Front End Alignment
Outer Tie Rods
Inner and Outer CV Boots
CV Axles cleaned and re-greased
Front and rear control arm bushings
Ball Joints

Picked up a used "working" IAC. Going to install and find out if it works or not...

10/2/2014 3:00:58 AM

Cabin air filter, engine air filter, fuel filter, oil change @ 60k

Also replaced the cig lighter fuse after a dime fell in the socket

10/2/2014 1:39:26 PM

I believe I have solved my idling woes, and in doing so, car picked up low end torque, throttle response, and probably some mpgs.

I love it when things work.

10/6/2014 7:25:35 PM

Let me know when you want to pickup your merit badge!!

10/6/2014 7:27:22 PM

lubed control cables on BMW motorcycle.


OK, I can't argue with BMW Motorrad's results; their shit works. Aside from that total lunacy I described with the oil filter, it tends to be very serviceable, and they've enjoyed a reputation for probably the last 50 years of either setting the standard or being high on the list when it comes to longevity. There's a reason that most of the long-distance record setters and 3rd-world cross-continent voyagers have long embraced the brand.

...but damned if they didn't do some weird shit, at least back in the day. You think the think was Swedish or something instead of West German. The throttle twist grip, for example, has this internal Rube Goldberg mechanism where the twist grip is around a metal shaft that has splines that engage a bell crank (and which must be indexed together for proper actuation), which is attached to a little chain drive, which is connected to a conventional throttle cable.



I would so go take a picture of it, but I don't want to have to take it apart and put it back together again (it's not that bad, but it's just enough so that I'm not going to fuck with it again just for a picture).

10/7/2014 5:54:33 PM

It's pretty much like this, except a little more worn/dirty and a lot more packed in grease:

10/7/2014 5:58:06 PM

Quote :

"^why did we not know about this thing? I'm PISSED "

Quote :

"Yeah when the hell did you get that? I might have enjoyed some of your posts for a while lol."

Sorry fellas! I didn't talk want to brag about a project that was not moving much. I was going to put it into a simple street setup, but my home purchase went awry and with no garage or storage I was forced to sell it. Keeping two cars when you live in the city with parking meters is difficult. Car needed full interior and many other random parts, but engine/tranny were solid. Previous owner put in a fuel cell as he was going to drag the car. It would have been a monster …light dart body and mopar 440 big block.

Here she is:





[Edited on October 8, 2014 at 6:12 PM. Reason : .]

10/8/2014 6:09:05 PM

Yeah that's why I've backed off posting on my car... God knows I've spent a fortune on it now... And it's still not painted. Interior is done but not in... Suspension work is almost done. Engine and trans are done but not in the car... I still have to sort out the whole fuel system and uhhg I can't wait to have it drive able again... I miss it.

10/8/2014 7:57:53 PM

^Yep, whatever you think it will take, just triple the schedule timeline and budget. Why does it feel like I am talking about work?

Of course as soon as I sold it, I saw the most flawless triple black 2-door Dart at San Francisco Cars&Coffee.

10/9/2014 12:10:24 AM

New head unit in the Crown Vic, to replace the shittastic old factory unit. I now have 1990's technology (CD player) and 2000's technology (USB, bluetooth). No more tape adapter to play music from my phone. Have some new speakers for the doors as well, need to throw those in (and replace the passenger door window motor while I have the panel off).

10/23/2014 9:24:47 PM

replaced clutch master cylinder and slave cylinder in the 240
still have some problems

10/24/2014 8:26:51 AM

New rear tires. Mickey Thompson 285/35/19

10/24/2014 3:34:33 PM

needing to beg strangers for a jump after pumping gas is fucking embarrassing

Anyone suggest some random awesome magic battery or should I just grab whatever? (yea yea, it's not rocket surgery, I know)

10/25/2014 1:28:37 PM

Get a advance auto special, order online with one of their awesome coupons. FTW

10/25/2014 3:12:43 PM

fuel pump shit the bed while on a trip to LA. $1300 later at dealer...

10/25/2014 8:28:55 PM

^^^spend the money on a die hard platinum (relabeled Odyssey) and not worry about any battery-related problems for 10 years.

i put another water pump on the cherokee today. 3rd in 3 years. damn NAPA sells nothing but junk now. at least they did warranty it.

[Edited on October 25, 2014 at 10:14 PM. Reason : -]

10/25/2014 10:10:46 PM

Quote :

"fuel pump shit the bed while on a trip to LA. $1300 later at dealer... "

1300 damn dollars for a fuel pump? Shit. I know BMW parts are expensive and all that, but really?? How hard is it to drop the tank and replace the pump?

10/26/2014 8:01:16 PM

Quote :

"needing to beg strangers for a jump after pumping gas is fucking embarrassing "

I feel your pain...try it in a very attention grabbing 24 Hours of LeMons car that is only marginally street legal Luckily I was out in the country and the locals love push starting cars heh. Our issue was a bad starter though...we got dinged at the last race for a shiny new remanufactured starter, so we swapped out to the old one...this was a reminder why we got the new one. So I swapped it back to the new one as soon as I got home!

Also replaced the front calipers with new remanufactured calipers from a 2000 Contour SVT, which are much easier to find brake pads for.

I'm also in the process of swapping parts off my '97 M3 track car (with the frame issues) onto a new to me '98 M3. Got the front suspension done, including sway bar and chassis x-brace, but still have a ton of stuff to swap over.

10/27/2014 9:18:54 AM

The fuel door actuator (made in china junk that locks the fuel door when you lock the car) on my car went bad last month, imagine how bad it is to be at a gas pump and your fuel door won't open. I had to sit there for like 10 mins just looking at it, and eventually it opened. Needless to say I no longer have a fuel door actuator on my car.

10/27/2014 9:39:48 AM

Quote :

"1300 damn dollars for a fuel pump? Shit. I know BMW parts are expensive and all that, but really?? How hard is it to drop the tank and replace the pump?"

Actually VERY hard when you are 500 miles away from home, happens on Sunday night and you have work pending over your head the next day. AAA tows within 100 miles, to tow another 400 miles would cost me close to $1k.

Part was $552 (fuel pump+fuel filter), labor the rest of it ($147/hour in LA).



[Edited on October 27, 2014 at 1:43 PM. Reason : no need to drop the tank. fuel pump is below the rear passenger seat]

10/27/2014 1:40:25 PM

Do you not know how to rent a truck and dolly and tow it yourself?

10/27/2014 2:21:04 PM

took 2nd overall in the final 3 RallyX's this season with THSCC. I'm okay with that. I can count the cones I hit in my final 3 events on one hand

baonest also took 3rd overall with my car yesterday

10/27/2014 3:29:43 PM

^^yeah, let me take a financial advice from a 24 year old who pours all his money on automatic domestic. gtfo n00b.

10/27/2014 3:47:43 PM

Quote :

"who pours all his money on automatic domestic."

I can assure you, you spent half what I've spent modding my car to fix a fucking fuel pump. Fool

btw I'm not 24 either dumbass.

$147 a hour, you either like overpaying for simple shit or are fucking retard, I'll say you are retarded, and lack the ability to turn a wrench. Like every other foreign car owner, fucking smucks.

domestic ooooh soo bad, except I can literally fix anything that breaks on my car, without getting anally assaulted by a dealership.


[Edited on October 27, 2014 at 5:22 PM. Reason : . lol I'm done]

10/27/2014 4:53:20 PM

see thats why everybody hates you; not because you drive a piece of shit, but because you are a piece of shit

10/27/2014 6:16:07 PM

10/27/2014 6:34:01 PM

yeah youre a real wrench turner

lets make fun of someone for not being able to change a bmw fuel pump in the middle of nowhere

then lets post about our baffling pontiac gas door

lol

10/27/2014 6:44:49 PM

Can you even read english? Where did I make fun of him for not doing it himself. He justified the cost of the repair by saying it was in the middle of nowhere, having to work etc. I asked why he didn't just rent a truck and tow it and do it himself (assuming he knows odds are he overpayed). So where was I making fun of him? You are dumbass and after this statement I'm not bothering with another response.

Quote :

" Actually VERY hard when you are 500 miles away from home, happens on Sunday night and you have work pending over your head the next day. AAA tows within 100 miles, to tow another 400 miles would cost me close to $1k. Part was $552 (fuel pump+fuel filter), labor the rest of it ($147/hour in LA). "

Quote :

" Do you not know how to rent a truck and dolly and tow it yourself? "

Quote :

" ^^yeah, let me take a financial advice from a 24 year old who pours all his money on automatic domestic. gtfo n00b."

[Edited on October 27, 2014 at 7:01 PM. Reason : BMW > everything fuck you]

10/27/2014 6:54:11 PM

hey why dont you work on your 60 foot time so i dont confuse your timeslip with a 99 ford ranger

10/27/2014 6:59:29 PM

Don't worry I'm making the most of my Commodore.



[Edited on October 27, 2014 at 7:08 PM. Reason : FYI my car is not a domestic. lol ]

10/27/2014 7:07:17 PM

remind us again what wheels and tires you race on

something about not putting decent ones in your trunk and not having any friends to follow you to the track


[Edited on October 27, 2014 at 7:20 PM. Reason : -]

10/27/2014 7:19:46 PM

blackjesus,

When you grow up you will realize that your time becomes something of value more so than when you were young and poor.

If I knew you would comprehend I would actually give you a cost break down to show you why renting a truck (one way btw) towing it 500 miles back to my place, letting it sit on the street while waiting for $359 fuel pump to arrive, while renting another vehicle to get me to/from work, spending my time repairing it (while taking into account my hourly rate) would be FAR worse for me financially.

Try not to assume too much about people. Over the last 14 years I've been here we’ve seen plenty of clowns like you come and go.

[Edited on October 27, 2014 at 7:47 PM. Reason : .]

10/27/2014 7:46:19 PM

once enough people start laughing at him (again) he will leave for a couple months (again)

10/27/2014 7:54:39 PM

^^ Congrats, another condescending response. But this one I won't bother even entertaining.

^ Can you be any further up his shit.

I post on multiple car forums, groups, facebook etc, and this is the only one that is full of pompous old assholes. But seeing as this started at moo u I'm not surprised at the lack of intelligence.

10/27/2014 8:16:25 PM

does that mean youre going away? you should definitely seek out venues where nobody calls you out.

everyone thinks like you.

everyone talks like you.

that is the only kind of place people like you can exist. not here. here youre a joke.

go back to doing burnouts past mommas house and sniffing race gas now plz.

10/27/2014 8:23:45 PM

you bunch of fuck knuckles just need to chill, aint nobody going anywhere.

10/27/2014 8:34:45 PM

hes a cunt; i dont care what he does

10/27/2014 8:42:40 PM

Bye Felicia

10/27/2014 8:52:09 PM

I'm shaking my head

also ran the red truck up to 80 tonight in 3rd gear (1:1), just cresting 3000rpms! Thing sounds like a wet far symphony.



[Edited on October 27, 2014 at 9:01 PM. Reason : -]

10/27/2014 8:57:51 PM

fart you mean?

10/28/2014 9:18:48 AM

you are correct, hah.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpsGDtZgplg

not my truck, but you get the 'warbling' sound the commonrails make (multiple injection events)

now...some trivia:
24 Valve "VP" pumped cummins (rotary pump, electronic control - imho the 'loudest' cummins engine noise)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4hVHZzDAsY


12 valve
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HrIVFVCja8


(differing power levels aside, there are various nuances to the different sounds of the Cummins)

10/28/2014 9:55:52 AM

Quote :

"Congrats, another condescending response. But this one I won't bother even entertaining. "

Just to be clear, you started this entire discussion with a GIF saying "you are so dumb" and then followed that gem up with:

Quote :

"you either like overpaying for simple shit or are fucking retard, I'll say you are retarded, and lack the ability to turn a wrench. Like every other foreign car owner, fucking smucks. "

At least he's capable of stringing together a complete sentence.

10/28/2014 4:47:05 PM

Bye Felicia

10/28/2014 5:34:11 PM

Quote :

"lol I'm done"

[response]
[response]

Quote :

"after this statement I'm not bothering with another response."

[response]
[response]

Quote :

"Bye Felicia"

Quote :

"Bye Felicia"

[Edited on October 28, 2014 at 5:39 PM. Reason : for those keeping score at home]

10/28/2014 5:39:31 PM

Bye Felicia

10/28/2014 6:11:07 PM

Bye Felicia

10/28/2014 6:11:39 PM

Bye Felicia

10/28/2014 6:12:02 PM

Bye Felicia

10/28/2014 6:12:36 PM

BYE FELICA

10100 and I'm done.

10/28/2014 6:16:05 PM

BULLSHIT..what is this, like the 5th time???

You know you can't quit us


[Edited on October 28, 2014 at 6:44 PM. Reason : Wait shouldn't we be the ones saying "Bye Felicia"]

[Edited on October 28, 2014 at 6:45 PM. Reason : Fool can't even use a meme right. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bye%20felicia]

10/28/2014 6:41:03 PM