[uucdigest] Monday, March 6 2000 Volume 03 : Number 392 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 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] Announcing San Diego Chapter Event Re: [uuc] SOLO II /E30 M3 [uuc] US Spec E46 Vehicles (M52 vs. M54 etc) [uuc] Re: <E30> subframe q's [uuc] More praise of Rob's new ride (was dentfest pics) [uuc] <FS> M3 Contour Wheels [uuc] What's the best way to get pencil mark out of headliner? Re: [uuc] Rear Panels on E36 Re: [uuc] Rear Panels on E36 Re: [uuc] Rear Panels on E36 [uuc] Dent Worx (was: Rear Panels on E36) Re: [uuc] Re: E30 M3 upgrades for Solo2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2000 19:25:33 -0800 From: Jim Powell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Announcing San Diego Chapter Event The San Diego Chapter will be having a club social night June 16th. We'll be attending the Padres - Reds game at 6:05pm at Qualcomm Stadium. See the Fahren Affairs newsletter or the Club web site for more info. http://www.sdbmwcca.com Jim Powell Webmeister, San Diego Chapter BMW CCA ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2000 19:40:48 -0800 (PST) From: Carlos Lopez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] SOLO II /E30 M3 David Yando wrote: >As far as classification goes - our cars are in A >stock, along with E36 M3s and other worthy competitors. Speaking of which, anyone ever consider writing a letter to the SEB stating a case for the E30 M3 to be moved out of A-stock? It seems out of place now with the Porsche 944S2, 968, the E36 M3, and the MR2 Turbos dominating that class. Don't know what class it sould be moved to but let's see - 192HP, ~2700 lbs. Hmm... smells like Type R territory, so howsa bout G-stock? Nah... they'll complain up a storm because that car is a ringer in that class. How's about B-stock, yeah let's mix it up with the Miatae boyz n girls. ;-) Seriously anyone think that may be a good idea and hopefully be re-classed for next year? I'm not changing my springs back to stock so I'm staying in CSP. BTW I found out the other day I won CSPT (street tire) for the Detroit region. Woo hoo! My only real competition was a Neon who skipped a few events, thank God for that cuz he was faster. :-) Carlos 91 M3 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2000 21:17:36 -0700 From: Land Shark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] US Spec E46 Vehicles (M52 vs. M54 etc) Guys, Apparently the last time I posted this, no one paid any attention ;) Here's a list of the US Spec E46 vehicles which are supposedly heading our way. (Note, this is from a list of VIN/VDS assignments) It shows that M54 production begins Jun 2000 with the 330i, most likely as an early 2001 model. Also with a 323Ti model. (this would be cool!) The production start dates seem a bit optimistic in the case of the M3, but this list had the engine pegged at 3.2 liters for nearly a year now. (Interesting, Huh) Jim C. Limousine 328i Jun-98 M52B28 Limousine 323i Jul-98 M52B25 Coup=E9 323Ci Jun-99 M52B25 Coup=E9 328Ci Jun-99 M52B28 Cabrio 323i Dec-99 M52B25 Limousine 323i Jan-00 M52B25 Touring 323i Jan-00 M52B25 Coup=E9 M3 Apr-00 S54B32 Cabrio 330i Jun-00 M54B30 Compact 323i Jun-00 M54B25 Coup=E9 330i Jun-00 M54B30 Limousine 330i Jun-00 M54B30 Cabrio 323i Sep-00 M54B25 Coup=E9 323i Sep-00 M54B25 Limousine 323i Sep-00 M54B25 Limousine M3 Sep-00 S54B32 Touring 323i Sep-00 M54B25 Cabrio M3 Nov-00 S54B32 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2000 20:19:06 -0800 From: Randy Walters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: <E30> subframe q's >Randy Walters teases with: >>I have a trick for breaking the subframe's knurled press-pins out >>without banging, beating, or swearing . . . Carlos Lopez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >Well geez Randy, don't just leave us hanging like that!!! >What's the latest trick? I read Pat D's to strike the pin from the top >before anything else is apart. >Carlos >91 M3 On my 89 325is, could not see the knurled press-fit bolts from inside the car because the recesses in the floor were filled with a thick slathering of body-colored silicone rubber from the factory. There was no way in hell to see where these bolts were located from inside as they had never been removed before. I banged on em from below with various mallets and a hand-held sledge hammer but they wouldn't budge no matter how hard i hit em. So i came up with the idea of using the car's weight to break them loose and it worked great :-) I placed a small floorjack just below the bolt and raised the jack pad till it just touched the bolt, then i gently and slowly pumped the jack a few pumps and raised the car up off the jackstand about a 1/4 inch, then the weight of the car broke the knurled bolt loose and the car settled back down onto the jackstand, pushing the bolt up enough to break it loose. From there i removed the jack and knocked the bolt into the passenger compartment with a short dowel hit with a carpenters hammer. Don't raise the car more than a 1/4" off the jackstand cause you don't want it crashing down once that bolt breaks free. If the bolt breaks loose but you still can't knock it all the way up, use the jack again with a dowel up in the hole through the bushing and use it as a reverse press to push the bolt up and out. The thing that kept my bolts from breaking loose was an inch-thick plug of body-color silicone rubber filling the hole above the head of the bolts, not to mention the press-fit of the knurled bolts themselves. When i jacked the bolt up, it pushed the silicone up and out of the hole leaving an inch-long plug of silicone laying on the floor. Make sure you pile some towels or blankets over this area in case the bolt goes flying inside the car. Apparently they've been known to go flying up inside the car and damage things when knocked out, dunno if my method would but i covered them anyway to be safe. I was surprised to find the plug was so thick, that hole is so deep and the bolt's flat head is hidden way down there. It wasn't visible at all before i pushed it out of there, exposing the hole. These knurled bolts are a tight fit as it is and being a press-fit makes them very very tight, and the rubber plug above the flat round head didn't help. I think the rubber plug made hitting the bolt with the big hammer useless as the rubber plug would probably compress and spread out, further gripping the side of the opening above the bolt's head. It took jacking it up to push it up and out, hitting it did nothing. Randy 89 325is ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2000 23:20:40 -0500 From: "Grant Low" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] More praise of Rob's new ride (was dentfest pics) Sorry for more about this car, but I can't help myself..... Damn Rob, that is one sweeeet blue color on that touring.. totally beautiful!! It must be great blowing away almost every other car on the road in such style, comfort, and beauty :) Congrats on the new wagon. /me is envious of Rob Grant 87 325 - ----- Original Message ----- From: Chester Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2000 9:22 PM Subject: [uuc] DentFest Pictures... > I finally got around to renaming them and shrinking them. If you want high res > pics of the pictures, e-mail me. > > http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Boulevard/3287/DentFest > ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2000 20:49:46 PST From: "Perry Shang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <FS> M3 Contour Wheels Hi, all: I am selling a set of M3 Contour Wheels. They are 7.5x17 on all four. Due to several times of mounting and unmounting tires, 2 of the wheels are chipped a little bit. Rest of them has a scratches on the lip. But, never the less, they are all straight and true. I have never hit a curb or sidewalk with these wheels. I know they are not the best shape. If you get it clean, it still shines and tires will cover the scratches on the lip. I will let them go for $900, I will split the shipping charge if shipping is needed. The wheels are at Ann Arbor, MI. Photos will be available on request. Perry. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2000 22:20:42 MST From: "Murray Wilks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] What's the best way to get pencil mark out of headliner? So the wife had a pencil in her hand in the ol' E36 and when she threw a bag in the back seat, she drew a long pencil line in the headliner. I've been afraid to try to clean it, for fear of making it worse. Any one know of any sure-fire cleaning methods to remove this mark? Thanx in advance Murray [EMAIL PROTECTED] ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2000 00:22:54 -0500 From: "Rob Levinson - UUC Motorwerks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Rear Panels on E36 - ----- Original Message ----- From: Duane Collie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Rear Panels on E36 > The Rear Panels are a bit of a pain to get out on an E36, and difficult to > re-align again. I forgot whose M3 it was, but we saw Brian pull that panel off in about 12 seconds. Got it back on too. > If the dent is in the beltline crease, you're SOL for a Dentmaster type of > fix. Traditional body shop fix is to pull the dent, > fill/sand/repaint.....about a $ 350 repair but all done from the outside. We saw Brian do a couple of those also - in fact, the single ding on each of my M5s was on the beltline crease. The blue one came out great and the black one, being deeper, came out 95%. Simply amazing. We may make DentFest a more regular event. Combine it with "ThrowRocksAtYourBMWfest" the day before... - - Rob ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2000 21:27:05 -0800 (PST) From: Chester Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Rear Panels on E36 > > The Rear Panels are a bit of a pain to get out on an E36, and difficult to > > re-align again. > > I forgot whose M3 it was, but we saw Brian pull that panel off in about 12 > seconds. Got it back on too. Twas Wayne Miller's black M3. To see how to pull the interior side panel out, mosey over to: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Boulevard/3287/car_audio/stereo_update.html It has some pictures of all the anchor points and stuff. HTH, Chester ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2000 21:27:55 -0800 (PST) From: Chester Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Rear Panels on E36 http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Boulevard/3287/car_audio/stereo_update.html Sorry...it should have been: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Boulevard/3287/car_audio/stereo_upgrade.html I need sleep. Chester ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2000 00:29:39 EST From: "Steven Reed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Dent Worx (was: Rear Panels on E36) I was amazed and bedazzled at what Brian did at DentFest. There's a local place called Dent Worx - is that the same company? Turns out I've got a good connection (the owner of the shop) so I'll get some free removals if this is the same sorta place that did your work. Steve >From: "Rob Levinson - UUC Motorwerks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [uuc] Rear Panels on E36 >Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2000 00:22:54 -0500 > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Duane Collie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [uuc] Rear Panels on E36 > > > > The Rear Panels are a bit of a pain to get out on an E36, and difficult >to > > re-align again. > >I forgot whose M3 it was, but we saw Brian pull that panel off in about 12 >seconds. Got it back on too. > > > > If the dent is in the beltline crease, you're SOL for a Dentmaster type >of > > fix. Traditional body shop fix is to pull the dent, > > fill/sand/repaint.....about a $ 350 repair but all done from the >outside. > >We saw Brian do a couple of those also - in fact, the single ding on each >of >my M5s was on the beltline crease. The blue one came out great and the >black one, being deeper, came out 95%. > >Simply amazing. > >We may make DentFest a more regular event. Combine it with >"ThrowRocksAtYourBMWfest" the day before... > >- Rob > > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2000 21:43:00 -0800 From: Donna Seeley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Re: E30 M3 upgrades for Solo2 Ezra, You know what else is in CSP (my friends know, since I've been whining about it for the last few days)? Audi S4s! Yes, they moved the E36 M3s into ESP to whomp on Camaros and Firebirds, but left our E30 M3s to the tender mercies of S4s with coilovers. They were out in force today at 3Com Park, but since the only E30 M3 was cowering in Rookie class, I only had a couple of them to contend with. Donna ------- 88 M3, track car. 95 330isA, super-commuter http://www.stopyoucold.com > From: Randy Walters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [uuc] Re: E30 M3 upgrades for Solo2 (Long) > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >> I am having a major amount of work done on my M3 in the next few weeks and >> need a little help with what is and is not allowable modifications for Solo2 >> AutoX. >> >> Thank you. >> - - Ezra >> 1988 E30 M3 > > -------------- > <snip> > Street Prepared: > > If you modify the car beyond Stock class rules, you'll be in CSP with the > killer Honda CRX-Si, Miata, Mazda RX3, and the earlier normally aspirated > RX7s. So in the L.A. region you'd be up against Bob Endicott, Dave Palmquist, > and Tom Berry. Stiff competition !! > > > Randy Walters > 89 BMW 325is DSP > 85 Golf 8v GTi FSP > Rainy So Calif (been pouring hard for 5 straight hours already. 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