Earl Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 What wheels are those that you chose to go with? Look to be one piece with beauty hardware possibly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted April 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 What wheels are those that you chose to go with? Look to be one piece with beauty hardware possibly?They are ESM 002r 16x8. andyhundley 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhundley Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 I was gonna buy a set of esm's until I bought euro weaves. Esm's look good for the price! Can't wait to see them installed!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted May 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2014 Alright guys, she's back on her feet! Partial car photos only at this time:) I'm saving full vehicle pics for after I finish the IS lip, shadowline, and give her a bath:) More importantly, the test drive revealed that I have some wicked auto-steer AKA anti-return to center, meaning, if I steer a direction, the car tends to steer HARDER in that direction as opposed tending to self center. Now, this doesn't happen right off center, but I dont have to get near steering lock for it to happen either. Its not uncontrollable, but it is definitely NOT RIGHT. I replaced a whole ton of stuff on the front end (iv'e unbolted and reinstalled every component related to the front suspension, including removing the front subframe), and haven't had an alignment yet, so that may be part of it. What type of misalignment would cause this "auto-steer"? Eyeballing it, It looks like i have lot of toe in... Could i have reinstalled something wrong to cause this? On a positive note, the front end feels really solid and responsive; no more crashing over bumps!!!!!!!!!! No creaking when steering! The majority of this was the ball joints, they were realllly bad. The solid motor mounts affected shifting precision more positively than i ever expected; very cool. I think my passenger side motor mount was broken before, which would explain the clunkiness between shifts. The solid motor mounts definitely increase vibration though. My new diff seems to have fixed the major grinding/whining that I had, but there is still something rubbing back there, likely parking brake shoes... And a pic... Also, these tires pick up road grit like crazy. They are sandblasting my wheel wells something serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted May 3, 2014 Report Share Posted May 3, 2014 Gr8 upd8 m8 You may have overtightened the strut mounts or omitted a necessary washer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLeadFoot Posted May 5, 2014 Report Share Posted May 5, 2014 Those tires are meaty! I like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted June 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 This project still lives! It moves at a glacial pace i know. I'm pleased with this next modification...I put this (cardinal red vinyl upholstery kt from zoomzoomzoom-ing on ebay)... On this...And got this!The drivers seat is the last piece to the cardinal red puzzle Hopefully done next weekend. These are not fun to put on by the way... B C 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted June 30, 2015 Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 Looks great! Any chance the old vinyl is salvageable? I could use some for repairs although I still wanna try one of these kits someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted June 30, 2015 Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 Great work Andrew! Marcus showed me a pic and I thought it was professionally done! Looks much better than a lot of the reupholstery jobs ive seen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted June 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 Looks great! Any chance the old vinyl is salvageable? I could use some for repairs although I still wanna try one of these kits someday.I didn't destroy the old vinyl during deconstruction, so i think you can use it. The original upholstery looked really good on the outside, but man, the 25 years of shit you cant see... I can send you pics of the pieces of interest. YoungCR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted June 30, 2015 Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 I'll have to look at the seats when go to the shop next weekend, I know the bolsters are cracked/worn for sure. I'll send you a pm later.What's the next project on the car after the seats are done? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted June 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 Great work Andrew! Marcus showed me a pic and I thought it was professionally done! Looks much better than a lot of the reupholstery jobs ive seenThank you! It's kind of a pain, since the replacement upholstery isn't a perfect fit and is missing some holes, but it went back together better than I expected... though I kind of fear one of these moments happening after hitting a bump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted June 30, 2015 Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 I just watched that gif through a good 15-20 loops Rowleym 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted July 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 Pretty much done. I like.Also, I bought this other red thing a couple months ago... They look good together:) DrLeadFoot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted July 5, 2015 Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 Very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted July 5, 2015 Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 Looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassE Posted July 6, 2015 Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 Seeing those seats has me rethinking redoing my sport seats in black....Looks good!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevianceInDark Posted July 9, 2015 Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 This car is awesome. I saw it at Road America last year during the Hawk vintage races. It was the day after I bought my E30 project and only boosted my ambition to get moving. Great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted June 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2017 A little update on a major operation. Lot's of parts have been removed... TO FIND THIS!!! I've had a tank that leaks when more than half full or when I corner hard right for a long time. Not for long:) The diff is out because I also bought a low mile 4.10 LSD to replace my noisy 4.10 open diff:) Also, my driveshaft U-joints are pretty notchy. Anyone know of a good place that can rebuild them? Jdesign 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted June 1, 2017 Report Share Posted June 1, 2017 This is the go to place from everyone I have talked to=) http://www.driveshaftspecialist.com/Import html/BMW.html m42b32 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted June 1, 2017 Report Share Posted June 1, 2017 Hey! Great to see some things happening. I got my reman driveshaft from a place in illinois (delivered of course) but I cant find the site. i will keep looking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted June 1, 2017 Report Share Posted June 1, 2017 Where did you get your new tank from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted June 1, 2017 Report Share Posted June 1, 2017 Nice tank! Also wondering where you got that specimen from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted June 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2017 9 hours ago, YoungCR said: Where did you get your new tank from? It's a brand new Spectra tank from Advance Auto Parts of all places. link here->Spectra Premium Tank. I added a few coats of black paint. YoungCR and Jdesign 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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