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HipMF got a reaction from jc43089 in My name is Earl, and I have a Stainless Steel bolt fetish =)
About as often as this car get touched.
I feel you though.
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HipMF got a reaction from Jdesign in Official-look-what-i-found-thread (craigslist, other-forums, etc)
I seem to recall having seen one of these motors in the past... just can't seem to remember where...
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HipMF got a reaction from GunMetalGrey in Official-look-what-i-found-thread (craigslist, other-forums, etc)
I seem to recall having seen one of these motors in the past... just can't seem to remember where...
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HipMF reacted to Jdesign in Official-look-what-i-found-thread (craigslist, other-forums, etc)
Diesel e28
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1018627386255833/?mibextid=6ojiHh
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HipMF got a reaction from KaiserRolls in ‘91 E30
I missed this one. You've definitely progressed since the days when I was almost keeping up with you in my jalopy. Nice work driving the piss out of that thing!
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HipMF reacted to KaiserRolls in ‘91 E30
This last weekend was the first fvscc event at USAIR. For this event they ran the layout backwards which was a first for me. They also usually cap the event at 100 cars, this one had 137. Ended up placing 1st in XSB and 3rd overall raw time.
http://fvscc.com/results/2023_Summer/event2_raw.htm
here’s my fastest run of the day
gf brought out the e36 and ended up placing 19th overall
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HipMF got a reaction from Jdesign in chit chat thread
Oh, there was rock climbing too. Here's our old friend Ben on pitch 8 out of 11 on a climb called "Prime Rib".
This pitch was my first outdoor lead, and the climb in general was my first multi-pitch adventure. I've wanted to do something like this since I started climbing, so it was pretty cool. Fun, but long.
On to the next challenge...
PS: Here's a picture of a lake:
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HipMF got a reaction from Jdesign in chit chat thread
Surprised to see a familiar face on my recent trip to Washington...
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HipMF got a reaction from P_Roloff in chit chat thread
Oh, there was rock climbing too. Here's our old friend Ben on pitch 8 out of 11 on a climb called "Prime Rib".
This pitch was my first outdoor lead, and the climb in general was my first multi-pitch adventure. I've wanted to do something like this since I started climbing, so it was pretty cool. Fun, but long.
On to the next challenge...
PS: Here's a picture of a lake:
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HipMF got a reaction from YoungCR in chit chat thread
Oh, there was rock climbing too. Here's our old friend Ben on pitch 8 out of 11 on a climb called "Prime Rib".
This pitch was my first outdoor lead, and the climb in general was my first multi-pitch adventure. I've wanted to do something like this since I started climbing, so it was pretty cool. Fun, but long.
On to the next challenge...
PS: Here's a picture of a lake:
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HipMF got a reaction from m42b32 in chit chat thread
Went out to Jefferson swap meet/car show for something to do. Really strange being at a swap meet after a few years away. It's It's own sort of culture I guess... Turnout wasn't great because of the weather. The only thing I bothered to take a picture of was this barn-find Camero. It looked it had been fixed up just enough to get running and driving, but left as-is otherwise.
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HipMF got a reaction from Jdesign in chit chat thread
High of 82 degrees yesterday, and it's literally F'n snowing right now. I've lived in this state my whole life, but this S still F's me up.
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HipMF got a reaction from KaiserRolls in chit chat thread
Still waiting... Recycled pics from last year.
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HipMF reacted to basedspider in 2001 BMW 330i Daily/Project build thread
Yesterday morning while I was at work I received a phone call from the detective that had been working on the case and he asked me "Hey, would you like to come pick up your car?" I was pretty quick to respond with a hard yes and was on my way. The vehicle had been found by the detective via text messages from the recent "owner" of the vehicles phone, and it was hidden behind a storage unit complex here in Eau Claire. This was what it looked like when I got there:
Pretty well snowed in but from what I could tell it didn't look too rough. Unfortunately keys were nowhere to be found so I ran home and grabbed my spare set as the city called a skidsteer over to dig it out. They left about 2 feet on either side of the car by the time I got back and my cousin came by to help me dig out the rest. After another 2 hours of shoveling we were finally able to dig out a spot!
Car wouldnt start via either a jump pack or jumper cables hooked up to my truck, battery was completely froze up. Ran to the local Oreillys and picked up a new battery to just get me by. Once I threw the battery in (using the handy dandy BMW trunk toolkit lmao) and got it started a local tow company came by and couldnt sneak back there to it so we just hooked their chains right up to the hitch of my pickup and pulled it right out of its spot. Honestly it ran pretty good and seemed mostly complete aside from the fact they ripped half the speakers out and broke the speaker covers on the doors. They also did me a great pleasure of smoking cigarettes inside of it and leaving it almost completely empty on gas! How kind!
I proceeded to drive the car back to my work and got it pulled inside. Aside from the fact the brakes were trashed, the tires and everything else seemed to be mostly the way I left it which is pretty crazy. Of course theres a few new scratches and dents here and there, but nothing too crazy.
Either way, I couldnt be happier to have the car back in my possession and overall could have been so much worse than it really was. Insurance claims will be submitted pretty soon. The odds of it being recovered at all, let alone almost complete is absolutely insane. I guess I've used up my luck for the year haha.
Appreciate all the kind words, hope everyone can look forward to updates on getting this thing sorted out and ready for the upcoming summer!
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HipMF got a reaction from P_Roloff in chit chat thread
Cell phone shot through the car window from 2 weeks ago. Been carrying the camera on my walks but have been largely uninspired. Eagerly awaiting spring...
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HipMF got a reaction from Jdesign in chit chat thread
Cell phone shot through the car window from 2 weeks ago. Been carrying the camera on my walks but have been largely uninspired. Eagerly awaiting spring...
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HipMF got a reaction from Jdesign in chit chat thread
This is kind of what I figured. Similar to BMW cooling systems, there is some planned obsolescence BS. Once the owner stops subscribing to the maintenance schedule, the car self-destructs. It's a nice scheme that keeps the dealers making back on maintenance what they lost up front on the sale price of the car. Yay capitalism.
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HipMF got a reaction from Jdesign in Official-look-what-i-found-thread (craigslist, other-forums, etc)
Call off the hounds. I bought a boring transportation appliance (absolute base-model 2019 Chevy Spark manual). Currently mourning my car-guy status with some homemade cheese enchiladas and a stiff margarita.
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HipMF got a reaction from Jdesign in chit chat thread
If anyone needs a e34 oil pan, pickup and dipstick tube, let me know. Catch is you have to take the whole car and it's a pile.
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HipMF got a reaction from Jdesign in chit chat thread
Lol. My standards are lower than most I guess. I'm not far from turning up at a dealer and driving away in a Chevy Spark at this point. Just need something to get from A to B that isn't going to bore me to death.
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HipMF got a reaction from P_Roloff in Another daily driver thread: E34 525i
I didn't do any driving today, but I did go trudge around on a ~10 mile walk this morning. Nice to get something like an actual snowstorm. Road conditions were definitely poor, but people seemed to be making the best of it.
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HipMF reacted to P_Roloff in Another daily driver thread: E34 525i
They’re my go-to for the e30 too, pretty much the only manufacturer that has 20W-50 that’s easy to find. Didn’t they change to Mobil more recently?
Also: proof of snowmobile pics. I regret my decision somewhat, because as fun as it was to bash snowdrifts to and from and friends place there is a ton of snow in the engine bay at the moment. Guess it’s a tomorrow problem?