B C Posted June 19, 2020 Report Share Posted June 19, 2020 the plugs work for me and thats whats important Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m42b32 Posted June 19, 2020 Report Share Posted June 19, 2020 13 hours ago, SteelBlue said: It is known. I've been meaning to get some of those, what size are the plugs? Jdesign 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelBlue Posted June 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2020 Just now, m42b32 said: I've been meaning to get some of those, what size are the plugs? I believe they are the 1" ones. I just used my key as a reference when I went into the store. Got them from Ace/Kitz & Pfile in their hardware section. m42b32 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelBlue Posted June 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2020 After talking with @MPW3RLee, he had suggested just having their wheel touch up guy at the shop take care of them after he got the tires mounted on the new wheels. They came out great, look brand new. Saved me a ton of time and sanding working as well. I’m really happy with the result. These feel much more appropriate on the car. I think I’ll even be able to run the center waffles if I want to. I am still waiting on the rear set. But seeing as I’m going to be up north for a week, figured I’d get these now. P_Roloff, B C, ChrisO and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelBlue Posted June 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2020 Just a couple of pictures highlighting the front as the rear fenders are getting rolled tomorrow. Can’t help myself but drive with the 16s up front and the 14s on the rear, love driving the car too much. And my drunk purchase that I didn’t know I made until I got the notification the next day. Rekpoint, P_Roloff, Jdesign and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelBlue Posted July 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2020 Rears are on. Really happy with the car, so much better than before. Fitment is pretty much perfect all the way around. Thanks again to @suspenceful for the help with the rolling the fenders. P_Roloff, suspenceful, patsbimmer1 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted July 1, 2020 Report Share Posted July 1, 2020 Fantastic 👍 SteelBlue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight6pwr Posted July 1, 2020 Report Share Posted July 1, 2020 those wheels look great! dont forget to keep the appropriate tools in the car if you ever intend on changing a flat on the road. its a pain in the ass it is to remove the front adapters with a wrench/breaker once torqued down! SteelBlue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelBlue Posted July 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2020 2 hours ago, straight6pwr said: those wheels look great! dont forget to keep the appropriate tools in the car if you ever intend on changing a flat on the road. its a pain in the ass it is to remove the front adapters with a wrench/breaker once torqued down! Good call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelBlue Posted July 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 Car had a full paint correction done on by Auto Trim Design in Neenah. After getting the car to my parents garage, spent the next couple of days costing the car in Gtechniq Crystal Serum Light and then topped with EXO V3. This should last me probably over 2 years with proper washing and no winter driving. I also coated the wheels. Paint correction and the coating have made it very red. Pictures really don’t do it justice how good it looks. If you’re still using waxes on your cars, make the switch. It’s very easy to apply. At Road America for Indy Car this weekend: P_Roloff, jc43089, Jdesign and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 Looks great. still don’t buy into all the ceramic coating snake oil shit though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelBlue Posted July 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 23 minutes ago, KaiserRolls said: Looks great. still don’t buy into all the ceramic coating snake oil shit though It depends where you are looking and what you're reading. After I applied and saw the results, I understand why the shift is being made within the industry. That being said, there is a lot of junk out there. Buy from reputable companies and do research like anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 2 hours ago, SteelBlue said: It depends where you are looking and what you're reading. After I applied and saw the results, I understand why the shift is being made within the industry. That being said, there is a lot of junk out there. Buy from reputable companies and do research like anything else. I’m getting my info from the evo in the garage that had a 2year ceramic pro professionally applied And lasted all of 4/5 months with regular washing. the only way this stuff lasts 2 years is if it’s parked in the garage And the car is lightly used on the weekends. So at the price point it hits (when being professionally installed) a decent wax does the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelBlue Posted July 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 On 7/14/2020 at 3:01 PM, KaiserRolls said: I’m getting my info from the evo in the garage that had a 2year ceramic pro professionally applied And lasted all of 4/5 months with regular washing. the only way this stuff lasts 2 years is if it’s parked in the garage And the car is lightly used on the weekends. So at the price point it hits (when being professionally installed) a decent wax does the same thing. Guess will wait and see, never coated a car before. I did my first wash last night and it made life really easy. Was able to blow dry 95% of the car before I used my drying aid spray and towels. Going to Cars and Coffee at Throttle Stop tomorrow. Got my Covercraft dash mat the other day. I didn't to use any Velcro on my dash, but after driving with it just resting on the dash with the windows down, I think I could get away with some painters taped rolled into loops for securing it. Want the contact between the dash to be as non-abrasive as possible and just sitting on the dash it didn't seem to have issues with staying put. KaiserRolls 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelBlue Posted July 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 Figure not worth bumping my F30 thread, more paint correction and paint related work. Did a full decon wash on the car last night, strip wash, iron remover, and then clay barred. Finished my taping off the car once in the garage to make the following day easier. Went down to Cars and Coffee at Throttle Stop in Elkhart Lake with my buddy bright and early. Some pics: ^This guy is actually one of the SVP’s at my work. We got back to tackle the car round 11, finished around 2:30. We did a polish with Sonax Perfect Finish, two people with polishers really makes this a breeze. We then sealed the car with Jescar Powerlock. This stuff is a breeze to buff off. Finally, we topped it off with Colonite 845 wax. Probably would have coated this car as well, but I don’t think I would have had enough to do the full car and my buddy had all of the stuff to do this method. Really happy with how it came out, car looks wet and the metallic really came out again. This car was long overdue for some for exterior love. Do have a fair amount of little knicks and chips, highway driving will do that. Front bumper is pretty beat, but my plan is to replace it at some point with an M Tech one as I think I’m going to stick with this car for some time. Turbo replacement has to be coming up soon... **Some of these pics look like shit because something was on my lens, I’ll take some better ones later.** Having both cars dialed in is such a good feeling. P_Roloff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelBlue Posted August 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2020 Just been enjoying driving the car as of recently. Don't really know if there's any other plans for this year other than a couple of maintenance things that I haven't had time to do. Maybe tidying up the spoiler fitment a little more. Gotta start looking for winter storage options. Next year will probably be exhaust, steering rack, and maybe a little more notchy short throw? patsbimmer1, Jdesign and P_Roloff 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilber33 Posted August 7, 2020 Report Share Posted August 7, 2020 9 hours ago, SteelBlue said: Next year will probably be exhaust, steering rack, and maybe a little more notchy short throw? You still have the m20 in this right? What do you do for exhaust? Custom or off-the-shelf? I'd like to replace the exhaust in mine and get rid of the factory exhaust joints and go to a v-band or something. I've never been able to get a 100% seal on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelBlue Posted August 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2020 4 hours ago, gilber33 said: You still have the m20 in this right? What do you do for exhaust? Custom or off-the-shelf? I'd like to replace the exhaust in mine and get rid of the factory exhaust joints and go to a v-band or something. I've never been able to get a 100% seal on them. Still M20. My plan is to go with Ireland Engineering long tube headers and then have my buddy who did the exhaust for my S52 fab me another custom one. My other plan is to keep the stock headers and then go for an off the shelf Billy Boat or something. I can hear exhaust leaks, so I know that essentially from the headers back, it will need to be replaced. The V bands on the S52 exhaust made taking it off when I sold it like a 10 minute job. I don’t know if anyone on here has done a header swap while the motor is in the car, how was it? I’ve done some digging and it would appear that this should be easier than an M5X/S5X purely for the fact that they only use 2 bolts per exhaust port on the M20 as opposed to 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted August 7, 2020 Report Share Posted August 7, 2020 I can speak for putting headers on but taking the stock exhaust and manifolds off is quite easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelBlue Posted August 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2020 Major update: License plate frame I bought at RA during the vintage weekend. I have no tie to this city and I know Moon Eyes has no relevance to E30’s, but I’ve alway liked their branding and it’s red. Plus, I love trinkets. patsbimmer1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted August 27, 2020 Report Share Posted August 27, 2020 This thing looked even better in person. I'm glad I got to see it yesterday! SteelBlue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelBlue Posted September 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 I’ve had my eye on these vinyl banners of vintage pictures at Road America for awhile now. Drove the E30 down to RA for the PCA event and picked one up while I was in the shop signing the form to get the RA license plates considered to be put into DMW rotation. 84”x48”, I’ll probably end up getting a couple more these when I have my own garage. I went with the Mark Donohue driven Porsche 917/30. jc43089 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelBlue Posted October 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 Haven’t done anything to the car other than drive it. Got a storage unit about a minute from my house to keep it in for the winter. Does anyone have recommendations for storing their car in a non climate controlled garage over the winter? My plan was to swap back to the stock wheels and keep the style 5s in my parents basement so the tires stay in a warmer environment. Buy a tender for the battery and fill it up with gas before parking it for the winter. Any other suggestions? Probably was going to put something between the tires and the concrete even though I’m not too concerned about the tires on the stock wheels. P_Roloff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunMetalGrey Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 Ensure the coolant is able to handle Wisconsin winter, this can be done with a cheap "gauge" from a parts store. It's basically a pipette with a few balls in it to determine the freezing point. Outside of that, nothing too drastic to do. Those wheels look oh so good! SteelBlue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelBlue Posted October 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 37 minutes ago, GunMetalGrey said: Ensure the coolant is able to handle Wisconsin winter, this can be done with a cheap "gauge" from a parts store. It's basically a pipette with a few balls in it to determine the freezing point. Outside of that, nothing too drastic to do. Those wheels look oh so good! Got it, will do. Got something for the wheels that I’m hoping shows up before I put it away for the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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