The One That Didn't Get Away [100K Mile E30 325is]
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It's home, running and driving.
Can't say enough good things about Auto Clinic in Neenah. They've taken care of the car for the past 20 some years for the previous owner, so I felt comfortable off the bat brining it to them. Walked into the building for the first time and I knew I was in the right place. Porsche ALMS Spyder posters, 964 poster the size of a door, CART posters, flat 4 motors on stands, V12 Jag XKE, what looked like a 356 under a cover, a Willys Jeep, among other things. Got it to them late Friday, drove it home this afternoon.
Things to do:
>Correct paint further(would prefer to have this done by someone who knows that they are doing)
>Roll/pull fenders(same as above)
>Black out window trim?
>Replace brakes front and back, do a stud kit on the rear
>Cat back exhaust(I have an old exhaust from a buddies S52 car that has a Vibrant resonator and muffler. Wondering if an exhaust shop can cut these off the old exhaust and use them on a new one)
>Other general maintenance
Time to drive no where because everything is closed and Road America season is probably cancelled...
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Time to drive no where because everything is closed and Road America season is probably cancelled...
Don't say it...
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Don't say it...
Probably EAA as well...It's incredibly depressing.
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Don't say it...
He Jinxed it.
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Another great thing to add about AAA or roadside - works good for if you're home and you try to fix your car and you fail so you need to get it to the shop, in pieces. Just tell em the car broke down in your driveway, viola.
Dan
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Another great thing to add about AAA or roadside - works good for if you're home and you try to fix your car and you fail so you need to get it to the shop, in pieces. Just tell em the car broke down in your driveway, viola.
Works both ways, I had my Maxima Towed to the dealer because I thought the security system had locked out and on '99 models the only reset was from a dealer. It wasn't the problem and I had it towed back to my house no questions asked. The only stipulation towing from a shop is that they call to verify any work performed was paid for before removing the car.
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Has anyone done an SI battery replacement on their cluster before? Never soldered anything before and would prefer this to not be first go around at it. I am going to check the fuses first, but my guess is the batteries are dead or partially dead and is causing half my cluster to not work(tach, fuel economy, and temp). Temp is the most important one to get back.
Car has been driving great. I know theres a love and hate relationship with the M20, but so far I'm really enjoying it. First and second gear are snappy enough to have a little fun with and it's a pretty smooth motor at cruising speeds. Maybe in the future would consider doing a 2.7 stroker with a cam or something for a little more punch. Who knows, my first swap didn't go exactly to plan.
I do have a buddies garage welded exhaust from his S52 car with a Vibrant muffler and resonator. Sent a message to the shop that did my exhaust for the Calypso E30 to see if they could cut the res and muffler off that exhaust to use for the new one.
Just random pic from yesterday.
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Someone please stop me.
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Repainted faded rocker panels. Makes a big difference. Still have to do the rear valence. I put a car cover over the whole car and taped it to the paper so there was no chance of overspray. Wheels were also covered further. And no, I did not put the jack-stands on the pinch welds, someone must have done it before my ownership(have to make disclaimer due to previous jack placement miscues).
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Much better. What paint did you use?
Just some metal specific spray paint. Was debating using bed lines for the texture and toughness, maybe the next time I do it.
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Took some pics with @suspenceful today.
Jake also rolled the front fenders, seems to have taken care of the majority of the issue. Will have to see with some more steep inclines.
@suspenceful as always with the fire behind the lens.
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You forgot to paint the lower rear bumper
I will be taking care of it tomorrow hopefully. Didn't have enough time to finish it last week.
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@suspenceful can sure do some nice stuff with cameras.
Those seats look mint!
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@suspenceful can sure do some nice stuff with cameras.
Those seats look mint!
I try my best to be as gentle as possible getting in and out of them. Probably should do another leather treatment on them.
Real nice day out today. Got the rear valence painted and swapped the rear stud conversion from the Calypso car to the red one.
Then vs. now, miss the E46
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Maybe it’s from the cold the past couple of days, and not driving it due to the rain, but my clutch and throttle pedal have a small squeak like the Top Gear brake pedal on the old people car.
Might be time to replace the bushings on the pedal or break out the L U B E
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