peter's Touring project

[Vas]

I bought the 10499 Low Profile version. I was able to get the rear subframe out without issue (it was a huge issue, but not because of the jackstand height lol), and I don’t think I was even at the top pin.

Mind sharing where you got them from? I will be doing a clutch job shortly and need some stands that will go high enough and are sturdy.

The bigger version seems kinda overkill.

[slater]

Mind sharing where you got them from? I will be doing a clutch job shortly and need some stands that will go high enough and are sturdy.

The bigger version seems kinda overkill.

i think amazon has them, but if i remember correctly, spenser got a crazy deal on them?

i will likely get the big ones. i like overkill.

[704sw]

Mind sharing where you got them from? I will be doing a clutch job shortly and need some stands that will go high enough and are sturdy.

The bigger version seems kinda overkill.

i think amazon has them, but if i remember correctly, spenser got a crazy deal on them?

i will likely get the big ones. i like overkill.

No crazy deal for me (crying.emoji), although I don’t think I paid $83. I think I paid $65, the same as the 10498 is currently listed. I bought them from Amazon.

It was another member here who bought them from Northern Tool for something like $40/each (I’m still bitter—I went to buy them the next day and the price was back up).

Edit: the only *deal* I got was opening an Amazon Visa, which I’d been meaning to do for years. You get an $80 Amazon gift card, and I think 5% back on Prime purchases.

[johnrando]

Sorry a bit late on this, so good to hear that things went well.

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[slater]

Sorry a bit late on this, so good to hear that things went well.

thanks john! she had a longer, harder recovery that expected, but she's almost 100% now.

things around here have been very, very busy... christmas is always a busy time of year around our house, but i've had to be out of town a couple times and all of that has meant very little has gotten done since my last update... and by very little, i mean, in the span of 2.5 weeks 'little' has gotten done compared to what happened previous to that.

so here's where it's at:

- engine installed (there's a lot going on here besides chucking it in the engine bay hole)
- trans installed
- rear end installed
- all brakes installed (not bled yet)
- front M3 swaybar installed
- fresh oil, coolant, PS fluid
- modified my aFe ProDry S intake mounting bracket/shield for better intake boot fitment (no kink! but the filter is touching the coolant expansion tank... i don't like it, but we'll see how it does)
- made and installed some custom rear seat back mounting brackets with my son - unfortunately they will be hidden behind the seat back, but this was really fun and i hope he thinks about them when he gets in the car (i'm going to have him reinstall the interior with me)
- lots of fiddly bits dealt with
- Touring + ZHP gauge clusters merged to form A BIONIC ZHP-T CLUSTER OF SILVER-RINGED POWER
- perf-leather steering wheel installed
- DME REFLASHED

let me preface this next bit by saying that nearly every single thing has been a PITA on this project. broken bolts (i've had 4 broken bolts... very weird for me, especially on a BMW. i've still got two of those bolts to drill out yet). stuff not lining up properly. stuff not wanting to go back together. everything has been hard.....i've done lots of this stuff many times before, without issue. but this time has been difficult.

and then i went to reflash the DME on tuesday night with a custom flash TerraPhantm made for me last summer, and WinKFP kept crashing when it got to 100%. so i tried using the latest ZHP factory software... and it errored out halfway through - DME ACCESS DENIED.

and the car wouldn't start. i thought i bricked my DME.

F.

so last night i spent a couple of hours researching. i stripped all of the coding software off of my laptop (running Windows 10 x64) - which was the stuff that came with my INPA cable - and downloaded and installed BMW Standard Tools from bimmergeeks.net. after loading in the daten files and configuring my WinKFP ini files, i noticed that this version of WinKFP was in english! bonus already. i also set my COM port to COM1 for my USB-to-serial adapter (was COM5 - and WinKFP can use any COM port, but the bimmergeeks' instructions said to use COM1, so i did). i finished that around 1AM.

this morning i went out to my garage - sitting at lovely -8ºC (it was -18.5ºC outside this morning when i brought my daughter to the bus stop - it's WAY too early for these january/february kind of temps!) - and attempted to flash the DME with Terra's files, and IT WORKED! and then i started the car, and the engine roared to life... (literally roared - it has no exhaust on it right now) and settled to a nice idle. i nearly shat myself. because not only was this a hugely invasive project - both in terms of the car, and my life! - the coding aspect was an unknown, the drivetrain was transplanted from my ZHP, and i installed a new SMF/cluch/PP as well, so i just prayed.. and prayed... (there has been a lot of prayer going on in this project) that i didn't mess anything up. which i didn't think i did, because i take my time doing stuff, but it was definitely a tense moment. the 330iT ZHP lives!!

so i'm curious to see how the software runs - because Terra actually was able to extract the dump of my ZHP's shark-injected DME and build a new set of flashable files from it.... so technically i'm running the identical shark-injected tune that i was on my ZHP. without having to use the shark injector. and i am definitely going to try the latest factory software at some point, too... especially in light of the recent findings on the actual 'performance' of the shark/conforti tune.

so...at this point, i've got to:

- FREEZE MY ARSE OFF
- let the engine run for a bit, check for leaks
- bleed the brakes
- install the driveshaft, and heatshields
- drill out last two broken bolts (aka TIME-SUCKING BOLTS OF DEATH)
- install the electric cooling fan
- install the exhaust (with BMW Performance muffler)
- install the rear shocks (top-adjustable koni yellows )
- mount the wheels
- install new strut bar
- TEST DRIVE (!!!!)
- reinstall rear interior panels/rear seat
- BREATHE


if you made it this far....thanks for reading. i'm so excited to have this thing done.... you have no idea.

have an awesome day!

EDIT - unbelievably, this post was #5000 for me. i had no idea! so cool! what an epic day to have this post. i'm pumped.

[Johnmadd]

Man Peter, that's a lot of good stuff for your 5000th post. I know that first drive will put a huge smile on your face.

[Yelkos]

Well Done Peter

[ZHPizza]

Dr. Slaterstein this morning:



congrats, dude!

[Vas]

Killing it man.

[anandoc]

Well done man, this is amazing! I can't wait for you to drive this thing down to Toronto