88 M3 revival

[mlytle]

track day was on a counter clockwise track. that and the understeer resulted in this after only 4 10min sessions.
(left tire is left rear, right tire is right front.)

[mlytle]

There is something about orange BMW's..


Despite it having "ROT" in the color name...Henna is ORANGE!

[jimmy p.]

There is something about orange BMW's..

Despite it having "ROT" in the color name...Henna is ORANGE!

But it does look much more red (or less orange) against the orange motorcycle LOL

[mlytle]

But it does look much more red (or less orange) against the orange motorcycle LOL

Lol... But against my zinnorot M2... It's orange!

[Austin]

i absolutely love henna. more than that, i really respect that you are driving and enjoying a car, that most would consider to be a permanent garage queen. good on you. thanks for sharing.

[mlytle]

i absolutely love henna. more than that, i really respect that you are driving and enjoying a car, that most would consider to be a permanent garage queen. good on you. thanks for sharing.

and since i am using the car....the air conditioning had to be fixed/updated. that is this months project. what a nasty job..condenser, orings, compressor rebuild, expansion valve, hose flushing, etc. yuck. and while i was in there....so much cleaning!

[Mick]

Having spent today power washing then hand cleaning my engine bay, I have to say I'm envious of your car. That thing is clean in the under-bits.

[mlytle]

Having spent today power washing then hand cleaning my engine bay, I have to say I'm envious of your car. That thing is clean in the under-bits.

when parts come off, stuff gets cleaned. i go through a lot of WD40 and rags. best cleaner of grime there is! and even at only 40k miles, there was a lot of grime in there.

[mlytle]

since the nose was apart anyway....opportunity for complete refresh of the bumper. completely disassembled. new henna cover, tow covers, chin spoiler, black tape, etc. all lights removed, taken apart and cleaned, lenses polished, electrical connectors cleaned. not sure if i should hang this on wall for display or put it back on the car..



and interesting morning picture with sun coming in through shop windows onto inside of hood and down to nose.

[mlytle]

trying a different way to attach the required lic plate on bumper. don't like the bmw bracket thing. took two of the plastic nutserts, shaved one side flat to fit, wrapped them in cloth elec tape and stuck them in the holes meant for the back of the plate screws. looks like it will work great. no more bracket. no holes in the black tape. easy to remove if needed.

the nutserts upside down showing tape.


inserted

[mlytle]

whoo ho! winter projects complete.
new bumper cover
new H1/H4 headlights
new complete AC system that works
new oil cooler
new....wiper blades. ;-)
and a bunch of cleaning.

on the the other S14 project.

[Dave @nz]

Really nice work and Like how clean your shop is and the use of drop cloth while working over the fender.

[mlytle]

thanks! yes, keep several soft cotton towels around just for protecting bodywork.

[mlytle]

finally got a warmish day to test AC. outside temp 80deg.

[Dave @nz]

Turned out really well could not get any colder than that.