Already got some oil for it from Bmw Sides that new diff seals have arrived but the polybush hasn't made it though yet (Powerflex are flat out and can't keep up with demand ) So no go for diff install today Getting the second set of wheels tomorrow though
£20 later and i've got a set of 5 bottletop alloys with all good tyres, well 4... 1 has a nail in it Shouldn't be too hard to fix though
Bloody heck.. 2 damned days of faffing about trying to get the sodding thing in...... {} And yes it does work very well , roll on November and hopefully providing i've got the money still..... first practise day
looking good mate, im gonna sort myself out a little project thread like yours on my e30. might see you at a couple of practise days, once ive got my car sorted.
Just a small update, had to refit the diff since one bolt had refused to go on , turns out the hole had gotten cross threaded, Now all sorted and solid Providing i've got money..... hopefully sometime in January I'll make a practise
Two months to get a single bolt in is an epic fail by anyone's standards, but let's just be thankful that it's in now and we can put the whole sorry episode behind us
I know But when you're almost broke and got project work to hand in, cars have to take a back seat Sides you said it yourself, it was far easier when we had the right tools (Aka 2 poster lift with a transmission cradle) for a few hours does it make it all so much easier
Im 2/3 way changing mine. Doing it on your own, on the drive when its raining sucks. Hardest bit is lining the holes up which you cant see.
Lining up the holes can be a pita when on a ramp with a transmission jack so I can understand how hard they can be on the floor.
Doing it on your back, in freezing rain, with the diff not angled right is a complete PITA so doing it on a 2 poster and tranny jack is a hell of a lot easier! Still a few things to sort, rear top mounts are finished as are the rear trailing arm bushes, change the diff oil... still! That said, it's already bloody good as is Ahem... all on private roads of course
UPDATE! Been a few months since installing the LSD, having changed the oil, found there was still clunking at the back end.. being the rear top mounts being absolutely ficked! Changed them out for E46 top mounts, no more clunking Also seems I've lost a race prep job i'd been doing at the weekends, Oh well... leaves more money for going to a drift day (FINALLY!) Hoping to be up in May providing it doesn't clash with my exams with Mazdachris.
Update.. Minor things done before Wednesday's first outing.. {} {} Fingers crossed i won't break it..
{} {} {} {} Unfortunetly the TPS sensor's dead, £50 plus VAT to get another and i gotta get it sorted out by tomorrow so i can get back to university!
nice thread when mines something like it, we have to meet up for some driiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiftin lol will
Lol When i can afford it, I'm virtually broke at the moment cause it's the end of the year at university Probably won't be going drifting again untill late august at the earliest
Boll**ks... rust has struck and looks like i'll be down my friends workshop to sort this out.. till then it's covered in ductape! {} Been touching up a few spots but since i don't have any money for matched paint, i've had to go getto style with Hammerite smooth mostly under bonnet stuff but one spot on the back quarter was in dire need of sorting. I know full well this car is NOT MINT! and when i get around to selling it it'll be priced to suit.
After hacking out the rust, and a few cardboard templates... we cut some sheet steel to shape, a bit of welding.. a bit of grinding down with a flap sander, a light skin fill... more sanding, priming, sanding again.. and finally some paint! ... {} {} We have this.. I KNOW it's NOT PERFECT! but it IS ALL STEEL and will stand the MOT, after i get some waxoyl on the inner lip and on the other side to seal it in. EDIT: Also planning to get it though the MOT, whic involves fixing the blowing exhaust again, and swapping the steering rack out for an E36 item
More bits coming, got the studs though a BMW Stealers, but not bad considering it was only about £5 for the lot The bearings.. curtiousy of SKF, since i'm there on a year's placement i asked about maybe buying new wheel bearings from them, instead i get them free of charge! {} Still gotta go to Daventry and pull an E36 rack and coloum for a conversion, fresh crush washers for the hoses, new power steering fluid. {} Also getting new RTA bushes (BMW originals for £12 a side) Braided brake hoses {} and Castrol SRF brake fluid And all this before the MOT's due in August
