Glenn's bmw

[grt]

Yer i was thinking about keeping the auto for quicker shifts ;) its bronze soon to be black...

[gen mk 1rs2000]

hey glenn , im after a few bits for mine
do you have a std radiator ?
mine has been leaking for over 3 yrs now
i work on the theory that water comes out of the garden tap for free !!
but i want to do my bit for water conservation

[Darren W.]

[Gary P.]

[grt]

Just a little update. got stuck into the wiring this arvo. the basic plan is a pull all the old harness out, get rid of any wiring i dont need, then stick it back in. things that are going so far are -
electric mirrors
interior lights
handbrake warning light
ariel
rear demister
all the stereo stuff
heater and a/c
i have done everything from the dash back. basically un-did all the wiring, labelled it and pulled it all forward into a nice big pile tomorrow i will proberly do the sound deadner and pull the dash out. i do have a question though, i will be using a hairdryer and a bbq scaper for the deadner, does anyone know what i should use to clean the rest of the interior with? maybe just soap and water?

[Gary P.]

Glenn, have you removed sound deadener before?

[grt]

[Gary P.]

When I did mine (back before you were even born I think ) I found that petrol (and lots of rags) was very effective.

[grt]

[Gary P.]

Of course that will only work if BMW uses a bitumen based deadener.

[Craig L]

Dry ice and a ball pain hammer is also another
Good way as it doesn't leave any sticky residue

[grt]

ended up using petrol and it worked really well. thanks gary for the tip im going to need to sand the footwell because someone has previously tried to take the deadner off and looks like it has been baking in the sun for 2 years lol anyway very happy with how it turned out.
before

after

[Gary P.]

You need to have it shiny enough to polish!!

[grt]

[Gary P.]

Of course!! I do.......doesn't everybody else?

[Darren W.]

[grt]

hahahahaha i can image a bit of an awkward silence there

anyway i got some good news. a work friend has kindly let me barrow his engine crane so the engine will come out on sunday expect to see this biuld pick up speed lol also dad and i are going to watch the arc on saturday really looking forward to seeing in stewy reid his bdg escort and the new 'unrestricted' class... hello 400hp atw evos

[grt]

update:
well today i pulled to boat anchor out of the engine bay only took about an hour and a half. i cleaned it up a bit and test fitted the radiatior. next step is pull the red one apart and start selling parts to build up some cash supple.

[grt]

started to pull apart the red racer this arvo, also got my control arm bushes and ball joints installed by pierz at rx automotive engine should be coming out soon as i promised mum i would be out of her garage next week or else....

[Gary P.]

What are your plans for the red car, Glenn.............when you get the dents removed??