


I did get to show off your engine bay for CJ though!vinceg101 wrote:We didn't get a chance to catch up this weekend, and I know this is a silly question, but will this be unveiled at 5erWest in July?
Yes, I considered it. However I've never found a leather wrapped e28 dash that I thought looked good, even OE M5. I'm too anal retentive about stitching.Foonfer wrote:Nice workaround on the expansion tank hose. Good to have some slack.
Did you consider doing a leather-wrapped dash (stitches and all) - what made you go the way you did?
Uh, good question. I don't actually know. Well, I certainly haven't ordered it deleted. I will have to check if along the way it got deleted. Heck, I don't even remember what it looks like.NedNorton wrote:Charlie,
Great build! Very inspiring. I had a quick question on the S54 swap. I have read through the thread and was unable to find answer. Are you keeping the secondary air pump or are you deleting it? I am leaning towards the S54 for my project, but living on the front range of Colorado, the swap would need to incorporate it. Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks.
Quite a few. Including that amazing red interior in Ivo's shop. I've looked closely at every M5 I've ever gotten close to.wkohler wrote:How many OE E28 leather dashes have you seen?
well you got me there. Who would have thought?cek wrote: I've never found a leather wrapped e28 dash that I thought looked good, even OE M5. I'm too anal retentive about stitching.
Hey Phred, feel free to call me Chuck. Once.Philo wrote:Chuck, great meeting you and your son in SD and chatting about S54 swaps. I hope I was helpful. Your car is looking amazing and wish you the best on its completion.
Regarding the secondary air pump question, I deleted mine and now have to creatively work around CA smog. Not sure about how others will get around this in other states.
Let me know if I can help with anything else
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Sorry Charlie... For the added stress. Any work on it? All the engine bays I have seen delete the pump and remove it from the programing. Hence the question.cek wrote:Uh, good question. I don't actually know. Well, I certainly haven't ordered it deleted. I will have to check if along the way it got deleted. Heck, I don't even remember what it looks like.NedNorton wrote:Charlie,
Great build! Very inspiring. I had a quick question on the S54 swap. I have read through the thread and was unable to find answer. Are you keeping the secondary air pump or are you deleting it? I am leaning towards the S54 for my project, but living on the front range of Colorado, the swap would need to incorporate it. Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks.
With the possibility of this car being in the SLC area I will have to get clear on the topic. Thanks for stressing me out.
You know what's rude? "Jake" deciding he had to move to CA to care for his dad right as we were getting so close.piperbrothers wrote:A whole month with no updates? Rude!
Yep. Did both.RonW wrote:I hope you reinforced the clutch pedal bracket while you had the chance. I had someone weld a bead at the usual failure point, plus I installed one of those brackets.
Sound deadening. Same basic stuff as dynomat but made an a (likely) un-ecologically-friendly way in the USSR.jhh925 wrote:Charlie: Maybe I missed it, but what is (and what's a source for) that material that you've put on the back "firewall"? And what is its purpose? (I assume sound-deadening?)
The ones on the car now are temporary. I have a like-new set that were already shadowlined that will go on before completion.piperbrothers wrote:Will you be "shadow-lining" the tail lights or leaving them chrome? If the former, is it simply a matter of taping off and painting with satin black Wurth (or similar)? I have a very nice set with better lenses than my current ones, but they are chrome.