RobZR

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/505457490575470?ref=search&referral_code=marketplace_search&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3A90b7355d-2ad6-4f7f-a22b-c0b58322c3ec
Pretty clean e21 project

UUC Evo 3 SSK installed. Unfortunately, the DSSR could not be installed as the shift knuckle off the back of the trans was the wrong one, thought my car had the right one, but guess not. Poly bushings where the bitch clips inserts and Turner poly carrier bushing were also installed. Shifter feels super tight, notchy, directional. Was worried the throw was going to be too short for my liking, but this is the perfect amount for my driving style.
 
Only issues are that the shifter in neutral sits at maybe a 10-15 degree tilt towards the passenger side, not a huge deal, but a little annoying. Another thing, and maybe this is me only used to driving cars with factory shifters, is the 1-2 throw feels a little more difficult. If I had to rate the 1-2 throw, it would be maybe 4.5-5 out of 10 in terms of effort needed. Where as the others are more like a 3-3.5, compared to stock which I would say was like a 2-2.5. Only other thing, is that the ZHP weighted knob must not fit the profile of the shifter itself as it has maybe 5 degrees of rotational play in it. It doesn’t feel like it would come off, but it’s a little annoying that it rotates a little, and makes a little bit of clacking when going through the gears.
UUC did not include the six Allen head bolts that connect the collar to the carrier arm, so I bought some Phillips screws of the same pitch. They were a little longer than the ones that would have been included, so they had to be shimmed with some washers so the screws wouldn’t contact the ball the shifter pivots on. My only thought as to why the couple of things might be out of whack.
Overall, very pleased with it, even without the DSSR, it feels extremely tight and directional. For me, this car exceeds at the warm summer evening, back road, sunset country cruise with the radio(Bluetooth speaker in my case) playing some good tunes. Really hard to beat.

Bump. Just OVER a week away!
 

I told @B C to disconnect a taillight before selling so you had a higher chance of getting pulled over lol

Very clean E34 touring.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/470710047341063/

https://milwaukee.craigslist.org/cto/d/big-bend-1995-bmw-touring-wagon/7318508016.html
 

I had no idea this shop existed in Wisconsin or that you could extract 1100 whp out of a 928!  Apparently 928motorsports has been around for awhile in the Neenah area.  This video up Pikes Peak gives me anxiety, especially around the 2:25 mark.  This car is going to auction with Mecum as well.
https://www.mecum.com/lots/SC0521-461516/1978-porsche-928/
 
 

BMW V12 maintenance "12 of everything and 2 of everything else"
The dream car of my youth could/would turn into the midlife nightmare, since I can't just say "Mike, fix it"  
it sure looks clean with just the right touches 🤤

This is too well written to not be a trap.  The pictures are clear and of decent quality, the description is informative and I couldn't find any mention of knowing what he has or grammatical errors.  This has got to be a scam.

Hi guys,
I know I haven't been around here much and this is probably frowned upon to make these sorts of posts but...
I need to get a new(er) car with automatic for a variety of reasons.  Therefore this thing has to go.  The edmunds true car won't give me a value for it for whatever reason so I have no way to know if I'm getting hosed by the dealer (if I trade it in) or what to ask for it if I try to sell it outright.  I know it's not worth a whole lot.  I was looking at a 528i automatic several years ago and that dealer didn't want it because it was manual trans.
It's an '07 328i sport package with manual transmission, rear wheel drive.  Space gray with saddle leather (obviously).  178,500 miles.  The car is cosmetically clean with just the normal chips in the front bumper cover.
It needs a driveshaft, which is kind of prompting this.  It is currently drivable but it's on the way out, there is the "rust colored powder of death" coming out of the rear u-joint.  There are some other minor nits, but the major stuff like the a/c works.  If it ends up going for sale here I will disclose all said nits as I'm one of those dreaded completely honest type guys.
It had shocks, struts, water pump/thermostat at ~150k, and within the last 3k front control arms, two front tires plus I just had the oil pan gasket done.
Any thoughts?
Wally

who doesn't love a manual E31
https://kansascity.craigslist.org/atq/d/kansas-city-1991-bmw-850i-speed/7307950485.html
 

I honestly think your better approach would be to go to their office reiterate that you are a taxpayer and you can do whatever you want on your private property. It's something that most public officials rarely hear and easily forget. So if you remind them, that you are a taxpayer and a resident of your community, they'll probably let you do whatever you want. 
If you don't believe me, I recommend watching this documentary that follows the lives of a branch of local government employees - it's called Parks and Rec. Idk if you've heard it before, but look it up. 

This is so sick
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1994-bmw-530i-touring-5/

Very Nice E34
https://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/cto/d/wheeling-1989-bmw-535i-automatic-clean/7259665805.html

100% same page.
bright side is getting home projects done that i thought were 10+ years down the line
when this shit is over, open bar at my place!  
 
 

So I've had this back on the road for 3 weeks tomorrow! I had pulled it out of storage to rearrange some things and noticed there was some slight brake pressure. Before I drove it home I installed the new 540i rear calipers with centric blanks and akebono pads. Still didn't bleed well though so I took it to the new sub division by me and locked the brakes up a few times to activate ABS. Worked great but I'm still gonna do another round of bleeding as I feel it could be better yet.
Other than that, after a few Italian tune ups the valve tick went away. Of course there's a laundry list of to do but it's been a blast ripping around. Objectivly this is a horrible car but it's more fun around town then the 540i.

where do I remember that wheel from? ohh, here is the original.
 

The Knight Industries 2000

*COUGH [Don't ban me] COUGH* Im cross posting this here as well.
Due to having too many projects, I am selling my 1998 Lexus GS400. This GS400 features a VVTI 1UZ V8, Wald VIP body kit, Ksport Airtech Air Suspension kit, a fully upgraded stereo with TV's, and 20" staggered wheels. The car is in excellent shape with no rust and a little over 165,000 miles. Being completely transparent, the car was in a front end collision around 2010 before I acquired it and it has a REBUILT TITLE. I created a list of the specific features and specs below.
I am asking $4800 OBO
-Aftermarket-
-Ksport Airtech 10099 air management $3500
-Dual VIAIR 380cc compressors 
-KSport 5 gallon tank 
-KSport Lexus specific bag overs with 32 way adjustable dampening 
-20x11 R 20x9 F staggered 526 XXR wheels $1000
-Wald VIP Fiberglass Rep body kit $800
-Shaved side reflectors 
-HID headlights 
-LED tail lights $200
-ES350 wood sport steering wheel $100
-Custom center console for Air gauge and switches
-Pioneer Double din touchscreen 7" DVD $100
-7” NESA  TV Headrests $100
-4x 6” 300w door speakers with crossovers $100
-JL Audio 1200 300/4 watt amp $300
-Bazzooka 700W /1  Amp
-10” Sony Xplod 1200 sub leather-enclosure $100
If you do the math this car has over $6500 in aftermarket parts and you can easily part it out for more than I am asking.
There are a few flaws which include; the rear view mirror needs a clip to mount it to the windshield, there is no lock cylinder in the trunk, and the LED taillights and steering wheel trigger the dash lights. The check engine light is not on and the car drives great. 
I am willing to consider trades for a prius, insight, BMW M3, or a small plow truck. 
I am asking $4800 OBO

where do I remember that wheel from? ohh, here is the original.
 

The Knight Industries 2000

where do I remember that wheel from? ohh, here is the original.
 

The Knight Industries 2000

where do I remember that wheel from? ohh, here is the original.
 

The Knight Industries 2000

The year was 2020. It was an unseasonably warm November evening, just after sundown on the outskirts of Milwaukee. I hopped into my E46 M3 with my 9 year old daughter who pleaded with me to go for one last drive in it before putting it away for the winter.  On our drive we passed some dealerships and I decided to take a quick look at what was on the lot. As we walked towards the new car section of the local BMW dealership. It was dark enough that the parking lot was illuminated but still easy enough to see a new G22 chassis code 440i x-drive with its controversial front grille. I took a look around the car to see if the polarizing style would be better from different angles and wondered if within time I would get used to it and realize that perhaps BMW was brilliant and ahead of their time, but I just wasn't seeing it.  
Parked next to the 440i was a new fwd-based 228i listed for $45k and scoffed at both the price tag and how small the interior was, immediately thinking about who might buy such an expensive and impractical car. I kept walking expecting to see some kind of M-sport model that would catch my attention that perhaps I could look forward to owning sometime in the next 10 years. 
My daughter shares a sliver of my BMW enthusiasm. With her curious excitement, she asked me which of all these new BMWs I would pick. As I paused and looked around, taking her question fairly seriously,  I glanced at the 4-series, a row of 2-series, some more basic 330's. 

"None of them. I honestly would not pick any of them.”

 In that peculiar moment I was surprised by my own response.
Once upon a time in Salt Lake City I was a 9 year old boy in the parking lot of an Acura dealership, struck with awe at a single car that captured my attention and completely changed my perception of a brand. Today, I am struck with awe that I cannot find a single car that captures my attention on the BMW lot. 
Once upon a time in Munich, the Ultimate Driving Machine was not so hard to identify.
 

 
END

The year was 1994. It was a summer evening, just after sundown on the outskirts of Salt Lake City. I hopped out of my Dad's Jeep Cherokee with my sister as we walked towards the used car section of the local Acura dealership. It was dark enough that the parking lot was illuminated and the view inside the showroom was clear and backlit. We must have been there looking for something cheap and uninteresting for my Mom to drive, something along the lines of a used Dodge Shadow or Mazda 626.
I was very much into cars at that age, mostly obsessing over Mustangs, 1970's Broncos, Probe GTs and other Fords. Aside from the import cars every kid knew about in the early 90's: Ferrari's, Lamborghini's, and Porsche's thanks to bedroom wall posters at home and "Justification For Higher Education" poster inside the faculty office at school, I was mostly disinterested in anything else that didn't look fast, or wasn't sporting a blue oval. I especially was not interested in any of the new Acura models that were on the lot.
Acura was a brand that I equated with Buick since I only really noticed older people driving Legends and the occasional Vigor. After a minute or two of walking around silently, my dad spoke up for the first time since we had gotten out of the car as he pointed inside the showroom.  "That's the new Acura that's as fast as a Ferrari" I perked up and looked inside to see the brand new 1994 Acura NSX in Formula Red. I was taken by surprise that this once lame old-folks brand, Acura, had crafted such a stunning sports car.
This picture of Senna's NSX inside some showroom is a fair representation of what my 9 year old self had witnessed inside the showroom that night. The blur adds a nice touch of realism since trying to remember that far back isn't quite crystal clear in itself.

 
That evening brought about a paradigm shift in my assumptions about Acura and  Acura became one of the "cool car brands" thereafter.
Meanwhile in that same year, the much anticipated E36 M3 was being unveiled for America. Enthusiasts who subscribed to European Car or Performance Car magazine were undoubtedly grumbling at the neutered version that we would be receiving, down 42hp from the euro-market's 282 and perhaps finding out about a 6 speed manual that we would never get. 
 
 
Early 90's BMW enthusiasts probably scoffed at how much heavier the E36 was over the E30 M3 and how the heavy iron-block DOHC VANOS 6 cylinder strayed from the simplicity and lightness of the 2002 tii, E30 318is, E30 M3, and others that had come before. "BMW is changing, and I don't like it" they said.  Perhaps this wasn't even the first time BMW enthusiasts had felt the company was going down a wrong path and were discouraged by the next iteration of the lineup. The "softening" of the E28 and E30 with the 528e and 325e likely drew plenty of criticism with their low revving engines and economy-minded gearing. These were not the Ultimate Driving Machines they were used to and this would certainly not be last time the brand loyalists would be struck with disappointment.  
BMW fanatics in the 80's were eventually able to move past the 'eta' cars and squash any fears that the brand was losing its way when the E30 325is and 318is came out a few years later along with a more handsome facelift.
BMW owners in the 90's who may have had disappointment over the non-bespoke E36 M3 engine, and perhaps a plastic cooling system component or two, were able to accept change and move on from their initial disappointment as there were other exciting cars in the lineup such as the 540i/6 and the new Z3 roadster as well as whatever was to come. The aftermarket support and BMW tuning community was alive and well.

 
To its marketing department, and perhaps to a few hundred thousand enthusiasts worldwide, BMW is known as The Ultimate Driving Machine.

“The Ultimate Driving Machine“ can be boiled down to a formula which is easy to catch on to once you have experienced it.

-Near 50/50 weight distribution
-Rear wheel drive
-Manual transmission
-Everyday practicality and comfort
-Responsive steering and suspension
-Great visibility
-A refined powerplant
-Subtle, timeless styling and charm
and a dab of "luxury" amenities
This has been the formula for BMW's success which has made BMW the benchmark for the entire industry, most notably the 3-series.

 
In its day, the 2002 was more practical than an MGB GT, and had similar acceleration to the V8 Mustang Cobra, with much more nimble handling. 

For the driving enthusiast in the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s  BMW ownership was a pretty obvious choice. Some cars may have offered a little more performance, a little more comfort, or were more affordable, but nothing else was nearly as well-rounded.
A Corvette was fast but not practical.
An Accord was practical but not sporty
A Taurus SHO was a valiant attempt, but still just a Ford Taurus.
But eventually the BMW advantage would become less clear and the playing field would become more level.
 

 
.......
 
It was the year 2000. Y2k. The world breathed a massive sigh of relief when January 1st rolled around and the computers which controlled everything from VCRs to the World Banks and air traffic control systems partied like it was 1900. Everything was fine and our very computerized civilization did not succumb to an unknown fate as the double digit date systems rolled from 99 to 00.  Cars too were increasingly bogged down with computers and technology, for better or worse. CAN BUS, throttle by wire, traction control, anti-theft systems and intelligent keys. Worst of all, somebody gave Chris Bangle access to a computer which helped him create one of the most controversial BMW designs yet. The E65  "Bangle-Butt" 7er. 

Until this point, the electronics and computer systems were certainly becoming more of a nuisance for the home mechanic who loved to keep their BMW passion affordable by doing some of the work on their own. But it was apparent that the technology was going to be increasingly hard to keep up with. 
The X5 was a thing.  A tall, heavy, lumbering truck-like organism from a company touted for driving dynamics and performance. 
You were no longer able to get a BMW with a limited slip differential unless it was an ///M product. 
Things were starting to become different a bit more often.
Amongst the unsettled feelings people may have had about some of the newer developments, enthusiasts took comfort in the exceedingly masculine, driver oriented,  manual transmission only, V8 E39 M5.  Familiar turf to keep ones interest in a time of uncertainty about our bloated and computerized future. Better yet was the highly anticipated E46 M3. A reminder to enthusiasts that the brand was not about to abandon its winning formula.
 
 
 

Good news! Insurance payout came late last week, Not Totaled! They didn't even put up a fight after I denied their initial value and took my word on the current values, so glad this didn't turn into a nightmare battle like I've read about for others. The current auction price insanity on anything old and manual sure helps.
All the parts new were available from BMW to repair this, the fender was the only part that needed to come over from Germany but I still hunted around for used parts. It didnt make too much sense to just paint a new door/fender when the whole car needs paint. Car-Part was a joke and prices were premium as well. LKQ pick and pull has a great CURRENT website for listing inventory so I scoured that around the country. There were at least 2 black E34's and several other colors as well among the Los Angeles area yards so I took the gamble on the parts I wanted being there.
Luckily a side job gave me the opportunity to drive a 2020 F350 out west. I ended up going to 3 different LA LKQ yards and pulled the front doors off one and a fender off another, all perfectly rust free in Schwartz II. The fender does have a good dent towards the nose but paint isn't cracked and should be PDR'd easily. Bought a driver's door too since the door stay was ripped out when the car was bought. $150 total for all the parts was crazy cheap.

Gonna wait to install these come spring as it's cold and I still have remodeling projects to tend too. I also want to rust proof each fender while off and clean things up.

Well, @B C did it again! He took it apart, resoldered some failed solder joints on circuit board and siliconed it all back together. Threw it in today and ABS light is off. Thanks again! Now onto the airbag light...