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Z3cover.JPG 613 hits | 139.45 KB | Posted: 5/21/11 inside the cover has oil spray tubes for the cam lobes, the transfer seal is dealer only (Posted in: 1.9 16v)
Z3cams.JPG 724 hits | 125.91 KB | Posted: 5/21/11 the valve cover gasket started seeping enough to smoke on the exhaust at times so here we are doing the deed (Posted in: 1.9 16v)
IMGP0185.JPG 1149 hits | 100.77 KB | Posted: 6/12/11 fabricated bracket slides down into the foam between the plastic and outer vinyl. i missed a pic that shows the assy, first a push-nut and washer holds the plastic stud to the door panel, then the bracket slides down & in and another push-nut retains... (Posted in: interior door pull repair)
IMGP0186.JPG 1295 hits | 118.83 KB | Posted: 6/12/11 all covered in RTV additional strength to help make everything one piece, to share load. RTV is also down into the foam and between all layers of the bracket assy to add assy strength (Posted in: interior door pull repair)
KSCWA62RC.jpg 3029 hits | 47.72 KB | Posted: 8/17/06 Kenwood KSC-WA62RC uses a 30w X 2 powered 5-1/4" woofer and a 6-1/2" passive radiator. it looks similar to the factory offering in later model year Z3's (Posted in: system)
pigg.JPG 615 hits | 103.22 KB | Posted: 10/23/11 looks like the pinion is seized minimum... cruisin along ~50 mph & the rear end locks up, back tires start bouncin down the road, fishtailin to the shoulder... & she comes to rest 1/2 on / off the road, all done (Posted in: differential swap)
pig.JPG 672 hits | 99.84 KB | Posted: 10/23/11 same pic different angle (Posted in: differential swap)
fresh1.JPG 725 hits | 118.95 KB | Posted: 11/13/11 (Posted in: differential swap)
BrokenWireIdleAir.jpg 799 hits | 45.84 KB | Posted: 6/5/09 i found the problem, power wire to the idle air controller broken at the crimp causing high/low irregular idle, CEL's & storing codes (Posted in: 1.9 16v)
DowningAtlantaKit.jpg 4133 hits | 70.99 KB | Posted: 6/5/09 Downing/Atlanta Eaton 62 supercharger installed
Stage I DME tune by NickG @ Technique Tuning (Posted in: 1.9 16v)
checkvalve.jpg 914 hits | 50.79 KB | Posted: 6/6/09 Shawn Fogg's boost check valve upgrade, prevents the injector air tubes from back flowing boost back to the intake bellows (Posted in: 1.9 16v)
DISAsimulator.jpg 993 hits | 47.06 KB | Posted: 6/27/09 DISA simulator allows removal of the DISA valve from the N/A intake manifold without tripping the CEL or storing a code, no longer needed with NickG's tuning work (Posted in: 1.9 16v)
IMGP0004.JPG 648 hits | 115.8 KB | Posted: 9/30/12 these are the hardparts of the discontinued T19-0085-08 passive radiator and the new foams, SWK4B & SWK525 from SpeakerWorks .com (Posted in: KSC-WA62RC rebuild)
IMGP0005.JPG 444 hits | 117.27 KB | Posted: 9/30/12 i was afraid that the adhesive that comes with the foams might not stick to the plastic parts, and the foams got a little weird from the Loctite product so i 'pre-buttered' the plastic surfaces so the foams wouldn't be ruined and the supplied adhesiv... (Posted in: KSC-WA62RC rebuild)
IMGP0006.JPG 467 hits | 118.6 KB | Posted: 9/30/12 the center cone with a foam attached to the bottom side, & the basket with a foam attached to the front side (Posted in: KSC-WA62RC rebuild)
IMGP0007.JPG 484 hits | 115.14 KB | Posted: 9/30/12 now the center cone front side foam attached to the basket front side foam. the ring in the pic above fits at the joint of the 2 foams (Posted in: KSC-WA62RC rebuild)
IMGP0009.JPG 409 hits | 122.04 KB | Posted: 9/30/12 back side foams both installed with the ring sandwiched in the middle. torn silver stuff is decorative, used to be on the front but i decided it wasn't worth the risk to try to clean it off any further... i just turned it to the back side (Posted in: KSC-WA62RC rebuild)
IMGP0010.JPG 852 hits | 110.81 KB | Posted: 9/30/12 rebuilt passive radiator & driver installed into the housing (Posted in: KSC-WA62RC rebuild)
IMGP0011.JPG 428 hits | 111.14 KB | Posted: 9/30/12 housing halves closed up & ready to replace back panel (Posted in: KSC-WA62RC rebuild)
IMGP0012.JPG 397 hits | 103.03 KB | Posted: 9/30/12 back panel with my mounting bracket all buttoned up (Posted in: KSC-WA62RC rebuild)
IMGP0013.JPG 553 hits | 121.44 KB | Posted: 9/30/12 ready to re-install into the car & rock on. plan is to watch the settings for the levels and minimize UV exposure so the new foams last a while (Posted in: KSC-WA62RC rebuild)
mirror2.JPG 373 hits | 111.49 KB | Posted: 11/11/12 barely any difference at all in overall shape & size (Posted in: rear view mirror )
mirror3.JPG 373 hits | 107.72 KB | Posted: 11/11/12 top: the original Z3 mirror started dropping pieces of the ball socket lock ring onto the console and the effort to adjust the mirror became much easier, i knew it wouldn't be long until it let go completely
dealer price $273.xx including tax !
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mirror1.JPG 406 hits | 103.93 KB | Posted: 11/11/12 a closer shot of the different mount styles. with a small soaked towel as a heat sink on the outside of the glass, i used a triple jet lighter to gently warm up the mount pellet on the inside. it let go after the glue started to smoke a bit
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mirror8.JPG 360 hits | 117.79 KB | Posted: 11/11/12 (Posted in: rear view mirror )
mirror4.JPG 388 hits | 102.96 KB | Posted: 11/11/12 the Ford mirror has more adjustability and is able to be raised up higher than the original, eliminating the notorious Z3 blind spot behind the rear view
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mirror5.JPG 400 hits | 126.66 KB | Posted: 11/11/12 nothing strange looking from the outside (Posted in: rear view mirror )
mirror6.JPG 386 hits | 113.55 KB | Posted: 11/11/12 (Posted in: rear view mirror )
mirror7.JPG 391 hits | 113.09 KB | Posted: 11/11/12 (Posted in: rear view mirror )
busted.JPG 258 hits | 147.22 KB | Posted: 5/23/14 i wonder how THAT coulda happened? (Posted in: side mirrors)
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