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2 hours ago, patsbimmer1 said:
Assistant to the assistant
I’m reporting you to HR
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I am now co-workers with @patsbimmer1 and @suspenceful
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Who'd you have to slip a $20 to let your car in the dealership?
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On 10/6/2020 at 8:48 AM, jc43089 said:
I don't know if you usually use E10 fuel but if you can run it low and fill up with non ethanol fuel it is much better. It doesn't deteriorate rapidly like ethanol fuel does.
I've only put 91 in this car. I think that's ethanol free or is that 93?
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12 minutes ago, KaiserRolls said:
Am I the only one that just removes the battery all together??
I just toss them on a shelf and then slap them back in when the salts gone.
unless your radio station presets are that important
Yeah I was going to remove it and leave it on a tender. No electrical outlets at the storage unit.
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I see there is a STA-BIL product labeled "storage". Is this the one I should I go with or is there just a standard one I should use?
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37 minutes ago, GunMetalGrey said:
Ensure the coolant is able to handle Wisconsin winter, this can be done with a cheap "gauge" from a parts store. It's basically a pipette with a few balls in it to determine the freezing point.
Outside of that, nothing too drastic to do.
Those wheels look oh so good!Got it, will do.
Got something for the wheels that I’m hoping shows up before I put it away for the year.
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Haven’t done anything to the car other than drive it. Got a storage unit about a minute from my house to keep it in for the winter.
Does anyone have recommendations for storing their car in a non climate controlled garage over the winter? My plan was to swap back to the stock wheels and keep the style 5s in my parents basement so the tires stay in a warmer environment. Buy a tender for the battery and fill it up with gas before parking it for the winter.
Any other suggestions? Probably was going to put something between the tires and the concrete even though I’m not too concerned about the tires on the stock wheels.
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I’ve had my eye on these vinyl banners of vintage pictures at Road America for awhile now. Drove the E30 down to RA for the PCA event and picked one up while I was in the shop signing the form to get the RA license plates considered to be put into DMW rotation. 84”x48”, I’ll probably end up getting a couple more these when I have my own garage.
I went with the Mark Donohue driven Porsche 917/30.
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How’s the Dinan BBK vs a Wilwood, StopTech, Brembo?
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Dude was definitely with it, has all the drift flags.
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Might have to fret creative and do some cutting and use some adhesive around the vents. Might be your best bet to get a tight fit. Or maybe ask an upholstery shop to give it a go?
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What equipment/products are you using?
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Major update:
License plate frame I bought at RA during the vintage weekend. I have no tie to this city and I know Moon Eyes has no relevance to E30’s, but I’ve alway liked their branding and it’s red. Plus, I love trinkets.
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It definitely scoots.
It looked really good after I did a paint correction on it however many years ago, but it sat outside that winter...
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6 hours ago, B C said:
I only just saw this thread/the video. That is awesome and I think you should leave it 😆😆
can you replicate the noise anytime you want? Or is it very random
It’s every time. I’ve only been able to very faintly get some audio to come through on an AUX to tape deck. Ben had suggested possibly ground issue. But my assumption is it could also possibly be the amp. My audio knowledge is very limited.
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10 hours ago, straight6pwr said:
lookup cyclocross bikes. they are basically what you'll be building. its a sport invented for the road race guys to have something to do in the 'off season' in parts of the world that have winter. i turned an 80s hybird into a cyclocross bike for my commuting for a while. its really the best 'all-rounder' if you ask me. light enough and low rolling resistance with small tires that you dont feel like the bike is slowing you down, but capable enough to do just about any dirt trail that doesnt have jumps and logs and stuff.
those calipers are awfully tight on the rims, be careful with knobby tire sizes, there isnt much room there. if the bike has 700c wheels, you could downsize to 650c and add long reach calipers, but that might be more effort/$$ than youre looking to put forth
and you cant put disc brakes on any bike to fix tire clearance, either. its frame dependent. you could change the front forks to add discs, but for the back you're stuck.
drop bars are actually quite comfortable if you get them in the right spot. you could get a new, longer stem, or one that has a 45deg rise to get the bars up in the air more.
i'd recommend converting to STI shifters (the kind that are integrated into the brake levers) and keeping your bars. the geometry of straight bars on a road bike can be awkward. for a cheaper fix, I used thumb shifters. also, depending on what bars you use, you can run into issues with brake levers. putting mountain bike style brake levers on a road bike doesnt work that well, and visa-versa. they pull different amounts of cable.
2 hours ago, m42b32 said:Nice Cannondale! Shimano 105 is great, I have it on one of my bikes and have zero complaints. Converting to discs is possible, but not worth it at all. That, and any "adapter" mounts for the rear would put a lot of stress on parts of the frame not intended to see braking forces. You would also need new hubs, so at that point the cost is getting way up there.
Just slap on the biggest tires you can fit and have fun! Another bar option is bullhorns. I had some Nitto RB021 on a fixed gear I rode in college (still have the bars) and they were perfect for hilly terrain since I never used drops and were incredible for climbing.
...Not that you needed any more opinions, I just like bikes and wanted to chime in haha
This is a new avenue for me, so lots to learn. Thank you for the info.
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33 minutes ago, m42b32 said:
https://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/cto/d/streamwood-2008-bmw-335xi/7163578386.html
I wish the seller would've blocked more of it so nobody would have to look at it
This is outstandingly horrendous.
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17 minutes ago, patsbimmer1 said:
I've got a buddy with some very expensive gravel bikes that he raves about but when I've done rides on actual grave I just don't understand the allure. They're fucking stiff as hell with drop handlebars and it makes the whole experience really miserable. But the 1x gearsets he's got are wonderful. And they look cool so there's that lol.
The look is a big thing lol I’m definitely going to be changing to a standard handle bar as the drops will be difficult when just getting around the track. As well as the shifter/brake position. Tube shifter will be tough around RA.
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3 minutes ago, patsbimmer1 said:
My experience with gravel bikes so far is they're basically a road bike with bigger tires right? Can you get different gearsets easily for these? Any attempt to do disc brakes?
My understanding is it’s essentially the Baja craze of cars, just with bikes. Turn road cars into off-road cars. I just want to change the bars and pedals into something more “mountain bike” like and then do as wide and tall of a tire with a more knobby tread pattern.
I could probably convert to discs, but I don’t think I will need them for my application. And yes, you can change the gear sets for these, but the Shimano 105 should be good enough for my needs.
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