QuoteBob in Everett The reason I thought you must have been home was that your profile said that your last activity was 6:13. I must have miss read it. Your eyes probably didn't deceive you. I'm one of those guys that is rarely parted from his technology, and as such I carry an iPhone with me everywhere. Whenever someone posts to a thread here that I'm subscribed to, an email inby Earendil - Car Talk
QuoteJose Pinto QuoteBob in Everett Hey Tyler, Glad you found me at the picnic. Good to meet you in person. You must have made it home before I did. Your meeting can be counted as a BEN forum meeting, the users here seldom meet each other in person... Did any of you made good pictures, or anyone you know? I had my brother leaning out the window taking a few on the way up. But I didnby Earendil - Car Talk
QuoteBob in Everett Hey Tyler, Glad you found me at the picnic. Good to meet you in person. You must have made it home before I did. "home", oh dear. Actually, I stuck around for almost all of the tech talks before someone called me wanting to buy my OEM radio. So I went over and talked to him. I came back for the raffle long enough to realize I hadn't won anything, and thenby Earendil - Car Talk
QuoteBob in Everett Thanks for the compliment but there were lots of awesome cars there. The one with the 3.5L and the new upholstery was sure nice. Badged 335iC... Very nice. Yes, but it was white. I've always been a bit partial to black carsby Earendil - Community Forum
QuoteBob in Everett Maybe see you at the picnic. I dare say, Bob had the best vert at the picnic.by Earendil - Community Forum
Lechssilber is where it's at I got to drive from Portland to Tacoma today with 8 other E30s. It was awesome to be among such Bimmer friends through a medium that isn't virtual. I still love you guys thoughby Earendil - Community Forum
Quoterkj No wheelies though Yet You can't fool us with that grey hair. We know you're still young at heart!by Earendil - Community Forum
Quoterkj I bought the bike of my dreams, 1998 1200 Suzuki Bandit, it's like they built a bike to my specs.... Yipeeeee Pure awesome. Try to put a few miles on it before popping wheeliesby Earendil - Community Forum
QuoteArcheo-peteriX I wish I had one I miss the sweet sound of the inline 6 and I would really love to have one with a stick and LSD. I wish you all could join us here in the NW for the E30 picnic. Known now as the largest gathering of E30 in the world. There are a few "ricer" E30s, and a whole slew of engine swapped cars (99.9% are BMW engines) and a lot are lowered. But thatby Earendil - Community Forum
A C-section without pain killers?!?! Wtf kinda women did you marry? Damn My mother had my 3 younger siblings via C-section...at once. I'm pretty sure she didn't do triplets without at least a few tylenol.by Earendil - Community Forum
QuoteJose Pinto smaller, newer, simpler, cheaper... I smell a few contradictions there...by Earendil - Car Talk
Quoterkj Thank goodness I still have a few people who think I'm still relevant Like meby Earendil - Community Forum
Wait what?! You were there last year Bob? I'm thinking of heading up there again. Been the last twO years and it was awesome. Even if it's not your thing, it's worth going at least once to see the well taking care of, the survivors, and making fun of the ricer onesby Earendil - Car Talk
Quotealanrw I was at a car show last summer. A guy had a '71 2002 he had wedged a 325 inline 6 into. I bet that thing was a screamer!!! alan There was a restored red 2002ti for sale in Seattle, WA last year that had the M3 S14 Engine in itby Earendil - Community Forum
QuoteDave_G Welcome to the addiction! Your bank account will never be the same again. Ugh. Don't I know already QuoteDon't worry too much about that. Too often, beginners try too hard to be fast, and end up learning bad habits and sloppy technique. If you start out trying to be smooth and consistent, learning the line, and listening to the advice of your instructors, speed wilby Earendil - Technical Forum
QuoteJose Pinto It deserved a new topic perhaps ... Is it your first time on the track? There was another white e30, with roll-bar, was it significantly different from yours (beside preparation)? JP Yep, my first time on the track! Only my 3rd time visiting a track! There was also a bronzit E30 there. I don't know what was done to the engines, but we were all stamped as 325i. The wby Earendil - Technical Forum
Done! I'll have to give the full report, and post a few pictures I took along the way at a later time. But for now I want to post that I survived the repairs with minimal blood loss and only one scar. The Track portion of the endeavor was completed with zero blood loss! If anyone is eager to see what my car looks like on the track, here is a link to the photographers proof stamped photby Earendil - Technical Forum
QuoteDave_G QuoteMichiel 318iS Hmmm... I went karting with a couple of colleagues last Friday, I think every muscle in my back hurts. A couple in my arms as well, but that's partly from working in the garden on Saturday. Yeah, driving karts is a whole different matter. You use a lot more muscles doing that. With cars, at least cars with a racing seat and harness, there's a lot less phby Earendil - Technical Forum
QuoteEarendil QuoteJohn Yust Has anybody here replaced the input shaft bearing on a Getrag 260, 5 speed manual transmission? My front bearing is shot and I think I'm going in to replace it. It doesn't look like it's too bad of a job, but if you know something about it that I might need to know before I dive in, please let me know now. Sitting in a chair reading procedures in thby Earendil - Technical Forum
QuoteJohn Yust Has anybody here replaced the input shaft bearing on a Getrag 260, 5 speed manual transmission? My front bearing is shot and I think I'm going in to replace it. It doesn't look like it's too bad of a job, but if you know something about it that I might need to know before I dive in, please let me know now. Sitting in a chair reading procedures in the Bentley Manuby Earendil - Technical Forum
QuoteJohn Yust Has anybody here replaced the input shaft bearing on a Getrag 260, 5 speed manual transmission? My front bearing is shot and I think I'm going in to replace it. It doesn't look like it's too bad of a job, but if you know something about it that I might need to know before I dive in, please let me know now. Sitting in a chair reading procedures in the Bentley Manuby Earendil - Technical Forum
Quotesdp We replaced the transmission on ours a few years ago.... Get several long extensions and at least 1 with a wobble connection make it weasier to get the upper transmission bolts... That's what I keep reading. So I've borrowed enough extensions to reach 3 feet, and I bought an elbow as well. Now I just need a pipe so I can "extend" the very short 3/8 breaker bar I havby Earendil - Technical Forum
QuoteArcheo-peteriX I wonder who Veronica is? That's who he wants to be gentleby Earendil - Community Forum
A quick update. I've dropped the exhaust, driveshaft, and diff. Removed the clutch slave and loosened a few tranny bolts so that I know it's possible. Hopefully I can get the starter out and the tranny dropped tonight. Calipers have been removed and run through the dishwasher (being a bachelor is awesome). A final scrub down will facilitate the dark grey paint I'll be hittiby Earendil - Technical Forum
"Martin and Ferdinand were also rear fast". You know, someday I hope someone says that about me immediately after talking about how fast a Porche twin turbo isby Earendil - Community Forum
Quoterkj Just found this from 1983, speaking of shapes; Is that you in the picture, Rick? Scary... that was a year before I was bornby Earendil - Community Forum
Woot! Go Ferd!! Sadly, I don't have cable. But let me know when it hits iTunes, Netflix, or YouTube QuoteFerdinand The 1-hour TV episode of Targa Newfoundland 2010 will be shown this weekend. In the UK on MotorsTV: Friday April 8 - 22:05 In Canada on TSN: Saturday April 9, 11:30am In the USA on SPEED: Date not yet announced. Be sure to tune in. They will very likelyby Earendil - Community Forum
QuoteFerdinand That all makes good sense. Star Specs are good tires. Martin got those for his Nissan 240SX for our 2,200 km Targa Newfoundland adventure. Those tres were amazing, wet or dry. And after a week of beating on them hard, the tires still look good enough to use again next year (if we had enough money to go again). That is what I hear! And being here in the NW of the US, good weby Earendil - Technical Forum
Gentlemen, I have a confession to make. I've been seeing other forums. It's not you, it's me Since I bought my E46, I've been looking more and more at my E30 as a track rat. It's too beat up to ever be a garage queen, and I feel like if she's going to go, it would be fitting for her to "go out" on a track Someday I may pick up another E30, one that hasby Earendil - Technical Forum