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Now that the car is essentially done. Time to get out and actually enjoy it and drive it. A summary of the work competed. Timeline: 11-months Completed - Engine out, new fuel, cooling, lots of gaskets and freshen up incl. new exhaust Completed - Rebuilt Front chassis, suspension and brakes Completed...

Exhaust sounds ok at idle. What's it like on the road? I like the looks of that 240Z, don't see many of them these days. Exhaust sounds great at wide open throttle. My wife and I went out for a few blasts last night, had a great time. Thanks on the Datsun, its a 280ZX...somewhat rare these days, I ...

Alignment time at the only shop I trust in Houston.

As there is a fair bit of adjustability between the coilovers, camber plates, rear eccentrics on the RTABs etc, it took about 2 hours to get it dialed in.

Driving home was fun!

Brand new, never used. Does not require that you glue it to the frame surround, the elastic at the base will keep it secure. Installation is a breeze..literally 2-minutes. Leather Shift Boot 1.JPG Leather Shift Boot 2.JPG Leather Shift Boot 3.JPG This is what it looks like once installed: New Shift ...

Fron today. Here's a fun picture of my other Shark (1988 Porsche 928 S4 Manual). A car I found about an hour north of where I live, it was left under a bunch of trees for several years, so not a barn find but a "left outside and forgotten about find". And if you're interested, the white Da...

Here' a quick first start-up video with the new exhaust. It's a bit loud as my garage is enclosed and a smaller room, so the sound amplifies.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ux7-68ddauc

tschultz wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 8:22 pm Turbos help reduce noise so I bet it isn't overly loud even if nor much of a muffler there!

Tom is correct.

The Turbo is basically "the muffler"

I am running a straight pipe from the turbo back, no muffler(s) at all.

On the car:

And this is the new exhaust:

One thing that has been a bit challenging is trying to figure out which way to go with the exhaust the car. I built a few different versions before settling on the final one. this took a few weeks of work and I finished it this morning. Here is what I removed from the car. Exhaust Before 1.JPG Exhau...

Gotcha buddy. Here you go: The shift knob: https://www.ebay.com/itm/276055496719 The shift boot: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1250793139/for-bmw-e28-5-series-19811988-manual?click_key=ed9e97476df6978bc78a0b845cf63f9e22f82923%3A1250793139&click_sum=e98b6ebc&ref=search2_top_narrowing_intent_mo...

Sure thing Bob.

What pieces exactly?

The shift knob (probably one of the best I've purchased) came from an eBay seller in Poland.

Shift boot came from an Etsy seller.

Trying wrap up a few things.

Installed a new shift boot and shift knob tonight.

Hopefully this weekend, I will have the exhaust completed and installed.

Very nice!
Dinan turbo! I bet it runs great.

Quite a transformation!!

Congrats. Keep enjoying in great health.

I've seen their website but have not bought anything yet.

If you do buy something, make sure you have coverage through your credit card...just in case.

Tom I'm out of ideas. You're heading down the right track with the distributor swap. The AFM, ECU and coil are typically all very reliable components.

That's a lovely M635!

Here's a quick video I shot of the front end:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fJ46PG ... 1tiqZ1NFMM

Then bled the brakes! Finally! I'm not sure how many of you guys use this suction method connected to shop air, but it works great, compared to the Motiv Power Bleeder. With the Motiv, you have to be careful on pressuring up the system as to not blow out the clutch gravity feed line which does not h...

Voila!

One fun thing I did yesterday was fire up the lathe to cut down some bolts that secure the rotor to the hub. You know the ones that have the allen key head that you always get anxious to remove..hoping they don't become a complete circle once you stick your drive in there and start turning. I always...