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#1. OT: 135i Automobile mag drive test - from L R
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Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 13:09:57 -0700 (PDT) From: L R <lhrc51@yahoo.com> Subject: OT: 135i Automobile mag drive test I know some people here were interested: http://www.automobilemag.com/reviews/bmw/0710_2009_bmw_135i/index.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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#2. Re: [E36M3] advice on media-blasting brake calipers and pistons - from Chris Papademetrious
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Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 16:19:12 -0400 From: "Chris Papademetrious" <chrispitude@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] advice on media-blasting brake calipers and pistons Hi David, Thanks for the pointer on rust in the dust boot grooves, I'll keep an eye out for that. I live in the Poconos in northeastern PA. I have a winter vehicle now so it shouldn't see too much more winter duty going forward. Even so, you can imagine what the factory pistons look like after nearly 200k miles. I would take pictures, but they're over at my buddy's house right now. Given your past experiences and the effort involved in cleaning up old pistons, would you say that the stainless pistons would be money well spent for a street vehicle? I'm curious if you'd make the same choice in my position. I haven't popped the pistons yet, and they may be serviceable again with some work. But for $140, is it worth the hassle knowing that they'll just continue to crust up? The VHT caliper paint isn't anything like the fancy epoxy paint, and I'm not expecting miracles. I am sticking with black for the brackets and cast aluminum silver for the calipers. If there's some deterioration in the paint after a couple years, that's fine by me. VHT recommends that the paint be cured at 250F for one hour, so I was going to run the kerosene space heater and hang each item over it with a coat hanger for an hour. Time will tell how it will hold up. - Chris
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#3. Re: [E36M3] advice on media-blasting brake calipers and pistons - from Carlos Lopez
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Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 16:32:55 -0400 From: "Carlos Lopez" <clopez98m3@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] advice on media-blasting brake calipers and pistons On 11/1/07, Chris Papademetrious <chrispitude@gmail.com> wrote: > Given your past experiences and the effort involved in cleaning up old > pistons, would you say that the stainless pistons would be money well > spent for a street vehicle? I'm curious if you'd make the same choice > in my position. I haven't popped the pistons yet, and they may be > serviceable again with some work. But for $140, is it worth the > hassle knowing that they'll just continue to crust up? I've rebuilt a bunch of calipers in excess of 50+ and I have yet to replace the pistons. I did opt for remanufactured ones for my E30 as it was a no brainer decision, my old ones as cores + $40 = no brainer to me. Heck the rebuild kits themselves are getting up there in price and we're talking about two rubber pieces. Some guy had a seized caliper at a track event I was at once and with a 1000 grit piece of sand paper and a rebuid kit someone had I was able to fix it for him. I'd clean em up, rebuild them/paint them and call it good. If you need to clean the pistons up it won't take much to do it. The reason they corroded in the first place is that the boots on the calipers were more than likely torn and allowed moisture inside the bore. Carlos 98 M3 with StopTechs up front and stock rebuilt rears
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#4. Re: [E36M3] Any way to recover Freon w/o going to a shop? - from shelhart2@aol.com
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Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2007 16:45:36 -0400 From: shelhart2@aol.com Subject: Re: [E36M3] Any way to recover Freon w/o going to a shop? Freon is not the same as 134.? 134a contains hydrogen instead of chlorine and is supposed to curtail the ozone depleting characteristics of freon (R12).? Bush senior legislated that R12 would stop being produced as of 1995 which is why R12, if you can get it is so expensive.? The OEM and aftermarket manufacturers have all spent quite a bit of time developing retrofit kits for the "older" cars.? I'd take it to the garage to have them recover properly.? I can't imagine that either R12 or 134A would be great to handle or would be good for you...? Shel -----Original Message----- From: Kent L. Shephard <e36m3@kshephard.com> To: E36M3 <e36m3@bmw-m.net> Sent: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 3:34 pm Subject: Re: [E36M3] Any way to recover Freon w/o going to a shop? Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 12:22:24 -0700? From: "Kent L. Shephard" <e36m3@kshephard.com>? Subject: Re: [E36M3] Any way to recover Freon w/o going to a shop?? ? What year is the car??? Newer cars don't use freon.? Newer cars have the refrigerant sold in auto parts stores.? ? On Nov 1, 2007, at 11:04 AM, Kirk Lachman wrote:? ? > Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 10:59:02 -0700 (GMT-07:00)? > From: Kirk Lachman <admranger@earthlink.net>? > Subject: Any way to recover Freon w/o going to a shop?? >? > The race car is about to get the motor pulled. Right now > everything (subframe included) behind the trans is pulled off (for > other reasons).? >? > I plan on removing the a/c system since I'm moving to prepared > class (and have a cool suit so I don't need a/c anymore). However, > I don't want to do the easy (and illegal) thing of venting the > freon (134, fwiw) to the environment.? >? > I thought I'd seen a car show on TV where they captured the freon > in a glorified trash bag (with a fitting) and then brought it to a > shop to be recovered. I tried google to locate this but had no luck.? >? > Anyone have any ideas here?? >? > Thanks,? >? > Kirk Lachman? > Sin City Chapter? >? >? >? > *************************************************? > 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? > *************************************************? >? >? ? ? *************************************************? 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? *************************************************? ? ________________________________________________________________________ Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - http://mail.aol.com
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#5. Re: [E36M3] Headliner - Leave it to the Pros - Sunroof? - from David Thomas
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Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 14:07:24 -0700 From: David Thomas <dave@sasdatalink.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Headliner - Leave it to the Pros - Sunroof? On Thursday 01 November 2007 10:34:36 am Jonathan Evans wrote: > I mentioned my DIY project coming up of R&R of the sunroof and he balked > that a first timer could do one in a 3 series without damaging something. Bah...its really no big deal at all. If you have fair mechanical ability you wont have a problem. Dave
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#6. Jack and Stands - from Mark D
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Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2007 17:14:15 -0400 From: Mark D <mdlkml@atari-source.com> Subject: Jack and Stands Hello guys, Since I'm going to be doing some major rear end work and would like to have the car resting on 4 jack stands securely, I'm looking for a high quality floor jack for near $100 and stands that cost around $30 a pair. Is this simply not possible? I was reading the reviews on some of the craftsman jack and they're terrible. It's just that my pep boys special is starting to drop the car slowly after years of use and one of my pep boys special stands is slightly bent (that's the really scary part) Of course it's quite helpful if it fits under an M3 to the central jack points :) Thanks, Mark
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#7. RE: VAC baffle weld.... - from William Townsend
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Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 17:24:39 -0400 From: "William Townsend" <wtownsend@juniper.net> Subject: RE: VAC baffle weld.... The VAC oil baffle is the least welding intensive. One simple weld of the post that is molded into the oil pan to the top plate of the baffle. A mildly skilled Al welder can do that. The Turner parts would be much more involved. I had a friend taking welding classes take it to school and they did it in minutes. --Bill 96 M3 coupe
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#8. RE: headliner... - from William Townsend
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Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 17:29:52 -0400 From: "William Townsend" <wtownsend@juniper.net> Subject: RE: headliner... All this talk of headliners I have a pristine black one from my 96 in the Boston area if someone is interested. Shipping something this big would be expensive and a real PITA. Contact me off list if anyone is interested. --Bill 96 M3 coupe (no headliner, CF sunroof)
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#9. where to tires rub first? - from David Thomas
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Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 15:13:21 -0700 From: David Thomas <dave@sasdatalink.com> Subject: where to tires rub first? My new Direzza's seem to be rubbing something on the passenger side of the car with a bit of suspension compression. I cant see where they would be rubbing and they have not rubbed enough to leave any marks yet. What are the first contact points that tires typically start rubbing? It sure sounds like something rubbing a wheel well liner, but I dont see how that can be the case. I think the noise is coming from the rear, but I am not 100% certain at this point...kinda hard to tell. Oh, this is a '95 coupe with staggered countours with 225/45's up front and 245/40's in the rear. The last tires I ran were also Dunlops in the same sizes, no issues with those. Dave
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#10. carfax needed - from M540
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Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 18:38:20 -0400 From: "M540" <m540@bellsouth.net> Subject: carfax needed Mine's expired again... Wp0aa2963ms480243 Thank you! Kevin