Fancy Stancy 325is
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It does burn/leak a little oil. Around a quart every 1500 miles I think. No big deal.
That's not much different than my e36 with half the mileage, I'd say you're doing pretty well!
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I just ordered some General Altimax Arctic snow tires in 205/60R15 to mount on some bottle caps for the winter, bring on the snow! They were a closeout on Tirerack, total including shipping 329.72 and then a 50$ rebate so 279.72 for a set of snow. I have always run Blizzaks but I have heard good things about the General tires so I will see for myself.
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I just ordered some General Altimax Arctic snow tires in 205/60R15 to mount on some bottle caps for the winter, bring on the snow! They were a closeout on Tirerack, total including shipping 329.72 and then a 50$ rebate so 279.72 for a set of snow. I have always run Blizzaks but I have heard good things about the General tires so I will see for myself.
That's a great deal! I have those tires for my e36 and they're fantastic, especially for the price.
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Not sure if it's too late to cancel your order, but if you want to save another $70 here ya go. The dual rebate is quite nice, and they have free shipping.
https://www.discounttiredirect.com/buy-tires/general-altimax-arctic-studdable/p/26128Use their online chat to get them ordered, they are getting more in soon, so I would assume you can get that size.
They are stellar tires for sure!
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You'll like the Altimax Arctics. I've had them on many cars and they were great. Wish I could get them in 18" for my 335i daily, but settled on a new set of Bilzzaks.
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Can confirm they are good
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Good deal, they should be plenty good for hooning to work an back! Everyone thinks I will have a terrible time in my "little car with RWD" When I always made it in the Maxima + Blizzaks before even when pushing snow with the bumper, and the guys with 4wd trucks are late...
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Hit 280k. Oil change this weekend. Snow tires are on, looking sexy with my bottlecaps. I installed center m3 front control arm bushings. Installed my UUC poly RTAB bushings from my other car, the ones in there were toast. I found a stuck in the nut but not tight bolt on the rear left lower control arm where it connects to the subframe so I will cut that out and replace it. Adjustable lower control arms which is nice. I got 3 of the 4 adjustments freed up and anti-siezed, I just disconnected one end of the arm with a stuck end and turned that end twice as many turns. Took my camber from about -2.8 degrees to about -1.5. That should improve tire life and doesn't look as terrible with stock wheels and pulled fenders. Coming in the mail today is a new ball joint for the rear upp. It has quite a bit of wobble to it. Hopefully get that done this weekend.
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Changed the oil, rebuilt the shifter linkage which turned out to be a mess. The shifter I think is just a modified factory shifter, maybe from a z3, but the bottom had been machined for a couple bearings the were partly disintegrated and all the balls were gone. I replaced the front shifter carrier bushings with delrin from Garagistic, and the rear bushing I cut all of the rubber out and installed the poly bushing from Garagistic. I jumped on their black friday sales. The rear poly is very hard durometer and was too big to allow the spring clip to go in so I had to sand some off with a belt sander, it is still really tight. I drilled out the bottom of the shifter itself and turned a brass bushing to press in. Then put it all together with my UUC Motorwerks DSSR. It's tight now. The only thing better I think would be a floor mount shifter with no carrier. I took some pics but I need to find my Flikr password...
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Those rear carrier bushings are a pain, I've just started buying these now. It slips right over the carrier with the stock nubs on the end still. https://www.turnermotorsport.com/p-392619-turner-shifter-bushing-assembly-e28-e30-e34/ Guess they don't have a e36 version yet though
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Those rear carrier bushings are a pain, I've just started buying these now. It slips right over the carrier with the stock nubs on the end still. https://www.turnermotorsport.com/p-392619-turner-shifter-bushing-assembly-e28-e30-e34/ Guess they don't have a e36 version yet though
That would be nice, the e36 has a different style bracket to do the same thing. It looks as though the bean counters saved a few pennies. It's not bolted on, just snaps into a part welded to the bottom of the tunnel.
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Those rear carrier bushings are a pain, I've just started buying these now. It slips right over the carrier with the stock nubs on the end still. https://www.turnermotorsport.com/p-392619-turner-shifter-bushing-assembly-e28-e30-e34/ Guess they don't have a e36 version yet though
Turner does make one! I think they just came out with it. Its a little more pricey that the stock genuine BMW part, but will probably outlast the car
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YoungCR said:
Those rear carrier bushings are a pain, I've just started buying these now. It slips right over the carrier with the stock nubs on the end still. https://www.turnermotorsport.com/p-392619-turner-shifter-bushing-assembly-e28-e30-e34/ Guess they don't have a e36 version yet though [emoji20]
Turner does make one! I think they just came out with it. Its a little more pricey that the stock genuine BMW part, but will probably outlast the car
Totally would have paid that to save 2 hours of messing around...
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Turner does make one! I think they just came out with it. Its a little more pricey that the stock genuine BMW part, but will probably outlast the car
Funny cause I even searched around for that! But yes it's totally worth the price.
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Working a half day today and then overhauling cooling system and putting a newer starter in. Really rough time getting it started this morning. It drove well back to Wausau to visit family over Christmas. We made record time on the way there. 270 miles in 3:47. Yes that is an average speed of 72 mph including a 5 minutes potty break stop.
I tried out my sister and brother in law's car wash. It soaked number 2, 4, 5, and 6 spark plug boots again. I have the beauty cover installed but the ring that seals around the oil fill is missing. That must be the problem.
Also coupes are the dumbest thing ever invented. the door glass freezes, water sprays in when you go through a car wash, it's a pain to get kids buckled in the back seat. The question is: are 2 door cars "cooler" just because they are just less practical?
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Working a half day today and then overhauling cooling system and putting a newer starter in. Really rough time getting it started this morning. It drove well back to Wausau to visit family over Christmas. We made record time on the way there. 270 miles in 3:47. Yes that is an average speed of 72 mph including a 5 minutes potty break stop.
I tried out my sister and brother in law's car wash. It soaked number 2, 4, 5, and 6 spark plug boots again. I have the beauty cover installed but the ring that seals around the oil fill is missing. That must be the problem.
Also coupes are the dumbest thing ever invented. the door glass freezes, water sprays in when you go through a car wash, it's a pain to get kids buckled in the back seat. The question is: are 2 door cars "cooler" just because they are just less practical?
They're great for 2 people! The back seat is really more for storage of empty water bottles than fitting people. I think they're "cool" because they are impractical which is viewed as purpose built. Personally I prefer sedans.
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