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rmiddendorf
Joined: 11 Jul 2010
Location: Ohio
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 Posted: Mar 28, 2011 10:24 PM Post subject: What did you do to your other car(s) today? |
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Well lets see if this grows legs. And it will give Duke a thread to add to.
What did you do to your other car(s) today?
On my E90 I vacuumed the entire car and the floormats, treated the dash, cleaned the windshield, installed a new jack pad for the drivers side (they're plastic and eventually wear out when you use a cheap jack like mine), cleaned the trunk, and swapped out the snow tires for my summer set.
I also swept out and vacuumed the garage so I wouldn't be crawling all over salt and grime.
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belch9
Joined: 06 Apr 2010
Location: Harrisburg PA
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| Posted: Mar 28, 2011 10:32 PM Post subject: |
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| Swapped out the winter tires for the summer tires on the 2009 E90. |
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OcCoupe
Joined: 21 Aug 2010
Location: Costa Mesa, CA
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| Posted: Mar 28, 2011 10:42 PM Post subject: |
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I took the Subaru to the dealer so they could perform a service which means that I know am forced to drive my e28  |
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Beamter
Joined: 12 Feb 2006
Location: New Orleans
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| Posted: Mar 28, 2011 10:55 PM Post subject: |
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| Bought a belt and alternator for my F250. |
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Duke
Joined: 12 Feb 2006
Location: Ft. Leavenworth, KS
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tschultz
Joined: 01 Mar 2009
Location: Colorado
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| Posted: Mar 28, 2011 11:21 PM Post subject: |
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Picked up my E24 dash cover from the mail  |
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slammin_e28
Joined: 05 Aug 2007
Location: 540, VA
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| Posted: Mar 28, 2011 11:39 PM Post subject: |
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Drove the poo poo out of the e46 as the headers make it oh so nice and raspy!!!
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ahab
Joined: 11 Jun 2006
Location: Chalfont, PA
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| Posted: Mar 28, 2011 11:43 PM Post subject: |
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Removing 7 years of dead paint to bring back that drippy, fresh from the factory gloss.
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winfred
Joined: 12 May 2007
Location: loserana
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| Posted: Mar 28, 2011 11:54 PM Post subject: |
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drove the e30 all over town with its freshly rebuilt blower i installed yesterday, HO impeller good  |
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davintosh
Joined: 28 Jan 2009
Location: Sioux Falls, SD
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| Posted: Mar 29, 2011 12:09 AM Post subject: |
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Aired up the left rear snow tire on the e32 for (hopefully) the last time. There is snow in the forecast for tonight*, so I'm keeping the ratty old nearly bald Blizzaks on for now, but will roll the dice and put the BBSs back on this weekend. Will definitely get those things replaced before next winter!
* Yes, snow in the forecast, at the end of March. Not the latest I've seen snow, but it's still annoying as all get-out. But I'd like to have a word with that frickin ground hog! |
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bojangles
Joined: 12 Feb 2006
Location: London, Ontario
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| Posted: Mar 29, 2011 8:05 AM Post subject: |
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short answer - remove alternator
long one:
remove engine cover,
detension serpentine belt
unhook belt from alternator
remove airbox
remove air snorkel
remove battery - charge it cuz it is dead
remove battery box
remove fan control module
drain coolant
remove rigid coolant pipe
remove thermostat housing
remove associated hoses
Lift out double fan assembly - bend and fight it all the way
disconnect alternator wires
unbolt alternator |
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djazz
Joined: 12 Feb 2006
Location: Foat Wuth, Texas
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| Posted: Mar 29, 2011 8:36 AM Post subject: |
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Added washer fluid to the truck. Does that count? Oh and I bought a new gas can and put air in the mower tires.
On a related note, Cindy decided to scalp the front yard and took out three sprinkler heads. Joy.
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ldsbeaker
Joined: 25 Mar 2007
Location: Yuma, AZ
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| Posted: Mar 29, 2011 10:20 AM Post subject: |
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Took the battery out of the ix.
She's next in the chute for some love...
Bearings, boots, brakes, koni SAs, tuneup, timing belt, etc.
MATCHING tires... |
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winfred
Joined: 12 May 2007
Location: loserana
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| Posted: Mar 29, 2011 10:58 AM Post subject: |
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ya gotta put the air in before 
| djazz wrote: | Added washer fluid to the truck. Does that count? Oh and I bought a new gas can and put air in the mower tires.
On a related note, Cindy decided to scalp the front yard and took out three sprinkler heads. Joy.
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Patrick McHugh
Joined: 12 Feb 2006
Location: Richmond, VA
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| Posted: Mar 29, 2011 11:00 AM Post subject: |
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| Put air in the wheelbarrow tire |
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Blue Shadow
Joined: 12 Feb 2006
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| Posted: Mar 29, 2011 11:05 AM Post subject: |
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Put air in the leaking mower tire.
Replaced the leaking front shock (puddle of oil under it meant it was time to change it). Also did the other side. This shock had lost it oil and had no internal friction. Jeep rides a bit better.
Now I am on to breaking the four bolts holding the top of the rear shocks, punching out the capture nuts welded to the support and pulling in some bolts with string to replace the rear shocks.
I might actually like driving the thing again. |
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Tammer in Philly
Joined: 12 Feb 2006
Location: CHI, IL
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| Posted: Mar 29, 2011 11:34 AM Post subject: |
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| ahab wrote: | Removing 7 years of dead paint to bring back that drippy, fresh from the factory gloss.
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Awesome! When do I drive it again? :-)
Over the past couple weeks, I've detailed the E34 engine bay (round one of probably 4 or 5 to get it looking as I want it to look--should be enough to identify the source of my oil leak, though). Full interior detail, wash, wax.
Upcoming work: full exterior detail (clay, polish, seal), re-spray nose panel (front-end respray is flaking off that piece), replace some steering components and rear shock mounts, fix bent BBS RX, plug two summer tires that have screws in the tread.
-tammer |
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Gelatinous
Joined: 24 Oct 2010
Location: Victoria BC, Canada
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| Posted: Mar 29, 2011 12:01 PM Post subject: |
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continued to search for 6" wide fender flares to cover the 265/75 R16's on my Suzuki Samurai. Don't particularily want to pay $500 for them......
also started the '68 Dart 270 after having been sitting all winter, didn't even need to boost it  |
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djazz
Joined: 12 Feb 2006
Location: Foat Wuth, Texas
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| Posted: Mar 29, 2011 12:57 PM Post subject: |
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| winfred wrote: | ya gotta put the air in before
| djazz wrote: | Added washer fluid to the truck. Does that count? Oh and I bought a new gas can and put air in the mower tires.
On a related note, Cindy decided to scalp the front yard and took out three sprinkler heads. Joy.
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If only I had known.  Probably wouldn't have helped anyway as she was scalping on purpose to clear out a few years worth of debris.
Sprinklers are due to be replaced anyway. The system is leaking all over the place and the controller was a rainbird original prototype I believe- runs on plastic clockworks worse than an E28 odo. |
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philip1
Joined: 02 Jun 2007
Location: Charlotte NC
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| Posted: Mar 29, 2011 5:09 PM Post subject: |
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| I looked at it and thought "man I was dumb buying that heap of junk." |
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a
Joined: 12 Feb 2006
Location: Marshfield ,MA
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| Posted: Mar 29, 2011 6:49 PM Post subject: |
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| Sent 2 Grand Wags to the crusher. got good money for them too |
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Bill in MN
Joined: 12 Feb 2006
Location: The Boonies, Mn
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| Posted: Mar 29, 2011 8:26 PM Post subject: |
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Bled the cooling system in the track car. Sat in it and made Vroom Vroom noises
Put the battery in the Baur
Started the e24for the first time since Sept.
Looked at the Cozzie, swore at it.
Gassed up the motorhome, swore at that too. |
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87royal
Joined: 17 Jul 2008
Location: WO, NJ
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| Posted: Mar 29, 2011 10:07 PM Post subject: |
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For the E36
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oldskool
Joined: 13 Jul 2008
Location: coastal north carolina
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| Posted: Mar 29, 2011 10:14 PM Post subject: |
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| a wrote: | | Sent 2 Grand Wags to the crusher. got good money for them too |
I flipped 2 Wagoneers a few year ago for a $4k profit. . .are you sure there wasn't any goody left? They have a strong following, almost like an odd boxy German sedan we all know and love. |
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sQuirly
Joined: 16 Apr 2007
Location: The foothills of Oz Ct
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| Posted: Mar 29, 2011 10:22 PM Post subject: |
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put a bronzit personality contour in the trunk of Jetta while hauling the shell of the parts car to the scraper.
I find I treat my new car like a beater and my e28 like I should treat a new car. |
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