09-23-2013, 08:48 AM
Sorry for the lack of pics, but this Sunday was "go" time to get the car done as I want it ready for H20 (this upcoming weekend).
The E46 M3 seats have to ovalled out a bit, I have a perfect bit for this too that I bought for another project. I built/painted the brackets for the seatbelt so that is ready to go.
Yesterday, we pulled the rear trailing arms to replace the balljoints and found the lower balljoijnt seized to the bolt. So that ended up wasting a lot of time. I also finished up my ABS "extension harness". I simply went to the junkyard and pulled the ABS connectors out of a junkyard car, wired them up, so my extension harness is just the BMW connectors and can be easily removed for jumping wires.
I also got the engine harness mostly squared away. I have the reverse wires to hookup, and the relays for the power to the ECU. I expect to get the ECU back today from the tuner. Fuel lines and Power steering lines are cut and almost ready to put on. Throttle cable/pcv hooked up and ready to go.
The largest progress we made was the exhaust. Completed the Section A part of the exhaust, from the headers 3-inch V-band to 2.5 back to the catalytic converters. Then from the Cats to the X-pipe. This was only my 2nd time building an exhaust and I was very happy with the way it turned out. This car is going to be dual 2.5-inch all the way back just in case I decide for more power.
To-do list for tonight:
Wire up Relays
Install E46 M3 seats
Ambitious:
Coolant Lines
Pull out front struts, swap hats and put in springs.
The E46 M3 seats have to ovalled out a bit, I have a perfect bit for this too that I bought for another project. I built/painted the brackets for the seatbelt so that is ready to go.
Yesterday, we pulled the rear trailing arms to replace the balljoints and found the lower balljoijnt seized to the bolt. So that ended up wasting a lot of time. I also finished up my ABS "extension harness". I simply went to the junkyard and pulled the ABS connectors out of a junkyard car, wired them up, so my extension harness is just the BMW connectors and can be easily removed for jumping wires.
I also got the engine harness mostly squared away. I have the reverse wires to hookup, and the relays for the power to the ECU. I expect to get the ECU back today from the tuner. Fuel lines and Power steering lines are cut and almost ready to put on. Throttle cable/pcv hooked up and ready to go.
The largest progress we made was the exhaust. Completed the Section A part of the exhaust, from the headers 3-inch V-band to 2.5 back to the catalytic converters. Then from the Cats to the X-pipe. This was only my 2nd time building an exhaust and I was very happy with the way it turned out. This car is going to be dual 2.5-inch all the way back just in case I decide for more power.
To-do list for tonight:
Wire up Relays
Install E46 M3 seats
Ambitious:
Coolant Lines
Pull out front struts, swap hats and put in springs.
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2009 Z06
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