[uucdigest] Tuesday, February 1 2000 Volume 03 : Number 161 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | For all available Digest commands including unsubscribe/subscribe, | visit the BMW UUC Digest page: http://www.uucdigest.com | Send SUBMISSIONS to [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Complaints? Send 'em to [EMAIL PROTECTED] if you must. | Visit http://www.bubbaclub.com | www.bimmers.com - "serving enthusiasts on the 'net" | Visit http://www.bimmer.org - ultimate BMW bulletin boards! | Subscribe to the Zionsville Autosport Parts Digest: | http://www.zionsvilleautosport.com/majordomo.htm ����������������������������������������� In this BMW UUC Digest: Re: [uuc] Jim and the Compressor Story Re: [uuc] bought the F650 Re: [uuc] bought the F650 [uuc] Re: e28 ETM [uuc] That Ferrari replica Re: [uuc] That Ferrari replica [uuc] FS: '76 2002 (Irvine CA) [uuc] Politics and Duane Re: [uuc] Absolutely incredible - zip files on site Re: [uuc] Absolutely incredible - zip files on site [uuc] <FS>Dinan Chip for '95 M3 [uuc] Re: M1--Cost of Keeping on the Road [uuc] Jim C was, "best bang for buck" Re: [uuc] CCA Elections for VP ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 23:45:54 -0500 From: "Rob Levinson - UUC Motorwerks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Jim and the Compressor Story I owe your son a beer. That story gets me giggling by the time you get to "air compressor"! I just had a thought - if you're a lying, delusional psychopath, would it be spelled "kompressor"? DOH! - - Rob - ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Powell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Jim and the Compressor Story > Ok, so Rob loves the compressor story. > Someday I'll get even. I swear. > > Jim > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 23:41:15 -0500 From: "Rob Levinson - UUC Motorwerks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] bought the F650 Are you absofigginlutely kidding? In NJ we consider people that do that to be primo suicidal idiots who plan to take some of our car paint off in their death-dive. In California that crap is LEGAL? Unreal. - - Rob Motorcycle-licensed but too much of a life-wish to buy a bike in NJ - ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Powell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] bought the F650 > Besides, I will reiterate, I wanted a narrow, nimble > bike to weave through traffic on. Riding between lanes of traffic is > legal in California. > Jim Powell > Fake BMW '99 F650 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 21:20:27 -0800 From: Jim Powell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] bought the F650 Legal as can be. There are rules about straddling lanes and you are *supposed* to only pass on the driver's side of the vehicle being passed. But mostly everyone ignores that part. On I-5 I won't do it. The lanes are too narrow. But on I-15 in rush hour traffic you can find 6 feet or so between the traffic stopped in the far left lane and the next one on the right. I-15 is 4 lanes wide in each direction. So instead of sitting in a bumper to bumper crawl you can ride a bike and do 25-40 between the lanes. I refuse to pass another car over 45 mph thats moving or 25 when they're stopped, but AFAIK thats not a legal requirement. I've never had a problem but have seen a couple of the full dresser's that can't lane-share get rear ended sitting stopped. Some people certainly ride full dresser's, along with boxer's in this situation. But mostly its crotch rockets, singles and v twins out there. Much more manueverable, at least psychologically to me. Jim Rob Levinson - UUC Motorwerks wrote: > > Are you absofigginlutely kidding? In NJ we consider people that do > that to be primo suicidal idiots who plan to take some of our car > paint off in their death-dive. > > In California that crap is LEGAL? Unreal. > > - Rob > Motorcycle-licensed but too much of a life-wish to buy a bike in NJ > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jim Powell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [uuc] bought the F650 > > > Besides, I will reiterate, I wanted a narrow, nimble > > bike to weave through traffic on. Riding between lanes of traffic > is > > legal in California. > > Jim Powell > > Fake BMW '99 F650 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 14:58:35 -0500 From: "Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: e28 ETM Scott, why not fix the problem instead of masking it ? Most likely, the OBC relay box above the drivers feet has some corrosion or cracked solder joints. It's a black box with two green connectors. If memory serves me correctly, one is four pin, the other 3 pin. Brett Anderson www.koalamotorsport.com Home of the E30 M3 CD-ROM repair manual > From: Scott Ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [uuc] e28 ETM > > Is there anyone out there who can tell me the appropriate wires to snip or > cross to get the CODE function disabled on my OBC? I'd like to have the > instant mileage and time functions without having to pull fuses to reset > the thing whenever it decides to spontaneously enable the CODE function. > > I recall someone writing a procedure for this on an e30 earlier, but I > can't find it now. > > Thanks, > > Scott Ferguson > 1985 535i ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 21:35:21 -0800 From: Jim Powell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] That Ferrari replica Wow! I finally downloaded the file and watched it. If somebody in Modena doesn't just give that guy a car, there's no justice. Jim ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 21:38:37 -0800 (PST) From: Chester Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] That Ferrari replica I forwarded the link to a non-car-buff coworker and he smugly said, "Well, if he built the car because he couldn't afford a Ferrari, why didn't he just build a life size one? Just take the drawings and multiply by 5." LOL. Chester - --- Jim Powell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Wow! I finally downloaded the file and watched it. If somebody in > Modena doesn't just give that guy a car, there's no justice. > > Jim > ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 21:39:25 -0800 From: "Brian Foster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] FS: '76 2002 (Irvine CA) I am going to sell the 2002 I've been fixing up to drive daily (because it really isn't the right car in Southern California for driving 2 smallkids around to school and day care every day). This car was originally purchased for the wheels only -- I thought I would part it out originally. Imagine my surprise when we discovered what a wonderful car it was. After 12 hours of polishing and waxing, it turnedout to be a very pretty car too. Here are some of the details: '76 2002 * Navy blue (original color, very rare Medium Metallic blue: Arktisblau Metallic) * Some surface rust near trim; no rust in the trunk wheel well, shock towers, or rocker panels at all * evidence of being tagged on passenger side rear, but excellent repairwork * seats have an expensive re-upholster look to them (a little too much stuffing, but good stitch work; no rips or tears) * I'll order a new carpet kit for it * In the process of refurbishing the heater unit * 158-156-159-160 compression; passed California smog legally and easily less than 30 days ago (can be used for title transfer up to 90 days after the test) * registered in California to Jan/2001 * very good 4-speed * most of the driveline (flex disk, center support/bearing and driveshaft) recently replaced * good brakes * rod out the radiator and new thermostat (runs halfway up the temp guage and stops) * all lights and gauges work * sunroof works great * new 165/80-13 tires with 60K mi. warranty from America's Tire (Discount Tire); BTW, they are pretty skinny so they follow the rain grooves inthe freeway. * new battery * new front windshield gasket and beading Some of things it needs: * clutch slave cylinder is seeping... I am going to get $2500 for it with clutch slave replaced, the carpetkit installed and the heater core repaired and installed. Act quickly (before I do these three things) and I'll knock it down to the first $1800. I've driven the car on 4 trips of over 200 miles round per trip in the last 2 weeks. A very nice car to drive. Contact me for terms of delivery if you want it up in Northern California... I might be able to work out quite a deal for you. Brian Foster Irvine CA [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________________ To get your own FREE ZDNet onebox - FREE voicemail, email, and fax, all in one place - sign up today at http://www.zdnetonebox.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2000 00:51:23 -0500 From: Gary Bossert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Politics and Duane Duane if I remember right, weren't you one of the folks crying to keep CCA Politics off of the digest and that's one of the reasons you gave for starting up your own list? What (or who) has changed your mind? I think the folks on this list can certainly contact the candidates and ask any question they want to and I encourage them to do so. As for your agenda, I can think of couple good reasons why I wouldn't want national to implement either program. One involves control and one involves money. Now back to our regular "bashing". - -Gary Bossert Not running for office (thank god). ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 21:58:55 -0800 From: "Brad Houser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Absolutely incredible - zip files on site - ----- Original Message ----- From: ben keyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > re: all the problems about getting this to work, go to : > > http://www.johnegerton.co.uk/cmcc/cars.htm > > where there are zipped versions of the real media files. for folks behind > aggressive firewalls (like me), this is likely the only way to get the files. Real Media files are highly compressed to begin with. There is not much benefit to zipping them, in fact they may end up bigger. If you can't stream the file (view it while it downloads) try right clicking and doing a File Save As... then you can try opening it with Real Media player. (it is an impressive story, but I don't know too many people who would spend 15 years of their spare time doing something that involved. I'll bet he doesn't subscribe to too many mail lists!) Brad Houser '99 M3 Cabrio Estorilblau ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 22:07:03 -0800 (PST) From: Chester Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Absolutely incredible - zip files on site Hopefully I'm not spilling over too much into the technical weenie stuff, but, the reason why it's better to zip them is that you then deal with the standard way of downloading things over the internet. You can't just right click on a .rm file and save it to the hard drive. The real audio plugin and I would assume the web server go through some weird protocols and ports in an effort to not allow you to save them to the disk. In order to save the files, you need to actually purchase the "gold" version of their software. FWIW, Chester - --- Brad Houser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Real Media files are highly compressed to begin with. There is not much > benefit to zipping them, in fact they may end up bigger. If you can't stream > the file (view it while it downloads) try right clicking and doing a File > Save As... then you can try opening it with Real Media player. > > (it is an impressive story, but I don't know too many people who would spend > 15 years of their spare time doing something that involved. I'll bet he > doesn't subscribe to too many mail lists!) > > Brad Houser > '99 M3 Cabrio > Estorilblau > > > ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 22:28:35 -0700 From: Pearson-Franks Family <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <FS>Dinan Chip for '95 M3 Fellow Bimwads: Like the title says, I have a Dinan ECU chip from my 10/95 production date M3 that needs a new home. $299 list, details at: http://www.dinanbmw.com/html/m3-1995/M3_1995_e36_soft.htm The first $149 takes it, Priority Mail! Larry Franks 425.392.2571 - -- Pearson-Franks Family Issaquah, Washington ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 21:39:24 -0500 From: Phil Marx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: M1--Cost of Keeping on the Road Bob DiLeonardi wrote: >I, too, have been watching with interest as M1 prices fall and have had a >talk or two with folks who know something (we'll, at least more than I do) >:-) about these cars, as it has always been a dream of mine to own one. I've >been told, though, that even as exotics go, replacement parts--even simple >stuff like water pumps--for this vehicle are *outrageously* expensive and/or >NLA, period. Is this correct Phil (or anybody else in a position to know)? We used to service two M1s years ago. Water pumps went bad often and back then I think BMW would sell you one (if you bent over and walked through the Parts department door backwards) for around $700. One of our customers took the pump to a truck repair place that worked on his refrigerated fleet of ice trucks and had a new bearing and seal installed in the old one for $36. I don't think they cared what it came off of. BMW wanted around $65 for an oil filter and, being a Porsche dealer as well as BMW, we couldn't resist trying the 911 oil filter for about $12 which, other than the profile of the o-ring, was an exact duplicate. After Gordon Medenica blew a New Old Stock oil filter on his M1 in the first stop on the One-Lap years ago, he asked me if I had another one. He'd just paid the price of gold for the one he got from his local (BMW owned) BMW dealer. What do you expect of a 15 year old rubber gasket. Gordon now uses the 911 filter and recommends it to his M1 register members. - -Phil Marx ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2000 08:13:36 -0800 From: "William T. Wallace" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Jim C was, "best bang for buck" Thanks to all for the replies. I have been informed that the Jim C "Sharked" ECU upgrade is not available for the new double VANOS 2.8l. So I guess I will just wait. Thanks again for the reply's. William Wallace BMW CCA #177841 '00 528i "GOD is good all the time" ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 23:28:37 -0800 From: Tamara Hull <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] CCA Elections for VP Duane, I like the autocross idea. But I think you really want all the chapters to have autocrosses so that you can go and kick butt in that new seven sled of yours. As for the national instructor database, I also like this idea and I know that this has been discussed for a while on the national board. I also know that the Driving Events Committee asked to be involved in making this decision. Makes sense - they oversee all the chapter driving schools, keep the official Driving School Standards up to date, etc. Well, at the national board meeting in November '99, the official Driving Events Committee report was that they were not going to push for the national database, and actually recommended against it. I believe the reasons why included manageability, subjectivity, etc. Maybe some DEC members are on the digest and can answer your expected question of "why?" more fully. And, yes, while who you vote for Exec VP does matter, he's just 1 vote of 9. I'd hate to see someone elected because they promised to fulfill your dreams of the national instructor database or the autocross program and then see that person not be able to fulfill their promises because they got outvoted. Tammi ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #161 ************************** _________________________________________ | Please visit these UUC-approved BMW parts vendors/service providers: | (listed alphabetically) | Bonneville Motorwerks . http://www.bonnevillemotorwerks.com | Circle Tire Co. (used & classic BMW parts) e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Curry's Auto Service . http://www.currysauto.com | Eurosport . http://www.eurosport-hp.com | Koala MotorSport . http://www.koalamotorsport.com | Taylor BMW - http://www.taylorbmw.com - Doc Bimmer! | The Ultimate Garage . http://www.ultimategarage.com | UUC Motorwerks . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com | Zionsville Autosport . http://www.zionsvilleautosport.com ����������������������������������������
