[uucdigest] Wednesday, March 1 2000 Volume 03 : Number 363 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 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: [uuc] Enjoy [uuc] Re:<WOB> WTB High End Amplifier [uuc] Get my engine across the country [uuc] Tree 1, Greg 0 Re: [uuc] Brett and M5 Inspections! Re: [uuc] Poodles and sheep, poodles and sheep, I've gotta get me some poodles and s [uuc] E46 M3 [uuc] <MISC> RE:First gear downshifts Re: [uuc] Poodles and sheep, poodles and sheep, I've gotta get me some poodles and s [uuc] Need help with sticking Bilsteins [uuc] Need Bilstein strut nut tool [uuc] E21 no start or the little engine that could'nt [uuc] The new M3: now online at bmw.com [uuc] Nuremberg suspension [uuc] Re: GGC Autocross ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 10:05:08 -0000 From: "Nathan J.C. Burton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Enjoy http://www.bmw.com/bmwe/products/m3/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 05:21:23 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Re:<WOB> WTB High End Amplifier Check out http://store.yahoo.com/headroom/maxedouthome.html. I have one of these and I'm very happy with it. Dennis Jeong 95 518 tds 87 744 http://members.aol.com/dennis6733/540.html GGC "Neil Deshpande" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >I need 6 high quality audio amplifiers for work related purposes. All >six will be used with headphones most of the time. I'm guessing about >$500-$1000 each. Any recommendations? I need pretty close to 20-20kHz >range since we work on everything from automobiles to flushing toilets! ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2000 06:09:55 EST From: "Steven Reed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Get my engine across the country I need help in a big way. I'm purchasing a complete E30 motor (M20B25) on the opposite side of the country. I'm in northeast Tennessee and it's in southern California. Can somebody, anybody point me in the right direction for getting it shipped? I don't even know where to start. Nationwide company? UPS have a special division for major stuff? Some kind of industrial grade equipment shipper?! Surely someone on the list can help me out. I'll tell you what Jim, Brett, Rob, et al... there's a plump healthy sheep in it for ya if you come up with a solution! ;) Steve '87 327iS once i get this engine ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2000 03:49:37 -0800 From: Greg Koenig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Tree 1, Greg 0 Hi Kids... Well, after 4 days of working on other people's cars, riding in other people's cars and dealing with other people's cars, I decided to take mine out for a nice midnight drive up my favorite back mountain twisty... Kings Mountain Road. I got half way up the road and found it to be very slick... leaves, pine needles, tree sap all that fun stuff, so I did the smart thing and turned around to head back home for a nice cup of tea. For some stupid reason, I guess I was just going too fast, I really don't know why. I wasn't nailing it, trying to be a rally driver or any stupid thing like that, hell; I had already decided it was too slippery to drive any further and was looking forward to that Tazo... I guess I really wanted some. I was driving at about 30mph (usually I am doing 50 through this section) and through every other turn, I felt like I was going nice and slow for conditions. I guess brain fade took over, because I didn't brake enough for this one very sharp turn. Now, previously at the track, I was complimented by my instructor on my ability to get a car gracefully through a turn, even if I entered a bit too fast. I enacted all those skills that seemed to have no trouble getting me out of much worse situations this weekend at Sears Point, but to no avail. As much as I tried, I simply couldn't keep from going off. Into the mud I went, and it was all over, I put both feet in and SMACK. Pure understeer. Pure brain fade. Purely my fault. I hit the tree going around 20mph. Driver's side, right into the headlight (hell, I needed a new headlamp on that side anyhow). The fender, bumper, grill and hood are toast. The door got bent when I forced it open (I saw a lot of smoke and a spark from the headlight, and was afraid of a fire) and it got tweeked by the fender. Luckily, front ends on E36s are fairly inexpensive to fix, because everything bolts together, no welding is necessary. Moral of the story: 1) It is really very easy to go too fast in these cars though it all comes down to lack of concentration. I wasn't worried about the slippery conditions any more, my brain turned off "Concentrate on Driving" mode because I had already turned off that part of my mind when I packed it up to go home. I was basically coasting down the mountain, overly relaxed. 2) If you are going to drive fast, do it at night. It is reasons like this that I limit my "recreational" style driving to a late night, when the chances of getting a passerby involved are virtually non existent. On a road like Kings Mountain, visibility at night isn't a factor, given that your headlights light up the maximum area you can see around the corners anyhow. Also, what little oncoming traffic there is announces itself long before it gets near you with their headlights. 4) I can now tell you that Schroth belts really REALLY work. I have no airbags in my car because of a previous accident (truck backing into me) that caused me more injuries because of the airbag then the accident itself. I use a set of Schroth Autocontrol belts and now have LOTS of confidence in them. I wasn't even dazed, I didn't get thrown about. Greg Koenig 325is w/Broken Nose ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 04:09:41 -0800 (PST) From: Matthew Yip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Brett and M5 Inspections! Mid-life crisis? Who are you trying to kid? More like a senior citizen special. The Aussie bastard gave my car the once-over as well, long after I'd purchased it. It's never been the same since. - --- Curt Kiser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yea, right! He did a pre-sale on MY M5 and it turned out to be a > POS! That > lying Aussie baahstud. Oh, wait a minute. I didn't pay him in > cash but in > Bloody Mary's! DOH, that wasn't smart. ;-) I was just kidding > about the M5 > being a POS. It's not little, or red, but my mid-life crisis car > anyway. ===== Matthew Yip [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.geocities.com/mgyip/ '87 GTi 16v - x2 '88 M5 '99 F350 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 04:22:10 -0800 (PST) From: Matthew Yip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Poodles and sheep, poodles and sheep, I've gotta get me some poodles and s Rob had one poodle, now two - go figure. We think he's into some ancient poodle breeding ritual but no one has the nerve to watch. Brett's an Aussie. Considering the amount of vast lonely space down under AND the availiablity of fluffy farm animals, well, I'll leave the rest to your imagination. - --- Steven Reed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Where'd this ongoing joke about poodles and sheep originate, > anyway? > > Inquiring minds want to know! ===== Matthew Yip [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.geocities.com/mgyip/ '87 GTi 16v - x2 '88 M5 '99 F350 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 07:23:59 -0500 (EST) From: "Albert C. Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] E46 M3 Not sure if this is old news or not, but... http://www.bmw.com/bmwe/products/automobiles/m3/opener.html W O W ! Configurable shift warning tone, 18" wheels, 8000rpm redline (with peak hp at 7900rpm)... this one is all winner. - -al ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2000 07:22:42 -0500 From: Chris Pawlowicz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <MISC> RE:First gear downshifts > Kevin Kelly writes: > > > I have been practicing first gear downshifts and am ready to keep > > the M5 above 4000 rpm. > >Kathy sez > Wow, when I downshifted from first I ended up with a bad result! What > am I doing wrong? ;-) > you have to make sure you have completed the 180 degree rotation and don't forget to heel and toe.. getting into non-synchromesh reverse is a pain in the ass at 4000rpm :) chris pawlowicz '89 325i '74 2002 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2000 08:02:58 EST From: "Steven Reed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Poodles and sheep, poodles and sheep, I've gotta get me some poodles and s Ewwwwwww. Those short shift kits are sealed when they arrive, right?! :) >From: Matthew Yip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [uuc] Poodles and sheep, poodles and sheep, I've gotta get me >some poodles and s >Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 04:22:10 -0800 (PST) > >Rob had one poodle, now two - go figure. We think he's into some >ancient poodle breeding ritual but no one has the nerve to watch. > >Brett's an Aussie. Considering the amount of vast lonely space down >under AND the availiablity of fluffy farm animals, well, I'll leave >the rest to your imagination. > >--- Steven Reed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Where'd this ongoing joke about poodles and sheep originate, > > anyway? > > > > Inquiring minds want to know! > > >===== >Matthew Yip >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://www.geocities.com/mgyip/ > >'87 GTi 16v - x2 >'88 M5 >'99 F350 >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. >http://im.yahoo.com ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 05:16:37 -0800 (PST) From: James Muskopf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Need help with sticking Bilsteins I need to find out why my front Bilstein sports are nearly seized. They were good used from a club-member's 533i, but they sat in a junkyard for a while, on the car. Has anyone ever rebuilt or taken one apart? Can I remove the nut from the bottom of the yellow shock body without depressurizing/ruining the shock? I'm guessing there are only some spacers/bumpstops in there, and the rest of the damper assembly (top) is self-contained. I know I can have them rebuilt, but that leaves too much downtime. Please reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and to the digest. I read every one, but sometimes I miss things ;^) Thanks for your help! James Muskopf [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1984 535i __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 05:21:33 -0800 (PST) From: James Muskopf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Need Bilstein strut nut tool I need the special nut tool that comes with front Bilstein strut inserts, either Sport or HD. If anyone has a spare or two, I may even buy it from you! Please reply to me directly. Thanks! James Muskopf [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2000 07:25:12 -0600 From: "Christopher J. Kolaitis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] E21 no start or the little engine that could'nt Hi Matt, I know the pain your friend is in, I once owned an 83 320i Sport. The only BMW I did not bound with. Many a times I just wanted to walk away and leave that friggin car at the side of the road where it had died. Try the fuel pump under the car, driver side along side the exhaust system. Why the BMW engineers put the fuel pump right up next to the exhaust system, where it would get hot and freeze up and stop I will never understand. I would be cruising along in the summer time and come to a stop when the fuel pump would get hot and die until some time later when it got cooler it would start up again. That car design had the German Demons (over engineered) designed in to it. It was a lot of fun to drive cross country in the Summer until it came to a stop and died. Good Luck to you and your friend, Chris, Windy City Club Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 16:58:06 -0500 From: "VincentMathew Malfa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] E21 No Start If the group could cast aside their 320 prejudices for just a moment, a friend of mine as an 83 automatic that won't start. It appears to have spark at the coil, so I have proceeded under the assumption that the problem is fuel related. I see no damage to any of the fuel lines, but I can't find the filter. (The two canisters near the tank look kinda like the ones on Tad Laird's E30, but since I know everything on his car is way overengineered, I'm certain that can't be it on an E21). Any suggestions about how to proceed? Thanks much, Matt Malfa <----- real glad I don't own an E21 94 325is <---------owner has corresponding Bentley Manual <g> ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 09:18:47 -0500 From: "Bill Bauman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] The new M3: now online at bmw.com I got this from BMW AG today. Enjoy..... Bill Bauman '97 328is w/sport pkg Genesee Valley Chapter ============================================================= The new BMW M3 makes its international debut. This week sees one of the most eagerly awaited automotive events of the year: the debut of the new BMW M3 at the International Geneva Motor Show. And it's not just there that the new M3 will be presented to the public for the first time, but on the Internet too. >From today, you can experience this unique combination of performance, technology and design online at bmw.com, with exclusive photos, detailed information, plus videos and pictures for you to download to your computer. Log on now and see for yourself, at: http://www.bmw.com/bmwe/products/m3/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 09:25:49 -0500 From: "Phemister, George" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Nuremberg suspension <<<<<From: John Edward Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: Rob's modest little family hatch > paper including the unique option of "Nuremberg suspension". Each wheel suspended at full rebound by a loop of rope? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Set up for speed trials, I expect. Or hanging out the tail? Whatever, he's sure to acquit himself well. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2000 06:48:20 -0800 From: Randy Walters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: GGC Autocross Randy Walters wrote: >>>I'd never been to an San Francisco region event before and was >>>surprised that their course was so short (45 second range), but it >>>was a very fun course nonetheless. My GTi sure liked it :-) I've >>>never been on a 34 second course before, that must be intense ! Scott D Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Randy, either you weren't entirely clear with that post, or else I'll never >forgive you for showing up at a GGC autocross and not introducing yourself! My surprise SFR visit was to an SCCA Slush event, several months before i bought the BMW. Everybody was wondering who this guy in the Golf was, especially when i started beating their top-dog DSP trailer-queen cars :-) >About the course length: We had never run at Marina before. I designed >the course from descriptions of the site I received from several sources. >No one person had the description quite right, so I had to piece it >together. Now that we've seen the place, one of my goals for future events >there is to make the courses longer. This will be great for the drivers, >but a pain for the course workers (a.k.a. coneheads) who will have to stand >off the the side and then run to the center whenever a cone gets knocked >down. It can't be any worse than the San Diego Chapter's events on the huge Qualcomm West Lot ! You gotta run forever to pick up the cones. Is the Marina Field site concrete or asphalt? >I love the requests from various members on how to lay out the course. The >V-8 guys (5- and 7-series) want long straights. The underpowered 3-series >guys want lots of tight turns. Let the bribes begin! >Scott Miller >GGC BMW CCA blah blah blah A good course is one that flows well for *everybody*. Courses with tight U-Turns and narrow L-shaped 90 degree turns are frustrating. We'd rather have a smooth flowing 45 second course than a choppy tight 60 second course :-) I went to your GGC website and saw that the event is being held at Marina field, which has had NASA events with 60 second courses so i'm sure it's possible to set up a longer course. Some small lots dictate that only one car can be on course at a time and in that case, the course can be set up in such a way that the car goes through the course one direction, then somewhere in the middle you have a "pivot cone" where the driver makes a U-Turn around it and goes back through the course the opposite direction back to the start/finish line. We used to do this on a postage-stamp of a lot in Antelope Valley. It's like having two different courses in one, and can be set up to be fast and flowing while not taking up a lot of space. If you run more than one car on course then this won't work of course :-) Too bad it's so far away from L.A., i'd like to take-on them Super Audi's i keep hearing about :-) Randy Walters 89 325is L.A. & S.D. Chapters http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=153582&a=1200064 ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #363 ************************** _________________________________________ | Please visit these UUC-approved BMW parts vendors/service providers: | (listed alphabetically) | Bonneville Motorwerks . http://www.bonnevillemotorwerks.com | Circle Tire Co. 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