Author Topic: tjts1 (Read 49988 times)

gearheadE30 · « **Reply #75 on:** May 31, 2007, 04:18:01 PM »

Well, I just picked up a new poly diff bushing,hopefully my thunking will go away, too. I'll be amazed if it does little, because the original bushing is more or less eroded into nothing...

tjts1 · « **Reply #76 on:** June 03, 2007, 08:57:15 PM »

Finally all 4 headlights are in and working. The H4/H1 combo is a set of Indian made Autopal. The outer lights use 80/100W low/high H4 combo bulbs while the inner lights have 100W H1 high beams. The only reason I didn't go for a nice set of smilies is because I'm greedy and I want 400W of high beam. I decided against building a whole new wiring harness with relays and thick wires like I did on my other cars because the existing wiring is adequate. The whole setup cost $80 shipped including bulbs from Ebay.

The low quality Indian lens looks pitted but its in fact air bubbles in the glass. What do you expact for 1/3 the cost of Cibies.

The beam pattern on the other hand is excellent. I still have to take some descent night pics once I get them aimed.

Side by side with the my old Neon which has 5.75" Hella reflectors with 80/100 H4. The autopal beam pattern is actually wider and more evenly distributed than the hella.

tjts1 · « **Reply #77 on:** June 06, 2007, 08:19:08 PM »

Its a amazing what you can do with a rattle can.
Before

After

ducatipaso · « **Reply #78 on:** June 06, 2007, 09:28:22 PM »

that looks nice i gotta do that to my engine too. i think im gonna use wrinkle finish.

gearheadE30 · « **Reply #79 on:** June 07, 2007, 08:46:37 AM »

I see a new project looming in the future

Did you just sand it, degrease it, and paint it? It looks amazing, whatever you did

ecpreston · « **Reply #80 on:** June 07, 2007, 09:11:33 AM »

agreed! :cool:

tjts1 · « **Reply #81 on:** June 07, 2007, 10:36:00 AM »

First I masked off the bottom side of the cam cover so I don't get any aluminum particles into the engine. Then sanded down the whole thing, clean and degrease, clean off excess dust with a paper towel and alcohol then paint 2 coats, then use a sanding block on the raised areas, mask off the raised areas and spray again to get any scratches that were left after sanding block. Let it bake out in the sun for about a day and ur done. I used Rustoliun high temp BBQ paint in a rattle can. It sounds like a lot of work but I had the car parked for a few days this week so it wasn't a big deal. Total actual work time invested is about 1 hour spread out over 3 days. I didn't spend a lot of time cleaning and painting the sides of the valve cover. It would take a hell of a lot of time to clean behind every bolt. You can't see the sides anyway when its installed. Just focused on the top.

Alpine003 · « **Reply #82 on:** June 07, 2007, 11:00:57 AM »

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It would take a hell of a lot of time to clean behind every bolt.

You know you could've just taken off the bolts/grommets.

But good job, man you work fast and I think you have done the most amount of work vs. time than most on here. Congrats and keep going.

I lost my steam after modding my 5th car quite some time ago. :rolleyes: Now, I'm just a lazy old bastard.

tjts1 · « **Reply #83 on:** June 09, 2007, 04:20:28 PM »

Today I installed an electric puller fan from a volvo to replace both the clutch fan and the aux fan. The aux fan in front of the radiator weighs 10# because its made out of cast iron. The clutch fan is 3#. new electric fan weighs 5#. I had to cut off part of the shroud to make it fit on the smaller bmw radiator.

Its so pro style... except for the giant gap on the driver's side that I need to fill in.

Plenty of room to spare. Just have to route and splice some wires. The fan runs directly off the AUX fan circuit. I had to replace the low speed 15a fuse with a 20a fuse because the volvo fan draws more power. The high speed 30a fuse was fine.

I was going to replace all the belts anyway so before putting the car up on jack stands, I cut the PS belt and took it for a spin. Loved it! PS is history.

Alpine003 · « **Reply #84 on:** June 10, 2007, 12:25:40 AM »

Since you've eliminated the PS, why not go all out and relocate the alternator to the trunk to work with the rear diff ala Touring DTM style?

tjts1 · « **Reply #85 on:** June 23, 2007, 03:44:52 PM »

Now I have 4 different types of fabric in my interior. Its a true beater.

tjts1 · « **Reply #86 on:** July 11, 2007, 12:23:14 AM »

The car completed its first real test. A 1200 mile road trip to southern California. I was afraid the sport seats would turn into a real back ache but they are actually quite comfortable for a long stint. With 3.64 diff it returned 32mpg with 3 people on board and the AC on most of the time. Now I feel more comfortable knowing the car can go the distance.

The route.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=San+Rafael,+CA&daddr=lax+to:Thousand+Oaks,+CA+to:S+Kanan+Dume+Rd+%4034.090000,+-118.815520+to:Kanan+Dume+Rd+%4034.023760,+-118.801870+to:Oxnard,+CA+to:Thousand+Oaks,+CA+to:I-210+E+%4034.276080,+-118.385580+to:Pasadena,+CA+to:I-210+W+%4034.271800,+-118.348990+to:Santa+Maria,+CA+to:Unknown+road+%4034.965530,+-120.650190+to:Oceano,+CA+to:Pismo+Beach,+CA+to:port+san+luis,+ca+to:US-101+N+%4035.225360,+-120.691280+to:Madonna+Rd+%4035.263790,+-120.676740+to:Unknown+road+%4035.300450,+-120.872340+to:S+Bay+Blvd+%4035.363900,+-120.823430+to:37.333041,-122.019653+to:San+Rafael,+CA&mrcr=18,19&mrsp=19&sz=10&mra=dpe&sll=37.370157,-121.81366&sspn=0.519504,0.933838&ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=36.102376,-119.597168&spn=8.446903,14.941406&z=6

dude8383 · « **Reply #87 on:** July 11, 2007, 01:03:04 AM »

Hey, how did you hook up the fan to work on the AUX fan circuit?

I'm assuming it turns on whenever the car needs it right?

Man you're quick!

ose30 · « **Reply #88 on:** July 11, 2007, 01:55:01 AM »

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$3 leather shift knob. It has wires sticking out the bottom. Don't know why but it came out of a 325e

perhaps you have a illuminated version ?

tjts1 · « **Reply #89 on:** July 11, 2007, 02:02:25 AM »

Quote from: dude8383;29410

Hey, how did you hook up the fan to work on the AUX fan circuit?

I'm assuming it turns on whenever the car needs it right?

Man you're quick!

The volvo fan had the exact same wires as the aux fan. Low speed, high speed, and ground. I simply pulled the 3 wires going to the aux fan and connected them to the volvo fan. It was a piece of cake. The volvo fan doesn't use an inline resistor to create low speed. Its all built into the motor. It turns on with the AC and whenever the temp switch in the radiator triggers it just like the AUX fan. I replaced the radiator temp switch with a colder 80/88C switch from E36. Low speed comes on exactly at half way on the temp gauge, high speed is a little after that. The volvo fan blew the 15a fuse for low speed so I replaced it with a 25a fuse. Works great thus far but other members have expressed concern about melting the wiring going to the fan relays. I'll keep an eye on it.