Post your fall/winter projects

[G. P. Burdell]

We had a similar thread for spring/summer projects. I'll start things off:

1. Wash/clay/Klasse car - DONE
2. Change differential fluid - DONE
3. Replace hopelessly clogged windshield washer nozzles - DONE
3a. Install engine compartment light - DONE
4. Install Optima battery
5. Wire up trailer light adapter
6. Install JT-Designs underpanel (in the garage since Aug. 2003)
7. Touch up more rock chips :angryfire - ongoing
8. Install VDO water temp gauge - DONE

[SecretAznSauce]

repair rust spot on rear quarter by door,
paint install oe sideskirt, paint/install acs front and rear bumper, lower car with either m3 springs or eibach sportlines, add 17" wheels and tires, add remote autostart, CF hood if $$$ is still availble. on a budget of 1k? :buttrock

[old skool]

Fix rust spots
1. Clay, wax exterior
2. Install M3 body kit (partial)
3. Install X Brace
4. R&R coolant syste, replace therm housing and water pump fan.
5. Get M3 wheels cleaned, mounted with performance tires and balanced.

I am getting tired just thinking about it.

[-ursa-]

1. Wash / compund / seal / wax (poorboys/vanilla moose/s100) with PC - DONE
2. Install M3 cams - DONE
3. Install 97 M3 dual cats - DONE
4. Install Xbrace from 94 325 convertible - PENDING
5. Redline tranny fluid - DONE
6. Remove KMAC camber plates and install M3 strut bearings
7. Warranty front Bilstein struts
8. Install gauges
9. Swap benfer intake for ECIS / Conforti
10. New Battery (Interstate or LTW battery)

Most of the major stuff is done. Now I just need to chip away at the rest of the projects. :)

[supark]

1. change out automatic tranny fluid, replace filter
2. replace guibo and transmission output shaft seal
3. put my new 16 inch "sport wheels" on - I could have afforded 17" wheels, but I honestly like the way 16" wheels feel over larger sizes - plus the fact that they're harder to bend, don't hydroplane as much, and tires are less expensive. Call me crazy.
4. replace front control arms and bushings
5. color match rear bumper
6. take a shower

[sacramentophil]

Yank the cyl. head and assess the damage...then put it all back together, hopefully with a few performance upgrades. :)

[LinearX]

Replace BBS centercap on rear-left wheel, stay inside because it's like 20 friggin degrees out.

[Jontran8]

replace my AC belt ;)

[russomf]

1-replace rear diff with 3.15 lsd
2-replace suspension with GC coil overs track/school kit
3-camber plates for front
4-adjustable link for rear camber
5-anything else that comes to mind later.
6-stay outside as much as possible, it is 0 and i live for snowboarding in the winter.

[BimmerDude18]

Replace my water pump and thermostat.
Buy a house with a garage for my car.
Work my ass off to pay for said house.

[1996 328ti]

Clean out glove box and door pockets.
*WHEW* I'm exhaused just thinking about it.

And if I have time I need to find my oil and tranny fluid leak. With +188K miles I really can't complain.

I don't change fluids until the spring just before driving school season.

[Soup Nazi]

1) Tune the SC, maybe upgrade the Injectors and fuel pump if needed.
2) Look for a used 3.45 dif or actually have someone build me one with 60% lock-up.
3) Sleep alot.

[WildStorm]

1. Full audio install (HU, speakers, amp)
2. Change/flush all fluids
3. New fuel and trans filters
4. Touch up paint chips
5. Fan delete/UUC pulleys
6. New shocks and/or springs

[euro4life]

Make it through the winter.
Get to bed on time.
Install M3 front bumper
Get a haircut
Get new shoes
Find things to sell
Answer all my emails
Roll my fenders
Finish rear cage
Be nice
finish supercharger project
Calculate said supercharger's cost
Drop cam kit prices

[SQ Bimmer]

I will likely be having my motor bored and stroked to roughly 2200cc, turbocharged, and have no traction with my skinny tires till I can afford wheels, suspension, and brakes :) .

[YoungExec728]

Fan delete and UUC pulleys within the next week

[hellrot325]

- fix driver window problem-DONE (no cost, 3/4 bolts had come off!, weird)
- replace radiator-DONE (had to pay stealer $300 because I was out of town!)
- tranny, diff fluid change (why do I wait til Nov?)
- troubleshoot and repair ABS failure :help

Now I know why these E36 "common failures" are common failures :mad

- Put on 16" Style K's w/ Blizzaks...picking up Thursday from a guy on this forum but waiting til the snow fllies
- swap open diff for 3.12 or 3.46 LSD
- install GC or TCK coilovers

[TrunkImpaired]

Winter looks like it's not gonna be much, summer is when I can have the car down for a bit.

Re-upholster the headliner, I'll also do the pillars if I find a different material that I like.

Exhaust

Detail the car and put about 200+ coats of wax on it :redspot

[E36Bimmer]

1. drop 2.5 into my ti
2.make it work
3.oh yea...get my hands on a 325 wreck that has an engine (hard part) :confused

[TrunkImpaired]

1. drop 2.5 into my ti
2.make it work
3.oh yea...get my hands on a 325 wreck that has an engine (hard part) :confused

there's always that one step that has to go and make everything difficult

[LWRNCE]

Supercharge the car.

[Dinan330ic]

Enhance turbo system.

[YoungExec728]

Buy an E46 M3

[rummy666]

New Suspension
New brakes
New tires
Fan delete
Replace leaky power steering hose
new belts
new battery
Clean clean clean

just got car two months ago, so lots of new stuff to do on it. looking forward to all the work. nothing like working on the car.

[Bengali86]

1.Change Catalytic converter
2.new down/mid pipes
3.change flux capasitor
4.maybe for christmas I will get my tires for my rims
so i can take off the stock bottle cap wheels :redspot
5.play HL2

[TrunkImpaired]

3.change flux capasitor


What happened to your old one? Did you hit it below 88 mph?

[sacramentophil]

let me know where I can get a good deal on a flux capacitor, eh? :D

[SQ Bimmer]

What happened to your old one? Did you hit it below 88 mph?
Can you guys dial in within a certain week of a year, or month? Cause I'm having trouble dialing in even a specific quarter of a year...

[Bengali86]

No, the old one is fine:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v323/Benatron/flux_capacitor.gif

but it was time to upgrade, so me and my 2 Mechanics ( I am on the right )
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v323/Benatron/scientists.jpg


Came up with this:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v323/Benatron/docs_flux_paper.jpg

but it came out like this :(
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v323/Benatron/thflux20capacitor.jpg

So this winter, I will have to go back with my team of scientists and figure out how to make this thing work:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v323/Benatron/dm-94.jpg


Ill keep you guys updated

[on a friday]

1.Wax
2.Work
3.Sell
4.Buy

[adams]

1.work
2.save money
3.spend money
4.spend more money
5.intake
6. adjust e brake
7.replace rear rotors
9.do some jumpin jacks

[jonjon0nline]

1. M3 cams
2. M50 manifold
3. software
4. sachs level 3 susp.
then by summer
1. rims
2. m-tech kit/moldings
3. repaint
by this time next year
1. 3.2 or 5spd swap

..OR..

1. buy M3. :shifty

[SQ Bimmer]

1. 3.2 or 5spd swap
Do this one at the SAME time, and leave your stock badge on.

1. buy M3. :shifty
Don't do it... sleeper bimmers are more fun :D

[Serious]

new soft top, drop

[AlaskaBimmer]

In January i'm going to take out my hosed M42 and install a bavarian engine exchange performance rebuilt M42and I'm going to change the clutch while I'm in there ....already ordered just waiting for them to finish building it and ship it....then i'll not be allowed to upgrade or change anything until my wife is happy again...4k+ on an engine made her not so happy...

[Spahrman5]

URI Crank Pulley
Euro Ellipsoid headlights with DDE
Put winter wheels and tires on in time for snow

[Persian BMW]

1) Fix compression issue in 3rd cylinder
2) HID Purchase/install
3) X Brace purchase/install
4) Lowering springs purchase/install
5) Shocks/struts purchase/install
6) E46 M3 RSM purchase/install
7) Paint touch-ups
8) Wash the car and wax 5-6 times

$1,500 and my car is in perfect shape :)

[JasonJ75]

1 - Find an OBDI E36 with a blown/damaged engine and move all the parts from my M3 over to it..

That out to keep me busy...

[Teuton]

My plans for the winter:

1. Camber plates, either Motorforce or GC
2. GC sway bar tab reinforcements
3. Adjustable sways
4. New water pump
5. Change diff and tranny fluid with redline
6. Front control arm bushings
7. V710 Rcomps

Now that I have picked up a ride for AutoX, I'll probably do 1,4,5 and 6.

Pete

[gotdinan?]

Underdrive pullies.....done
x-brace.......
M3 LCAB's.....
New RTAB's.....
M3 s50 Cam Swap.....
Custom Turner Chip.....
JT-Underpanel.....
Smoked Tails + Coners.....Corners got stolen and tailights got broke
RIMS!!!.....
and a broken wallet at the end