The BMW UUC Digest Volume 3 : Issue 39 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Re: <E30> 5 bolt conversion Re: E34 CD - Why does everyone like Nak? Re: DIY Aux Input E34? Re: <E30> 5 bolt conversion Z8 issue...anyone seen this? Re: Z8 issue...anyone seen this? Re: Z8 issue...anyone seen this?
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 11:22:08 -0800 (PST) From: Carlos Lopez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [email protected] Subject: Re: <E30> 5 bolt conversion Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Anyone here done the 5 bolt conversion on the E30? (and yea I >know the cost vs. a used E36 is nonsensical but it's what we're >going to do). Ben has two E30s with the 5 lug conversion. One using E36 components (E36 front struts) and 318ti rear trailing arms. The other uses an E30 M3 suspension. This is the one we put on the track car with Advanced Design dampers, Ground Control camber plates and coilover conversion. The car with the E36 components used a Sachs coilover kit that we removed but it handled pretty well. It was tracked and autoxed quite a bit with very good results. The one with the GC suspension is awaiting project completion (Euro engine swap). I'm not sure on the half shaft question but I want to say stock ones will work just fine. -Carlos. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 12:06:25 -0800 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Subject: Re: E34 CD - Why does everyone like Nak? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Barry,says: "//remembers when people coveted a 320i stereo so much they would smash the windows just to steal it." Yea, but that was because the NA set up on the '77's was a Clarion a very good unit for its time and easy to tear out of the dash. Reminds me about a friend who had a 7 which he parked out in front of a restuarant one day. This was parallel parked against the curb on a very busy road and clear line of sight from a row of restaurants along the road. Literally a sidewalk separation between the parked cars and windows. The stereo was ripped out and no witnesses. Amazing. -Kevin ---------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail communication is confidential and is intended only for the individual(s) or entity named above and others who have been specifically authorized to receive it. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, copy, use or disclose the contents of this communication to others. Please notify the sender that you have received this e-mail in error by replying to the e-mail. Please then delete the e-mail and any copies of it. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 12:05:50 -0800 From: "Curtis A. Ingraham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: DIY Aux Input E34? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Look for a round connector covered by a plastic cap. Probably you have the Pioneer KE83zbm (+/Mode/- buttons for tone, balance, fade) or Alpine CM5908 (infrared finger slot) radio. The Pioneer has round connector to the right of the rear speaker connectors. Don't know about the Alpine. If you have the Pioneer, email me for more info. Curt Ingraham 72 2002tii Oakland, CA Gary Derian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: While we're on this subject, I have a radio question. My 6/90 build E34 M5 has what seems to be an old style radio with individual plugs for the speakers, power, etc. The car has a harness for a CD player, but there appears to be no place to attach such a connection to the radio. Does this mean my radio cannot control a CD changer? The slightly newer versions have the large square connector for the radio. -------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 13:23:29 -0600 From: Christian Els <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: BMW Digest <[email protected]> Subject: Re: <E30> 5 bolt conversion Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On 1/19/06, Richard Dorffer wrote: > Why would what you are suggesting result in "very good handling"? > > Get an E36 if you want very good handling... > > (smiling at the thought of all the E30 M3 guys getting their panties in a > bunch) I'll answer this similarly to Rich, but from a different perspective as I don't find thrill in watching guys with twisted panties. That's just weird ;) What handling benefit does converting to 5-lug hubs offer? There is a nominally wider selection of wheels available as a result but for the money you'd spend just to convert the car you could already have bought a set of nice 4-lug wheels. And all those M3/E46 17" wheels are really heavy to hang off an E30. I'd stick with a nice set of Team Dynamics or Kosei 15x7s to fit the stock hubs, were I spending my money on this project. Although I do think a set of E36 bottlecaps are a nice stealth look that only a very few would ever catch to appreciate the work you put into the conversion... Cheers, Christian Els Columbia, MO ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 07:30:11 -0600 From: "Alex Cagann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Z8 issue...anyone seen this? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.bmwz8.us/vbb/showthread.php?t=400 Alex Cagann http://www.autoconsortium.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 10:42:45 -0800 From: Kazuto Okayasu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Z8 issue...anyone seen this? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 05:30 AM 1/20/2006, Alex Cagann wrote: I saw this on another automotive website yesterday. I'm interested in seeing what the outcome is going to be. On a related note, E46s also have the shock tower crowning problem, and I've seen cases where one of the weld seams between the shock tower and the inner fender breaks open as well. I believe this has made it to Roundel's TechTalk column recently. I'm starting to wonder if a strut brace might be a worthwhile investment on my E46. >http://www.bmwz8.us/vbb/showthread.php?t=400 > >Alex Cagann >http://www.autoconsortium.com > > >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 Kazuto Okayasu Manager, Desktop Support Services Administrative Computing Services, University of California, Irvine [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 11:45:37 -0800 (PST) From: Andre Yew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Z8 issue...anyone seen this? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Fri, 20 Jan 2006, Kazuto Okayasu wrote: > On a related note, E46s also have the shock tower crowning problem, > and I've seen cases where one of the weld seams between the shock > tower and the inner fender breaks open as well. If this is the same car I'm thinking about (blue 323Ci?), didn't it have a strut bar already? I'm tempted to hijack Gary Derian's comment on jackstand safety and testing for this: if you push a car hard enough, you can send it into orbit. If you hit a pothole hard enough, you'll break something. I think Mike Miller needs to find a new soapbox. --Andre ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(7 messages) **********
