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#1. RE: [E36M3] RE: Pulley removal.... - from Matthew Teel
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Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 22:23:21 -0800 From: "Matthew Teel" <mteel@beluga.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] RE: Pulley removal.... >> It appears that some alternators are tight fitting while others are not. 129K miles in Alaska's harsh conditions = tight fitting! And who's to say that a tight fit is such a bad thing??? I still love my car and for the most part, it love's me back. I look at younger cars with skepticism or disdain. Now, if I could just swing the $$$ for that twin-screw blower... :-) Matthew 98 M3/4
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#2. enclosed transportation services - from Mo Karamat
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Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 09:14:06 -0400 From: Mo Karamat <karamatm@optonline.net> Subject: enclosed transportation services Steve, Hello. I used Dependable Auto shippers to ship my M3 a few months ago from the mid-west. Their web site is http://www.dasautoshippers.com/?EADID=001DependableAutoShipper, and their # is 800-828-1790. They were very professional, and I found their costs reasonable. The only issue that I had was with time. They picked up the car exactly when they said they would, but then the car sat in their warehouse for 1.5 - 2 weeks. Delivery was right to my house. You can select an open trailer, or an enclosed one. (Costs were different) Good luck Mo -------------------- 14 -------------------- Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 14:21:42 -0700 From: "Steve Sharp" <steve.sharp@xilinx.com> Subject: enclosed transportation services Does anyone have recommendations for a transportation service I could use to transport a fully-restored 1960 Mercedes Benz 190SL roadster from New York to California? I would want enclosed transportation and someone with a good track record (and insurance!). M3 content: The 190SL is a family car aquired when I was barely in grade school and would occupy a new garage stall I'm building next to where my M3 parks. Thanks, Steve Sharp Los Gatos, CA
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#3. UUC stuff! - from Mo Karamat
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Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 09:22:28 -0400 From: Mo Karamat <karamatm@optonline.net> Subject: UUC stuff! Gary, Hello, I agree. I put the UUC motor mounts, and tranny mounts on my race car.. They are very nice pieces. I also put on the rear lower control arms, diff cover, and a number of other UUC pieces. They do quality work. Mo Disclaimer - I am sponsored by UUC. -------------------- 6 -------------------- Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 15:42:52 -0500 From: "Gary" <probikeguy@probikeusa.com> Subject: Got some UUC stuff! Man I just got my new UUC engine mounts..Suckers are HD!! I ordered a pair from Ireland and the UUC ones are way way better looking...Anyone need some NEW Ireland engine mounts ;-) AND! I got a set of the upper camber plates..HOLY COW! Theses suckers are nice! I picked them over Ground control because I liked the poly bushing and should be nicer for street use since my car is a dual purpose car. Doing one lap next year and don't want to have a rattle trap..I was really impressed with the quality of the upper mounts! Now I just need to get the car running! Gary
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#4. Rear lower control arms - from geoff atkinson
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Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 09:25:44 -0400 From: "geoff atkinson" <pskalc@hotmail.com> Subject: Rear lower control arms Hi all, In the process of installing another set of lower rear control arms onto a car yesterday, I ran into a bit of a snag... This set of control arms is Ground Control "prepared legal"... The car is a '95 M3 with the bushings, not yet with the '96+ ball joints. Here's the thing. The bushing is not centered in the casting and due to this, the sheetmetal gusset on the arm is contacting the casting and not alowing the bolt holes to line up and allow the bolt through. Here are my questions: Some stupid, some more "normal"... 1) The sheetmetal gusset obviously goes on the bottom, right? 2) Is the ball joint/ bushing supposed to be centered in the casting? (this car has them installed off center, but the same on both sides of the car.) 3) Anyone else run into this? I haven't yet and this isn't the first set I've installed on an e36... 4) Anyone have any pics of these installed, that they'd like to share? Thanks for any help... -Geoff Atkinson e30/e36 project central...
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#5. RE: [E36M3] RSM Serious Problem - from Mark D
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Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 10:07:25 -0400 From: Mark D <mdlkml@atari-source.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] RSM Serious Problem OEM mounts and E46 shock mounts. I checked out the actual RSM's, they're quite fine and look brand new still despite jack hammering the top of the tower. My only guess is that I overtorqued it or someone game me improper torque specifications, or I had a busted torque wrench (not my garage). The other thing is that I let the bad old mounts go for a long time, but everything stayed together and I didn't detect any damage at all when I did the RSM's recently. Using GC RSMS now and installed by a high end body shop. Thanks, Mark On Wed, 2006-06-28 at 18:22 -0700, Chester Wong wrote: > I didn't follow this thread too closely. What RSM were you using? Stock? I > have seen instances where people did not assemble the RSM with the proper > spacers/shims (those cone shaped things) and what happens is the rubber comes > out of the center of the RSM. I wouldn't expect your rear shock towers to > completely fail after you were there very recently. > > Chester > > --- Mark D <mdlkml@atari-source.com> wrote: > > Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 17:06:13 -0400 > > From: Mark D <mdlkml@atari-source.com> > > Subject: RE: [E36M3] RSM Serious Problem > > > > Update, > > > > The nuts didn't back out on the shock mount. The metal was still > > >
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#6. RE: [E36M3] enclosed transportation services - from Tom Clark (toclark)
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Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 10:40:22 -0400 From: "Tom Clark (toclark)" <toclark@cisco.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] enclosed transportation services My friend used Horseless Carriage and was very happy with their service. Unlike some of the others, they do NOT put your car in a warehouse. It is loaded on the truck and left there until delivered. (I believe they schedule pickup and delivery so they don't have to move it for other cars either. Could be wrong about that...) The car was picked up at my house in Iowa and delivered in Portland, OR in the same condition it was when loaded. I was pretty impressed with the service but can't comment on the costs. YMMV, Tom -----Original Message----- From: Mo Karamat [mailto:karamatm@optonline.net] Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 8:27 AM To: E36M3 Subject: [E36M3] enclosed transportation services Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 09:14:06 -0400 From: Mo Karamat <karamatm@optonline.net> Subject: enclosed transportation services Steve, Hello. I used Dependable Auto shippers to ship my M3 a few months ago from the mid-west. Their web site is http://www.dasautoshippers.com/?EADID=001DependableAutoShipper, and their # is 800-828-1790. They were very professional, and I found their costs reasonable. The only issue that I had was with time. They picked up the car exactly when they said they would, but then the car sat in their warehouse for 1.5 - 2 weeks. Delivery was right to my house. You can select an open trailer, or an enclosed one. (Costs were different) Good luck Mo -------------------- 14 -------------------- Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 14:21:42 -0700 From: "Steve Sharp" <steve.sharp@xilinx.com> Subject: enclosed transportation services Does anyone have recommendations for a transportation service I could use to transport a fully-restored 1960 Mercedes Benz 190SL roadster from New York to California? I would want enclosed transportation and someone with a good track record (and insurance!). M3 content: The 190SL is a family car aquired when I was barely in grade school and would occupy a new garage stall I'm building next to where my M3 parks. Thanks, Steve Sharp Los Gatos, CA ************************************************* Please help support the E36M3 list by visiting our sponsors: Bimmerworld http://www.bimmerworld.com Turner Motorsport http://www.turnermotorsport.com Eurosport High Performance http://www.eurosporthighperformance.com Rogue Engineering http://www.rogueengineering.com Treehouse Racing http://www.treehouseracing.com Elephant Motorsports Inc. http://www.elephantmotorsports.com DIGEST INFORMATION: http://www.bmw-m.net/resources/digest_info.htm *************************************************
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#7. Re: Got some UUC stuff! - from Neil Maller
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Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 11:07:34 -0400 From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> Subject: Re: Got some UUC stuff! on 6/28/06 5:16 PM, "Gary" <probikeguy@probikeusa.com> wrote: > AND! I got a set of the upper camber plates..HOLY COW! Theses suckers are > nice! I picked them over Ground control because I liked the poly bushing and > should be nicer for street use since my car is a dual purpose car. Will they allow access to a Koni adjuster stem? The photo on UUC's intro page shows a central hole in the top plate, which might allow adjustment at least with camber in the mid position. However the photo on the E36 model-specific page shows a closed plate. Enquiring minds... Neil 96 M3 - Just had its tenth birthday
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#8. RE: [E36M3] Got some UUC stuff! - from Mike Frank
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Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 12:06:28 -0400 From: "Mike Frank" <mfrank28@insightbb.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Got some UUC stuff! Gary, Those camber plates look pretty nice. If you have time to snap some good digital pics I'd be interested in seeing them. I've been loosely following all of the new adjustable camber plate designs and I have been waiting for one that has an OEM style bearing captive in Urethane. I could be wrong, but at first glance nobody else offers this type of design. Like you, I also don't want a harsh rattling camber plate, so I've been sticking with my K-macs. They definitely won't win any beauty contests, but they've worked well for me. I did notice that the website says the camber adjustment is -2 to +2 degrees. Is this correct? I'm sure you can get a little more with a lowered car, but it still seems to come up a little short in the negative camber department. Like Neil, I'm also curious about Koni adjuster access. Mike > -----Original Message----- > From: Gary [mailto:probikeguy@probikeusa.com] > Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 4:47 PM > To: E36M3 > Subject: [E36M3] Got some UUC stuff! > > AND! I got a set of the upper camber plates..HOLY COW! Theses suckers are > nice! I picked them over Ground control because I liked the poly bushing > and should be nicer for street use since my car is a dual purpose car. > Doing one lap next year and don't want to have a rattle trap..I was really > impressed with the quality of the upper mounts!
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#9. UUC plates, and motor mounts. - from Gary
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Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 11:08:06 -0500 From: "Gary" <probikeguy@probikeusa.com> Subject: UUC plates, and motor mounts. Mine have a hole that centers over the shaft. I plan on "enlarging" the hole, however with the spring rate I am using my shocks will stay on the hard setting. The plate acts like a washer for the bolts. You can also increase or decrease the caster by moving the lower section around and it can be set to give an extra 1/2 degree of camber, which I plan on doing. I plan to run the castor at whatever factory is. Castor can be changed too. I bolted them together last night just to see how they assembled. NICE! The engineering is pretty impressive. Especially how the bottom section can be turned to adjust castor/camber independent of the normal camber adjustment. And they are HD, they look like you could use them on a truck! They are much nicer than my GC plates on my E30 race car... Gary Having withdrawals....from the lack of M3 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Neil Maller" <neil.maller@gte.net> To: "E36M3" <e36m3@bmw-m.net> Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 10:16 AM Subject: [E36M3] Re: Got some UUC stuff! > Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 11:07:34 -0400 > From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> > Subject: Re: Got some UUC stuff! > > on 6/28/06 5:16 PM, "Gary" <probikeguy@probikeusa.com> wrote: > >> AND! I got a set of the upper camber plates..HOLY COW! Theses suckers are >> nice! I picked them over Ground control because I liked the poly bushing >> and >> should be nicer for street use since my car is a dual purpose car. > > Will they allow access to a Koni adjuster stem? The photo on UUC's intro > page shows a central hole in the top plate, which might allow adjustment > at > least with camber in the mid position. However the photo on the E36 > model-specific page shows a closed plate. > > Enquiring minds... > > Neil > 96 M3 - Just had its tenth birthday > > > > > ************************************************* > Please help support the E36M3 list by visiting our sponsors: > > Bimmerworld http://www.bimmerworld.com > Turner Motorsport http://www.turnermotorsport.com > Eurosport High Performance http://www.eurosporthighperformance.com > Rogue Engineering http://www.rogueengineering.com > Treehouse Racing http://www.treehouseracing.com > Elephant Motorsports Inc. http://www.elephantmotorsports.com > > DIGEST INFORMATION: > http://www.bmw-m.net/resources/digest_info.htm > ************************************************* > > >
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#10. Re: [E36M3] enclosed transportation services - from Rex Tener
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Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 09:17:22 -0700 From: Rex Tener <rex_tener@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] enclosed transportation services At 12:19 PM 6/28/2006, Steve Sharp wrote: >Does anyone have recommendations for a transportation service I could >use to transport a fully-restored 1960 Mercedes Benz 190SL roadster from >New York to California? Hi Steve, I really like Intercity Lines: <http://www.intercitylines.com/> They have shipped many cars for friends of mine and I have been on the pickup and receiving end of their service. The have really nice enclosed transporters and your vehicle goes door-to-door in their trailers. They also are very good at communicating the status of your vehicle. Rex