Reputation from Earl - Page 7 - WI BIMMERS

Earl reacted to KaiserRolls in Official-look-what-i-found-thread (craigslist, other-forums, etc) June 11, 2018

That’s the youtuber gingium. Real fuckin’ crayon eater

Earl reacted to m42b32 in Summer Scenic Drive to Road America July 7th UPDATED June 8, 2018

These are always a great time!
Unfortunately, I'll be out of town from the 29th through the 7th too

Earl reacted to SteelBlue in My 1997 M3 (That I'm not going to part out anymore) June 6, 2018

Hey dude, I'm parting out an E36 M3, let me know if you need anything.

Earl reacted to B C in Jake's Epic BMW 135i Build Thread! (5+ Years of Ownership) June 6, 2018

If only Burger Tuning could help with my beef to cheese ratios....
Things keep getting better with this car! Stay safe!

Earl got a reaction from m42b32 in new to me, 98 M3 June 5, 2018

Have a half inch impact? It should bust those loose pretty easily once you get the locking plate out.

Earl reacted to wally509 in Official Sighting Thread June 5, 2018

Caymans have a weight/pressure sensitive airbag switch in the passenger seat that turns it off if there is a light passenger who would be harmed by it. I think most late model cars do. I've driven my daughter around in my Dad's Cayman several times and a light comes on that says "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF".

Earl reacted to jc43089 in chit chat thread June 1, 2018

We won't tell mom you were chewing on a dirty screwdriver... It builds the immune system.

Earl reacted to B C in E30 M52 June 1, 2018

I bought a new oxygen sensor with the correct length of wire instead of the extension harness I had on a shorter one. The O2 sensor is fully functional now and does not cause the car to fall on its face in closed loop. The additional power from the correct mixtures can be felt all over.

Sadly this was my last drive.

I went for one final rip before topping off the tank in preparation to pass the keys to a new owner.
It sounds marvelous. It runs perfectly. It pulls properly. It may be humble in comparison with other builds and cars that are out there but I did my very best with the amount of time, money, and talent I had, and I am satisfied with my work.
I could list reasons of why I should keep the dream alive and an equal number of reasons why it needs to come to an end. To put it concisely, I love this car, but it doesn't fit well into my life right now.

I tried hard to make a car hobby work with my current position in life, but it just isn't working out how id like it to.

I have owned this car for 8 years. it started life as a humble, neglected automatic purchased off ebay and shipped from Los Angeles and since then has been my "creative outlet" and an amazing tool for me to expand my knowledge of automobiles and engineering.

This car took me to college, It took me to work, It took me to my first (and hopefully not last) track day, it took family members on leisurely drives, it took me on adventures, it was my release, it was my refuge in the glorious way that personal automobile transportation is to us all.
I am grateful that I got to experience what some couple thousand BMW employees in the 1980's set out to produce: The Ultimate Driving Machine.
At the end of the day it is merely a hunk of steel, glass, rubber, and plastic But it will be missed.
There will hopefully be another day that I can build up a car as a hobby but for now it is time for someone else to enjoy it.
Thank you to everyone who has supported this dream.

Earl got a reaction from Tkuhn in the one and only e30 s52 engine swap June 1, 2018

@Tkuhn and I can attest that CSF is the way to go for radiators=) I had no clue that they made one with OE plastic ends.

Earl reacted to B C in chit chat thread May 31, 2018

Today's co-worker radio hacking:

I played music from my co-workers own band that he plays bass guitar for. I found 3 tracks on their website. He got more freaked out than ever and immediately pinned me

co-worker:" okay Brian, how are you doing this?"
me: playing dumb, asking appropriate questions to avoid detection, asking whether another co-worker he was blaming last week was up to something.

I am back off his radar. He went and asked the guy that he accused last week and he, playing along, said "well i did put a new battery in my ipod so maybe now its extra powerful *wink wink nudge nudge*"

He then relayed to all in earshot the short history of how one day they played surfin' bird 3 times, then there was some kid singing, and some other stuff and now his own band.
"its freakin' me out"

Another co-worker walked by his cubicle, knowing what is going on, laughing pretty good. now he is being accused.

Earl got a reaction from m42b32 in Official-look-what-i-found-thread (craigslist, other-forums, etc) May 31, 2018

That's a great price considering I just sold my m44 DASC for $2400 and it was missing a good bit of parts.