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3 hours ago, straight6pwr said:
hopefully the balance of those two unmatched driveshaft halves is acceptable!
It seemed to be driving at 40ish. We will see tonight as I will be headed up to shawano in a few hours.
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Update.
Pulled apart 2 of my weds cerebus 2's to re lip them. I wish I could fit bigger lips but 1) I dont have the fender space and 2) I'd like to stay under a 10" wide wheel. So that being said I went from the original 2 inch lips to a 3 inch lip. What really kills me is the 6.5 inch barrels.
New on the left and original on the right.
And here's both completed.
Also pulled out my driveshaft.
My original one on the left and the one I picked up on the right.
The new to me driveshaft seems to have a better front half than my current one so my hope is that it will atleast last me for the rest of the season. The u-joint on my old one was really starting to make some noise.
And here is the 2 shafts made into one. I kept my original rear portion because the cv and the csb are still good.
Now I should be able to start putting the car back togeather!
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UPDATE.
Pulled both axles and the diff out last night. Which I'm starting to dislike how fast I can do it lmao. 15 minutes and all three parts were out, aside from jacking up the car.
So there are a few reasons for pulling all those out. Number 1 being that the diff needs to be resealed. Number 2 is that after I had gotten it up on stands again I was checking all the suspension and found that all 4 of the inner heims joints on my rear arms were worn and causing alot of play. So I ordered some new cheomoly ones from McMaster-carr. I also got those installed last night.
Now to add to the bad news, I originally put the car up on all 4 jackstands to solve the drivetrain clunking noise. And I found it.... the u joint has alot of play. Luckily I have a friend getting rid of a 330 driveshaft for cheap and it has a good u joint. While the rest of that driveshaft needs parts (csb and rear cv) I plan to swap the front half from the new driveshaft to my existing driveshaft which has a new csb from not long ago and a good rear cv.
Hopefully my plan works out....
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update.
Some good news and some bad news.
Starting with the bad news, apparently I'm a dumbass and did a poor job dealing the new diff cover. Sooo out it needs to come again and be re-sealed.
The good news is my die came in to hopefully fix those 2 lower mileage axles that had fucked up threads.
AND IT WAS A SUCCESS 🤙
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Dropped the diff and got the manual 330 passenger axle out. Then cleaned everything up since the diff was out.
Then tossed the new 3.38 in along with passenger side 330 axle in.
Now just waiting for the new wheel bearing to come in and then the car will finally be back and road worthy.
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5 hours ago, Jdesign said:
Thats bad. glad you caught it. sheesh.
Yea, I just dont understand how it wasmt making any noise.
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2 hours ago, B C said:
Always wondered how frequent whee bearing replacements would be with frequent track use. So far from those I have talked to its not frequent at all.
Skid Racing is a whole different story though im guessing
I dont think it's super common but who knows for sure haha I'm just glad I found it now rather than at the next event.
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Heres a video of the wheel bearing. I'm really surprised I never heard any noises that indicated a bad bearing.
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UPDATE
Picked up the new diff last night along with some more auto 330 axles. The diff I picked up is a 3.38.
Unfortunately I found out that the threads on the axles are messed up and I cant for the life of me fix them and I've unfucked things like this before. I dont have a photo but it is what it is I suppose.
I was able to get the diff welded by a friend today as well and when I went to install one of the other spare axles I have I found out that the left wheel bearing is clapped out. So that needs to be replaced. Sucks because it was brand new when I built the car a year and a half ago but that's drifting! Haha
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42 minutes ago, straight6pwr said:
oooh tire sprayers. there were a lot of dirty windshields among the fwd crowd in high school.
looks like youre having a lot of fun, i love it!
Hahahah yes but these are not to help with burnouts or easier sliding lol just to help conserve tire life
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Got some parts in to repair the rear end situation. My auto 330 diff stubs along with both the axles I found in ebay showed up.
Unfortunately the driver side one (which has proven to be more difficult to find) isnt in the greatest of shape, it has some play but I guess we will she if she decides to leave the party at any point.
Going down to gurnee this weekend to pick up a 3.38 diff which should be fine although I would like to find another 3.46 as well. And I'll also be snagging another set of axles while i am down there as well.
Also have one more set of axles on the hook once i hear back about shipping from the guy 🤙
NO MORE BEING UN PREPARED!
In the mean time heres a few photos from in the rain at DD75
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2 hours ago, B C said:
How do you like the chassis mounted shifter? What engine mounts do you have?
I like it alot more than stock. Although I do wish I would have saved up for one with reverse lock out as I've tried shifting from 3rd to second on track and I cant seem to find it very well. But for $130 this shifter is awesome. And I have condor engine and trans mounts which I really like. Some do like them and some dont.
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Hey guys. Looking to buy a e46 3.46 diff.
Would prefer it to be from an auto 330 but if not it doesnt matter.
Also looking for e46 330i/ci automatic axles.
AXLES MUST BE FROM A 330.
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Soooo first for the pre-drift day update I did then I will follow with the carnage from drift day lol.
Sam and I decided to add tire sprayers to out cars. In an attempt to cool down tires after each run to prolong their lives.
Ordered a $18 amazon universal windshield washer kit to get started.
Mounted the tank first.
Sorry to disappoint but I didnt go crazy with wiring until I decide if this is worth it for sure.
Then I made some brackets and mounted the sprayer nozzles.
Both are mounted behind the tires level with the bumper slides which I had off for the install.
Then came the switch, which is a bit cheap but works for now.
Now unfortunately the weather on Saturday was short of pleasant. Rain for all but 2 hours of driving meant there wasnt much need for testing the tire sprayers so this is to be determined. Also we both decided that some new sprayer nozzles that spread out the path of the water over the entire tire would be more beneficial.
Now sunday brought some beautiful weather. I started the day out on the intermediate track and got about 4 runs in. On my fifth time around I clutch kicked in a spot that I normally do and heard an odd noise, then kicked it again because I was still trying to party lmao. And the second kick she cracked harder and straightened out. This was then followed by a rotational clunking noise so I headed for the pits.
Assuming that I snapped and axle or broke the diff.
And I was kinda right...
As you can see the the stub snapped. Driver side.
Luckily I had a spare diff in Sam's trailer, unfortunately it was a 2.93 and the one that was now rendered useless for now was a 3.46. The next issue was that I needed a stub. I also lucked out and another e46 friend at the track that had an auto 330 stub and an auto 330 axle. So I had to swap in a new axle as well since the auto 330 stubs are different.
Got everything swapped back in the car and took it for a lap. Which proved to be very difficult with the 2.93 along with 3 piece 18" wheels. It required alot more clutch kicking and high high rpms, the clutch stunk a little after that run. So I decided to throw in the towel for the day in hopes to not damage more of the car including the borrowed parts.
I must say the drive home with the 2.93 was alot more comfortable though 😂
Soooo now that I have talked to a few people and done some research the plan is to convert to auto 330 stubs with auto 330 axles. I found stubs on ebay for 50 bucks and a passenger side axle for 33 bucks lol. Now all I need is a driver side axle unless I can get my buddy to sell me this one along with another 3.46 diff.
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4 hours ago, Jdesign said:
Maybe try a silica spray after a nice wash?
🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
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1 hour ago, Rekpoint said:
Correct me if Im wrong. But I dont think there shouldn't be a difference between ceramic coating for paint or wraps.
I dont know if you're wrong or right Haha I just know there is "wrap ceramic coat". Indont know enough to say if its actually different or not hahah I do have a spray detailer for wrap that is supposed to keep the wrap from drying out and it seals it. Not like ceramic coat but I can feel a difference in coated vs non coated areas after a wash.
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9 hours ago, B C said:
Would waxing it help prevent future rubber stains?
I'm not sure about how well wax reacts with wrap but I was able to get the stains out. Aside from the fact that the white starts to yellow due to the heat of the tire smoke just behind the wheels. I think white paint would do the same. I have been looking into the ceramic coat that they make for wrap though.
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Been a hot minuate. Still waiting on insurance stuff but dd101 was so much fun! Killed pleanty of tires and fun was had 🤙
delaminated a tire pretty good and she marked up the side of the car, but no worries it comes off pretty well. Will post pictures once it's all off 👍
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To all 3 of you Haha yes I am very happy there was a good samaritan and honestly it could be sooo much worse. I'll keep everyone updated of course. And in all honesty I've been going for 8 years now and staying at a hotel on the strip every time and this is the first time anything has happened to any cars in our group. It is what it is and it can be fixed! Working on a quote now. Luckily I have a friend that works at a body shop 😉
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Update.
In preparation for automotion this weekend I washed the car and used my new wrap detailer on the car and wow it looks even better after a proper wash and seal. Although pics are hard to tell. We have a tent at the BOTI show on Saturday so we had make the drift cars ready for show hahah
Also got a new set of drift spares. Wheels I only dreamed of owning and finally have a set!
Weds kranze cerberus 2
Made it to automotion with the boys and it was a great weekend!
First time Sam and I have had our cars together since the color change and man... HYPED on how these two look together.
Unfortunately late Saturday night after we went to bed something happened. Woke up to a officer's card on my car and also found a dent on the passenger door. It's quite the story that the officer told me but long story short a good cemaritin called in the person who hit my can and 3 others. They were arrested for hit and run and resisting arrest. The car was not owned by the driver but the vehicles owner had already been contacted and does have insurance so things sound like they will pan out okay.
I am grateful for the kind person who called it in since I was in bed and I am also grateful that there isnt much damage.
When more photos roll in I'll share a couple from the weekend!
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ClubFR Jam was rad.
It seems the driveshaft held up fine although I do feel like I need to get that sorted out. Also when putting my SSRs back on the rear for the drive home I noticed that there was grease on the inside of them, wellllll turns out the left outer axle leaked on the drive up lmao.
And I apparently drifted on it all day like that 🤷♂️, so I'm glad it held up.
Waiting to see some media come through but here's some pics from the pits and a video of Sam and I.