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Brown car lives again! You should totally do the  seatsStill planning on fall brodeo? NitroSpazzz fucked around with this message at 18:16 on May 29, 2019 |
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May 29, 2019 18:11
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Party Alarm posted:The garage is a mess. Every single car needs a laundry list of things. I was going to have my hands full when I came back from my trip, and that's before I got More dog and more cars, living the life
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Jun 1, 2019 15:37
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Jun 2, 2019 10:41
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meltie posted:Stupid question; two independent megasquirts, one for each bank? That would be true to BMW, they had a separate ECU for each bank on the M70 "The M70 has two Motronic 1.7[7] ECUs (one for each cylinder bank). To provide redundancy, the M70 also has two fuel pumps, fuel rails, distributors, mass air flow sensors, crankshaft position sensors, coolant temperature sensors and throttle bodies.[8]"
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Jun 4, 2019 22:40
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Party Alarm posted:
I think I mentioned this to you but my Dad picked one of those up last summer or fall and loves it. It does lean a little on the outward side which is a little unnerving but it seems sturdy. Even with the Yukon/Van/Model3 on it it was fine. I'd recommend recruiting a couple people to help you get it setup, standing the beam up is a multi-person event.
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Jun 11, 2019 00:29
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I think I'm up to five sets (of four) of those HF furniture dollies, they work great and I'm yet to break one. Any chance you'll make NC E30 Octoberfest at VIR? I registered but still not sure if I'll be able to squeeze it in.
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Jul 22, 2019 19:52
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Party Alarm posted:I won't make it to Octoberfest - too much on my plate for the rest of the year I think. I'll be at the brodeo though!  So that is 0/3 events I planned on making that I'll make this year.
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Sep 11, 2019 10:42
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Party Alarm posted:Mount the e92 M3 speed cloth seats maybe, and reinstall the seat belts. Gotta decide if I want to drive another 8 hours down to NC in a bucket with a six point harness or not. It's really nice on the tail, sucks everywhere else. Put the bucket in the passenger spot for the drive down then swap them when you arrive. Hell swing by my place if you're coming down early and we can swap it.
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Sep 22, 2019 11:17
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Party Alarm posted:Okay so, technically I have 12 cars now, because I bought 3 parts cars. The most recent is an early model e30 I nabbed because I needed the hood. Oops. I need to do something about this eventually Space is the only thing keeping my cars to a somewhat reasonable level of 8. Low garage ceiling suck but I'm pretty sure I can stack formula cars so I'm keeping an eye out for used lifts.
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Sep 24, 2019 15:25
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Party Alarm posted:Also I need to stay off FB marketplace. DO IT  I've decided if I get a dedicated hauler it'll be an older step van, just need to find one with a six foot wide rear door.
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Oct 24, 2019 09:26
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That was what I was planning when I was looking at a ramp truck, they're fairly easy to bag but the ramp surface may limit how low you can go. I'd do the same thing if I go the step van route. Arrive at track, dump the rear and raise the front so you don't need super long ramps and your angle is safe for low cars.
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Oct 24, 2019 17:14
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Starting to look like a real shop pretty quickly. Good luck on the MR2
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Nov 1, 2019 15:15
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Yup, check/lube the cable then verify the clutch and brake switch aren't sticking.
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Jan 6, 2020 16:28
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Party Alarm posted:I need to remove the garage door opener and convert to a jackshaft type opener. I can't get enough height to use my high rise jackstands and transmissions jacks right now You could look into a 'high lift' kit for the garage door, would raise the opener and rails up against the ceiling. Jackshaft style will open up more space as well.
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Jan 18, 2020 13:35
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Party Alarm posted:
6/12 is not bad, plenty enough to hold things in place to fab up the other six.
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Jan 28, 2020 14:47
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Good to see you made it to the Brodeo, hoping to be there for one of them this year. If you guys want any input on lemons/chump/wrl car prep or are ever looking for a driver let me know. Our car wasn't the fastest, heavy rear end convertible, but we rarely had a DNF and it was super easy to drive...it's currently being run around the country in vintage racing. I miss the endurance racing and weekends at the track.
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Feb 9, 2021 12:38
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Party Alarm posted:Thanks man! You were missed. Give me a ton of poo poo if I haven't finished my V8 swap by spring Monthly check on how that V8 swap is going. \/\/ I know the feeling \/\/ NitroSpazzz fucked around with this message at 00:10 on Mar 5, 2021 |
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Mar 4, 2021 18:12
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That was a good 135i, I certainly thought about reaching out to you a few times to see if it was still for sale but covid and not driving really put a damper on that. I've lost count how many cars my brother has had go back and forth.
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Mar 19, 2021 13:36
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Party Alarm posted:I now have two blown M50s kicking around - the original one in the car and the one I swapped in from the e34 that blew. I guess I can find out how cheaply I can build a 3.0L! I guess they can live in the barn for now. That's such a good color on the MR2. You heading to the spring Brodeo?
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May 4, 2022 11:27
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One option is rod end seals, somewhat common to see on road going rod ends or in rally applications. Probably still less than ideal for a daily driver but for something that only sees a few thousand miles a year you'll probably be fine. Make it a thing you clean, inspect and re-grease every quarter and I'd think you would be ok. https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productselection.asp?Product=3077-001
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May 5, 2022 18:11
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Some great fab work there, excited to see brown car next time you're down this way.
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Nov 15, 2022 13:28
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Sounds great! How much of that list do you hope to knock out by Brodeo time? I need to check dates and take a couple days off even if I just hang out and nap.
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Mar 7, 2023 13:10
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This!
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