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[Clark]

shit... i need an e36

[Javier h]

Damn

Hellrot?

245/40/17s on 17x9s?

et? spacers in fronts?

[s14brent]

Gosh dangit I love this thread. That subtle e36m save was the tits.

Also, you should post some full shots of your daily e36m with the meat.

me likey

Awesome! Thanks man! appreciate it! Here's a few from a two weeks ago

[ no pics - blame photobucket ]

[AWDBOB]

Gosh dangit I love this thread. That subtle e36m save was the tits.

Also, you should post some full shots of your daily e36m with the meat.

me likey

[Mushroom Stew]

So I replaced all the mounting clips after I got the replacement valance. I feel it's still not very secure.... I guess my question is, is there a way to secure the lip even more? It seems to not be the sturdiest and I remember it popped right off when I tried to get out of my drive way once. I'm thinking of drilling a couple holes and using some self tapping screws/speed clips so I don't lose this on the freeway. I guess I'll just have to look at it later.

I'm working doubles until Monday for Labor Day weekend here in Vegas. I'm really hoping for some cool weather after that so I can finish the exhaust soon.

I got rid of the clips. Used the holes on the valence and drilled holes on lip (just barely big enough to fit a thin nut). Used thin nuts & bolts with washers for proper securement. My lip isn't going anywhere unless you scrape it onto something. You can also add some baking soda/superglue to the underside of the lip around the holes to strengthen that area because the lip will easily split if you bump/bash it into something. The added baking soda/super glue is very strong.

[derrick12341]

Beautiful car

[s14brent]

Great work here!

thanks man! i'm trying!

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I got the IS lip out of storage and there was some weird fading on the plasti-dip and decided it was unacceptable. I tried to peel it but it was no bueno, ended just sanding it all off. It was a huge pain in the ass.



after I did a layer of spray can primer and a thick coat of SEM trim paint.



and mounted



so I noticed the edges weren't in the best shape, some of the lower material was broken off at the corners from being low and scraping. (I was thinking of getting the IS lip splitter.) Oh and I did notice an oem part # on one of the edges - this whole time I thought it was a knock off front lip which makes my next issue even more worrisome.

So I replaced all the mounting clips after I got the replacement valance. I feel it's still not very secure.... I guess my question is, is there a way to secure the lip even more? It seems to not be the sturdiest and I remember it popped right off when I tried to get out of my drive way once. I'm thinking of drilling a couple holes and using some self tapping screws/speed clips so I don't lose this on the freeway. I guess I'll just have to look at it later.

I'm working doubles until Monday for Labor Day weekend here in Vegas. I'm really hoping for some cool weather after that so I can finish the exhaust soon.

[EyExR]

Great work here!

[s14brent]

kick ass thread!

Just read the whole thread, really well done man!

Thanks guys!

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I just got done talking to two local gas companies (where i usually get my c25 refills) and helium tri-mix (a-1025) is called for the stainless job, in combination with 308L stainless mig wire. A 50 cubic ft. bottle of a1025 is $251.50 and if i were to do an exchange with another bottle, it would be slightly less at $110.40 (minus the cost of the bottle basically - still more than double the cost of c25!)

so this is definitely not happening anymore. I will weld the exhaust hangers with c25 and 308L and have the piping tigged at a friends house when his machine arrives and is all setup. sucks.

[Chrisbike]

Just read the whole thread, really well done man!

[b-rad]

kick ass thread!

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=387261&page=3

[s14brent]

Always wondered what happened to this car! Glad to see it alive (almost) and well!

Will stay posted for updates. Great work so far man

thanks man!

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I got the new diff cover gasket and crush washers from pelican parts, also got an extra quart of redline 75w90.

Took the e28 cover off and cleaned up the gasket surface. It looks pretty clean on the inside!



e30 cover back on! I put toyota fipg on the housing & cover to create a good seal just in case. I've heard of leaks with just the gasket alone. cover was torqued to spec before reinstallation!



and reinstalled!



You can also see here I mocked up some SS piping from a scorpion exhaust that my e36 m3 came with. I'm going to have to wait until a friend can weld it for me since I'm not equipped to weld stainless at home. I prefer SS on this side because well, the front half - despite how good it looks, it weighs a bunch! The stainless piping is so much lighter!

Meanwhile I'm going to order some 308L SS mig wire and try my luck on some scraps with 75/25, (EDIT: will probably try to fill a small bottle of A1025 helium tri mix instead!) but I may just take it to a friend who has a tig. It will be a lot easier that way but I really want to keep everything "in-house"/ diy

[nickflic3]

Always wondered what happened to this car! Glad to see it alive (almost) and well!

Will stay posted for updates. Great work so far man

[s14brent]

^Thanks guys'!!

Haven't had time to finish the 2nd section of the exhaust, but I made the front half all pretty!! (my dewalt 14" chop saw disc needs to be replaced, it should arrive here today or monday!)



So I found a 3.46 e28 LSD locally and had to grab it. I know a 3.25 would match the s52 better, but I think this will be better suited for the auto-x and small track days that I plan to do. I think it the gear ratio calculator put me at 75mph at 36xx rpm in 5th gear. I already feel first gear is useless in my e36 m3 with a 3.23 lsd just daily driving - which is why i got rid of the S3.38 I was going to swap into the e36m3.



I got lucky the owner changed the two output shaft seals and the input shaft seal beforehand, but I guess he opted for a S2.93 for his s50 e21 swap.
I have a local buyer lined up for my S3.73 (no cover/no output shafts) so this shouldn't have set me back too much! I ended up pulling the S3.73 out the next day!

I got the diff out (a lot faster than I thought it would take) and took them both to get degreased/pressure washed at one of those self-serve places. (my m20 had a leaking rear main seal and covered the transmission, tunnel, and all the way back to the differential in all sorts of nasty.) I didn't want any of that dirt/debris to fall in when removing the covers or output shafts.

sidenote: i love this wrench.



The output shaft swap was super simple, I used a pry bar to pop them out, but pretty sure I could have just used my hand to pull it out. Cleaned them up a little bit before reinstalling into the e28 diff. Used a vary of wire wheels to make them look new again. After clean up, regreased seals and a light coat of redline 75w90 on the actual shaft and they slid right in place.



Now, I'm just waiting for a new cover seal and drain/fill crush washers to arrive from pelicanparts and I'll swap the covers and install the diff into the car and hopefully finish the exhaust soon! I can't wait to start the break in process!!

[efficient]

Nice progress