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WTB/WTT / Anyone near Charlotte, NC? need bumper

« on: February 14, 2010, 09:25:47 PM »

I managed to break my bumper cover during the last snow storm and want to trade for a new one if anyone is near Charlotte, NC and needs an M42 oil pan, header, intake, injectors or head/valve cover.  Just need the rear one.

Thanks,.

dog

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WTB/WTT / want to trade my track car

« on: February 04, 2010, 09:02:20 PM »

I just don't have the time and/or money to take my track car out anymore and it deserves a good home with someone that can drive it like they stole it.  It's fun, fast and embarasses newer cars.  Particulars:

1979 528i, euro spec, no sunroof and fully modified for the track:

Modifications/Go fast goodies:
1991 M30b35 engine with complete wiring harness and ECU
AutoPower full cage (welded in) with high density padding
Zender rear spoiler
Frank Fahey front crank hub
Oil cooler with thermostat
Crank scraper with baffled oil pan
Mustang 22lb. injectors
MSD 6AL
Frank Conforti ECU chip (6900 rpm redline)
Bilstein shocks on custom coil overs with threaded collars
Corner balanced and competition alignment
Suspension Techniques front and rear oversized sway bars (rear is adjustable using heim joints)
Blanton dog leg close ratio 5 speed
Blanton M535i rear diff with 50% limited slip
Cold air intake and air box
475 lb. front springs, 275 rear
5 point cam lock harnesses
Aluminum seats
Autometer gauges (tach, oil pressure, oil temp, fuel pressure, voltage and water temp)
Sweet Engineering quick release steering wheel
Sparco aluminum shifter knob on Metric Mechanic short shifter kit
Lexan side windows and drivers side window net
Paint is 1997 Chevy truck bright red using DuPont ureathane
733i front rotors with M535i ATE calipers, rears are 633i rotors with ATE calipers
All synthetic fluids (oil, tranny, diff, brake and power steering)
Custom built 4 row radiator and flex cool electric fan
New guibo and rear CV joint boots
180 degree wide angle interior mirror
I/O Port camera mount with safety strap
Hawk blue pads (front) and HT 10 (rear)
Rotors have been cryo treated and heat treated (fronts are new)
Drilled lug bolts
Borbet 16X7.5 rims
Front brake ducting
Front tow strap
Front and rear tie down loops
BSR switch panel with industrial grade toggle switches
Battery in trunk with marine style battery box, ratchet tie down/aluminum tray


Want to trade for 3 or 5 series street car or enclosed trailer.  Car is near Charlotte, NC, cell phone is best way to reach me, 704-236-7308.

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General Topics / Will MINI wheels work on our cars

« on: January 22, 2010, 07:01:17 PM »

I've done some research and here's what I've found:

MINI does use a hub centric stock rim with a hub diameter of 56.1mm
Our cars use a hub centric rim with a hub diameter of 57mm
To use a STOCK MINI wheel, it must be machined out to fit.
After market rims usually come with a 62mm hub center and use centering rings to make them fit various brands.
These are SSR Super Comp rims with the 62mm hub centers.  I will need to use a centering ring for the e30 along with the 15 to 18mm spacer to correct the offset.
It's doable, I just don't know if I want to have to buy 17 inch tires.

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General Topics / Will MINI wheels work on our cars

« on: January 21, 2010, 08:11:14 PM »

I have a friend who just traded in his MINI and kept the after market wheels he had been running.  He offered to give them to me if they would work on my 318.  I know they have the correct bolt pattern, four by one hundred, but what about the offset?  Has anyone done 17 inch MINI wheels?  How much spacer would I need?  What's a good source for the spacers?

thanks,

dog

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General Topics / Mid year production changes are making me crazy!

« on: February 23, 2009, 09:58:20 AM »

was at a Pull Apart last week and found a 1991 325i with pristine bumpers. Knowing my '91 318i had a crack in the rear bummper, I was excited to be able to replace it for a bargain. I took the bumper, side marker lights and all the associated hardware from each end. I didn't crawl underneath this beast and remove the bumper brackets, after all, I have a good bumper on my car, why bother?

Imagine my surprise when we tried to install it and found out that the brackets are different. Now keep in mind that they are from the same year and same model, but obviously BMW made a change during the production run and they are not interchangable. The bolt pattern is the same but the length is different, 78mm vs. 91mm so there is no way these are going to bolt together. Taking everything apart to change the brackets isn't really a good option, why run the risk of cracking a perfectly good bumper.

I'll just have to go back to the Pull Apart and hope the brackets are still on the car and swap them out. Lesson learned, either take all the pieces from the salvage yard or measure the old ones to make sure the new pieces would fit.

Big Dog