Haven't posted in awhile, been waiting on some parts and stuff.
Mainly boring posts until October/November. So just scroll past if your interested in just the mods.
So in August, we got a line on a good trans. So we started piling up the parts, good trans, new clutch, Bimmerworld SS clutch line, and master and slave cylinder. So we took everything up to Spec Motorsport (Great guys, Greats work). So they had it for a little over a week, and they swapped everything out without much trouble. I let my dad drive it for a couple days to break in the clutch, and i got the chance to drive it for the first time, and I'm hooked. So the cars running like a top, but still no AC. Well one day I'm looking through the nightmare of knotted wires under the steering wheel when I see an unplugged connector, plug it in and poof AC works, all the interior lights work now.
Then school started so working on the car took a back burner, but atleast she was running well. The next month or so went by without a hitch, besides the water pump/alternator belt failing on my way to lunch, causing it to overheat, fortunately it didnt cook the head gasket or warp the head. So we got another and everything went well.
October comes around, and on a Saturday I'm going to walmart to get some stuff for breakfast. Come out of the store and get in and start it up, and start driving out. As I'm going down the isle, it loses all power and stalls. I thought it was a fuel pump, changed it, nothing. Did some troubleshooting, thought it was the CPS, got a new one, nothing. Finally we gave up and took it back up to Spec Motorsport, after getting it started, it stranding them, then taking another week and a half trying to figure out the issue, they finally managed to track it down to a loose CPS ground. :hitler::hitler:
NOW ONTO THE COOL STUFF!
While the car was out with the no start issue, i picked up a set of Alpina Kopis 17x7.5 wrapped with brand new Kumho Ecstas 215/40R17. The guy also threw in a set of Alpina valvestem caps.
This month I bought a set of Euro grilles from a forum member, and after a quite humorous headache (which is still being sorted out), in which he mixed up the grilles and sent me 2 passenger sides, which he fixed as quickly as he could and was very communicable, I was able to paint them and get them on the car, and they look great. Here is a couple of pictures of the car and how it sits now.
I have more pictures from this shoot, im still pulling them off my camera.
Here is one from when it was on its way to Spec the second time.
Thats pretty much all the updates for now.
The next things on the list are:
- Complete suspension overhaul with Powerflex bushings, Koni Yellows, and GC coilovers.
- New pads and rotors.
- iS seats (Or some old school Recaros)
- Smoked/Smiley Ellips
- Mtech 1 wheel or Reupholstering the spare Momo I have
Long term goals are:
Euro bumpers/valence with Jimmy Hill lip
Fresh paint
A motor swap (still undetermined)
Let me know what your opinions are on what I've done so far and where you think i should go from here.
Mainly boring posts until October/November. So just scroll past if your interested in just the mods.
So in August, we got a line on a good trans. So we started piling up the parts, good trans, new clutch, Bimmerworld SS clutch line, and master and slave cylinder. So we took everything up to Spec Motorsport (Great guys, Greats work). So they had it for a little over a week, and they swapped everything out without much trouble. I let my dad drive it for a couple days to break in the clutch, and i got the chance to drive it for the first time, and I'm hooked. So the cars running like a top, but still no AC. Well one day I'm looking through the nightmare of knotted wires under the steering wheel when I see an unplugged connector, plug it in and poof AC works, all the interior lights work now.
Then school started so working on the car took a back burner, but atleast she was running well. The next month or so went by without a hitch, besides the water pump/alternator belt failing on my way to lunch, causing it to overheat, fortunately it didnt cook the head gasket or warp the head. So we got another and everything went well.
October comes around, and on a Saturday I'm going to walmart to get some stuff for breakfast. Come out of the store and get in and start it up, and start driving out. As I'm going down the isle, it loses all power and stalls. I thought it was a fuel pump, changed it, nothing. Did some troubleshooting, thought it was the CPS, got a new one, nothing. Finally we gave up and took it back up to Spec Motorsport, after getting it started, it stranding them, then taking another week and a half trying to figure out the issue, they finally managed to track it down to a loose CPS ground. :hitler::hitler:
NOW ONTO THE COOL STUFF!
While the car was out with the no start issue, i picked up a set of Alpina Kopis 17x7.5 wrapped with brand new Kumho Ecstas 215/40R17. The guy also threw in a set of Alpina valvestem caps.
This month I bought a set of Euro grilles from a forum member, and after a quite humorous headache (which is still being sorted out), in which he mixed up the grilles and sent me 2 passenger sides, which he fixed as quickly as he could and was very communicable, I was able to paint them and get them on the car, and they look great. Here is a couple of pictures of the car and how it sits now.
I have more pictures from this shoot, im still pulling them off my camera.
Here is one from when it was on its way to Spec the second time.
Thats pretty much all the updates for now.
The next things on the list are:
- Complete suspension overhaul with Powerflex bushings, Koni Yellows, and GC coilovers.
- New pads and rotors.
- iS seats (Or some old school Recaros)
- Smoked/Smiley Ellips
- Mtech 1 wheel or Reupholstering the spare Momo I have
Long term goals are:
Euro bumpers/valence with Jimmy Hill lip
Fresh paint
A motor swap (still undetermined)
Let me know what your opinions are on what I've done so far and where you think i should go from here.
:hitler:
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