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

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  • KaiserRollsK
    KaiserRollsK
    KaiserRolls
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    #469

    dang, those before and after pictures are something!

    How long did it take you to get all that carbon off?

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    • EarlE
      EarlE
      Earl
      wrote on last edited by
      #470

      Just getting the one almost done, the other half way, and the head surface took about an hour. lol

      museum sig 2earl.jpg

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      • KaiserRollsK
        KaiserRollsK
        KaiserRolls
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        #471

        dang. iron elbow award.

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        • EarlE
          EarlE
          Earl
          wrote on last edited by
          #472

          I had to keep switching hands. lol

          museum sig 2earl.jpg

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          • JeffJ
            JeffJ
            Jeff
            wrote on last edited by
            #473

            use diesel or carb cleaner it will come right off. an hour of scrubbing. that made my arms start hurting

            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
              wrote on last edited by
              #474

              I was just looking through old pictures yesterday and found a few that I don't think I ever posted. I cannot wait for the car to have a fresh coat of black=) I should have also cut my bumpstops way back when. It definitely sat too high. Definitely needed spacers too. Oh well=)

              IMAG0543zpse2c0d8b1.jpg
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              museum sig 2earl.jpg

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              • StewCrewS
                StewCrewS
                StewCrew
                wrote on last edited by
                #475

                It's crazy how different the car is going to be once this is all done. And I thought it was cool in the pictures you just posted 0.o

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                • JeffJ
                  JeffJ
                  Jeff
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #476

                  She looks beautiful.

                  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
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #477

                    I miss driving it=P

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                    • StewCrewS
                      StewCrewS
                      StewCrew
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #478

                      Earl said:

                      I miss driving it=P

                      Dat feel.......    I know it ❤

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                      • EarlE
                        EarlE
                        Earl
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #479

                        StewCrew said:

                        Dat feel.......    I know it ❤

                        You get to daily the e46 though. I have to drive the mk3..........

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                        • johnprusinskiJ
                          johnprusinskiJ
                          johnprusinski
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                          #480

                          Earl said:

                          You get to daily the e46 though. I have to drive the mk3..........

                          you mean the green gem? that thing is a piece of gold my friend. hahaha

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                          • StewCrewS
                            StewCrewS
                            StewCrew
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #481

                            Earl said:

                            You get to daily the e46 though. I have to drive the mk3..........

                            You make it sound like I actually like heated leather and nice speakers.....

                            Besides, no car can climb snowbanks like the mk3.  And I mean...  NO car.

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                            • EarlE
                              EarlE
                              Earl
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #482

                              I'm sure some can. But:

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                              • EarlE
                                EarlE
                                Earl
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #483

                                johnprusinski said:

                                you mean the green gem? that thing is a piece of gold my friend. hahaha 

                                You could call it that=P

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                                • StewCrewS
                                  StewCrewS
                                  StewCrew
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #484

                                  The e46 is basically a tow truck anyway.

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                                  • EarlE
                                    EarlE
                                    Earl
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #485

                                    It is indeed=P I forgot about that

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                                    • EarlE
                                      EarlE
                                      Earl
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #486

                                      I finally got my rear subframe parts all painted up=) I didn't take any final pictures like I thought though=/ I also realised that one of the wheel bearings is really bad and needs to be changed.

                                      I ended up getting all of the carbon off of the pistons, but yet again I didn't take any pictures. Here are the only pictures that I took:

                                      Before clearcoat:

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                                      Sprayed the brake shields and hubs:

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                                      Painted the diff black:

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                                      Wednesday I will take pictures of them all finished. I will be pressing in the new bushings too hopefully. It is supposed to be warm for once, so I should be able to get some primer and paint on the block finally.

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                                      • m42b32M
                                        m42b32M
                                        m42b32
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                                        #487

                                        Looks fantastic! I'm dying to see those wheels come together. One day I will do a suspension overhaul like this with my car

                                        1991 318is, 1991 318i, 2022 Bronco

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                                        • StewCrewS
                                          StewCrewS
                                          StewCrew
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #488

                                          Good thing I have pictures of your subframe parts after paint!  Just gotta bug the hell out of me to upload them

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