Sometime I'll make a thread that doesn't suck.

[TheTynosaur]

I made it 300 miles yesterday without a single hiccup. Now just to hope I can do it again on saturday.

RIP right rear center cap though. You will be missed.

[TheTynosaur]

not really an update on my car, but remember that euro clock I bought? We decided it would work better in my friend's e46






And a picture of my car at work for good measure

[TheTynosaur]

I got one wheel done all the way through 2000 grit and ready for polish. I'm going to get them all ready and then polish them all. I also bought the paint for the faces today and I went with a different color than I was originally thinking and I hope I like it.

[TheTynosaur]

My old radiator had a metal bottle cap JB welded to where the drain plug was supposed to be and since I'm going to be taking long drives on a desolate road when summer is over, I thought it would be best to replace it. It was my first time bleeding a cooling system and I haven't taken it for a drive yet so fingers crossed.

Here's the previous owner's repair




And the new aluminum radiator with silicone hoses





I also got really frustrated with the electric fan not fitting with the thicker radiator so I pulled all of it out and reconnected the clutch fan right. Remember that nest of wiring? It was thrown out of the car in a very frustrated manner



I still have to get the headlight wiring organized and figure out why one of them doesn't work half the time

I had to put the oem intake back on because the hoses didn't fit with the heat shield there

[Queef|Chief]

Damn this is super clean! Color is sick and the hardtop makes it perfect!

[TheTynosaur]

Damn this is super clean! Color is sick and the hardtop makes it perfect!

thanks, I wish it looked as clean in person

Well I found out that my new thermostat housing was leaking, so I just decided to put the old one back on and use rtv on it to make sure it didn't leak at the seam now. It is supposed to sit 24 hours so I can't top off the coolant and try it out until tomorrow night.



While I was doing that, I also changed out all my spark plugs





The old ones weren't terrible, but I had no idea how old they were so that's why I changed them



Then I got pretty worried when I pulled this one out



But it was the cylinder right under the oil cap, so I realized I just need to be more careful when I pour oil in



And the last thing I did today was polish my exhaust tips. They're still pitted pretty bad, but they look so much better

before


after

[TheTynosaur]

one wheel is assembled! The other three will be assembled tomorrow, tires go on Friday, and I'll get the suspension all set up for the e36 meet on Sunday



Also I have to mount the tires myself at the shop. Does anyone know if you can mount a 205/40 on an 8 without having to spray ether and light it? I'm a little nervous about that. Also, is that little stretch going to be pretty reliable on long drives? The guys at the shop don't think so and it has me worried.

[Robitussin]

Idk, people drive across the country with pretty stretched tires for sowo and h2o and stuff. At least i think.

[TheTynosaur]

Idk, people drive across the country with pretty stretched tires for sowo and h2o and stuff. At least i think.

Yeah I texted my friend who stretches tires and he said it should have no problem staying on the bead. He also said that I should be able to put the tires on without ether so I don't have to burn myself putting them on tomorrow.

All four wheels are assembled



Also when I took out the electric fan, I didn't have a clutch fan in it and since I'll be driving 300 miles down to Savannah next week, I decided to put one in





The aluminum radiator is bigger and the fan just barely clears it now

[becausephilchow]

I really like how you're fixing all the issues with the vehicle before you go wild on it.

Smaller touches are much nicer than mods when the car is still a POS.

[OEM+ sluts]

You and I have very similar threads hahah

Looks good man keep it up

[grayling953]

Im not a euro guy but I like this a lot

[fackinsteve]

+1 for doing maitenance. People tend to get carried away and blow all their money on suspension and wheels before they do maitenance. Look forward to seeing it with the style 5s on, i wouldnt be worried about debeading

[TheTynosaur]

I finally got my Style 5s on and I'm super stoked about it

[Mehowski]

Very nice car, this is the one that was topping r/BMW and r/Stance right?