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First I fixed the springs so I no longer have to hold my trunk up:



We'll see how long that lasts. Hopefully they won't pop out again anytime soon.

Then I checked my left fog light bulb, and it was fine. Checked the fuse, it was fine too. Tapped the fuse box and voila!, the left fog started working again. At least I know where to start when it dies again.

Then I went from this:



To this:



And this:



To this:



Let me tell you, that thing was a bear to get off. I was seriously worried I was going to damage the linkage.

Then I put this on since the voltage seemed to be around 11 volts when I was working on the fog light:

I vacuumed the floor and installed the new floor mats thanks to Brian in TN. Did you know that they now come with plastic hold down screws that you have to screw into the existing carpet? We may have Toyota to thank for that one. Only on the drivers side though.

Then I very carefully jacked him up, changed his oil and filter, and adjusted his tire pressure.

I've been getting a lot done in my garage this week!

SHE FINALLY RUNS!

After 4 years of ownership, 2 other e28s, and lots of second guessing and wrong ways, she runs.

Lesson for everyone else: don't put 1 hole pintle caps on 4 hole injectors. (I thought I was doing the right thing, I promise...)

ldsbeaker wrote:SHE FINALLY RUNS!

After 4 years of ownership, 2 other e28s, and lots of second guessing and wrong ways, she runs.

Lesson for everyone else: don't put 1 hole pintle caps on 4 hole injectors. (I thought I was doing the right thing, I promise...)

That deserves an at-a-boy, but since that emoticon ain't here, .

Replaced the hose that connects the expansion tank to the radiator (#9). Am really hoping that the plastic part of the radiator isn't cracked too. Anxiously waiting with baited breath to see if its still dripping...

Changed oil. Inspected underneath. CV boot(s) are coming off. Time to R&R. Ugh.

Also found out that rattle under the car is the cat. It shat itself. Time to remove and put in some pipe. <--Possibly the cause of my bad gas mileage?

slammin_e28 wrote:Changed oil. Inspected underneath. CV boot(s) are coming off. Time to R&R. Ugh.

Also found out that rattle under the car is the cat. It shat itself. Time to remove and put in some pipe. <--Possibly the cause of my bad gas mileage?

Ohhhh..... more power!

New seats!

Drove her!

Greased the door brakes, replaced the plastic grommets for the door handles/latches and de-greased and then applied new grease to the latches. As a bonus - the new grease caused the central locking system to work again using the key in the doors When I bought the car, it came with a bent/broke key, and took an extreme amount of effort to unlock the locks from the passenger side. The drivers side didn't work at all. All the actuators now work including the trunk and gas lid. Sometimes you just luck out.

I'll probably renew the registration today or tomorrow as it expired at the end of march.

Finally changed the "duck" plate gasket and one bolt seal on the 533. Next is an oil change. Then see if the critter will start up from its hibernation.

The duck gasket wasn't easy, but it was not that bad either. I removed the cowl cover and the engine ground strap to get easier access. The only wrench in my inventory that would work in such a tight space was a 10mm Snap-On Flank Drive Plus combination wrench. I tried one of my Craftsman 10mm combination wrenches, but it was too thick at the ends to fit between the curled edges of the plate and the bolt heads.

I'll never understand why the edges of the plate are like that.

Did the final test fit of bumper brackets and valance before welding and paint.

Finished up my seta to i swap. bleed the cooling system and test drove. No leaks yet and idles,runs great. Had a scare as I forgot to plug the AFM in before my test drive. Hopeful get it inspected so I can start daily driving it.

Harvested more stuff from the Grape I wanted the right front strut , etc, so I replaced it with a piece of one with a 4x6 where the spring and strut went.

Finally painted and installed the headlight grillz on Das Boot.
Also changed the sub in Deiters trunk with a non blown Memphis Audio 12. Time to mosh down the freeway!!

a wrote: I replaced it with a piece of one with a 4x6 where the spring and strut went.

First thought; U da man.

Second;

What would you use to replace a removed front crossmember to make the car a roller?

4x6 would probably be appropriate. How far does it need to roll?

discovered that the PO hacked up the antenna wiring in the trunk to install an aftermarket power antenna. something else to look for at the wrecker.

also found that a sunroof drain may be plugged...... the hard way.

Gelatinous wrote:discovered that the PO hacked up the antenna wiring in the trunk to install an aftermarket power antenna. something else to look for at the wrecker.

also found that a sunroof drain may be plugged...... the hard way.

I should check mine. Where is the drain?

rmiddendorf wrote:
I should check mine. Where is the drain?

I believe that there is one in each corner of the sunroof. The front ones are easy to see if the roof is open.

Mine was parked slightly nose down and when I left my friends house it was dripping onto the passenger seat. stopped as soon as I reversed and was nose up.

Gelatinous wrote:

rmiddendorf wrote:
I should check mine. Where is the drain?

I believe that there is one in each corner of the sunroof. The front ones are easy to see if the roof is open.

Mine was parked slightly nose down and when I left my friends house it was dripping onto the passenger seat. stopped as soon as I reversed and was nose up.

When mine clogged, water pooled at the front of the roof. I went to back up, and got a waterfall in my lap. I was pissed.

Carpet and Driver's seat in.

Looked at it, as I've been doing for the past three weeks, wishing it were ready for DD status.
I hate the blandness of the Draggin' Wagon. It is a good back up to have around though.

At least I can drive 1st-5er and the ///M on the weekends.

Took the seats out and did an extensive vacuum campaign inside.

installed new glove box but the left side anchor on the dash is missin so fail, rounted 3rd brake light wires to the rear driverside tail light, took some of the one climate control light bulb and the shifter, chrimped bigger femail leads and installed red LED strips. Charged my battery and finished my inner light harness so all for pods are one =]. My head lights have the H4 main and a 194 bulb socket below for daytimers. i have a bigger bulb but i need a brighter one.

Gave myself a refresher course on why one should not use gear oil in the trans

Resealed the trans and replaced the shift detent plate. I have never seen one so warped before. Replaced guibo. Fiddled with the exhaust mounting so I can get a couple more weeks out of it before the exhaust is replaced completely.

roundel wrote:rounted 3rd brake light wires to the rear driverside tail light, took some of the one climate control light bulb and the shifter, chrimped bigger femail leads and installed red LED strips.

^ WTF?
Please explain yourself.

The alternator died. 256k miles and it ups and dies oh I'm so disappointed. :P bought a reman $137.... All I needed was new brushes.