My Hoopte30 Project Attempt #6 - the painless way to earn cash back every day

[AWDBOB]

So countdown to "E30 Parts Collection" Auction on BaT?

Nothing changing on that side of things! I started organizing/moving into the Pole Barn in August and was able to get everything from the old spot into the new with room to grow despite losing 2k-ish+ sq ft.

Planning, organizing, more planning, more organizing.
I have been working at it for so long I had to step back the other day and remind myself of how much stuff I've processed

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I heard through the grapevine that the local guy who I give my shells to is starting a shop, so I gave him all of my leftover shelving for $100. Almost filled a 40' trailer! He took all of my extra seats I was going to toss- a shared benefit.

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Finally got my new lower box set up under the ole trusty Dayton I've had since 2012. Riiiiimz

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og hoopty is almost done at the fab shop, hopefully will have updates on that in the next few days. Added a cat, rerouted the exhaust into the exhaust tunnel, got a custom hitch made for my oneup bike rack, and got the cowl rust fixed. Super stoked to get it back

[2mAn]

So countdown to "E30 Parts Collection" Auction on BaT?

[AWDBOB]

this thread is the sole reason i continue to lurk on this site. glad you are out of there, brother... FREEDOM 35

Thanks dude, extremely grateful for the opportunity that was, equally glad its behind me.

Handed they keys back today, bought a new lower tool box for the new spot to celebrate.

freedom35 underway, life is good.

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[e30austin]

this thread is the sole reason i continue to lurk on this site. glad you are out of there, brother... FREEDOM 35

[AWDBOB]

End of an era. Don't worry, I hid roundels everywhere to leave my mark

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[AWDBOB]

looks great. i'd kill for the storage racks almost as much as the lift.

Thanks man- turns out shelving is pretty cheap if you find people who need it gone!

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Put hoopties new windshield in without a lock strip to drive to the fab shop. Did 3 steps of ceramic coat in hopes to seal in that new new freshness.

While I had all of my ceramic coating stuff out I polished/coated the daily headlights/fogs and installed some SilverStar Ultras in the headlights and fogs. Daily desperately needs front dampers and engine mounts, hopefully I'll be able to get to that soon so I can stop squeaking around town.

I noticed late Delphi HP10241 fuel pumps were only $111 on Amazon, so I bought one to replace hoopties super loud pump before I do header dyno stuff.

Got the mezz shelves all set up to my liking and am almost moving out of the other shop (finally)!

Small progress, but progress nonetheless.

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[82eye]

looks great. i'd kill for the storage racks almost as much as the lift.

[AWDBOB]

I seem to remember a garage discussion many a year ago along these lines...It's the natural progression...keep on keepin' on....one of these days you'll have another similar realization when you find yourself upgrading the suspension on your 5 series....

A natural progression indeed. I read through Linda's build thread the other day and never thought all of our garage convos would age as well as they have! Pretty wild to think about how long ago 2016 was......


No hoopty updates, but I got the lift in at the new shop. I completely overlooked bay door track height. I'll have to do a high bay track install eventually, but for now I'm just glad to have the lift here!

Paid for a 4" pour, concrete was almost 6" thick by the lift! Opposite of the deal most women get.

Dreaming of Linda lately..... the one that got away

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[mjweimer]

My goodness I'm old. Magnaflow 14815 was too loud, and already took it back once to add a Vibrant ultra quiet. Now I'm having it redone again to add a cat.

What is life. I just want to hear the tunes man.

I seem to remember a garage discussion many a year ago along these lines...It's the natural progression...keep on keepin' on....one of these days you'll have another similar realization when you find yourself upgrading the suspension on your 5 series....

[AWDBOB]

This is at least the 4th time I've pulled the dash on OG Hooptie. I've got the whole process down to sub 45mins now on a car I like including beer and entertainment breaks. I forgot the wiper motor had failed which I needed to replace. This realization gave me some extra zest when pulling the wiper linkage for the cowl repair prep.

I'm bringing the car to header guy this week who is going to do the cowl repair and redo the exhaust, adding a cat and placing both the cat and the muffler in the exhaust cavity so I can hopefully stop scraping the exhaust on everything.

My goodness I'm old. Magnaflow 14815 was too loud, and already took it back once to add a Vibrant ultra quiet. Now I'm having it redone again to add a cat.

What is life. I just want to hear the tunes man.

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[AWDBOB]

I appreciate the subaru fuckery. I had a 2012 Outback 3.6R, which was honestly a great car - the 3.6 flat 6 seems to be bulletproof and makes good power/torque, you miss out on those early year CVTs, which even though the 5EAT is a dog, it's still better.

However, once I replaced it with my XC90, it decided it didn't want to be alive anymore - it kept killing the battery, and then had a CEL for a CAN Communication issue, which like you said, prevents cruise control and some other stuff from working, but also stuck the trans in some sort of limp mode, so it would absolutely fucking kick on every shift when this code was on. Seemed to be some false code related to battery voltage from all I could find online. Left a sour taste in my mouth at the end of ownership.

They can be good DDs and honestly some of the older cars are pretty robust. It seems all Subarus reach a point eventually where they really let go. Once they head over that cliff it takes some serious energy to bring them back. Cue the 27 $1k Subarus on everyones local marketplace.

On the other hand, turbo Subarus are a nightmare. I DD'd a Forester XT for almost a decade and it was fine. But man oh man when it went it needed EVERYTHING despite constant upkeep/maintenance. The guy after me had a hell of a time with it too despite redoing everything before the sale.

I still mostly hate Subarus, but she loves her car and it keeps her from wanting something shiny/newer so I'm happy to oblige.

Also you caught me slippin' on my greater than less than lol

[Northern]

>1% will care about any of this, but I was excited enough to post it here.

I appreciate the subaru fuckery. I had a 2012 Outback 3.6R, which was honestly a great car - the 3.6 flat 6 seems to be bulletproof and makes good power/torque, you miss out on those early year CVTs, which even though the 5EAT is a dog, it's still better.

However, once I replaced it with my XC90, it decided it didn't want to be alive anymore - it kept killing the battery, and then had a CEL for a CAN Communication issue, which like you said, prevents cruise control and some other stuff from working, but also stuck the trans in some sort of limp mode, so it would absolutely fucking kick on every shift when this code was on. Seemed to be some false code related to battery voltage from all I could find online. Left a sour taste in my mouth at the end of ownership.

[AWDBOB]

To me, this sounds even less appetizing than an E39 blower motor… well done Bobert

I certainly don't envy your blower motor endeavors. Once I figured out the pin out differences it was actually kinda fun 😂

today i learned the difference between the Q25 and Z25 EJ25 heads, even after rebuilding dozens, if not hundreds. good to know. nice work!

I was so damn confused when I first put this motor together and held the dual port exhaust mani gaskets up to the single port downpipes 😂

Some old head Subaru guru was the one who shared the knowledge.

Dont buy a cali spec 05 Subaru, folks.

Rephrased for the majority:

Don’t buy a Subaru, folks.

[e30austin]

today i learned the difference between the Q25 and Z25 EJ25 heads, even after rebuilding dozens, if not hundreds. good to know. nice work!

[Matt@EDC]

Japanese wiring stuff…

To me, this sounds even less appetizing than an E39 blower motor… well done Bobert