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

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  • B
    B
    B C
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    #1519

    Carpet and seats go in next?

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    • EarlE
      EarlE
      Earl
      wrote on last edited by
      #1520

      I was holding that off until I get the engine in and the harness snuck through the firewall to meet the fusebox. I should also wire up all of my air ride components so I can easily run the wire/cables.

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      • andyhundleyA
        andyhundleyA
        andyhundley
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        #1521

        Earl said:

        I was holding that off until I get the engine in and the harness snuck through the firewall to meet the fusebox. I should also wire up all of my air ride components so I can easily run the wire/cables. 

        Well, what are you waiting for?

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        • EarlE
          EarlE
          Earl
          wrote on last edited by
          #1522

          I need to do front brake lines first and I need to solve my master cylinder issue to be able to do that.

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          • KaiserRollsK
            KaiserRollsK
            KaiserRolls
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            #1523

            Earl said:

            I was holding that off until I get the engine in and the harness snuck through the firewall to meet the fusebox. I should also wire up all of my air ride components so I can easily run the wire/cables. 

            Do it earl

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            • EarlE
              EarlE
              Earl
              wrote on last edited by
              #1524

              Been working on things here and there. 

              Brand new quarter glass is in:

              I then cleaned and reinstalled the B and C pillar trims, as well as a clean set of rear speaker trays (no pictures). 

              I replaced all of the latch strikers as well since they looked a little dingy. New-Left  Old-Right


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              • straight6pwrS
                straight6pwrS
                straight6pwr
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                #1525

                Earl said:

                I replaced all of the latch strikers as well since they looked a little dingy. New-Left  Old-Right

                #showcarproblems

                looks good!

                Dan
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                • EarlE
                  EarlE
                  Earl
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #1526

                  lol at the new thread title again

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                  • B
                    B
                    B C
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #1527

                    Glad to see your commitment to perfection and attention to detail are still alive and well. 

                    Most people dont know it but at the E30 picnic and Concours I inspect peoples door latch strikers. I have a running list of cars I would and would not buy if I ever saw them for sale.

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                    • JeffJ
                      JeffJ
                      Jeff
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                      #1528

                      Earl! I can believe you still working on the car. Keeps looking better and better

                      1976 530i e12
                      1990 325ix e30
                      1992 325i e36
                      1995 740il e38
                      2001 330xi e46
                      ^More to come :)

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                      • EarlE
                        EarlE
                        Earl
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                        #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
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                          #1530

                          Rebuilding a steering column. Never would have thought to do that

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                          • Bassboy3313B
                            Bassboy3313B
                            Bassboy3313
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                            KaiserRolls said:

                            Rebuilding a steering column. Never would have thought to do that

                            It's Earl. Expect the unthinkable.

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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
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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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                                  • B
                                    B
                                    B C
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                                    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.

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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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