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Southern Ohio Forest Rally Debuts

Posted on June 23, 2017 by Santiago Iglesias

After 20 years, rally returned to the forests of Ohio in the form of the Southern Ohio Forest Rally. After the suspension on my 1998 BMW 328i came apart at Sno*Drift, I wanted to make sure it didn’t happen again. I took the whole rear axle off of the car for easy access to the trailing arm pocket. The first thing to replace was the old rear trailing arm bushings that were completely worn out. I put in an OEM replacement from eEuroparts.com. They only took a few minutes each using an RTAB tool. 18 years of Michigan roads did a number on them. I also replaced the bracket and bolt on the left trailing arm. On the body side of the RTAB pocket, I fixed all three bolt holes. I put Helicoils into the front two and welded a new nut into the rear spot. While I was down there, I

2017 Carlisle Import and Performance Nationals – Photo Gallery is LIVE

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Adam Goral

This is now the 4th year in a row we’ve been to the Carlisle Import and Performance Nationals in one format or another, and easily we have to say one of the best from our own perspective. Formally known as the Carlisle Import and Kit nationals, we’ve noticed the VW based Manx buggies will show up in force regardless of the name. They also seem to be mostly comprised of early risers, judging by how those air-cooled engines all fire up at the crack of dawn every year. I digress, camping out at Carlisle always adds to the whimsy of the show. If you’re into it, remember we will be having eEuroFest June 10th with the Lime Rock campground open on June 9th, we wonder if the Manx buggies will show up to that. Under the tent at the Saabs@Carlisle show-within-a-show, we were able to witness first hand what the

E34 M5 Resto Part IV – Fan Clutch Replacement

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Jeff Einhorn

About 35 minutes into my first big road trip in the M5 (i.e., more than 15 miles), it became readily apparent that the fan clutch for the belt driven cooling fan had completely seized. How did I know? I’m not psychic, and the engine stayed nice and cool, staying firmly planted a touch below the middle of the gauge. However, at 65 MPH (slightly north of 3k rpm) on the highway, the car sounded like a fan powered swamp boat, with the cooling fan always running at engine speed — instead of doing its job of automatically adjusting speed as dictated by temperature and engine speed. The clutch, which is attached to the inside of the radiator fan, had completely frozen in the “always on” position. While this is much preferable to the alternative failure method — where the fan is always off and you overheat, potentially destroying the S38

Hitting the track and the street with Do88

Posted on May 15, 2017 by eEuroparts.com

When we embarked on the journey that is building a Saab racing car, we knew Do88 would be a fundamental part of the performance of the machine. When it was finally time to get to the nitty gritty, we already had all the parts we needed picked out. Of course that meant a few boxes showed up from Sweden once we pulled the trigger. In them was a Do88 intercooler, aluminum radiator, as well as a full set of hoses. After our first AER of the season at Watkins Glen International, it was clear we made the right decision. If you are looking for performance cooling products for your Swedish or German car, we have a huge number of products from Sweden’s premiere speed shop. Over 500 to be exact, but if you can’t find the right silicone hose set or performance cooler, we have a number of other options

E34 M5 Resto Part II: Replacing The BMW Badges

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Jeff Einhorn

Sometime between purchasing a new project car and it arriving on a transport truck at my home, I always seem to amass a small mountain of parts — things I know based on photos or a pre-purchase inspection will obviously require replacement. And on a project such as my 1991 E34 M5, which needs no immediate substantial mechanical work, nor any significant bodywork (i.e., paint) that means tons of “instant gratification” parts ready for installation to spruce it up and get it looking fresh again. By instant gratification, I mean projects that take one hour or less to complete as a DIY. It always astounds me that people don’t take care of these things before selling a car. In the case of my M5, it wasn’t really for sale when I bought it, so it gets a pass, but there are just so many easy fixes (like the BMW badges)