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  • Cubieman
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    Finally unmasked my botched repaint over the repair areas on my strut towers, they were cracked.

    I knew I should have just sprayed the entire tops, regardless of match just spraying 3 separate spots will always look off.

    On the underside I used self etch primer, and POR-15 over it, I can already tell that won't last, I should have used 2k epoxy like I did up top, superior rust protection.

    Oh well, I can always have it done professionally later and now I can get the car put back together.

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ID:	344978 Took it out for a drive and car wash after. Not much i can do, waitinf for parts and $$ to drop

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  • CarbonM3
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    I installed my turn csl intake this weekend, sent dme to Kassel for hp map conversion, installed map sensor conversion kit. I have some ct sound 6x9 coming in on Monday. Ill install those in the new “sub” whatever the trunk thing is called on Tuesday.

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  • 6speedS54
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    Replaced rear brakes, picked up NRF radiator for later

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  • tnord
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    things are happening.

    we got a good rain on sat that washed all the salt off the roads.

    gave the car a good wash/vac on Sun, and put new Motul XPower oil in with Mahle filter yesterday. Ordered an AC o-ring kit to hopefully get that working, and a new blower motor/resistor to put an end to the fan squeeking. Then ordered new MPS4S to replace the supersports I put on the car in 2010. Hopefully I can get the ohlins R&T installed in the next ~week. So many big things getting checked off the list this year the car is finally going to be put back into real service after a decade of sitting on the sidelines.
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  • maupineda
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    Originally posted by davidinnyc View Post

    I’ve been wanting to do this - I have all of the male and female connectors, just haven’t found a minute to get wiring. Do you have a cheat sheet on which wires you bought?
    I have traced the pins, the tricky ones are the white ones, but I am almost certain they don’t have any polarity, anyhow, this is how they are from the factory, the numbers below are the PIN numbers on the connector side

    1 - white wire. Heater element
    2 - white wire. Heater element. This lines up with the sensor part number on the sensor body
    3 - gray wire. This is the signal wire to the DME
    4 - black wire. This is the sensor element ground

    the white wires really just close the loop to the heater element which is nothing but a resistor, same in principle as a light bulb filament.

    I am basically making one sensor harness out of two, to join them I am using crimped terminals isolated with heat shrink tubes. To make it easier to myself I colored white wire for pin 1 with a black sharpie so I know which is which without having to removal the harness protective sleeve

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  • davidinnyc
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    Originally posted by maupineda View Post
    No, I have not made one. But will do one as I splice them and join them.

    i have re routed the engine side loom to the plastic holder and taken the exhaust off

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    Yeah, I have a few sets of sensors I can pull the wiring from but wanted to find the wiring separate from cutting through a few O2 sensors… fun!

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  • maupineda
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    No, I have not made one. But will do one as I splice them and join them.

    i have re routed the engine side loom to the plastic holder and taken the exhaust off

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  • davidinnyc
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    Originally posted by maupineda View Post
    Making a harness extension for the rear 02 sensors so I can route it under the beauty cover as per the factory
    I’ve been wanting to do this - I have all of the male and female connectors, just haven’t found a minute to get wiring. Do you have a cheat sheet on which wires you bought?

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  • maupineda
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    Making a harness extension for the rear 02 sensors so I can route it under the beauty cover as per the factory

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  • M3LSB.Gab
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    New chrome grilles
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  • discoelk
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    Those tips aren't my style but that's cool AF.

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  • Slideways
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    I have seen one CSL with that muffler. JIC Cross Titanium Muffler

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  • davidinnyc
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    Picked up something special.

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  • siamkazi
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    Had stickers made of my car by the guy who works on our e-scooters:

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    www.thestickerslapshop.com and IG is @thestickerslapshop

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