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On 3/12/2020 at 7:53 PM, patsbimmer1 said:
You are not actually lying. I believe Chris and I may be the only people to have seen where you poop and eat your meals. I'm going on a limb and saying your dog misses me.
I'll be there for the Boogaloo, the secret hideout.
Costco by me had a line to get in, I just left instead.
Grocery stores are getting cleaned out, which is understandable with the quarantine talk, but the wiped out (pun intended) toilet paper and towel aisle is wild. -
On 2/26/2020 at 12:01 PM, KaiserRolls said:
He gave me the run around about how I don’t own a 1er but I sent him money anyways
1 series mats are a dialed fitment for an E30
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Also worth noting, these engines are really good at cracking the head between the valves.
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On 2/26/2020 at 7:34 AM, straight6pwr said:
whats the reason you wont let the project go? rarity/cool factor? sheer will "I'm gonna finish this thing"? attachment to the car?
I have been looking at buying an E92 M3 the past few months, and was working on figuring out how to make it happen.
One night I was working on making a wiring harness for the front bumper on the diesel, and realized that's what I like about cars, making things, hacking things apart, and just general tomfoolery. Buying an M3 will not satisfy those desires at all, as anything other than bolt on modifications tank value (and that costs a bit more than I care to lose resale on).
There is also the cool factor. An M3 will be just like everyone else's, which just doesn't feel like a viable replacement for me at this time.
I do also struggle to give up on things lol. Especially considering it is running right now and in theory I could not touch it and drive it daily.
On 2/26/2020 at 7:10 AM, Jdesign said:Do this. (Buy all other M21 parts, some E30 specific)
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The reproduction BMW photo is pretty sweet!
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2 hours ago, HipMF said:
salt water?
2 hours ago, Jdesign said:salt water
Not saying it isn't the case, but I haven't seen much at all for rust out here, and I've been on coast lines for work and seen stuff rolling around with similar vintage and minimal rust.
That being said, that's an impressive amount of rust.
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17 minutes ago, straight6pwr said:
as a new turbo owner and a turbo noob i'm curious, can you explain this more? it doesnt look like the valve stem is actually between where boost pressure originates and the wastegate dump. it looks like if the valve stem was letting boost past, it would get into one of the ports or past the 'lower O-ring' in that diagram.
What they have labeled as the "Decrease" port is the pressure reference, and is put on the "open" side of the wastegate diaphragm.
The bottom side of that diaphragm also houses the stem seal for the wastegate valve itself.
This leak is actually a "regulated" percentage of boost (10% usually) as the design inherently leaks.I do believe mine is leaking significantly more than the one in this video, but with an undecided fate I cannot justify the $230 for a name brand gate
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I realize now that I never really drove it hard after doing the intercooler, and I had recently taken it out. Turns out many clamps were not tight enough.
Got those taken care of and still had air going somewhere, and at decent volume. Started feeling around and felt it coming out of the external wastegate dump.
It leaks out of the stem seal, which apparently is normal to some degree, but I am not sure if it's within that range.
Ran it on the internal gate and felt the boost come on quicker for sure, and surge a bit more on throttle let off.
The external gate is fantastic for top end of the motor, so I'll likely just keep bleeding boost out of my $50 external wastegate for awhile
Made up some holders for front marker / turn signal lights. Need to tack those in and then wire up the lights.
I don't know if it ever showed up in pictures here, but a friend made a new front bumper for it.
This one is a bit sturdier (not made of exhaust tubing lol) and was all properly bent which is nice.
Currently on a massive internal debate of what to do with this thing / this engine
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Went the Husky route, and need to find an air reel (when did those get so expensive?!)
Conveniently the whack schedule sizing works out well for the inlet of the turbo (60mm) to use a 2" rubber coupler to a 2" Sch. 40 cap with a pressure regulator on it.
Now to take it out of the box and figure out where my boost is going!
Then after that I need to find where my brake fluid is going....- straight6pwr and Jdesign
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I brought this car up today to Brian, and it made me wonder if anything has happened to it as of late.
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1 hour ago, HipMF said:
Bike pump?
Compressed air is better than no compressed air, but I would apply the harbor freight rule here. Are you going to use it more than once? Then get a decent one. An air compressor takes up too much space to have one that's not quite good enough for what you need it for, but it still works so you keep hanging on to it forever...
One of those cigarette lighter tire infiltrators should be good enough to find a boost leak, and then you can just throw it in the trunk...
Twas thinking about a bike pump as well, but having a compressor at the house for tubeless tires and various other things is never a bad thing.
Cigarette lighter pump is likely too loud to use for boost leak testing2 minutes ago, gilber33 said:I have a Husky 8 gallon Air Compressor that is very similar to the HF one you linked. Used it for my air nailers on our home renovation, building my garage, building the shed on the back of my garage and it has never had an issue. I would have more faith in the Husky compressor vs the HF compressor.
That was one place I didn't look (somehow) and the extra $10 is likely well worth it!
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Why do people on FB think used air compressors are worth their weight in gold?!
I'm trying to follow a budget, so the boost leak testing hasn't happened yet, but I think I'm going to grab one of these guys.
Anyone have experience with one of these?
https://www.harborfreight.com/8-gallon-15-hp-150-psi-oil-free-portable-air-compressor-64294.html
I haven't run air tools in a long time because electric tools are so good these days, but don't want to go to a pancake compressor. I feel like this one would be convenient to stick up in the rafters and hook a reel to it. -
2 hours ago, Nick_F said:
@straight6pwr is right though, bitches do love videos
2 hours ago, straight6pwr said:1. get a couple videos on your website. I'm not saying you need to hire a social media person and launch a campaign, but, bitches love videos.
I think I know a guy...
"WHAT'S UP YOU GUYS?! This is Jake Spence.com here at C2S!"
Just sayin'- Jdesign, Rekpoint, straight6pwr and 1 other
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1 hour ago, gilber33 said:
That is very true. I have a CO alarm in the garage but needed to take the batteries out because it would go off after having the heater going for just a little while.
Hahahaha, entirely defeating the point of the alarm.
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Not bad for your first site!
In your "What we do" and "Our work" section the photo swipe feels aggressive, almost made me dizzy. I also didn't have enough time to check out what you do in each photo!
"Whether we are designing new assemblies in SolidWorks, 3D Printing parts, or Prototyping your ideas, we will get you what you need."
Something about the "what we do" statement on your homepage was bugging me. I still can't pinpoint what it was, but that's my thought on it.
Nice looking building!
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38 minutes ago, HipMF said:
I still think that would be a "hand plane", since "wood plane" sounds better than "wood planer". A "wood planer" sounds like the power tool version in my mind...
The anguish languish is the cause of much suffering.
Hit the nail on the head
^that is just me not want to admit being wrong
Anyway, don't slice your hands with tools, though I do enjoy a nice red stain! -
On 1/4/2020 at 7:34 PM, HipMF said:
Actually having access to the correct tools for the job really makes it easier than what I'm used to dealing with.
That face is awesome! I hope that it doesn't end up completely covered.
Also, I fully expected you to be making these with a hand saw, hand planer, and some form of hand drill after having seen your car projects completed with basic tools! -
56 minutes ago, Jdesign said:
I would guess boost leak. does the turbo spin freely? a bad or sticky bear could cause less boost too.
Turbo is doing everything it can to make pressure, but the lil guy can only do so much.
It does actually make about 10psi, but is not opening the wastegate, you can hear air escaping somewhere.
I took each part of the intercooler circuit apart and everything looks fine and mouth tests fine.
I left plenty of things behind in WI thinking we wouldn't have enough room in the truck to bring them along, but that truck was pretty empty! Oh well! -
20 hours ago, patsbimmer1 said:
Does this car have a switch to manually operate the glow plugs? I've only ever seen them initiated by the ignition switch.
It sure does have a switch for them lol.
The stock E28 does have a controller for them, but in going manual and not fully caring about electronics I didn't concern myself with pinning the flywheel and finding the injector that has a sensor in it to tell the ecu what is going on. I am flying completely mechanical at this time.- Jdesign and patsbimmer1
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Ha, I can't say I've ran into anyone that has determined common decency is no longer required.
The airports sure have been an interesting sight lately though, from empty corridors, to people with full face shield can style respirators on.