Huge upgrades for the F80 “street” drift car. so many problems.

[@GeoDayrit1]

Hey Taylor, as others have mentioned bleeding the main cooling system on the F80 is handled by the electric water pump, but the water to air intercooler side of the system according to the service procedure recommends to be bled first using a vacuum bleeder then doing the main system via these instructions: (copied from service procedure) “Do not leave the coolant expansion tank sealing cap open during the bleeding procedure. Switch on the low-beam headlights to perform the bleeding procedure. If the low-beam headlights are not switched on, the ignition (Terminal 15) will switch off automatically after a certain period of time and interrupt the bleeding procedure. Connect battery charger. Switch the ignition on. Switch on low-beam headlight. Set heater to maximum temperature and turn blower down to lowest speed. FES (driving experience switch) must not be in ECO PRO! Press accelerator pedal for 10 seconds to floor. Engine must not be started. The bleeding procedure was started by pressing the accelerator pedal and takes approx. 11 mins. (the electric coolant pump was activated and switches off automatically after approx. 11 mins.). Then adjust fluid level in the coolant expansion tank to maximum. Check cooling system on watertightness. If venting has to be carried out again (e.g. if cooling system is leaking), allow DME to fall completely (leave ignition key removed for approx. 3 mins.), then repeat from Point 2.” Hope this helps! Of course it also has a mechanical pump in addition to the auxiliary electric pump, but figured the knowledge of what bmw does could be helpful and worth a shot. Don’t forget to double check the main reservoir (may have done it off camera but trying to be thorough haha), best of luck! Loving the BMW content!!

[@sluggish435i]

Bump he needs to see these

[@Justin_Allen]

The box made it look different when you were drifting. Plus...it holds stuff!

[@SirVic42]

Agreed. Makes it stand out from any other all black car on the track.

[@komischertyp4]

And since he has 2 of those cars, it’s sets them apart from each other even more.

[@Shadow0fd3ath24]

Looks like something sone Starbucks obsessed Subaru driver from Colorado would use. Things ugly and doesnt make sense on a slick top sports car

[@VeeLazer]

I just gotta say man, I love the sounds of all your cars, but nothing gets me more hyped than the sound of the miata. It just sounds insane every time you turn it over.

[@mraycgz]

It’s a beast ain’t it.

[@ThatHoodlum19]

I love this channel. No bullsh1t, just working on cars, with sweet tips included. Then thrashing of said cars. Thanks for being awesome Taylor :)

[@beardedkachi]

IT'S TAYLOR TIME!!!

[@lifebehindtheselens]

Dick Rider lmfao

[@stellco]

I dig the reference to Tim Taylor's tool time!

[@Danger-Dave]

Huge "fan" of Taylors F80 content, (love this car as well). He's always informative/detailed and striving to better his builds as they learn through the upgrade process!

[@sebamaldonado]

The F80's are proving to be an awesome platform!

[@richardcampbell7199]

Hi Taylor, I believe the coolant system still uses the n54 style water pump, on those cars turn key on depress gas pedal for 12 seconds and the water pump flush cycle should start, if they the start up is different. Keep cap off as it cycles so don't over fill

[@Terryrouge427]

Every time Taylor brings a car off of the ramps with the bay door closed, I have maximum anxiety

[@mattmanyam]

Same.

[@robertkuehner4931]

It’s time for another great one! Love that the car shuffle intros are back! 🤣😂🤣

[@davidgleason6400]

Taylor…I personally think the car looks sporty without the box. It’s a clean ride…you guys really thrashed and got it done quickly with functionality, performance, and reliability. Great job!

[@dhyatt2403]

I like the roof rack setup but, I honesty prefer no roof rack for a more refined look. Great content as usual!

[@paulwatson648]

Hey Taylor love the channel. The reason you’re finding it hard to bleed cooling system is because they are supposed to be vacccum bled..so much easier.. but up to you it’s your car, just a handy tip for next time

[@robertshell4176]

Always great content, thanks Taylor! There's definitely some practicality with the box, especially for long events, and it doesn't look bad or out of place but personally the clean look, no rack, no box, is more aesthetically pleasing to me.

[@danieldowns5626]

U should look into buying an airlift vacuum tool for getting air out of cooling system. We use one in our shop and it’s nice to be able to pull a vacuum and fill without having to bleed it later

[@SPBmayhem]

If the speed sensor issue continues, it's possible the front wires might need replacing. I noticed you hang the hubs and that in turn stretches the cable. I had similar issues on my car after I did suspension upgrades but it was intermittent.

[@ectobluntus]

Roof rack & box! It looks great either way but not many cars can pull off the cargo box so I say keep it

[@jharwood9545]

I’m gonna say keep the box on… it’s good to be different and get noticed for doing something unusual 🤙🏻

[@911lilslim]

Roof rack no box. Seeing the heat exchanger ducting on the f80 makes the g80 grill make more sense to me

[@calvinlee449]

Thanks again for taking us along. Great fun and the "flash back" too!!! Roof-Rack @ 38:10 - Depends!!! The short - Once it's up - it's up... once it's down, it's down - make sense?! The long comment - I have commented before during your drift week that is was fun watching you drift with the box and everything else on. I suppose if you travel to, for example, your Tail of the Dragon, or drift week - cool and practical!!! But otherwise, no. . . but I suppose that's why you have the "other" BMW!!! :) Ultimately, though, your toy, your show, and either way it's fun and wonderful.

[@G_Ozare]

I agree with Taylor. It’s one of the most beautiful sedans ever. I’d be content with this car for the rest of my life. 🔥

[@ZachSPL]

I say unless you’re going on a trip, leave the box off. I love the sleek clean look without it but I do think it looks cool with it in too. Just my 2 cents love the videos man 👏🏻

[@brucegrunewald8423]

I second your comment. No sense hauling around the box when you don't need it.

[@clubsprt]

With the diff motor, might be worth looking into seeing if you can put an overwrite controller like the off road Subaru people do with their centre diff/viscous hubs. Can literally wire a switch to flick and lock the motor/actuator. Just a thought

[@marcjones5038]

It looks so good with the rack and box and makes it stand out that little bit

[@cameronbanks9141]

The miata sounds so good everytime

[@michealfrench6488]

I personally think the car looks good with the roof box.

[@M-PASTA]

i've never seen a more majestic car builder 14:26

[@hondapreludeba5]

Taylor i read through alot of the comments and didn't see it mentioned but the axle nuts are usually pinched out of round so they bite harder into the axle and are less likely to come off. its just slightly but that is usually why they are so hard to go on.

[@uriellara6721]

you might be able to make manual switch for that electric motor to lock your diff. you can probably splice the signal wire to run it for the set time it takes to lock and unlock it.

[@pjakich926]

Roof rack w/ the box always. It’s funky and adds even more functionality to the car

[@ElkTasticSon]

Roofbox is kind of a flex on track tbh

[@williamdouglas1996]

25:29 you should get some small plastic bens. You can throw them on a shelf and put the hardware in a Ben.

[@COYOTE_N8]

Dammit lol you always post right before I start work. Least I got something to look forward to after busting a 10 hr shift out. Hell yea brotha

[@Dante_S550_Turbo]

Car looks great either way. It is funny to see it tear up a track with the roof rack and box. Like a dad went to the track with the family car for a sunday drive type of feel.

[@WelpNopeYep]

Its a lock nut on that axle. Those are very common for axle nuts

[@Joebobinator]

Yep. And they are supposed to be single use but realistically you can usually reuse them, unfortunately they are pretty good at tearing up the threads of both the nut and axle when you remove them. Also when the axle is stuck in the hub I usually thread the nut off just enough for it to cover the end of the axle threads then air hammer the end of the axle, most of the time it breaks loose then you can pull the nut the rest of the way off and take the suspension apart. Also anti seize the crap out of the new splines for easy removal in the future, or at least wd-40/another rust inhibitor

[@aidan-8100]

@@Joebobinator I use a little grease on the splines. For my Miata that rarely sees street use it works just fine. Daily drivers get anti sieze

[@johnnybodangus2529]

I like to use old muffin baking tins from the thrift store to hold hardware on bigger jobs, works great to keep stuff separated!

[@TheoryofMastery]

Josue beard is so balling, wish my beard was that full and clean looking. He looks majestic.

[@koreanschwindle]

The rack and cargo box looks rad. I vote to keep it

[@robh4822]

I bet you could leave the motor in the diff and wire a switch to lock it up when competing.

[@rustyshacklfort9508]

When you have a bolt or threads that are slightly messed up a trick I learned is take something and tap on the sides of the nut and that’ll usually free it up . The idea is you swaging the threads into one another straightening them out .

[@TheTigremen]

Hey Taylor. Maybe you could consider Ceramic Coating your cars, that way when you wash them it's way easier to get them cleaned up and the dirt doesn't stick as much

[@skifly01]

What would be easiest is to code out/disable TPMS and enable FTM (compares all wheels rotational speed to determine a flat vs having the sensors in the wheels)

[@kevinmccarthy1330]

i like it with no roof rack or box.. nut i can see the convenance of it being able to hold more stuff

[@hillbillywes100]

yes on roof rack and box, got a big kick out of watch the skid with that on your roof! I do under stand why you want it off.

[@LazyDaysPlays]

the Roof box 100% weather you use it or not its still good for storage also this has been a killer project keep up the awesome work dude

[@Ozlozcircuitresearch]

You should crack the bleeder on callipers when pushing pistons back in not only does it get rid of cooked fluid most abs units dont like fluid pushed back past it

[@toddmccardle5125]

Since those air filters are up in the bumper like that, and hard to get too clean and change them, it'd be a good idea to get a good set of prefilters. Like what you see on the baja trucks

[@transmissionman9377]

Taylor love the channel,I'm pretty sure the axle nuts are one time use only.I could be wrong. Its like the differential pinion nut,just a thought.

[@BlakesGarage]

The Bimmerworld GTmore rear swaybar fixes this geometry issue when running true coilovers.

[@shotgunman432]

Love watching you build a car, run it for a bit, improve it, repeat steps 2&3 until you have a perfectly dialed car. Thank you for recording and narrating what, how and why you do things, it takes away alot of the mental blocks alot of us often feel towards starting a larger scale project. For your Euro parts you should check out FCP Euro, alot of their parts are a one time buy deal including oil changes.

[@christopherjohnson520]

Definitely the box if you're out west or on a road trip

[@josephtesta5884]

Invest in an airlift cooling system refiller. Saves so much time. Pull a vacuum on the system and refill quick.

[@NissanZSmith]

You really need to get a vac system for the cooling system. You can bleed it without it even running. Would help you A LOT with all your builds. Snap on sells one, also the adapter for BMW reservoirs.

[@whiteblacksicktricks]

I like the skibox, but it looks funky because it is compact and sits very high above the roof. If you can get one that fits better, preferably longer and closer to the roof it would look sick.

[@davidblanck4131]

Decompress the calipers with the bleeder cracked open with a rubber tube leading to a catch pan. Prevents you from pushing brake fluid back up to a full reservoir, the tube on the bleeder prevents air ingress, and draining out some of the old fluid gets rid of any compromised fluid that may have absorbed moisture, been heat cycled beyond efficiency, or just cooked. It is a simple solution with a ton of benefits.

[@deangelolawson6184]

What ever happened to the compound drift spot? ( undeveloped neighborhood)

[@jettmaierle3220]

If remember correctly, someone said that the landowner started issuing lawsuits and set up cameras May be thinking of another place

[@skraps4360]

there have been bodies found on multiple occasions, feds started cracking down. some people still drift out there but I'd stay away

[@tradd1763]

Locals still go there but it's not worth the drive

[@deangelolawson6184]

Now thinking about it it's been at least 4 years since the compound drifts videos

[@mikeeslinger4200]

Taylor, a recommendation? I would see if the spines are starting to twist. that would be the only reason why the axle would not be able to slide into the hubs..

[@Taylordrifts]

it’s just a bmw thing. They’re like a press fit.

[@Fizzo20]

I like the roof box on when it's being used (like on drift week), and roof bars on/box off when not in use. In my experience the box rattled when empty which bothered me. PS love your videos, you've helped inspire me to post on my own channel🤘🏼

[@adambuttner8792]

If the car has an electric water pump witch I’m pretty sure it does there’s a way to run the pump with the car off to bleed the system. I don’t remember exactly how to do it but I’ve done it before on a couple customers car. If I was at work I’d look the procedure up for you.

[@letd1995]

I love hearing your thought process on things a.k.a. jibber jabber

[@TravisM0143]

No roof rack/box unless needed. Where is it you get your msport performance parts from?

[@TheFattyBen]

Are you able to use a vacuum filler on those systems? If so, that definitely helps get all the air out and makes filling cooling systems much less of a pain.

[@MMORPG87]

grease those axle splines for no headache disassembles. I never put my honda axles in dry and they always slide out either on their own or with a push of my thumb.

[@JosephSamsor]

There’s some bmw branded roof boxes that look pretty good. I missed out on a cheap one recently but might look cool on this with paint matching.

[@marcoestrela4995]

The 4dr M3's are the move 👌

[@accesspecialist]

Bleeding the coolant could not be easier. Ignition on, heater max, fan min, gas pedal 100% for 10 seconds. Electric water pump bleads the system for you. Done.

[@wayneparker608]

I usually use a syringe to take some fluid out of the master cylinder when doing the pads

[@cuthousevinyldesign9842]

No rack no box for awhile. It looked good on DW though

[@mrrob516]

36:21 i felt so happy and relieved! 🤣

[@jamescody8080]

Take a DA with a brown scotch bright pad and go around the spline before installing

[@davidgalloway1605]

4:20 “Good shaft … good shaft” 😂 gotta love the Josue commentary😂

[@OG_MTK]

A like for them axle 🤘🏽

[@petersandgren3192]

On newer bmws you always want to vacuum fill both the high and low temp cooling systems. These cars are not designed to bleed themselves very easily without it. Also, there is a self bleed procedure on this car, for both the high and low temp systems at once. Connect battery charger Ignition on engine off Turn on low beam headlights Cabin heating to max temperature Hold accellerator to the floor for 10 seconds Bleed procedure takes 12 minutes Adjust level to max Check for leaks If rebleed is needed, let the car go to sleep and repeat process from step 3

[@jdubbsvt85]

A clean (non Xmas tree) dash is such a good feeling 😅

[@button27699]

if the cars looking dirty is a lasting concern for you, you should look into ceramic coating them. will bring the paint up, and will keep them looking clean and easier to clean for long periods.

[@brianmchattie157]

Are the stub axle nuts a type of mechanical lock nut?

[@kushroll92]

Bmws have a self bleeding procedure. Acc mode, a/c on 80 degrees F, hold the brake for about 12 secs with the reservoir cap off. You’ll see it on the reservoir when it starts

[@dillonbell5638]

My go to for getting axles broke free from the spindle is always the trusty air hammer

[@kevinbowers3917]

The procedure to bleed the cooling system is easy, no scan tool needed. Get axle removal/install tools. Tag n bag assemblies hardware. Ask me how know,, be glad you aren't on flat rate. Cheers,ed

[@matthewmyrick2283]

Antiseeze on the splints helps with later removal

[@darrenhodge3290]

Love the work ❤ they do look a great looking car. Differentiate no box

[@zach576]

Ready to see the loft build

[@midnightdrives5112]

I like the no roof rack and no box look

[@JessyU13]

Loved the intro!

[@TheRogueBro]

Is it not possible for someone to code the diff lock so you could put it on a switch?

[@theballsick]

Taylor please what’s the paint color on the AE86??😫

[@keithclark1173]

No Box if you don't need the storage?

[@thepieguy4522]

The box must go. STRAIGHT IN THE BIN

[@maxrockatansky4096]

The garage door opening intro always gives me Orange County Chopper intro vibes

[@nickhubbard5642]

Keep the roof box looks sick

[@MrBlondeElvis]

I definitely vote keep roof rack, no box

[@chandlermason6794]

Roof rack no box unless you’re on like drift week but I like the roof rack with no box for sure

[@FSaarela]

Why not youst put a secondary manual switch(circuit breaker) in for the difflock. That makes the Motor lock the diff when activated? If it youst gets a 12v signal for lock maybe you could even use the rear fog light power (or similar) to activate it. Fog light on= diff locked. Fog lights off= normal operating diff and systems.

[@GSMMW]

Thanks Taylor.

[@joewoodard2513]

Roof rack and box for events and naked for dailyish stuff.

[@b.rod36]

Would be sweet to do an equal length midpipe on one of them for added variety between the two.

[@launceherron]

Awesome content 👏

[@beardedraleigh1649]

Definitely with the box

[@lunchbox517]

Need to see you in FD brother you work to hard to not be rewarded 🎉

[@caseysnt5]

I’m a fan of the no box but understand the usefulness of the box 📦