What did you do to your car today? v.2015 - Page 16

**BlackBMWs** · 03-24-2016, 02:22 AM

If the Subframe is still out, isn't there a reinforcement for the control arm bushing mounts you can weld in while is out of the car?

I suspect it would have been good to mention about a week ago...

**BlackBMWs** · 03-24-2016, 02:50 AM

Ah, SMOGed Tiny today. All four TIs are back up and all running fine.

Bwwaaaa · 03-24-2016, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by BlackBMWs

If the Subframe is still out, isn't there a reinforcement for the control arm bushing mounts you can weld in while is out of the car?

I suspect it would have been good to mention about a week ago...

There is, but ultimately I want to put in a Garagistic rear subframe in this car. So I'll handle that later down the line. For now this will be fine with the M44 up front.

As for today, this picture probably could speak for itself. If not, I had to take a saw to the old engine mount arm to get it out of the car.

What a pain. I miss driving this car, but it seems like everything I go to do ends up being more difficult because of rust and frozen bolts. We tried to wiggle in the new engine mounts tonight before calling it quits, but it appears the Condor solid mounts are a good deal taller than stock. Need to call them and see what's going on there, it doesn't seem to fit.

zoner · 03-24-2016, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Bwwaaaa

We tried to wiggle in the new engine mounts tonight before calling it quits, but it appears the Condor solid mounts are a good deal taller than stock. Need to call them and see what's going on there, it doesn't seem to fit.

Keep in mind that stock mounts can compress substantially when worn out and the amount of compression can vary. IIRC, a new stock/factory mount is approximately 5.5" from stud tip to tip.

eurohb · 03-24-2016, 10:26 PM

well not "today" but sunday i swapped my sunroof assembly since the old one broke and wasn't closing.. big pain in the a$$. only problem I have is the shuttle cover doesn't close by itself now.. oh well.

**BlackBMWs** · 03-24-2016, 11:04 PM

Bryan, do you know why it isn't closing? Maybe I can help you troubleshoot it.

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Bwwaaaa · 03-25-2016, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by zoner

Keep in mind that stock mounts can compress substantially when worn out and the amount of compression can vary. IIRC, a new stock/factory mount is approximately 5.5" from stud tip to tip.

Thanks! Measured it and it was a good deal off. I contacted Condor and sent them pictures of the mount. Sure enough, I was sent a m50/s50 kit by mistake. They're overnighting me the new mounts, and hopefully I'll be able to get the car back on the ground by Monday. It's the last thing left to do.

zoner · 03-26-2016, 07:29 PM

Oil change!

Bwwaaaa · 04-03-2016, 08:22 PM

So the long and short of it, is the car is back on the ground in one piece. Drive a million times better than it did before I started all this work, but there are still some bugs to work out. I took the time to put my interior back in though.

Decided to put some sound deadening in the trunk to help cut out muffler noise. I put a Magnaflow 14235 based on the a thread I read here. It's not bad, but certainly a little louder than I was hoping for. Plus my solid mounts make the trunk rattle fairly aggressively, so this also helped.

I picked up some Euro tail lights locally. Threw those on, and they make a world of difference. I was originally on the fence about clear turn signals, but this looks awesome. Before and after in one shot here.

Really tough to tell in these photos, but here's a before and after on my new headlights. Picked up a set of DEPO glass headlights for $80.

I'll take better pictures later. Still trying to sort out a few bugs on the car, and desperately need an alignment.

I also bought another ti! Kind of... I picked up a shell with a full black interior to swap into this car. Can't pick it up for a couple of weeks, but I'll post photos when I do. Not sure what the fate of the shell will be, but it's nice enough to figure out how to get it on the road again someday.

**BlackBMWs** · 04-03-2016, 10:32 PM

Uh oh... Someone has a TI bug. Two, then three, then seven...

Gratz on getting it back on the road....

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erikerikerik · 04-03-2016, 10:33 PM

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Uh oh... Someone has a TI bug. Two, then three, then seven...

Gratz on getting it back on the road....

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Gaw, I have a hard enough time keeping just 1 up!

**wolferj-RIP** · 04-04-2016, 03:28 AM

Brought a S50 home for my third ti... Track Rat here we come!

**BlackBMWs** · 04-04-2016, 04:57 AM

Swapped out the cracked oil pan on my 97 Slicktop. N ow can get back to doing the fun stuff.

Found a set of 15" Style 46 Wheels for Auto-X days

Picked up a few odds and ends at the yards for renewal.

Bwwaaaa · 04-04-2016, 06:52 AM

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Originally Posted by BlackBMWs

Uh oh... Someone has a TI bug. Two, then three, then seven...

Gratz on getting it back on the road....

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Thanks! And it was only a matter of time really. The shell in question has a shaved bay and some other goodies that I can't transfer to my car, so I may plop in my M44 when I got to do the S52 swap on my car later this year. For now though, I really just want the interior out of it

Bwwaaaa · 04-08-2016, 06:48 PM

It rained last night, so I get to continue being lazy and not wash my car. Drove it to work today, really considering getting rid of the solid engine mounts with the m44. Too much vibration to really be enjoyable.

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