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#1. Replacing a lost love... - from Chip E.
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Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 23:12:47 -0700 (PDT) From: "Chip E." <chip4bmw@yahoo.com> Subject: Replacing a lost love... Maybe it was the rain, maybe it was fate, maybe it was the damned Fuzion tires....I just switched over from my winter tires to my summer tires about 3 weeks ago. We had a rather cold (40 degrees) and rainy night in Chicago, some idJit SUV driver was abruptly cutting into my lane from the right. I got into the brakes during a turn in a rather narrow construction zone, weight shifted to the front, car oversteered, I tried correcting, had zero traction, went into a spin, met a concrete median very fast and very hard. Car was totalled, no air bags deployed, and I walked away with nothing more than a scratched ego. 159K and running better than new. She had a Koala Motorsport differential, UUC exhaust, sway bars, sway barbarians, short shifter, LWT flywheel and Rob knob. She was the best car I could imagine. Maintained exclusively by Koala Motorsport even though they're 600 miles from Chicago. With exception to cheaping out on summer tires (lesson learned) I gave her the best I could. Hell, I event spent 2 years of driving schools in a 325i so that I would be ready for her before we met. I took her to Road America once, about 5 years ago, just so she could have a look around, and then I decided that she was too special to take chances with. We were together for almost 7 years, and now she's gone. Gone. GONE! So today I'm looking for her fraternal twin sister. She's a 1998 4dr 5spd M3, silver with black interior. She's never been raced or in an accident, and has around 85K miles or hopefully less. She could be anywhere in the country, but she's not an expensive garage queen. If you see her, please drop a line to chip4bmw@yahoo.com I promise to treat her right, and always buy her shoes that don't slip in the rain. Thanks Much, - Chip
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#2. RE: [E36M3] Replacing a lost love... - from Paul L Fisher
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Date: Wed, 3 May 2006 05:59:08 -0500 From: "Paul L Fisher" <bmw@paul-fisher.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Replacing a lost love... Good writing! Sorry for your loss. Paul L Fisher 2000 540i 6 E39 M62 TU Titanium Silver Metallic 2000 M Roadster E36/7 S52 Cosmos Black Metallic 1989 325ix E30 M20 Cinnabar Red Elkhorn, WI. -----Original Message----- From: Chip E. [mailto:chip4bmw@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 1:18 AM To: E36M3 Subject: [E36M3] Replacing a lost love... Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 23:12:47 -0700 (PDT) From: "Chip E." <chip4bmw@yahoo.com> Subject: Replacing a lost love... Maybe it was the rain, maybe it was fate, maybe it was the damned Fuzion tires....I just switched over from my winter tires to my summer tires about 3 weeks ago. We had a rather cold (40 degrees) and rainy night in Chicago, some idJit SUV driver was abruptly cutting into my lane from the right. I got into the brakes during a turn in a rather narrow construction zone, weight shifted to the front, car oversteered, I tried correcting, had zero traction, went into a spin, met a concrete median very fast and very hard. Car was totalled, no air bags deployed, and I walked away with nothing more than a scratched ego. 159K and running better than new. She had a Koala Motorsport differential, UUC exhaust, sway bars, sway barbarians, short shifter, LWT flywheel and Rob knob. She was the best car I could imagine. Maintained exclusively by Koala Motorsport even though they're 600 miles from Chicago. With exception to cheaping out on summer tires (lesson learned) I gave her the best I could. Hell, I event spent 2 years of driving schools in a 325i so that I would be ready for her before we met. I took her to Road America once, about 5 years ago, just so she could have a look around, and then I decided that she was too special to take chances with. We were together for almost 7 years, and now she's gone. Gone. GONE! So today I'm looking for her fraternal twin sister. She's a 1998 4dr 5spd M3, silver with black interior. She's never been raced or in an accident, and has around 85K miles or hopefully less. She could be anywhere in the country, but she's not an expensive garage queen. If you see her, please drop a line to chip4bmw@yahoo.com I promise to treat her right, and always buy her shoes that don't slip in the rain. Thanks Much, - Chip -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.5.1/328 - Release Date: 5/1/2006
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#3. OT Car question - Repair manuals/brakes - from Carey Probst
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Date: Wed, 03 May 2006 08:46:31 -0400 From: Carey Probst <hcprobst@alum.mit.edu> Subject: OT Car question - Repair manuals/brakes I'm about to help my son with some repairs on his 2000 Eclipse GT. Bentley does not have a manual for Mitsubishi. Any recommendations on best manual to get? Also, brakes. Recommendations on brakes for spirited driving? No track time yet. Other than Hawk, I don't recognize most of the brands like Akebono. Thanks for the ot help. Carey -- Carey Probst '99M3 daily driver '86 325 track toy, cammed, chipped, swayed 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.
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#4. Help with Axle stub removal - from tim ng
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Date: Wed, 03 May 2006 10:55:35 -0400 From: "tim ng" <s14realm3@hotmail.com> Subject: Help with Axle stub removal I also use the SIR tool B90, on all the ones I have done, I also had to replace the hub as the outer bearing race has fuesed onto the back of the hub. A e36 m3 hub is like $60, not bad. Tim Ng BMWCCA # 36497 95 BUZZNM3 92 325ic M-Technic 91 M3 street car 88 M3/2.5 DM race car 87 325is D.E. car ------------------ CAR FOR SALE 90 535ia ------------------ Pace shadow 26 ft enclosed trailer my web page: http://groups.msn.com/M3stuff/pictures
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#5. FS: E36 Black Arm Rest Complete Kit - from Ahmad Lutfeali
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Date: Wed, 3 May 2006 11:15:42 -0400 From: "Ahmad Lutfeali" <m3_racer99@hotmail.com> Subject: FS: E36 Black Arm Rest Complete Kit Up for grab is a complete arm rest kit (all the nuts and bolts including the ashtray) off of a 98 M3 (in black). The unit is in excellent condition with no wear, rip or tears. Currently on eBay but I will entertain reasonable offers. Thanks, Ahmad http://tinyurl.com/qbdyn
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#6. WTF: Stock Shift Knob - from Eric Carlson
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Date: Wed, 3 May 2006 16:14:16 -0400 From: "Eric Carlson" <eric@bluehammock.com> Subject: WTF: Stock Shift Knob Hey all, I'm looking for a stock shift knob (manual) for a '95 M3. I actually don't care about the insert on top, but it needs to be black leather. I'm sure many of you have replaced this eyesore with something sexy from UUC Motorwerks or Rogue or somesuch. Now is the time to clean out that 0.5 cu. foot of garage space and sell it to me. I have no clue what these are worth, so send me a price with shipping included (I'm in 15219) to eric@bluehammock.com and we'll work it out. Just so we're clear, not the whole mechanism, just the knob for the top. Thanks! - Eric
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#7. brake booster question - from Marco
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Date: Wed, 3 May 2006 22:13:35 -0700 From: "Marco" <m3driver@iname.com> Subject: brake booster question I'm planning on renewing all the gaskets in my brake booster trying to chase down a brake problem. 2 questions 1) is it really necessary to remove the abs unit from the car to remove the master cylinder? Bentley says you do. 2) This is the first time I suspect all the brake fluid will be out of the system. I do not have AST so are there any gotchas on bleeding? Bentley says typical pressure bleeding is fine for non-AST cars. TIA Marco -----Original Message----- From: bubbas@yahoogroups.com [mailto:bubbas@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of KMS- Brett Anderson Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 6:29 AM To: bubbas@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [bubbas] p/n question If the diagram is the same as my ETK, you'll get 12, the sensor, and 13, the O-ring. That's all. ///KB Marco Romani wrote: > if I order 11 REPAIR KIT WAY SENSOR ATE 1 34331182594 does that include > 4,5,12,6? > > > > Marco > > > > Community email addresses: > Post message: bubbas@onelist.com > Subscribe: bubbas-subscribe@onelist.com > Unsubscribe: bubbas-unsubscribe@onelist.com > List owner: bubbas-owner@onelist.com > > Shortcut URL to this page: > http://www.onelist.com/community/bubbas > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > Community email addresses: Post message: bubbas@onelist.com Subscribe: bubbas-subscribe@onelist.com Unsubscribe: bubbas-unsubscribe@onelist.com List owner: bubbas-owner@onelist.com Shortcut URL to this page: http://www.onelist.com/community/bubbas Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bubbas/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: bubbas-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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#8. RTAB and Subframe Bushing Replacement - from dhogg
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Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 06:20:43 -0400 From: "dhogg" <dhogg@suscom.net> Subject: RTAB and Subframe Bushing Replacement Gruppe, I just turned 100K on my M3/4. I had been experiencing worsening rear clunkage on right turns and deteriorating NVH on daily driving, plus some handling degradation and accentuated tail-happiness. This car has never been on a track or even an A/X, though it sees "sporty" driving on the street. Stock suspension except for Koni's on reinforced mounts, X-brace and 245's all around on Fikse's. From some comments on the List, I directed the dealer to replace the above, though the tec (a pretty competent guy) said I was probably wasting my money. I picked the car up yesterday, and the tec made a point to see me and tell me 1) it was a bear of a job, and 2) he was very wrong; the bushings were so torn up that he bagged them up for me to see. There's metal showing on every one! They were not only degraded, but destroyed. He had no idea they'd look that bad. And guess what? All of the above symptoms are now back to new-car levels. Hallelujah! And while they were in there I had them replace the headlight lenses so the brighter bulbs could do their jobs better - also a good decision. Hey, when the bill is this high, you don't even feel it. Thank you Suzy and all the listers for keeping this great list going and the great information flowing! Dave Hogg 98 M3/4 95 M3 IS Track Rat 04 Cooper S out A/X's both of 'em
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#9. Re: [E36M3] RTAB and Subframe Bushing Replacement - from Andrej Dolenc
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Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 09:46:22 -0400 From: Andrej Dolenc <adolenc@erols.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] RTAB and Subframe Bushing Replacement Which ones were in abysmal condition, the RTAB or the subframe bushings? I've replaced the RTAB's (and added the GC shims), but not the subframe ones yet. Andrej '97 M3 > Gruppe, > I just turned 100K on my M3/4. I had been experiencing worsening rear > clunkage on right turns and deteriorating NVH on daily driving, plus some > handling degradation and accentuated tail-happiness. This car has never > been on a track or even an A/X, though it sees "sporty" driving on the > street. Stock suspension except for Koni's on reinforced mounts, X-brace > and 245's all around on Fikse's. From some comments on the List, I directed > the dealer to replace the above, though the tec (a pretty competent guy) > said I was probably wasting my money.
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#10. RE: [E36M3] RTAB and Subframe Bushing Replacement - from dhogg
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Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 12:00:27 -0400 From: "dhogg" <dhogg@suscom.net> Subject: RE: [E36M3] RTAB and Subframe Bushing Replacement Both. Dave Hogg > -----Original Message----- > > Which ones were in abysmal condition, the RTAB or the subframe > bushings? I've replaced the RTAB's (and added the GC shims), > but not the subframe ones yet. > > Andrej > '97 M3 >