CDH-CTT

I love those mounts!!! Made a huge diff on the way the car feels when on and off power!!!

Epic2112

So what happened to the car to precipitate all this?

doabarrelroll

Wow, looks like you and I have a very similar build.

azbanks

I had a A/C hard line that cracked so I've spent the last two summers with no A/C in Phoenix. That was one reason to do this. The other is that my car was leaking oil from everywhere. I needed to pull the engine to replace the hardline and the rest is the result of "while I'm in there" syndrome.

tkrtape12

I like that color allot those are the wheels..I'm going to change over to as part of my winter project..along with body clean up....looks great

azbanks

Got the tires mounted today. Babies got new shoes!!!!!!!!

The wheels look a lot darker with the tires mounted. Possibly a bit too dark. I'll wait until I see them on the car to know for sure.

CDH-CTT

I will look for you driving around town.....

Crackership

I have those same tires on my Bimmer. I've been quite pleased with them, especially at their price point. My only complaint is that they're not run-flats... Which, is actually a good thing in my book, (cause run-flats suck) except that BMW felt that I didn't need a spare. So I guess that's not really a complaint about the tire, just the inconvenience of having to wait for AAA...

azbanks

I made an amazing discovery this weekend. The parts of my engine and suspension are not made out of 100% grease and road grit. Also my engine and suspension bolts come in other colors than "grime black".
It's going to be really nice when the primary material on my car by weight is not, "old oil".

This weekends score:

A bazillion greasy parts cleaned
One engine most of the way together
Two studs broken off in the turbo
One turbo mount bolt stripped and drilled out(That was the hardest damn bolt I've ever seen SOAB!!!!)
One clutch bolt stripped and drilled out
One rear cam gear cover busted when the engine fell over while I was drilling out the clutch bolt.(Glad I wasn't using that cover on the new engine)
Engine bay pressure washed and almost spotless.

azbanks

I'm way up in North Phoenix and so is HimselHaus Motor Sports(Jeremy Himsel's place). You are welcome to stop by and see the progress next Saturday. I'll be at HHMS all day.

zerMATT951

I used nearly an entire bottle of Eagle One Etching Mag Wheel Cleaner on my engine block and various other aluminum parts. That stuff is a combination of 3 different acids, and it does a great job of restoring aluminum to the bright color that you'd expect, short of polishing. Just make sure you rinse off any overspray onto painted areas very quickly .

http://www.eagleone.com/pages/produc...=1001&cat=5006

Paulyy

looking good mate!

you need abit more hair on your arms haha

CDH-CTT

Wow... Im in Tempe( South side).... What are the cross streets to HimselHaus MS??

azbanks

Lake Pleasant Drive and Happy Valley.






For those not in Phoenix, yes, those are real street names.

racerxrick

Love this thread...nice work!