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well the journey of this car will be wrapping up next year. as i pull the car into the garage for the season, it's with the intent to fix a couple things over the winter and post it for sale in the spring. wanted to say it out loud to help make the idea real.
I'm finding myself drawn to other hobbies instead of the car. Also, I'm getting weary of maintaining 1 bazillion motorized appliances. The list has grown and needs to shrink somewhere.
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On 11/19/2020 at 11:02 PM, HipMF said:
Unpopular opinion: By the time a vaccine is widely available, the virus will already be on the decline because ~50% of the population will have already contracted it.
at this rate, yes. and some people twice. but we'll still need that vaccine to quell outbreaks for years in the future.
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21 hours ago, HipMF said:
When google doesn't know, at least we have GT5:
Esto no está bien.
Been considering buying a "nice" DD (ie something that costs more that $3k). I've always been mildly fond of the C30, thought maybe I could abide another FWD, but... yikes.
i love my t5 v50 (same p1 platform). its pretty fast for a non-sporty car. with 500lbs less (c30) it'd be a hoot. add a $700 tune for 50hp and youd be in fun land.
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the cop's shift ending soon?
or hales corners has restrictions on their high speed pursuits?
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2 hours ago, Rekpoint said:
Oddly Sus, I think @straight6pwr is a cheater. Almost as if he added a fake 0 to get under my skin.
EDIT ALSO, Just in case.... I made sure to solidify my #1 wibimmers position for the night. https://gyazo.com/e94ad3b4d55fd03de8e5882e79890553
oh i definitely photoshopped that, lol. glad you took the bait.
i did runs for about 5 min, then decided ms paint is faster than an ITR
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love the fall colors in the backgrounds and the car sounds grea!
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my guess is that its designed for Karens. If a Karen's BMW jerks or stutters or bogs or do anything unordinary, they are going straight to the dealership to demand to know whats wrong. They dont know how to properly apply throttle, so this nanny was applied. Comfort Throttle Mod
(more likely fuel economy or emissions)
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1 hour ago, patsbimmer1 said:
Our beloved non-M e30's also look like Honda Accords of the same generation
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2 hours ago, patsbimmer1 said:
What's truly terrible is that grill will be all anyone can talk about regardless of how well it performs and based on what the S58 is doing in the X3/X4 comp this is going to be an excellent car. I do like that they're offering actual colors and the carbon seats in the M4 look badass. I'd say it won't be long until someone "fixes" the front end. I heard a podcast and I believe it was the owner of Vorsteiner who said something would be out sooner than later.
the grill/ugly appearance should be talked about. i think what's terrible is that people will excuse how bad it looks because of how well it performs. it IS possible to have both.
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aww that is a super bummer! hopefully it can be fixed up easily. be careful handling/removing those trim pieces just above the rockers, they are NLA as I recall.
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how about retractable casters? Two fixed casters at the back, always touching the ground, and two retractable at the front, hidden behind the corner frame posts youve shown in the sketchup model. build the frame so that when the fronts are down, the frame is resting on the ground and the top is level. then just activate the front casters to move the whole bench as needed. use adjustable feet under the front for when its resting.
i'd also recommend trying to get some amount of toe kick space under the front. besides its obvious function, it will also keep the bottom frame of the bench cleaner
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1 hour ago, Nick_F said:
well this is one way to turbo your lambo....
that really makes my skin crawl.
can afford lambo, asks for handouts for turbo?
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porsche 918
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those awd 5 speeds must be rare!
nothing better than a manual awd touring.
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the minute i get my hands on another e30 hood, youll be gettin a call from me
the question is: tictac, bastos, or fina
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15 hours ago, jc43089 said:
The sensor is sensing the cold side of the radiator which is essentially the coolant supplied to the engine. I've had great results with an 80/88c low speed/ high speed switch on multiple e36s but on an e30 I tried it on it seemed late to turn on and the e30 fan isn't as good as e36 aux fan (spal should be better though). I was uncomfortable and reinstalled the mechanical fan. I didn't have a real temp gauge though so I am not sure what the temp really was.
the 16" spal fan does work great when its on. you can see the needle fall almost instantly. there is actually no room for a mech. fan with the 24v swap, so that is not an option.
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ok e30 guys, need some help.
my aux fan stopped working a couple months ago and ive finally got around to addressing it. the fan ended up being fine, i think my temporary wiring failed at some joint. anyways, i moved to step 2 of temporary wiring to solve it. i've got the system setup as follows:
4-pin relay.
1. Input power from main positive battery terminal in engine bay, with 30amp fuse inline.
2.Output power to Spal fan
3.Switch power from aux fan wiring (12v on ignition)
4.Switch ground to main engine chassis ground.
the Spal fan ground then goes through the single temp (82c) switch i installed in the radiator, which then goes to chassis ground.:
so, this all works great and the fan did switch on when the temp switch got hot enough and the car cooled down. however, the fan kicked on when needle on the gauge was about a needle's width shy of red. i assumed the lower temp (82c) would get the fan going sooner than that. it seemed to me that the top right corner of the radiator was cooler than the rest of the radiator and that may be why it happened. i've never actually owned an e30 that had working ac, or that overheated in any way to have the AUX fan kick on, so this is new territory for me. is it supposed to kick on that late?
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2 hours ago, Rekpoint said:
I decided I would probably get a better price on Ebay VS BAT due to miles.
People look for creampuffs on BAT vs Drivers on Ebay.
Just my opinion but I asked a couple people and they seemed to agree with me.
lets also not forget BaT has rigged the system so they cant lose, even if the buyer or seller gets boned.
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lookup cyclocross bikes. they are basically what you'll be building. its a sport invented for the road race guys to have something to do in the 'off season' in parts of the world that have winter. i turned an 80s hybird into a cyclocross bike for my commuting for a while. its really the best 'all-rounder' if you ask me. light enough and low rolling resistance with small tires that you dont feel like the bike is slowing you down, but capable enough to do just about any dirt trail that doesnt have jumps and logs and stuff.
those calipers are awfully tight on the rims, be careful with knobby tire sizes, there isnt much room there. if the bike has 700c wheels, you could downsize to 650c and add long reach calipers, but that might be more effort/$$ than youre looking to put forth
and you cant put disc brakes on any bike to fix tire clearance, either. its frame dependent. you could change the front forks to add discs, but for the back you're stuck.
drop bars are actually quite comfortable if you get them in the right spot. you could get a new, longer stem, or one that has a 45deg rise to get the bars up in the air more.
i'd recommend converting to STI shifters (the kind that are integrated into the brake levers) and keeping your bars. the geometry of straight bars on a road bike can be awkward. for a cheaper fix, I used thumb shifters. also, depending on what bars you use, you can run into issues with brake levers. putting mountain bike style brake levers on a road bike doesnt work that well, and visa-versa. they pull different amounts of cable.
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beautiful e30, welcome to the forums!
sorry you have to live in Illinois. there are support groups out there if you need it.
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Hello. My name is Dan, and today I doomsday prepped
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i do dare dude
i will still be car hobbying, just on a limited basis. an engine tune or set of wheels here or there. but one vehicle for me only. i've been driving the volvo a lot even in the summer, sometimes even choosing it over the e30 for the turbo noises.
thanks!
sane = overly pragmatic. i try not to cross the line from sensible to boring, but i definitely do sometimes, lol.
I get more joy from the home projects since it makes two people happy (me and the wife) and more people get to enjoy it (friends and family). plus, hobby time all year means a nice, warm, well lit, indoor shop space.