The BMW UUC Digest Volume 2 : Issue 603 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Re: [bmwuucdigest] BMW US Air Force Official Chase Car Re: Premature inside wear rear right tire Re: Premature inside wear rear right tire Re: Premature inside wear rear right tire Re: Premature inside wear rear right tire Re: Premature inside wear rear right tire Car history report E36 Caliper Pin Upgrade Query FS: My E30 Parts On eBay (WOB ) BMWs for sale Rites o' Spring School Re: Need Advice- E34 Auto Transmission Re: Premature inside wear rear right tire Re: Premature inside wear rear right tire Re: Need Advice- E34 Auto Transmission
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 29 Mar 2005 20:03:42 -0800 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [bmwuucdigest] BMW US Air Force Official Chase Car Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> When I saw it done at an air show at Beale AFB years ago, the chase car was an older El Camino. Maybe the chase car is whatever the second pilot owns? Curt Ingraham, prefers watching the SR-71A 72 2002tii Oakland, CA Ryan Brenneman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > About an article in Air and Space magazine on the U2 spyplane that is > still in inventory with the Air Force a reader writes in about his > memories of the aircraft. A partial quote follows "From the pilot's > perspective the U2 is a straightforward airplane with cable connected > control surfaces, a large engine, and a very high aspect ratio wing. > Lightly loaded she will climb like a homesick angel. It is the only tail > dragger in the US Air Force inventory and though it has bicycle gear, is > flown much like any other conventional-gear(tail dragger for the > non-aviation buffs) airplane. Ideally, landings are made at a full stall > onto the runway. The pilot cannot see the runway in the flare(the pull > up just before the wheels touch down) due to both the nose-high attitude > and the pressure suit that he or she wears. During landing, a high > performance car is driven by a second U2 pilot behind the airplane down > the runway in order to give(by radio) the pilot his height above the > runway until touchdown. Where I was a 7-series BMW was used." > > I am sure there are some neat pictures of this somewhere. Wonder what > BMW would make of this use of their top of the line sedan. Oh well just > something neat. > > Ryan ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 23:43:53 -0500 From: "Rich Dorffer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "///uucdigest" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Premature inside wear rear right tire Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of JKerouac > > > Steve, > My experiences with post 1980's Konis has been very good. My > current E36 has 110k miles on them, and I turned them up about 1/4 turn > to bring them back to about what I remember the stiffness was when they > were new. You are telling me that you can recall and discern the difference between your shocks from 110k miles ago and today and it is the equivalent of 1/4 turn? I wish I was that sensitive...Berni E and F1 won't be calling me anytime soon. Later, Rich - with much less miles on his Konis. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 22:03:09 -0800 From: JKerouac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: ///uucdigest <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Premature inside wear rear right tire Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Approximately, yes. Not as difficult to discern as you might think, if you unbolt the bottom of the rear and compress all the way, then observe the time it takes for them to extend again, and then try it with a light pull again. Though certainly not a scientific measurement either. Barry Rich Dorffer wrote: >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of JKerouac >>Steve, >> My experiences with post 1980's Konis has been very good. My >>current E36 has 110k miles on them, and I turned them up about 1/4 turn >>to bring them back to about what I remember the stiffness was when they >>were new. >> >> >You are telling me that you can recall and discern the difference between >your shocks from 110k miles ago and today and it is the equivalent of 1/4 turn? >I wish I was that sensitive...Berni E and F1 won't be calling me anytime soon. >Later,Rich - with much less miles on his Konis. > > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 09:07:30 -0800 From: "Gordo, Ping" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Premature inside wear rear right tire Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Have you had the alignment measured? >I hadn't thought about that. I'll get the alignment checked before >replacing my tire. The rear suspension is all stock except for 323ti >springs that are 100K miles old. The Koni adjustables must have 180K >miles on them. I have a feeling I am going down a slippery slope of >huge expenses. -- >...steven > With factory springs, they hold up well, little or no sag. On the >'97 at 110k miles there's no sag, other than a bit of front upper strut >mount fatigue, the ride heights are still the same. >What could be replaced along with the rear bushings are the differential >hanger and upper subframe mounts. Interesting discussion. On my SO's 2001 stock auto Z3 50K miles, I rotated the tires last night and found both rear tires had inside wear to the cords. Put them on the fronts for now until I can have all fours replaced today. But would an alignment fix this on a Z3 which has the old E30 setup in the rear? I still have my 2002 MCoupe stock suspension that I was thinking of putting in, would this help or worsen it? TIA Pingger ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 13:56:23 -0500 (GMT-05:00) From: Maverick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Premature inside wear rear right tire Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Quick Question: I have 16x7.5 35-36MM offset rims and I do run 245/45-16's on the back and they do fine...will this combo fit and clear on the front with stock (soon maybe Koni's) 96ti sport suspension??? David in Richmond, VA -----Original Message----- From: JKerouac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mar 29, 2005 10:25 PM To: Steven Schlossman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: ///uucdigest <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [UUC] Premature inside wear rear right tire Steve, My experiences with post 1980's Konis has been very good. My current E36 has 110k miles on them, and I turned them up about 1/4 turn to bring them back to about what I remember the stiffness was when they were new. On the rear I judged how much to adjust by how slowly the shock re-extended itself from full compression when disconnected from the trailing arm. With factory springs, they hold up well, little or no sag. On the '97 at 110k miles there's no sag, other than a bit of front upper strut mount fatigue, the ride heights are still the same. What could be replaced along with the rear bushings are the differential hanger and upper subframe mounts. Offset control arm bushings, factory crash bolts, and 96-99 //M3 upper strut mounts will combine to give a nice reactive front suspension without risking excess front tire wear that more agressive front suspension geometries can cause. Btw, on the ti you may find better ride and handling with 245/45x16 tires on 16x8 wheels than the 235/40x17 will give. The 16s cost less to replace than the 17's, even if you do wear them out quickly. good luck, Barry Steven Schlossman wrote: > At 6:46 PM -0800 3/29/05, JKerouac wrote: > >> Have you had the alignment measured? > > I hadn't thought about that. I'll get the alignment checked before > replacing my tire. The rear suspension is all stock except for 323ti > springs that are 100K miles old. The Koni adjustables must have 180K > miles on them. I have a feeling I am going down a slippery slope of > huge expenses. Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] __________________________________________________________________________ In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of the BMW CCA. UUC Motorwerks - BMW Performance Fine-tuning and home of the Ultimate Short Shifter - accept no substitutes! 908-874-9092 . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 19:22:02 +0000 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Maverick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [email protected] Subject: Re: Premature inside wear rear right tire Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> David, There should not be any clearance problems, especially with the 7.5" rim width. However no fitment is guaranteed. The fitment I mentioned in my posting was on a sport suspension with BFG ZR3 tires on 16x8 Camaro takeoff wheels that had (iirc) 44mm offset. Koni shocks mounted with crash bolts and //M3 upper strut mounts. Barry > -----Original Message----- > From: Maverick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 06:56 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [UUC] Premature inside wear rear right tire > > Quick Question: I have 16x7.5 35-36MM offset rims and I do run 245/45-16's > on the back and they do fine...will this combo fit and clear on the front > with stock (soon maybe Koni's) 96ti sport suspension??? > > David in Richmond, VA ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 20:54:15 -0800 (PST) From: igor koruga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Car history report Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I am looking at e30 M3 vin: WBSAK0300KAE33076 can someone pull carfax info please? I am mainly interested if has salvage title. Thabks a lot, Igor 86 325 BMW CCA GGC __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 00:20:47 -0500 From: "Bailey Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: E36 Caliper Pin Upgrade Query Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> It's time to get the ti ready for some track days so I'm fitting new pads and rotors. Since it has over 95K on the clock I was considering installing new pins and guide bushings in the calipers. However, I saw that Bavarian Auto now sells a kit containing machined brass caliper bushings and new pins-the idea being to remove any flex from the bushing/pin interface. Has anyone tried them? Bailey Taylor 1995 318ti Club Sport 1997 528iA 1999 Wrangler Sahara Light Campaign Assault Vehicle Scooter yet to be decided-lookin' at a K75S ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 23:24:59 -0800 (PST) From: Kyle Sanchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: M20 MOD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: FS: My E30 Parts On eBay Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Listed some E30 parts on eBay: <http://tinyurl.com/6lzkm> 535 AFM upgrade, etc. Thanks Kyle Sanchez __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 06:54:12 -0600 From: "BMWBits" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "E9coupes BMW" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Senior Six Digest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Sixer coupe Group" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Uucdigest" <[email protected]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: (WOB ) BMWs for sale Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Apologies for being slightly off-topic .... I have two BMWs I need to sell as I never have time to drive them ... 1995 E36M3. Black with black leather Darth Vader interior . New wheels/tires . 5-speed , short-shifter ,Bilsteins w/H&R lowering springs . Absolutely rust-free OBD1 Southern car ready to run hard and faaast ..$15k 1988 E32 750il V12 ,automatic , power-everything battle-cruiser , not 'quick' but hellishly faaast freeway Q-ship. Light blue ext, dark leather int. Another totally rust-free Southern car.$4,200 Probably the finest 'engineered' car I have owned in 64 yrs of Ferraris, 300sl MBs, Maseratis, Lotii etc (anyone got my old Hino Contessa out there ??) . Further details on request ..NO time-wasters, tire-kickers, football pundits or cheerleaders need apply.Yes, the prices are firm ..and I kNOW there are cheaper ones out there (depends on which end of the horse you get your oats !!). Will trade up/down/sideways for a large steel building erected here in Mid-south Tenn. Bill Proud , 35 yrs messing with BMWs et al ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 09:05:20 -0500 From: Neil Maller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: Rites o' Spring School Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For you Midwesterners we have a small number of spots available for *advanced level students only* at the Hoosier Chapter Rites o' Spring school at Putnam Park (near Indianapolis) 16-17th April. We could also use a couple more instructors. Anyone interested should contact me off-Digest. Neil Fort Wayne, IN 96 M3 - Bastard child 03 525iT - Sterling Grey Metallic 77 MGB - Original owner, need to sell 05 Mini - Cooper S with LSD! ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 08:23:51 -0800 From: John Bolhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Need Advice- E34 Auto Transmission Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Tue, Mar 29, 2005 at 09:27:57PM -0500, jaykenty wrote: > I've had a '94 E34 525iTA for a few months and overall I am very happy > with it. My only issue is a "hunting" transmission. You'll get a lot of blank stares around here when it comes to auto trannies. Not that there aren't many bright minds, just that the interest level is low. My inexpert advice is "no, that's not normal." Hopefully someone like Brett has BTDT. > Oh, also, I note that the engine revs don't seem to change during the > hunting. As a manual transmission guy, I don't understand how this > could happen. Does this make sense? Thanks, in advance, for your > help, There is plenty of slippage built into the system via the torque converter, at least until high speed when it goes into lockup mode. But there must be some change of revs, else how do you notice the shifting? Hope this turns out ok for you, but I suspect the answer might be expensive. It just always seems to be. In the meantime, you could drive around in "3" and only shift into D when you get up past "hunting" speed. -- "It is an honor to be Cookie Monster." -Sesame Street spokeswoman Audrey Shapiro ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 09:58:14 -0800 (PST) From: "Jim Bassett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Premature inside wear rear right tire Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Tue, March 29, 2005 7:00 pm, Steven Schlossman said: > The rear suspension is all stock except for 323ti > springs that are 100K miles old. The Koni adjustables must have 180K > miles on them. I have a feeling I am going down a slippery slope of > huge expenses. Yeah, it's called "maintenance". A car with that many miles, stuff's gonna wear out, and need to be replaced. Jim Bassett 1998 M3/4 - 154,000+ miles 1993 325is #44 JP - 115,000+ miles; much less on the motor :-) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 13:40:21 -0500 From: Steven Schlossman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Premature inside wear rear right tire Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Quoting Jim Bassett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Yeah, it's called "maintenance". A car with that many miles, stuff's gonna > wear out, and need to be replaced. I don't mind the maintenance. I just like it when it's spread out over the year. With almost 200K miles and several DEs a year I know it is to be expected. It is my daily driver and weekend fun car. It serves me well. It needs to get me to the track on Saturday and back to work on Monday. I could think of a lot worse things to spend money I don't have. :) ...steven National Capital Chapter, BMW CCA www.nccbmwcca.org www.318ti.org ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 21:56:04 -0500 From: "Karl Zemlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Need Advice- E34 Auto Transmission Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Can't add much, except that my '94 525ita had a flakey transmission when I bought it - being a long time stick-shifer, didn't recognize it on the test drive - but after living with the car for a while it was clear that things weren't right. I don't recall hunting, but maybe some slow shifting. I'd get a TRANS PROG error and limp mode if I stomped on the gas for a few seconds at highway speed and then let up. The troubles were fixed with a $2500 rebuild :[ almost $3000 with a new driveshaft. Hope your fix is easier than mine. ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(15 messages) **********
