Under the knife: My car's progress

[Beej '86 325es]

It's Duplicolor Engine Paint, in Ford Blue. The color is actually a lot more "blue", it looks smurf blue in that pic. I like it a lot. Duplicolor makes the best spray paint I've used. Their cans rock, and the spray nozzle is so wide, powerful, and even. I highly recommend it.

I think I got that same color to paint my front brake calipers a few years ago. It did not turn out the color I hoped at all...like you said, it's like a smurf color. :)

[C ///M]

Looking great T.J.

Was the drill in the forward position?? j/k
It shouldn't have been too hard, I drilled through a strut tower with a small bit when i was remounting my inner fender lining, I was pushing really hard and it went through pretty smoothly and fairly quick.

Can't wait to see the progress.

[Digitalwave]

Come to think of it, I am not sure. My mom had been using the drill that day, maybe she switched it. I didn't look. DOH!

[C ///M]

Come to think of it, I am not sure. My mom had been using the drill that day, maybe she switched it. I didn't look. DOH!

Only reason i said so is because i've done that before....I was thinking to myself, why the hell is this so hard...

[1990m3]

looks good TJ. You'll love having it all tightened up under there. I just did some of that stuff to my front end and it is really tight now, time well spent. You'll be happy you did it

Dave

[TimmyBigHands]

TJ... Your car is seriously awesome - and an inspiration for the work I do on my car. Since I dont have a digi-cam to take a photo of my machine, a photo of your E30 from your website graces my desktop (hope ya dont mind)

[BS87]

My Uncle did a transmission swap on his Mustang. Shortly before he pulled the auto, massive neutral drops were had. Then again, he is a redneck.

[Digitalwave]

Day 3:

Finished painting my strut bar. It came out nice, I am happy with it.

I dropped the exhaust and differential.

I removed all the brake calipers, and removed the pistons from the calipers for rebuilding. I also flushed the brake system out with clean fluid, then drained it all and removed the resevoir.

A ton of parts came in today. All that I am waiting for is the VHT caliper paint, and the bushings, which should both be here tomorrow.

[AndrewBird]

My uncle has this $350 snap-on tool, I call it the screw driver hammer thingy.......put the bit in, place it in the screw, and bang with a hammer......

I love using the BFH method......but customers get worried when i bring it out :shock:

It's called an Impact Driver. They work awesome, my dad has one.
-Ted

Actually, I think he is talking about a slide hammer. Like this:



Just a guess though. ;)

Andrew

[CobraKai]

My uncle has this $350 snap-on tool, I call it the screw driver hammer thingy.......put the bit in, place it in the screw, and bang with a hammer......

I love using the BFH method......but customers get worried when i bring it out :shock:

It's called an Impact Driver. They work awesome, my dad has one.
-Ted

Actually, I think he is talking about a slide hammer. Like this:



Just a guess though. ;)

Andrew

That looks like some kind of anus pleasing sex object.

[Jand3rson]

It's a dual-purpose tool.

[CobraKai]

Figured.

[BS87]

Nice Purse.

[rwh11385]

heh, my guess is that is his mom's if she is young and cool....sister's, Stephanie's or various other female friends of his, his friend's, or his brother's.

Is that a Hayne's manual?

Pest problem? (Raid?)

[AndrewBird]

Or how about the fihing bobbers, the wallet and the fed-x box? ;) lol

Andrew