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  • jc43089J
    jc43089J
    jc43089
    wrote on last edited by
    #4794

    So we were going to travel back to Wausau area Saturday morning so I loaded up the Volvo and was checking the tires.  I noticed a bulge in the right front tire and thought well not that big of a deal I will double check the spare to make sure it's aired up if I need it.  I mentioned it to my wife and she said oh yea I did hit a pothole last time I drove it but it seemed fine the rest of the way home.  So already running late we took off.  As soon as I turned out of the driveway I could tell it was not right at all, alignment way off and nasty shake.  It was undriveable except to get home.  How is that not totally obvious?  The alignment was perfect and the steering wheel centered before and now it is obviously crooked and if you hold the wheel straight the car violently veers to the left.  

    Awesome, so I need either a control arm or tie rods that I just replaced within the last 1000 miles.  And new tires.  i was planning to sell it with the existing tires and let a new owner pick what they want but I can't do that now.  Does FCP Euro offer free replacement for stuff you break or only if it wears out?

    So I did manage to stuff 3 car seats in the coupe and took that, no problems besides adding a quart of oil.  Ticked over 286k on the way home.

    2/94 325i Sedan, Arctic Gray: UUC LTW FW, EVO 3 and DSSR, +.020 Maxsil pistons, ASC delete, Eibach shocks/springs, 16" contour reps 238k
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    '89 325i Vert, Alpine White: 5spd swapped, sold.

    '04 Toyota Sienna: 24V to 24V swap in progress

    '05 Volvo V70R, 6spd.  200k
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    • EarlE
      EarlE
      Earl
      wrote on last edited by
      #4795

      That wasn't the last time I ran a mile. I was just sharing the absolute slowest mile I ever ran to say how I could run 1.5 miles in under fifteen minutes as a child lol

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      • P_RoloffP
        P_RoloffP
        P_Roloff
        wrote on last edited by
        #4796

        jc43089 said:

        So we were going to travel back to Wausau area Saturday morning so I loaded up the Volvo and was checking the tires.  I noticed a bulge in the right front tire and thought well not that big of a deal I will double check the spare to make sure it's aired up if I need it.  I mentioned it to my wife and she said oh yea I did hit a pothole last time I drove it but it seemed fine the rest of the way home.  So already running late we took off.  As soon as I turned out of the driveway I could tell it was not right at all, alignment way off and nasty shake.  It was undriveable except to get home.  How is that not totally obvious?  The alignment was perfect and the steering wheel centered before and now it is obviously crooked and if you hold the wheel straight the car violently veers to the left.  

        Awesome, so I need either a control arm or tie rods that I just replaced within the last 1000 miles.  And new tires.  i was planning to sell it with the existing tires and let a new owner pick what they want but I can't do that now.  Does FCP Euro offer free replacement for stuff you break or only if it wears out?

        So I did manage to stuff 3 car seats in the coupe and took that, no problems besides adding a quart of oil.  Ticked over 286k on the way home.

        I believe that they’ll replace it regardless. At least that was the impression I got from reading into their policies.

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        • GunMetalGreyG
          GunMetalGreyG
          GunMetalGrey
          wrote on last edited by
          #4797

          P_Roloff said:

          I believe that they’ll replace it regardless. At least that was the impression I got from reading into their policies. 

          You can replace literally anything they sell if you sent it back, or buy new ones and they'll refund you.
          Brake pads, oil, filters, people ask on their Facebook page all the time and they always tell them to go for it. 

          Any time I needed to replace something it was super easy.

          ...

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          • RekpointR
            RekpointR
            Rekpoint
            wrote on last edited by
            #4798

            My freshman year of HS I ran a mile in 9minutes. Never was a fast or runner at all.

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            • suspencefulS
              suspencefulS
              suspenceful
              wrote on last edited by
              #4799

              Bassboy3313 said:

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              If you want me to print this, I could do it (without the light blue).

              It'd also be the most layered vinyl printed shirt I've ever done. Price from me would be $25 shipped on a heather gray Gildan tee. That doesn't include a cut to Mr Bassboy.

              I'm happy to make it happen if you guys (and Bassboy) are down!

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              • GB-335xiCoupeG
                GB-335xiCoupeG
                GB-335xiCoupe
                wrote on last edited by
                #4800

                Rekpoint said:

                My freshman year of HS I ran a mile in 9minutes. Never was a fast or runner at all.

                Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk
                 

                I crawled a mile in 9 minutes once... Oh wait, that was in my college days in Madison. I think it was probably 9 feet in an hour. Seemed like a damn mile!

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                • GB-335xiCoupeG
                  GB-335xiCoupeG
                  GB-335xiCoupe
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #4801

                  suspenceful said:

                  If you want me to print this, I could do it (without the light blue).

                  It'd also be the most layered vinyl printed shirt I've ever done. Price from me would be $25 shipped on a heather gray Gildan tee. That doesn't include a cut to Mr Bassboy.

                  I'm happy to make it happen if you guys (and Bassboy) are down!

                  Why no light blue? Too infringement-like?

                  • 2011 335xi Coupe Black Sapphire Metallic (e92/N55/ZPP/ZCW)
                  • 2011 335xi Coupe Deep Sea Blue Metallic(e92/N55/ZPP/ZCW)

                  Both on Drivewaymod.jpg

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                  • suspencefulS
                    suspencefulS
                    suspenceful
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #4802

                    GB-335xiCoupe said:

                    Why no light blue? Too infringement-like?

                    The color has nothing to do with infringement. This whole design/BMW logo itself is copyrighted and it's a no-no to sell it either way.

                    With that said, I don't do screen printing. I use heat-adhesive vinyl and each color requires another process/layer. I don't have light blue in stock and don't want to buy vinyl just for this (and it'd drive the price up).

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                    • B
                      B
                      B C
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #4803

                      Who gives a shirt about shirts, how fast can you run a mile?

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                      • Ryan...R
                        Ryan...R
                        Ryan...
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #4804

                        I would like to say that I was in cross country back in my prime where ripping off 3 miles at a 6 minute clip was considered routine.

                        Now I'm 11  years older and about 42lbs heavier :D

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                        2021 Low Rider S -- Stage 2, 117hp/128ft lbs

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                        • D
                          D
                          Daggerty
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #4805

                          I have a pt test for my part time gig and I have a little different test first 40 push-ups in 2 minutes then 50 sit-ups in 2 minutes finally 2 miles in 16min 30sec. They do change it for age group and also for females "due to sociological differences."

                          last year I ran it in a little over 13 min, I was 21 so idk if it counts.

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                          • Bassboy3313B
                            Bassboy3313B
                            Bassboy3313
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #4806

                            suspenceful said:

                            If you want me to print this, I could do it (without the light blue).

                            It'd also be the most layered vinyl printed shirt I've ever done. Price from me would be $25 shipped on a heather gray Gildan tee. That doesn't include a cut to Mr Bassboy.

                            I'm happy to make it happen if you guys (and Bassboy) are down!

                            PM sent

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                            • D
                              D
                              Daggerty
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #4807

                              Anybody know the hook up on nitrous refills in the greater mke area? LMT does it but $7.50 a lb

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                              • wasnt m3W
                                wasnt m3W
                                wasnt m3
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #4808

                                Daggerty said:

                                Anybody know the hook up on nitrous refills in the greater mke area? LMT does it but $7.50 a lb

                                Check with Endless Performance

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                                • D
                                  D
                                  Daggerty
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #4809

                                  wasnt m3 said:

                                  Check with Endless Performance

                                  Never heard of them I'll give them a ring tomorrow. Thanks

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                                  • HipMFH
                                    HipMFH
                                    HipMF
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #4810

                                    FYI: SpeedyMetals (despite their amazing jingle) has completely lost their minds. Was going to order some stuff, but I can literally buy it at fleet farm/home depot/etc for the same price (or less?! o_O) . Very disappointed...

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                                    • R
                                      R
                                      REKIII
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #4811

                                      With the new tariffs, steel price has gotten dumb.

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                                      • JeffJ
                                        JeffJ
                                        Jeff
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #4812

                                        REKIII said:

                                        With the new tariffs, steel price has gotten dumb.

                                        Indeed it has.....

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                                        1990 325ix e30
                                        1992 325i e36
                                        1995 740il e38
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                                        • B
                                          B
                                          B C
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #4813

                                          speedy metals has always had bad prices on plate and sheet.  If you are setup as a customer with Speedy you get a 50% discount off their online price.  The worst part of the tariff for me is that last year I started on a really nice excel spreadsheet of structural steel properties, sizes, prices, availability etc  mostly as a quick reference for economical engineering. Sometimes you find that going from a 3/8" thick angle iron to a 1/2" thick makes a substantial negative impact on price and availability, when going to the next larger size of 3/8" thick angle iron gets you the strength you need for much less jingle.  anyways I need to go through all the prices again at once so I can have a single  snapshot of relative prices to reference. I knew this was going to happen since I didnt enter all the prices at once, but now they probably wont even be close.

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