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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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    #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
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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 someĀ nutserts and someĀ 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
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              #1540

              Yeah it has me stumped=/

              museum sig 2earl.jpg

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              • straight6pwrS
                straight6pwrS
                straight6pwr
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                #1541

                definitely just run a roofing self-tapping screw with gasket right through the floor.

                Dan
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                • EarlE
                  EarlE
                  Earl
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                  #1542

                  ...

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                  • straight6pwrS
                    straight6pwrS
                    straight6pwr
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                    #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/5Ā Ā | 1994 530i/5Ā | 1995 540i/6Ā | 2013 X5 35d | 1998 C1500 Suburban | 1995 K2500Ā Suburban

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                      • Bassboy3313B
                        Bassboy3313B
                        Bassboy3313
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                        #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.Ā 

                        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
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #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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                                • R
                                  R
                                  REKIII
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                                  #1550

                                  I've never see n a bassboat without live wells. Ā Usually they are stainless or plastic.

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                                  • Bassboy3313B
                                    Bassboy3313B
                                    Bassboy3313
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #1551

                                    I've never seen a bass guitar With live wells, so makes sense that your question was confusing. Carry on!

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

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                                    • B
                                      B
                                      B C
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                                      #1552

                                      Here we see a wildĀ Bassboy in its natural habitat:Ā 

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                                      • EarlE
                                        EarlE
                                        Earl
                                        wrote on last edited by
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                                        Still waiting on the rest of the column parts to arrive so I can put it back in.Ā 

                                        The gas tank is cleaned and ready to be put back together. I need to order all of the lines and gaskets yet. I also need to clean up under the car and undercoat that section.Ā 

                                        Before
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                                        After
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                                        museum sig 2earl.jpg

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                                        • EarlE
                                          EarlE
                                          Earl
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #1554

                                          Been working on little things the past two days.Ā 

                                          I "rebuilt" the throttle pedal assembly. Everything is brand new besides the lever itself. My old pedal return spring was snapped and not doing anything. I don't recall the pedal ever feeling bad so I was surprised to see that.

                                          Old

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                                          New

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                                          I also got pads for the brake and clutch pedals
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                                          The steering column is also back in the car now. I placed an order for the fuel lines above the tank and need to start wire wheeling and undercoating the tank area under the car.

                                          museum sig 2earl.jpg

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