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I just put the 1999 323i up on the lift and sure enough, the early E46 cars have that tubular brace. It is indeed tubular and could possibly be stronger, but here's the rub: it only attaches with 4 bolts instead of the later version's 8 bolts. Hmm... I'm going to have to think on this one.

No dice pal. The rule is that LT loses a cool V-8 BMW by $1. a) You bid in excess of $1 over LT b) I beat you to it

Quote: Originally Posted by Rich http://www.jegs.com/i/RCI/821/7040D/...oductId=763070 Dunno if it's applicable, but it's cheap. That's actually the exact same tank I just purchased (although JAZ brand). But the darn thing is too big to fit anywhere and I feel a 1qt can is overkill. The 1 pint CSI tank looks more along the lines of what I need. EDIT: Pic

Quote: Lemme guess flat bottom w/ tunnels and diffuser and possibly some front diffusers like the old Eagle MkIII? Nope. Here is the fender prior to molding. Again, staying with an AMB Black series style flare. (BTW, this big bastard was a master class in one piece molding and flanging)

Well, I'm an engineer, but I haven't slept at a Holiday Inn for quite some time. My thoughts on these tube unions are as follows: 1. They're probably very strong in tension or compression along the tube/union axis, as long as these forces don't get translated into trying to spread apart the union's two pieces. If the latter happens, the strength is going to be limited to the fastener tensile failure rating. A dovetail...

Quote: Originally Posted by lxcoupe That curved tube on the right, that just leaks down to the ground? Yes, I think so but I have not bought one yet. Since the fluid should drain back to the axle, I wouldn't think that there would even be enough in the reservoir to leak out

Msquared. thanks for the input. The rear springs are 5" flat on both end stock car ones, linear 375# on the oe location on the lca. I have an assortment from 300# to 400# and the stiffer seems better over the bumps. Also less rebound is better. I agree the oe quadra bind doesnt help any but hey I'm on the mega budget. On another note the handling is pretty good otherwise, nuetral in the middle, good power off, only thing is I...

Quote: Originally Posted by Lewis Tanner Clamp on steering racks, cables for steering shafts... Those were the days. Lots of racks are held by clamps, even today.

Quote: Originally Posted by Damn True Do you group the harness bar in with that? I would think so. Quote: Originally Posted by gt1guy My guess, Alan will say no on the door bar. It's still going to be in a bending load if anything happens (side impact). The way I look at it, it really doesn't matter what your using the car for (w2w, HPDE or driving on the street) the result will be the same in a side impact. I agree, it could make...

Quote: Originally Posted by shadow What clutch did you use? Thanks, Serge. Sorry, just now caught this. I went to a Centerforce dual friction with a steel single mass flywheel. I bought all the components from Centerforce, including the flywheel. You might be able to use the Centerforce pressure plate and disk with an F-body flywheel, but I chose to buy the whole set up from one place to ensure that it worked properly.