My name is Earl, and I have a Stainless Steel bolt fetish =)
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REKIII said:
Rich BMW Guys and their Plates. Don't even know what that is man. Sounds very expensive.
Its not.
I made it, I do a fair amount of fab work for VW guys, mostly frame notches and reinforced oil pans, but also skid plates and other stuff.
Also since it hasn't been posted in here:
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You know, flat beige would be an ill color on your car. What if you did desert camo on your ride? Hawt.
E91 328xi - F15 X5 40e - Hopes and dreams of eventually having a cool car
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that is the car.... is it not?
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Finally washed and detailed the bay. Cue instagram picture:
Waiting for a Samco Intake boot and my Midnight Tuning Solutions 93 Octane chip to arrive.
I still need to replace my timing cover gaskets and throw some paint on the covers, valve cover,
and intake manifold. Need time and help to do so though=P
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Samco Intake boot is on and I put a hose clamp on the ICV hose to keep it from popping off. My idle is better than ever now. Can't wait for the new hose.
Difference in size between stock intake boot and the Samco boot:
I'm looking for a spare intake manifold and valve cover to paint up and replace these ones with. Missing loads of plastic covers and rubber trim and such but those will come=)
Some pictures from the other day when I was working on her.
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looking good, earl! i'm glad you keep the roof black. whole car looks nice.
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Lost a fog delete plate on the highway the other day=( very sad. But I can't fit my fogs for now either because I have no brackets. I put some vinyl on the fogs to see what it'd look like but idk if I like it or not. It's maybe too much amber=D
And a shot from exploring yesterday:
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earl, what polishes did you use to get that mirror finish? looks superb. also, hows the Sharkhide holding up? (i just bought a set of style 5s to refinish)
also just looked at sharkhides website, any chance you have some left over from your project? they discontinued the aerosol can and all you can buy is the giant 1 qt can.
Dan
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I polished with buffing wheels and rouges. Then went with mothers. I used all of my sharkhide up due to messing up the coat a few times on my last wheel. Buy the quart, you'll have enough to do the wheels. I believe it is holding up fine. You just need to make sure that you don't get bubbles. They'll pop over time and leave an unprotected area.
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