backyard mechanic hack job!!
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So i recently got this m3 last week. And my parts finally came in for the center support and bearing and the flex joint for driveline.
I go to replace them both yesterday, which btw i read all kinds of how tos and what now( this is my first bmw and first time working on one) and everyone said it was a pain to do these jobs, which in fact was super easy!!
Any ways. So the guy i vot this m3 told me he put a temp. center support in..so ok i order the oarts they come in and i go to remove the old flex joint and center support..and this is what i found
I have never in my life actually seen something so rigged and retarded. Now mind you i have owned oh well over 100 neons. A couple handfuls of s13's-s14's few toyota cressidas. I mean i have had many cars and this is beyond anything i have seen some people do!
The previous owner had welded some nuts to the OUTSIDE OF THE BEARING SHELL TO THE INSIDE OF THE CENTER SUPPORTA.....WHAT !! What in hell was going thru this guys head!?!?!
Also here is the flex joint that i also replaced
Annndd car back on the ground fixed..awaiting my new shifter cable should be here today!
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Glad you fixed things that needed fixing. Car looks super clean!
PS: Plastidip your front bumper kidney grilles.
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Well, the vibrations were to a minimal. Barely felt anything. Although i heard it and staryed getting louder day by day. I drove it for sbout a week with those hack parts on ( not knowing it was that bad ). I mean to me. The guy spent the time taking the center support off to weld. Why not just order one ys knkw!!!
As for the "fur" looking material. Guibo's have thin strands of rope/cord inside of them. When inslecting a guibo you with either see cracking or what you see in mine is the rope coming apart or you will see both..immediatly replace if you do. The noise i was hearing was coming from the guibo.
Suspenceful- are you talking about the chome trim around the ceenter grill section? If soo good idea.
Any other advice is much appreciated. Ordering raceland coilovers hopfully friday and then will start prdering and gathering parts slowely for the e46 m3 6spd trans swap i plan on doing over winter!
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Suspenceful- are you talking about the chome trim around the ceenter grill section? If soo good idea.
Any other advice is much appreciated. Ordering raceland coilovers hopfully friday and then will start prdering and gathering parts slowely for the e46 m3 6spd trans swap i plan on doing over winter!
Yes, I'm talking about that chrome trim.
What suspension is on the car currently? It looks a lot lower than stock. I've been looking at Racelands myself for my cheap daily.
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I was told when i bought it that it was on hr springs. But come to find out they are cut i beleive. Im fixing things as i go. I ordered a used shift cable. Guy sent me wrong onne. So i just ordered one from the dealer in milwaukee and am having it overnighted. Tomaro that will be fixed. Then i will be ordering racelands
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Wow! Sounds like a real hack job. Nice to see that you're getting everything done right. Looks like a sweet car!
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