Today on my Bimmer I...

NO ONE need that much amplification. Just sayin.

It's not that big an amp. This has not been an isue with any of the previous four vehicles it has been in.

or get a capacitor

Originally Posted by Kdoherty

i already bought powerflex rtabs... i meant for the removal of the old ones... i dont feel like laboring away with a sawzall and hammer. im persistent but i also believe in "work smarter, not harder"

I just used a dremel to get my old RTAB's out, then a cold chisel to crush the aluminum ring, then I jerry rigged this:


to get the new ones in.

Originally Posted by Kdoherty

i already bought powerflex rtabs... i meant for the removal of the old ones... i dont feel like laboring away with a sawzall and hammer. im persistent but i also believe in "work smarter, not harder"

You'll have those suckers out of there in a jiffy using a sawzall. I used a hacksaw by hand, but a sawzall would blast right through that job.

Originally Posted by jonesin

I just used a dremel to get my old RTAB's out, then a cold chisel to crush the aluminum ring, then I jerry rigged this: to get the new ones in.

He won't need that since he's installing poly RTABs.

Originally Posted by J. Koopman

Today I discovered that after installing my amp, I'm probably going to need a bigger alternator to keep the headlights from keeping time with the music.

What you need is a capacitor, not a bigger alternator.

Karls right.

Capacitor.

And dont turn on your system full blast RIGHT after you start your car.

At that point the alternators on 100% to recharge the battery from start... give it a second or two then go all out.

I was running 2400 watts and i didnt need a capacitor or anything.

Spark plugs and injector cleaner.... smog check time

installed new vaccum hose

cleaned icv

drove

Cleared CEL

Drove to next town

CEL stayed off

Happy

Originally Posted by crisscross

Spark plugs and injector cleaner.... smog check time

Expecting any surprises? Should go fine, right?

Originally Posted by Dino1394

installed new vaccum hose

cleaned icv

drove

Cleared CEL

Drove to next town

CEL stayed off

Happy

Originally Posted by ZeGerman

Expecting any surprises? Should go fine, right?

Well, last year I failed the first time.... it was the intake air temp sensor. The second time I passed, but it was pretty close. Plus 15k miles on the sparkies = time for new ones

Nice Dino! Glad you figured it out

swapped out my slave cylinder and car was having a terrible misfire..

when I first drive the car its bad, sputters bad and then after a while or hanging gear it doesnt seem to sputter...

maybe I pumped some sh1tty gas?

Everyone who has the lightweight flywheel needs to go with the 325i slave cyl, i had the m3 slave on my zf and the return time was close to twice as long as with the 325 slave.


After the misfire went away I did a few pulls in mexico and the revs climb fast after shifts (unlike before) Now I just need the short shifter to get here and then a few more things

Ill post a video soon

also I didnt get to do my tie rods or rtabs today


but my friend is a bmw tech and has all the tools I need so Its just a matter of time till I do them.

Yup Frank, the 325 slave is the best one.

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Installed an Oem pass corner light. Feels good to get rid of that gay ass ms2 aftermarket corner light from previous owner...

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Time to get that hood aligned.

Originally Posted by Slo2g

Installed an Oem pass corner light. Feels good to get rid of that gay ass ms2 aftermarket corner light from previous owner...

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I would spend a couple hours and rattle-can the front half of your car if you don't plan on painting it properly any time soon. It won't look good, but at least it'll look better than it is now.

Originally Posted by ZeGerman

Time to get that hood and fender painted.

Fixed that for you.

Im still deciding on black or repainting the car hellrot. Yes the car still needs a good bit of work. Its come from this so far...

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Damn. Are you sure the frame is straight? That looks like a pretty bad hit.

Conveniently since it's a vert you could just find hellrot doors and boot lid and only have to paint a quarter of the car.

Yeah would be nice but I had a hard time finding a front bumper here and online much less a hellrot one. And for some reason people don't want to deal with shipping big items. I would love to go red but at this point im Prolly going to go black and use the extra cash for a new top and suspension, then doing bushings, then I can start to play.......(CCW LM5'S) hopefully.

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Yeah its straight. Didn't even get touched. Looks like someone that had it went under a truck ir something. There is a little bit of metal missing (behind light) but that's about it.

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Well, either way you're doing good work, keep it up.

Thanks, still have a way to go. Would LOVE to get a hard top but each one fell through this past couple months.

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I want a slammed vert TBH