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

[Earl]

DSSR arrived and is the perfect length. Glad that the e30 m3 lever ended up being the only one that was even close

Currently modifying my z3 lever to fit. BMW revised the bushing at the bottom of the lever to eliminate the need for the yellow washers. Unfortunately that makes it too wide to fit in the DSSR.

[jc43089]

Interesting, didn't know that about some shift levers.  Don't take off too much, it should be very snug fitting.

[Earl]

I am taking it off very slowly with 220 grit sand paper=)

[jc43089]

That sounds like an exciting evening.

[Earl]

I was at it for an hour and still didn't remove enough material. Today will be round two=)

Edit: How tight should the fitment be? I know there should be no play but how hard should it be to move the dssr on the shift lever? Right now I can fit it by hand pressing hard and it takes a little force to move

[andyhundley]

You want it to move freely but I shouldn't have any side to side movement.

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[Earl]

I think it will now feel "slightly" better

[patsbimmer1]

Looking good Earl!

[Earl]

My flywheel got finished up yesterday=) 

My clutch kit should be on it's way here shortly and I am picking up a transmission on Saturday. Once I get the trans, I will be cleaning it up and replacing the shifter detent springs, input/output shaft seals, selector shaft seal, and the selector rod joint.

[REKIII]

Liking the progress!  Is the car still in storage at the paint shop?

[DrLeadFoot]

I'm so jelly of that shifter linkage! Got to get the wire wheel out and clean mine up!

[Earl]

Still in storage at the paint place indeed=( Still haven't found any shops by us.

[jc43089]

What size master are you using with the power brake delete?

[Earl]

Going to be running an 11/16 Rabbit master

[jc43089]

I forget, how big is OE?  What was the specific application for yours?  Is that one that Massive recommends?

[Earl]

OE is 23 or 25mm. Lee recommends 17-19mm.

[Doorman]

Earl

Of you want the garagistic Derlin front and rear bushing kit lemme know.

Bought it for my rebuild but it was wrong.

I think the e30/36 are the same parts.

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[Earl]

I actually have Garagistic front carrier bushings and the rear one is actually different on an e36=)

[Doorman]

Earl said:

I actually have Garagistic front carrier bushings and the rear one is actually different on an e36=)

Got it

[Earl]

Picked up another getrag 250 Saturday to replace the one that was in the car. I had some first gear issues and figured I should really replace it while I am doing everything else. 

The trans mounts that were on it were some of the worst I have seen=P It looks like they were separated and the trans was just resting on them...

Anyone ever see a selector rod joint like this? I have a feeling it is some cheap off brand replacement. Good thing I am replacing it anyways=) 

Here is a comparison of the clutch fork pivot pins. The middle is the one from my car and the one on the right is from the "new" trans. 

I also cleaned up the clutch fork, media blasted it, and have it ready for powder coating. The wear was pretty minimal.

I started cleaning up the trans a little yesterday. Still not near as clean as I want but it's better. 

Hoping to finish cleaning it this week so that I can pull the old seals. Ordering the new seals, detent springs, selector rod joint, bitch clip, and clutch fork retaining spring as well.