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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
    #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.

        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
            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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              • B
                B
                B C
                wrote on last edited by
                #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
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                    #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
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #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
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #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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                                    • EarlE
                                      EarlE
                                      Earl
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #1546

                                      My tank is plastic 😃

                                      museum sig 2earl.jpg

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                                      • Bassboy3313B
                                        Bassboy3313B
                                        Bassboy3313
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #1547

                                        O____O

                                        Sent from my SM-G930R4 using Tapatalk

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

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                                        • R
                                          R
                                          REKIII
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #1548

                                          Bassboy3313 said:

                                          O____O

                                          Sent from my SM-G930R4 using Tapatalk

                                          Are your live wells plastic or stainless?

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