Shipfitters Brakes

The brake parts were collected and the old ones were scraping metal-on-metal so it was a good time to make the switch. Used the time to clean off the rear control arms, repaint, clean and strip the brake shield and calipers, and install the new cross drilled discs. 

Pics below. Good timing since my trip back from Watkins today involved a near collision with a fawn! Stopped so close to the little guy I bumped him a bit. He did walk away from it. I noticed the brake shimmy dissipated for the most part with the new setup.

Wheels off and jackstands on. Old disk still installed and clearing off all the crud and rust.










After sanding, rust treatments and priming with high temp semi-gloss black....

 Newly painted calipers, new cross drilled disks and e-brake components (always hate the spring install!).

 Wheels back on with new setup. Deer tested, driver approved....

Getting the bits Ready

The forced relocation of parts I have acquired has left little room in the garage for my work. Right now I have doused the entire set of assemblies with PB Blaster to loosen the nuts and bolts, sprayed some rust etch on some other parts to get them clean and really just generally started cleaning up parts in preparation for a future install.

GiNormous Thanks to the Wife, again

My wife has got to think I have completely lost it. I guess if you can't have a smoking, drinking or womanizing habit this is a substitute. Thanks, Honey!

As I help her build up her kids entertainment business (see www.kidventuredome.com ) the owner of the garage where I had kept Trixie and other Ill Gotten Booty from over the past year + finally had it with me and told me "I'm gonna motivate you here a bit. You have to have all your stuff out by Friday at lunchtime." Now he did add that I could use his forklift and anything else to get her running and ship out other parts. Among them are the other bits gotten from the Free Boston Giveaway (engine, rear axle, etc) and other salvage parts I couldn't get to.

Here are a few pics of the stuff finally retrieved and sitting at my place.

 Rear axle with disk brakes, carrier, rear differential, sway bar (big one) and the driveshaft.

 the M20 engine, all the bits, too.

I forgot that I haven't added onto the garage yet.

Prepping for the Vintage at Saratoga

Placed my reservations to go to the Vintage at Saratoga this July 13-14. Should be fun.
http://saratogaautomuseum.org/bmw-vintage-at-saratoga/  The plan is to leave mid-am on Friday to make the afternoon/ evening events and stay over Saturday.

All drivers looking to meet up along the route (NYS Thruway for the most part) that day can meet up with us. just email or contact via the blog or on Bimmerforums.