Vlad: The Zinno '87 535is

[bkbimmer]

Not me, I'm retired!

This car is too nice for me to work on anyway, I only start with junk.

Good luck with your bumper project , Charlie. I'm glad you got someone to work with you.

[BimmerSultan]

Now I just need to find a partner in crime for welding & rough body work. Once that's identified I'm going to order the parts.

Where do you plan on getting the parts from? Many are NLA now. You'll need to find a hoarder and pay dearly to have them part with such pieces. I hope you can find them all.

[tig]

Not me, I'm retired!

This car is too nice for me to work on anyway, I only start with junk.

Good luck with your bumper project , Charlie. I'm glad you got someone to work with you.

Thanks. I hope it ends up meeting your standards!

[tig]

Now I just need to find a partner in crime for welding & rough body work. Once that's identified I'm going to order the parts.

Where do you plan on getting the parts from? Many are NLA now. You'll need to find a hoarder and pay dearly to have them part with such pieces. I hope you can find them all.

Actually I don't think any of the parts are NLA. I'm getting all new, primered, parts from Blunt.

[BimmerSultan]

Just wait til you place your order...you'll see.

[1st 5er]

Some of the pieces require a euro vin.
If Blunt don't work, hit up Ivo.

[bkbimmer]

Buying euro parts pisses me off, no rime or reason for some parts needing a vin and others not.

[bkbimmer]

Not me, I'm retired!

This car is too nice for me to work on anyway, I only start with junk.

Good luck with your bumper project , Charlie. I'm glad you got someone to work with you.

Thanks. I hope it ends up meeting your standards!

My standards don't matter, hopefully it matches yours...

[1st 5er]

Buying euro parts pisses me off, no rime or reason for some parts needing a vin and others not.

^^^ this.

[trevmmeister]

wait.. what does that mean? some euro parts require a vin? how does that even work. Just some slight elaboration is all I need... lol

[bkbimmer]

wait.. what does that mean? some euro parts require a vin? how does that even work. Just some slight elaboration is all I need... lol

I was able to order new front and rear euro bumper center pieces, rear rubber trim and the front plate filler but they needed a vin for the front rubber and other little random stuff. Really dumb if you ask me.

[Mike in Seattle]

Wow, I was able to order both front and rear rubber. rear brackets and a hardware kit thru Tischer with no problems.

[tig]

A while back someone on the forum was selling an Innovate Motorsports LM-2 wideband Air-Fuel-Ratio (AFR) meter. I already had my AEM wideband gauge and, but the LM-2 was made for logging, so I figured I'd take advantage of the discount of buying a basically new/used unit.

To keep my life simple I decided I wouldn't even bother getting it out of the box until after I had the M30B35 tuned. No need to change multiple variables at once.

Today I got the LM-2 out and installed in in Vlad in place of the AEM. The Innovate system is very different. First, it's not just a gauge, but a whole little computer with built-in logging capability. Second, it comes with a clamp on sensor for a spark plug or coil wire for RPM input.



Unlike the AEM wideband gauge you have to calibrate the O2 sensor that comes with the unit before installing. Once done, you can either run it stand-alone, using an SD card for logging, or connect it to a laptop and use the LogWorks software to both watch the inputs in real time, and to generate logs.

I had some spots in my tune I'm not happy with, so I spent some time this afternoon tweaking it and using the LM-2 to see how the changes impacted my AFR. I was really just playing around, and I didn't really have a great driving course, so I still plan on doing more tweaking, but it all works nice. I now wish I would have installed it before my dyno tune as the logging capability would have helped us see what the motor was really doing much better.

Here's a quick vid I took just showing the read-out of the LogWorks app while driving:

http://youtu.be/th6qZOhhEnQ

If you are planning on tuning an engine with something like a WAR Chip, I highly recommend you get a logging wideband like the Innovate system. They are more expensive than the simple AEM units, but the RPM sensor and the PC software make it worth it.

[tig]

Thanks to Spen I now have Vlad's new gas tank. A bit of surface rust but it should clean up fine. I gotta read up on the procedures for re-finishing the insides. I've read some of the threads on the subject, but don't really have a plan yet. I figure given how much new tanks cost, the labor will be worth it.

[2 5's and a 7]

Vlad's battery has been needing replacing. As Mike in Seattle knows it could barely stand up to 5-10 minutes of playing with brake lights at a rest stop between Seattle and Portland.



I decided to go with Optima because I've had terrific luck with those on my 911.

I should have taken care of re-finishing the battery tray when I had the engine out. Apparently I got some ATF or something in there because when I pulled the battery out the amount of bare metal has increased and more paint is bubbling. I decided to take the whole thing down to bare metal and do the whole POR15 treatment.


Your a smart guy? Seem to be that wasn't ATF.... Brake clean, battery acid etc ATF will not hurt paint...


Now waiting for the 2nd coat of POR15 to dry. Then POR15 self-etching primer and some Zinno. I may just brush the Zinno on instead of using up the rattle cans I have.

[tig]

It's "You're" and your quotes are screwed up.

[Kyle in NO]

Your a smart guy? Seem to be that wasn't ATF.... Brake clean, battery acid etc ATF will not hurt paint...

Sure it won't...your car must not have large scale ATF leaks then.

[Vinox]

Waw, this car is so incredibly clean, I love it! I really respect attention to detail like spraying the spot below the battery!

[2 5's and a 7]

yep I screwed up the quote and the your instead your'e but I've seriously never seen ATF harm paint.....has anyone else? just curious

[tig]

yep I screwed up the quote and the your instead your'e but I've seriously never seen ATF harm paint.....has anyone else? just curious

I saw this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Er7gzj0BbSE

[bkbimmer]

Pretty much anything left on paint long enough will damage it.

[2 5's and a 7]

Access deined lol.....I'll watch it when I get home. By the way I hope I didn't come off as an asshole. Just something new to me, and I'm old!

[tig]

Access deined lol.....I'll watch it when I get home. By the way I hope I didn't come off as an asshole. Just something new to me, and I'm old!

Don't worry. I don't take ANYTHING here that seriously.

[leadphut]

Access deined lol.....I'll watch it when I get home. By the way I hope I didn't come off as an asshole. Just something new to me, and I'm old!

Don't worry. I don't take ANYTHING here that seriously.

Oldskool will be heartbroken.

[tig]

Went to start Vlad this morning and heard a loud CRACK.

Shut her down and opened the hood. Found this. My radiator fan detonated:


Does this just happen sometimes?

There's nothing (obvious) in there that it could have hit.

[leadphut]

WTF?!? every blade?!? i've seen one blade let go. perhaps it shredded the others?

[slammin_e28]

OE fan from BMW?

Or was it a non-OE one?

[tig]

OE fan from BMW?

Or was it a non-OE one?

No idea. Service records only show fan clutch had been replaced (several times).

[slammin_e28]

Aftermarket ones, from WorldPac I know of, have been known to blow apart randomly.

[LarryM]

Any animal parts laying around?