Minerva: The S54 powered, better than new, E28

[tig]

Where did you get the refinishing/cadmium plating done?

Previously I've used www.arrowplating.com of Ft. Worth. They've always done a great job for me. Just send them a box, a week or so later I get it back with a note about how much I owe, and I send them a check.

This time, I decided to use a company I saw advertised in Excellence mag http://www.concoursperfect.com/ because I wanted to have experience with others...to see if the quality really could be better.

This box came back from http://www.concoursperfect.com/ and the quality is first rate. But I don't think the difference justifies the difference in cost. Plus I just like the style of the folks at Arrow Plating better. I'm going back to them next time...

[jjcarr]

What's the cost of getting a large part like a hood latch or alternator mount plated? Have you found their plating job to be durable, and not flake off when tightening down the parts?

[tig]

What's the cost of getting a large part like a hood latch or alternator mount plated? Have you found their plating job to be durable, and not flake off when tightening down the parts?

Dunno. A big box like this one was a few hundred bucks.

Arrow's has proven very durable.

[jjcarr]

A few as in $200-$300, or $500-700?

[tig]

A few as in $200-$300, or $500-700?

$200

[jjcarr]

That's not bad for that many items, thanks.

[tig]

Prices may have changed but last year, from Richard at Arrow:

Pricing is $0.30/lb $30.00 minimum. This is for barrel plating of the fasteners. If you have brackets or other parts besides fasteners then that is rack plating and fall under the same pricing but cannot be combined with the fasteners for the lot charge, it is a different process hence the separate charge.

[leadphut]

Whiskey tango foxtrot Charlie? Where's my daily inspiration to waking up?

[lloydse28]

I don't think he's in the country right now.

[86GT635]

I thought about bombing this thread about a hour ago, purely out of friendly narcissism.

Maybe one day.. SMH. *Finger wag* Get to work boss.

[bkbimmer]

Whiskey tango foxtrot Charlie? Where's my daily inspiration to waking up?

The best part of waking up is buttceks in your two guys one cup.

[leadphut]

Whiskey tango foxtrot Charlie? Where's my daily inspiration to waking up?

The best part of waking up is buttceks in your two guys one cup.

[tig]

Bite me.

[EventuallyAyrton]

Bite me.

Don't tempt us

[oldskool]

[leadphut]

Whiskey tango foxtrot Charlie? Where's my daily inspiration to waking up?

[tschultz]

Needs more photo content

[leadphut]

[tig]

In your-up. Nothing to report except Ivo's Zobelbraun M5 is an inspiration.

[puma1824]

How's it coming along? Finally got mine started this past week.

[tig]

In my head, swimmingly.

Dont hate on me, but I'm gonna be using my checkbook-wrench more than originally planned.

[EventuallyAyrton]

Will you at least post pictures of the progress accomplished by the other guy? What will they be doing?

[bkbimmer]

Checkbook wrench, I like that.

[davintosh]

:yawn: Are you done yet?

How about now?

[oldskool]

I'm going to need to borrow a wrench. Will you hand me that Checkbook Wrench please?

[EventuallyAyrton]

I'm going to need to borrow a wrench. Will you hand me that Checkbook Wrench please?

I know you can do better than that...

[byf_42]

Damn, I need one of them fancy 'checkbook wrenches'! Us poor folk gotta make do with a regular-type wrench!

[Dubs]

UPDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATES
please

[bkbimmer]

You need to hire Chuck Fist, he'd do you right.

[tig]

Got a crack-free dash. I'm still undecided on whether to go naked or covered. If I cover, then this one will go in Vlad since it has some tiny cracks that will cover well. If I go naked, then...


I have been working on my wiring harness. I've decided to use my checkbook wrench and pay a guy on R3V for the harness adapter. The E46 S54 harness is too short to reach into the glovebox. The Z3 M harness is longer, so I sourced a new one of those via Ivo. I goofed around with both today measuring and trying to figure out how I'll mount stuff.




I've decided to go with an E36 terminal block (after seeing joel323's S52 car again this weekend and seeing how sharp it looks). Ordered the parts. This also settles how I'll be running the power cables to the trunk-mounted battery...instead of doing the M5 way, I'll do what Joel did and run them down the passenger's side. Battery will be mounted on the pass side of the trunk ala the M5, but slightly more compactly.

I don't think I mentioned this before, but I have everything regarding the ECU figured out. I even have my custom flash ready to be programmed once I have the right cable and the ECU is in the car. I've also figured out how to make cruise control work using the standard E28 stalk!!!

Here are the M50/M52 mounts I purchased. Nobody seems to know if these will work on an S54 or not, but I can always sell them...


I also ordered a 3-turn M5 steering box.

With that, I think the only major components I don't actually have are:

- Seats
- Diff
- Exhaust

Still a lot of little parts missing, and things that need to be modified...