What did you do for your ZHP/ BMW / MINI today? #2

[stephenkirsh]

What's he drive in GS? Just watched them race at Sonoma two weeks afo

[330i ZHP]

congrats on e30 purchase

[ZHPasta]

congrats on e30 purchase

Thanks! Excited to branch out and have something to play with while keeping the ZHP nice and reliable for work commute

What's he drive in GS? Just watched them race at Sonoma two weeks afo

Currently races a Mustang, not sure what team. Name is Billy Johnson, his e36 m3 is for sale

[328ioc]

Swapped ALs in for the Depos that came with it. Hit the shift surround trim with some PD.

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Also investigated the install of illuminated shift knob. I need to run to the Shack to get a connector.

And sweated my nads off. 92*

Also repaired my left inop fog. Thanks for the ballast Botond.

Thumbs, iPhone, Tapatalk.

Looks great. What paint was that?

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[quikryptonite]

Installed my H&R 27mm front sway bar on Saturday. It was really quite easy until I lost my 16mm socket. It took about 30 minutes to find it. I only found it after lowering the car back down. It rolled next to the jack where I couldn't see it (But, ironically enough, you can see it in this photo I took before I realized it was lost.)

These wrenches were perfect in 16mm and 18mm sizes.
Pedro's Cone Wrenches

I can't tell how much of a difference just the upgraded sway bar made as I replaced the front sway bar links as well, which were in pretty bad shape. The car drives and turns so well right now. It brought a big smile to my face.

[johnrando]

Very nice!

[NorCalZman]

Went over to Derbo's so he could show me GT1 and NCSExpert....I WANT! He coded comfort close with remote and turned off "window cancel when door opens" for me while we were in there.

I stumped him with this strange popping noise that my suspension is making under load (braking or starting off). End links? dry bushings? etc. who knows. I think I am going to have to take it in as the noise is getting worse.

Also, I believe we have solved the mystery of BMW's "fix" for the 4k power dip. I will let him explain.

[quikryptonite]

Is your suspension mystery noise a clunk or a true pop? I'm experiencing some dull thunks every once in a while since I installed my sway bar and for the life of me I can't figure it out. I used the H&R supplied bushings and didn't put any lubriant on the surface area that contacts the bar. But, I did put some anti-seize compound on the inside of the brackets that hold the bushings.

Could it be the sway bar just settling in? I checked the sway bar links and they seems to be very secure. I didn't touch anything else while I was under there.

[NorCalZman]

it could be a pop. i could be a clunk. It really is hard to tell. I swear sometimes I can feel it through the flood of the car too. I will be driving the car again this weekend. I can put my phone on the floor with the audio recording and try to get this noise recorded for you guys. Its been happening for awhile now but I feel like its getting louder and happening more often. I don't feel like I am going to fall out from under the car but I think I should figure it out and fix it soon.

One of his guesses was bad end links. Some of the noises coming from under the car were/are pretty loud. Not sure how loud end links can be. Another guess could be dried bushings? The previous owner did replace the CAB before I bought the car. Maybe he did not install them right? I guess I need to get under the car and look around. That is hard to do when you live on a hill and don't own a jack. Haha.

[danewilson77]

Adjusted rake 3/4" up in rear.

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