Absorbantnut's '87 325is

[lambo]

I need me one of those torque wrenches...

[AbsorbantNut]

little update......

I've been bitten by the turbo bug ;)

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Sat myself down the other day with a few hours to kill, a can of paint stripper, a scraper, and a grinder













Time for Stage II

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Swapped out the alternator for a rebuilt one today a& changed the oil yesterday. Not anything crazy to update on, just trying to keep her running :)

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Found a local junkyard that seems to have quite a few intact e30s compared to the ones I used to find at the pick&pulls down in SFL! Hopefully now I can find a few things I've been needing ;)

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Well that was one of the best weekends of my life!! Sebring was so much fun, and it was made even better with all the great people that came:D

Here's me and Rockne hanging out in the paddocks with the founder;)


The Rust Bucket in all its glory


Taping on the numbers before the first session Saturday morning


Rolling through the pit with Don Stevens, my instructor!!! He was amazing:D






Big smile on my mug after a great weekend


Look at those sparkles in the sunlight!


The remnants of my autozone brake pads after a few sessions Big thank you to Rockne for letting me use his spare pads!!!


And of course I can't forget my present from Jay:p

[AbsorbantNut]

Well NASA is hosting an event at Sebring International Raceway.
The address is:
113 Midway Dr
Sebring, FL 33876

A bunch of e30s will be there, I can think of at least 7 off the top of my head. You should definitely come out!!!! :D

[squidmaster]

Hey could you give me some info about seabring this weekend? I'll be in the area so figure I'd drop in

[AbsorbantNut]

With Sebring coming up this weekend I figured now was a good a time as ever to change out the old tie rods! I splurged and bought new inners & outers too;)

So even though working in the parking lot isn't as nice as working in the shop, I was still able to finish in about 30 minutes:D

So it was out with the old


And a close up of the old tierods; the boots were pretty trashed at this point.


And in with the new!


Overall, the car feels much tighter; there isn't as much looseness in the steering wheel as there was before. Plus, I swapped out the old Mtech I wheel for the Kamei. Much, much, much better:D

My only concern though is that the momo wheel that I got does not fit onto the 6 bolt hub. I guess I'll have to figure out a solution for that, but it isn't of much priority at this point! With four days until the event, other things have taken precedence :p

[AbsorbantNut]

A forum member is making them. Check the FS section, they're delrin now but I got one of the original nylon ones that he made.



On a side note, how much NVH did that diff mount add? I'm getting Silence's raised subframe bushings, but i'm considering going with a softer diff mount if it's gonna be a constant rattle or vibration.

Carlos, any input on Nylon vs Derlin?

The diff, I cannot say, I don't really feel all the crazy noises or vibrations everyone talks about when going with stiffer bushings. However, I will attest that it is a great product, sold by a great person, and I would highly recommend them to anybody looking for an upgraded bushing over stock rubber. And if you have rattles or vibrations, maybe you need to tighten up some things;)

[Vivek]

where'd you get that little piece?

A forum member is making them. Check the FS section, they're delrin now but I got one of the original nylon ones that he made.



On a side note, how much NVH did that diff mount add? I'm getting Silence's raised subframe bushings, but i'm considering going with a softer diff mount if it's gonna be a constant rattle or vibration.

[AbsorbantNut]

Connections :)

[silence]

Picked up one of these for a few bucks

where'd you get that little piece?

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Picked up one of these for a few bucks



The Bilstein Sports have arrived in the mail, so now I need to change my front spring rates and get them revalved!

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So very hipster of you to put the skateboard on the roof, even though there is clearly enough room for it inside the car ;-)

How foolish of me

And in other news I hope to be seeing some of you local r3v members going to the upcoming NASA event at Sebring this October!