my Ti binge

[Pinion]

so what started out as raising my car back up, has turned into quite a binge.
So here is a thread on what has been done to the car at this point and what is in process.

The day I brought it home,
8/12/2013, 92k on the clock, 1 owner car, well kept, but never taken care of. suspension shot, dried out gaskets here and there, and red( not my favorite color by far)

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2nd coming of the car, 1st suspension go through, H&R race springs, Bilstiens, and cleaned up a bit

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At this point, car was getting some attention, was thinking of selling it. Who wants "another" hard to find parts for it car.
Took it for a joy ride from Sag Harbor NY, to Portland ME. Sealed the deal, this thing is a pip. Too low. So was thinking I would just take out the H&R race springs I just put in, and put in the sport, raise it up a bit.
Yeah, right. Gutted the suspension like a stuffed pig

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got some goodies from H&R, as well as AKG, Meyel, ect.
New bearings and races and hubs and SS brake lines, and seals, and so on and so forth

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Since I went with a bigger rear sway bar, welded in re enforcements on the chasis and control arms, and sprayed them with undercoat

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The car sat for awhile like this

so I got bored and tweeked a few other things, MTech nose and mirrors, new headlights, Midnight Tunning Chip, Mason engineering Strut Brace, And played with the interior a little too.

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And then there was the Brakes of course, slotted front and rear, 325i front rotors and calipers.

[DaRvDrUmS]

Thumbs up!

[Pinion]

started assembling the rear today, yay


before pic

[Nate30]

This really inspires me to do my suspension. Good work man

[whitecord]

My car is in need of this.

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Hopefully this week it will be done

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So today finaly got my lsd back from getting the bearings pulled, tore it down and cleaned it, I recommend this if you haven't ever done so. It was littered with gritty shavings and what not. all plates were good, so re assembled and assembled rear, yat




Rear is finaly in today, again.... yay


And for what I was told by Stromung, is the last US exhaust for the TI
yes, I wet myself too when I first saw it.


Brake lines, Brakes, exhaust, all connections, driveshaft, heat shields, ect. will bleed brakes tomorrow, install door panels, drop her, and shake down.

[b0m]

Everything's so shiny!

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Note yolks, pelican has the wrong seals for the drive seals. Mine leaked right after the first run. They are not the right opening diameter and do not seal