Dirty Baja E30

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Just because thay tell you it is unsafe/loud/fire-prone, they must show you in the HOA Covenant that you agreed that such behaviors are prohibited. If they don't expressly fooorbid it, they are permitting it.

I just stepped off of my HOA board after 3 years and have read many such documents in various property/business/contract law classes. If it isn't written, it isn't enforcable.

"Section E. REPAIRS TO VEHICLES

Repairs or overhaul work on any type of vehicle is not permitted at (complex name). The washing, polishing, waxing, or similar minor maintenance of a resident's personal vehicles that are normally stored in the residents garage is permitted."

Hmm. The 'normally stored in a residents garage' part is oddly worded. Are they implying you can wash and wax your car outside? If so that would imply you could work on them inside, but it also goes against the first sentence.

Guess I'll have to have them clarify.

[phenryiv1]

Unfortunately they made it pretty clear that ANY overhaul work on a vehicle is completely prohibited, inside or outside. They cited fire, noise, and other safety concerns as the reason. Of course they wouldn't be able to prove I was working on it if the garage door was closed anyway, but they will hear the sawing and welding.

They clearly just don't like the car "with the face on it". My new goal is to get it done somewhere else ASAP so I can park it outside (it's still street legal after all). That'll piss em off!

Just because thay tell you it is unsafe/loud/fire-prone, they must show you in the HOA Covenant that you agreed that such behaviors are prohibited. If they don't expressly fooorbid it, they are permitting it.

I just stepped off of my HOA board after 3 years and have read many such documents in various property/business/contract law classes. If it isn't written, it isn't enforcable.

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Too bad I had already ordered these before the HOA determined I was a menace to society:

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What does the Covenant say that they are interpreting to mean that private work done within your garage is a violation?

I have seen rules stating that the car must be in the garage and/or the garage door must be down (based on a partially-built car being unsightly or not pleasing to the eye) and that the noise from certain tools is too loud, but never an outright prohibition on automotive service within the garage.

Unfortunately they made it pretty clear that ANY overhaul work on a vehicle is completely prohibited, inside or outside. They cited fire, noise, and other safety concerns as the reason. Of course they wouldn't be able to prove I was working on it if the garage door was closed anyway, but they will hear the sawing and welding.

They clearly just don't like the car "with the face on it". My new goal is to get it done somewhere else ASAP so I can park it outside (it's still street legal after all). That'll piss em off!

[IronFreak]

Give the HOA some flat tires.........when they're out there changing them politely ask what they are going working on their cars....on their own property.

[phenryiv1]

Well everyone, looks like my project is going to be on hiatus until I can take the car somewhere else. The HOA has decided that working on cars in your own garage is against the rules. F#@K

What does the Covenant say that they are interpreting to mean that private work done within your garage is a violation?

I have seen rules stating that the car must be in the garage and/or the garage door must be down (based on a partially-built car being unsightly or not pleasing to the eye) and that the noise from certain tools is too loud, but never an outright prohibition on automotive service within the garage.

[JGee]

^sucks

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Well everyone, looks like my project is going to be on hiatus until I can take the car somewhere else. The HOA has decided that working on cars in your own garage is against the rules. F#@K

[foundation982]

So weird, I just bought some steelies for my e28 and I plan on putting BF goodrich all terrains on it. I thought I was the only one crazy enough for something like that. Turns out you're 10 times crazier than I am holy balls!!

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Didn't get a whole lot done today, because we were too busy making popcorn with a heat gun and a shock tower...

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So the original owner said the 4.27 diff that is on the car was full spool...



Turns out it was just welded. What a letdown!

Also, he used way way too much gasket maker. Sorry for the small pic, but there was gasket chunks just flopping around inside the diff!




Yeesh.... well anyway, we got the smaller reluctor ring, speed sensor and double ear cover from an e36 in a junkyard. I painted it blue because.... well I had blue paint sitting around!



Turns out the harbor freight bearing pusher had a size that fit in the reluctor ring perfectly. Made it real easy to push on...

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Soon

Lots of cool stuff coming up soon!

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For anyone thinking about reinforcing the trailing arms, specifically the shock mount, I have some design ideas for the rear shock mount I've been mulling over.

Currently, my reinforcement only supports one side of the bolt (#1), which just seems silly considering the overkillingness of the rest of this project. If I had planned ahead better, I would have much rather chosen #4 below for its simplicity, and it would be plenty strong since it's already supported on the other side by the trailing arm. #3 would have been good too, and like #4, only requires one tube to be welded to the trailing arm. Since I didn't plan ahead, I will need to do #2, or combine #4 with #1, both which require two tubes be welded to the trailing arms.

[ForcedFirebird]

Great thanks for the info.

I've never worked on a diff before. How difficult is it to get the reluctor ring out? We were planning on going to a yard tomorrow and picking up the cover, sensor and ring from an e36.

First take the cover off. The output flanges "pop" out. Pry them a little, even yanking on the axle will sometimes get them. Undo the 13mm bolts and pull the carriers out next. Then you will have a free floating center section that can be removed through the rear. The reluctor is held on by friction/spring effect, the metal is bent in towards itself to lock it in. You will know what I mean when you see it. Carefully pry the ring off, it just pushes on when installing. It's all pretty simple.

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its there for no good reason. bent it out of the way to gain more clearance with the suspension

Glad to hear it, because I already cut the thing off :)