cooljess' ClubSport thread

[roadrash]

Originally Posted by thesk8nmidget

all in favor for jesse to keep the club sport say i

Dude, that's a no-brainer. Jess has done so much work on the CS that he's been assimilated by it. The CS is sittin out there like "all your Jess are belong to me." That's the evil side of the Millpoint Red. LOL

[thesk8nmidget]

hahahaah once you go red millpoint you never go back!

[Borg561]

Originally Posted by cooljess76

I don't know about you, but I keep my insurance card in the my owner's manual right next to the registration. Believe me this isn't the first time I've broken the law and I'm not going out like that, lol.

I do the same. Just saying to make sure you've got the right insurance card handy so that the VIN's match up.

Originally Posted by thesk8nmidget

all in favor for jesse to keep the club sport say i

1. thesk8nmidget!
2. Borg561
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Justin

[cooljess76]

Here's an update guys, sorry still no pics.

I'm still playing the waiting game with DDM, but on another note my package arrived from PelicanParts yesterday. I ordered some hood cowl/windshield wiper motor covers, an intake boot and some door molding clips. The clips weren't in the package and customer service said they were on order and should arrive later in the week. This kinda sucks because I removed the moldings from both of my cars since the '97's clips were shot also. Half of them broke and I think I'm going to need some more. So neither car has moldings right now and they look horrible with holes along both sides.

Last night I swapped the hood from my '97 onto the CS since the CS's hood was oxidized and peeling. While I had the hood off of my '97, I installed the wiper motor covers. They look so much better and the old ones practically fell apart when I was removing them. Then I installed a carbon fiber hood courtesy of my good friend and fellow SoCal Ti member lazoh. The hood looks great on the '97. I had plans of painting it, but it goes well with the Schwarz II so I'm going to rock it for a while. Both foglights on the CS were cracked, so I stole the ones from my '97 and installed them.

One of the windshield washer nozzle clips on the CS broke, but the nozzle still fits snug, maybe I'll snatch one up at a junkyard or something. Upon installing the new intake boot on the CS, I noticed that the serpentine belt was misaligned on the lower pulley. Easy fix, ticking noise solved. Replaced the intake boot, no more duct tape. The previous owner had a home made CAI made out of a dryer duct. I ripped that out and reinstalled the stock snorkel that he kindly left in the cargo area.

I'm waiting for my Depos and fogs from DDM and a few molding clips from Pelican Parts. The old moldings actually broke on the backside where the clips attach in a few places. I'm just going to use JB Weld to permanently attach the clips to the moldings where needed and then snap them onto the car. I don't feel like buying new moldings and I don't want the next owner to find out that the moldings are stuck on the car because some idiot got crazy while sniffing glue. If I glue the clips to the moldings and then snap the moldings onto the car, he/she will still be able to remove them if needed.

I have an OEM lip courtesy of saintse36, but it's a little beat up. I'm thinking about sanding it down and putting it on the CS, but I might use it on the '97 if it comes out good. I have a set of M3 mirrors that need to be painted before installing them on the CS. I'm going to have them and the top portion of the rear bumper sprayed at the same time.

Tomorrow I'll buy new wiper blades for both cars, then I'm gonna try to figure out the exhaust rattle. It doesn't sound like a rattling cat, but more like a shroud touching something. It only does it at 2600 RPMs, but If I can't fix it I'll just steal the exhaust from my other car.

Well, that's about all for now guys, I swear pics will follow. I've put a lot of work into this thing and I just want her to look pretty before I show her off.

[roadrash]

Originally Posted by cooljess76

I have a set of M3 mirrors that need to be painted before installing them on the ClubSport.

I've seen mention of a really good, detailed write-up here on the site about how to install those. You can probably find it with a quick search.

[thesk8nmidget]

very nice jesse! im telling you after all this love you wont wanna get rid of her!

i know i couldnt!

and yeah
+1 on that mirror write up its good. hopefully you can find it and it wil help

[tiFreak]

Originally Posted by cooljess76

The previous owner had a home made CAI made out of a dryer duct.

hm... that's not a bad idea... although I think my mom might get pissed if I start taking the dryer apart

[cooljess76]

Originally Posted by roadrash

I've seen mention of a really good, detailed write-up here on the site about how to install those. You can probably find it with a quick search.

Lol, that reminds me, I need to add some pics to the window regulator DIY

Originally Posted by thesk8nmidget

very nice jesse! im telling you after all this love you wont wanna get rid of her!

I know man, believe me I'd love to keep her, but just think how far a thrifty fella like myself can stretch 5 grand into my '97.

Heck, with my '97 I've only actually spent a couple hundred bucks for all of the mods. Most of the mods were funded by trading and selling the original parts! My '97's M44 only has 41k miles on it which I have paperwork to confirm, I could probably get a 1k-1500 for the motor and tranny alone. I'm also going to need a 6cyl OBD2 cluster, so there's another 100-150 bucks that I could probably get for my blue LED modded cluster. I'll probably bake the OEM headlights and french the high beams with laminX once I get my depos, thats another 75-100 bucks on ebay.

I'm thinking that 5 grand will get me swapped, painted and tires with a little left over. Of course I'll be doing most of the work myself with exception of the actual painting. I will however do all of the prep and disassembly and the guys at the shop I used to work at will give me a killer deal on a complete respray

[30yrMbr]

Originally Posted by cooljess76

Pics are on the way guys. I washed and waxed it today for tomorrow's meet, but it still needs a clay bar and interior steam cleaning. The battery seems to have held the charge and is working properly now, so that's a bit of good news.

I'm going to use the driver's side molding off of my '97 for tomorrow's meet because the clips I ordered won't be here until Tuesday. I was hoping that my DDM package would have arrived today as I wanted to install the foglights since both of the original ones are cracked. Good thing I have another Ti because guess what, yep the foglights are getting swapped too. I need to install my fender liners/splash guards, but I might wait until I get home from the meet.

Tomorrow morning is going to be very busy if I want to make it to the meet by noon, but here's the best part, The ClubSport's registration expired back in October so guess what else will be getting swapped over Do you guys think the cops can tell the difference between a '97 and '95?

The VIN numbers will be diff, but that won't happen if you behave yourself.

[30yrMbr]

Originally Posted by cooljess76

Here's an update guys, sorry still no pics.

I'm still playing the waiting game with DDM, but on another note my package arrived from PelicanParts yesterday. I ordered some hood cowl/windshield wiper motor covers, an intake boot and some door molding clips. The clips weren't in the package and customer service said they were on order and should arrive later in the week. This kinda sucks because I removed the moldings from both of my cars since the '97's clips were shot also. Half of them broke and I think I'm going to need some more. So neither car has moldings right now and they look horrible with holes along both sides.

Last night I swapped the hood from my '97 onto the CS since the CS's hood was oxidized and peeling. While I had the hood off of my '97, I installed the wiper motor covers. They look so much better and the old ones practically fell apart when I was removing them. Then I installed a carbon fiber hood courtesy of my good friend and fellow SoCal Ti member lazoh. The hood looks great on the '97. I had plans of painting it, but it goes well with the Schwarz II so I'm going to rock it for a while. Both foglights on the CS were cracked, so I stole the ones from my '97 and installed them.

One of the windshield washer nozzle clips on the CS broke, but the nozzle still fits snug, maybe I'll snatch one up at a junkyard or something. Upon installing the new intake boot on the CS, I noticed that the serpentine belt was misaligned on the lower pulley. Easy fix, ticking noise solved. Replaced the intake boot, no more duct tape. The previous owner had a home made CAI made out of a dryer duct. I ripped that out and reinstalled the stock snorkel that he kindly left in the cargo area.

I'm waiting for my Depos and fogs from DDM and a few molding clips from Pelican Parts. The old moldings actually broke on the backside where the clips attach in a few places. I'm just going to use JB Weld to permanently attach the clips to the moldings where needed and then snap them onto the car. I don't feel like buying new moldings and I don't want the next owner to find out that the moldings are stuck on the car because some idiot got crazy while sniffing glue. If I glue the clips to the moldings and then snap the moldings onto the car, he/she will still be able to remove them if needed.

I have an OEM lip courtesy of saintse36, but it's a little beat up. I'm thinking about sanding it down and putting it on the CS, but I might use it on the '97 if it comes out good. I have a set of M3 mirrors that need to be painted before installing them on the CS. I'm going to have them and the top portion of the rear bumper sprayed at the same time.

Tomorrow I'll buy new wiper blades for both cars, then I'm gonna try to figure out the exhaust rattle. It doesn't sound like a rattling cat, but more like a shroud touching something. It only does it at 2600 RPMs, but If I can't fix it I'll just steal the exhaust from my other car.

Well, that's about all for now guys, I swear pics will follow. I've put a lot of work into this thing and I just want her to look pretty before I show her off.

I've got the same rattle / Buzz at 2600 - 2800 RPM too. Very annoying, might be the muffler bracket hitting something. Let me know if you find the spot and the fix. Thanks.

[cooljess76]

I'll let you know what I find Roger. Two more weeks until BimmerFest!

[mischief]

2 weeks ago i got my clubsport runing after over year siting in the back yard hearing the car start made me so happy i did a lil dance and called all my friends .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f34NS2LRlnc

transmission was bad and starter was bad engine mounts bad many many many stuff wrong with the but slowly im fixing it

[cooljess76]

Originally Posted by mischief

2 weeks ago i got my clubsport runing after over year siting in the back yard hearing the car start made me so happy i did a lil dance and called all my friends .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f34NS2LRlnc

transmission was bad and starter was bad engine mounts bad many many many stuff wrong with the but slowly im fixing it

Congrats on getting her running again! Mine sat for about 6 months and I've pretty much had the same story. Man it felt so good to drive off on it's own power! Keep it up man, she'll be on the road in no time!

[cooljess76]

Originally Posted by 30yrMbr

I've got the same rattle / Buzz at 2600 - 2800 RPM too. Very annoying, might be the muffler bracket hitting something. Let me know if you find the spot and the fix. Thanks.

Hey Roger, I found the rattle today and fixed it. It was the heat shield directly above the aft portion of the catalytic converter. Pretty easy fix, just bent it upward and away from the cat by hand. No more rattle, the car runs quiet as a mouse

[ChItalian1027]

hey jess r u sellin the 97 or 95??

josh put me down for him keepin the CS!!