Prolonging the Procrastination...

[Mtriple]

Ever time I hit 60mph coming into the Humphry I always wonder if I am going to run into you.

Nice car Bob. I hope to catch up with you guys in MN in a year or so.

Haha, if you miss the curve you'll run into the fire station where I work.

Not much of an update, haven't driven the car since the show, been traveling and working on the yard. As mentioned the front end was making some noises so I dropped everything and completely went through it. New A-arms and sway bar links, pulled the struts out of the housings and completely went through everything again.

010-6 by Bob Cooper, on Flickr

003-12 by Bob Cooper, on Flickr

Also finally got around to mounting up my OEM skid plate. It actually fit quite well with the turbo piping much to my surprise.

008-11 by Bob Cooper, on Flickr

[ak-]

Neat!

Ever figure out what the small noise was?
I also have a very small clunk over certain low speed dips that I cannot figure out. I think it's my M3 endlinks at the housing joint.

[parkerbink]

Looking nice!

I traded emails with Andy from AMR yesterday and asked about e30 coilovers, he said he can do them easily and just needs to know what you want/get your order to do it. He is a really stand up guy, I love my coilovers.

[Mtriple]

I'm pretty sure this was the source of the noise. Somehow I must have overtightened the nylock nut onto the heim joint. It was somewhat loose where it attached to the strut body and was a complete bitch to get off. It just spun...



Talked to Mark at GC and got a new one sent out along with a set of the taller rear shock mounts.

[parkerbink]

It's always something with a modded car. I hesitate to say everything is ok with mine.

oops, I just did. Nau I'm fooked.

I left out he builds the dampers to your specs. Spring rate, height range, range of dampening change etc. Mine can go from so hard your fillings rattle out to softer than oem.

[Mtriple]

Neat!

Ever figure out what the small noise was?
I also have a very small clunk over certain low speed dips that I cannot figure out. I think it's my M3 endlinks at the housing joint.

Pretty sure that was it. My aluminum control arms that I bought used were my first thought but they seemed ok. I pulled them off and will order some new ball joints from Blunt down the road and press them in.

Looking nice!

I traded emails with Andy from AMR yesterday and asked about e30 coilovers, he said he can do them easily and just needs to know what you want/get your order to do it. He is a really stand up guy, I love my coilovers.

Thanks man, not sure what route I want to take at this point if the noise persists. I'm going to a cars and coffee this weekend so we will see if the noise is still there or not.

[parkerbink]

Hope the noise is gone!

[Mtriple]

Hope the noise is gone!

It's gone for the most part and is now tolerable. I think its just the nature of external body CO's I guess as I have replaced and gone through everything at this point.

I was off yesterday and got a chance to take it out for the afternoon while running errands. I finally finished the covers for my turbines and have them on. I'm torn between running them or taking them off so I'll just leave them on for now, its time to put some miles on the car and enjoy it. Progress can resume when I put her away for the winter now that I have a heater in the lower garage.

IMG_1761 by Bob Cooper, on Flickr

[parkerbink]

Looks great!

Enjoy!

[PogiMonster]

Hands down my favorite white e30 ! Your attention to detail is crazy LOL I think I want another e30 now :/ haha

[GK-E30M3]

any updates ? to my ex-car



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[TrentW]

any updates ? to my ex-car.

Ha-had no idea you were the PO Chris.

[GK-E30M3]

Ha-had no idea you were the PO Chris.

Yes I was Trent sold it to my brother Luke and than went to MN

Chris

[jhaurimn]

Dude.

I click on the first page, then skip to the last and see the pic. I saw this at the last cars and coffee! This thing is clean man. Didnt even to think to look at your location at first. Would love to talk to you if you come to the next one and talk about the car.

Yes I was Trent sold it to my brother Luke and than went to MN



Chris

Dont worry, with how clean it looked at cnc, i think its in good hands

[Mtriple]

any updates ? to my ex-car

Nope, just enjoying it this summer. Havent really had a chance to drive it all that much with everything else going on but I havent lifted a wrench. Interior is next. I have everything ready, just need to find the time.

Dude.

I click on the first page, then skip to the last and see the pic. I saw this at the last cars and coffee! This thing is clean man. Didnt even to think to look at your location at first. Would love to talk to you if you come to the next one and talk about the car.


Dont worry, with how clean it looked at cnc, i think its in good hands

Thanks! I'm going to try and make the October C+C if weather permits. Send me a PM if your going to make it and maybe we can meet up.