Procrastination...

[Mtriple]

Well GC surprised me and provided exceptional customer service! They ended up selling me a new set of rears which wont be in stock for another 2 to 3 weeks. I will send them my bad shocks and they will push them through for warranty at Koni. Once they recieve them back, they will issue me a full refund.

If I had gone through Koni, it was $110 per shock + parts and only a 6 month warranty.

[Mike B.]

Myinfernalbmw, if you need E30M3 front calipers/pads and rotors please PM me. I've upgraded to a Massive BBK and I can make you a good deal.

[Mtriple]

Hey Bob, just wondering if you remember what you paid for the 5 lug conversion. I might talk to blunt about it, but i still know a few people at sears that owe me favors so i can get parts there too. I love the cars you build and can't wait to see this one finished. Keep up the good work.

I want to say it was just shy of 2k-ish minus the brakes which I found over on S14. You can figure another 200 to 300 for used calipers and then you will need rotors and pads, another $300-ish. I made up a little ground by selling the brand new front strut tubes to a member here who really needed them to make it to Bimmerfest last year. About a week later I stumbled on a set of used front strut tubes on S14 that were already shortened and reinforced for GC's. I got them for half of what I paid for the new ones.

Thanks for the comments, you have Sean's old car right?

[myinfernalbmw]

Hey Bob, just wondering if you remember what you paid for the 5 lug conversion. I might talk to blunt about it, but i still know a few people at sears that owe me favors so i can get parts there too. I love the cars you build and can't wait to see this one finished. Keep up the good work.

[Mtriple]

Not trying to sound stupid but... Koni's barely stay up by themselves, Once you push them in place they sit there.. The real test is to pull them apart (the rebound) which is what should be hard.

my dos cents

Ju, you should have seen how much oil and grime was on the shock body when I pulled them out. You can actually see in the pics how oil stained the bump stop is on the bad shock. They are definitely blown, it doesnt take any effort to compress the shock...

[Julien]

Not trying to sound stupid but... Koni's barely stay up by themselves, Once you push them in place they sit there.. The real test is to pull them apart (the rebound) which is what should be hard.

my dos cents

[JoeyJoeJ0]

i remember asking you when you wanted to sell that exhaust a few months back... wanna PM me with details/price?

[So Live]

Right on. I was thinking the holes looked abnormally large haha.

[Mtriple]

Right on man...

What cabs are those? Why do the holes look so huge?

Good luck with the shocks!

Powerflex 2 piece LCAB's. This picture gives you a better idea of the 2 piece LCAB on the left without lollipop...

[bo0stedc2]

What kind of exhaust is that? How much you willing to let it go for? I am pretty interested> LMK. thanks

[So Live]

Right on man...

What cabs are those? Why do the holes look so huge?

Good luck with the shocks!

[Mtriple]

not moving back to c-bus?

Not anytime soon...

Well this weekend was filled with all sorts of fail. I started by putting the front suspension back together and realized that I failed to order replacement hardware such as caliper bolts, lollipop bolts, tie rod nuts, control arm nuts etc...

I managed to get the new bushings pressed for the control arms and got the swaybar ready for install. This is where I realized I was missing hardware.





And here is a shot of the new ST front sway bushings compared to stock. Quite a difference.




So feeling dejected with the front, I moved to the rear of the car.

Pulled the exhaust(soon to be for sale!):


And then pulled the rear shocks only to discover a little problem...


That pretty much ended the weekend motivation for me. The thing that sucks is that the rear struts are a special valving for Ground Control and have their own part number. Ground Control is the WORST company ever to deal with so I'm trying to find out if I can go through someone else. I talked with Performance Shock Inc. this afternoon and they're going to speak with Koni. Hopefully I can order a set through PSI and have them by the weekend. Otherwise, it could be a couple of weeks if I have to deal with GC, their service is that bad.

I was really hoping to have the car on the ground this weekend and able to drive. I have another mini project with my DD that i was hoping to start. Oh well...

[Scott///M]

Looking good.

[Hick]

not moving back to c-bus?

[FredK]

he only does it because he didn't peep Super Duper Bobby Cooper's pic in the post a pic of yourself thread. The dude has a size 18 neck and probably could take a crank bolt off with a 1/4 stubby ratchet.