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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
    #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
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        #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.

        museum sig 2earl.jpg

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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
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                    #1538

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

                    museum sig 2earl.jpg

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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=/

                        museum sig 2earl.jpg

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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

                            ...

                            museum sig 2earl.jpg

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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
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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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                                  • EarlE
                                    EarlE
                                    Earl
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                                    #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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                                        • Bassboy3313B
                                          Bassboy3313B
                                          Bassboy3313
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #1549

                                          Idk what you mean

                                          Sent from my SM-G930R4 using Tapatalk

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

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