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  • straight6pwrS
    straight6pwrS
    straight6pwr
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    i had to look up buffalo check

    i stand by my ugly comment

    😅

    Dan
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      gilber33
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      straight6pwr said:

      i had to look up buffalo check

      i stand by my ugly comment

      😅

      you sob

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        gilber33
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        Floors are being finished/refinished this week in the house, so I have been exiled from my projects in there. Which means getting caught up on the e30. Getting a bunch of parts off for @The Full Banana and continuing my projects that I hard started in the garage. 
         

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        Bench top finished and built a shelf for above it with some lighting. 

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        Made the little TV stand there. Will get a TV for there and mount the speakers in the garage to use for music. 

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        Picked up this nifty power strip on amazon. Neat story. I know. 

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        I also decided I didn't want to do a 2-post lift in the garage because of how much room they take up and I don't really like the quickjack type lifts so I opted for some beefy jack stands that have some good height to them. 

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        • HipMFH
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          Looks cozy. Under-cabinet lights look nice and should be legitimately functional. It's hard to have too much light over a workbench.

          Maybe it's out-of-frame somewhere, but no workshop is complete without a good vice mounted on something solid; for when that stubborn bit needs some polite, but firm persuasion.

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            I bought some Race Ramps because of you and now I feel the urge to buy some other things..... take my money

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              gilber33
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              HipMF said:

              Looks cozy. Under-cabinet lights look nice and should be legitimately functional. It's hard to have too much light over a workbench.

              Maybe it's out-of-frame somewhere, but no workshop is complete without a good vice mounted on something solid; for when that stubborn bit needs some polite, but firm persuasion.

              Yeah, it’s on the list to get a new vice for the work bench. The other one was falling apart and I tossed it. 

              B C said:

              I bought some Race Ramps because of you and now I feel the urge to buy some other things..... take my money

              Lol. What’s peaked your attention this time? The jack stands? I highly recommend them.

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                gilber33 said:

                Lol. What’s peaked your attention this time? The jack stands? I highly recommend them. 

                Those

                and the snail too.

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                • YoungCRY
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                  YoungCR
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                  Those jack stands have been on my wish list since the HF recalls 🙄 That lamp is begging for a pool table under it.

                  Chris Young
                  BMWCCA #458972
                  1986 528e/5  | 1994 530i/5 | 1995 540i/6 | 2013 X5 35d | 1998 C1500 Suburban | 1995 K2500 Suburban

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                    gilber33
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                    B C said:

                    Those

                    and the snail too.

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                    Thank you. It only took me about two weeks to complete the snail. One of my better pieces. 

                    YoungCR said:

                    Those jack stands have been on my wish list since the HF recalls 🙄 That lamp is begging for a pool table under it.

                    They can still go significantly higher. I really like them so far. Car feels very stable. I don’t care what people say about the quick jacks, I couldn’t get comfortable working under them. 
                     

                    Next on my list is a better jack. Looking at the HF extended ones.

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                    • YoungCRY
                      YoungCRY
                      YoungCR
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                      gilber33 said:

                      Next on my list is a better jack. Looking at the HF extended ones. 

                      Got this last year, very happy with it.

                      https://www.harborfreight.com/3-ton-long-reach-low-profile-professional-rapid-pump-floor-jack-black-64781.html

                      Chris Young
                      BMWCCA #458972
                      1986 528e/5  | 1994 530i/5 | 1995 540i/6 | 2013 X5 35d | 1998 C1500 Suburban | 1995 K2500 Suburban

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                        Boris3
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                        Yeah I was also wondering about what jack would pair with those stands. Their “lowest” height is pretty high.

                        1990 325i racecar (ITS, former Spec E30); 2004 330i ZHP

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                          gilber33
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                          Boris3 said:

                          Yeah I was also wondering about what jack would pair with those stands. Their “lowest” height is pretty high.

                          The HF jack and the these stands have about the same max height. Around 24”.

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                            gilber33
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                            Update: We moved back into our house at the end of March. Between the end of February and up to a few weeks ago the garage became a full blown storage building. We moved furniture from the basement of the house back into the garage to give contractors space to work and stuff that we boxed up at the apartment was put in the garage to make moving day easier. You could barely see the floor or move around in there. 

                            BUT, the garage is finally all cleaned up. I have a little bit of paint and trim to do, but I told myself I wouldn't touch the bmw until the wall with the overhead door was painted (I know if I didn't do it now, it would then never get done). Now, I can start on the bmw. 

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                            • SteelBlueS
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                              Does the black ceiling make it feel "cavey"? I've always liked white ceilings as it makes it feel more open.

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                                gilber33
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                                SteelBlue said:

                                Does the black ceiling make it feel "cavey"? I've always liked white ceilings as it makes it feel more open.

                                I don't think it feels like a cave. When I'm in there I don't really notice the ceiling at all because of it being black and because the shades on the new lights -  celling kind of disappears. 

                                It is obviously nowhere near as bright in there as it was when the walls and ceilings were white and I just had bulbs on the ceiling and not downward light fixtures. But that's not the look and feel I was going for.

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                                • m42b32M
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                                  gilber33 said:

                                  I don't think it feels like a cave. When I'm in there I don't really notice the ceiling at all because of it being black and because the shades on the new lights -  celling kind of disappears. 

                                  I'm a fan of black or dark ceilings (in the right setting) for this exact reason. I'm likely doing a black (or darker gray) open ceiling whenever I re-do my basement. It seems to make the room feel taller too, especially if it's well-lit.

                                  1991 318is, 1991 318i, 2022 Bronco

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                                  • YoungCRY
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                                    YoungCR
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                                    Really like the theme you got going on, makes for a really neat space. From the pictures you wouldn't expect a project car to be in the middle of a pool lounge

                                    Chris Young
                                    BMWCCA #458972
                                    1986 528e/5  | 1994 530i/5 | 1995 540i/6 | 2013 X5 35d | 1998 C1500 Suburban | 1995 K2500 Suburban

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                                      gilber33
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                                      Is this a redesigned heater valve? It’s the right shape at the pipes but the valve itself is different. 

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                                      Nevermind. Looks like it's a redesigned part. Apparently with lots of issues of them leaking but easily fixed.  

                                      https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/forum/e30-technical-forums/general-technical/314152-new-late-model-heater-valve-part-is-different-than-old-late-model-heater-valve

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                                        gilber33
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                                        Update. But not to the e30. Since we got Katherine’s Atlas, we don’t use the wagon for anything other than me going to and from work. So, the wagon is going and I got something more fun for a daily. 

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                                        Needs and exhaust and some other minor things, but, I’m very excited to have something more fun for a daily.

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                                        • ASTROCHIMPA
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                                          ASTROCHIMP
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                                          Love it, Volvos are rad.

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