Das Race: My '97 M3/4/5

[navin]

^DAS BAD INFLUENCE

[Jake]

Any minor stiffness differences are inconsequential when you have a cage. Das Pace better be Das GTS2, just needs a cage, safety equipment, a HomeDepotRacing splitter and a wing.

That can happen if you provide Das Funding :thumbup:

[D_Eclipse9916]

Sell short-bus for :$24k

Nice-ass F150 for $13,900: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://richmond.craigslist.org/ctd/4016630517.html">http://richmond.craigslist.org/ctd/4016630517.html</a><!-- m -->
or Silverado for $9k: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://richmond.craigslist.org/ctd/4064337233.html">http://richmond.craigslist.org/ctd/4064337233.html</a><!-- m -->
Used open trailer - $1500
$5500 for GTS2 light prep (cage/seats/harnesses/fire system/kill switch/wing)

Still leaves you a couple grand in the case of the F150, and $8k in the case of the silverado

[Jake]

Dammit DJ, there you go making sense again.

I have a thing for Estoril Blue X5 4.6is's. And there's one for sale near my parents' place. That'd tow alright, wouldn't it?

[navin]

In for DJ's "You need a Diesel truck to tow" speech

Can you really get an x5 for 9kish? The F-150 is pretty nicey that DJ posted...and someone on NasaForums is selling the same trailer I have for $1500..!

DO IT.

[D_Eclipse9916]

In for DJ's "You need a Diesel truck to tow" speech

Can you really get an x5 for 9kish? The F-150 is pretty nicey that DJ posted...and someone on NasaForums is selling the same trailer I have for $1500..!

DO IT.

No, I just think trying to tow a civic with a set of tires (200lbs) + a pitbike (250-300) mounted on the a-frame of the trailer, getting you close to a 700-1000lb tongue weight is stupid on a small SUV with a 109inch wheelbase.

I would say a tahoe or yukon (since I loved mine, it was perfect with an open), but the pickup is soo nice now that I have one.

Avoid an X5, the transmissions are made to be rebuilt every 75k. German SUVs tow extremely well....but are uber expensive and unreliable. GM/Ford/Dodge know how to make a truck handle heavy duty without blinking.

[JustinG]

When it comes to towing.....MURICA!

[JPolen01]

If you want an x5, I got you. But like everyone else said, avoid a high mileage newer BMW to tow with.

[Sully]

Fuck it, buy another M3 and an aluminum trailer. Throw a hitch on it and tow your M3 racecar to the track with your M3 racecar. That way you can racecar while on your way to racecar.


Or do same thing but with the focus, I'm sure it can tow

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[Jake]

Or do same thing but with the focus, I'm sure it can tow

Center-mounted exhaust, muchacho

Scored a $Free lighted shift knob from my GTS2/3 buddy Jim. Between this and the $500 speakers in the car, I may have the blingiest TTD car at VIR in October.



Also spent Saturday working on the E46 that I have come to care-for-by-association, thanks to my dating a fine gent who happens to own it. It's a 6-speed 330i Premium/Cold Weather, non-Sport. Not a bad little daily driver and only has 92k on it, but reeeeeally needed a lower control arm.

Woke up on Saturday after being out way too late and up way too early and Paul (the special-man-friend) looks at me and goes "you know, I'm actually kinda excited for the wrench day." This relating to working on his newly-acquired E46. Yeah, perhaps lower control arms weren't the best "first DIY on your car" project to throw at him...



It's a PA car, so the exposed threads on the upper ball joint studs were massively rusted. Took us just shy of forever to get the driver's side nut off. Passenger side (which actually had the bad ball joint) didn't put up any fight. Figures.

Anyway, after many hours, countless swear words hurled at the stupid silver BMW, and some cold beers, we got 'em replaced. Joey has the patience of a saint and seemed content sitting cross-legged in the driveway wrapping all of the interior trim in leftover CF:



So, a public thank-you to Joey for making the trim look more young-twenty-something and less old-man. Paul got my old shift knob so he didn't have to keep rocking the burl-wood mis-matched with the carbon fiber. And the new knob has a set screw so he won't throw it in the backseat when driving coworkers to lunch (which, apparently, they all found hilarious).

And finally, I scrounged up some leftover Plastidip and sprayed the kidneys. I think they look great on the silver paint:



More plans for his 330i include angel eyes (he wants them, I'd go without, but whatever...) and HIDs, clear corners/tails/sidemarkers, Plastidip on the chrome door trim, and (the biggest hax0r of all time) a Nexus 7 in the dashboard. Not-a-car-guy my ass

[Ken]

Joey has the patience of a saint and seemed content sitting cross-legged in the driveway

lol, just reading this I can picture it as I had seen that so many times. Typical "Joey is working" pose.

[Jake]

Joey has the patience of a saint and seemed content sitting cross-legged in the driveway

lol, just reading this I can picture it as I had seen that so many times. Typical "Joey is working" pose.

This, as I utter every variant of "fuck" that I know at the driver's side suspension bits.

I guess much hasn't changed since college days, huh?

[*insertusernamehere*]

I AM SO JEALOUS OF THAT SHIFTER!!!!

[Sully]

I AM SO JEALOUS OF THAT SHIFTER!!!!

I didn't know these shifters were unknown to people :dunno: I noticed people seem to associate them with rare or unique here as well as on Facebook

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[*insertusernamehere*]

I AM SO JEALOUS OF THAT SHIFTER!!!!

I didn't know these shifters were unknown to people :dunno: I noticed people seem to associate them with rare or unique here as well as on Facebook

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Yeah i've been debating whether or not to keep my silver non lighting one and it was just decided. I'm switching.

edit: nevermind, it basically costs a hundred bucks. I'll keep mine.

[Sully]

Check out leatherz. com or something. They make a lighted zhp knob which is the tits

They are pretty pricey though

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[*insertusernamehere*]

I'm probably just gonna end up buying a regular leather one. The plastic one i have makes noises and pulls off.

[BLINGMW]

...wrapping all of the interior trim in leftover CF...

is there a method and materials you can recommend or a writeup somewhere on doing this? I'd like to make our E46 trim silver, but if it's going to be a PITA or start bubbling a year later, I guess I'll either buy the set or forget it.

[JPolen01]

Buy some wrap vinyl and get to wrapping. Use a heat gun for curves but keep it a fair distance away or it will get to hot and rip when you stretch it. Use a squeegee to get bubbles out.

[navin]

...wrapping all of the interior trim in leftover CF...

is there a method and materials you can recommend or a writeup somewhere on doing this? I'd like to make our E46 trim silver, but if it's going to be a PITA or start bubbling a year later, I guess I'll either buy the set or forget it.

3m makes a nice CF look vinyl wrap btw...