The ///M Touring swap has begun. (BIG pics)

Pavel · Post by **Pavel** » Dec 11, 2012 9:07 PM

Sherman show them the new door you made in the dinning room

rmiddendorf · Post by **rmiddendorf** » Dec 11, 2012 11:05 PM

I want to know which model microwave you plan on using...

1st 5er · Post by **1st 5er** » Dec 11, 2012 11:27 PM

Dang!!!
Three pages and I'm still not past the first post,
so we're gonna turn this into the "remodel my kitchen" thread?

Here's where Pavel and I started;

Unsure of exactly wifey's reaction to the other side we stopped there until that consultation could be made;

It's ended being finished where it started and she's happy.

1st 5er · Post by **1st 5er** » Dec 15, 2012 11:03 PM

http://www.mye28.com/viewtopic.php?p=1098501#1098501

1st 5er · Post by **1st 5er** » Feb 02, 2013 12:02 AM

Dang, it's been that long?

I'm so used to seeing the Touring on ramps and jack stands, it's pathetic.

Got the 3.73 in Snob's boot.
Last weekend I did get the ///M trailing arms removed but not prepped yet for installation on the T's subframe.
It would be nice if the ///M's subframe wasn't so rusty, then I could have just swapped it as a complete unit.
But then I wouldn't be doing the swap either.

Now that the flu has come and gone and my part of the kitchen remodel is done;
final project was the floor tile, wifey is doing her part, Venetian Plaster on the walls and staining the cabinets,
she's the best...

, I can finally start to re-focus, that is if everything else holds together.

cddallara · Post by **cddallara** » Feb 02, 2013 9:29 AM

1st 5er wrote:Dang!!!
Three pages and I'm still not past the first post,
so we're gonna turn this into the "remodel my kitchen" thread?

Here's where Pavel and I started;

Unsure of exactly wifey's reaction to the other side we stopped there until that consultation could be made;

It's ended being finished where it started and she's happy.

What'd you do with the electrical?

Looks great, nothing like a happy wife to keep the real projects possible

1st 5er · Post by **1st 5er** » Feb 02, 2013 12:32 PM

cddallara wrote:
1st 5er wrote:
What'd you do with the electrical?

Looks great, nothing like a happy wife to keep the real projects possible

It stayed on this side and got moved to the left of the opening.

And... you're right about the happy wife.

Post by **mooseheadm5** » Feb 02, 2013 4:28 PM

The subframe is too rusty to use? Try to use it if you can for the adjustable toe.

davintosh · Post by **davintosh** » Feb 02, 2013 5:16 PM

mooseheadm5 wrote:The subframe is too rusty to use? Try to use it if you can for the adjustable toe.

I was kinda thinking the same thing; keeping that feature is worth the extra work to clean it up & repaint it, provided there aren't holes rusted in it, . A little surface rust won't hurt anything.

Pictures of said car on jack stands would add a lot of value to a click, don'tcha think?

wkohler · Post by **wkohler** » Feb 02, 2013 5:20 PM

There's obviously a reason this thread is in General Conversation rather than Eye Candy.

1st 5er · Post by **1st 5er** » Feb 02, 2013 10:06 PM

mooseheadm5 wrote:The subframe is too rusty to use? Try to use it if you can for the adjustable toe.

Now you tell me.
Sounds like I need to re-evaluate, and study a bit more. Thanks...

davintosh · Post by **davintosh** » Feb 02, 2013 10:22 PM

If you've already got the trailing arms and diff off the car, pulling the subframe is pretty easy. Yank that sucker outta there and take after it with a wire brush on a drill to see how deep the rust is. I'd bet a dollar it's not rusted through. If there's rust down there, I'd think the trailing arms would be worse off than the subframe.

1st 5er · Post by **1st 5er** » Feb 02, 2013 10:24 PM

davintosh wrote:If you've already got the trailing arms and diff off the car, pulling the subframe is pretty easy. Yank that sucker outta there and take after it with a wire brush on a drill to see how deep the rust is. I'd bet a dollar it's not rusted through. If there's rust down there, I'd think the trailing arms would be worse off than the subframe.

Both subframes are out of both cars.
They came out first and then the TAs came off.

Post by **mooseheadm5** » Feb 02, 2013 10:25 PM

wkohler wrote:There's obviously a reason this thread is in General Conversation rather than Eye Candy.

Not any more.

1st 5er · Post by **1st 5er** » Feb 02, 2013 10:36 PM

mooseheadm5 wrote:
wkohler wrote:There's obviously a reason this thread is in General Conversation rather than Eye Candy.
Not any more.

It was in GC because of it's E34 content.

Thanks Paul.

cddallara · Post by **cddallara** » Feb 03, 2013 8:10 AM

Haha, Chris' was of saying

1st 5er · Post by **1st 5er** » Feb 03, 2013 10:12 AM

cddallara wrote:Haha, Chris' was of saying

I figured that too.

I'll try to do better.

1st 5er · Post by **1st 5er** » Mar 09, 2013 3:15 PM

Finally...

Snob is wearing the wrong badging. We're gonna have words.

SmokeyJohn102 · Post by **SmokeyJohn102** » Mar 09, 2013 4:10 PM

I like what I see here, looking foward to seeing the finished project.

johnnye23 · Post by **johnnye23** » Mar 10, 2013 9:30 AM

Sherman that looks very very unstable to me . Can you stuff a couple wheels/tires under the ass end in case that car tries to roll off the ramps ? It just may be the photo but its really bothering me.

1st 5er · Post by **1st 5er** » Mar 10, 2013 11:03 AM

johnnye23 wrote:Sherman that looks very very unstable to me . Can you stuff a couple wheels/tires under the ass end in case that car tries to roll off the ramps ? It just may be the photo but its really bothering me.

My buddy Luis does all the under car work, so sleep tight.

Hffvdbl · Post by **Hffvdbl** » Mar 15, 2013 11:53 PM

What a great project, and with a kitchen remodel in the middle of it!

1st 5er · Post by **1st 5er** » Sep 08, 2013 1:01 AM

It's been that long?

At this point it's an ///M50iT.

More later...

... I hope.

cddallara · Post by **cddallara** » Sep 08, 2013 2:25 AM

TheE28Ranch · Post by **TheE28Ranch** » Sep 08, 2013 8:36 AM

Nice work. So no S38b36? M50 it is? Why did you switch gears, I ponder? Already have enough Motorsport iron around?

1st 5er · Post by **1st 5er** » Sep 08, 2013 12:19 PM

Minotaur wrote:Nice work. So no S38b36? M50 it is? Why did you switch gears, I ponder? Already have enough Motorsport iron around?

Now, about all those questions...

It's still the plan, but several things have to happen.
The major one being I wanted the suspension, brakes, etc. completed first.
Then there's that complete interior swap from tan to black, gotta keep Momma happy,
and since the S swap includes some under dash wiring, well...

In the mean time there are 4 other cars to be maintained/played with.
Not sure why we can't be content and just drive them.

So for now, ///M50iT it is.

Post by **mooseheadm5** » Sep 08, 2013 1:01 PM

When do I get to race Jacqueline?

1st 5er · Post by **1st 5er** » Sep 08, 2013 1:32 PM

mooseheadm5 wrote:When do I get to race Jacqueline?

I'm sure she'll be driving it to TexFest.

TheE28Ranch · Post by **TheE28Ranch** » Sep 09, 2013 4:08 PM

1st 5er wrote:
Minotaur wrote:Nice work. So no S38b36? M50 it is? Why did you switch gears, I ponder? Already have enough Motorsport iron around?
Now, about all those questions...

It's still the plan, but several things have to happen.
The major one being I wanted the suspension, brakes, etc. completed first.
Then there's that complete interior swap from tan to black, gotta keep Momma happy,
and since the S swap includes some under dash wiring, well...

In the mean time there are 4 other cars to be maintained/played with.
Not sure why we can't be content and just drive them.

So for now, ///M50iT it is.

I can dig it, Sherman. Keep up the good work!

1st 5er · Post by **1st 5er** » Nov 10, 2013 12:29 AM

Where's my photographer?

MyE28.com

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The ///M Touring swap has begun. (BIG pics)