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1 hour ago, KaiserRolls said:
Thanks Joe! it’s technically not an Autocross (insurance wise it’s a time attack). The open course is nice and we probably went around 80-85mph. Way better than the parking lot stuff haha
That sounds like a very good time!
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Well, it's officially this car's 30th birthday yesterday. For the last few months I was certain it was built 4/27/1991 and I got it out for a great drive in the nice weather to celebrate the occasion. Well, I looked it up this evening and it turns out it was the 26th, lol. Oh well, its the thought that counts.
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13 hours ago, KaiserRolls said:
Ban away, they are objectively better lol
Who doesn't love the charm of dated suspension geometry, rust, crumbling plastic, NLA parts, and multitudes of rattles and squeaks that come with older cars??
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Nice driving!! USAIR is awesome, looks like a fast course!
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I'm not sure on a value, but I love that color combination! Also I would think a manual would add value over a similar car with an automatic if selling privately.
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3 hours ago, gilber33 said:
I don't think it feels like a cave. When I'm in there I don't really notice the ceiling at all because of it being black and because the shades on the new lights - celling kind of disappears.
I'm a fan of black or dark ceilings (in the right setting) for this exact reason. I'm likely doing a black (or darker gray) open ceiling whenever I re-do my basement. It seems to make the room feel taller too, especially if it's well-lit.
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Notice any sound difference with the intake muffler thing taken out?
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On 4/5/2021 at 4:03 AM, REKIII said:
As for CL style classifieds? I'd vote no, especially with the added cost.
-I prefer a simple forum post type ad. It seems to keep the info and pics in an easy to read format
-Most members don't post things FS here. I see so many things on FB marketplace that should/could be here but aren't. Not sure why....exposure?
-I dislike when I click on a tab/forum and the format changes from everything else on the site. Just a preference.
-It forces the seller to be a bit diligent in their post. Organize info and pics correctly. It adds legitimacy to the ad.All that being said, I'd still browse the classified forums if you changed to that style.
Thank you for the hard work.
I agree on the classifieds style. I like the forum style format but that could be just what I'm used to. I find it useful to be able to ask/answer questions and have everyone see it. I usually post everything car related I sell on wibimmers since forum people tend to be much more reasonable/reliable than the average person on marketplace.
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33 minutes ago, patsbimmer1 said:
In today's episode of WIbuildings... I ordered a shed yesterday! 10x14 lofted barn with 2 4' lofts and about 10' 6" from the floor to ceiling center. It should be delivered in 3-5 weeks. I'm going to drop it on a crushed stone base in a 4x4 pressure treated perimeter. I'm excited to reclaim my back garage and make that more of a useable space instead of storage!
Sheds are very under-rated, I think mine is a similar size and it's the best!
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1 minute ago, P_Roloff said:
Take all these opinions with a grain of salt, but I personally love the forum format. The few Facebook car groups I’m in are generally just repeated questions and bickering, the forum format really seems to tone down both of those and promote a little more thoughtful discussion and many informative posts. Live chat would be cool, it’d be fun to have some more casual conversation sometimes.
More meets/cruises/gatherings would definitely help bring more people in, I think (that was how I found out about this site, at cars and coffee). I like seeing what everyone else is doing, but I also really enjoy actually seeing everyone and getting the car out with others. I plan on going to as many Lake Mills C&C events as I can this year (provided they happen), and I’d love to start seeing a regular contingent of WIBimmers people show up. I hope to hit the Madison one a few times as well as the ones in the Milwaukee area too, and really think those might be a good way for us all to get together a bit more and start bringing in new people. The drives we’ve done in the past have been a blast as well, but I know they’re more work to plan. I tentatively hope to help plan some more things this summer, but we’ll see how the new job goes.
Good point, there is a ton of value in in-person meets and I really enjoy them but they do take a lot of effort to organize (and thank you to those that take the lead on that)
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Facebook's format is horrible for useful car information. The revolving door of stupid questions and stupid answers is basically all it is. No useful way to post a DIY, maintain a build thread, search old posts for info, etc. I like forums the way they are to be honest, but we do seem to struggle to maintain new members. I don't have any useful suggestions to make improvements though, maybe the twerking suggestion has some merit?
@YoungCR is right about the main group of members here focusing on not-car-stuff at the moment and making it seem like the forum is dying, myself included (see: WIBASEMENTS). But I can assure you I am itching to get back to working on the cars more often!
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6 minutes ago, B C said:
The E46 is a stunning car....
....but the suspension is always trying to divorce itself from the chassis.Here is my automatic disconnecting front sway bar:
People pay a lot of money for that feature on Jeeps!
Stock sway bar?
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11 hours ago, YoungCR said:
Interesting that the offset is different since the x1 is e90 based. Can you still get those wheels new?
Yeah I was surprised they went through the effort to have a whole different wheel with a 2mm offset difference. They are available new, but are $600 each.
11 hours ago, P_Roloff said:Interesting. Any reason (cost?) to not just go with a pair of replacements and run sans spacers/equal spacers? Looks great though, I’ve always though that e90’s and wagons in particular seem to have really sunken wheels from the factory.
Cost... home renovations are expensive, gotta pinch those pennies for now! It's not ideal, but it works. I also want to see how these X1 wheels hold up, so its sort of a long term experiment.
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5 minutes ago, Bassboy3313 said:
Would be a messy weld as it isn't flush with frame surface. Welding on your back in a tight space isn't the easiest either, lol.
Ah bummer, the nut trick only seems to work well if there is some of the bolt sticking out. Would be very counter productive to accidentally weld it to the car haha.
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50 minutes ago, Bassboy3313 said:
Ran into a snag with the broken control arm bolt stuck in the car frame from one's the previous owners. Have tried drilling it out and using extractor with no luck. Next step is heating with propane torch and quenching with wd40 to see if that breaks it free with extractor. If not, guess it's drilling out to bigger size, retapping, enlarging hole on control arm mount and bolting it in with bigger bolt.
No dice on welding a nut to it? Or is it too far recessed into the frame?
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Summer mode! After about 4 months of searching and not finding any good alternatives, I finally sourced a 225m rear wheel. It is the rear wheel from an X1 m-sport so the size is 19x9 et41 vs. 19x9 et39 for the e9x rear wheel. The new wheel has a date stamp from 2014 whereas the old wheel is 2009, and appears to be a revised casting so we will see if the barrel holds up any better than the very crack-prone e90 variant. Its not necessarily ideal, but I solved the offset issue with a 5mm spacer on the X1 wheel, and a 3mm spacer on the e90 wheel. The concavity of each is exactly the same, so there is no way to tell the difference once they're mounted. I also added a pair of 10mm spacers to the front that I had sitting around. It is a very small change with the spacers but I think it makes a big difference!
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15 hours ago, Bassboy3313 said:
White-ish Bay. So fresh and so clean
That cleaned up really nicely!
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6 hours ago, HipMF said:
DM sent. Still have my compact sitting here with a blown headgasket...
Where'd you get a deal on the 3L? Do they have more?
I like where this is going
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I got my car out on Saturday for a quick drive around town in the nice weather, it was glorious.
About 20 minutes ago a truck sprayed brine all over the road in front of my house so I guess that's all the fun for now.
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Going a different route, dont need these anymore
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Hello
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Welcome to here! Love the msport e90! I'm biased but I think the LCI E90's are such good looking cars. I have a PE on my e91 (though it's an N52) and the sound is perfect, highly recommended if you can source one.