Sorry for the lack of videos, this winter weather has been rough and filming outside has not been possible since Christmas. Hopefully you guys like the "restart" of this series and I am hoping to get the next video out next week! And then we have the quick release steering wheel video, fire suppression system install video., and battery disconnect video! As always, thanks for all the support!!! I cannot wait until it warms up just a bit! Lots of videos to make this year!
@@chrisfix as soon as you upload part 2 of this video do you expect to make a video on the new car, I was thinking you should bring a classic car to the channel one day
I was a little bit late to watch, My pic would be that blue for roll cage even though I loved the red. Waiting for the next video and hope you guys race well!
@@MrGilly after looking it up, I get more confused but technically they're both the same. Piston rod is the synonym for connecting rods. Guess I'm already used to calling them conrods instead of piston rods for the modern name of it (I think).
Thanks man! Unfortunately this winter has been pretty brutal here and I havent been able to work outside. Hopefully the weather changes for the better!
@@chrisfix same here, we have been in constant snow storms. last year we had 6 feet of snow in one day thats not ideal... keep up the hard work and it shall ins=deed pay off! love the videos, and most of all to this day i like the how to buy a used car video, im for sure going to use those tips and tricks when getting my first car! thx for being you! and stay safe!
Anything breaks on a car Chris: HEY GUYS CHRIS FIX HERE i mean literally no matter what u need to do u got us coverd thanks for all these years of content from the bottom of my heart i say thank u
Thanks a lot man! I was concerned with this one because it was a lot of pics and vertical videos I had to adapt since I didnt have time to film with the tight schedule we were on.
chris, iv watched you for the last 2 years and its safe to say you’ve never made a bad video dont worry about the lack of content we understand hope you are safe and well and cant wait for the next video
@@chrisfix Chris! What happened to the Driftstang? I would love to see you strip it and put a rollcage in it. Also would love to see you turbo/supercharge some cars! Keep up the good work
@@sforsheepy5234 hoping Friday or Saturday. Cutting down 8hrs of footage and trying to create a cool story out of something we didn’t expect so it’s taking forever. Been working every day since the last upload on this one!
Should have replaced the Rod Bearings before the race. M54 engines are usually indestructible, but the 3.0L Version can get earlier wear on the Rod bearings compared to the 2.2L or 2.5L because of the long stroke they have. Rest is pretty much bulletproof.
@@opfekuacha6481 Most likely what happened was the oil pump nut came off and thats what sent everything out. m54b30s are well known for that. Same for the other variants of the m54 but less likely cuz they have less stroke and arent really used for racing as they lack power.
@@briansaiditsoitmustbetrue4206 Then what ? in this saloon class they are better and a lot, If you take a current A4, 3 series or a C class, what car is better then the German ones ? or take any of them in the last 30 years what car was ever better in that class ?
Looks like someone pulled a rod end out through the wheel well. I'm betting the oil pump nut backed off on the track and the engine starved of oil, spun the bearings and threw a rod. It is an M54B30. Oil pump nut problems!
Yes, you are right. In high RPM applications, especially in the range of 6700-6800 RPM, there is this hamonics, which makes the oil pump nut become loose. Also possible could be that the Oil runs too hot becomes to thin... as an effect oil pressure too low and not enough lubrcaiton for the system....
I love this. So glad to see people with heavy knowledge of the beautiful M54B30 engine. Possibly my most favorite engine. I have a love-hate relationship with it, but it's still my favorite.
Funny how these engines all have their quirks. The JZs like to delaminate their crank pulley which flies off and can apparently take out the radiator fan, but at least it's a non-interference engine. :)
So glad to finally get updates on the beamer! I thought you abandoned most of the series haha. I gotta say though, I REALLY want to see the del sol turbo video! Been planning on doing that to my accord!
I used to be a professional welder, and MIG welding doesnt necessarily want "dimes", that's more TIG welding due to the nature of dabbing the filler rod into the arc. MIG is a constant feed, so often you have no reason for "dimes", should lay flat and smooth. That and the spatter was horrible, the weld's should have decent penetration from what I saw, and the roll cage im sure is safe, but its not a high quality weld due to the sloppy beads and spatter.
@@robins4209what about Sergio Cresto? Why does no one ever mention him? Also Gr. B was canceled three hours after Toivonen and Cresto’s fatal accident - is that not quick enough for you? You thought you were being clever but all you’ve done is insult the names of two dead men, one of whom you couldn’t even remember. Well done, you must be proud.
That's honestly amazing :P Sick to see all this come together, and how you show what's going into the preparation. That cage is really cool to me as well, I like seeing stuff like that since I was brought up around (proper) rally cars and such.
Thanks a lot man! I cant believe we got it done in 5 days before the race. The cage took longer than expected and we were all putting in the overtime to install the safety stuff properly.
I have to say I'm so proud of you Chris and this channel, back when I first subscribed you had about 20k now you have an empire Sir!! An inspiration to us all!! I belong to so many channels it's hard to keep up, in fact I had to turn off notifications because my phone was blowing up every min of everyday, but I still check in when I can and always a thumbs up!
I'm really looking forward to videos on how to install a turbo in a car, and turn drum brakes into discs. but your efforts to keep making videos are commendable. keep it up my friend!!!
Awesome video. Oh how this brings back so many good memories. I used to own an old E46 in university. It was a hand-me-down family sedan in our family since 2003. In 2018 the car started running into major issues and I realized it wasn't worth to keep fixing it. Parked it outside on my property up north and let it sit for 3 years. My friends and I would always talk about how we would turn it into a track car like yours. However by the time we got jobs and actually had the money to do so, the car had fallen into a severe state of disrepair. Got it towed last spring to a junk yard, always thought I would end up doing a build similar to yours. Keep it up!
Hey, great video. Definitely worth the wait. One video I'd love to see is finding and identifying a fuel leak. They are common on old enthusiast cars, and can be very dangerous!
Thank you SO MUCH for finally giving us an update. This has seriously been driving me crazy for the past year because I've been looking forward to seeing more about your lemons saga so much!! Finally I can now sleep at night.
I am going to try to keep going with the project with video after video about it! I have a lot to show you guys like how to install a quick release steering wheel, how to install fire suppression system, how to install a battery cutoff, etc.
@@chrisfix yes I'm super excited for all of those to come out! In the future please tweet or make insta posts just to let us know it's coming though. I know life happens and causes long delays which is totally fine! But my heart could barely handle not knowing when we'd see more of the lemons car 😭
The level of detail in your videos are amazing. Thanks to you and your channel, I started learning a lot about mecanics, and this changed the way I see the whole market and the overpriced fix that autoshops do. You’re awesome chris
Most places arent really overpriced. They're running a business and that shop rate they charge goes to a bunch of stuff like the tech, utilities, other employees, tools and equipment etc. If you know how to fix it easily go for it! Shops are there for convenience/advanced issues.
When brake fluid boils it will not increase in temperature anymore and hopefully protect the caliper boots from burning up or melting. Motul 600 was actually recommended to me if you still run caliper boots because it won’t get as hot as the 660 before boiling and hopefully save your boots.
There's something in Chris' videos that always makes me want to watch from start to finish. Looking forward to the race vid! ps. I'm a sucker for neutral colors, so I'd say white looks best on your roll cage.
This was incredible to watch. You basically took me on a heart to heart journey of buying a car and going through the work to get it ready in just 13 mins. 6am to midnight is absolutely wild, you guys are awesome🙏🏼 loved watching this, my face lit up and got closer and closer to my phone with every new fix
Lol At first I thought LEMONS meant "LE MONS"... it might still be a play on words for all I know. Anyways, this is just awesome. I know you hear that all the time but I can really follow along and you make fixing stuff seen really doable for Joe 6 Pack. Thanks.
Hey Chris just wanna say HUGE inspiration from this channel , it helped me see what I really wanna do with my life and spare time I don’t have any content yet but I’ve started cryptic detailing and more as a channel and local detailing !! I wanna set an example for people experienced or not hell I even want my kids to know how important this work is !! So huge thank you for your videos and inspiration keep it coming !! If you have any useful tips or anything man like to help get the name out there or even just washing and detailing tips I’m all ears and thank you so much for the videos and inspiration
Your videos are really helpful. As an 18 almost 19 year old I am clueless about cars so your videos help me learn more about them and now I want to buy a car and fix it up
Nothing makes me happier than a ChrisFix video, except the fact how much effort you put into providing a high quality video. Don’t worry about how long it’s been, we are all busy and good videos take time and energy to complete.
Haven't watched a video in a while and saw this. I love it! It looks amazing, sounds amazing, and is definitely ready to race. I hope you've had a fun time and hope you do well.
I got a pristine-bodied '02 330xi (AWD) that had been sitting in the woods next to a highway buried up to it's floor pans for only $250. The owner said "it ran when I parked it" - but that they parked it there because it wouldn't go over 25 MPH and they were tired of fixing it. Long-story-short, after throwing some air in the tires and attaching a jump box to it, it started on the FIRST try and drove home 25 miles with NO problems other than severely degraded braking, due to rust on the rotors. It had EVERY single e46 problem, but after a mere $2400 investment in parts (a very long list of parts) it's back on the road and going strong trouble-free for three years so far. And it's AWD to boot!
The level of details put in to your videos are just the best, I've learned what the basics are to fix a car and I am excited to see the rest of the series, and that preview at the end was very catastrophic.
Glad to see this video! Really excited to hear about your actual race experience it is difficult to explain the actual experience to folks sometimes. Also it's fairly normal to pull a conn rod out of the car like that at a race. I've got a ventilated inline 6 in my workshop right now needing to be removed from a BMW that didn't quite make the checkered flag.
Suggestion: Coms button should be an On/Off so that you can shuffle your hands freely without needing to how onto it while racing. Love the car! I had the same one but was tboned 4 years ago after full suspension, engine rebuild, lightweight clutch kit, bushings, etc. all it need was a set of cams and a supercharger
@@wilbaur9607 If it's anything like a Triumph you work on it all week so you can have fun with it for part of the weekend. (depending on how long it holds up)
Hey ChrisFix! I’ve been a longtime viewer and fan of the channel and even have started on working on my own project car. You’ve inspired me and many others but there’s one i particular that I want to do a favor for. I have an environmental science teacher at my school who has a son that absolutely loves your videos. They both appreciate how in your videos you still try to cater to the environment. It would be awesome if you could send a personalized video to them because my teacher has been so awesome this year and it would mean the world to his son. Thank you!
Shoutout to Reese for appearing in the video! Also to the small end of that connecting rod for giving away the catastrophic failure. I guess it must have been a DNF race. Looking forward to the engine rebuilding series!
This car brings back so many memories of my first car, a 2001 BMW 330i. It was a complete pile of shit, but man, it was fun. I regularly drove 70 in a 35 zone. I kind of miss my Beemer, but I couldn't be happier with my F-150.
I don't usually comment but man, what a fun car. I had an 01 325i and was just telling my fiance how badass my brother and I thought we were with that car.
Hey Mr ChrisFix you should do a video on what components can be replaced or fixed to bring fuel economy back up. I shot the parts cannon at my car and it ended up being a leaky intake manifold but now it has better mileage than all of my other identical cars.
I would paint the roll cage green, like exactly the one in the video! Keep up the good effort! I noticed a lot of TH-camrs do terrible job, no effort, and they still get viewers, and worst money. But people like you deserve more!
Hey man, love to see the vids. I stopped watching for a while because two cars of mine got stolen (only shitters but I loved then) then a third got taken away for false claims that were sadly cancelled too late for me to be able to get the car back and my fourth taken two weeks ago because I couldn’t afford to tax it while it was broken down outside my house snd the council crushed (or sold it) because I couldn’t pay the release fee. Your vids brought me so much joy in helping me repair my cars and really get to know n love em more. That love all died though with all this shit. but if i ever recover I know who im coming straight back to you, I tell all my mates here in the U.K. to check you out cause your so good at explaining in terms even someone like me can understand and I hope your channel just gets bigger and bigger. But I’m glad I can atleast watch you fish now 👌
To anyone reading who might think just chin up, no reason to fall out of love with cars. The first stolen was bassically a mechanic a gave it to who (I believe but no proven) sold off interior parts of the car (like my touch screen aftermarket radio, speakers and the dash) then when I noticed bits had been ‘stolen’ he crushed the car and pretended the whole thing was stolen (that’s a fact) buinesses in the area told me they had seen them taking to the car to the scrap yard (who there in cahoots with) and I also obtained a video the actualy mechanic and his mate recorded of themselves doing it. How I got the video? Because it turns out one of my mates of 10 years (who recommended me the garage) had the video and was there the day they did it. Sadly he and that garage are ‘freinds’ / ‘sponsors of this huge car group I was in, local to my area so obviously when the police investigated I was also ostracised from the group. (Bassically I feared being attacked by the people of the garage at meet ups since they had already threatened to come to my family’s house and my nans thanks to my ‘freind’ telling them all this information)
The second was a finance car, a nice 8 year old bmw msport, not super fast or flashy but awesome none the less. long story short a women made a false claim (I bumped into her while in stand still traffic at 1-2mph) she lied and said she could walk or work to my insurance so they cancelled my insurance and because of that I became such a high risk it would have been £3000 a month to insure me on the bmw. Since ir was uninsured the finance company took it away and a week after they did, my insurance cancelled the false claim and agreed the woman had lied, because when they went to investigate she cancelled her claim instantly after she heard she would be investigated. However, because of the fact she cancelled the claim despite my insurance also concluded it was a lie, I couldn’t sue her for the money I still today owe on the car. Despite not owning it and only having driven it a handful of times
The second stolen car was my attempt to make a budget friendly camper van to travel Europe. Got the car for cheap over lock down, started filling it with solar panels and other bits to make it livable short term (bed, running water ect) only to find it was stolen the day before I was going to move it to a secured location to allow me to work on it.
The fourth is entirely my fault, I should have paid the tax because the car was on the road (although I did believe the road it was on was private so therefore exempt) but sadly this wasn’t the case and as I couldn’t afford to pay the release fee it was either crushed/or sold.
The third car hurt the most, although I lost a dream with the second camper car, the third was the glimmer of hope I had to regaining the former limited fun I had with the other bmw, despite being older, worse condition. It had been modified in cool ways by the previous owner and it rekindled my love for cars and driving but was promptly crushed.
Can’t wait for the continuation of this series bro. I’ve always been interested in doing this race so seeing the complete process ya’ll are going through is such an awesome tutorial and fun video too 🤘🏾👊🏾.
Chrisfix can you make a detailed video on the advantages and disadvantage of applying PPF, Ceramic coating and Glass coating on a brand new car ; and which is the best option to use.?
Just came from the Mass Reduction video (took a bit, had to do laundry). Glad that you had these subframe mounts welded. Also... *knock knock* Who's there? A crank.
The next video in the series about the race is now posted: th-cam.com/video/_vrICr6iNGI/w-d-xo.html
What is that code reader?
@Bryson Hill fkn what?
Hey man, are you gonna still do that drum to disc brake conversion? Trying to do one on my f150 rn.
@@MrKing21690 yeah but not right away. I have a lot of catching up to do with videos. Bad winter :(
@@chrisfix no worries my guy just curious
Sorry for the lack of videos, this winter weather has been rough and filming outside has not been possible since Christmas. Hopefully you guys like the "restart" of this series and I am hoping to get the next video out next week! And then we have the quick release steering wheel video, fire suppression system install video., and battery disconnect video! As always, thanks for all the support!!! I cannot wait until it warms up just a bit! Lots of videos to make this year!
It's cool, I'd argue that the rest can't compete with the best in terms of car content.
It's ok master . We are always with you ❤️ . You're so good at teaching. Happy New Year .
Third
We loyal Chris fix so we will wait🙏🙏🙏🙏
cheers man happy new year
That cool suit system is pretty trick! I need one here in FL during normal daily driving for the summer months 😂
😂😂 Beat me to it. Arizona heat is just as brutal..
Haha and let me tell you, it makes a HUGE difference!
@@chrisfix as soon as you upload part 2 of this video do you expect to make a video on the new car, I was thinking you should bring a classic car to the channel one day
@@chrisfix You sold the corvette, your moms thunderbird, the red civic, susan the vandilse car, update on those car yet
@@AppleMenace I drive a black Civic in Arizona and I do not enjoy summers!
The best is when my car starts overheating, so I turn on the heater...
I really wish more TH-camrs would put out more quality videos like yours!
First
Thanks Luis!
I wish if I could record like that
seriously bro
Don't be serious🙃
Anytime the exhaust is off ya got to start her up 👌🏼
Also, I like the blue for the cage as well
I was a little bit late to watch, My pic would be that blue for roll cage even though I loved the red. Waiting for the next video and hope you guys race well!
Vandi pranthan❤️
Not late at all! The blue and red are the two top pics from you guys in the comments!
Vandipranthan💫
@@chrisfix :-) superb
@@chrisfix The last light blue/teal shade of blue would look dope
So sad to see the conrod being pulled out, what matters now is the journey of effort and time you put in the car and the team as well.
i was close, i thought it was a piston rod xD
@@MrGilly after looking it up, I get more confused but technically they're both the same. Piston rod is the synonym for connecting rods. Guess I'm already used to calling them conrods instead of piston rods for the modern name of it (I think).
Lt1 swap it
Some of those old BMWs have known engine problems. Its why they are so cheap
Calling it... oil pump faliure... its common on those engins when run at high rpm for a extended period of time...
when chris doesn't upload for a while you just know he's putting in a lot of time and effort into making a great video
Just true :D
Thanks man! Unfortunately this winter has been pretty brutal here and I havent been able to work outside. Hopefully the weather changes for the better!
@@chrisfix Time for a shop ;)
@@chrisfix same here, we have been in constant snow storms. last year we had 6 feet of snow in one day thats not ideal... keep up the hard work and it shall ins=deed pay off! love the videos, and most of all to this day i like the how to buy a used car video, im for sure going to use those tips and tricks when getting my first car! thx for being you! and stay safe!
Anything breaks on a car
Chris: HEY GUYS CHRIS FIX HERE
i mean literally no matter what u need to do u got us coverd thanks for all these years of content from the bottom of my heart i say thank u
I've watched youfor over 4 years now, and I am still shocked at how great these videos are! Keep up the good work!
Thanks a lot man! I was concerned with this one because it was a lot of pics and vertical videos I had to adapt since I didnt have time to film with the tight schedule we were on.
same here mate!
@@chrisfix I like it a lot and thought it was pretty great Chris! Recommending this video to friends
chris, iv watched you for the last 2 years and its safe to say you’ve never made a bad video dont worry about the lack of content we understand hope you are safe and well and cant wait for the next video
Thanks a lot
@@chrisfix Chris! What happened to the Driftstang? I would love to see you strip it and put a rollcage in it. Also would love to see you turbo/supercharge some cars! Keep up the good work
Im here kinda early. love ur videos @ChrisFix
@@chrisfix when can we expect the new video to come out?
@@sforsheepy5234 hoping Friday or Saturday. Cutting down 8hrs of footage and trying to create a cool story out of something we didn’t expect so it’s taking forever. Been working every day since the last upload on this one!
Pulling a piece of a connecting rod out from a wheel well is never a good thing.
It looks absolutely HAMMERED. Can't wait to see what happened.
Perfect excuse to do an LS-Swap! 😆
@@GoFidoGo I think it’s safe to assume that thing was screaming when it came out to say hello.
Should have replaced the Rod Bearings before the race. M54 engines are usually indestructible, but the 3.0L Version can get earlier wear on the Rod bearings compared to the 2.2L or 2.5L because of the long stroke they have. Rest is pretty much bulletproof.
@@opfekuacha6481 Most likely what happened was the oil pump nut came off and thats what sent everything out. m54b30s are well known for that. Same for the other variants of the m54 but less likely cuz they have less stroke and arent really used for racing as they lack power.
I remember watching you before you hit 1million you've grown a lot! I love all your videos and they help me fix my cars keep up the good work
I can only guess how the race went by seeing a con-rod being removed from the wheel well. :P
No big deal. There are five more where that came from.
With a bang
You're the goat of car youtube brother
What about speedkar99?
He definitely is!
When ever someone says they learned how to work on their car by themselves, they actually mean Chris taught them.
😂😂😂😂
Or they do what every other generation has done and bought a Haynes Repair Manual and figured it out.
WTF?
@@Saintbow That's what I do
Thx Chris! I’m studying to become a mechanic. Your videos help me a lot.
Most old German cars are lemons but we still love them.
100% Agree. Not sure WHY people buy into the BS that "German metal" is better ... It's a TOTAL LIE.
@Der Traubengott My 21 year old Alpina version of this e46 with 3.3 engine beats any new 330i on the highway when a gap opens up and I floor it
@@briansaiditsoitmustbetrue4206 Then what ? in this saloon class they are better and a lot, If you take a current A4, 3 series or a C class, what car is better then the German ones ? or take any of them in the last 30 years what car was ever better in that class ?
@@briansaiditsoitmustbetrue4206 If you take a current A4, 3 series or a C class, what car is better then the German ones ?
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Looks like someone pulled a rod end out through the wheel well. I'm betting the oil pump nut backed off on the track and the engine starved of oil, spun the bearings and threw a rod. It is an M54B30. Oil pump nut problems!
Yes, you are right. In high RPM applications, especially in the range of 6700-6800 RPM, there is this hamonics, which makes the oil pump nut become loose.
Also possible could be that the Oil runs too hot becomes to thin... as an effect oil pressure too low and not enough lubrcaiton for the system....
It didn’t nut correctly 😂
I love this. So glad to see people with heavy knowledge of the beautiful M54B30 engine. Possibly my most favorite engine. I have a love-hate relationship with it, but it's still my favorite.
Similar thing happened in my peugeot 206 gti. Spun the bearings
Funny how these engines all have their quirks. The JZs like to delaminate their crank pulley which flies off and can apparently take out the radiator fan, but at least it's a non-interference engine. :)
So glad to finally get updates on the beamer! I thought you abandoned most of the series haha. I gotta say though, I REALLY want to see the del sol turbo video! Been planning on doing that to my accord!
Naw it has just been under the knife for the last few months. You will see why next video!
@@chrisfix Mold Issues?
I used to be a professional welder, and MIG welding doesnt necessarily want "dimes", that's more TIG welding due to the nature of dabbing the filler rod into the arc. MIG is a constant feed, so often you have no reason for "dimes", should lay flat and smooth. That and the spatter was horrible, the weld's should have decent penetration from what I saw, and the roll cage im sure is safe, but its not a high quality weld due to the sloppy beads and spatter.
Agreed. We actually sent the car back to the welder and told him the poor welds need to be ground down and re-welded. Thanks for the tip!
Im so glad that you prioritised the safely first over other things. Lives are more valuable than winning the race!
Exactly!
Lancia Group B Rally Team would disagree.
RIP Henri Toivonen.
@@robins4209what about Sergio Cresto? Why does no one ever mention him? Also Gr. B was canceled three hours after Toivonen and Cresto’s fatal accident - is that not quick enough for you?
You thought you were being clever but all you’ve done is insult the names of two dead men, one of whom you couldn’t even remember. Well done, you must be proud.
@@rocketsalad Angry cat man on internet wrote an entire essay on how disrespectful i apparently am.🐱👿
@@robins4209 mhm. and get off my lawn
That's honestly amazing :P Sick to see all this come together, and how you show what's going into the preparation. That cage is really cool to me as well, I like seeing stuff like that since I was brought up around (proper) rally cars and such.
Thanks a lot man! I cant believe we got it done in 5 days before the race. The cage took longer than expected and we were all putting in the overtime to install the safety stuff properly.
@@chrisfix That's dedication, and I'd say it payed off really well :P Massive thanks for replying as well, means a lot to me lol
I definitely think the soapy wooder-esque color is the way to go. Can't wait to see the race!
That color is dope and goated
I love how everyone is always with chris fix giving him advice and pumping him up as well on top of that I can feel the love of this community.
I have to say I'm so proud of you Chris and this channel, back when I first subscribed you had about 20k now you have an empire Sir!! An inspiration to us all!! I belong to so many channels it's hard to keep up, in fact I had to turn off notifications because my phone was blowing up every min of everyday, but I still check in when I can and always a thumbs up!
Thanks a lot man! Really appreciate it
I'm really looking forward to videos on how to install a turbo in a car, and turn drum brakes into discs. but your efforts to keep making videos are commendable. keep it up my friend!!!
Awesome video. Oh how this brings back so many good memories. I used to own an old E46 in university. It was a hand-me-down family sedan in our family since 2003. In 2018 the car started running into major issues and I realized it wasn't worth to keep fixing it. Parked it outside on my property up north and let it sit for 3 years. My friends and I would always talk about how we would turn it into a track car like yours. However by the time we got jobs and actually had the money to do so, the car had fallen into a severe state of disrepair. Got it towed last spring to a junk yard, always thought I would end up doing a build similar to yours. Keep it up!
So cool to see the BMW again! Can't wait for the next video!
I think the cage would look good in blue!
Hey, great video. Definitely worth the wait.
One video I'd love to see is finding and identifying a fuel leak. They are common on old enthusiast cars, and can be very dangerous!
Thank you SO MUCH for finally giving us an update. This has seriously been driving me crazy for the past year because I've been looking forward to seeing more about your lemons saga so much!! Finally I can now sleep at night.
I am going to try to keep going with the project with video after video about it! I have a lot to show you guys like how to install a quick release steering wheel, how to install fire suppression system, how to install a battery cutoff, etc.
@@chrisfix yes I'm super excited for all of those to come out! In the future please tweet or make insta posts just to let us know it's coming though. I know life happens and causes long delays which is totally fine!
But my heart could barely handle not knowing when we'd see more of the lemons car 😭
Man this sounds like a ton of fun! Requires lots of money, skill, knowhow and TIME...TIME...>TIME! Looking forward to the next one....thanks!
Thank you for making these videos, each one gets me even more excited to get my own car!
Looking forward to the race video
Nice video
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This is awesome
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The level of detail in your videos are amazing. Thanks to you and your channel, I started learning a lot about mecanics, and this changed the way I see the whole market and the overpriced fix that autoshops do. You’re awesome chris
Thanks Lucas and I am glad you are learning a lot!
Most places arent really overpriced. They're running a business and that shop rate they charge goes to a bunch of stuff like the tech, utilities, other employees, tools and equipment etc. If you know how to fix it easily go for it! Shops are there for convenience/advanced issues.
Awesome update! Can't wait for the rest of the series. That preview at the end sure looks catastrophic.
I’m interested in the fullness of the carnage too. BMW parts all over the place when I cruised past their garage spot.
When brake fluid boils it will not increase in temperature anymore and hopefully protect the caliper boots from burning up or melting. Motul 600 was actually recommended to me if you still run caliper boots because it won’t get as hot as the 660 before boiling and hopefully save your boots.
Thanks for sharing! We switched to 600 for the last race since 660 was $$$
There's something in Chris' videos that always makes me want to watch from start to finish. Looking forward to the race vid!
ps. I'm a sucker for neutral colors, so I'd say white looks best on your roll cage.
Thanks a lot!
This was incredible to watch. You basically took me on a heart to heart journey of buying a car and going through the work to get it ready in just 13 mins. 6am to midnight is absolutely wild, you guys are awesome🙏🏼 loved watching this, my face lit up and got closer and closer to my phone with every new fix
The drift king is back keep up the great repair man!!!
Thanks a lot Pizza Man!
Lol At first I thought LEMONS meant "LE MONS"... it might still be a play on words for all I know. Anyways, this is just awesome. I know you hear that all the time but I can really follow along and you make fixing stuff seen really doable for Joe 6 Pack. Thanks.
Hey Chris just wanna say HUGE inspiration from this channel , it helped me see what I really wanna do with my life and spare time I don’t have any content yet but I’ve started cryptic detailing and more as a channel and local detailing !! I wanna set an example for people experienced or not hell I even want my kids to know how important this work is !! So huge thank you for your videos and inspiration keep it coming !! If you have any useful tips or anything man like to help get the name out there or even just washing and detailing tips I’m all ears and thank you so much for the videos and inspiration
That’s awesome man!!!!
@@chrisfix when’s the next videooo brooo I’ve been on the edge of my seat loll
This guy is just living the dream, keep it up!!
I think gold would be a good cage color. It actually looks kinda cool!
Unfortunately this is last years footage so its pre recorded
@@CatGuy969 This was uploaded today and he asked for our opinion. It's safe to say the cage can still be painted.
2:28 - you are supposed to use ATF in BMW's power steering system unless it is otherwise listed on the cap to use CHF.
Your videos are really helpful. As an 18 almost 19 year old I am clueless about cars so your videos help me learn more about them and now I want to buy a car and fix it up
I'm glad the videos are helpful! Thanks a lot!
Nothing makes me happier than a ChrisFix video, except the fact how much effort you put into providing a high quality video. Don’t worry about how long it’s been, we are all busy and good videos take time and energy to complete.
Haven't watched a video in a while and saw this. I love it! It looks amazing, sounds amazing, and is definitely ready to race. I hope you've had a fun time and hope you do well.
Thanks! You will find out next video... that is for sure haha
I got a pristine-bodied '02 330xi (AWD) that had been sitting in the woods next to a highway buried up to it's floor pans for only $250. The owner said "it ran when I parked it" - but that they parked it there because it wouldn't go over 25 MPH and they were tired of fixing it. Long-story-short, after throwing some air in the tires and attaching a jump box to it, it started on the FIRST try and drove home 25 miles with NO problems other than severely degraded braking, due to rust on the rotors. It had EVERY single e46 problem, but after a mere $2400 investment in parts (a very long list of parts) it's back on the road and going strong trouble-free for three years so far. And it's AWD to boot!
I was wondering what happened to it because I loved this series!
first rule of endurance racing... get a Japanese car... hahaha
I had no idea there was so much going on inside a race car. This is awesome!
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You started TH-cam 12 years ago. You have come very far in your career. Remember to never give up. :)
The level of details put in to your videos are just the best, I've learned what the basics are to fix a car and I am excited to see the rest of the series, and that preview at the end was very catastrophic.
Thanks!
Glad to see this video! Really excited to hear about your actual race experience it is difficult to explain the actual experience to folks sometimes. Also it's fairly normal to pull a conn rod out of the car like that at a race. I've got a ventilated inline 6 in my workshop right now needing to be removed from a BMW that didn't quite make the checkered flag.
Suggestion: Coms button should be an On/Off so that you can shuffle your hands freely without needing to how onto it while racing.
Love the car! I had the same one but was tboned 4 years ago after full suspension, engine rebuild, lightweight clutch kit, bushings, etc. all it need was a set of cams and a supercharger
Thanks for the tip
I just wanna say Thank You! You motivated to change my BMW engine by myself
Super stoked for you guys and I can't wait for the race! Thanks for the content and the passion. It pleases my "diy dad" brain!
I actually had an MGB that raced in the 24hrs of lemon's and it's crazy bad, thanks Chris.
Are you the same team who ''''helped'''' the team with the Spitfire who couldnt work out how to make a cage fit?
I'm not it was there a while ago the car I mean and I didn't even go this would have been like 5 to 6 years ago
Haha my mom had one back in the day and she said it was in the shop every other week but it was such an amazing car she didnt want to get rid of it.
Yeah I actually have a well now not functioning but was functional 1979 MGB that is super fun there is no better car that can corner that well.
@@wilbaur9607 If it's anything like a Triumph you work on it all week so you can have fun with it for part of the weekend. (depending on how long it holds up)
Love the vids keep it up.....can you show us how to replace valve seals on a gas engine
Hey ChrisFix! I’ve been a longtime viewer and fan of the channel and even have started on working on my own project car. You’ve inspired me and many others but there’s one i particular that I want to do a favor for. I have an environmental science teacher at my school who has a son that absolutely loves your videos. They both appreciate how in your videos you still try to cater to the environment. It would be awesome if you could send a personalized video to them because my teacher has been so awesome this year and it would mean the world to his son. Thank you!
Shoutout to Reese for appearing in the video! Also to the small end of that connecting rod for giving away the catastrophic failure. I guess it must have been a DNF race. Looking forward to the engine rebuilding series!
This car brings back so many memories of my first car, a 2001 BMW 330i. It was a complete pile of shit, but man, it was fun. I regularly drove 70 in a 35 zone. I kind of miss my Beemer, but I couldn't be happier with my F-150.
I don't usually comment but man, what a fun car. I had an 01 325i and was just telling my fiance how badass my brother and I thought we were with that car.
Chris in 2050: How to fix gasoline leaks on the Lamborghini Murciélago
Hey Mr ChrisFix you should do a video on what components can be replaced or fixed to bring fuel economy back up. I shot the parts cannon at my car and it ended up being a leaky intake manifold but now it has better mileage than all of my other identical cars.
I would paint the roll cage green, like exactly the one in the video!
Keep up the good effort! I noticed a lot of TH-camrs do terrible job, no effort, and they still get viewers, and worst money. But people like you deserve more!
Id say silver because the entire car is covered in silver paint anyways
Chris explains things in a way that leaves me feeling like I can do anything lmao.
Cheers!
Love you Chris, keep up the great videos! 👍🏼
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@@eamonbrannigan do u like being first on everything
@@eamonbrannigan no one is gonna like you’re comment because you’re FiRsT
@@rosssherrod1486 chill it was a joke
@@CarterProductions740 chill it was a joke
*sees the damn Driftstang in the background even though I was under the impression that it was sold*
THE RETURN OF THE KING!
u know its about to get good when Chris uploads after a while :)
Missed you chris
Great video as usual
Thanks a lot! I am getting anxious to make more videos. The winter weather has not been cooperating unfortunately!
@@chrisfix i understand take as much time as you need we will be waiting for you
This is going to be spectacular, I just know it. Thanks for the journey Chris, as always.
At the end the teaser is spectacular. The engine blown LMAO.
@@KarrasBastomi IKR truly promising
Even if you ever stop doing TH-cam ,chris you will never stop having support from us just an unbelievable TH-camr 🤙
I, as my favorite being blue, I approve of blue roll cage.
Also never thought a race car could look so exciting. This proved me wrong.
The next chapter is gonna be good, after seeing that small end of the connecting rod come out through the wheel opening!
You know it's a good day when Chris uploads 😁
Hey man, love to see the vids. I stopped watching for a while because two cars of mine got stolen (only shitters but I loved then) then a third got taken away for false claims that were sadly cancelled too late for me to be able to get the car back and my fourth taken two weeks ago because I couldn’t afford to tax it while it was broken down outside my house snd the council crushed (or sold it) because I couldn’t pay the release fee. Your vids brought me so much joy in helping me repair my cars and really get to know n love em more. That love all died though with all this shit. but if i ever recover I know who im coming straight back to you, I tell all my mates here in the U.K. to check you out cause your so good at explaining in terms even someone like me can understand and I hope your channel just gets bigger and bigger. But I’m glad I can atleast watch you fish now 👌
To anyone reading who might think just chin up, no reason to fall out of love with cars. The first stolen was bassically a mechanic a gave it to who (I believe but no proven) sold off interior parts of the car (like my touch screen aftermarket radio, speakers and the dash) then when I noticed bits had been ‘stolen’ he crushed the car and pretended the whole thing was stolen (that’s a fact) buinesses in the area told me they had seen them taking to the car to the scrap yard (who there in cahoots with) and I also obtained a video the actualy mechanic and his mate recorded of themselves doing it. How I got the video? Because it turns out one of my mates of 10 years (who recommended me the garage) had the video and was there the day they did it. Sadly he and that garage are ‘freinds’ / ‘sponsors of this huge car group I was in, local to my area so obviously when the police investigated I was also ostracised from the group. (Bassically I feared being attacked by the people of the garage at meet ups since they had already threatened to come to my family’s house and my nans thanks to my ‘freind’ telling them all this information)
The second was a finance car, a nice 8 year old bmw msport, not super fast or flashy but awesome none the less. long story short a women made a false claim (I bumped into her while in stand still traffic at 1-2mph) she lied and said she could walk or work to my insurance so they cancelled my insurance and because of that I became such a high risk it would have been £3000 a month to insure me on the bmw. Since ir was uninsured the finance company took it away and a week after they did, my insurance cancelled the false claim and agreed the woman had lied, because when they went to investigate she cancelled her claim instantly after she heard she would be investigated. However, because of the fact she cancelled the claim despite my insurance also concluded it was a lie, I couldn’t sue her for the money I still today owe on the car. Despite not owning it and only having driven it a handful of times
The second stolen car was my attempt to make a budget friendly camper van to travel Europe. Got the car for cheap over lock down, started filling it with solar panels and other bits to make it livable short term (bed, running water ect) only to find it was stolen the day before I was going to move it to a secured location to allow me to work on it.
The fourth is entirely my fault, I should have paid the tax because the car was on the road (although I did believe the road it was on was private so therefore exempt) but sadly this wasn’t the case and as I couldn’t afford to pay the release fee it was either crushed/or sold.
The third car hurt the most, although I lost a dream with the second camper car, the third was the glimmer of hope I had to regaining the former limited fun I had with the other bmw, despite being older, worse condition. It had been modified in cool ways by the previous owner and it rekindled my love for cars and driving but was promptly crushed.
Always the best content. Best youtuber ever
Thanks a lot!
Can’t wait for the continuation of this series bro. I’ve always been interested in doing this race so seeing the complete process ya’ll are going through is such an awesome tutorial and fun video too 🤘🏾👊🏾.
Been waiting for this for a while!
Lets call it a "restart" to the series haha
Hey Man, You are an expert really. This BMW looks very good from the outside. You have done an incredible job. Thanks.
love the videos keep up the good work
Thanks
U r awesome Chris no one can't say no to u dude keep up the amazing content
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Chrisfix can you make a detailed video on the advantages and disadvantage of applying PPF, Ceramic coating and Glass coating on a brand new car ; and which is the best option to use.?
Been watching since I was 12 now I’m about to buy my first car and actually use these videos to help me
Been waiting for this update. I'm in Jersey prepping for lemons. Where did you get the cage done?
A guy in upstate NY. He does all BMW chassis cages so it was a good fit. If you want his shop name just let me know!
@@chrisfix I'm working on an Audi, would love the shop name
Your videos somehow continue to get better even with the crazy high bar you set for yourself. Keep it up!
Hey Chris, how do you find the specific torque specs for each bolt when torquing down bolts for specific parts?
You should be able to find them in the manual or instructions of whatever part you’re installing.
google
He uses service manuals for the cars that he works on. Google is another place to look
Hey Chris, I have practical exam for automobile engineering. I watched all your videos . Because U do them really cool and alsou use the best tools
I feel like 3800 for a cage of that level is actually an amazing deal
ehh idk, if it was made from 4130 then yea great deal, this looks like just regular 1020 steel, and chromoly is expensive compared to mild steel
The welder got rich.
When will be the race video
Chris thank you for the content.
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@@eamonbrannigan DUDE.
I hope you guys are going to like the videos this year!
@@chrisfix Oh we will!
@@CarterProductions740 chill it was a joke
I love how you develop all the potential with a limited budget, that's way more difficult than throwing tons of cash on a race car.
Keep up the good work!
Thanks Christian!
Sell $700 worth of parts, then buy $4,000 worth of parts
Hi Chris you really inspire me thank you soo much for uploading such great content
Yoo Chris thankyou soo much, you made my day man, you made my day
@@olli_h-Elite relax..
Chris Thankyou soo much ur the best content creator I have ever seen my god thanks man
@@mariomario1462 no man he has made my freaking day
@@olli_h-Elite yeah. Relax. You're drooling over someone on youtube
Just came from the Mass Reduction video (took a bit, had to do laundry). Glad that you had these subframe mounts welded.
Also...
*knock knock*
Who's there?
A crank.
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I was wondering lol
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Same
You're the first commentator here 😂
Winner winner chicken dinner! You were the first comment! DM or email me your name and mailing address for some swag!
@@chrisfix Next time I'll comment first to get the swag 😂 . Btw reply My question to master 🥺 . I asked in the comments