frink's build thread - Page 3

frink84 · 12-31-2014, 09:07 PM

Took the ti on a ~200 mile drive in the mountains of socal, taking the following road, and visiting Palomar Mountain Observatory, Julian, and Santa Ysabel:

HWY 76
S6/Palomar Mountain South Grade
S7/Palomar Mountain East Grade
HWY 79
HWY 78

The car ran very well, no issues. New tires performed great in the rain/cold.

**30yrMbr** · 01-01-2015, 10:59 PM

Hi from a neighbor, I'm in Laguna Beach, have two Ti's, both 96's both slick tops and both Alaska Blue. My first one I purchased in 2004 with 71k miles. It has been my daily driver ever since, now at 173k miles. It has the original M44 engine and been well maintained over the years.

In May of 2013, I bought another Ti from a .org member in Virginia with a S52 swap, M3 trans and exhaust and medium case 3.73 LSD. I have added M3 front brakes and MZ3 trailing arms, axles and brakes. Definitely need more stopping power. It took 5 months to get the BAR sticker from the referee so it is Cali legal now.

Good luck on your build, we should get together to compare Ti's

Roger

frink84 · 01-02-2015, 05:58 PM

Quite a pair of ti's Roger! We definitely need to meet up. I'm almost certain I've seen your car(s) at Cars & Coffee and/or SoCal Vintage... My father-in-law is in Laguna Niguel as well and has a black 99 ti and a (mostly) henna red 95 ti.

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Originally Posted by 30yrMbr

Hi from a neighbor, I'm in Laguna Beach, have two Ti's, both 96's both slick tops and both Alaska Blue. My first one I purchased in 2004 with 71k miles. It has been my daily driver ever since, now at 173k miles. It has the original M44 engine and been well maintained over the years.

In May of 2013, I bought another Ti from a .org member in Virginia with a S52 swap, M3 trans and exhaust and medium case 3.73 LSD. I have added M3 front brakes and MZ3 trailing arms, axles and brakes. Definitely need more stopping power. It took 5 months to get the BAR sticker from the referee so it is Cali legal now.

Good luck on your build, we should get together to compare Ti's

Roger

roadrash · 01-06-2015, 11:28 PM

Just a thought... would you folks (especially frink, since it's his thread, LOL) like to have the meet-related posts moved to a separate thread?

frink84 · 01-07-2015, 02:01 AM

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Originally Posted by roadrash

Just a thought... would you folks (especially frink, since it's his thread, LOL) like to have the meet posts moved to a separate thread?

i dont mind, though its probably a good idea.

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Originally Posted by lazoh

I'm planning on being there Roger, might not bring the ti since I need some paint on the roof. but thinking on bringing the Baur.

BAUR!?!?!?! what color? might have to convince the wife to come, though she may try to buy it from you.

**30yrMbr** · 01-07-2015, 04:56 AM

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Originally Posted by roadrash

Just a thought... would you folks (especially frink, since it's his thread, LOL) like to have the meet posts moved to a separate thread?

Thanks roadrash, I shouldn't have hijacked his build thread. This should be in the SoCal meet thread.

roadrash · 01-07-2015, 06:00 PM

OK... I'll work on it this evening when I get home.

roadrash · 01-08-2015, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by roadrash

OK... I'll work on it this evening when I get home.

Aaaannnd... done!

Let me know if you want the title changed or info added to it.

**lazoh** · 01-08-2015, 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by roadrash

Aaaannnd... done!

Let me know if you want the title changed or info added to it.

Thanks roadrash!

frink84 · 01-08-2015, 05:31 PM

thanks!

frink84 · 01-26-2015, 07:47 PM

rebuilt the shifter this weekend. was going to swap to short shift, but the vibrational damper on the driveshaft refused to budge, and the selector rod hits it with the short shift, so i had to completely re-do my work and re-install the stock shifter. i did the shift socket, the bushes for the shift arm, the selector rod yellow dealies, and the "gearshift rod joint" on the back of the transmission.

feels much better, no slop!

im tired.

frink84 · 04-13-2015, 07:59 PM

At the end of February the car refused to start, when i checked the battery it was below 12v. set it on the charger overnight and got to 12.3v. No bueno. Replaced the battery with a fancy Bosch unit, car starts better than ever.

Also just did an oil change and fuel filter a few weekends ago.

In other news, I was getting tired of the lack of noise from the ti. So I got something louder.

So sadly to say, the ti will be going up for sale shortly. The M3 mirrors and glass headlights will come out as they were on loan from my father-in-law. He also wants the caster/camber plates but I am trying to talk him out of that, as I dont want to swap those and leave the coilovers on up front.

Earl · 04-13-2015, 08:19 PM

Well that's no good=/

handballallday · 04-13-2015, 09:00 PM

the spirit and love put into your TI will for sure be transferred into my silver TI. Awesome work. Such a simple yet so appealing build. Sad to see you let go of your TI.

DerekNH · 04-14-2015, 05:16 PM

Haven't I seen this on Instagram?

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