What have you done to your car today?

mjennings23 said:
Thrashed it round the Peak District for a solid 4 hours, and was grinning every second. Even managed to keep the roof down for the day, the odd ominous dark cloud appeared but didn't amount to any rain fortunately.

First proper chance to take this car out the routes I drove the old one regularly, and to say it puts the old car to shame is an understatement :thumbsup:

Happy bunny this evening :rofl:
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Hunter laser alignment at tyre smart in Witham then taken to Coopers BMW in Chelmsford for rust on tailgate under warranty to be looked at (awaiting decision) cleaned up for Enfield pageant car show tomorrow.
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Got a new set of con rod bearings for the S54 at 65k miles, and really glad I had it done. Some raw copper showing through in places on the old ones.

Plus new engine mounts, made it feel even nicer to drive.
 
Five weeks after fitting cruise control arm and running in the loom, found a couple of hours this morning to make all connections and then out for a test drive. Bliss, :D all works well. Took me the first 5 or so miles of a 20 mile run to stop flashing others wilst I got used to where the stork is tucked away. Now we're sorted and such benefit when in built up ares or lower speed limits. Used to spend so much time watching the needle at 30mph, fighting to keep it down, that I was not concentrating on other parts of my driving. Next on the bucket list is the trip North to see Dave and get the roof motor relocated. :driving:
 
At last I have 4 painted calipers. Got the wheels back on having painted the fronts. Spring clips are back on too plus a couple of coats of silver.


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Aero side skirts fitted. They've only been sitting in my garage for a year and a half :cry:
 
Prep work for NEW SHOES :D

Late last year I had new rotors and pads put on. Sadly I did not specify that thay should be coated and have been living with this eye sore x4
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Time to get busy so I purchased a low profile jack and stands and began to go to work on said eye sores. I had to locate my dremel for the inside bits......but back down to bare metal.
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Time to mask the pad area off and the car, so no floating bits of spray land and stick to the paint. Total coverage except my work area.
Bolt holes coverd, its time to start spraying.
One coat of primer and 3 coats of silver. Never over spay unless you like runs.
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While waiting in-between coats, it seamed like a good time to give those inner wells a good cleaning. Trust me, they were pretty black from brake dust and road grime. The hardest part of the wheel to keep clean.
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Wheels reinstalled....we go from this......
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To this.......
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Other than the callipers, I'm ready to put my new rims on when they get here this week. I'll be all about :D :oops: :P :driving:
 
Nice work on the discs, they look very smart. At some point id like to do the same to mine.

Which brand of paint did you use?
 
LordOxygen said:
Nice work on the discs, they look very smart. At some point id like to do the same to mine.

Which brand of paint did you use?
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I like the colour. Be interested to know too! Is it heat resistant? :poke:
 
Just installed a new Gaptech remote hood module that arrived today.

Hardest part was removing the 14yr old insulation that had partially bonded to the cables. I used screw type conector blocks rather than the crimp ones supplied. Memories of wiring up headunits into ropey old mk3 Escorts came flooding back.

20 minutes of fiddling about and I now have a remote hood and one touch operation. Works a treat, very pleased.
 
LordOxygen said:
Nice work on the discs, they look very smart. At some point id like to do the same to mine.

Which brand of paint did you use?
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Rustl-oleum Primer and Bright Coat Metallic Finish (silver)
Both cans say not to exceed 200F(93c) and since I only did the Hat areas they should never get that hot since I don't run my car on tracks.
 
I repaired my hazard light/central locking switch.
Over time the central locking switch was getting more difficult to select, so I pulled the gear gaitor off and then pushed the switch unit out from below.
It seems a common fault on the e46 where the clips at the base break so the switches don't make contact.
I held it in place and taped it up using air conditioning tape (silver tape). All working again.
A nice cheap fix.
 
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