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Update 2/25: Carpet Cleaned
So I went and rented a Rug Doctor today from home depot. $28 bucks, plus 9.99 for the bottle of cleaning concentrate. Went to work on the carpet of my car in preparation to dye it black.
I initially started on my headliner, but because the canvas material is somewhat stiff and not very absorbent, and I was working upside down with the upholstery attachment, the cleaner and spray just kept dripping down and getting on me. I decided to skip cleaning the headliner, and just cover any stains with the dye during that process.
Here is what the carpet started like. Sorry for cell phone pics:
Passenger side had some nice spots of gum that were rock hard and had been there a few years:
Each side used the entire 4-gallon capacity to get clean.
Here is the water from just 1 side after cleaning. That's 20 years worth of dirt, grease, jizz, who knows what...
And all finished. There are still some spots that just wouldn't come clean, but I'm sure the dye will cover them up.
And for good measure because the thing was covered in crap and I'm anal, I took this thing out and threw it in the washer.
Now I've got a box fan blowing through my sunroof to air out the carpet and let it dry. Will probably pick up the supplies to dye the carpet sometime this week. Plan is to dye the carpet, headliner, and rear deck lid.
Bye Bye E46 seats....
On the lookout for a set of black or cardinal sport seats. Front for sure, possibly rear. If you are local to 92592, gimme a shout. Also need a perfect condition Center console and E-brake console.Leave a comment:
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Littlle update
So bringing this back from the dead. I've decided that I am going to sell my E46 sport seats, and pick up some OE sports so that I can get my interior back to stock.
While I have the E46 seats out and I'm in search of new seats, I plan to shampoo the carpets with a rug doctor, wait a few days for them to dry, and then dye them black. Also going to do the headlines and the rear decklid while I am at it.
Had the wrong lens on my camera today and was too lazy to swap it out, so my pics are kinda suck ass.
Seats out and ready to be vacuumed
Also made a discovery that my car may have started its life with beige carpet, and someone swapped it to grey at some point. There was a very clean and original looking patch of beige under the front center console, looks to have been cut around the heater box.
Also did some work trying to chase down a hard start issue. Car takes a while of cranking before it will turn over. Checked various things, nothing conclusive as yet. I have a spare FPR that I might swap in and see if that helps. I have a suspicion that I'm losing fuel pressure when the car sits.
I'll have plenty of time to sort this out though, car cant leave the garage till I pick up some seats.Leave a comment:
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So thought I'd update this: I dropped the tranny again with the help of my brother. Replaced the rear main seal, used hylomar, put on a new clutch disk, etc. Made sure I was meticulous. Car ran without leaking a drop for 1 day. Then I left the car parked in driveway for a few hours, On an incline. Came out to find a HUGE oil slick running down my driveway. Needless to say I was pissed. So I parked the car, put it on jack stands and removed the clutch inspection plate. My best guess is the the oil pan gasket where it meets the rear main seal cover was leaking. So ordered new gasket, dropped the pan intending to replace the gasket. In the process, the brittle plastic washers on the oil pump shaft crumbled...so now awaiting the arrival of those to put things back together.
in the meantime, I threw in a fresh rebuilt set of 19lb injectors.
At this point, my car has spent the better part of 6 months inoperable. Hopefully when I'm finished, I'll be a member of the "no leak club"Leave a comment:
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Oh man, I'm really sorry to hear that. I can't believe the bad luck you're having. I did my trans both times on jackstands, but at least I had someone helping. I can't imagine trying to put the thing in alone.
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Fuck my life
Got the tranny back in this past Saturday. Words cannot explain what a bitch it is to remove and install a tranny with the car on ramps and jackstands. ALONE.
So all is well for a day. The new SSK from blunt feels amazing. The feeling of a hard job well done is great, glad to have the E30 back on the road.
Then the mother of all buttfucks happens...oil is dripping from my bellhousing. Not the brand new pink redline I just filled the tranny with, but oil. My rear main seal or something back there is fucked now. I just replaced all this crap less than 5k miles ago, and when I had the tranny off this last time I didn't even touch the engine side of things. No clue how it got screwed up.
So....looks like I'll be spending another weekend pulling off the transmission again...
FML
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Just going by my rough memory, I don't see how the cover could be bolted on more than one way. The bolt holes aren't evenly spaced, correct?
I'm pulling my trans back out tomorrow... I have the stuff to redo the cover on order. I didn't use sealant around the cover either, just assumed the oil seal would keep the gear lube behind it.
The weird thing is I don't think the cover had any sealant on it when I took it apart the first time.Leave a comment:
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Well eventually I would like to have the entire interior re-upholstered. At that time, I'd like it to be all original..the E46 sports are comfy, but my car came with torn up comfort seats with springs poking through into my ass...so anything was better.
I hear the power E46 sports are about double the weight of the OE sports, so that's another factor. Also, the install was completely custom and based off of my height (6'0) , so the seats are biased towards the back to give me legroom. My short friend was driving one day, and could barely adjust them forward enough to depress the clutch all the way. They are also taller than E30 sports, so I have maybe 1'' of headroom.
Perhaps for a shorter person they would be better. I dunno.Leave a comment:
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Well I know for a fact that the cover was not lined up correctly. And I failed to use loctite or some type of sealant. I dropped the trans by itself. Just got in the rest of the parts to complete the job (ssk from blunt, 2 qts of redline).
I'm going to re-install the seal, cover, etc. this weekend, allow it to dry, and then do a test fill and make sure it doesn't leak. No way I'm dropping this fucker again.Leave a comment:
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Any reason you're not happy with the E46 sports? They look super comfy and recently I've been toying with the idea of a new(er) model sport seat for DD'ing.Leave a comment:
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Any updates on the input shaft seal issue? I just put my engine and trans back in the car and it seems I have the same problem.
Do you know for certain you didn't install the seal cover right?
Are you pulling the trans out by itself or pulling the motor and trans together? Thanks.Leave a comment:
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When its faded and dull it looks like shit, and when it's new and shiny, It looks like it belongs on some cholo's donk. Just doesn't do it for me.Leave a comment:
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