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> CptTripps' Real Progress Thread, :: Not that I'm making *real* progress :
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post Mar 21 2005, 10:02 AM
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QUOTE (rhodyguy @ Mar 21 2005, 10:51 AM)
is there some kind of hi-tech antenna that will replace the old mast style?

Yeah, It's called Sirius Satelite Radio. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)

I'm giving up on terestrial radio all together. I've got a $2,500 tuner on my stereo at home, and I haven't used it in the 6mos since I got the $100 'Sportster'. The content is awesome, the quality is fine for the car.

The antenna is little, and will hide nicely under one of the side engine grills. Probably the one on the drivers side.
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post Mar 21 2005, 05:05 PM
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Lookin pretty good DOug. You do nice work. Re-think that brown interior though. I always liked it a yellow teener.
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post Mar 21 2005, 06:08 PM
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QUOTE (Gint @ Mar 21 2005, 06:05 PM)
Lookin pretty good DOug. You do nice work. Re-think that brown interior though. I always liked it a yellow teener.

Too late...I already have the interior, and carpet (ordered).

I'm going to have the brown interior re-apolstered for the next car. I want to do a complete ox-blood interior with silver paint.

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post Mar 21 2005, 06:30 PM
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oooh silver and red, nice!!! delete all the inside door stuff save the handles and it's a winner.

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post Mar 21 2005, 10:14 PM
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Got some more accomplished tonight...It's nice to not be dusty when I get in the house!

Drilled the holes for my 3rd brake light...

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post Mar 21 2005, 10:15 PM
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I'll get it painted up with the rest of the car...should look sweet.

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post Mar 21 2005, 10:16 PM
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Now here is a question...I want to take off all the lettering, but HOW IN THE HELL do you get these little rubber things off without breaking them?

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post Mar 21 2005, 10:18 PM
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I also got all the tires off, and pulled all 4 calipers, and all the lines. I'll replace everything tomorrow with rebuilt BMWs up front, and stock in the rear.

I'll need to add a T instead of the prop, and put the new 19mm master on, and make new lines for up front. But that's tomorrow's project...

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post Mar 21 2005, 10:41 PM
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Don't worry about the retainers, get them from Pelican.

Uhh... do worry about breaking the attachments off of the letters.... retainers cheaper than dirt, letters cheaper than... uhh...

Cheaper than extremely expensive dirt?


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post Mar 21 2005, 11:04 PM
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James has a small air grinder and it takes like 10 seconds for him to remove all retainers. I did it wrong a couple of times with pliers and broke the posts off.

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post Mar 22 2005, 06:47 AM
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So are they just rubber? I should slice them in half? I REALLY don't want to mess these up! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif)

I've searched Pelican's site...any idea what they are called? I tried 'Retainer' and got nothing that resembled what I'm looking for.

Thanks for the help.
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post Mar 22 2005, 08:12 AM
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There's a little round metal circular dealy in there with a hole in the center and relief cuts coming off of that. Like a speed nut sorta, I don't know the terminology off the top of my head. Bu thtese are really meant to be one time use probably. They push on to the plastic and dig in. That's why they break the plastic pins off oif the letters if'n you gorilla them. If you take a grinder to them, you won't be re-using 'em and I would imagine it would take some skill or practice to even do that without breaking the letter's pins.
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post Mar 22 2005, 08:16 AM
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QUOTE (CptTripps @ Mar 21 2005, 08:14 PM)
Drilled the holes for my 3rd brake light...

3rd brake light is a good idea. For a little less invasive look, I probably would have mounted it upside down on the bottom of the roll bar. Just my .02 though
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post Mar 22 2005, 09:05 AM
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QUOTE (9146986 @ Mar 22 2005, 09:16 AM)
QUOTE (CptTripps @ Mar 21 2005, 08:14 PM)
Drilled the holes for my 3rd brake light...

3rd brake light is a good idea. For a little less invasive look, I probably would have mounted it upside down on the bottom of the roll bar. Just my .02 though

I tried that....it was too wide, and the way I could have made it work, would have put a lip that water could sit in. And we ALL know what happens to metal when water sits. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)
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post Mar 22 2005, 02:17 PM
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I used a Dremel (high-speed rotary tool) with a cut-off wheel to get the speed nuts off. Cut just left or right of the post all the way across so you have two pieces.
Pelicanparts.com sells new ones for 80 cents each. They call them Porsche Emblem Mounting Speed Nuts and are made of metal and rubber. -Mike
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post Mar 22 2005, 02:53 PM
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QUOTE (CptTripps @ Mar 22 2005, 04:47 AM)
So are they just rubber? I should slice them in half? I REALLY don't want to mess these up! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif)

I've searched Pelican's site...any idea what they are called? I tried 'Retainer' and got nothing that resembled what I'm looking for.

Thanks for the help.

They are rubber on top with metal inside. Performance products has sets of 4 for $3.99, however the new ones are not the same as the factory ones. They are a pain to remove, I ended up damaging the retainers when I removed them anyways.

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post Mar 22 2005, 10:58 PM
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Tonight I was WICKED productive!!!


First things first...I needed some more light in my garage.

Went to Lowes, and picked up 4 Florescent 'shop lights' for $7.68 each! So for under $50 (with bulbs) I have LOTS more light in the garage. This is a good thing!


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post Mar 22 2005, 10:59 PM
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Now for 'real' work...

I started with an easy one...the guage cluster tin.

Sanded down, and primed. Ready for guages. Check it off the list!

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Now it was time to dig into the brakes. First, we had to get the old ones off. Here's what happens when you try to use an adapter for something like lug-nuts!

(That's what prompted the trip to Lowes in the first place)

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post Mar 22 2005, 11:00 PM
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But since I had good tools now, it didn't take long to get all 4 off. Now fortunately, My car came with a set of rebuilt rear calipers, and I'd bought a pair of milled 320i calipers, so all I was really doing was cleaning everything up, and putting it on.

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