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Member Profiles / swiss318is

« on: December 24, 2008, 11:48:15 AM »

Looks like you had yourself a grand o'l time!

Wish I could have gone to Montreal with you and back home hahah.
I'm tired of the States...they bore me.

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Member Profiles / SheldonJace

« on: November 23, 2008, 12:14:49 PM »

Okay so more parts just came in. I don't have pictures yet but I ordered all new bearings throughout the block and new piston rings.

Also my 19lb mustang injectors just got in as well. Whatever 4 I don't use I'll probably sell on here.

Pulling the current motor from the new E30 to clean the engine bay and get some parts off it that we need. Also pulling both 4.10lsd diffs from my cars and cleaning them up and painting them. One of those will go for sale on here as well later on.

I'll try and take more pictures today.

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Member Profiles / SheldonJace

« on: November 17, 2008, 12:14:01 AM »

Are you going to sell the iS lip? I may be interested.

Sure thing bud. I'll try to get pictures tomorrow and we'll talk some more

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Photoshop, Media, & Artwork / the ultimate driving machine

« on: November 12, 2008, 08:59:24 AM »

oh and i would need your mirrors and engine mounts too if you have them! thanks my friend

Okay so I don't need my other set of mirrors, I also don't need my other set of engine mounts once I pull the motor out of my Bimmer.

I bought poly urethane motor mounts. So I'll let you know on that.
I won't need the windshield wiper linkage, or the fan blower.

Keep 'em comin hah.

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Member Profiles / SheldonJace

« on: November 10, 2008, 10:51:58 AM »

Thanks Will. Its kind of overwhelming having ALL these parts that need installed as compared to installing parts as they come in.

Are your old rims for sale? Good luck on the build!

Possibly. I'm debating it at this point because they still have good tires on them all the way around that would be pretty nice in the winter because they are the Kumho Ecstas ASX or whatever their all seasons are.

I drove my car from one friends shop to the others last night and realized how much I do still like these wheels.

Let me sleep on it. I've been thinking about having them sand blasted and refinished just so they look brand new again so I can have one bad ass winter setup.

I wouldn't know what to ask as far as pricing though. I have NO idea what BBS RA's are worth.

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Member Profiles / SheldonJace

« on: November 09, 2008, 11:51:10 PM »

Swiss my wheels are staggered. 16x9 out rear, 16x7.5 in the front. I didn't feel like dealing with rubbing issues so I just went with the staggered set up for now.

Well I just ordered all new bearings throughout the block and piston rings.
Sending my pistons and rods off to Peerless on here (Robert) tomorrow to have them cleaned and then the rods shot peened and what not.

Gotta pick up a new starter and alternator from shitty Orielley's which sucks but is going to save me a LOT of money and there is a lifetime warranty on there starters Saving me over 300 bucks buying them locally rather then from BMA.

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Member Profiles / My new 318i

« on: November 05, 2008, 08:00:00 AM »

Wow at your interior! Looks brand new!!!

Car looks great though and is awesome starting point. I wish I didn't have to worry about my interior and engine bay!

Can't tell it has 260K+ miles at all.

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Member Profiles / SheldonJace

« on: November 03, 2008, 03:56:53 PM »

old cars engine bay with no engine:


first got the motor out


motor together


motor starting to come apart














We spilled a bunch of oil which sucked...so we made a quick run for cat litter




I have to get some more pictures but we now have the head pulled, everything off the block, and are about to pull the pistons and rods tonight.

I'll update as I clean up and paint parts and start assembling everything. Should come together rather quickly.

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Member Profiles / SheldonJace

« on: November 03, 2008, 03:51:13 PM »

Okay so I could just post up the parts that I've bought and ordered and am waiting on but I figure pictures will work hehe.

Heres the pile of parts I've recieved so far. I'm still waiting on taillights, All redline fluid throughout the car, and a few other things. My parts are filling up rooms at my friends house since I live in an apartment hah. Still haven't decided if I'm buying new pistons or not but assembly starts soon.

I have all 4 keskin kt1's but I only took pictures of one front (left) and one rear (right)

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Member Profiles / SheldonJace

« on: October 31, 2008, 06:53:10 PM »

Okay so we finally got around to pulling the motor out of my spare 318is.

Got it all apart in one night and found that the internals are in pretty good shape and relatively clean...Heres a pic.

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Photoshop, Media, & Artwork / the ultimate driving machine

« on: October 27, 2008, 01:31:43 PM »

Oh man. Where have I been?!?

hoevesruperd If you need any parts now would be the prime time to make a list. I'm one bolt away from pulling my old motor and trans out of my spare e30 and I'll be taking other parts off at this time as well.

Its getting pretty chilly down here in Missouri. Finally got myself a good local job at T-Mobile as a customer service rep so I'll be traveling no more! Now I get to work on my car! YIPEE!

Oh jeez do I have a lot of parts to install too...its kind of a headache hah. I feel overwhelmed when I look at the pile of boxes that just keep stacking up in the living room. My new tires for my Keskin Kt1's should be coming in from tirerack soon too. I just ordered some cheap sumitomo all seasons for now...I'll upgrade come summer.

Took my old front bumper and valence off the other day and almost all the screws were rusty as hell even though the car has very little :confused: so I'm gonna buy a bunch of new bolts and screws for my new front bumper and valence.

I'll go over to my friends house where my parts are now and lay everything out to take pictures and post up

Oh and hoeves you make me so jealous I don't have a brilliantrot!

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Member Profiles / Mattt (from Canada eh?)

« on: October 24, 2008, 09:28:55 AM »

Yea yea! Diamondschwarz metallic ftw! I think its ds m at least...I'm on my phone.

Looks good though! Great first car and starting point. The markD chip should also help smooth out that idle a bit too. It helped on my previous car a lot and when I removed it I really noticed how much it had been helping.

So buy yourself a markd chip sometime soon...you'll love it.

Oh and WELCOME!

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Interior / fabric spray paint... very nice

« on: October 23, 2008, 10:36:56 PM »

Hmm. Well thank you very much for the link. Probably going to pick up some and do this Sunday on my day off.

I have so many parts gathered up awaiting install that its honestly overwhelming!

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Interior / fabric spray paint... very nice

« on: October 13, 2008, 01:08:35 PM »

Looks really good man. Where did you buy that dye?
I may have to do the same thing to revamp the back shelf. Its
a little faded.

Do you plan on pulling the carpet out to try it any time soon?

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Electrical / Upgraded Battery Choices...

« on: October 12, 2008, 08:10:44 PM »

Yea ill definitely be buying an optima redtop. What size battery will fit? Meaning what's the largest that will fit in that trunk space.

Heyy I did some work up in fulton, month a little over a year ago. Your roads suck. Ever come to springfield?