GunMetalGrey Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 God you kids and your small wastegates! I need a 40-44mm... Otherwise I would be interested!Sent from the future. Or my phone, who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted January 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 You people and your oversized turbos;) lol I was going to run my custom built TD06SL2-17c on my 2.6l in the conquest. Would have been quite the power house for how "small" people would think that turbo is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted January 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 Here is something compact related. So this morning, I was thinking why BMW made the e46 compact so ugly. I then got the idea to photoshop prefacelift headlights in. I never saw anyone do it, but it looks a million times better. I would seriously have bought one if they were offered in the US. Before:(: After: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowleym Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 I definitely approve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 flip's photos, but not the plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 flip's photos, but not the plate. Noob haha anyways I would totally rock that! Especially a 330ti. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted January 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 flip's photos, but not the plate. I only flipped it because I was too lazy to flip the headlight donor car. lol But I did it for the sake of having the headlights, not caring about anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 I'd rock either one. I never knew they did a compact E46, the headlights look goofy, but I'd rock them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted January 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 (edited) Yesterday I planned to get a ton done....that didn't happen. I was going to burn all of the seam sealer out of the bay, but my propane torch wouldn't ignite. Do they not want to work in the cold? Also, I wire wheeled where each bracket was. i didnt find any rust there. I did find a blister behind the passenger side strut tower. I'll find out how bad that is once I get the seam sealer off. I wire wheeled the rust on my drivers side rocker (came from last winter. Salt past jack pads =no bueno). The bigger whole is a half inch, but I think ill cut it out and weld in a rocker from a donor car. Hopefully I can get cracking fast on the bay this upcoming weekend. I also brought my bumper home so that I can shave the exhaust cutout.Edit: also at this time I will not be getting the AC Schnitzer Cup mirrors. The friend I was going to buy them off of has not gotten back to me in the two months of trying to contact him. I should of bought them right when he offered them. Edited January 27, 2013 by Earl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 Mirrors are lame. Run with out, Also, propane doesn't work well in cold, especially if they've sat out in the cold prior to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted January 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 I just bought the propane from Fleet Farm yesterday. Lol And this is one step before no mirrors. I hate ///M mirrors, but the cup mirrors look good to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 Yeah, you gotta have the propane tank sort of heated, if it's gunna be ran in a cold area for some time, use a shitty little electric heater to heat the tank, but don't put it RIGHT ON the tank. close to it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted January 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 Yeah, you gotta have the propane tank sort of heated, if it's gunna be ran in a cold area for some time, use a shitty little electric heater to heat the tank, but don't put it RIGHT ON the tank. close to it works. I'll have to do that:) We have the shop heated, but it takes a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 Yeah, just watch some King of the Hill, you'll know all about propane, and propane accessories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Earl Posted January 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 Loved that show;) Maybe Hank could shave my bay:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 CHyeah, too bad Bobby would ruin it for ya! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted February 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 I did some stuff, and want to do more stuff today. It may be too cold for me to do anymore today though:( Pictures to come later today, or tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 I did some stuff I'm proud of you Earl . post up them pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted February 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 I will when I get to a computer. Doing updates with pictures from my phone takes forever:) I did end up going to the shop today to get a bit done. I took a couple pictures too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowleym Posted February 3, 2013 Report Share Posted February 3, 2013 I only use my phone for forums because its easier and I can post pictures effortlessly. It's called tapatalk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted February 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2013 I only use my phone for forums because its easier and I can post pictures effortlessly. It's called tapatalk! I'm too cheap to buy the app;) I use my phone because I don't have internet at my apartment. The only times I use a computer are at work, and sometimes when I run out to my parents house. I'll add pictures from my parents house later:P Otherwise I need to make a blank text to myself, paste each Photobucket link into it, exit out each time to save it as a draft, then once I have every picture i need, I copy the entire chunk of link, and paste it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted February 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2013 I finally got some work done. Friday I went to the shop and removed the battery tray. I then had a go with removing some of the seam sealer. Here it is: Here is where it was: You can see some seam sealer was removed there too. I only had an hour to spend at the shop so I didn't get much more done. I then thought about how my Recaro Trophies would be great in the car, but they're not black=( They're mint. Only one cigarette burn on the passenger side. Back to the engine bay. I went back yesterday, and removed the rest of the sealer I could get with the drill and wire cup. I also got rid of the ABS. Before: After: Passenger side tower: Drivers side tower: http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/earlcharlesmeyeriii/IMAG0764_zps95df782a.jpg http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/earlcharlesmeyeriii/IMAG0765_zps7f21da3c.jpg http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/earlcharlesmeyeriii/IMAG0767_zps33012514.jpg Full bay so far: http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/earlcharlesmeyeriii/IMAG0768_zps43962f02.jpg Next weekend I should be able to get a majority of the rest of the seam sealer out. I really need to pick up the pace to get this all done by June. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 Done by June? Must be a bigger project than im imagining Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted February 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 Done by June? Must be a bigger project than im imagining Shaving the bay, refreshing the motor, changing all rear bushings, full exhaust, changing the carpet, recovering the headliner, tucking the fusebox under the dash, full respray, shaving rear bumper, fitting new wheels, and some other suspension related work. I'm sure I'm missing some things. Lol But most of it has to get done on Saturdays only. If it was at my place I would get it done fast, but it is 45 minutes away:P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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