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    Bassboy3313 got a reaction from Jdesign in Z3 Coupe content   
    Really got after it with the warm weather today. Dashboard and front half carpet removed. Dashboard was fairly straight forward and simple. The carpet removal would not have been purist approved. Had to cut it back behind center console otherwise the heater core and many other things would have to have been removed in order to get carpet out whole. Wasn't going to get that involved. Plus where I cut will never be seen when new carpet goes in. 

    Dashboard was disassembled and the "pods" were prepped for paint. Along with the kick panels too. New black dashboard didn't come with the "pods" and are near impossible/expensive to find.


    LVP paint applied to all pieces. Need to get another can for final coats. 

    Once new front half carpet arrives in mail things can start getting reassembled again.
     
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    Bassboy3313 got a reaction from pynacl in Z3 Coupe content   
    Really got after it with the warm weather today. Dashboard and front half carpet removed. Dashboard was fairly straight forward and simple. The carpet removal would not have been purist approved. Had to cut it back behind center console otherwise the heater core and many other things would have to have been removed in order to get carpet out whole. Wasn't going to get that involved. Plus where I cut will never be seen when new carpet goes in. 

    Dashboard was disassembled and the "pods" were prepped for paint. Along with the kick panels too. New black dashboard didn't come with the "pods" and are near impossible/expensive to find.


    LVP paint applied to all pieces. Need to get another can for final coats. 

    Once new front half carpet arrives in mail things can start getting reassembled again.
     
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    Bassboy3313 got a reaction from patsbimmer1 in Z3 Coupe content   
    Really got after it with the warm weather today. Dashboard and front half carpet removed. Dashboard was fairly straight forward and simple. The carpet removal would not have been purist approved. Had to cut it back behind center console otherwise the heater core and many other things would have to have been removed in order to get carpet out whole. Wasn't going to get that involved. Plus where I cut will never be seen when new carpet goes in. 

    Dashboard was disassembled and the "pods" were prepped for paint. Along with the kick panels too. New black dashboard didn't come with the "pods" and are near impossible/expensive to find.


    LVP paint applied to all pieces. Need to get another can for final coats. 

    Once new front half carpet arrives in mail things can start getting reassembled again.
     
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    Bassboy3313 got a reaction from straight6pwr in Z3 Coupe content   
    Really got after it with the warm weather today. Dashboard and front half carpet removed. Dashboard was fairly straight forward and simple. The carpet removal would not have been purist approved. Had to cut it back behind center console otherwise the heater core and many other things would have to have been removed in order to get carpet out whole. Wasn't going to get that involved. Plus where I cut will never be seen when new carpet goes in. 

    Dashboard was disassembled and the "pods" were prepped for paint. Along with the kick panels too. New black dashboard didn't come with the "pods" and are near impossible/expensive to find.


    LVP paint applied to all pieces. Need to get another can for final coats. 

    Once new front half carpet arrives in mail things can start getting reassembled again.
     
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    Bassboy3313 reacted to patsbimmer1 in Official Vanity Plate Thread   
    My new plate 

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    Bassboy3313 got a reaction from m42b32 in Z3 Coupe content   
    Really got after it with the warm weather today. Dashboard and front half carpet removed. Dashboard was fairly straight forward and simple. The carpet removal would not have been purist approved. Had to cut it back behind center console otherwise the heater core and many other things would have to have been removed in order to get carpet out whole. Wasn't going to get that involved. Plus where I cut will never be seen when new carpet goes in. 

    Dashboard was disassembled and the "pods" were prepped for paint. Along with the kick panels too. New black dashboard didn't come with the "pods" and are near impossible/expensive to find.


    LVP paint applied to all pieces. Need to get another can for final coats. 

    Once new front half carpet arrives in mail things can start getting reassembled again.
     
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    Bassboy3313 got a reaction from Rekpoint in Z3 Coupe content   
    Really got after it with the warm weather today. Dashboard and front half carpet removed. Dashboard was fairly straight forward and simple. The carpet removal would not have been purist approved. Had to cut it back behind center console otherwise the heater core and many other things would have to have been removed in order to get carpet out whole. Wasn't going to get that involved. Plus where I cut will never be seen when new carpet goes in. 

    Dashboard was disassembled and the "pods" were prepped for paint. Along with the kick panels too. New black dashboard didn't come with the "pods" and are near impossible/expensive to find.


    LVP paint applied to all pieces. Need to get another can for final coats. 

    Once new front half carpet arrives in mail things can start getting reassembled again.
     
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    Bassboy3313 got a reaction from m42b32 in Z3 Coupe content   
    Figured I'd start with more interior work.
    Firstly started with installing the Never Done glove box sag fix.



    I then moved on to removing the seats and center console. This is to prep for the dash replacement and to install the restored Z3M center console pieces.


    Center console painted and assembled with Z3M center pieces and new VDO classic gauges. 

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    Bassboy3313 reacted to YoungCR in The Gang Buys a E70 xDrive35d   
    Last from the trip home, I've been recovering lol. I noticed this lighthouse on Google Maps and wanted to visit. Turns out its on private property but the valet at the Castle Hill Inn was happy to instruct us on how to get there and if we didn't have prior dinner arrangements we would've loved to have eaten there. Its just a short hike from their parking lot.

    Thursday I made the trek from Newport to Lake Placid once again racing against a snow storm. Interstate was just starting to get bad, The wrangler unlimited I drove up with was loosing traction in 2wd. He switched over to 4wd as we got off and then it was all mountain roads for 45min after that which this handled flawlessly. This was when we got to the house we stayed at. Friday morning there ended up being a 3ft + pile of snow at the end of the driveway from the plows. 

    I couldn't have picked a better day to get back into skiing though. It was around 7* windchill when we got to Whiteface at 8am but the runs were all covered in 5"+ of fresh powder. It was an incredible day. Went to the summit twice in the afternoon. The building on the left is the where the lift ends up and the start of the Men's Olympic Runs. I did end up going down Skyward at the end of the day and it was awesome except for that near vertical drop in. The rest of the run was actually easier because more trafficked runs had iced over at that point vs still being more powder. 

    Saturday was more brutal at -18* windchill when we got there but still a blast. Everything was groomed overnight so better overall conditions for me still looking to gain my skills back. Same photo at the summit just before we dropped in Skyward on a way colder but clearer day. It was a lot more challenging to go down even first thing in the morning because of the ice build up hence "ice face" as the resorts nickname.
     
    Managed to keep warm and didn't get my lips stuck to a beer can so win win 😂 I gained a lot of confidence and we ran another full day. This is looking up at the summit late afternoon. Skyward is the the run on the right of those 3. 

    The worst thing I could've done for recovery though was spend 19 hours in a car but I did so in relatively good comfort. My hamstrings didn't want to stretch out for one of the rest breaks. It's also been a long time since I drove with good modern headlights, which were great to have driving through the woods in the dark for the first 3hrs of the trip. I ended up getting 26.45 and 26.59mpg on the 2 full tanks that I used coming back and that's with a good headwind too so I'm happy to have that as a starting base.
    Made it home around 9:30pm Sunday night, threw the awaiting Weathertech seat cover and floor mats in and had the wife and dog out for a short drive. She's very happy with the purchase and figured out the controls quickly too. It was bittersweet too as our dog Maggie has been having kidney issues since before Christmas so I was so glad she was still around when I got home and she's very much been enjoying her favorite activity of going on car rides. 

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    Bassboy3313 reacted to wasnt m3 in Z3M Coupe   
    Making progress tonight. Rears needed a little clearancing at a 4 degree angle to fit inside the new lips. A friend that dabbles in machining got me set up and was able to try my hand at it. Brand new center caps should be here tomorrow. Then, off for coating.



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    Bassboy3313 reacted to wasnt m3 in Z3M Coupe   
    Started working on a set of wheels that I've had laying around for a little over a year. Had some custom Radinox lips made by Felgenfuchs in Germany. The wheels are 18" AC Schnitzer Type 2 Racing, made by Ronal. I had to buy an entire e36 M3 to get them.... Thankfully, everything came apart without breaking any of the unobtainable titanium hardware. I need to have a friend machine the faces before powder coating. Can't wait to get these together!



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    Bassboy3313 got a reaction from Jdesign in Z3 Coupe content   
    Figured I'd start with more interior work.
    Firstly started with installing the Never Done glove box sag fix.



    I then moved on to removing the seats and center console. This is to prep for the dash replacement and to install the restored Z3M center console pieces.


    Center console painted and assembled with Z3M center pieces and new VDO classic gauges. 

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    Bassboy3313 got a reaction from pynacl in Z3 Coupe content   
    Figured I'd start with more interior work.
    Firstly started with installing the Never Done glove box sag fix.



    I then moved on to removing the seats and center console. This is to prep for the dash replacement and to install the restored Z3M center console pieces.


    Center console painted and assembled with Z3M center pieces and new VDO classic gauges. 

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    Bassboy3313 got a reaction from patsbimmer1 in Z3 Coupe content   
    Figured I'd start with more interior work.
    Firstly started with installing the Never Done glove box sag fix.



    I then moved on to removing the seats and center console. This is to prep for the dash replacement and to install the restored Z3M center console pieces.


    Center console painted and assembled with Z3M center pieces and new VDO classic gauges. 

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    Bassboy3313 got a reaction from Rekpoint in Z3 Coupe content   
    Figured I'd start with more interior work.
    Firstly started with installing the Never Done glove box sag fix.



    I then moved on to removing the seats and center console. This is to prep for the dash replacement and to install the restored Z3M center console pieces.


    Center console painted and assembled with Z3M center pieces and new VDO classic gauges. 

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    Bassboy3313 reacted to YoungCR in Z3 Coupe content   
    Man that looks great! That glove box kit is a cool product.
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    Bassboy3313 got a reaction from P_Roloff in Z3 Coupe content   
    Figured I'd start with more interior work.
    Firstly started with installing the Never Done glove box sag fix.



    I then moved on to removing the seats and center console. This is to prep for the dash replacement and to install the restored Z3M center console pieces.


    Center console painted and assembled with Z3M center pieces and new VDO classic gauges. 

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    Bassboy3313 got a reaction from Jdesign in Custom Decals, Wall Art, Magnets and More!!   
    Anyone interested in an e30 hood for wall art? Found a guy locally getting rid of a hood and I've been itching to do another vintage livery wrap design. Let me know and we can talk details.
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    Bassboy3313 got a reaction from Jdesign in Z3 Coupe content   
    And just like that, goes from 3D printed plastic to machined aluminum. 😁



    I was about to call up some machine shops, but ended up finding a company called Bimmertune out of Lithuania. They already sold the custom centercaps for BBS RC wheels at a very nice price. Free shipping was incredibly fast as well. Some new domed BBS center cap stickers are on their way as well.
    I also picked up a throttle body adapter plate from them while I was at it.

    It's to mount the M52TUB28 throttle body to an M54B30 manifold. I have the B30 manifold on the shelf already and hear it's great gains up top without affecting the low end torque for the TUB engines. That will be a project for when I feel very confident, lol. 
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    Bassboy3313 got a reaction from Rekpoint in Z3 Coupe content   
    And just like that, goes from 3D printed plastic to machined aluminum. 😁



    I was about to call up some machine shops, but ended up finding a company called Bimmertune out of Lithuania. They already sold the custom centercaps for BBS RC wheels at a very nice price. Free shipping was incredibly fast as well. Some new domed BBS center cap stickers are on their way as well.
    I also picked up a throttle body adapter plate from them while I was at it.

    It's to mount the M52TUB28 throttle body to an M54B30 manifold. I have the B30 manifold on the shelf already and hear it's great gains up top without affecting the low end torque for the TUB engines. That will be a project for when I feel very confident, lol. 
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    Bassboy3313 got a reaction from P_Roloff in Z3 Coupe content   
    From what I can think, its to assist with removing/installing it onto the wheel if there is any corrosion. Since it threads onto the wheel and doesn't clip on like usual. You would use a socket from back side. 
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    Bassboy3313 got a reaction from YoungCR in Z3 Coupe content   
    From what I can think, its to assist with removing/installing it onto the wheel if there is any corrosion. Since it threads onto the wheel and doesn't clip on like usual. You would use a socket from back side. 
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    Bassboy3313 got a reaction from patsbimmer1 in Z3 Coupe content   
    Figured I would get the car on the lift and prepped for work this winter. Had to do some multiple up-downs with the jack and lift in order to get the tallest lift feet under it. These are needed for when I install the dssr since they give the most clearance between the lift surface and underside of car for exhaust removal and such. 
    Also decided to take the wheels off and throw the Motorsport Hardware 78mm stud kit on too. The studs are too long to reuse the oem BBS screw-on center caps, but that's not a problem.
    I have something planned for different center caps that involves the 3d printer for mock up and test fitting. Stay tuned!

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    Bassboy3313 reacted to Boris3 in 🎅Secret Santa 2021 🎄   
    Apologies for starting early. I'll be running around with in-laws for the next few days and didn't want to wait to post until after Christmas.
    Thanks to Santa (Chris) for the great e46 3-series sedan dealer brochure (many many pages of detail and options), M3 poster, and BMWCCA calendar!
       
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    Bassboy3313 got a reaction from YoungCR in Z3 Coupe content   
    Test fitting the new shift knob for next year. Joined the motorsport golf ball shifter club!

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