My E36...

[Fantoma]

Thank you! It's just from eBay, I then had it machined to make it shorter so that it sits closer to the bumper. Hope that helps.

oo perfectly bro can you tell me how to writte on ebay to find that think i dont know the name ) for it tnx angain man.

[BenKoflach]

First off all i want to say hy BenKoflach , i like your e36 very very much i can say at this moment your car it's my favorite , i like very much your thread , ps:sry for my bad english i am from romania , i wanted to ask if you want to tell me where you have buyed this

Thank you! It's just from eBay, I then had it machined to make it shorter so that it sits closer to the bumper. Hope that helps.

[Fantoma]

First off all i want to say hy BenKoflach , i like your e36 very very much i can say at this moment your car it's my favorite , i like very much your thread , ps:sry for my bad english i am from romania , i wanted to ask if you want to tell me where you have buyed this

[SanderZ]

Nice updates Ben!

[BenKoflach]

Just ordered this



and this



Being a Touring the one thing that lets it down is a bit of sloppiness. A cage for the rear end is the plan but in the meantime these parts should tighten up the front nicely. The strut brace is a 318iS one so that it hopefully clears the S54's raised bits (a 6-pot E36 one didn't) and the under brace does the same function as an OE X-brace but without sacrificing ground clearance. Can't wait to get the parts fitted, providing they both fit around the S54.

They were ordered from http://www.theperformance.co, Lee there was really helpful.

[BenKoflach]

S54 KICKED IN, YO!

Thank god you managed to save the Touring. What a beauty

Your girl didn't panic? 1/1000000

Haha, thanks! And nope she didn't panic at all. Was annoyed that she had to get out and got her shoes muddy though

Is that your stock steering shaft?

Mine looks like this goofy guy


I wonder if it is a US vs Europe thing to deal with safety laws.

Anyways, are you going to be selling the kit once you make one? I may be interested if so=)

Wow, quite possibly, I've never seen one like that. This steering shaft is a spare I bought but it's the same as my current one.

I'll be selling them yeah, though as I'm in the UK it might be cheaper to get the one that AKG already make? Not sure how I'll compare on price yet but I could also sort out a deal with a second hand steering shaft and the part already installed once I've had them made

[Earl]

Is that your stock steering shaft?

Mine looks like this goofy guy


I wonder if it is a US vs Europe thing to deal with safety laws.

Anyways, are you going to be selling the kit once you make one? I may be interested if so=)

[MarkOwl]

S54 KICKED IN, YO!

Thank god you managed to save the Touring. What a beauty

Your girl didn't panic? 1/1000000

[BenKoflach]

Thanks guys! Already working on my next mods - going to be measuring this up to make a solid steering bush kit

[dylan.]

Wow this thing is amazing man. Keep up the good work!

[stinkinrich]

Sounds super lucky there Ben! Nice recovery though!

[Minuki]

Saw the damage on your Instagram man, sucks! Looks repairable though.

My headlights are like that too

[BenKoflach]

DICCCCCK



Travelling down a road I know like the back of my hand, in a bit of a rush but not hammering it by any means. Next thing I knew, front went, rear went, front gripped and I was sideways across the grass, heading for the trees. Not sure whether it was mud, diesel, leaves or what. Saved it from spinning and from hitting the trees but clipped something along the way. Ended up back on the road facing the right way with the side skirt hanging off so stamped on it to break the last clips, chucked it in the boot and carried on, with half a log wedged inbetween the rear tyre and rim. Lovely. The gf was not impressed (was sitting in the passenger seat the whole time and was calmer than I was about the whole thing. Although she can't see over the dashboard which probably helped).

Luckily I was heading to my sister's house and my brother-in-law works doing bodywork. A pin puller, a touch up and new clips for the side skirt and we should be good to go. Thank god for that! Thought that was game over.

In other news, fitted the new gearknob which has made a really big difference. With the clubsport it was quite notchy, especially on second which felt pretty horrible. That's gone now and shifts are much cleaner, it's a real joy and feels great in your hand.



Also spent the day pre-crash emptying a few clips and bits and bobs from the engine bay and finishing off the carbon canister delete. Need to sort my bloody headlights out.



Noticed that my full-lock rubbing might be a little worse than I first thought too - definitely need to either raise it or get 40-profile tyres next time (currently 235/45)



So there you go. Bit of an up and down weekend!

[B0rJarZz M.]

OK, thanks a lot.

i try later.

[BenKoflach]

Hit them harder! Have you unscrewed the black securing pieces from the bases of the trumpets? Once that's done you just need to hit them really hard with a rubber mallet, or put a block of wood over the trumpet base and smack that. They're bonded in so don't always come out easy. Some of mine were harder than others.