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What have you done to your car today?
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What have you done to your car today?
Started putting the engine and suspension back together
Sump pan on
New vibro tech engine mounts
Power flex lollypop bushes
New control arms
New inner arms and boots on the steering rack
New outer steering arms with the ball joints
Fitted powder coated X member
Re fitted the power steering pump and pipe work
Fitted a new vanos oil line
Re fitted steering rack
Sump pan on
New vibro tech engine mounts
Power flex lollypop bushes
New control arms
New inner arms and boots on the steering rack
New outer steering arms with the ball joints
Fitted powder coated X member
Re fitted the power steering pump and pipe work
Fitted a new vanos oil line
Re fitted steering rack
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- Lifer
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What have you done to your car today?
Great work, as usual. The new control arms on the coated cross member looks awesome.
Since you have the Vanos pressure accumulator out and the reinforcement plate off, would it be worth replacing the engine-side mount bolts due to this issue, or is this something that’s already been sorted?
2008 Z4MC: heavy wheels | crap suspension | skittish rear end | wobbly engine | not enough induction noise | underwhelming turn in | inconsistent braking | lardy battery | chubby steering wheel
2006 Z4 2.5si: gone
2006 Z4 2.5si: gone
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What have you done to your car today?
I Had the bolts that hold the alloy engine mount from the block to the engine mount out cleaned inspected and re fitted, I also I asked JC Racing about it and they said that they had only have engine mount bolts shear in a crash not the ones into the engine block. They suggested replacing the 8.8 bolts in the vibro tech mounts with 10.9 bolts as they hade seen these fail. I have left those as supplied.
I am not building a race car I had a road legal Westfield that was a close to a race car as allowed, so just building it up better or stronger so I hopefully only do the work once.
I am not building a race car I had a road legal Westfield that was a close to a race car as allowed, so just building it up better or stronger so I hopefully only do the work once.
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What have you done to your car today?
Vanos accumulator is back in now as well with a new flexible braided hose from Hack eng
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- Lifer
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Ah yes, I did notice that after I posted.
You’ll probably be ok if the 8.8 bolts they took out looked ok, but if you only want to “do the work once” then replace them with 10.9s and consider locking washers.
Several daily-driven cars on this forum have had bolts back out (mine included). Bing even had a mount fail and his engine drop down onto the ARB. There was a SIB about it and many think there should have been a recall: https://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/attac ... 1314055257
2008 Z4MC: heavy wheels | crap suspension | skittish rear end | wobbly engine | not enough induction noise | underwhelming turn in | inconsistent braking | lardy battery | chubby steering wheel
2006 Z4 2.5si: gone
2006 Z4 2.5si: gone
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What have you done to your car today?
Oil lines in now for remote oil pressure relief valve have ordered a mechanical oil pressure gauge so next weekend I can put the oil pipe in for the gauge re fill fluids, change 2 tappet shims, re fit the air box, get the ARB powder coated the auxiliary drive belts are back on, maybe the alloy under tray may leave this off until the engine has run just in case there is a leak form something.
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Ride out, roof down in he sun
E89 s drive 30i manual/gone
space grey
Carbon interior trim
19" Veeman FS 25`s
cruise control
m sport seats
stubby
led halo bulbs
z4 forum sticker, for added power.
OEM wind deflector
Gone, E85 Ruby Black.
space grey
Carbon interior trim
19" Veeman FS 25`s
cruise control
m sport seats
stubby
led halo bulbs
z4 forum sticker, for added power.
OEM wind deflector
Gone, E85 Ruby Black.
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- Location: Doncaster
What have you done to your car today?
New Disc's and Pads plus a bit of a tidy up
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I swapped out my Bridgestone Potenza S001s at the end of their life (1.9mm) for some fresh Michelin Pilot Sport 4. Has completely changed the dynamic of the car, the dry and wet grip is unreal!
3.0si Sport Coupe, Silver Grey | CSL reps | BC Racing Coilovers | Michelin PS4s | M-Tec Drilled Discs | Stubby | ZHP | Custom Exhaust | Individual Red/Black Interior | YellowStuff Pads | aFe Intake
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Amen to that It was like getting the car I dreamed I bought vs the RFs. Congrats on the improvement
I drove 120 miles of twisty back roads for fun - then fueled and washed my baby
E89 3.0L 6 MT gone
Michelin P4s
Bilstein struts & shocks
Luxon tower brace
Michelin P4s
Bilstein struts & shocks
Luxon tower brace
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ahah nice, I bought mine with PS4 front and Potenza S001 rear, so thankfully never experienced it with runflats. Soooo much better now, handles like it's on rails!
3.0si Sport Coupe, Silver Grey | CSL reps | BC Racing Coilovers | Michelin PS4s | M-Tec Drilled Discs | Stubby | ZHP | Custom Exhaust | Individual Red/Black Interior | YellowStuff Pads | aFe Intake
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What have you done to your car today?
Fitted a pair of replacement boot struts, noticed that the originals were getting sloppy, sourced a pair from ebay Hong Kong seller for £7.49 a pair. Ordered late December arrived today so a bit of a wait. The struts are exactly the same as the oem ones, can see no difference, ball ends and their spring clips are exactly the same. 10 mins to take the old ones off and fit the replacements. Restored the boot lid to a dampened open and closing function.
Bargain at that price, https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2pcs-296mm-B ... SwPwpd8zLI
Bargain at that price, https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2pcs-296mm-B ... SwPwpd8zLI
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2003 2.5 Z4
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1999 1.8 Z3
2003 2.5 Z4
1998 Honda Deauville 650
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What have you done to your car today?
Well gave the old gal a clean
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3.0i SMG Supercharged,19" CSL, AvinUSA android 10.25” screen,DSP,M6 gearknob,Coilovers,Aero F-bumper,M r-bumper,Aero skirts,Facelift front & rear lights,M sports seats,Carbon Steering wheel,Intravee,Rervese cam,Hydrographics
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What have you done to your car today?
Wow! That's got to be the tidiest underside of a 3.0 I've ever seen!
3.0si Sport Coupe, Silver Grey | CSL reps | BC Racing Coilovers | Michelin PS4s | M-Tec Drilled Discs | Stubby | ZHP | Custom Exhaust | Individual Red/Black Interior | YellowStuff Pads | aFe Intake
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What have you done to your car today?
3.0i SMG Supercharged,19" CSL, AvinUSA android 10.25” screen,DSP,M6 gearknob,Coilovers,Aero F-bumper,M r-bumper,Aero skirts,Facelift front & rear lights,M sports seats,Carbon Steering wheel,Intravee,Rervese cam,Hydrographics