My name is Earl, and I have a Stainless Steel bolt fetish =)
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Yesterday was Christmas in October=)
First off this all arrived shortly after I got home.
Of course I started with my box from Kitty since it was the best.
I open it to see this guy sitting in there
She never told me a birthday present was coming with the mirrors=)
I figured it would be the usual BMW shirt or maybe a cool picture. I was way wrong. This is probably one of the best gifts I have ever gotten in my life.
This is a super rare piece of 318ti history. I did not know the story behind it until she told me. Only 300 of these were given out to the public. This model was a limited Edition for an image movie that BMW wanted the TI-owners to create for an annual movie back in 1995. Everyone that registered to send in their film got this package as a reward. That's why the car came in a film case. Normally this model is only found wihout all the stuff (BMW pencil and filming tips), but finding the complete set is very rare. She got it from a collector just for my birthday=) I will take the best care possible for it.
After openening that it I knew nothing could be as cool. My mirrors came in at a close second. The glass is a little dirty around the edges, but they are mint otherwise.
I don't believe Madeira Schwarz was available in the US and I have never seen it before. What an amazingly beautiful color. It is right up there with Diamond Schwarz and Calypso in my mind.
The last two boxes were my missing fog delete and my Treehouse Racing Eyeball arms. I threw the eyeball arms on my control arms just so I didn't have to haul a ton of boxes to the shop. (not sure if I put them on the right sides, tried figuring it out from their website picture)
Today after work I will be fitting the mirrors to see how they look and I will tinker with a few other things. I will be out there tomorrow too as well.
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I wish I could see this picture at work. I bet it is amazing!
That film thing is cool. I love little rare pieces of Manufacture driven promotions.
I love things like this too. I was so awe struck when I opened the package.
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earl.
cyoungÂ
snap
rampel
and myself
had lunch today
and we agreed
that you need
to finish
your damn car.
with love,
WI BIMMERS
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Almost forgot the updates from this weekend.
Friday I got the mirrors installed as soon as I got out of work. I am really happy with how they look on the car.
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I stuck my missing fog delete in too. I really like how they look. I may source an extra ///M bumper and completely shave the foglight holes. It looks kinda cool. I need to figure out the white balance on my phone to take better pictures.
Anyways, I was also in the process of swapping out my drivers side seat belt adjuster, but didn't have the right size Torx bit. I grabbed one on the way home and got back to work Saturday morning. Here is the old and new (old left, new right)
You can't really see the problem much. I ended up breaking the original when I was removing my headliner a while back. I tried fixing it but it kept going off track. Kitty sent me a new one with the mirrors and it works flawlessly=)
After I got that done I finished removing my steering rack by getting the tie rods unbolted from the knuckles. I need to buy a case of brake cleaner so I can clean it up and then see where the leak is coming from.
I did not get anything else done because a local member swung by and I installed a set of coilovers on his e36. We has a pesky bolt that wouldn't come undone for over an hour and upon reinstallation, I snapped it in half. We sourced a bolt easily at the local store and finished it up as soon as we got back.
I am hoping I can get at least something done this week. Fingers crossed
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Quick mirror comparison
So here is the compact right after her first wash when I bought he with the lovely flag mirrors
and the current state with AC Schnitzer mirrors=)
They definitely seem to fit the bodylines better and sit nice and tight against the body. Very happy with the outcome.
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Well the car is too round for the boxy flag mirrors, and the ///M mirrors are rounder and odder shaped than the AC Schnitzer mirrors. Plus they stick off the body really far. You would need to see these in person to see how well they fit the shape of the car=)
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this is one big ass paper weight right now
but i love it
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Those mirrors look fantastic, the car is round enough that they work perfectly in my opinion
Thanks sir. I think it is the bubbly butt that helps them work=)
this is one big ass paper weight right now
but i love it
Come say that to its face=P haha
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Things actually happened since last update.
Friday I went to the shop after work and smoothed out all of the welds I could get with a flap disc.
I need to find something small to fit into the remaining areas to grind.
I spent Saturday morning at the meet and then came back to the shop with Andy.
We removed the tie rods from my rack and cleaned it up a bit.
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I found where it was leaking right away. One of the lines rotted through.
I removed them and will be capping them off since I deleted power steering.
My lovely girlfriend then stopped by to drop off my package from ECS Tuning.
There was a ton of harware and my tie rods, but two other things stood out.
I have always wanted the raised BMW front rubstrip. It seems that the area it mounts on my rep bumper is a little off from OEM, so I will need to do some light sanding of the bumper for the rubstrip to sit flush.
I have also really wanted the euro M3 radiator cover since I saw one and it wasn't too bad of a price. Only $35 and ECS carries them.
After that I took my old oil sensor and replaced it.
Around this time I actually felt like working on the car more and just started tearing into it. This was around 6pm and I needed to stay at the shop until 8:30 because my girlfriend and I were going out to see Andy for his birthday. I figured since the bay is getting rewelded shortly, the undercoat needs to come off as soon as possible. I also want to get my knuckles,calipers, and front subframe painted before putting the new control arms on.
Off with her head
This week I will be picking up a wire wheel and getting all of the undercoat off. I am glad I actually got something productive done and I hope it continues.
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Thanks....... I've been at work for an hour and half now and have nothing to show for it because of this thread.
Earl has been at work on this thing for a year and a half now and has nothing to show for it  (*_*)
(post will be deleted when the car is up and running.)
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Thanks....... I've been at work for an hour and half now and have nothing to show for it because of this thread.
You're welcome=)
Earl has been at work on this thing for a year and a half now and has nothing to show for it  (*_*)
(post will be deleted when the car is up and running.)Â
Hey, it hasn't even been a full year yet=) I parked it in November of last year
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