B C Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 Hi Alex! rampelsauce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Full Banana Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 It's great to see that M3's destiny finally panning out. Good work! rampelsauce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexw Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 Zach's project has me back on the forums. He may regret that! JK, those S5x powered ti's are a BLAST. I miss mine. rampelsauce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rampelsauce Posted July 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 Boris3, P_Roloff and B C 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 That was quick! loving it? rampelsauce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 What did you do for the exhaust? rampelsauce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Full Banana Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 Is the car slowly becoming all silver? rampelsauce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rampelsauce Posted July 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 1 hour ago, B C said: That was quick! loving it? Not driveable yet, but it does move under it's own power. 36 minutes ago, YoungCR said: What did you do for the exhaust? Open headers at the moment lol 9 minutes ago, The Full Banana said: Is the car slowly becoming all silver? It's kinda like that dude in terminator 2. Jdesign 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Full Banana Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 1 minute ago, rampelsauce said: It's kinda like that dude in terminator 2. Ha! That is the perfect analogy. Jdesign 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rampelsauce Posted July 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 Boris3, straight6pwr, B C and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m42b32 Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 9 minutes ago, rampelsauce said: Looks great!! rampelsauce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted July 17, 2019 Report Share Posted July 17, 2019 P_Roloff, wasnt m3, AsparagusMike and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rampelsauce Posted July 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 Sorry sorry! Things have been hectic and I have literally made zero progress. I am daily driving the compact for now till we go and buy the wife an X1/X3/X5 (she can't decide but hasn't driven any of them yet). I will post a decent update soon. I know I said that before, but I'm a compulsive liar. Jdesign 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rampelsauce Posted August 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2019 Fake update 2: After some driving and silly goose times and stupidly leaving a disconnect power steering pump to freewheel, the thing was making a whole lotta bad sounds. So, I went to advance, found the correct size belt, and have deleted my power steering pump for the time being. If anyone needs the belt size to delete their PS pump on an S52, I have it (advance auto parts pn:560K6). Also, I have my springs in from Turner motorsports really neat Ebay page. Now to get time to put them and my adjusters in. So much to do, so much money to spend, so little time (but also money). Still love this car, just kinda sick of daily driving it. Full update soon when I'm.... you know what? Full update never. I dont want to build you all up just to let you down with another one of these posts in like 2-3 weeks. P_Roloff and Jdesign 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rampelsauce Posted August 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 So I'm officially in prep mode for that Round headlamp rally 1000. I will be blasting through a to-do list in the next few weeks. Planning on dropping my rear subframe this coming weekend and doing everything (bushings, reinforcement plates, diff IF I can make it over by Boris this week). Also have the pre-flight inspection list to run through. Finally going to do the rear wheel bearings which have been noisy (but not grindy) since I bought the car. I'm also taking a look into doing my lexan windows and sunroof panel with a roof scoop because the inside of the car gets quite warm. Still pondering some of the fabrication stuff. I am working on retrofitting the Hartge wing to the compact and I'm about 50% there. Just some foam then glass then paint. B C, jc43089, SteelBlue and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris3 Posted August 20, 2019 Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 I'm back in town. Diff is waiting, also have the rear subframe if you still need one. rampelsauce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted August 21, 2019 Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 The wang is cool rampelsauce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rampelsauce Posted August 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 2 hours ago, B C said: The wang is cool Y-y-you too 18 hours ago, Boris3 said: I'm back in town. Diff is waiting, also have the rear subframe if you still need one. Hopefully Friday right after work but I'll shoot you a text on Friday beforehand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rampelsauce Posted August 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2019 Woopty poopty scoop. So I made some custom adapters to install an E30 comfort seat into the compact. Why? Because f-you that's why. made my own sunroof delete out of black lexan because I'm going to add a rally style roof scoop to an overhead ventilation system. Then, shawks. Idk, stuff is happening. Wheel bearings inbound, as well as some E30 axles. Might not be doing all the rear suspension this weekend, but probably next weekend. Very exciting stuff. We're also buying the wife a certified pre owned BMW X3. So look for that beauty. P_Roloff and Jdesign 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rampelsauce Posted August 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2019 Oh baiiiiiiii Jdesign and m42b32 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rampelsauce Posted August 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2019 So I picked up a subframe and diff from @Boris3 the other day. Go to work on the sub right away. First had to ID all the cracks and other various issues. After I welded in some reinforcements and gouged out and re-welded all the cracks, I cleaned off all the old grime and paint. Subframe bushing BBQ Like any smart boy, I started with some high quality primer. I painted it on this painting fixture provided by the city of West Allis. Finally, color coat. Now I know you'll all scoff at the color, but I dont care. It's not a show car, I don't mind color under the car, and who cares about resale value of a gutted compact. The main reason this color was used is because it's a super heavy duty epoxy that my work uses to paint submersible pumps that sit in run off pits. Needless to say it's some really tough stuff. I'll be popping the diff and bushings into the assembly soon and getting ready for the big change up. Rekpoint, m42b32, B C and 4 others 5 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris3 Posted August 28, 2019 Report Share Posted August 28, 2019 Apologies for those subframe "surprises" under the crud. End product looks good. rampelsauce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelBlue Posted August 28, 2019 Report Share Posted August 28, 2019 Very thoughtful of the city to provide you those. B C, rampelsauce and Jdesign 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rampelsauce Posted August 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2019 7 minutes ago, Boris3 said: Apologies for those subframe "surprises" under the crud. End product looks good. If it didn't have cracks I'd be surprised. It's a 30+ year old highly stressed member of a car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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