Bassboy3313

All a guy can hope for is that one day someone walks up with a 12 pack of beer, says nothing until the first is cracked, and then immediately starts judging the quality of my work. I have had quite a lot of my neighbors stop over but some asked me if it was ok if their kids could watch and learn. They don't realize that all I can teach is how to become an alcoholic and swear like a sailor.

Hey guys!  Just a heads up for those of you interested, the 12 hours of Sebring is on today starting at 9:30 am on FS1!  BMW and Turner are returning from a tough showing at Daytona with the 2nd race of the year!
Check out http://www.imsa.com/races/mobil-1-twelve-hours-sebring-fueled-fresh-florida-1 for the TV schedule or Download the IMSA app to stay tuned in!  I swear, these fools aren't paying me for the exposure but they probably should.

Find a ghetto BMW with stupid wheels on it

Lol well its nice to get replies, over there i didnt get many, i thought maybe it was cause i was a chick 

how adorable, they are like little booties!

heads mounted

 

 

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've been busy. Putting a 5 cyl volvo engine into my 242. 
 
Here's what's going on.
 

Happy 100 years to BMW!!!
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/photo-essays/2016-03-07/in-photos-100-years-of-bmw-cars-motorcycles-planes-history

 

Interior looks great! Vast improvement from its previous state

UPDATE: 10/14/2020
I'd like to take a moment to let everyone know that I am no longer running Garage Life Motoring.  With my current job it would be a conflict of interest so regretfully, I had to let it go.  Thankfully I was able to find someone to take the business over and continue to support the community and grow the business!  My brother in law, Devin, has officially taken over the business as of 10/1/2020!  He's a car guy himself and has a passion for euro's.  Audi/VW in particular but please don't hold that against him.  Him and his wife run a photography business full time doing weddings, getaways, elopements and engagements around the world.  He's even had the opportunity to shoot engagement photo's for racecar driver, Kenton Koch!  You can check them out on Instagram and Facebook at degrootfilmco.  Devin can be reached at the same email address I was using, garagelifemotoring@gmail.com.  
At this time I'd like to take a moment to personally thank all of you who have supported me throughout this experience!  I have truly been humbled by the amount of support I've received from all of you!  I never would have expected that this small business could have helped me build so many long lasting relationships!  There are quite a few of you that I've grown close to over the years simply because of this business and that's what I'm taking away from this experience.  Thank you!
I'll still be around here obviously and I've committed to Devin to "officially" support him with technical assistance for the next few months but beyond that, unofficially I'm still available to him for any technical support you guys may need.  Some of you have worked with him already and some of you have even met him in person at car shows or at Road America and I trust that you are all in good hands.
 
Hello!  I'm excited to announce that I am open for business!  I've started a small business selling performance parts with tons of vendors for various makes and models! More details to come!
UPDATE:
We're currently working on putting our e-store together and curating our assortment!  It's exciting stuff for us but a bit tedious.  We're trying to narrow down which models we want to advertise parts for but we can get parts for over 400 manufacturers and 900 lines!  Some of these include:  HRE, Advan, DINAN, AFE, Cobb, BMS, APR, KW/ST, Koni, Corsa, Borla, H&R and MANY MORE!

 

In4details Pat

you keep telling yourself that.

I bought two cans there yesterday=) 

Loud pipes save lives, duh!!!

Good candidates for a heated office chair

I agree on the grom. Looks super fun but I do need more practicality. I have a love hate relationship with harleys. I've grown up with a dad who always had a Harley so I have a soft spot for them. But then my "want to be different" mentality kicks in. The vrod would be the closest thing to satisfy both sides. Designed by Porsche with Harley badges.
The BMW is very intriguing to me and I'm most anxious to test ride that one out of the rest. Seating style seems to be right between a crotch rocket and cruiser which may be a good thing for me. But it may also be too close to the "uncomfortable" aspect of a sport bike I'm trying to steer away from. It's also the most expensive one tho. Which I have to keep in mind too.

 
 
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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Fixed.

Blunt tech dude!!!

Getting the central locking system working along with redoing all the cylinders on my e30 is in the top 3 of fixes I've done to it.
You're kicking ass! Keep it rolling!!
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another nice saturday means another project done.
installed my George Graves USB charging port. Great product. (you can find them on r3v)
install instructions plus my diagrams from the ETM. you can use the ACC wire from the radio, but i didnt want to fuss with pulling the radio. when i did my 5 speed swap i ended up with the x511 connector (from the auto trans shifter) free under the shift console, so i looked up which pins might work there. Pin 1 is hot in run and start (perfect), and pin 3 was grounded. Pin 5 was possibly a ground in the ETM (i'm a little slow comprehending the ETM), but there was no wire there on the car.

my x511 adapter harness (which has my reverse light wires at pin 6/7) and the new pin 1/3 wires added. (top right, and top middle)

the USB port comes installed into a factory switch blank (he was nice enough to use an e34 one for me). now i have my AUX input and charger together.

 

This. That douchey, high-horsed response is exactly what would drive me to never give someone my business. 
 

Here is your statement:
Wait so you installed a new clutch and pressure plate or clutch disc? If you did a whole new clutch and pressure plate you need to run through the clutch break in procedure and clutch wear point test plan as well. If you did just a clutch disc then they clutch plate would need to be reset as with all e46s its a self adjusting clutch so you need to special tool to turb back the springs when isntalling. Eitherway unfortunately this is what happens in the enthusiast world when guys think they can work on it all themselves on vehicles/systems they know nothing about. Hate to see it but I see it often.
Here is what you could have said:
Wait so you installed a new clutch and pressure plate or clutch disc? If you did a whole new clutch and pressure plate you need to run through the clutch break in procedure and clutch wear point test plan as well. If you did just a clutch disc then they clutch plate would need to be reset as with all e46s its a self adjusting clutch so you need to special tool to turb back the springs when isntalling. Eitherway unfortunately this is what happens due to bmw over engineering their cars and requiring tools and software not available to most people. Hate to see it but I see it often.
Say what you want, but if want more business don't treat people (potential customers) like morons, whether you think they are or not. I for one wouldn't come to your shop or recommend you regardless of your pricing, quality, or turn around.

well, the headers are painted! the chrome came out pretty good, definitely better than store-bought chrome. i'm happy with the 'welds' even though my wife informed me they look nothing like welds.