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You missed me sliding the M5 around Tail of the Dragon in the rain. That thing going to be at the Spring Brodeo?
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Nov 7, 2015 17:48
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Party Alarm posted:No pics until the boxes arrive What's in the box?
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Nov 7, 2015 20:33
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Nov 9, 2015 03:49
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NitroSpazzz posted:You missed me sliding the M5 around Tail of the Dragon in the rain. That thing going to be at the Spring Brodeo? I'm hoping to have my e30 ready. I think it needs a head gasket. 
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Nov 9, 2015 18:19
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Do I spend $4k on a full drop-in E30 M3 Ground Control coilover setup with reinforced subframes, trailing arms and all the goodies or wait until I at least have a rolling chassis to put them in? Think I'm going to start hoarding parts for a E30 track rat build next winter. Regular E30, fully caged and gutted down to around 2200lb with a fun engine swap. Let the  begin because I'm likely either buying that or an engine.
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Nov 12, 2015 21:25
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Are you getting some sort of crazy good deal on the parts? thats the only way i could say it's a good idea. are you looking at the garagistic reinforced subframe?
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Nov 12, 2015 23:44
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Always hoard parts.
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Nov 13, 2015 00:36
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It's not often you can get e30m3 stuff, but is that really worth like 2k on top of e30 non-M GC suspension? I'm not super knowledgeable about the m3 stuff, only thing I know is that it's 5-lug.
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Nov 13, 2015 01:12
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Well, E36 5 lug stuff fucks your geometry so...
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Nov 13, 2015 02:48
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Or you could just press e36 hubs on stock e30 spindles like I did v0v It's a lot cheaper. I have e36 M3 brakes on all four corners right now, and they're bolted up and work. I can send you a set of adapters
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Nov 13, 2015 04:01
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BlackMK4 posted:Well, E36 5 lug stuff fucks your geometry so... Widens the track?
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Nov 13, 2015 06:33
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I'm all about hoarding parts, especially that sweet sweet NLA stuff. E30 M3 vs regular E30 is 5-lug which I really don't give a poo poo about. The real bonus is better suspension geometry, larger brakes, better swaybar mounting and larger bearings. Talked to the guy a bit last night and it sounds like it shouldn't be that expensive to ship. Going to shoot him an offer today and see. I really should be putting this money towards another garage but dammit I like shiny toys. Engine I was looking at was picked up by a friend so now I'm back to searching on that one as well as the goodies for alpha-N.
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Nov 13, 2015 12:55
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Party Alarm posted:Or you could just press e36 hubs on stock e30 spindles like I did v0v What about the rear? Seat Safety Switch posted:Widens the track? http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=210078 BlackMK4 fucked around with this message at 18:44 on Nov 13, 2015 |
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Nov 13, 2015 18:40
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Large box of parts should be headed my way sometime next week. Time to put together a list of other crap I need and start watching forums, craiglist and ebay like a madman to put this thing together. Pretty sure this car is going to deserve it's own project thread. Trying to find a time to drop off the E21 at the local E30 shop to have them finish the exhaust and do the few things left to get that car road worthy. Realized today at lunch I started tearing into the E21 last Thanksgiving and it hasn't done much more than drive around the neighborhood since. Exhaust, timing, suspension setup and registration are what it's waiting on.
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Nov 13, 2015 19:32
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What do you all think is the break even price for parting out a Z3M roadie? I think I want to keep an eye out for a Z3M in the 4-6k range and keep the drivetrain and maybe suspension/subframe and sell off the rest of the car. I found one on a lovely lot in decent condition for 7k which could probably be talked down...
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Nov 13, 2015 20:27
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BraveUlysses posted:What do you all think is the break even price for parting out a Z3M roadie? I think I want to keep an eye out for a Z3M in the 4-6k range and keep the drivetrain and maybe suspension/subframe and sell off the rest of the car. If you're keeping the drivetrain, suspension and subframes there isn't really that much left to part out. Interior pieces usually move quick if you're in a big city or willing to ship but body work and stuff is a pain to deal with. I've mostly parted out E21 and E30 chassis cars and usually found myself sitting on bodywork and interior parts for way longer than I'd like.
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Nov 13, 2015 21:09
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Yep, you're planning on keeping all the valuable stuff.
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Nov 14, 2015 00:11
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BlackMK4 posted:What about the rear? Only thing I haven't played with yet is the ebrake assembly, but right now I have working 5 lug rear with e36 m3 discs and calipers
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Nov 14, 2015 02:17
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Party Alarm posted:Only thing I haven't played with yet is the ebrake assembly, but right now I have working 5 lug rear with e36 m3 discs and calipers Did you just press in the hubs as well? Because if so, looks like I won't be making poo poo on my e36 m3 since I'll be keeping most of the goodies.
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Nov 15, 2015 18:05
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I used z4 hubs. They use the same wheel bearing as an e30 as well
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Nov 16, 2015 01:40
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Since you never post in your thread I will. Was over picking up some parts I had delivered to your friends shop. We started talking about my upcoming build and I mentioned I'll be looking for a shell at some point. He offered the car below... Party Alarm posted:I don't think I ever posted pictures of the Cocaine Cowboy here. A good friend of mine in Knoxville heard rumors of this thing sitting in front of some podunk repair shop in Knoxville. He bought it for $2000.
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Dec 2, 2015 14:04
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My M42 powered E30 has suddenly developed a large vibration and noise even when just turning on the motor. It's like something is transmitting far more vibration into the cabin. Previously I've heard this noise when the exhaust was rubbing on the car - but I can't see anywhere it rubs. Idling it definitely has a noise that I can't pinpoint. I put it on the hoist and found a bad ball joint, but this happens even when just sitting with the car on idling so I don't believe its suspension related. I replaced my spark plugs because they had a gap of like .050 or more and definitely needed replaced. The car idles better but the noise / vibration is still very much present. The hood and steering wheel vibrates much more than the normal vibration of an M42. I can't figure it out and it is really frustrating because something is definitely broken but I can't figure out what it is. Could the vibration dampener on the front of the engine cause this kind of weirdness?
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Dec 2, 2015 16:26
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How are your motor mounts?
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Dec 2, 2015 16:40
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BraveUlysses posted:How are your motor mounts? They look fine, but I suppose looks could be deceiving. They weren't pancaked or lovely like the others one I've seen.
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Dec 2, 2015 16:47
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Did I mention that I drove the e30 last week? Because I drove the e30 last week. WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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 it's running!!!!11 nice to have a semi-legal car again.
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