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#1. rims/tires for sale - from russell
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Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2002 10:11:58 -0700 (PDT) From: russell <driver8m3@yahoo.com> Subject: rims/tires for sale i have a set rims i'd like to get rid of if anyone is interested. these are the original equipment m double spokes (the ones that are a pain to clean) with pilot sports attached (not much tread left). 2 each of 17 x 7.5 (225/45 tires) and 17 x 8.5 (245/40 tires). make me an offer.... i live in maryland. russell dakar 99 ===== "the state is the great fiction by which everyone seeks to live at the expense of everyone else" --frederic bastiat __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/
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#2. Re: [E36M3] Ground Control Rear Trailing Arm Bushing Spacers/Washers SQUEAK - from Chester Wong
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Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2002 10:17:09 -0700 (PDT) From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Ground Control Rear Trailing Arm Bushing Spacers/Washers SQUEAK How long have you had them on the car? Mine started to squeak but it kinda went away. Chester --- Jonathan Evans <jonathanevans@hotmail.com> wrote: > Subject says it all. These were installed on either side of the stock 96+ > rear trailing arm bushings. > > They creak, moan and squeak. Rear end is definitely more solid though. > > Took about a week for the sounds to start. It's really obvious at low > speeds. ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/
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#3. Re: [E36M3] Stainless Brake Lines - from Chris Turrisi
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Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2002 13:35:42 -0400 From: Chris Turrisi <cturrisi@worldnet.att.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Stainless Brake Lines At 06:25 AM 4/9/02 -0600, Jim Bassett wrote: >Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2002 14:24:47 -0700 >From: Jim Bassett <jimbassett@attbi.com> >Subject: Re: [E36M3] Stainless Brake Lines > >At 06:25 PM 4/7/02, Mike Frank wrote: >>Time to upgrade to stainless steel brake lines - Hi Bob :) It seems >>like the Goodridge and Fischer are the most popular. I vaguely remember >>kits from someone with incorrect length hoses, Goodridge maybe? Has >>that been sorted? >> >>Looking for some user feedback and a good source. > >I've got a set of Fischer lines on my M3. Fit just fine, got them from >Steve D'G at The Ultimate Garage. > >Jim Bassett I have to second Jim on this one.... I have had a set installed on my 97 M3 with Porsche brakes for about 36,000 miles and they are still in great condition. I also have a set of Fisher lines for my 325 race car. Both sets were purchased from Steve D at The Ultimate Garage and shipped to my door within 2 days. Make sure that you have the following items before starting: 1. proper wrenches for the hoses and bleeder screws 2. WD-40 or similar 3. brake fluid 4. new bleeder screws (especially if the car is older and you have never bled the brakes) Hope this helps, Chris T.
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#4. removing hood/trunk roundles - from bmwm3nut@att.net
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Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2002 17:50:40 +0000 From: bmwm3nut@att.net Subject: removing hood/trunk roundles In the car industry, we have a tool call the "trim stick". its basiclly a hard nylon tapered flat stick. I shove the end of the stick under the emblem and lift up (wedge up), then I place a plastic wedge to hold open the gap and work my trim stick around the roundle until it releases off the 2 pegs. I have also used a small towel and a flat screw driver without any damage to the hood or paint(just real careful). The trim stick is the way that I use to get my roundles off. -- Tim Ng 95 YELA/BUZZN/M3 92 325ic M-Tech "ULTIMATE TANNING MACHINE" 91///M3 "SUNNY DAY CAR" 88///M3 "TRACK CAR" AWESOME 2.5 ENGINE ------------------------------------------------ Get the award winning ISP, AT&T WorldNet Service http://download.att.net/webtag
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#5. FS: Powerflex rear trailing arm bushings - from Chester Wong
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Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2002 10:53:17 -0700 (PDT) From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> Subject: FS: Powerflex rear trailing arm bushings On the car for about two weeks and about 200 miles. I don't remember how much these go for...so I'll take best offer. Chester ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/
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#6. WRC Video -- A bit Off Topic - from morris.michael@adlittle.com
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Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2002 14:02:06 -0400 From: morris.michael@adlittle.com Subject: WRC Video -- A bit Off Topic Mark, That video was amazing. My friend Ramana Lagemann just won a contract with Subaru, racing in the SCCA Pro Rally Series. Those guys are nuts. Their car control is amazing. His final test was to determine what minor changes were made on his WRX in between runs. They changed the Toe and he was the only one to realize it. BMW Content: Anyone here ever campaigned an E36 M3 in SCCA Club or Pro Rally, or know of someone who has? I would love to learn about their car. I have seen videos with a few E30's, but never an E36. I imagine the engine size of the E36 is it's barrier to entry into rallying. (I think 2.0 liter 4 cyl. is max engine size???). Regards, Mike Morris, who misses his '91 Galant VR4 after that video! -------------------- 4 -------------------- Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2002 12:18:08 -0400 From: Mark Greene <gsa@arpinintl.com> Subject: cool video http://forums.vintage-mustang.com/forums/showthreaded.php?Cat=1&Board=forum&Number=363660&Search=true&Forum=All_Forums&Words=wrc&Match=Entire%20Phrase&Searchpage=0&Limit=25&Old=1week&Main=363660 **** This is intended for the addressee only and may contain confidential business information. It may not be copied without our permission. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender as soon as possible and delete the material from any computer.****
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#7. re: Ground Control Rear Trailing Arm Bushing Spacers/Washers SQUEAK - from Scott Yu
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Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2002 13:28:43 -0500 From: "Scott Yu" <scott@ditherdog.com> Subject: re: Ground Control Rear Trailing Arm Bushing Spacers/Washers SQUEAK They do start to creak after a while. I wonder if the plastic compound was changed, as Alan ordered them a good half year after I did and the material of his definitely felt slicker. Mine started to creak, I worried it was some other suspension component, but a Wurth HHS spray job has quieted them down for the past several months. You probably don't even need to jack the car up, just make sure they're liberally covered and you're good to go - Alan and I had the entire thing done in about 10 minutes, but we jacked the car up to look for anything else that might have gone wrong. We even lubed up the spring pads, but yeh - it was just the GC spacers. (for those of you who don't know, which I doubt is any of you but just in case, Wurth HHS 2000 is a badass multipurpose spray that lubricates EVERYTHING. Perfect for the infamous door latch creak as well) scott -------------------- 7 -------------------- Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2002 12:55:34 -0400 From: "Jonathan Evans" <jonathanevans@hotmail.com> Subject: Ground Control Rear Trailing Arm Bushing Spacers/Washers SQUEAK Subject says it all. These were installed on either side of the stock 96+ rear trailing arm bushings. They creak, moan and squeak. Rear end is definitely more solid though. Took about a week for the sounds to start. It's really obvious at low speeds. -Jonathan 95 M3
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#8. Porterfield R4 Life Span? - from Dorffer, Rich
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Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2002 14:29:55 -0400 From: "Dorffer, Rich" <RDORFFER@CleIndians.com> Subject: Porterfield R4 Life Span? IIRC, new they have ~ 11 - 12 mm of pad material when new. I think most consider pads finished at about 4 mm of pad material. I am sure Porterfield could also answer your question http://www.big-mall.com/porterfield-brakes.com/ (I hope that is the right link, can't check at the moment) or someone on this list that has a set sitting around. Later, Rich
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#9. Re: [E36M3] Porterfield R4 Life Span? - from Jim Bassett
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Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2002 11:39:54 -0700 From: Jim Bassett <jimbassett@attbi.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Porterfield R4 Life Span? At 09:15 AM 4/9/02, twisty M3 wrote: >The inboard pads have about 6 mm left and the outboard pads have about 7-8 >mm (is it normal to have different measurements like that??). Not too unusual - the inboard pad retains more heat and may wear a bit faster. Plus, it's the one in contact with the caliper piston, which may still apply residual pressure. I wouldn't be too concerned over a 1-2mm difference. >I just saw on the GGC site that I made it to the "IN" list for Laguna Seca >(Yippee!!!!), but I'm wondering if I should have enough pad to make it >through. No. Period. I always go to Laguna with a set of pads that are no more than 50% worn, preferably new or near-new pads. (Chances are the R4 pads were 16-20mm when new - that's what the PF90/97 pads were.) Here's my suggestion: - New pads for the front. Bring the current, worn track pads just in case. - Measure the rears, 8-10mm and you should be OK (the rear do less braking than the fronts). Any less than that, either replace or at least have a backup set ready. - Fluid - when did you last change it? Brakes are always on the list of things to check when going to the track, but for Laguna, brakes are the top *3* things on the list :-) Oh, and Donna, he's going to a *school*, not a *race*. Let's not teach him things he doesn't need to learn right now :-) Besides, someone you know may be his instructor (remember Rule #1: Don't scare your instructor <g>). Cheers, Jim Bassett - will be instructing at Laguna
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#10. Re: [E36M3] WRC Video -- A bit Off Topic - from peter@guagenti.com
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Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2002 11:38:55 US/Pacific From: peter@guagenti.com Subject: Re: [E36M3] WRC Video -- A bit Off Topic > BMW Content: Anyone here ever campaigned an E36 M3 in SCCA Club or Pro > Rally, or know of someone who has? I would love to learn about their car. > I have seen videos with a few E30's, but never an E36. I imagine the > engine size of the E36 is it's barrier to entry into rallying. (I think > 2.0 liter 4 cyl. is max engine size???). I've seen a few E30M3's and a 318ti compete. My understanding is that, for the money, they are not that competitive. Bill Arnold has rallied his E30M3 with varying degrees of success, but doesn't really promote it in that car (I asked). If you're set on running a Bimmer, it would seem that a 318is would be a good base car. Its balanced, lightweight, fairly powerful, and the parts are cheap (which is a big plus in rallying). -peterg (would love to start rallying, but would do it in a beater GTI) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using HiSpeed Technologies Webmail. http://www.hispeed.com
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#11. Re: [E36M3] Porterfield R4 Life Span? - from Jim Bassett
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Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2002 11:46:31 -0700 From: Jim Bassett <jimbassett@attbi.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Porterfield R4 Life Span? At 10:05 AM 4/9/02, twisty M3 wrote: >Hmm... More money to spend... That sucks! ;) Umm, how long have you been on this list, Jonathan? I suspect long enough to know that "tracking an M3 = sucking money out of your wallet" <BFG> Cheers, Jim Bassett 1998 M3/4 - lots of money spent tracking it, lots of fun in return, enjoying a well-deserved retirement 1993 325is #44 KP - thought it would be cheaper than the M3 to track - Bwahahahaha!