What did you do to your other car(s) today?

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slammin_e28 wrote:Still gotta do something about that pesky M20 under the hood....
Thought you were gonna blow it up.

Speaking of the E30, I'm bringing a NOS Zender trunk spoiler, E30 fitment, to The Vintage to be offered up for sale.
It's not mine, just helping out a friend.
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1st 5er wrote:
slammin_e28 wrote:Still gotta do something about that pesky M20 under the hood....
Thought you were gonna blow it up.
I ran it in an auto-x last Saturday and it didn't blow up. Did pretty well, actually. Picked up an M5 flywheel from Paul, now I just need to order the clutch kit thru work and the M30 will be ready to roll in.

1st 5er wrote:Speaking of the E30, I'm bringing a NOS Zender trunk spoiler, E30 fitment, to The Vintage to be offered up for sale.
It's not mine, just helping out a friend.
Hmm....you know I'm a sucker for parts....

Pics? Or is it in the FS section?
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slammin_e28 wrote:
1st 5er wrote:Speaking of the E30, I'm bringing a NOS Zender trunk spoiler, E30 fitment, to The Vintage to be offered up for sale.
It's not mine, just helping out a friend.
Hmm....you know I'm a sucker for parts....

Pics? Or is it in the FS section?
Not sure, check with said friend.
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Pulled the steering wheel off of my daughter's Civic & replaced the turn signal/wiper stalk. Then tried to figure out where the oil leak was coming from and why the shifter is so stiff on it. Lots of corrosion on the linkage, so I think I'll have to pull it apart, clean it up & replace some bushings or something.

Then I set to cleaning up the garage... Ugh.
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I washed the e34 today.
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Post by David Hunt »

Changed the rotors on the Passat, fuel filter on the toy truck and drove the Audi 50 miles and made the stupid stuck lifter unstick itself. There were some ugly sounds on and off until it finally came smooth. Not a peep now.
The poor BMW is just sitting there wishing it had a non AFU body and a head gasket. Sadness. But at least the other 3 are better!
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Contacted a guy about an old Ranger PU. Its a beater to replace the Grand Wag.
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Finally got around to pulling the head unit out of the dash of the e32 so I could hook up the power to the antenna amplifier. Now I can get more than 5 FM stations. Best of all, I can pick up AM stations without parking a block from a transmitter! :banana:
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E30, yesterday, between 6pm and 8pm:

Swapped my cracked tail lamps out for un-cracked ones.
Harvested a tool kit tray (and 3 tools) from the parts car.
Gutted the trunk looking for an aftermarket amp, there was none.
While doing the above, removed the panel behind the rear seat bulkhead and found a folder of receipts.
Installed the grey rear speaker deck with black speaker housings.
Opened up the ski pass so I can install my ski bag assembly.

Also helped my dad install a new rear window in the Dodge Dakota as I chucked a stump through it last week.
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Oh right - the other bimmer's been getting work too. I swapped out the RTABs on the e46 this past weekend, and still have a "toonk" noise at low speeds from the rear when coming in and out of the driveway. Never happens on the road; it happens just after very low speed transitional movements when the car returns to level. Floor at the subframe is solid, swaybar mounts are not torn, swaybar links are new, springs are intact (PSS10 - took them out this weekend to inspect the height adjusters, which are also fine), shock mounts are intact (Rogue RSMs). Frustrating noise......

I've got diffy mounts, new salad tongs (rear lower control arms) and inner and outer bushings for the LCAs to go on next. Not this weekend, or next....diffy has to drop, PITA job.....
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Replaced the brake master cylinder and bled the brakes on the M6, so much crap in the system. The fluid that came out the clutch bleed point was pretty much black... and I bled the system maybe a month ago.
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Post by slammin_e28 »

Pulled this out and put on some final touches. (Thanks for the headers, Sherman!)

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M20 2.7 stroker. I built it for my friend's e30. Waiting on his clutch kit to get here, then a little work under the car (swapping gas tank (hole) and driveshaft) and we should be rolling.
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^^^ cool

Last Saturday I cleaned and waxed the Subaru Forester, changed plugs had Midas install cat-back and muffler then passed VA safety inspection.

Reinstalled the bumper cover on the Honda Civic hybrid. Wifey pulled it off attempting to back off the concrete curb stop she drove over at the Post Office.
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Looks like a lot of love there... ;)

You're welcome.
Thanks for the moola!
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1st 5er wrote:Looks like a lot of love there... ;)

You're welcome.
Thanks for the moola!
I must say, I did enjoy the building of it. Many a swear words were concocted though, I say that, as I ran out of the standard ones and had to make up my own.

Wish I'd taken pics along the way though, oh well, maybe next time. I've got four M20 blocks in various states of tear down waiting to have something done.

Then there's this:

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:alright: :alright:
(See sig...) ;)
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When a plan comes together... :banana:
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slammin_e28 wrote:I've got four M20 blocks in various states of tear down waiting to have something done.
I thought you hated the M20?
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rmiddendorf wrote:
slammin_e28 wrote:I've got four M20 blocks in various states of tear down waiting to have something done.
I thought you hated the M20?
That is why I tear them down. I am trying to single handedly dismantle every one.

Main reason is I have eta blocks and "I" heads with super eta pistons. I don't do it by choice, but because I need $$.

I also have two M30s, one dissassembled, one together, that are waiting for me to personally fund and make a nice turbo motor from one, and a nice high comp 3.6 from the other.

I have too much stuff.

Counted my block/engines yesterday:

5 M20
2 M30
1 M60

....and those aren't in cars.

Also have a myriad of M30 heads, probably around 6 to 7 by now. Same with piston sets and intake manis.
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rmiddendorf wrote:
slammin_e28 wrote:I've got four M20 blocks in various states of tear down waiting to have something done.
I thought you hated the M20?
If you were looking for a good reason to hate the m20, having 4 of them in pieces in your garage is a good one. Ask me how I know :lol:

I've only got two right now, but the sickness is spreading, I'm sort of half looking for another one.
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I've got a Euro M20 if interested. :D
It's 1 of 3 that I have ready for install.
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By "half looking" I mean that I really shouldn't buy one, can't afford one, and my fiance will likely leave me if I bring another one into our garage, but if I were to see one for some stupid low price I'd probably pull the trigger (if only because that's just the sort of masochistic sick sonofabitch that I've become). So in short, I wish I could pay you what it's worth, but even if I could, it'd probably be bad news for all involved :x
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She loves me, she loves me not. She loves me, she loves me not. She loves me. :banana:
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The wife lost the fan belt in her E39 yesterday so it came home on the hook. It was getting a bit weathered looking and was on my list but not all that old. Today I got in there and found out the idler for it had come apart. $45 tomorrow from the local guys instead of $15 from Autohaus AZ. :brickwall:
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pulled this badboy out from the garage. Not bad from sitting for 40 years.

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firefirefire90 wrote:pulled this badboy out from the garage. Not bad from sitting for 40 years.

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