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Bassboy3313

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  1. Hey. Anyone have a license for the BMW ProTool app in the Milwaukee area by chance? Just want to do a quick TPMS delete on my e90 and don't want to pay $80 for a single use, lol. Figured worth a shot to ask. Thanks!
  2. Anybody have a stock shift knob and black shift boot for an e46 laying around they'd want to sell? My B30 swapped touring is desperately in need of them. Figured I'd start here first. Let me know what ya got. Thanks!
  3. Hey. Figured I would check here first before going to ebay or something. Anybody have the center cap wrench for the larger BBS RC center caps? Coilover setup comes this week for the Z3 and will eventually need to take wheels off, lol. Let me know. 👍
  4. I am back in business! After letting the e21 go and acquiring a Ducati in its place, it was time to let the Ducati go for something I really wanted. Say hello to my new to me 1999 Z3 Coupe! Comfortably parked along with the touring.
  5. Hey guys! It definitely has been awhile since I have posted updates on the e21 project. If you don’t remember my intro thread that I updated every so often, you can check it out here … http://www.wibimmers.com/board/showthread.php?423-Dd-e21 Recently she has had the title of Daily Driver taken away from her by a 2013 Volkswagen Jetta. Gotta keep it in the family. Haha!! I leased it for dirt cheap, so I didn’t have to drive the e21 in the winter which has turned out great. So, the e21 has been parked next to the garage inside a fully enclosed car canopy to get some work done. I installed a methanol injection system since the last time I posted as well as a small block chevy aluminum radiator for better cooling. The meth injection feeds right from the washer fluid reservoir. The red led in the gauge cluster is tied to a fluid level sensor in the reservoir to warn me when its almost empty. The green led is wired to a pressure switch that feeds off the boost line. When the switch hits a specified psi level (5 psi on my setup) it will send a signal to the pump to run which in turn illuminates the green led to let me know its on. I also have been collecting parts for work that will be done such as EDIS-4 parts from an escort to convert to electronic ignition s14 oil filter housing tapped for oil supply to turbo (so I can get rid of this stupid sandwich plate), ARP head studs, and an e12 throttle body for more air flow. This winter I plan on getting quite a bit done on her for preparations for a super fun spring/summer this year. Right now I have been focusing on the rear-end stuff which includes, subframe, trailing arms, sway bar, bushings, etc and rebuilding a spare head I have. I got the head cleaned, decked, and had a valve job done on it from C&S Performance in Butler. They did a fantastic job. I then deep cleaned all the internal parts and put it all back together. Unfortunately I don’t have a pic of the head done. Ill add it later. I picked up a spare rear end from forum member kyletime666’s 323i e21. These euro models came with rear disc brakes, which is what I mainly got it for to replace my awful drum setup. I took the setup over to Snap Understeer’s place to prep it all for POR-15 and paint. First thing I did was wirebrush everything down as much as possible to get heavy crap knocked off and such. After that was the degreaser stage and finally the metal acid-etch stage. Once all dry, it was time for the POR-15. I decided to go with a beige/copper/black color scheme for the car. I will eventually repaint the car with the same BMW safari beige color, so everything else gets painted. After the two coats of POR-15 dried completely, I went ahead and put primer down on everything. With that said, I give to you, COPPER REAR-END!!!! I think it turned out pretty badass!! http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r175/bassboy3313/7b31582f3cf6_af6b3f1d-587a-4aff-804f-4dc1b671101eth450tw610.jpg http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r175/bassboy3313/79c800c4dc1e_00eaeb2f-30a2-4db4-a272-2f210d1c600bth450tw610.jpg I went ahead and bought all new poly urethane bushings for the rear-end. They look amazing in my opinion. I know some of you won’t like the color choice, but I strive to be different … WAY different. These include: subframe bushings trailing arm bushings sway bar bushings different hanger bushings and I also swapped my previously ordered steering rack bushings for the newly designed ones in yellow of course. http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r175/bassboy3313/IMG_5571.jpg The trailing arm bushings were kind of a bear to get it. Once those were finally done, I bolts up the subframe bushings and viola, one step closer to install. http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r175/bassboy3313/fcb29df04aa9_8f3a4dbf-0949-417f-b696-f800ed8ad468th450tw610.jpg Tomorrow I should have the diff bolted to the subframe and the sway bar all painted and bolted on with the new bushings. After that, it’s onto the brake setup with parts I have already and then it will all be installed back on the car.
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