My E36...

[BenKoflach]

Like the subtile VDO gauges

Thanks! Just gotta get them working.

[Wout CSL]

Like the subtile VDO gauges

[BenKoflach]

Looking great, was thinking of fitting the VDO gauges to mine, I saw your car at bimmerflex (i think) last year, looked and sat great, keep up the good work,

Yeah, I've had the VDOs for ages now, they're from a UR Quattro I believe. Need to connect them up, though I'm tempted to swap them out and get an easier system that plugs into an oil filler cap.

The new addition is where the clock used to be

[beemer-e36]

Looking great, was thinking of fitting the VDO gauges to mine, I saw your car at bimmerflex (i think) last year, looked and sat great, keep up the good work,

[BenKoflach]

Ben, i do like what you doing with this car.

Thanks

Got quite a bit done this weekend - fitted Powerflex subframe bushes to my axle, serviced the missus' Pug, and this - spot the difference

[pecs]

Ben, i do like what you doing with this car.

[BenKoflach]

Also, this just turned up thanks to CA, so I should be able to have my induction kit ready to this weekend

[BenKoflach]

I made a start on my Evo axle this weekend! Everything was a bit crusted up but it seems to all be in good nick. The brakes don't look to old on it, though I might change them anyway for something a little prettier - the pads have the BMW badge stamped on the back, so I'm presuming they were done at a dealership with genuine parts. I think one of the wheel bearings may have been done recently too by the looks of things.



Plenty of penetrating fluid was called for! Everything so far has come apart pretty easily, the RTAB carriers were a bit of a pain but nothing a bit of swearing and shouting couldn't sort out.



So far I've basically removed the ARB (which was fun when a drop link sheared and stabbed my hand), fitted my UUC braided hoses, unbolted and removed a few random bits and also removed the subframe mounting bushes.







I had borrowed these to help remove the bushes, but I didn't really have the right size sockets, and also with the way most bits are positioned there wasn't anywhere to hook the arms on to.



So there was only one thing for it!



So that's where I'm at now, I've got Powerflex subframe bushes to go in tonight if I get the time, then I'll be getting the control arms off to replace the inner bushes with Superflex items. I've also got new Meyle balljoints to replace the outer control arm joints, though I haven't quite worked out how I'll get the old ones out yet - probably in a similar fashion to the way Sam did it recently.

The diff seems a bit leaky too so I wouldn't mind getting some new oil seals for that while I've got it on the ground.

[BenKoflach]

isn't the stance solution kit just an aired top mount?

Nope, sits below the topmount. The f*cked bearings in my current topmounts are stopping the SS cups turning properly, so they keep stretching the lines. So as soon as I have non-f*cked M3 topmounts in I can get the lines all re-installed and everything should be hunky-dory.

[NeilP]

I haven't picked them up yet Neil

isn't the stance solution kit just an aired top mount?

[BenKoflach]

looks good! how are you finding the new top mounts?

I haven't picked them up yet Neil

[NeilP]

looks good! how are you finding the new top mounts?

[BenKoflach]

How much was the clutch stop? I just used a bolt in my E46 with a plastic pad designed for the bottom of a chair leg on wooden floors, cost like 50p in total and worked as well.

Unfortunate about the drivetrain, but the upgrades sound good.

It's $20, I ordered one along with a few other bits I was getting from UUC. TBH I don't know about on an E46, but on an E36 the clutchstop mount bit doesn't sit directly behind the clutch pedal, so hitting it hard would break anything that wasn't very strong. Mind you, sounds like your solution was pretty clever! Lol

[Jorge]

How much was the clutch stop? I just used a bolt in my E46 with a plastic pad designed for the bottom of a chair leg on wooden floors, cost like 50p in total and worked as well.

Unfortunate about the drivetrain, but the upgrades sound good.

[BenKoflach]

My drivetrain has been gradually getting noisier over the last few months, and a quick diagnosis by Mr Morley yesterday lunchtime didn't result in good news.

He reckons that not only is my diff not sounding good, but my gearbox isn't either. Not good

However, I've bought a complete M3 Evo rear axle, which I'll be picking up from RAW Motorsport next week sometime - it's from a car being broken, so I've bought the front topmounts from it too.

I'm also hoping to buy Cozy's gearbox off him, and then I just need to get an M3 3-litre prop. I'll also be ordering a UUC stage 2 clutch/flywheel combo, new discs/pads/shoes if needed, fitting my UUC braided hoses, refreshing fluids, fitting new or poly bushes throughout and maybe painting it up, before fitting the lot.