1975 Verona Sunroof 2002 by Eurotrash

[Schweineback]

That flashing 3rd in my face would make me go mental to be honest.

[eurotrash]

That flashing 3rd in my face would make me go mental to be honest.

Perfect

[bueller]

excellent 3rd light. will make mental note. you put in new bulbs?

matt

[eurotrash]

.. you put in new bulbs?

matt

Thanks!I did not change the bulbs.. I tested them. Accidentally dropped it, and tested again. It was still working! If there is an issue, the back cover comes off via the two screws..

[BlindRhino]

Do tell who sold you that flasher. that is very sweet! And yes it would drive me mental too! Very nice!

Russ

[eurotrash]

What started as a rear disc brake upgrade culminated a year and a half later as an axle/flange replacement. TORQUE THOSE JEZUS NUTS BOYS AND GIRLS!!

..and if course, at 35 years old, it didn't want to budge.

So it took the inside bearing with it, just to be a dick.

Which led to pulling the other side. And it too took the bearing.

Which led to a full bearing replacement

Box o goodies via Bluntech. Overnighted cause Steve's really swell.

Which led to me learning the inner workings of the rear bearing sets..

And the discovery of the fat shims I don.

And their relationship to the sleeve and bearings. (The shims are for the outer race/machining inside the swing arm, to bring them to a 64mm spacing spec.. NOT the tube spacer. It was already 64mm.. )

Which turned out well..

..until I remembered I had converted to rear disc. And therefore the hubs needed cut down. Which led to hours of grinding..on the new thick Tii hubs... With the car in fourth at 3K to keep it cool...

..And on it went till sundown..

Which leads more grinding, and to the silver lining..a diff swap to the LSD .. What the heck right?! It's only been sitting around for a year!

More later..there's hub grindageness to do yet.

Ok. Ended up getting the other turned for 20 bucks.

The thickness difference is obvious here, between the Tii and 2002 flanges..

Here's the hand turned side completed...

And out with the open diff and in with the 320i 390 LSD.

Back on the ground after waaaay to many days on stands in a parking lot 40 minutes from home!

The test drive to return rented tools and pick up Bruno from doggie day care went smooth. And the drive home went fine as well! Shhheeeeewwww!!

Many thanks to my friend Matt for his patience and help while my car was in his parking lot for five days.. I owe him one. Or five.

[eurotrash]

This was too easy.. Just find the big blue harness on the back of the engine compartment, start at the positive side of the coil and work backwards to the bottom of the fuse box. Then plug a new 16 gage wire into the now open slot on the 12th fuse and string it over to the positive side of the coil.

Before:

During:

After:

Not sure what I was so nervous about..

EDIT: ON LATER CARS WITH NO BALLAST RESISTOR YOU HAVE A CLEAR WIRE AT THE COIL THAT IS PART OF THIS LOOM. THE WIRE IS THE RESISTOR AND YOU NEED TO USE THE ENTIRE LENGTH AS PART YOUR WIRE FROM THE 12TH FUSE. THIS KEEPS THE FEED TO THE COIL AT 9 VOLTS. STRAIGHT OFF THE FUSE IS 12V AND CAN DAMAGE YOUR COIL!!

[tinkwithanr]

So hows the lsd feel?

[eurotrash]

Jumps out of turns now. It's really amazing. I was wondering if it was worth the cost, but I'm gonna say, L yes. Just the added revs are a concern now. It makes me slow down on the highway so the motor noise falls where it did before.

I guess that's going to keep me out of trouble..

[tinkwithanr]

Man, now your gonna have me looking for an lsd.

I should pry finish that manifold first though. Those carbs stare at me everytime I come in the house lol

[esty]

i bought one of those brake light flashers on ebay...it was cheap....i didn't take any chances with tailgaters...all of my brake lights flash

[eurotrash]

Did you get the 4X or 9X?

[EngineerTim]

Great project. Love how your car is getting nicer one piece at a time.

Any noticeable improvements in performance/driveability after removal of smog wiring?

[eurotrash]

Other then shedding a couple pounds, not really.

[eurotrash]

Woot! Woot!

Ok. So maybe it's not post worthy, and maybe it's a tad too shiney, maybe. But hey, the de-smog is complete...er.

Thanks JB.