-9-stainless-steel-screw.html?gclid=CMzl1qKR0MwCFVclgQodS7ILAw

                                      and you get a big box so you can use them later!

                                      Dan
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                                      • YoungCRY
                                        YoungCRY
                                        YoungCR
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                                        #1544

                                        Replacing all the lines isn't a bad idea at this point along with cleaning out the fuel tank.

                                        Chris Young
                                        BMWCCA #458972
                                        1986 528e/5  | 1994 530i/5 | 1995 540i/6 | 2013 X5 35d | 1998 C1500 Suburban | 1995 K2500 Suburban

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                                        • Bassboy3313B
                                          Bassboy3313B
                                          Bassboy3313
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #1545

                                          Earl said:

                                          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:
                                          20160508155908zpseh363z2p.jpg
                                          20160508162446zpsvwyqlrxc.jpg
                                          20160508162451zpsigdicund.jpg

                                          Yesterday I pulled the gas tank....yes I have officially lost my mind
                                          20160509123258zpscerofq9f.jpg

                                          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. 

                                          I took my tanks to get cleaned and lined to a radiator shop in Butler. They did a great job with fast turn around. Just a thought.

                                          CHECK OUT >>> RAGE DRIFT DESIGNS <<< FOR DECALS AND MORE!

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