What did you do to your E28 today?

Franchise · Post by **Franchise** » May 20, 2011 9:09 PM

i got a "new" eta yesterday

i'm officially back and not pretending to be part of the E28 community with my girlfriends 535is

austin8753 · Post by **austin8753** » May 20, 2011 9:51 PM

Got it pretty much ready for sale!

1st 5er · Post by **1st 5er** » May 20, 2011 11:39 PM

Alfonso Bedoya · Post by **Alfonso Bedoya** » May 21, 2011 2:07 AM

New coolant temp sensor(Beck Arnley) installed, changed out brittle wires and corroded female spade connector. Still looks like it may not work, needs good a run to be sure.

L_N_Love · Post by **L_N_Love** » May 21, 2011 12:29 PM

My M5 had been leaking some oil. Figured out last weekend that it was from the oil pressure switch and replaced it. Kept checking all week for oil spots on the ground whenever I parked it and found none so apparently that was the fix. Satisfaction!

Just finished power washing under the front end to get all the oil off the bottom of the engine, suspension, etc.

Cactus · Post by **Cactus** » May 22, 2011 5:27 PM

Rear suspension overhaul. New Billy HD's, swaybar links, strut mounts and dogbones. Dogbones were easy, but the sway links fought back. The right side rear shock wouldn't leave it's lower mount for anything. 4 Hours with a pickle fork later, I decided to bash on it with a 15 pound sledgehammer. It finally came off. Left side came off within 60 seconds.

Gelatinous · Post by **Gelatinous** » May 25, 2011 11:47 AM

on the weekend I replaced my rear brakes, crawled under the car and shoved a screwdriver into the rot hole in the heat shield of my catalytic converter and pulled it off.... getting a face full of what I'm assuming is asbestos dust.....

Zach716 · Post by **Zach716** » May 25, 2011 12:26 PM

Rouge engeneering shoft shifter, prob the shortest shifter that will be at The Vintage... Just sayin...

Mr.ProjectCar535 · Post by **Mr.ProjectCar535** » May 25, 2011 1:46 PM

Just got the call that my head is done and ready to be picked up!! Yes!! I'm also removing the axles and using the rebuild kits to...Uh... Rebuild them.

I'll post pics of the head when I pick it up.

1st 5er · Post by **1st 5er** » May 25, 2011 1:47 PM

Began packing that bad boy.

Zach716 · Post by **Zach716** » May 25, 2011 1:54 PM

1st 5er wrote:Began packing that bad boy.

Sherman, Can't wait to se you this weekend!

1st 5er · Post by **1st 5er** » May 25, 2011 2:14 PM

Zach716 wrote:
1st 5er wrote:Began packing that bad boy.
Sherman, Can't wait to se you this weekend!

Same here Zach.
Hopefully we'll make it in one piece without incident.

brkinshiz · Post by **brkinshiz** » May 25, 2011 2:43 PM

Stared at the rain and watched all the cars driving by kick up dirty water on to it...

I just cleaned it two days ago

davintosh · Post by **davintosh** » May 25, 2011 3:52 PM

Today: Washed it. Being parked near a flowering crabapple tree this time of year is a messy business.

Yesterday: Swapped out the old bad cheapo distributor rotor for the new good not-so-cheap unit; runs ever so much better now!

Also reinstalled the fuel pump & filter after scrubbing & wirebrushing the bracket for the two and spraying some fresh paint on them. Nobody will be able to see it, but I'll know things are minty fresh down there, and that's what matters.

rmiddendorf · Post by **rmiddendorf** » May 25, 2011 4:30 PM

davintosh wrote:Today: Washed it. Being parked near a flowering crabapple tree this time of year is a messy business.

Yesterday: Swapped out the old bad cheapo distributor rotor for the new good not-so-cheap unit; runs ever so much better now!

Also reinstalled the fuel pump & filter after scrubbing & wirebrushing the bracket for the two and spraying some fresh paint on them. Nobody will be able to see it, but I'll know things are minty fresh down there, and that's what matters.

Well now that you're back from Europe hop on another plane and meet us in Winton-Salem!

1st 5er · Post by **1st 5er** » May 25, 2011 4:30 PM

Finished packing it.
Hoping to heading east in a couple of hours.

rmiddendorf · Post by **rmiddendorf** » May 25, 2011 4:43 PM

Washed him, waxing just isn't going to happen. I also checked his fluids and noticed a small amount of oil in the garage (not new, I think the oil pan gasket will need to be replaced soon), and I also noticed that the PS fluid was a little low but not leaking and since I've yet to check it myself I don't have a baseline.

At least that I'd notice on the garage floor as ATF fluid.

I also secured my cig lighter for the GPS and prepped my CDs which are also in the car.

wkohler · Post by **wkohler** » May 25, 2011 5:20 PM

Put some hood shocks on it, put a battery in it and checked to see what worked. Also removed the Alpina wheel locks and loosened all the lug bolts.

rmiddendorf · Post by **rmiddendorf** » May 25, 2011 5:27 PM

wkohler wrote:Put some hood shocks on it, put a battery in it and checked to see what worked. Also removed the Alpina wheel locks and loosened all the lug bolts.

Totally awesome dude! That means its in AZ!

I your passion for these cars is very impressive. All of us here have it but you take it to the next level. And I mean that as a compliment.

wkohler · Post by **wkohler** » May 25, 2011 5:28 PM

Thanks. Car has been here for a couple weeks, but I haven't touched it, really. No time and I haven't really felt like it.

davintosh · Post by **davintosh** » May 25, 2011 6:44 PM

rmiddendorf wrote:Well now that you're back from Europe hop on another plane and meet us in Winton-Salem!

I wish. Oh how I wish.

And thank you so much for bringing up such a painful subject. While you're at it, why don't you give me a nice paper cut and pour lemon juice on it?

I blew most of my available vacation time, not to mention a huge wad of cash, so outings will be short and few the remainder of the year. Between that and a couple of monster projects at work, any car-related dealings will be close to home. Drink a beer or three for me. :sigh:

C.R. Krieger · Post by **C.R. Krieger** » May 26, 2011 10:24 AM

davintosh wrote:Yesterday: Swapped out the old bad cheapo distributor rotor for the new good not-so-cheap unit; runs ever so much better now!

HOLY SCHMIDT! That was RUNNING!?

MicahO · Post by **MicahO** » May 26, 2011 11:21 AM

Finished the last few steps before tomorrow's euro-bumpered-front-end-reassembly. Bumper mounts hacked, turn signals modified. I pick up the valance tomorrow morning from the paint shop......

Rear end is as done as it's going to be for now. I'll fill all those holes later this summer or over the winter. For the moment I just want to get it back to where it can be driven!

ESchmitz · Post by **ESchmitz** » May 26, 2011 1:31 PM

Swapped the doglegs and man what an improvement in feel.

Erik

davintosh · Post by **davintosh** » May 26, 2011 1:35 PM

C.R. Krieger wrote:
davintosh wrote:Yesterday: Swapped out the old bad cheapo distributor rotor for the new good not-so-cheap unit; runs ever so much better now!

HOLY SCHMIDT! That was RUNNING!?

Starting and idling, yes, but definitely not drivable. The problem was pretty obvious once I pulled the distributor cap; only wish I'd done that first.

1st 5er · Post by **1st 5er** » May 26, 2011 10:51 PM

Drove it to Duluth, GA.
1st leg of the 2011 Vintage and RTT road trip.
Met winfred and Khyber in BR.
Thanks for the hook up Kyle.
Thanks for the exhaust repair winfred, and the E12 shocks and springs.
Oh yeah, and the ride in the supercharged E30.
It was all like a few moments in heaven.

MShimon · Post by **MShimon** » May 28, 2011 3:47 AM

Changed the oirl and filter in the M5 today, I was excited.

Das_Prachtstrasse · Post by **Das_Prachtstrasse** » May 28, 2011 4:26 AM

Got it on the road, N/A. This involved installing and wiring in a thermo fan, filling/bleeding the cooling system, changing the alternator and fiddling with the WAR tune. Drove it about 20km home, and suddenly she turned off. Pulled over, stressed out for a bit, thought it had run out of fuel, filled it up with a jerry can, and still no start. Then noticed on of the damn bellhousing sensors had fallen out.. Loctite those babies!

Despite being broken down, couldn't resist a photo.

Now the run in period. Gotta get it registered and roadworthied this week, then make a good few thousand k's to run her in, and then start refitting the turbo stuff. All coming together

cddallara · Post by **cddallara** » May 28, 2011 8:33 AM

Das_Prachtstraße wrote:Got it on the road, N/A. This involved installing and wiring in a thermo fan, filling/bleeding the cooling system, changing the alternator and fiddling with the WAR tune. Drove it about 20km home, and suddenly she turned off. Pulled over, stressed out for a bit, thought it had run out of fuel, filled it up with a jerry can, and still no start. Then noticed on of the damn bellhousing sensors had fallen out.. Loctite those babies!

Now the run in period. Gotta get it registered and roadworthied this week, then make a good few thousand k's to run her in, and then start refitting the turbo stuff. All coming together

E.rouzbeh.28 · Post by **E.rouzbeh.28** » May 28, 2011 3:14 PM

Pulled out the diff, it shat itself.
Took out the front bearing, also shat itself.
Going to Pick n Pull for a new diff later in a couple of minutes.

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