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  • nick.e46.330i.N
    nick.e46.330i.N
    nick.e46.330i.
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    #13

    Earl said:

    Which car did you pick up from him? =P

    That 325es that he had. Cole was the person that bought it.

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    • EarlE
      EarlE
      Earl
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      Ah, Funnel cake=P

      museum sig 2earl.jpg

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      • B
        B
        B C
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        #15

        nick.e46.330i. said:

        That 325es that he had. Cole was the person that bought it.

        Earl said:

        Ah, Funnel cake=P

        *__*

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        • Bassboy3313B
          Bassboy3313B
          Bassboy3313
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          #16

          nick.e46.330i. said:

          That 325es that he had. Cole was the person that bought it.

          Earl said:

          Ah, Funnel cake=P

          Being lead to believe project Funnel Cake was an m50 swapped bmw 2002, making a badass decal for it and finding out it was just a 325es .....

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          • KaiserRollsK
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            KaiserRolls
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            #17

            You both are gullible as ever.

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            • nick.e46.330i.N
              nick.e46.330i.N
              nick.e46.330i.
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              #18

              So, slowly I'm acquiring more parts. This past weekend I made my wiring harness adapter.

              post-2647-0-73608200-1405372696thumb.jp

              And with a trip to the junkyard i started to pull the 318ti rear trailing arms. The junkyard closed before i could get them both off.ย 

              Also got my e36 steering rack bushing kit from AKG Motorsport today.

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              • nick.e46.330i.N
                nick.e46.330i.N
                nick.e46.330i.
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                #19

                So I took off that rubber may that is on the fire wall and where ever there was a stud on the passenger side firewall it was rusted out pretty bad around them. So if anyone has A junk parts car that the firewall is still fine and is willing to cut it apart let me know. Just trying to find one before I just get steel from work and fix it from scratch.

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                • nick.e46.330i.N
                  nick.e46.330i.N
                  nick.e46.330i.
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                  #20

                  Here are some better pictures of the rust on the firewall.

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                  There is two rust hole in the floor pans of the car. One being right where your heel would be in front of the gas pedal and the other being right next to a plug in the floor on the passenger side.

                  And I picked up some e36 front struts yesterday. I got them in and test fitted one of the rs's.

                  post-2647-0-39401900-1408083327thumb.jp

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                  • EarlE
                    EarlE
                    Earl
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                    I have never seen a rotten firewall in an e30. That sucks. Are you planning on fabbing it with sheet metal or cutting the pieces out of a donor car?

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                    • nick.e46.330i.N
                      nick.e46.330i.N
                      nick.e46.330i.
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                      #22

                      I'm cutting that whole section out of a car at gibsons. It shouldn't be very bad to fix. It looked pretty easy to get to from the inside of the car.

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                      • nick.e46.330i.N
                        nick.e46.330i.N
                        nick.e46.330i.
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                        #23

                        Just a little update..ย 

                        I sandblasted the rear sub frame, trailing arms, and rear calipers and carriers.ย 

                        Got the rear calipers and carriers powder coated gloss black. They were powder coated at Naylors' custom metal cutting.post-2647-0-99556600-1414183610thumb.jpย 

                        I'm going to be getting the sub frame and trailing arms powder coated matte black. These will be done at my work.

                        As for the rust situation, I made the battery tray piece out of 16 gauge steel and got a flat piece of 16 gauge to fix the rest.

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                        • jc43089J
                          jc43089J
                          jc43089
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                          Looks nice, what media are you using for blasting?ย  I have used 80 grit glass bead which worked fantastic but is expensive.ย  Lately I have been using some stuff called black blast, not sure what it is but it is a little more aggressive than the bead but much cheaper 7.50/50lb.ย  I am working outside so about 25% seems to get lost in the wind lol.

                          2/94 325i Sedan, Arctic Gray: UUC LTW FW, EVO 3 and DSSR, +.020 Maxsil pistons, ASC delete, Eibach shocks/springs, 16" contour reps 238k
                          3/93 325i Coupe, Schwarz 2, Sketchy stance action, ebay turbo, 300k
                          '89 325i Vert, Alpine White: 5spd swapped, sold.

                          '04 Toyota Sienna: 24V to 24V swap in progress

                          '05 Volvo V70R, 6spd.ย  200k
                          '85 Toyota LandCruiser: Lifted, gas hog. 205k
                          '99 Nissan Maxima: 5spd, Rusty but trusty winter beater. 252k RIP.

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                          • nick.e46.330i.N
                            nick.e46.330i.N
                            nick.e46.330i.
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                            #25

                            I used naylors custom metal cuttings sand blast booth. He rents it out. I don't know much about what his setup is.

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                            • jc43089J
                              jc43089J
                              jc43089
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                              Oh, ok, I am doing it my driveway, it was a good excuse to buy a monster air compressor :)

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                              2/94 325i Sedan, Arctic Gray: UUC LTW FW, EVO 3 and DSSR, +.020 Maxsil pistons, ASC delete, Eibach shocks/springs, 16" contour reps 238k
                              3/93 325i Coupe, Schwarz 2, Sketchy stance action, ebay turbo, 300k
                              '89 325i Vert, Alpine White: 5spd swapped, sold.

                              '04 Toyota Sienna: 24V to 24V swap in progress

                              '05 Volvo V70R, 6spd.ย  200k
                              '85 Toyota LandCruiser: Lifted, gas hog. 205k
                              '99 Nissan Maxima: 5spd, Rusty but trusty winter beater. 252k RIP.

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                              • nick.e46.330i.N
                                nick.e46.330i.N
                                nick.e46.330i.
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                                It's always nice to have a big air compressors. Haha.

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                                • nick.e46.330i.N
                                  nick.e46.330i.N
                                  nick.e46.330i.
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                                  #28

                                  Took my trailing arms, subframe, and front brake calipers and carriers to get powder coated.

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                                  • YoungCRY
                                    YoungCRY
                                    YoungCR
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                                    Lookin great!

                                    Chris Young
                                    BMWCCA #458972
                                    1986 528e/5ย ย | 1994 530i/5ย | 1995 540i/6ย | 2013 X5 35d | 1998 C1500 Suburban | 1995 K2500ย Suburban

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                                    • B
                                      B
                                      B C
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                                      #30

                                      What type of heat source/oven did you use for those big parts

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                                      • nick.e46.330i.N
                                        nick.e46.330i.N
                                        nick.e46.330i.
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                                        CYoung said:

                                        Lookin great!

                                        Thanks!

                                        Snap said:

                                        What type of heat source/oven did you use for those big parts

                                        I didn't do it myself. But I seen the guys setup. It's a big walk-in oven that he can put 3-4 racks of whatever in to.

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                                        • nick.e46.330i.N
                                          nick.e46.330i.N
                                          nick.e46.330i.
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                                          Picked up a parts car today. The reason i bought it was to get misc exterior and interior stuff. Got to the place and found that it had an mtech 1 steering wheel and acs pedal set! post-2647-0-39365900-1423450798thumb.jp

                                          post-2647-0-14508500-1423450800thumb.jpย 

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