Project: Demo Car (e36 content)

[Majend]

update time!

So went to the dyno day and the results were lets just say mixed...

one the plus side the car made 175whp and 185lbs/ft and all three runs were super consistent so it was nice to know that the motor is nice and healthy.


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on the negative side this happened


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the car was strapped to the dyno via the strut and the strut was pulled off of the bushing. I heard bolt knocking around in the hole of the strut right after i pulled away from the the event. John and i went to arby's before the car went on the dyno and it was just fine. I knew exactly what the sound was, pulled to the side of the road, looked under the car that is what i saw.

i had zero interest in having the shop correcting the issue since i knew i could fix it myself so today i put the car up on ramps at my dad's, pulled the strut pressed the bushing back in (it was a bitch but at least i was able to confirm that it didn't just "fall out") and now the car is just fine.

Moral of the story: don't strap a car down via the strut, from now on i am only running my car on DB Performance's dyno since they have earned my business with quality service.

[metale]

I had a rear shock come out of that bushing on my E36 on a freeway, which almost sent me to the center divider. After that I had a thick washer fitted on each one to prevent it from happening again. Turns out that there was supposed to be a washed in there, just the shop didn't install it when they did the shocks.

Nice thread, sub.ed

[Majend]

I had a rear shock come out of that bushing on my E36 on a freeway, which almost sent me to the center divider. After that I had a thick washer fitted on each one to prevent it from happening again. Turns out that there was supposed to be a washed in there, just the shop didn't install it when they did the shocks.

Nice thread, sub.ed

yeah i put a washer in on both sides, the car came with the coils already installed and i am going to see if i can get poly or delrin bushings for the bottom of the struts since i already have a pair of delrin upper shock mounts waiting to go in this winter.

going to the junk yard on wednesday to grab as much stuff as i can. i am pretty sure there is an LSD waiting in the yard for me

[Majend]

Update time!

This has been in the works for a while but today we finalized all the documentation so i am happy to announce that the BMW and my Opel will be moving into a new permanent shop space. We have decided to call the place The Church of the Lowered (yeah i know, not the most original hehe). While not a commercial shop it is more like my last place in that it is a club house for the five us who will be working in the church.

we have a pretty insane mix of projects that are moving to the shop from e30 M3s to a 1000HP lexus IS to big turbo 2.7TTs to a early 70s merc on air

i have not looked forward to a winter this much since my last year on tour...

[Diesel]

Just needs a M3 front bumper too look sick. like the car ! looks good

[Majend]

Just needs a M3 front bumper too look sick. like the car ! looks good

oh there is so much more that needs to be done

[Majend]

so a while ago i posted a set of C4 corvette ZR1 wheels. they are the 17x9.5 welded two piece wheels and hot damn are they light. I had the center bore enlarged to e36 spec and i was going to run them, then i wasn't and now that i am refinishing them so i can put them up for sale i kind of want to run them again... we'll see if i end up buying large enough spacers to run them

anywho the wheels are almost done (i do custom wheel refinishing as a side job) and they are turning out pretty nice

polished the lips up nice


First lip done! by Majend, on Flickr


ZR1s w/ polished lips, ready for paint by Majend, on Flickr

stripping in the centers for some paint work


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the center caps needed some work and i wanted them to match the rest of the wheels so it was time to break out the painters tape and knife


Untitled by Majend, on Flickr


Untitled by Majend, on Flickr


Untitled by Majend, on Flickr


Untitled by Majend, on Flickr

should have them sprayed this weekend and i can't wait to see how they turn out