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[stonea]

Not that I know of :(

[Dj Buttchug]

nice

[mr.vang]

I was visiting my parents so I stop by to check out the car and was able to get some work done. Half of the AC were removed, and wiper reservoir was deleted.


I test fitted the sparco brace and fit like a glove. Thank God the wheel wall is holding up well.




I start off with wiper reservoir removal.








Bye AC compressor, and hoses




I will be putting this in when I strip the differential down to rebuild. I have been doing a lot of research on differential rebuild so this should be interesting when the time comes.



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[mr.vang]

This week is 1/2 off day at the local yard so I went out and got some more parts for the manual swap. I paid $210 for everything.
I was planning on getting the flywheel as well but that sucker is a dual mass, so I passed on it. I plan on hitting more yards this weekend and hopefully I can find a single mass flywheel. What year did BMW starting putting in single mass flywheel in for their m20? I don't want to go through all the trouble removing the tranny and found out the hard way.





Finally got the sucker out




I race a nsx on the way home and got smoke, Lol. jk
nsx look so nice rolling.


I got everything home and will be transporting it to my brother's shop this coming up weekend.
Is it safe to pressure washer the tranny? I don't want any water getting inside and rusting things out. Should I do that after all the seals are replaced?




Also, came home to this. My ST xta coilovers for my m3 got delivered today. I wasn't expecting it since THmotorsport never send me a tracking number. I waited two weeks and no tracking was ever provided. I called them on Tuesday and they told me my money hasn't gone through yet, which was a lie. PayPal show they have receieved the money on Jan. 29th. I will never order anything through them again. Just something to rant about.



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[efficient]

The 2 sensors on the bellhousing will tell you if it has a dual mass turd.

[mr.vang]

The 2 sensors on the bellhousing will tell you if it has a dual mass turd.

Is it really? Are those sensors needed if I go single mass?

[efficient]

No just cut the wires off and leave the sensors in place just so garbage doesn't get in. That's the way I have my trans. I also have a larger throw out bearing to compensate for the longer belllhousing. Just throw in a single mass and get a 325i clutch kit

[mr.vang]

No just cut the wires off and leave the sensors in place just so garbage doesn't get in. That's the way I have my trans. I also have a larger throw out bearing to compensate for the longer belllhousing. Just throw in a single mass and get a 325i clutch kit

This is my first auto to manual swap so I could use all the help I can. Thanks for the info.

[efficient]

Your welcome. If you look in the transmission thread you can find the part number for the longer throw out bearing. Make sure to put sealant or kuril t on the outside edges/threads of the seals of the trans.

[mr.vang]

Your welcome. If you look in the transmission thread you can find the part number for the longer throw out bearing. Make sure to put sealant or kuril t on the outside edges/threads of the seals of the trans.

I'll look into it when the tranny is ready to mount.:up:

[rcsoundn1]

some people have used oven cleaner to get the "new" paint off down to the old. I have never done it. I would try in an inconspicous area

[mr.vang]

some people have used oven cleaner to get the "new" paint off down to the old. I have never done it. I would try in an inconspicous area

I have used it on oily car parts before but never on paint. I'll give a spot on the hood a try. I'll report back on the result.

[efficient]

Oven cleaner works good on oily car parts?

[mr.vang]

Oven cleaner works good on oily car parts?

Yes, it'll eat gunk for dinner.

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[mr.vang]

The plan today was to fix the hood latch cable and finish removing the AC. Well, I end up kicking the stuck sunroof out and remove the headliner. I want the sunroof out so I'm debating if I should leave the sunroof tray on and weld in some support brackets to hold the sunroof panel or take that 25 lbs tray out and weld in a panel. Creating a panel to weld on is the hard part. We'll see though.

On with the pictures for the day.


I hate sticker