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07 335i Stella - sport package, BMS DCI, zhp knob, TMS cf parking brake lever, VRSF downpipes, MHD tune, Bilstein B14 coilovers, other stuff *sold*
97 328i Lola - sport package, m50 intake manifold, m50 manifold.com install kit, custom CAI, K&N filter, Borla exhaust, FK silverline coilovers, 25.5mm front sway bar, Powerflex front sway bushings, Turner Radiator, fan delete *sold*
95 325is *sold*
93 nissan 240sx KA-T *sold*

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I'm still here sligning parts!  If anyone is looking at orders from ECS just shoot me a link to your cart and I can get you a price!

All of our inline BMW engines are tilted from the factory...

I always go with the following:
Beefy5 layer, no beans or sour cream, extra beef
Beefy Frito Burrito
Nacho Fries
Chicken burrito with the original chicken, not the shredded
Crunchwrap Supreme

That is awful and I am glad that you're doing well. Looks like you will probably have a good bit of money for mods to the miata after this. You know even though it isn't a BMW, you don't have to leave the forum=)

Well it wasn't an April fools joke, but I have changed it up once again!
I sold my 328 to a friend and picked up the fastest n54 in the world (and Wisconsin!)
 


 





I already started playing....
Replaced the "carbon fiber" grills with some matte black units, and test fitted a bit of a lip splitter type deal. The lower lip add on hides the bottom edge of the bumper which has some missing paint. 



It's been fantastic to drive so far, and I look forward to more miles and more playing!

Got the car back together enough (barely) to take a couple beat-runs down the road in front of the shop. Can confirm that the exhaust is not just loud, but also obnoxious. Still no floor in the trunk, and no back seat, so the exhaust might as well be plumbed right into the cabin. It's the kind of loud that you can feel, as opposed to just hearing it. Also still missing one of the side windows. That combined with the not-car-culture-friendly temperatures this weekend, stiffer suspension, manual steering and general fear of things falling apart or exploding made for quiet a visceral first-drive experience. I survived, nothing broke, but there are more things left to do than I have fingers to count them.
I thought I did a pretty good job bleeding the brakes, but they didn't work worth crap (try rev-matching your downshifts when the brake pedal goes straight to the floor. It doesn't work well, but it's worth a laugh...). Bled the front, which made little, if any, difference. Will have to try re-bleeding the rears next weekend. May have a leak somewhere? Who knows...
Body roll is still substantial, even though my spring rates are 2-3 times stiffer than stock.
Also can confirm that Hankook RS-4s are no match for the mighty torque of a tired M42 when the temps outside are near freezing...
All-in-all it was a good time. Much work left to do, but definitely excited to get this thing out to an autocross or ten this summer.

The ride height and “stance” look great!! It takes a lot of lowering to make an e21 look like that. So to recap your suspension changes, you relocated the subframe mounting points, changed springs and dampers, and what else?

List everything you have checked/replaced
And which parts are Uro parts

Yay=)

Exhaust installed and hung! Looks really weird seeing pipes stick out the back of this thing again. I plan on putting some nice tips on it to clean it up a bit. 
 

 
I didnt take any pictures of the nice hanger I made but maybe I will once I install the tips.
 
Im thinking of ordering some Silverlines like the factory tips. They have a rolled outside edge.
 

Unmolested, yet it has black wheels 

With all the uro parts you order I figured yours stayed in storage just as much as mine

Yes, yes you can lol. I had a Uro pcv hose on my fiance's mk4 Jetta and it lasted only four months before dry rotting

Um...
https://www.facebook.com/groups/wcecforsale/permalink/2125715361031713/?sale_post_id=2125715361031713

Satin of the black god sir

They may have used an icing instead of trying to take the whole bumper down evenly. 

Started making progress on the electrical/ECU side of things. I put together a bench flash harness so that I can start messing around with MS43:

 
I may have to make some changes/adjustments as there is a lot of conflicting information surrounding this topic, but this configuration seems to work for most people.
Basically, it consists of a 12v power supply, a female OBD2 pigtail, DME connectors 1 and 4 from the e46 engine harness that came off my motor, and a ground wire so I can get it to start in bootmode. I'll be using Galletto/JMGarageFlasher to connect to the DME and read/write partial and full flashes, and TunerPro to modify things like the redline, thermostat temps, play with fueling/cam timing, etc.. I didn't have a T15 torx screwdriver at home last night to remove the motherboard so I'm hoping to connect it up and give it a shot tonight. 
 
Side note, I came across a good deal on a set of genuine BBS gold/blue center caps to replace the roundel center caps on my wheels! They have a really nice metallic blue background that looks almost black in low light and an awesome bright blue color in the sun. 

I know the feeling with still finding deer hairs haha
Super stoked on the progress you're making with this though=)

Got some things done this week. I swapped the oil pump inner rotor over to the Achilles harneded oil pump shaft, just waiting on a new pressure relief spring and o-ring and I can get the oil pump buttoned up. 
Ebay had a sale so I picked up some VDO vision gauges to keep a closer eye on the new engine. Oil temp, oil pressure, and water temp gauges. I've had a console mounting plate sitting around for a while so I did a quick mock-up, should look fairly factory! I may color the cluster needles orange to make everything match, but that'll be a project for some other time. 

 
Biggest progress is the m42 is now sitting on the floor of my garage. So much room for activities!

 

Pat, I was unaware that you were so cultured

Pat, I was unaware that you were so cultured

Pat, I was unaware that you were so cultured

My wife started a new job at the beginning of the year in Brookfield so i've been looking for a 3rd vehicle for us for her to commute with sub-$4k.  Her Volvo xc90 isn't the cheapest to drive 120mi round trip every day.  I thought selling a cheap car was difficult, I can't believe how difficult people are when you are trying to give them money!  Finding a decent vehicle in that price range is difficult enough but these people don't make it any easier by providing shitty pictures and not responding to any communication.  All I want to do is spend money and no one wants to take it!

Come on, I need something to do my Monday morning!