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    What useless things have you gotten rid of under the hood?

    What useless things have you gotten rid of under the hood?

    I want to get rid of stuff that just takes room for nothing..

    EX: ABS system, etc....
    Denny
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    1990 BMW red 325IC M30B35 all stock Girlfriends ride
    1991 BMW black 318IC (M62b44 Megasquirt 2 ver 3.57)

    Blogs:
    http://bmw325e30.blogspot.com/ (restoration)
    http://bmw325e30turbo.blogspot.com (Twincharge M20)
    http://bmw325e30m62b44.blogspot.ca/

    #2
    Power steering pump, horns, charcoal cannister, all the AC parts and aux fan, fan & shroud (replaced with an SPAL), all of the sound deadening stuff, and various plastic pieces. The ABS system is well worth keeping. It is actually pretty good and can save your butt in a panic stop or in the wet.
    The car makes it possible, but the driver makes it happen.
    Jim Levie, Huntsville, AL

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      #3
      clutch fan, stock coil, cap/rotor, a/c, windshield washers

      my ABS actually saved my ass yesterday.. a light turned yellow so I stopped. it was pretty wet and the traction on the left and right sides of the car was not even (one side was asphalt, the other side tar). the car pitched left about 15 degrees, then ABS came on and straigthened me out.

      I probably could have just blew the light but part of me just wanted to see how well I could stop in the wet. No amount of threshold braking would help in that situation, since you can't change how the left and right sides of the car brake manually.

      there wasn't anything for me to hit (middle of nowhere) so I probably would have just spun, but I really didn't want to find out. :)
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      Bimmerlabs

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        #4
        engine. Really.

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          #5
          Washer bottle, Air con, ABS, Power Steering, Fuse Box, brake booster... Pretty much only useful thing in the engine bay is the engine.

          P.S. Fuses located inside cabin now.

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            #6
            windshield washer is all I've taken out for good.

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              #7
              Put in m42 radiator to get rid of overflow tank.
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                #8
                Originally posted by ZM Blue Devil View Post
                Put in m42 radiator to get rid of overflow tank.
                Thats awesome...is it a direct replacement or do you have to do modifications?
                Denny
                ___________
                1990 BMW red 325IC M30B35 all stock Girlfriends ride
                1991 BMW black 318IC (M62b44 Megasquirt 2 ver 3.57)

                Blogs:
                http://bmw325e30.blogspot.com/ (restoration)
                http://bmw325e30turbo.blogspot.com (Twincharge M20)
                http://bmw325e30m62b44.blogspot.ca/

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                  #9
                  ^minor mods.
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                    #10
                    Originally posted by SA E30 View Post
                    Washer bottle, Air con, ABS, Power Steering, Fuse Box, brake booster... Pretty much only useful thing in the engine bay is the engine.

                    P.S. Fuses located inside cabin now.

                    I guess I will keep the ABS as everybody seems to say.

                    How much work was involved in relocating the fuse box? It does take a lot of room.

                    One thing I wanted to know....my 1987 325IS has the battery in the engine bay...(I heard only the tourings had them in the engine bay)
                    Denny
                    ___________
                    1990 BMW red 325IC M30B35 all stock Girlfriends ride
                    1991 BMW black 318IC (M62b44 Megasquirt 2 ver 3.57)

                    Blogs:
                    http://bmw325e30.blogspot.com/ (restoration)
                    http://bmw325e30turbo.blogspot.com (Twincharge M20)
                    http://bmw325e30m62b44.blogspot.ca/

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by ZM Blue Devil View Post
                      ^minor mods.
                      Did you use the stock cooling system hoses?
                      Denny
                      ___________
                      1990 BMW red 325IC M30B35 all stock Girlfriends ride
                      1991 BMW black 318IC (M62b44 Megasquirt 2 ver 3.57)

                      Blogs:
                      http://bmw325e30.blogspot.com/ (restoration)
                      http://bmw325e30turbo.blogspot.com (Twincharge M20)
                      http://bmw325e30m62b44.blogspot.ca/

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                        #12
                        There are some oddball cars with the battery in the front.

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                          #13
                          how about converting the big ass Radiator fan to a slim electric one?
                          Denny
                          ___________
                          1990 BMW red 325IC M30B35 all stock Girlfriends ride
                          1991 BMW black 318IC (M62b44 Megasquirt 2 ver 3.57)

                          Blogs:
                          http://bmw325e30.blogspot.com/ (restoration)
                          http://bmw325e30turbo.blogspot.com (Twincharge M20)
                          http://bmw325e30m62b44.blogspot.ca/

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by Farbin Kaiber View Post
                            There are some oddball cars with the battery in the front.

                            Pretty sure all cabbies have them up front. Along with some across the pond 318's.


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                              #15
                              throttle body heater
                              -Andy

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