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

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  • Brian.B
    Brian.B
    Brian.
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    #305

    I don't remember which one I said to go with, but I'm too lazy to reopen all those links. Go with the one I said. I'm also color blind, so take this post with a grain of salt.

    instagram @howdoyoudrivethat

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    • EarlE
      EarlE
      Earl
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      #306

      You guys are silly=P lol I'm thinking the dark wheel silver, unless I find something close to BMW A08🆒

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      • EarlE
        EarlE
        Earl
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        #307

        Sold my wastegate, so I am now purchasing my COP kit=D

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        • R
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          REKIII
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          #308

          Looks good! So jealous of that steering rack.

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          • R
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            Rowleym
            wrote on last edited by
            #309

            Earl said:

            Sold my wastegate, so I am now purchasing my COP kit=D

            Freaking finally!!

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            sk8 or die

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            • B
              B
              B C
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              #310

              REKIII said:

              Looks good! So jealous of that steering rack.

              Recirc. ball got you down?

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              • EarlE
                EarlE
                Earl
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                #311

                REKIII said:

                Looks good! So jealous of that steering rack.

                Why you jealous of the steering rack? I want a Z3 one=P

                What I actually want to find is a Merc 190e brake booster=) Either the steel dual chamber, or the aluminum single chamber.

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                • B
                  B
                  B C
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                  #312

                  Earl said:

                  Why you jealous of the steering rack? I want a Z3 one=P

                  What I actually want to find is a Merc 190e brake booster=) Either the steel dual chamber, or the aluminum single chamber.

                  Crazy thing is, the Z3 rack felt stock after driving for a while, and that was coming from the extremely lazy 4.1 turn lock to lock E30 rack.

                  These steering quickeners look like a pretty sweet addition

                  http://pitstopusa.com/i-5080741-howe-steering-quickener-1-5-1-ratio.html?gclid=CLXK26HyobUCFfBDMgodxQQAbA

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                  • EarlE
                    EarlE
                    Earl
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                    #313

                    How much did you get your Z3 rack for? Where does that quickener get placed?

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                    • R
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                      REKIII
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                      #314

                      Snap Understeer said:

                      Recirc. ball got you down?

                      Earl said:

                      Why you jealous of the steering rack? I want a Z3 one=P

                      Yeah, e39 540 and M5 got the shaft in the steering dept. They did an unbelievable job with what they had, but......

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                      • B
                        B
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                        #315

                        I think I paid $190 for it. I got it from a junkyard in the Germantown area off a Z3 2.8 with ~80k.

                        The steering quickener is mounted inline on the steering shaft so your original steering shaft needs to be cut, shortened, and welded.

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                        • EarlE
                          EarlE
                          Earl
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                          #316

                          REKIII said:

                          Yeah, e39 540 and M5 got the shaft in the steering dept. They did an unbelievable job with what they had, but......

                          Is the steering on the m5 not so good?

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                            REKIII
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                            #317

                            It's really good. Just archaic.

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                            • R
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                              REKIII
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                              #318

                              Steering box and a bunch of linkage to fit under the engine.

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                              • EarlE
                                EarlE
                                Earl
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                                #319

                                REKIII said:

                                Steering box and a bunch of linkage to fit under the engine.

                                I looked it up. That's lame. They did it for clearance reasons on all v8 e39's. The 6 cylinder cars came with a rack.

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                                  REKIII
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                                  #320

                                  Yeah, I know. Thats why I feel a pang of jealousy anytime I see a BMW rack. It mostly goes away upon incinerating the tires, but it's still there

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                                  • EarlE
                                    EarlE
                                    Earl
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                                    #321

                                    Awesome=P lol

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                                    • EarlE
                                      EarlE
                                      Earl
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                                      #322

                                      I removed the lower dash on the driver side today, allowing me to work on the fusebox delete. I removed the brake booster with the help of Jake (StewCrew). I couldn't figure out how to get the clevis pin out. Then Jake got it out. I was trying to pull it out the wrong direction:P lol We also attempted to put some snows on my mk3, but it is too racecar to fit 14" bottle caps up front. Dat big brake setup hits the barrel. I then had to get home because my girlfriend got sick. More progress on Wednesday.

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                                      • StewCrewS
                                        StewCrewS
                                        StewCrew
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                                        #323

                                        The line "the mk3 is just too racecar to fit 14"s" makes me laugh every time. Lookin forward to Wednesday!

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                                        • EarlE
                                          EarlE
                                          Earl
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                                          StewCrew said:

                                          The line "the mk3 is just too racecar to fit 14"s" makes me laugh every time. Lookin forward to Wednesday!

                                          I had to mention it;) I think I even cracked myself up.

                                          Edit: I quick stopped in today and got the fusebox fully unbolted. Now to pull the wires and then relocate the beast under the dash

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