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#1. Slightly OT - Directions from Watkins Glen to Pittsburgh and my rollbar review - from Wayne Miller
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Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 11:49:59 -0500 From: "Wayne Miller" <m3@waynemiller.com> Subject: Slightly OT - Directions from Watkins Glen to Pittsburgh and my rollbar review I am attending a 3 day school at Watkins Glen starting tomorrow and will be driving to Pittsburgh for the Vintage Grand Prix on Friday. Does anyone know a good way to go because there aren't any direct roads. It looks like I have to take 80 but what is the best way from The Glen to 80? In other news, I picked up my car on Saturday from VAC Motorsports ( www.vacmotorsports.com ) with its nice new welded in roll bar (with removable center section) and 5 point TeamTech harnesses. They did an excellent job and I was surprised that the roll bar is not all that noticeable. For the laptop belts, they put eye-bolts through the floor behind the seats and the belts clip in there and for the sub-strap, they did a lot of work cutting through the various layers of metal where the slot for the movable section is and tied the strap around the metal brace that is part of the seat right under there. I lost the movement of the forward section but I never moved it anyway so I don't mind. I will take pictures of it so it will be clearer. The only downside is that the TeamTech harness has the buckle attached to the 5th point so the large collector-plate fabric thing is always there and isn't easily removed. Either I sit on it (the big buckle can be removed so it isn't too bad) or fold it forward over the front of the seat. Again, with pictures this will all be much clearer. Anyway, if you know the way from Watkins Glen to Pittsburgh, please let me know and I'll probably see some of you there. Stop by and say hi - I have the black E36 M3 and I'll probably be parked next to a few of those slower silver cars.... -Wayne
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#2. Re: [E36M3] Slightly OT - Directions from Watkins Glen to Pittsburgh and my rollbar review - from Chester Wong
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Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 10:03:19 -0700 (PDT) From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Slightly OT - Directions from Watkins Glen to Pittsburgh and my rollbar review Grrrr....a little sand paper and you'll have a silver car too! You like the Delorean look? ;) --- Wayne Miller <m3@waynemiller.com> wrote: > Anyway, if you know the way from Watkins Glen to Pittsburgh, please let me > know and I'll probably see some of you there. Stop by and say hi - I have the > black E36 M3 and I'll probably be parked next to a few of those slower silver > cars.... ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Autos - Get free new car price quotes http://autos.yahoo.com
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#3. RE: [E36M3] SS brake lines - from Doug Wirth
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Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 14:06:55 -0700 From: Doug Wirth <DWirth@serena.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] SS brake lines I'm going to be replacing my brake lines with SS ones. Does anyone know offhand what size flare wrench I will need to remove the stock Lines? Looks like a pretty easy job. Any other guidance would be appreciated. Doug 99M3 *********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ***********************************************************************
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#4. X-brace bolts - from Rich Beebe
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Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 17:56:31 -0400 From: Rich Beebe <rich@beebecomm.com> Subject: X-brace bolts Anybody know off-hand the part number(s) for the front (4) bolts for the X-brace? I know the dealer should know which one's they are, but if I had the part number, I'd be sure to get the right ones. TIA. Rich 95 LTW 95 M3
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#5. Re: [E36M3] X-brace bolts - from Jim Bassett
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Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 15:16:41 -0700 From: Jim Bassett <jimbassett@attbi.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] X-brace bolts At 03:06 PM 7/16/02, Rich Beebe wrote: >Anybody know off-hand the part number(s) for the front (4) bolts for >the X-brace? I know the dealer should know which one's they are, but >if I had the part number, I'd be sure to get the right ones. TIA. From Ron Stygar's page (http://www.unofficialbmw.com/e36/suspension/e36_rons_xbrace_install.html): 4 each Bolt w/washer M8x20, part # 07 11 9 915 093 $0.17 retail (Good luck with that $0.17 price :-)) Jim Bassett
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#6. Re: [E36M3] X-brace bolts - from Rich Beebe
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Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 18:37:52 -0400 From: Rich Beebe <rich@beebecomm.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] X-brace bolts thanks jim. what's 15% off of $0.17? <g> actually, i did just order 10 $0.39 gaskets today and got my 15% on those. <g> maybe i should 'shop' those bolts a bit. rich > From: Jim Bassett <jimbassett@attbi.com> > Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 15:16:41 -0700 > To: Rich Beebe <rich@beebecomm.com>,E36M3 <e36m3@bmw-m.net> > Subject: Re: [E36M3] X-brace bolts > > At 03:06 PM 7/16/02, Rich Beebe wrote: >> Anybody know off-hand the part number(s) for the front (4) bolts for >> the X-brace? I know the dealer should know which one's they are, but >> if I had the part number, I'd be sure to get the right ones. TIA. > > From Ron Stygar's page > (http://www.unofficialbmw.com/e36/suspension/e36_rons_xbrace_install.html): > 4 each Bolt w/washer M8x20, part # 07 11 9 915 093 $0.17 retail > (Good luck with that $0.17 price :-)) > > Jim Bassett
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#7. FREE -- Used 235/40-17MXX3's - from Andrew E. Kalman
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Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 16:55:31 -0700 From: "Andrew E. Kalman" <aek@pumpkininc.com> Subject: FREE -- Used 235/40-17MXX3's I will have two well-worn-but-with-a-little-tread-left original MXX3's in 235/40-17 size as of tomorrow. They're free for the picking-up (San Francisco) as long as you contact me asap. Might make a good spare tire, etc. -- ______________________________________ Andrew E. Kalman, Ph.D. aek@pumpkininc.com
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#8. Re: [E36M3] X-brace bolts - from matthew c. mead
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Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 20:03:30 -0400 From: "matthew c. mead" <mmead-bmw@goof.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] X-brace bolts On Tue, Jul 16, 2002 at 05:16:52PM -0500, Jim Bassett wrote: > From Ron Stygar's page > (http://www.unofficialbmw.com/e36/suspension/e36_rons_xbrace_install.html): > 4 each Bolt w/washer M8x20, part # 07 11 9 915 093 $0.17 retail > (Good luck with that $0.17 price :-)) Particularly if you go to Lowe's. -matt -- matthew c. mead 97 Dakar M3/4 - sharked, xbraced 97 White GS-R/4 - stock (wife's) 92 Black Miata - dropped, dampened, headed towards SM http://www.goof.com/~mmead/
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#9. Well, let's try 18x8's - from ajoseph1981@earthlink.net
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Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 19:09:25 -0500 From: <ajoseph1981@earthlink.net> Subject: Well, let's try 18x8's Gruppe: In my ever-lasting search for wheels that feed my geek-factor for techiness and my cool-factor for looks, I think I have lit upon the BBS LM's...yeah, yeah $$$$$$$$$$-trying to justify this to myself, too. The rub here is they are only available (hmmmm??? thought they were built to spec?) in the correct offset for our vehicles in 18x8. Anyone care to share their experience with 18 inchers in the good 'ol Midwest, land of winter induced potholes and shrinking road maintenance budgets? Decided against the Revolutions due to porosity concerns expressed by other users. Once again thanking the list, Andrew Joseph ajoseph1981@earthlink.net
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#10. : Need a 8.5" x 17" wheel for spare - from Paul Elliott
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Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 20:29:46 -0400 From: "Paul Elliott" <elliott.paul@worldnet.att.net> Subject: : Need a 8.5" x 17" wheel for spare >>Dave, ya know your trunk mat will not lay in there the way it should with an 8.5" spare, right<< Uh Oh...Im running 4 x 8.5" fikses with 245 tires all around...I have my current spare as one of my 7.5" contour knockoffs with 225 Pirelli winter tire...When I do the winter changeover, one of the 8.5" Fikses is going to have to serve spare duty....It didnt look to me like it was going to push the trunk flooring up much, if at all...But can you tell me, how much is this going disrupt the trunk flooring? I use my trunk fully, and it will be a hassle for me..Maybe, if its bad, I'll have to buy something real cheap in a 7.5" size to use for the spare. Paul Elliott --------------------------------------------------------- '99 White M3; < 45K miles; Dinan stage II SC kit with 6" RMS crank pulley: 11 psi; AA Water Injection; Fikse FM-10s; X-Brace; Dinan Koni Suspension; Stygar SS and Clutch Stop; Sound by Polk, Excelon, JLAudio