What did you do to your E28 today?

General conversations about BMW E28s and the people who own them.
1st 5er
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Post by 1st 5er »

My eta got a couple of new goodies.
Well, new to it.
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Yes, I know, gotta get the foam...
stoph99
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Post by stoph99 »

Replaced exhaust manifold gaskets and had manifold milled; replaced crankcase vent hose.
CSBolger
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Post by CSBolger »

Used it to yank a couple of buried pallets and a section of chain link fence out of my back yard. :laugh:
johnnye23
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Post by johnnye23 »

Gutted the Alpina Clone !!
1st 5er
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Post by 1st 5er »

CSBolger wrote:Used it to yank a couple of buried pallets and a section of chain link fence out of my back yard. :laugh:
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
3453cc
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Post by 3453cc »

Pulled my 6 month old Bosch Silver plugs and made sure they were gapped correctly.
Replaced plug wires with the Beru variety.
Replaced intake bellows with a nearly-new one.
Preventatively, shot some DeOxit into all the plug wire connections (and coil wire, ICV, AFM, TPS connections) before re-connecting them.
wkohler
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Post by wkohler »

Took the track wheels off, put the RSs back on and cleaned the numbers off my windows.
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Post by Das_Prachtstrasse »

rolled the guards.
Jeltuh
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w0014170
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Post by w0014170 »

Pulled the drivers seat, welded a broken rear lift bracket then reinstalled that heavy bastard.
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Post by Coldswede »

I thought fondly of it. Sitting forlorn and alone in the dark garage with just a battery tender for company. :(
Paul in N FL
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Post by Paul in N FL »

Cleaned all throttle body components, put a couple house clamps on. and drove it :D
shawnoc
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What did you do to your E28 today?

Post by shawnoc »

Half-assed fixed my heat. Can't get a new solenoid valve, so I removed the lower stopper. Yeah I know, but it' getting cold.
shagrath
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Post by shagrath »

Got my front emblem ripped off by the wind. :shock:
Nebraska_e28
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Post by Nebraska_e28 »

Cat delete & swapped valve bodies...
Philo
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Post by Philo »

Passed another California smog ck. This time with my aftermarket ECU... Glad it's over. Celebrated with a car wash and vacuum. For some reason the engine runs smoother when the car is clean..., weird :laugh:
1st 5er
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Philo wrote:Passed another California smog ck. This time with my aftermarket ECU... Glad it's over.
Yeah, rates right up there with going to the dentist. :lol:
Jon in Richmond
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Post by Jon in Richmond »

I walk passed it everyday and spit on it! :rofl:
twin55
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Post by twin55 »

Ignored the warning symptoms for 3 days...was forced to push the car into the garage after driving home from work. Replaced these Image
Retro Rust
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Post by Retro Rust »

swatterssr wrote:
Yeah, rates right up there with going to the dentist. :lol:
Hey, I resent that.

No, I know its not always pleasant.




Anyway. Drove the 535 on the road for the first time. WHOoo Hoooo. :banana:
demetk
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Post by demetk »

swatterssr wrote:Image
Hey, I have the perfect piece for that hole! Drop me a PM and we can discuss.

;)

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Post by 1st 5er »

WTH?
James
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Rear-end rust

Post by James »

Cut out rust and treated edges with POR-15. Prepped for epoxy resin fiberglass this weekend.
bm0p700f
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Post by bm0p700f »

Replaced front and rear window chrome trim. Its shiney now!
Ted in T.O.
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Post by Ted in T.O. »

Fixed the holes behind the front wheels and put the snow tires on the IS.Both jacking points rusted off and left nice holes to do my Flintstone impersonation. NOT the M535i folks. :laugh:
funfunfer
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Post by funfunfer »

Resprayed the e-brake parts with PB Blaster
L_N_Love
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Post by L_N_Love »

Drove it.... :haul: :haul:
carnutdallas
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Post by carnutdallas »

Heading to shop in the A.M. to complete 5-speed swap....thought about taking pics, but said "screw it" and just got to work. Spent day one, Friday, ripping donor car apart, pulling 5-speed trans, pedals, etc. and prepping my car for swap (drained trans, removed cooler lines, etc). Day two, today (Saturday) I pulled my auto tragic, interior bits and auto shifter. Installed clutch, rebuilt 5-speed shifter with z3 short throw lever and new bushings and mounted sheet metal shifter mount. 5 mile run in the early Sunday A.M. and then back to shop to finish. Well almost; I will have to weld up exhaust Monday and tidy up a bit. It will be worth it. Only working about 8 hours a day and having to tear apart donor made it a longer project.
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Post by davintosh »

Drove it, and became quickly dismayed when the thing started idling at around 1500rpm. I thought I had that idle thing licked. :evil:
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Post by wkohler »

Change the green box above the ECU.
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