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#1. Re: [E36M3] Powerflex [was Rear subframe operations] - from Jeff A
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Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 13:08:36 -0500 From: "Jeff A" <aabel@austin.rr.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Powerflex [was Rear subframe operations] > Hello, all- > Is there a write-up out there on the procedure for replacing the > rear subframe bushings? I have a set of Powerflex bushings (thanks to > Andrew/Taylor Motorsport) and I'm gung-ho to tighten up the back this > weekend. I replaced the Bimmerworld RTB's with Powerflex last night and > they feel much nicer. The fit on the carrier bolt is much tighter, too. <snip> > Thanks, > Steve Steve, In what way do the Powerflex bushings feel much nicer? Perhaps softer than the Bimmerworld units? I had Poweflex rear t/a bushings for 6 months, and while better than stock, they still were responsible for too much toe change (IMHO). Jeff
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#2. Re: Hunter GSP9700 - from russell
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Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 11:13:35 -0700 (PDT) From: russell <driver8m3@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Hunter GSP9700 -------------------- 10 -------------------- > Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 12:59:47 -0400 > From: "Robert Chay" <rchay@mindspring.com> > Subject: Re: [E36M3] Why does my car of the front-end heebie-jeebies? > > Hunter GSP9700. Of course, without a good, experienced operator, it's a > big > paperweight. > > -Bobby ************************************************************************** excellent point. a few months ago, i had my old wheels/tires balanced at shop A (using the 9700) and they did a great job-no steering wheel vibration at all. a few weeks ago, i bought 4 new tires and had them mounted and balanced at shop B (also using the 9700). i had to go back a week later because 3 out of the 4 were out of balance, and the 4th was bent, but they didnt notice (i noticed this as i was driving home, but they were already closing up when i left). 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! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance.yahoo.com
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#3. LOOKING FOR BFG GFORCE - from Kallay@aol.com
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Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 20:07:03 EDT From: Kallay@aol.com Subject: LOOKING FOR BFG GFORCE Hello Everyone Does anyone know where I can find some slightly used BFG GFORCE R1Tires? I am looking for 235/40/17's. BFG made two styles and called them both R1's. I am interested in either style of construction. One style used 1 ply steel and the other used 3 ply steel belts. I have 3 of each style...... and would like to use them up. Too bad you can't mix them. Murphy's Law! Or would anyone be interested in buying what I have?? Please contact me. Tom Kallay 98 M3- Dinan S3
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#4. Anyone make a car cover for a M3 Lightweight with high wing? - from Geof McLaughlin
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Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 22:36:11 -0400 From: Geof McLaughlin <gfmiiilist@attbi.com> Subject: Anyone make a car cover for a M3 Lightweight with high wing? I thought that I would ask the list for its collective wisdom before going on a wild goose chase. Does anyone know of a supplier for car covers that would fit a M3 Lightweight with the high wing (i.e.with extensions installed)? I'm looking for an outdoor cover in Noah fabric or whatever is the latest and greatest (Evolution?). Thanks in advance. Geof
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#5. Re: [E36M3] Anyone make a car cover for a M3 Lightweight with high - from Andrew E. Kalman
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Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 19:49:28 -0700 From: "Andrew E. Kalman" <aek@pumpkininc.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Anyone make a car cover for a M3 Lightweight with high wing? Re: >Does anyone know of a supplier for car covers that would fit a M3 >Lightweight with the high wing (i.e.with extensions installed)? I have an Evo4 cover for a stock M3 (perhaps with stock wing, I don't know) on my LWT with the large rear wing. It works surprisingly well .... But, if you want a custom cover, you can always have the CoverCraft people make one for you. They might even have on on file already for this combo. I'd recommend you call APA Industries 818-834-8473 and talk to them .. Let us know what you find out ... Regards, -- ______________________________________ Andrew E. Kalman, Ph.D. aek@pumpkininc.com
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#6. RE: [E36M3] Turns 9 &10 hit again, was Oops, I Did It Again and The Check Is In The Mail - from Carey Probst
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Date: Sun, 1 Sep 2002 11:16:12 -0400 From: "Carey Probst" <hcprobst@alum.mit.edu> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Turns 9 &10 hit again, was Oops, I Did It Again and The Check Is In The Mail Hi Wayne, Last Wednesday and Thursday we had a great DE at the Glen, except for one poor soul who followed your line around 9 and managed to take out the inside wall as well. I believe it was a white (yes) M3 (hard to tell by the scrap metal). Don't know the cause but it appeared from the track and skid marks he lifted coming out of the off camber 9 and the rear end came around on him. Don't know who it was and just guessing at the cause, but I'm pretty sure the car was totaled as well. Carey Probst, '99 M3/2, BMW CCA Patroon and Genesee Valley Chapters Sharked, Stressed, Schrothed, Gauged, Hitched, X-Braced A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. -----Original Message----- From: Wayne Miller [mailto:m3@waynemiller.com] Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 10:44 PM To: E36M3 Subject: [E36M3] Oops, I Did It Again and The Check Is In The Mail Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 22:38:30 -0400 From: "Wayne Miller" <m3@waynemiller.com> Subject: Oops, I Did It Again and The Check Is In The Mail Peeps, As some of you may know by now, about a month ago, I made a wee bit of a mistake and but my M3 into the inside wall at turn 10 at Watkins Glen at a BMW CCA sponsored driver's school. Fortunately, I walked away completely unharmed aside from a majorly bruised ego and some minor bruises from the airbag and the belts but the car is a different story. It was totaled. No, it isn't like it was bent in half or anything like that but the front end is a mess and the right-rear got damaged when the car spun after the initial impact. My brand new, less than 1 week old welded-in roll bar kept me in place with the harnesses but luckily I didn't test it out any further than that. Since I am sure that all of you are curious, you can see the pictures here: http://64.14.56.30/m3/wgcrash - the first ones are at the track, and the rest are in the body shop when we were swapping the stock parts back in. I don't know what caused the incident but the back end just came around and I went straight into the inside wall. Did I lift mid-turn? I know not to do that but that doesn't mean that I didn't do it unconsciously. I certainly don't remember doing it. One interesting thing that I discovered post-accident is that the top pin on the gas pedal that is the actual throttle cable connection was not connected to the pedal anymore when I was looking over the car at the body shop. Could it have somehow come off due to a loose pedal and then closed the throttle which led to the spin? You may think that that is far fetched but in the previous run group, a friend drove my car and had the pin come out twice on him. Other than those times, this has never happened before and I have never heard of it but who knows - there is a first time for everything. I know that I must have had my left foot in (remember - if you spin, both feet in) because I actually broke the clutch pedal on impact (also discovered post accident). Now I am sure that you are all wondering about a few things like what happened with insurance, what about the parts on my highly modified car and what do I plan on doing now? First, the insurance worked out fine. The check is in the mail for the full fair market value of the car. They asked what I was doing at Watkins Glen and I explained what a driver's school was and that no racing is allowed (which is completely true). Other than that, it was fairly straightforward. They had an adjustor check out the car and determined that the salvage value was $8,000 (which made it not worth keeping to me even as a track only car). I then had a chance to swap all of my stock parts back into the car and say goodbye. No, I don't plan on having a fire sale on good parts just yet because my plan right now is to replace the car with another E36M3. Of course, that leads me to the last point - what am I going to do now. My immediate reaction was to get an E46M3 but when I realized that it was $62,000 out the door with the options that I wanted, I felt that that was WAY too much money. I haven't completely ruled out a Corvette Z06 because I can get one brand new for under $45k out the door but the problem is that it is a Corvette and I don't see myself driving a Corvette. Am I in a hurry to decide? Not at all because I have been driving my dad's brand new UFO (aka Mini Cooper S) and I have to say that that car is an absolute BLAST. If any of you ever thought that your M3 (or your Lamborghini Diablo for that matter) got looks, you haven't seen anything yet. The Mini is a people magnet - everyone wants to talk to you about it, know what you think about it and know how much it cost. Everyone. Really - NYC is not a car place at all and at every stop light, almost everyone's head turns as they walk in front of the car. As you drive along, many people wave, give thumbs up and scream things (good things) at me. No, it doesn't accelerate like an M3 (yet!) but it corners well and when you get the rev's up, it does zip along. BMW did a great job with this one. Anyway, that explains why I have been very quiet recently but I am still here, in one piece and ready to move on to the next car.... -Wayne '99 M3/2 Black/Magma RIP P.S. Chester had a great comment after we loaded up my dad's Oldsmobile Aurora with the M3 parts last weekend - "Look, the Aurora swallowed an M3!" P.P.S. The "Oops, I did it again" reference wasn't because I like Britney Spears but because I had a similar incident at Pocono Raceway almost 3 years ago. ************************************************************* List Commands UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you from the mailing list. DIR - sends a listing of files available in the list's GET directory. GET filename1.ext,filename2.ext - sends the requested file(s). To issue a command/request to the server: Send a message with the command you wish executed as the subject of the message to the email address e36m3@bmw-m.net. *************************************************************
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#7. Urethane sway bar bushings - from ChuckBrazeau@aol.com
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Date: Sun, 01 Sep 2002 11:57:25 -0400 From: ChuckBrazeau@aol.com Subject: Urethane sway bar bushings Does anyone make/sell poly-urethane sway bar bushings for the STOCK M3 sway bars ('95... front: 23mm, rear: 20mm)? I've e-mailed Taylor Autosport twice a few days ago, but haven't received a reply. :-/ Andrew? You out there? Chuck Brazeau '95 ///M3 - Violet/Black http://www.brazeauracing.com/
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#8. Re: [E36M3] Urethane sway bar bushings - from cteague@cox.net
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Date: Sun, 1 Sep 2002 12:42:29 -0400 From: <cteague@cox.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Urethane sway bar bushings Chuck, BMP lists poly bushings for stock sway bars. They list either 22.5mm or 23.0mm for the front, and up to 19mm for the rear. I thought the stock rears for 95 were 19mm and the 96 up were 20mm? They are on the web at www.bmpd.com Chris 97 M3/4 > Date: Sun, 01 Sep 2002 11:57:25 -0400 > From: ChuckBrazeau@aol.com > Subject: Urethane sway bar bushings > > Does anyone make/sell poly-urethane sway bar bushings for the STOCK M3 sway bars ('95... front: 23mm, rear: 20mm)? > > I've e-mailed Taylor Autosport twice a few days ago, but haven't received a reply. :-/ Andrew? You out there? >
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#9. Re: [E36M3] Urethane sway bar bushings - from Peter Guagenti
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Date: Sun, 01 Sep 2002 09:46:02 -0700 From: Peter Guagenti <peter@guagenti.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Urethane sway bar bushings on 9/1/02 9:03 AM, ChuckBrazeau@aol.com at ChuckBrazeau@aol.com wrote: > Does anyone make/sell poly-urethane sway bar bushings for the STOCK M3 sway > bars ('95... front: 23mm, rear: 20mm)? I had a set I bought through BMP. Very reasonable prices. -p
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#10. Re: [E36M3] Urethane sway bar bushings - from ChuckBrazeau@aol.com
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Date: Sun, 01 Sep 2002 13:05:23 -0400 From: ChuckBrazeau@aol.com Subject: Re: [E36M3] Urethane sway bar bushings You're right on the sizes, Chris... i was looking at the wrong line (96+) when i looked them up. My bad. :-) ChuckBrazeau.com In a message dated Sun, 1 Sep 2002 11:42:29 AM Eastern Standard Time, cteague@cox.net writes: > Chuck, > > BMP lists poly bushings for stock sway bars. > They list either 22.5mm or 23.0mm for the front, > and up to 19mm for the rear. I thought the > stock rears for 95 were 19mm and the 96 up > were 20mm? They are on the web at www.bmpd.com > > Chris > 97 M3/