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[iwantspeed]

Can you take a whole saw and cope the pipe similar to roll bars near Where the tensioner makes contact.

[s14brent]

AKG rules. got the adjustable fcab's this morning. they're sooo shiny!!



had to wire wheel the paint off the lca so these could slip on. tolerance is a lot tighter than the treehouse or even the slrspeeds. There's still slightly over an inch of threading in the block.



much better! I'll be able to turn the wheels next drive!



I put the stock brake ducts back in....used a screw and a speed clip to fasten it down.



tightened all the steering rack components down again, should be good to go. I just need to address one more issue.
The a/c tensioner hits the skid plate brace. =\ I thought there was paper clearance...but it's causing a nasty vibration..... I was told a m54 tensioner may fix this. damnit. not sure if I'll be able to make it since I work day/night the rest of the week.

[s14brent]

I finished the rear section of the exhaust finally.



yes. it really sucked.

I drove it around the neighborhood a few times, steering felt weird, and the caster is horrendous! Tried to order some SLRSPEED fcabs (same as what's on my m3) but their site was down....got impatient and placed an order a few hours ago with AKG. I'm going to put a smaller tie rod spacer on the rack and triple check all the nuts and bolts again. I'm pretty sure what I'm feeling is a caster issue.

I threw a CEL for the o2 sensor/lambda control. This is the second junkyard o2 I've tried, I have a brand new oem bosch o2 arriving in the morning.

these pics are of the "good side"....damn i love it!!



Trying to get this drivable, maybe go to socal vintage with a bunch of local guys'. We'll see! *fingers crossed!*

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edit: insomnia's a bitch....swapped out the 6+mm rack spacer for just 4mm using 1mm shims in the correct ID/OD from mcmastercarr (98055A232). (Not sure what i was thinking when i got the 6mm ones! LOL!) I didn't check all the bolts because tie-rod boot was being a bitch and a beer sounded more rewarding.



That should increase the life of the rack significantly! driving around the neighborhood with 6mm rack spacers was kind of hilarious (go kart status!)

update: o2 sensor picked up.



installed

[s14brent]

Looking good now in there

Black speaker planels
Black door panels
Black seats
That gauge pod
All winning.
Did you get black door panels for the rear doors?

Thanks man, super stoked on progress! and yes, all 4 door cards were acquired. They cleaned up very well with all the dust/dirt that was on them. There are a few small imperfections, but I'm not too worried about it. I reused a bunch of clips that didn't break from my set, so it was a quick swap.

Those seats are great, they look really good in there!

Just out of curiousity, what do you do in Vegas that makes this weekend such a big work weekend?

Thanks, I'm a freelance concert/event photographer, so I will be out at the iheartradio music festival this weekend while one of my staff photogs will be at Life is Beautiful music festival this weekend.

[jpod999]

Good thing it is a HUGE work weekend in Vegas again!

Those seats are great, they look really good in there!

Just out of curiousity, what do you do in Vegas that makes this weekend such a big work weekend?