[[WTB] Vinny (my father) is looking for an old coupe.]

13 hours ago, P_Roloff said:

TW’s are rad, first bike I ever rode. Vinny has good taste. 

Sometimes. There have been a few fumbles due to being overly frugal.

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What does BMW stand for? I was told by a black man that it stood for "Black Man Working". What do you think gang?

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Raptors? @REKIII get in pls

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30 minutes ago, m42b32 said:

I remember a clean hennarot M3 on RS's that was for sale on craigslist for 18k when I got my license like 10 years ago. I remember telling myself "as soon as I have the money..." lol

Wow what are you some kind of adult baby? 10 years ago I was steady stuntin, riding dirty all damn day. 

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40 minutes ago, m42b32 said:

I like the color. Paint one trailing arm red, one blue, and the diff yellow and you'll have a harlequin rear end. 

@wasnt m3 and I were talking on the phone and he told me not to do exactly this haha.

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7 minutes ago, Boris3 said:

Apologies for those subframe "surprises" under the crud. End product looks good.

If it didn't have cracks I'd be surprised. It's a 30+ year old highly stressed member of a car.

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So I picked up a subframe and diff from @Boris3 the other day. Go to work on the sub right away. First had to ID all the cracks and other various issues.

After I welded in some reinforcements and gouged out and re-welded all the cracks, I cleaned off all the old grime and paint.

Subframe bushing BBQ

Like any smart boy, I started with some high quality primer. I painted it on this painting fixture provided by the city of West Allis.

Finally, color coat. Now I know you'll all scoff at the color, but I dont care. It's not a show car, I don't mind color under the car, and who cares about resale value of a gutted compact. The main reason this color was used is because it's a super heavy duty epoxy that my work uses to paint submersible pumps that sit in run off pits. Needless to say it's some really tough stuff.

I'll be popping the diff and bushings into the assembly soon and getting ready for the big change up.

[[WTB] Vinny (my father) is looking for an old coupe.]

1 hour ago, Rekpoint said:

I'd sell my coupe to Vinny 😣

Which one, the steel blue one?

[[WTB] Vinny (my father) is looking for an old coupe.]

27 minutes ago, B C said:

I thought your cousin was Vinny??

I'm French, not some kinda pastafarian.

28 minutes ago, B C said:

https://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/cto/d/roselle-1998-bmw-m3/6948768877.html

That guy types like he had some kind of traumatic brain injury.

[[WTB] Vinny (my father) is looking for an old coupe.]

My father is an unusual man. He buys things a lot. His sights have been turned away from motorcycles (briefly) and he wants a coupe that would make a good spirited driver. He's prepared to drop 5k on whatever as soon as the right deal pops up. Here's his spec

-must be a coupe (no verts)

-must be a manual

-limited or easily repairable rust

-limited modifications (no aftermarket lights or stereos, performance stuff ok)

-facilities to make the AC work

The cars he's into:

-late model E30 6 cylinders

-any e36 coupe in decent shape

-a very clean E21 that he could swap (yes he is willing to do an engine swap)

Lets find vinny something fun to rip around in fellas! Feel free to post links or contribute to this discussion.

A couple pics for reference:

His dog shell

A CB750 he bought because he saw it

His old TW200 with his beloved seat pad

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Oh baiiiiiiii

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Hey fellas. If any of you are into this let me know. I'm pretty stoked for it so anyone else interested in going would be rad.

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Woopty poopty scoop.

So I made some custom adapters to install an E30 comfort seat into the compact. Why? Because f-you that's why.

made my own sunroof delete out of black lexan because I'm going to add a rally style roof scoop to an overhead ventilation system.

Then, shawks.

Idk, stuff is happening. Wheel bearings inbound, as well as some E30 axles. Might not be doing all the rear suspension this weekend, but probably next weekend. Very exciting stuff. We're also buying the wife a certified pre owned BMW X3. So look for that beauty. 

[E36 Security System, keyfob, and alarm horn $100]

The total package with the wiring harness. Completely functioning, pulled from my 1997 318ti. 

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2 hours ago, B C said:

The wang is cool

Y-y-you too

18 hours ago, Boris3 said:

I'm back in town. Diff is waiting, also have the rear subframe if you still need one.

Hopefully Friday right after work but I'll shoot you a text on Friday beforehand.

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I'm in the same boat! Doing my rear wheel bearings this weekend 😖

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So I'm officially in prep mode for that Round headlamp rally 1000. I will be blasting through a to-do list in the next few weeks. Planning on dropping my rear subframe this coming weekend and doing everything (bushings, reinforcement plates, diff IF I can make it over by Boris this week). Also have the pre-flight inspection list to run through. 

Finally going to do the rear wheel bearings which have been noisy (but not grindy) since I bought the car. I'm also taking a look into doing my lexan windows and sunroof panel with a roof scoop because the inside of the car gets quite warm. Still pondering some of the fabrication stuff. 

I am working on retrofitting the Hartge wing to the compact and I'm about 50% there. Just some foam then glass then paint.

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Guys I just had an idea:

Bronzit compact. 

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I think we should change the site to more of a hip hop lifestyle forum that's BMW and Wisconsin centric, and change the name to WiLL Beamers. The beamer spelling because its hip hop, and the WiLL because Wisconsin is super ill. I think someone needs to post a sticky on how to floss. I'll do a quick tech article on how the amount of gumby gold you have relates to the amount of girlie girls you get.

[WTB E30 , Z3, OR 318TI rear subframe!!]

Bumping for I still dont have a subframe.

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Fake update 2:

After some driving and silly goose times and stupidly leaving a disconnect power steering pump to freewheel, the thing was making a whole lotta bad sounds. So, I went to advance, found the correct size belt, and have deleted my power steering pump for the time being. If anyone needs the belt size to delete their PS pump on an S52, I have it (advance auto parts pn:560K6).

Also, I have my springs in from Turner motorsports really neat Ebay page. Now to get time to put them and my adjusters in. So much to do, so much money to spend, so little time (but also money). Still love this car, just kinda sick of daily driving it. 

Full update soon when I'm.... you know what? Full update never. I dont want to build you all up just to let you down with another one of these posts in like 2-3 weeks.

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Hey guys, website has gotten a few updates! Check it out! If you'd like to join me and some other vintage/oldish car drivers for this sign up on their website. If you have any questions about it ask here and I'll try to generate as many answers as possible. 

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My ti is very utilitarian. I hauled a clothes dryer, a Honda metropolitan, several bicycles, etc.

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I'll check in with Dan and his gang to see how things are progressing.

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Sorry sorry! Things have been hectic and I have literally made zero progress. I am daily driving the compact for now till we go and buy the wife an X1/X3/X5 (she can't decide but hasn't driven any of them yet). I will post a decent update soon. I know I said that before, but I'm a compulsive liar.