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On 5/25/2020 at 5:47 PM, HipMF said:
Find wiring gremlin: Engine sometimes continues to run after key is turned off. I have a couple ideas where to look for this one, but it could be anywhere...
Make sure your headlights are off 😄
I'll never forget when that started happening on my swapped E30
Glad to hear it's going smoothly! -
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Wow, that did go fast!
I'll be curious to see what he finds for shipping, when one of my cars was marked as non running it got no bites, as soon as that changed it got shipped 2 days later.
Part of me hopes to see it again for sale as a shell, just for the amusement! -
Looks good with the spacers, 5mm seems to both accomplish safe fitment as well as scene points.
I am slightly confused though as I had to roll the fenders to get those rears to not rub, and I was also running a 16x8 +20. -
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3 hours ago, KaiserRolls said:
konig hypergram
I look forward to pictures of the car with tires mounted up! -
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Tail light tint looks fresh
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On 5/2/2020 at 10:28 PM, KaiserRolls said:
Turns out this speed was super accurate.
45mph she really came alive, this wasn't too surprising as I have determined most ball joints are bad in the current axles. New axles seem to have better ball joints so that should help.
Did my first off-road adventure with it and holy crap driving manual in demanding off-road terrain is a wild time. I should be good at dancing after this!
Slipped a front wheel into a pond, whoops.
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2 hours ago, HipMF said:
I figured everyone here is probably sick of me going on and on about cameras.
I may not know what the flying F you're talking about, but I appreciate reading about it and seeing the photos!
Side note: can we talk about how great stance works photo's are? Their race coverage photos are something else.This is one that cycles through as my background
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I an amusing turn of events where the mill I was going to had an issue and delayed their outage by one day I was able to go snag a Chrysler 8.25 and Dana 30 with 4.10's in them for $400.
The stock 3.07's with 33's is a brutal combo, so this will be a welcome change! This is the exact same set of axles in my Jeep currently which is amusing, but this is just like swapping a diff in an E30! with more weight and parts...
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5 hours ago, jc43089 said:
What kind of lockers? I recently put a Spartan auto locker in the rear of my Land Cruiser. Major upgrade for not much money.
Detroit auto locker in the rear and electric locker in the front.
I anticipate running Lokka lunchboxes front and rear in mine once I settle on a pair of axles. -
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Sadly my shocks didn't show up in time for a shakedown run on a friends property, but we took the roommates jeep on its first voyage with locking diffs.
These videos well showcase why I got rid of the diesel in lieu of something that can actually go off-road.... or at least that's my excuse!
35" tires a stock intake
https://youtu.be/F4F4OYodLrM
https://youtu.be/byCik8Uzmug
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1 hour ago, Rekpoint said:
Technically he does have another shell
Correct
Though that thing has been bouncing around like a bad case of VD.
Not that I helped the situation any! -
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3 hours ago, patsbimmer1 said:
The M30 is one of my favorite engines and I would absolutely buy a 535i just because of that but I also take exception to that last sentence...
I'm glad to see the boat anchor is still going strong in this group!
I think doing any engine swap on this car is dumb.
It is a low mileage, low owner vehicle. While I do believe you should enjoy the vehicles you buy, I think if you wanted to build something swapped I would sell this one and build it off the profits. -
22 hours ago, suspenceful said:
Haha love it. I miss my old 5-speed 4.0L Cherokee. Thing was so fun.
I recall rolling down college Ave with the sub in the back just bumping away.
Good times.
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Man that driveway shot is gorgeous!
Good to know new clips are still available! I've had a piece or two of that trim fly off before... -
^speaking of which!
Now that it drives it was time to turn to other things.
The front had almost 6.5" of lift due to the 4.5" lift spring and a 2" rubber spacer. It looked stupid, especially on 33's with fenders that are trimmed up.
Took the front axle almost all the way out in order to remove the rubber spacer on top of the spring. Realized the axle had been sitting about 2" toward the driver side because whomever put the spring spacers in never adjusted the trac bar. This style suspension is so much different than anything I've worked on, and luckily my roommate has been playing with jeeps for quite some time (his jeep in the back) so he can lend a hand when I get confused!
Also realized it has very f*ing beefy steering, and is a good system that allows you to adjust ride height and such without needing to adjust toe again. Stock steering has the drag link and tie rod end going as one part.
Now to clean up the rear shock mtg points and get some shocks back there!
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I'm sad to see this go! I enjoyed the recent progress! Though now I see that "recent" is a bit... loose.
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Much stoke
Got the new clutch master cylinder in in about 30 min and didn't even need to bleed it.
Clutch is fully functional now. $30 fix for the win.
Kind of makes sense that it was worn out. The cluster (speedo doesn't work) shows about 284k miles, so the clutch has been done once or twice and you replace the hydraulic throw-out bearing when you do the clutch. The master was likely original and that's many times of pressing the clutch!
Now to drive it and find what else is broken / needing repair!- B C and patsbimmer1
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I recall the time @B C (baking coordinator) had me drop off turbo parts for ceramic coating and I swear he did them within 24 hours.
Nothing better than covert turbo operations in a subway parking lot.