09-11-2013, 10:45 AM
I am in hog's heaven with this whole having-a-garage thing. Sweet jesus. No carrying of jacks, jack stands, tools up and down apartment stairs, can leave the car on stands for days...hey, you hot? Turn up the a/c. Beer is much closer, too. Can't wait to set the thing up proper. Also, I'm in love with the Esco jackstands with rubber pads on top - well worth the money, IMO.
Put the stock muffler back on with the intent of doing some adjustment to the Scorza while also getting the tips Jet-hotted in something shiny. They're black which has always sucked, but going to the track made the powercoating melt off in places and they look pretty stupid.
![[Image: 0c382df100ab8d490c3b34882e0b314e_zps3bae9636.jpg]](http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f354/huntwc/e46/0c382df100ab8d490c3b34882e0b314e_zps3bae9636.jpg)
I do think I'll miss the sweet raspy goodness a bit too much, but if I can't get it to fit well, off it stays - the OEM one fits so much better. Can we not embed youtube videos? Anyway, it sounded like this.
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Was also going to do the control arm bushings, but the mounting hole for the underbody plate isn't centered on one of them, and I don't want to drill out the plate - I'll ship the part back and get a new one or find someone that can press the new bushing into the old lollipop.
![[Image: 6332d5ed0f2c00fca5f0aa8a307ad9de_zpsd24028ca.jpg]](http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f354/huntwc/e46/6332d5ed0f2c00fca5f0aa8a307ad9de_zpsd24028ca.jpg)
The differential has upgraded from seeping to leaking - I'll top off the uber-expensive fluid until I have time to take a good chunk of the car apart - perhaps subframe mount time.
My rear springs have, from time to time, "clunked" when going over uneven stuff (like parking lot entrances). It seems that sometimes they seat in a way where it will happen more than others - kinda changes every time the car is up in the air and then back down. There is a tiny amount of lateral (well it's round, so all directions) space between the adjuster perch and the "knob" it mounts over. Any ideas on how to fill that, or with what material? I know my old e30 GC kit had perfectly sized rubber-washer type things that I used back in the day.
Put the stock muffler back on with the intent of doing some adjustment to the Scorza while also getting the tips Jet-hotted in something shiny. They're black which has always sucked, but going to the track made the powercoating melt off in places and they look pretty stupid.
I do think I'll miss the sweet raspy goodness a bit too much, but if I can't get it to fit well, off it stays - the OEM one fits so much better. Can we not embed youtube videos? Anyway, it sounded like this.
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IR6u-9UCT_o">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IR6u-9UCT_o</a><!-- m -->
Was also going to do the control arm bushings, but the mounting hole for the underbody plate isn't centered on one of them, and I don't want to drill out the plate - I'll ship the part back and get a new one or find someone that can press the new bushing into the old lollipop.
The differential has upgraded from seeping to leaking - I'll top off the uber-expensive fluid until I have time to take a good chunk of the car apart - perhaps subframe mount time.
My rear springs have, from time to time, "clunked" when going over uneven stuff (like parking lot entrances). It seems that sometimes they seat in a way where it will happen more than others - kinda changes every time the car is up in the air and then back down. There is a tiny amount of lateral (well it's round, so all directions) space between the adjuster perch and the "knob" it mounts over. Any ideas on how to fill that, or with what material? I know my old e30 GC kit had perfectly sized rubber-washer type things that I used back in the day.
2001 M5
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2014 Grand Cherokee
Been had: 1984 318i | 2003 S2000 | 1990 330is | 2005 STi | 2005 M3
2016 M3
2014 Grand Cherokee
Been had: 1984 318i | 2003 S2000 | 1990 330is | 2005 STi | 2005 M3