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Don’t feel like I’m making enough day to day progress. Waiting on my hardline to replace the one I accidentally cut. Shipped from Germany and is shipping from ECS Friday so should be here early next week hopefully. Really want to do that before the motor goes in any capacity.
Still need to do the RMS, but the motor needs to be off the stand and I’m not gonna ask to borrow the crane before the motor is ready to go in. Really now just debating on wether or not to put it in with or without the wiring harness attached. I think for potential clearancing issues it would be helpful to not have it attached. I still need to figure out my body harness to motor harness, as I have not even touched that. This is by far the most daunting task of the car so far, the wiring, as I’ve never done it before.
I did order a new VANOS oil line and washers as I did notice it was looking cracked around the fittings. Also got a few of the small trans parts I needed(bitch clip, U clip).
So in the meantime I’ve started doing some of the body work. I wanted to get the front bumper to fit better so I pulled it off to work on the fitting. This car has definitely been in an accident. Driver bumper shock was probably an inch and half higher than the passenger. You can also see that there is a gap that widens toward the driver side between the bumper and the thin piece of body underneath the grilles. Gap between bumper and fender is pretty noticeable on the driver side but I got the bumper on the tracks.
Went to pull the rear bumper and got the first torx bolt out, sheared my socket on the second one.
Not sure if I should try it on an impact instead of breaker bar with my jack handle next time?
I pulled the door molding and didn’t brake any clips! Put a fresh coat of paint on the euro grilles and the head lights rings. I also took the IS lip off and got it painted.
This I am super stoked on. I love the knick-knacky shit and this is definitely that. I see a lot of the Porsche guys with these at RA and really wanted to get one for the E30, I think it adds a lot of flare to the front of the car.
Installed with the fresh painted grilles. Need new headlights ASAP.
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the rear bumper shocks can be unmounted from the car attached to the bumper via the two bolts that hold them to the car, if for some reason that torx bolt is stubborn. then you can get in there with some spray/heat.
an impact is always a better choice than a long breaker bar
Dan
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The nuts that hold the rear bumper in are accessed from the truck (PS) or underneath the car (DS). Those torx bolts are pretty notorious for getting stuck, and the are not an easy one to get out after that.
I like the IE badge!
Side note on the brake line, you should check with Bergstrom more often for parts. I've found it common for them to come in at a lower price and with much faster shipping time with many of the parts I've needed. Sometimes it's priced much higher, but ya can't win em' all!
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Have you ever read through Matt's thread on here? It goes through what he all did, especially trying to fix the damage to the driver's front corner.
Do you have the link for it? I think I read it like 4 months ago when I first bought the car.
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the rear bumper shocks can be unmounted from the car attached to the bumper via the two bolts that hold them to the car, if for some reason that torx bolt is stubborn. then you can get in there with some spray/heat.
an impact is always a better choice than a long breaker bar
The nuts that hold the rear bumper in are accessed from the truck (PS) or underneath the car (DS). Those torx bolts are pretty notorious for getting stuck, and the are not an easy one to get out after that.
I like the IE badge!
Side note on the brake line, you should check with Bergstrom more often for parts. I've found it common for them to come in at a lower price and with much faster shipping time with many of the parts I've needed. Sometimes it's priced much higher, but ya can't win em' all!
I'll have to look into this method for getting the bumper off.
Thank you. How long did you guys have this car? Looked you said a couple of years?
I also forgot to ask, does the odometer work?
Bought one of those $8 Broadway mirrors off eBay for those JDM scene points. But it actually looks like it will be really nice to drive with. No more checking blind spots before merging!
sup
Painting trim pieces
Heres the side bumper fitment after I did some pulling and some cutting on the bumper shock. Fits in the tracks on the body its tight to the car, but low compared to the fender. Not sure if I can relocate that bracket on the body of the car to make this a better fit?
Other profile look of the gap
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if loosening the bolts that hold the bracket dont give you enough adjustment, you could slot the holes in the bracket to add up/down adjustment - they are plastic.
Dan
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if loosening the bolts that hold the bracket dont give you enough adjustment, you could slot the holes in the bracket to add up/down adjustment - they are plastic.
Slot the holes in the bracket, or the body/valence of the car? This is a good idea and think I might try this tomorrow after work.
I'm gonna paint the old kidneys black, liking how this all black looks. Also kind of makes me reconsider smoked headlights.
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I have a Broadway mirror in my drift car and it's super nice to drive with
I have it adjusted so that I never have to turn my head behind me for the passenger side to check the blind spot
That bumper also looks like now it still fits better than 90% of the e30's I've ever witnessed in person lol
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Reach inside the wheel well to the back side of the bumper mtg bracket that you are talking about slotting, there are two 10mm (8mm?) head bolts, loosen those up a couple turns and then move the corner of the bumper to where you want it. Hold the bumper there and tighten the screws.
Profit!I do like the black / calypso that you posted above!
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Reach inside the wheel well to the back side of the bumper mtg bracket that you are talking about slotting, there are two 10mm (8mm?) head bolts, loosen those up a couple turns and then move the corner of the bumper to where you want it. Hold the bumper there and tighten the screws.
Profit!I do like the black / calypso that you posted above!
This is a good idea as well. I had tried to fiddle with the bracket when the bumper was not attached, but doing this seems like it might be worth the try before slotting the bracket.
Kind of along the lines of what @Earl was saying, it’s decent fitment, but I would like to try and improve it.
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Slot the holes in the bracket, or the body/valence of the car? This is a good idea and think I might try this tomorrow after work.
i guess either would suffice, but i suspect the brackets will be an easier task (plastic vs. layers of sheet metal)
based on a photo of the bracket, it looks plausible, although i don't recall the hardware that is used here.
Dan
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That all depends if its OEM hardware or not, and whether anything has been tweak previously. That bumper seems to fit pretty well as is. There should be some adjustment in the brackets as mentioned but I would make sure you have enough room and its not under tension when you adjust it. If it is, you risk it just shifting back into its happy place after the first jolt down the road.
Check this out as far as adjusting:
http://e30.bmwdiy.info/bumper-adjust/index.html
Also I have a 280-300mm Broadway convex mirrors in most of my cars including my Dually and I love them. I have had them since my JDM high school days and it just feels weird not having one. I actually prefer a Broadway over a wink mirror now too considering I have one of those in my E36. The visibility and division in the panes of glass just isnt the same as seeing it all at once in one focal location.
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i guess either would suffice, but i suspect the brackets will be an easier task (plastic vs. layers of sheet metal)
based on a photo of the bracket, it looks plausible, although i don't recall the hardware that is used here.
Can't slot this, as it's got a metal clip that goes around those holes that has the thread for the bolt that goes through the body.
That was a confusing sentence....At any rate, the link @Jdesign posted is what you need in life.
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Wiring harnesses are scary. What is the recommendation for mating the E36 motor harness to the E30 body harness? I am just thinking about getting this AKG adapter.
Or if you have experience doing this and want to hang out at my parents house for a night/afternoon, I'll pay you.
My brake line should be here tomorrow which means that I can put the motor in hopefully this week.
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Wiring harnesses are scary. What is the recommendation for mating the E36 motor harness to the E30 body harness? I am just thinking about getting this AKG adapter.
Or if you have experience doing this and want to hang out at my parents house for a night/afternoon, I'll pay you.
My brake line should be here tomorrow which means that I can put the motor in hopefully this week.
Meh, it's only 7 or so wires that you need to bridge.
Don't trust wire colors, only trust pin numbers. Two ETM's, some crimps, wire stripper/cutter, and you're good to go! -
Wiring harnesses are scary.
You mean "deceiving".
It looks worse than it is. Just take some tape and label each wire before you begin, before you know it you will be done.
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☠️BMW E36 318i - Ford 5.0 FE302 🚴♂️ GT-Labomba - 26x2.75 Freeride
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