Wisco Touring International

[Earl]

I've done a little bit here and there. I should be back in full swing chopping away at getting this back together shortly. I will get a little update with the latest things written up in the mean time

[anassa]

Originally Posted by Earl

I've done a little bit here and there. I should be back in full swing chopping away at getting this back together shortly. I will get a little update with the latest things written up in the mean time

Yay!! good to hear.

[Earl]

I never posted these pictures from around early August because I had planned to start working on the car on a regular basis again. Obviously that didn't happen haha

Replaced the crusty nuts for the front of my rear subframe. I'm not sure why I didn't order these and replace them the first time I redid the rear subframe.



I had noticed that the stainless hardware on my diff had corroded when I used the KBS Rust Seal chemicals to prep the diff to be sealed. Instead of polishing them and leaving the wave washers I had initially used, I thought it would look a little nicer with some beauty washers. I bought new bolts again and ordered more washers from Downstar.



Before


After



I figured it only made sense to mount the brake master with some as well.



The most recent work I did was cleaning up the fuel tank access areas under the rear seat. There was light rust around the openings and plastic captive nuts so I wired them down to bare metal and primed them for now.


Once I clean up the underside and redo the undercoat there, I will spray down the semi-gloss.

I'm hoping to start putzing again on it soon so that I can get an idea on when I want to actually get it all together and maybe to a somewhat "done" stage

[anassa]

Soooooo sooo clean.

[Earl]

Well a deadline has been set. I am aiming to have the car ready for Euro District in Clarksville, Indiana on April 15th. It isn't an impossible goal to reach but it doesn't leave a ton of room for slacking either.

Time to wipe a little dust off...



I pulled the front subframe to get powdercoated since it got pretty messed up at the body shop from the bay work and being jacked up without any padding.



Tonight I will put the rear up on stands as well so I can remove the undercoat and any surface rust from the rear subframe forward. I am still trying to think of a clever way to heat under the car so that I can recoat within a few days and have it actually dry (since it can't dry in 30-40 degree weather)

[Earl]

Still chugging along slowly but surely.

This afternoon I will be dropping my brake line fittings off for plating so I should be able to get the front brake setup all done shortly after I get them back.

In other news I picked up a part I have been wanting for quite some time.




I apologize for the potato quality lighting (and for not replacing my damaged HVAC panel before showing this haha)

In an effort to make things as simple and clean as possible (most aesthetically) I removed the head unit in favor of controlling the speaker system in a different way. More on that once I actually start the wiring.

Speaking of wiring, can someone help me find the amp wiring diagram for a premium sound compact? It looks like all other e36's use a similar but slightly different amp.

[Earl]

Fiddled with a few things on Saturday. Not much to post pictures of as I was mocking up my actuator for my push button hatch release system and some other small things.

Some comparisons between old and new

[Earl]

Anyone have a pane of passenger door glass, a pair of rust free rear bumper shocks, or a blemish free coolant connector grommet (by the blower motor) that they would like to sell me? I haven't had any luck with my WTB add on here and haven't been getting much of a response from the part put threads.

[Earl]

Picked up more parts from the dealer on Friday. Was pretty impressed with the unboxing experience for the HVAC panel





New versus old

[Earl]

I installed my new license plate mounting plugs, screws, and washers yesterday. The old ones were left in when the trunk was resprayed. I have a feeling the whole hatch will be resprayed when the car goes back to paint so I will make sure to remove all of the trunk handle inserts and the license plate mounting plugs so they don't just spray over them again. I do need to figure out the correct part number for the license plate screw plastic caps. They're a bit bigger than the interior screw caps.*

I also finally finished a project that I have been working on for 2 years off and on. I*set it aside and forgot about it countless times when it made me angry and wasn't turning out great.*



I can post in process pictures that I took along the way if anyone is interested in what I all did.

[Cambio_sistema]

I have been following this thread since day 1, I'm learning a lot itz scary merry Xmas keep it up man

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[Earl]

Thank you=) Glad there are some useful things you can find within this OCD filled diary haha

Definitely love how this came out after installing it today

[Cambio_sistema]

Yea me 2...can't wait 2 finally start on my ti

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[anassa]

Love it! I wanna see it completed finally!

[Earl]

Progress over this past week has mostly been chipping away at undercoating removal by hand. I have the center portion stripped all the way to the gas tank area and half of a floorboard/rocker completed.

I did get some time to remove the fabric covered sunroof shuttle so that I can take the headliner, A pillars, shuttle, and drivers seat to the upholsterer.


I also got my front subframe, crossbar, fuel line cover and window tracks back from powdercoat


Lastly, a friend of mine made me a render of what my car will look like once I finally finish it. Enjoy=)