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after finding that my SI cluster board was badly damaged from the batteries i ordered a cluster off of ebay for $35. i though for sure i was gonna get one that was in the same or close to the same condition as mine. i got lucky (which never happens to me) cluster came today. i opened it to inspect the batteries/replace them if necessarry before installing the cluster. this cluster already had the SI board replaced with a battery-less board! took my odometer out of my original replaced the gears and swapped into new cluster and have a fully working cluster! nothing worse than having no gas gauge and no odometer to at least guesstimate when its time to gas up again.

A few days late but... Dinan stage 1 suspension!

Finally got my map lights going in the rearview mirror. Luckily I stopped using maps long ago, so I was able to get by the last few months.

Did my first oil change and lubed all the joints/hinges.

The ///M5 finally has Tejas tags and is street legal,
after 2 years, 8 months, and 3 days,
so I drove it to do my VR1 shopping.

Two words: battery charger.

I installed a new 12" sub in the e46 though and finally have decent bass. Now to blow it out so I have a reason to get some nice 8" subs.

Installed new fuel filter and a better used fuel pump. Also installed Spax shocks all around, What a difference.

Bought it!

VW+bimmer=bliss wrote:Bought it!

Well? Pics? Specs? We want all the good stuff!

Tomorrow I will be getting a fuel filter (maybe a pump) and welding my open diff because I don't know how long my LSD will last. Will finish dissecting my car.


Today:

Gutted my trunk (that thing under the spare tire weighs like 30 pounds)

Pulled the door panels
Removed the back seat
Learned that my fuel filter may be bad, or the fuel pump . . . I hope it's the filter

David Adams wrote:Tomorrow I will be ... welding my open diff...

BTDT and it was epic.

Added oil. Drove it for the first time in about a week. Runs like a champ! Love this car.

Finally got the radio in Marina's car to take its code. I freed up the sticky brakes in 3 of the parts cars and shifted them out of the way. I'm gonna cut down a poplar and erect a 10 x 24 temporary garage to store the parts 88 and what ever I harvest from the other 4 cars. My body is sore from all the work, good thing I can rest up at work.

Removed AC components (zots of weight)
Removed the front and rear bumpers (more weight)
Removed the back seats and rear deck cover (meh . . . that actually wasn't that heavy
Welded the differential and installed it . . . .then proceeded to test it . . .LMAO!


I love this car!

Started to remove the M-Tech Tupperware.

Did a bit more to the 5er last night. Lipoed the rear bumper just a bit; about an inch and change.

I managed to completely drain the battery. So that either happened when I was replacing the exterior door latches or there's a system drain somewhere.

One of the rear rotors was pulled to either get resurfaced or new ones installed.

I also found out why the car road like a bouncy room ... one of the rear shocks is completely blown. There is shock oil all over the rear linkage. New suspension.

Finally got around to replacing the motherboard in my cluster. Working temp gauge FTW!

That's right, I put the car on the road and drove it to and from V@V in NC with no working temp gauge. Not recommended and not good for your nerves.

Last week my car got new Bilsteins, slave cylinder, e30 sport seats, a Leatherique treatment and a little rust repaired.

I also decided it was time to completely strip the parts car and take it to the scrapyard:


I would highly suggest turning the car on its side to strip the suspension...

Let my 17 year old son drive it to school.

His sister is back now, so she's got her Honda back, and he needs something to drive.

Got a new M-Tech 1 wheel today! Thanks Brutus87!

Gf Finally Killed My tumbler that had been showing wear so I swaped it with a fine spine steering column.

Now i have a Spare Corse M tech wheel.
"no its not for sale"

I also Installed a set of Style 9's off the 540i/6.

Today I installed my Miller WAR ecu. scalded dog raped ape or any other analogies that mean sudden performance. I can hardly wait to get new exhaust on her to free up even more power.

Before anyone says it I know compared to a "Good" factory exhaust aftermarket stuff will gain little. Mine is FAR from good the CALI catalyst is dead and the pipes are all muffler shop crap from there back.

My plan is a 3" 100cell cat splitting to meet the stock flanges and from there back a bolt in cat back system.

I was actually going to go with mandrel bent straight pipes all the way back.

This is a track car though and GA doesn't require emissions for cars 25 years and older. I know Cali is rough even on the track cars.

I'm in NC but for so e reason this car has a Cali style converter nbd it's gone as soon as I get the $$ together to build a proper exhaust be it a pre made cat back or all custom...


Oh just changed the plugs too. Smooth idle

philip1 wrote:I'm in NC but for so e reason this car has a Cali style converter nbd it's gone as soon as I get the $$ together to build a proper exhaust be it a pre made cat back or all custom...


Oh just changed the plugs too. Smooth idle

What do you mean by "Cali" style converter? I'm pretty sure all e28s got the same exhausts in the US. They were 50 state cara by that point.

For some reason my car has a CARB sticker talking about the cat and it's easily 3x the size cat that was on my 85 535.


Like I said no biggie it will get a high flow cat and new pipe from the collector to the catback flanges.

Two words . . .

Side exhaust!

David Adams wrote:Two words . . .

Side exhaust!

I'm having the "pop" in my steering fixed today along with my power steering hoses being replaced. No more leaking. yay

rmiddendorf wrote:

David Adams wrote:Two words . . .

Side exhaust!

...and drive-by sound clips!