I was thinking Oxford Green 2....
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I was wondering what happened to you, almost sent you and email to see where you were.
Figured you were either chipping ice off the driveway or shoveling snow.
I hear there is a 12" snow fall coming your way on Tuesday. Better get the snow shovel and snowblower chute waxed up.
I'm thinking that dark Ford blue, will get the actual name soon.
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I'll check out Lemans Blue, it may be too light.
I like First on Race Day better. Never hear of the backwards before, pretty good though.
Finally got a FedEx shipment from MA, took 8 days. Snow storms and no power back in MA set me back about 4 days.
Think this last storm took them down again, I've been calling them for the last 2 days, no answer.
Anyways I did get the front suspension completed today. The foam on the frame is to protect the powder coating.
Those parts on the floor behind the drivers front wheel are the electric power steering parts from Unisteer.
All the suspension use Zerk fittings, haven't had a car with those in 20+ years.
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Nate J.
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Titanium Silver/Black Nappa Full 07-18-2001 E39 M5 Heritage (BZ99672). 198,000mi+. Increasing daily. Engine rebuild thread.
(eŌō\ (||||)º(||||) / ōŌe)
Alpineweiss III/Black Merino Full 03-26-2007 E60 M5 Manual (CX08265). 157,000+. Dead starter -_-
RIP, Seabiscuit. Black Sapphire/Schwarz 03-11-2003 530iA Sport (CK39185). T-boned 03-01-2017 at 155,861mi.
Take 2 "Otto" - Toledo Blue/Sandbeige 04-25-2002 530iA Sport (CH98032). Sold 11-10-2017 at 147,743mi.
Take 3 "Manuel" - Toledo Blue/Grau 10-29-2001 530i5 Sport (CE92358). Sold 02-01-2019 at 217,600mi. I regret that. Build Log
Reliable P.O.S. - Green/gray 1995 Camry V6 LE. 270k mi. Sold for space.
The rack is totally manual.
The parts in the pic are the electric part, no hydraulics involved at all.
The steering wheel connects to the left side input shaft, the right side goes to the rack.
When you turn the wheel the control box senses movement and applies power to the motor to assist in turning the wheels.
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Nate J.
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Titanium Silver/Black Nappa Full 07-18-2001 E39 M5 Heritage (BZ99672). 198,000mi+. Increasing daily. Engine rebuild thread.
(eŌō\ (||||)º(||||) / ōŌe)
Alpineweiss III/Black Merino Full 03-26-2007 E60 M5 Manual (CX08265). 157,000+. Dead starter -_-
RIP, Seabiscuit. Black Sapphire/Schwarz 03-11-2003 530iA Sport (CK39185). T-boned 03-01-2017 at 155,861mi.
Take 2 "Otto" - Toledo Blue/Sandbeige 04-25-2002 530iA Sport (CH98032). Sold 11-10-2017 at 147,743mi.
Take 3 "Manuel" - Toledo Blue/Grau 10-29-2001 530i5 Sport (CE92358). Sold 02-01-2019 at 217,600mi. I regret that. Build Log
Reliable P.O.S. - Green/gray 1995 Camry V6 LE. 270k mi. Sold for space.
Wicked progress Jim!
And I can't wait to hear how that electric assisted power steering feels for you. That's pretty cool.
Finallly got to see the pics on my PC. Looks solid built! Its like christmas every day on this project with a nice new set of parts to bolt on!.
+1 on seeing how this electric assist "feels".
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98 540i 6, 525 whp, 120 mph 1/4, V3 Si S/C'er @16 psi, W/A I/C, Water/Meth, Supersprint Headers, HJS Cats, 3" Custom Exhaust, UUC Twin Disc, Wavetrac LSD, GC Coil Overs, Monoball TA, AEM FP, Aeromotive FPR, AEM Failsafe AFR/Boost, Style 65's w/275's, M5 Steering Box, Eibach Sways, M3 Shifter, Evans Coolant, 85 Deg Stat, PWM Fan, 10" Subs, B.A. speakers, Grom Aux/BT, Still Rolling as my DD!
Is there a cooling fan for the power steering pump? Having picked up a 2003 Mini CooperS, the reason I was able to snatch it up super dirt cheap was because the cooling fan burnt out, in turn cooking the power steering pump, turns out to be a typical issue on the Mini’s.
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Lookin' good. Got enough dollies and jack stands? A True labor of love!
My truck (2012 f150) is electric only steering. I just learned this 2 weeks ago when I felt pretty dumb for not being able to find the reservoir. As for how it feels, it’s a truck,and I didn’t realize there was no pump for 80k miles and 6 years. So it feels normal (on a truck). Love the idea of no pump, no hoses!
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2001 Salvage Title 540i
My build thread: https://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/s...toive-decision
Boring. You're not even getting dirty. LOL
2003 Ferrari Red M3 3.5L wagon // 2011 Montego Blue tri-turbo 335d wagon
2012 Deep Sea Blue X5d // 2003 Orient Blue 330i wagon
In progress/For Sale: 2003 Alpine White M3/ZHP wagon // 2003 Japan Red M3/ZHP wagon
Looking forward to see how the electric steering works too. No pump or any hydraulics, totally electric drive from the Electra-Steer gearbox.
You can power the control box down and then it's completely manual, no assist.
The Highlander has electric steering too. Just after we bought it last year I was looking for the PS reservoir, couldn't find it. If I didn't read the manual I'd never have known it was electric too.
All those moving dollies let me move it around to get more room to work on different areas.
Christmas almost every day, need to get all of the open boxes of parts installed so I can open more boxes.
Oxford Green, maybe a 3rd choice. I'm a long way from painting it.
Redshift, not as boring (depressing?) as S/C'ing an M5 and then taking all the parts off to sell along with selling the car....
Working on my 540 is almost as clean as putting the '33 together.
Starting to get serious now. Need to get my neighbor over to give me a hand lifting the body off the chassis.
It's maybe 75lbs, just too big for one person to do.
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Interior pieces which get covered with sound deadening and insulation.
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2003 Ferrari Red M3 3.5L wagon // 2011 Montego Blue tri-turbo 335d wagon
2012 Deep Sea Blue X5d // 2003 Orient Blue 330i wagon
In progress/For Sale: 2003 Alpine White M3/ZHP wagon // 2003 Japan Red M3/ZHP wagon
That stuff all looks super nice Jim!! Way too nice for me I'm afraid.... I can't have nice things.
Yeah man! Oxford Green 2 is an awesome color! Green was always my favorite color even when I was a little kid. My dad had a bunch of British Racing Green Mini Coopers, and MGB's and I had a '69 MGC in British Racing Green metallic. I'm thinking, if I ever do another classic British car, it will get OG2 this time, but with about 10 wet sanded layers of clear to give it the proper depth that it deserves. Love the OG2 on the wagon, My little nieces call it the Snot Rocket. If Jim wisely chooses that, I label the '34, The Snot Rod. The '03 Cooper S I got recently is British Racing Green, but it is pretty much identical to the OG2 on my wagon, I wonder if it is the same color code 430.
Brian! PM me some prices for 6 speed, and S54, and even the steering wheel if they are in good shape, if you are parting the M3 out.
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Haha! Yeah!
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LOL, brother Redshift.....just had to match your zing. Good to hear you still have an M5.
Snotty, maybe I'll get a pint of oxford green stuff to spray one panel to see if it will look OK on my '33.
Sorry it won't be called the Snot Rod. I'm working on a vanity plate name, more on that later.
Thad, pretty sure you got lots on nice toys too.
Deep metallic green over caramel is still one of my all time favorite color combos.
Nate J.
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Titanium Silver/Black Nappa Full 07-18-2001 E39 M5 Heritage (BZ99672). 198,000mi+. Increasing daily. Engine rebuild thread.
(eŌō\ (||||)º(||||) / ōŌe)
Alpineweiss III/Black Merino Full 03-26-2007 E60 M5 Manual (CX08265). 157,000+. Dead starter -_-
RIP, Seabiscuit. Black Sapphire/Schwarz 03-11-2003 530iA Sport (CK39185). T-boned 03-01-2017 at 155,861mi.
Take 2 "Otto" - Toledo Blue/Sandbeige 04-25-2002 530iA Sport (CH98032). Sold 11-10-2017 at 147,743mi.
Take 3 "Manuel" - Toledo Blue/Grau 10-29-2001 530i5 Sport (CE92358). Sold 02-01-2019 at 217,600mi. I regret that. Build Log
Reliable P.O.S. - Green/gray 1995 Camry V6 LE. 270k mi. Sold for space.
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