Fancy Stancy 325is
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Hit 280k. Oil change this weekend. Snow tires are on, looking sexy with my bottlecaps. I installed center m3 front control arm bushings. Installed my UUC poly RTAB bushings from my other car, the ones in there were toast. I found a stuck in the nut but not tight bolt on the rear left lower control arm where it connects to the subframe so I will cut that out and replace it. Adjustable lower control arms which is nice. I got 3 of the 4 adjustments freed up and anti-siezed, I just disconnected one end of the arm with a stuck end and turned that end twice as many turns. Took my camber from about -2.8 degrees to about -1.5. That should improve tire life and doesn't look as terrible with stock wheels and pulled fenders. Coming in the mail today is a new ball joint for the rear upp. It has quite a bit of wobble to it. Hopefully get that done this weekend.
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Changed the oil, rebuilt the shifter linkage which turned out to be a mess. The shifter I think is just a modified factory shifter, maybe from a z3, but the bottom had been machined for a couple bearings the were partly disintegrated and all the balls were gone. I replaced the front shifter carrier bushings with delrin from Garagistic, and the rear bushing I cut all of the rubber out and installed the poly bushing from Garagistic. I jumped on their black friday sales. The rear poly is very hard durometer and was too big to allow the spring clip to go in so I had to sand some off with a belt sander, it is still really tight. I drilled out the bottom of the shifter itself and turned a brass bushing to press in. Then put it all together with my UUC Motorwerks DSSR. It's tight now. The only thing better I think would be a floor mount shifter with no carrier. I took some pics but I need to find my Flikr password...
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Those rear carrier bushings are a pain, I've just started buying these now. It slips right over the carrier with the stock nubs on the end still. https://www.turnermotorsport.com/p-392619-turner-shifter-bushing-assembly-e28-e30-e34/ Guess they don't have a e36 version yet though
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Those rear carrier bushings are a pain, I've just started buying these now. It slips right over the carrier with the stock nubs on the end still. https://www.turnermotorsport.com/p-392619-turner-shifter-bushing-assembly-e28-e30-e34/ Guess they don't have a e36 version yet though
That would be nice, the e36 has a different style bracket to do the same thing. It looks as though the bean counters saved a few pennies. It's not bolted on, just snaps into a part welded to the bottom of the tunnel.
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Those rear carrier bushings are a pain, I've just started buying these now. It slips right over the carrier with the stock nubs on the end still. https://www.turnermotorsport.com/p-392619-turner-shifter-bushing-assembly-e28-e30-e34/ Guess they don't have a e36 version yet though
Turner does make one! I think they just came out with it. Its a little more pricey that the stock genuine BMW part, but will probably outlast the car
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YoungCR said:
Those rear carrier bushings are a pain, I've just started buying these now. It slips right over the carrier with the stock nubs on the end still. https://www.turnermotorsport.com/p-392619-turner-shifter-bushing-assembly-e28-e30-e34/ Guess they don't have a e36 version yet though [emoji20]
Turner does make one! I think they just came out with it. Its a little more pricey that the stock genuine BMW part, but will probably outlast the car
Totally would have paid that to save 2 hours of messing around...
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Turner does make one! I think they just came out with it. Its a little more pricey that the stock genuine BMW part, but will probably outlast the car
Funny cause I even searched around for that! But yes it's totally worth the price.
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Working a half day today and then overhauling cooling system and putting a newer starter in. Really rough time getting it started this morning. It drove well back to Wausau to visit family over Christmas. We made record time on the way there. 270 miles in 3:47. Yes that is an average speed of 72 mph including a 5 minutes potty break stop.
I tried out my sister and brother in law's car wash. It soaked number 2, 4, 5, and 6 spark plug boots again. I have the beauty cover installed but the ring that seals around the oil fill is missing. That must be the problem.
Also coupes are the dumbest thing ever invented. the door glass freezes, water sprays in when you go through a car wash, it's a pain to get kids buckled in the back seat. The question is: are 2 door cars "cooler" just because they are just less practical?
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Working a half day today and then overhauling cooling system and putting a newer starter in. Really rough time getting it started this morning. It drove well back to Wausau to visit family over Christmas. We made record time on the way there. 270 miles in 3:47. Yes that is an average speed of 72 mph including a 5 minutes potty break stop.
I tried out my sister and brother in law's car wash. It soaked number 2, 4, 5, and 6 spark plug boots again. I have the beauty cover installed but the ring that seals around the oil fill is missing. That must be the problem.
Also coupes are the dumbest thing ever invented. the door glass freezes, water sprays in when you go through a car wash, it's a pain to get kids buckled in the back seat. The question is: are 2 door cars "cooler" just because they are just less practical?
They're great for 2 people! The back seat is really more for storage of empty water bottles than fitting people. I think they're "cool" because they are impractical which is viewed as purpose built. Personally I prefer sedans.
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Well I still needed to jump it this morning. I think it's time for a new battery. It has a pretty small and pretty old looking Fleet Farm battery currently. Recommendations? I have an Optima Red top in my truck that I originally had in my other e36 and it is 9 years old and still works good so I might go that route but I would prefer a USA made battery, they switched to Mexico a while ago, the one I bought 9 years ago is from Mexico.
The overhaul yesterday went well. Took about 7 hours but I was in the heated shop where I work. Replaced, thermostat, water pump, all of the coolant hoses, oil filter housing gasket, Vanos feed hose, and put a different starter in. The original starter was pretty tired. And filled it with Genuine blue coolant. The heat is super hot now, previously it was weak to medium. I think it was mostly the flushing debris out but maybe the Stewart high flow water pump helps too. The water pump was a Meyle one with a cast impeller, dated '05.
This was from the other day making some cups to remove/install the rear ball joints.
Getting started.
It appears there is a bit of blowby carrying oil around to the intake...
Heater hose routing for reference.
Old starter oit.
Scored a 17mm Mac socket under the starter.
Oil filter housing removed. Super filthy. This picture was after I had scraped off a thick layer of grime.
Starter and all new coolant hoses installed.
Filled and bled coolant. It warms right up and the heat works awesome now.
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Take a ride east and go buy a Farm and Fleet battery! Made in Pennsylvania by East Penn Manufacturing.
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Take a ride east and go buy a Farm and Fleet battery! Made in Pennsylvania by East Penn Manufacturing.
I have seen at Farm and Fleet AGM batteries that are colored like Optima red, yellow, blue but are square instead of looking like a 6 pack. Do you know who makes those? I like the AGM because it doesn't vent and cause rust in the trunk.
The one OBD2 component I really wanted to keep was the cyclonic oil separator but a catch can will suffice.
I really hope to see your white car back together in all its restored glory one of these days.
Yea I should install a catch can. But some top end lube isn't the worst. It pools in the intake manifold though because of how the runners leave the log part up high. Then when you drive hard it seems to suck it in, that's when I see blue smoke. I only add a quart every 1500ish miles and a lot of that is leaks too.
The sedan will be back someday. I hope to pour concrete in the barn/shop next summer, then I have a place to work on it. A bunch of time was taken up this summer with animal stuff. We got some American Guinea Hogs in addition to our flock of chickens so we were learning lots.
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I didnt consider the top end lube aspect, I think I might start feeling angry if I saw a puff of smoke from my car though. Ive got some automotive PTSD going on from the last 2 engines
Ehhh, 2 strokers do it all the time, just giver!
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