Bassboy3313 Posted July 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2016 Yanked the starter out and got it tested at orielly. It's shit!! Grabbed a spare one and it tested good. I'll be throwing the good one in tomorrow and seeing what happens. Sent from my SM-G930R4 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted July 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2016 Also, got a dead pedal from andy. Thanks again! Sent from my SM-G930R4 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Full Banana Posted July 3, 2016 Report Share Posted July 3, 2016 Looks like you're about to grate some cheese to go with those grapes. B C 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted July 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2016 Threw the starter in that tested good and all seems fine now. We shall see how it does for awhile. Now to figure out this MS tuning fiasco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted July 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 Brian came to the rescue once again and figured out there was a vacuum leak from what MS was showing. Sure enough, the vac line to the ecu was off. We put it back on and drove around for a fair amount of time. Running great now! I also started fitting the hood with the aerocatch hood pins. Talk about nerve-wracking. I decided to make a little experiment with using the oem roller hooks instead of using 2 more pins near the windshield. Seems to work quite well. Now to just figure out how to do it permanently and stronger. Sent from my SM-G930R4 using Tapatalk DrLeadFoot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted August 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 I had a sync loss problem with megasquirt. So, when in doubt, do as Snapsquatch does ... sand off powdercoat from trigger wheel teeth and replace powdercoated crank sensor bracket with a clean bare metal one. Who would have thunk, IT WORKED!!! Well, I'm pretty sure it did since I somehow revved to 6996rpm even tho my limiter is set to 6500rpm. Used to sync loss right after 5000rpm. Fix one thing, find another. The nature of the beast. Sent from my SM-G930R4 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted August 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2016 Went out last night for a longer cruise/tune session with Brian as my tuner. We dialed in a lot of different areas of the fuel map and changed some settings around too. Car is driving way smoother now. Love it!! The only issues as of right now are what looks to be a small boost leak, so I will be snugging up all the charge piping clamps and turbo compressor housing bolts. And an idle surge that seemed to have started after a lot of driving. We are thinking it has something to do with temp sensor heatsoak and/or looking at the temp compensation curve in megasquirt. Goal for this weekend is to finish the rear roller mounts on the fiberglass hood and get that installed. Still looking for a good material to use on the underside of the hood for sound deadening and some heat protection. i_love_cars, B C and DrLeadFoot 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted August 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 Today was pretty successful. First I installed the new ignition switch permanently from where I had that mishap on the way to the holy hill cruise. So that's done. I then installed the dead pedal I got from father hundley. Feels good. After that I started making fiberglass molds of the rear hood rollers mounts to put in the fiberglass hood. All went well, but I think I didn't use enough hardner in the resin. Shit!! We will see if guess. Mounted a fire extinguisher to the trans tunnel since you never know when you'll need it, lol. Lastly, I installed a Painless wiring remote master battery cutoff switch. It is comprised of a solenoid that gets mounted near battery. Solenoid gets wired in line of the positive battery cable. Then a small gauge wire runs up to a switch on the dash (which I used a master cutoff switch for its removeable key) which switches the ground. Turning the solenoid on or off. What I have left to do is finish the rollers on the hood, find the boost leak and ground the alternator to see if that solves my lower voltage reading. Sent from my SM-G930R4 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 Life gets a little bit better when you have a rubber pad on your clutch pedal. The Full Banana 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted August 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 Yeah Yeah yeah Sent from my SM-G930R4 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted August 21, 2016 Report Share Posted August 21, 2016 If lightning strikes the ground, travels along a puddle of water and arcs to your transmission and you are driving bare-foot, Welp, you could dead. That pedal cover may just save your life KaiserRolls and YoungCR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted August 21, 2016 Report Share Posted August 21, 2016 Snap, this is a racecar! Dave, apply some griptape to all of your pedals for max grip! B C 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted August 21, 2016 Report Share Posted August 21, 2016 In a pinch: Gorilla glue some 80 grit sandpaper to it KaiserRolls 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted August 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2016 I ordered 2 bmw pedal covers. Happy now? Sent from my SM-G930R4 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted August 21, 2016 Report Share Posted August 21, 2016 Two? FYI: Dual clutch wasn't an option until the e90 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted August 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 Hood is just about done with the rear roller modifications. Not perfect, but when are fiberglass parts a perfect fit anyways, right? Sent from my SM-G930R4 using Tapatalk DrLeadFoot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 In this photo: Zorro has left his mark. SpongeBob has also left his mark. The Toothed-wheel fairy paid a visit. m42b32 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 For the love of Gotti, please put the flares on too=( B C 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted August 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 Patience my friend. Body work is a winter project Sent from my SM-G930R4 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_love_cars Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 BRRRAAAAAAAAAAPP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 3 hours ago, Bassboy3313 said: Patience my friend. Body work is a winter project Sent from my SM-G930R4 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted August 25, 2016 Report Share Posted August 25, 2016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted September 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 So I have decided on doing a high gloss vinyl wrap on the car instead of paying thousands for a paint job. I've been talking with a local vehicle wrap company (Diamond Graphics, LLC in Cedarburg) and one of the guys even dropped off a few color books at my house for me to look through. I have been jumping around with colors a lot since I am kind of indecisive when it comes to things like this. First was white, then I thought about an olive green or super dark green, but now I am more dead set on orange. Seeing this obviously helped... Looking through the color sample books, here are the oranges that I found caught my eye the most. I know colors look different depending on what type of screen you are looking at them on and so forth, but what do you guys think. Looking for your opinions. I am leaning towards Arlon 4600LX-383 Gloss Bright Orange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted September 2, 2016 Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 Have to see them on the car to make up your mind dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted September 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 That's the thing, holding up a 3" square sample piece still doesn't give you the right visual of what the entire car will look like anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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