GunMetalGrey

I was at the shop the other day and a friends friend pulled up in an e36 328. I mistakenly referred to it as a parts car later. He looked at me oddly.
I forget that some people actually drive/enjoy/dontjustpullthemapart. 
 

an e36 is good for one thing, being an organ donor for e30s - even if you have to kill it to extract them.

Got the new res. set up and did a bunch of work in regards to exhaust and the front end of the car. Should be able to give it the first start this upcoming weekend if everything goes to plan. 
 

A shopmate's girlfriend picked this up from a guy that had it in a climate controlled storage unit. It had been stored since 1997, with the tags on the plate to prove it. 
He dumped the "gas" and replaced all of the fluids and the fuel filter. It fired right up. Five spd 85 535i with 140k miles. Pretty cool car!
It is absolutely amazing how good of shape it is in, there is so little rust, and at that it's only faint surface rust. 

Hopefully if I get the car running next weekend I will be able to drive it shortly thereafter, because snow is on the forecast and the e30 doesn't deserve salt! 

Got the new res. set up and did a bunch of work in regards to exhaust and the front end of the car. Should be able to give it the first start this upcoming weekend if everything goes to plan. 
 

A shopmate's girlfriend picked this up from a guy that had it in a climate controlled storage unit. It had been stored since 1997, with the tags on the plate to prove it. 
He dumped the "gas" and replaced all of the fluids and the fuel filter. It fired right up. Five spd 85 535i with 140k miles. Pretty cool car!
It is absolutely amazing how good of shape it is in, there is so little rust, and at that it's only faint surface rust. 

Hopefully if I get the car running next weekend I will be able to drive it shortly thereafter, because snow is on the forecast and the e30 doesn't deserve salt! 

For media blasting and coating I would check with Snap (this forum) to see what he would do for you. 
Looks like a fun project!

but would you have searched ebay to find out the going rate for said service before agreeing on a price... or is there a difference between goods and services there...?
Don't mind me, I'm still a bit sour about a valance I tried to buy recently, but on an (un)related note, I'm still curious what you ended up getting for that M42...

Alternators are just another unnecesary modern convienience. I once drove an 80s Chevy van from Chicago to Appleton with a conked out alternator. It was EFI too, so it was running the fuel pump, injectors, etc the whole time, and it was my dad's van, so it had the cheapest-one-you-can-get-at-walmart battery.
Just buy one of those solar battery chargers from Harbor Freight, and travel like an old person. Take some extra time to stop and take in your surroundings. Don't just stop at the wayside because you have to piss like a race horse. Stop at every wayside, because you have nothing better to do. Set up a lawn chair and eat some cheese and crackers. Try to start conversations with your fellow travelers...

I agree, I should have stated that the "cooling benefit" they find is not that relevant. 
I like my black intercooler, you cannot see it behind my grills. 
#stealthmodeengaged #exceptformyreallyloudexhaust

But what if you plasti dip it!?  Plasti dip fixes everything!  That's gotta be more efficient with the rubberized coating help to contain coolness and help cool ther intercooler.  
 
But seriously, more discussion should be had about end tank internal design and flow than the color of an ic.

conversational? lol, we'll take it! (you make us sound like we have something actually important that we're talking about)
welcome!

Seize the day!

Pat who's the "we" in garage life motoring? Is this a solo venture or did you partner with someone? Will you have a physical store front or drop ship stuff?
^because if you drop ship, it makes it pretty much impossible to draw male genitalia on boxes and send them out
But for seriousness this is pretty cool!
You can sell rad parts
Spence for website/shirts
Dave can do decals
I can eat burritos two at a time
What a team!

 
 
I feel like you're hovering over waiting for the "I told you so" moment. If you were to offer basic help here and there I would recommend people to your shop and might even take my car to you when I don't have time to do the work myself.
However, by responding they way you did and sounding like you're on your high horse, the way you do time and time again, I will never refer you any business. I will thank you for reigniting the fire for me to complete the job myself.
It's spelled Molitor.
#hatersgonnahate
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You own a mechanic shop right?
You really need to work on your delivery/interpersonal skills.

Good job! I can imagine how frustrating that was! 

That one and the one regarding finally giving up on tech tip numbers.
.....and the spray cans on the shelf.
...and the one about keeping old hardware.
Many of these hit home apparently lol. 

My favorite was the PB Blaster one=) 

You guys are correct. My memory sucks and I suck.
Back to my mound of cocaine....

To end this all check out my snap chat tech tips. Bring your own beer
Kaiser_rolls

FWIW: mine were put on incorrectly by the PO. ("Washers" behind nut) I spun them off with an impact, bent tabs and all

ignore brian, he's on crack like i mentioned before.
since when is real oem an accurate assembly guide? i suppose brian must have two stacked 5-lug front rotors on your e30 as shown in this diagram:
 
 

It's looks just like the M20 that I pulled out of my 325 when I got it! I know that update was awhile ago, but guess who didn't see it until now.

Find a ghetto BMW with stupid wheels on it

Ease of install is worth it for poly
Also congrats Collin

the problem is the sound was drown out by the drivers own thoughts *how cool do i look...i look so cool...my v6 is so fast...i look so cool...*