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Ohmess

Ohmess

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Annabelle arrive one year ago, so this seems like a good time to take stock of the work I've been doing. As I had mentioned previously, folks will notice numerous electrical issues high up on the list due to the damage engendered by a half-assed installation of a fancy stereo.

So far, I have not had to farm out any of this, although Peter Coomaraswarmy helped with the strut brace, hood adjustments and doors, and I acquired some slave labor to assist with the transmission swap.

Here's what I've done to date:


Battery to starter wiring replaced
Battery to alternator wiring replaced
Battery ground cleaned up
Cleaned up battery tray; painted
Black kidney grills
Cleaned up under hood rubber seals
Nardi steering wheel
Nardi shift knob
Door arm pull brackets added, New covers
Door card window blanks added
Ebrake upgrade installed; ebrake adjusted
Rear license plate bracket upgraded
Hood Roundel replaced
Front light trim cleaned up
Replaced broken side light front
Replaced broken side light rear
Replaced rear left light socket (melted)
Rewired rear light socked ground
Rewired rear light (melted)
Replaced license plate lights (melted)
Rewired license plate lights (new rubber surrounds)
Removed radio wiring
Reglued glove box, reinstalled
Glued fuse door, repaired fuse door closure, reinstalled
Glued panel under steering wheel, reinstalled
Removed front speakers and wiring
Rear window defroster switch replacement
Repaired main light switch wiring
Repaired main light switch
Repaired A/C switch wiring
Repaired starter relay wiring
Clean up ground near fuse box
All new fuses
Replaced broken window switch
Replaced glove box light
Replaced melted hood light (clean up switch and ground)??
Repaired left front side light circuit (cleaned up ground)
Replaced headlights with Euro H1s
Replaced broken exhaust hangers
Replaced spark plug wires (two broken sockets)
Replaced ignition coil, removed ballast resistor
New spark plugs
Replaced a/c condenser mounts
Cleaned up spare tire well, primed and painted
Upgraded trunk floor with used parts
Dome light repaired
Seats removed, Leatherique treated, greased rails
Seat belts removed
Schroth racing harnesses installed
Cleaned up front floor under carpet, POR 15, soundproofed
New screws on entry trim both sides
Strut brace installed
New front control arms
New front tie rod ends
New front sway bar, bushings, and dog bones
Carl Nelson front springs
New shock mounts and spring pads
Front camber plates
Cleaned up fender wells; touched up undercoating
Removed aftermarket window tint
Replaced drain plugs in the bottom of the trunk floor
Replaced broken A/c vent on driver’s side
Replaced Visor clip holders
Cocomats
Coupe King Exhaust
Replaced under hood rubber stop/height adjuster
New under hood insulation
Trunk Roundel replaced
New acorn nuts on valve cover
New gas pedal
Replaced door light switch for interior lights
Ground strap to alternator upgraded
Mallory mechanical distributor installed
Valve cover gasket replaced
Replaced stripped bolt for valve clearance adjustment
Adjusted valve clearances
Touched up engine bay paint
Cleaned up alternator housing
Adjusted hood
Removed elephant skin from within trunk
New water pump/gasket
Tstat housing replaced
Coolant temp sender replaced
Oil pressure sender replaced w/ dual gauge/light output
Oil temp sensor installed on filter housing
Replaced missing oil filter housing spring
New timing cover gasket
Replaced radiator cap
Replaced cooling system hoses
Replaced belts
Painted expansion tank bracket and tank
Painted clutch and brake pedals
New pedal rubber, bushings
Removed Auto Tranny, wiring, shift position display and shifter platform
Getrag 5 speed installed w/new rear and shifter seals
E28 shifter platform with new mounts, bushings and z3 shifter
Rear main seal
Changed Flywheel (e28 lightweight)
New clutch, throw out bearing, clutch pivot, and clutch cylinder; rebuilt clutch master
New pilot bearing
Rebuilt driveshaft installed
New tranny mounts, 6 series tranny mount bracket
Added tranny ground that had been missing
Additional ground across motor mount
New motor mounts
Replaced plastic door closers
Exhaust heat shield under passenger seat added
Installed oxygen sensor and ran wiring for air/fuel gauge
Removed gas tank, cleaned up tank seat
Cleaned up fuel level sender
Cleaned up gas cap and cap seat
Fuel pressure gauge added
Changed fuel filter
New brake fluid reservoir installed; changed fluid
Tii brake booster swap
Replaced power steering pump bolts
New power steering filter
Replaced low pressure power steering hoses
New brake booster vacuum line
Replaced fuel hoses

In process:

Gas tank POR 15 seal
VSR ported and ceramic coated exhaust manifolds
Rear Carl Nelson springs and associated rubber pads
Swap in e24 ebrake handle
Eric Anton Armrest
Refinish shifter console; new (fake) leather
Shameless rip off of DeQuincy four gauge panel (fake leather)
Electric fuel pump, second filter
Rear bumper
Triple weber carbs, Korman intake
Weds!!!

While Annabelle has been on jack stands for a while now; I estimate she'll be back on her wheels and tooling around town by the end of July. (Then, of course, I will leap into the carburetor swap!)
 
very impressive! Am looking forward to seeing the carb swap!
 
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wow, impresive, not only the list, but the time lapse !

ps. is there any chance of seing the dequincy shamelessly ripped off gauges panel ? ;-)
 
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Chris,

Incredible list of accomplishments. I'm very impressed, and you must be very pleased (and maybe exhausted) at both the list and the time frame.
 
deQuincey said:
wow, impresive, not only the list, but the time lapse !

ps. is there any chance of seing the dequincy shamelessly ripped off gauges panel ? ;-)
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Yes, of course. This remains in the early stages right now; the oxygen sensor for the air/fuel gauge, along with the oil pressure and oil temperature sensors are installed, so everything under the hood is done and the wiring is through the firewall (the wiring for the fourth voltage gauge can tap into the fuse block). I am currently modifying the air fuel gauge to accommodate a VDO vision series black ring to make the four gauges look similar, and then its on to the panel, which will be drawn from your design.
 
Ohmess said:
Yes, of course. This remains in the early stages right now; the oxygen sensor for the air/fuel gauge, along with the oil pressure and oil temperature sensors are installed, so everything under the hood is done and the wiring is through the firewall (the wiring for the fourth voltage gauge can tap into the fuse block). I am currently modifying the air fuel gauge to accommodate a VDO vision series black ring to make the four gauges look similar, and then its on to the panel, which will be drawn from your design.
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i am so excited, can't wait ! :cool::lol:
 
nathanegger said:
Have any pictures?
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Of course, but I am not as tech savy as others here and, for the most, my projects are either crummy little remediation projects like replacing melted light sockets or broken/corroded parts or alternatively well documented projects like the Getrag 5 speed conversion or the front suspension refresh.

Here's my baby as she sits:



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I won't be able to run the Weds with those tires; they rub against my from strut. They look so cool, however that I had to put them on for pictures.
 
Stevehose said:
I like Weds wheels a lot, they look like those uber rare Alpina's. Are those 16" ?
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Nope. The uber rare 15s. I think 15s are perfect for our cars.

I was influenced by pictures somebody posted here of a set of 15" Alpina knock offs that looked really cool. :)
 
Ohmess said:
Nope. The uber rare 15s. I think 15s are perfect for our cars.

I was influenced by pictures somebody posted here of a set of 15" Alpina knock offs that looked really cool. :)
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actually they are real alpinas ... and they belong to stevehose ... who was admiring your weds
 
Actually they are repro's from OZ, they look real, made in italy in the early 80's. But the caps are real :)

I haven't seen another set come up for sale in a couple years since i got them from a member here.

Alpina never made 15's for our cars in this style (are the ex-Cary Iida CSL wheels that are WED-ish 15?) but these are next best thing, too bad because 15's are are great look and have good tire selection.

How about a close up of a WED?


rsporsche said:
actually they are real alpinas ... and they belong to stevehose ... who was admiring your weds
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Sweet. Now I remember you got them from Shanon. Here is what they remind me of, silver on top of spokes, black or silver inside, Alpina caps and lug nuts. Killer.

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Yup. I just picked up a set of Alpina lugs nuts.

The two wheel pic was a comparison between the Weds center and a BMW center. I think I will go with the BMW center.
 
Chris,

I also think the BMW center looks better on those wheels.

Love the two (or three) piece ones that Steve posted, especially the first one. Never a big fan of the 'larger rim with smaller spider' design/appearance of the 2nd one.
 
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yep ... i was 2nd in line for them ... aaaargh. they would have looked so good on a black coupe. i do like the top one of the images below ... and Chris, definitely the BMW caps

Stevehose said:
Sweet. Now I remember you got them from Shanon. Here is what they remind me of, silver on top of spokes, black or silver inside, Alpina caps and lug nuts. Killer.

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Ooops! In a hurry, I was reading the thread start like "Talking stock" and I thought "wow, now we are talking real issues"
Sorry! My mistake to be here, and I'll crawl back under the stone were I come from :)
 
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