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

cleaned up the Arktisblau turbo a little

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Is that old baby a 5 speed? And, when did you get an E23?!

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Originally Posted by Johal E32

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Is that old baby a 5 speed? And, when did you get an E23?!

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It's Carl's, not mine. Unfortunately not, it's an auto.

I don't have the money to dump into one of those, they are huge money pits. Luckily he's got 4 he's bought over the years that he can turn into 1 clean example, this particular body is the cleanest one at the moment. All the drivetrain and interior were swapped from his last main 745i:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...9199E57A79.jpg

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Originally Posted by cakM3

That's awesome Tony! Looking forward to your writeup! :thumbsup Tail light bulb error lights???

On another note... I helped install a set of Recaro Sportster CS in my best friend's ///M today.... it was a learning experience on how to mount adjusting rails, seat mounts, and occupancy sensors....in the end I thought it turned out very well! Now I know what to expect when I get my set in summer ;)

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I got to take his ///M out for a spin afterwards and loved how well these seats conformed to your body...very comfortable, so I know these are the seats for my ///M but they will be in black :)

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Dangg those are some sexy seats!! So do all the functions still work if you have them? (i.e. heated seats) :D lol

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Originally Posted by Hermes

It's Carl's, not mine. Unfortunately not, it's an auto.

I don't have the money to dump into one of those, they are huge money pits. Luckily he's got 4 he's bought over the years that he can turn into 1 clean example, this particular body is the cleanest one at the moment. All the drivetrain and interior were swapped from his last main 745i:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...9199E57A79.jpg

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Yeah, I bet those 745's are a PITA. They do look nice, and when they work I bet they are pretty nice to drive.

Seats look great in your friends M3 Charlie! Good work!

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Originally Posted by SoloEuro

Dangg those are some sexy seats!! So do all the functions still work if you have them? (i.e. heated seats) :D lol

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No, you lose heat, memory and power functions. You can "retain" heat if you order them with heat function - but then they do not use the seat heater button on center console - the seats each have their own button on the seat.

I will say this - mine COOK you and I need to rewire them at some point. I used the heavy duty 12v lead BMW provided in the OEM seat harness - but it is a non-switched 12v source...so if you forget to turn off seat, it will keep on cooking and kill battery.

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Originally Posted by Johal E32

They do look nice, and when they work I bet they are pretty nice to drive.

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yes they are, but you need to turn up the boost and swap in a LSD ;)

That one has a Swedish computer with a 100 octane fuel map! Race gas only for this car

Took her on a shakedown cruise to NYC yesterday.

Rebuilt vanos and disa fully functional.

Thoroughly enjoying my rattle-free acceleration.

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This was actually late Friday night but didn't get to a computer till now. Installed Chad Engineering's stainless steel pistons in my BMW Performance 6-piston calipers. Used them at the track yesterday. HOLY CRAP they're awesome. No brake fade whatsoever. :thumbsup

Washed and detailed the ///M today, snapped a couple pics afterwards...
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I have a bunch more that I have to edit. I'll post them some other time.