my first e34

[efficient]

feel unlazy today so i replaced the ugly ducky air filter with a mann filter. the mann fitment is nice and tight compare to the autozone fram filter. you can see the mann is better built.


while the airbox were out, i washed the headlight cover.


shiny now :D


couple weeks ago my driver seat decided to twist and i had to drive with the back leaning. i did a quick google search and there were tons of diy on it. so took out the seat and work on it.

old coffee and hairy carpet


seat is out and 4 bolts holding the motor are out. unplugged the two cables and prepare them to be cut.


after the cut, it was time to bring out the flamethrower


did a little of scrubbing


close up of the cable back in the motor


in case anybody need to fix their twisted seat, this is were the motor is located. it can be fix without removing the seat.



dam it! i forgot to plug this in.


i knew there were coins under there. i'm .87 cents richer

87 cents richer plus a pube. reminds me of the nasty coins that were in my e30

[airkhin]

nice and simple. one day at a time. keep up the good work. ;) looking forward to more of it.

[5Toes]

I HATED the seat repair.. I broke my seat doing mine off car.. ugh

[hfabricius]

What diy did you use? I need to do this on my dads touring, the passenger side seats got the twist really bad.

[mr.vang]

What diy did you use? I need to do this on my dads touring, the passenger side seats got the twist really bad.

this

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1243488

[mr.vang]

87 cents richer plus a pube. reminds me of the nasty coins that were in my e30

lol. its cat fur

[mr.vang]

:d

[5Toes]

Fixed my seats for good last weekend.. a torch makes things SO MUCH EASIER. Did all the cables on one seat in 20 minutes

[mr.vang]

some old things i did
removing many layers of stickers


now only 1




good morning car




time for some more maintenance


redline atf transmission fluid
ate brake fluid
transmission mounts
new valve cover gasket
hood shocks

18 years old hood shock


ate brake fluids, don't mind the rusty container it hasn't been open yet


my homemade brake bleed kit


also changed the transmission fluid with redline atf and transmission mounts. look how dirty the brake fluid and transmission fluid is. feeling fresh with new fluids






time for valve cover removal. i'm shock how clean the 200k head is...


then valve cover was a mess


getting bolts clean in my shaky water bottle


valve cover cleaned and spark plug gasket on


bolts are also cleaned


everything back on, time for a short drive. transmission feels great now and brake feeling fresh. i recommend redline atf :D

[Link]

My father drives a white sedan 525i e34 and does not enjoy it very much. It is in the same condition as yours minus all the cleaning and love you put into it. I am tempted after seeing this to try and buy it off him, sadly it is a auto..

[mr.vang]

an auto would be great for DD, good for those day when you don't feel like shifting.

[mr.vang]

i haven't got much done but i did got some new stuffs, including my first smart phone. so you'll see more of low pixels photos.

thanks to abraham motorsport for the euro trim


swap the ugly US trim out and test my new phone camera in wide angle


more boxes show up, and one of them is from the UK


another one from uuc


and a $15 trunk roundel



I have a full schedule this week so i'll have to wait til the weekend. I can't wait to install the uuc short shifter

[mr.vang]

here is what i got from the UK. much better than the heavy 4 spoke airbag


also swap out the yellowed windshield fluid cap for a nicer one.


time to install the uuc ssk

before you do anything, read the instruction


remove the shifter boot and what do you see, redline fluid. my tranny is leaking a little bit of fluid. it was the selector rod seal and with some luck a local auto store had one in stock.


old stuffs are out


clean some parts while it was off


all cleaned now and uuc shifter put together




looking good, shifter installed and ready to put boot back on.


wife bought me a dickes suit because i always dirty my everyday clothes


i bought myself a set of bc coilovers from ebay. see the weight difference

rear stock


rear bc


remove this long bolt from the bottom and 3 top nuts. rear shock should drop afterward






i didn't get a chance to weight the front, bc front also weight a little less.
working on the front




front are out


housing are going to be cut and weld at my cousin's shop


i almost grab this sucker, blackwidow


after everything put back together. it can go way lower but this will do for now


got new tires for the oz.


a quick shot from my phone


3/27/13 driver side window decide to crap on me so i took care of it. i'm shock to find how gay the clips were glued to the panel. every clips were detach from the panel so i have to re-glue them.


took it out to sac race way for the heck of it. i was planning to run 3-5 times but on the 3rd run the clutch starts to slip so it was done for the evening.


best time was 15.561 on the 1/4 mile. not bad for a 200k stock motor with just mark D chip and some heavy oz wheels. on this timeslip i was up against a rsx type S with some mods (I/H/E).

[efficient]

car looks good.

[5Toes]

^ yes it does. Need some money like that for my car :)