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my E30 story

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  • johnprusinskiJ
    johnprusinskiJ
    johnprusinski
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    #145

    oh and im looking for shift knob ideas. i want something thats unique but cant figure out what i want yet.

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    • B
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      #146

      a stuffed animal

      a shotgun

      a tv remote

      a doc360 can

      chapstick

      the hooked handle of a cane

      a glove

      acid

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      • johnprusinskiJ
        johnprusinskiJ
        johnprusinski
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        #147

        i thought of something that i think is really cool. i might pull the trigger on pretty soon. what do you think?

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        • jc43089J
          jc43089J
          jc43089
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          Absolutely!

          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
          3/93 325i Coupe, Schwarz 2, Sketchy stance action, ebay turbo, 300k
          '89 325i Vert, Alpine White: 5spd swapped, sold.

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

          '05 Volvo V70R, 6spd.  200k
          '85 Toyota LandCruiser: Lifted, gas hog. 205k
          '99 Nissan Maxima: 5spd, Rusty but trusty winter beater. 252k RIP.

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          • johnprusinskiJ
            johnprusinskiJ
            johnprusinski
            wrote on last edited by
            #149

            m one day closer to getting my first ticket in this beast. i can officially drive it legally now.

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            • johnprusinskiJ
              johnprusinskiJ
              johnprusinski
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              #150

              so i got this thing out tonight. im so happy with how this turned out. its also pretty quick for my standards.

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                #151

                I will have to come check it out in the next few weeks, nice work!

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                • johnprusinskiJ
                  johnprusinskiJ
                  johnprusinski
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                  #152

                  i guess ill put some pictures up since its been a while.

                  nothing new just some new pics. ive been driving it more and more to see if any problems will arise. so far everything is pretty well. i had the clutch pedal not come up all the way after driving for a while. and the temp gauge twitches some times. other than that i love driving this thing. it needs suspension really bad. i feel like im driving a boat.

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                  i also broke the motor mount brackets. oops.

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                    whoa, nice work! what were you doing when that happened?

                    Aluminum does not have an endurance limit so any force being applied to it will fatigue it. So either, those arms had a very stressful life, or perhaps your engine wasnt quite sitting straight in the engine bay and the arms saw some forces they dont normally see. 

                    Either way, that pic needs a "Thanks Obama" caption.

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                    • JeffJ
                      JeffJ
                      Jeff
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #154

                      Make some steel ones

                      1976 530i e12
                      1990 325ix e30
                      1992 325i e36
                      1995 740il e38
                      2001 330xi e46
                      ^More to come :)

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                      • johnprusinskiJ
                        johnprusinskiJ
                        johnprusinski
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #155

                        Got an update, I got the new brackets in, but after about 20 miles the clutch master cylinder broke. I'm now stranded in a parking lot. I'm starting to get frustrated with this thing.

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                        • KaiserRollsK
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                          KaiserRolls
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                          #156

                          nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

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                          • EarlE
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                            Earl
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                            #157

                            That motor is cursed

                            Lol

                            Caused Dans car to crash on the highway, ate Jakes fuel pump, and now snapped your mounts and then the master cylinder died

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                            • EarlE
                              EarlE
                              Earl
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                              #158

                              Double post ftw!

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                                #159

                                Earl said:

                                That motor is cursed

                                Lol

                                Caused Dans car to crash on the highway, ate Jakes fuel pump, and now snapped your mounts and then the master cylinder died

                                bat signal.

                                im here.

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                                • johnprusinskiJ
                                  johnprusinskiJ
                                  johnprusinski
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                                  #160

                                  i ordered a new clutch master cylinder tonight. ive been thinking about just tearing the car down and replacing the majority of it. i want to make it reliable so i can actually learn how to drift, because as of right now i cant really drive it down the road, how is it going to handle going sideways?

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                                  • B
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                                    #161

                                    what are your reliability concerns besides the clutch hydraulics

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                                    • EarlE
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                                      Earl
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                                      #162

                                      John, tuck your bumpers and paint them black like my friend Rob=D

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                                      • johnprusinskiJ
                                        johnprusinskiJ
                                        johnprusinski
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                                        #163

                                        im not sure to be honest. i cant think of anything else that is on the car that i need to run. i am thinking of just replacing all of the bushings in the rear subframe. i plan on replacing the suspension soon if that counts. im just sick of it breaking.

                                        and earl i will tuck the bumpers soon.

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                                        • EarlE
                                          EarlE
                                          Earl
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                                          #164

                                          Paint them black too=) And get hella fogs

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