Musings from the shop
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What the hell is in your airbox? 0_o
Looks like a couple leaves, probably some mouse doo doo and shredded fabric probably from the interior or hood fabric.
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What the hell is in your airbox? 0_o
Insulation. Looks like the blown-in type as opposed to the stuff that comes in rolls. Also helicopter seeds. Probably from a Maple, although there are other trees that produce them as well (Box Elder for example...)
Trunk carpet.. can haz??
PM if you're interested. Normally I'd give something like that away, but I have a heated shop space to pay for now, so $10.
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Glad to see you are getting stuff done! I also appreciate the Bentley that you left on the workbench!
Best cheater pipe in the shop is the jack handle lol. -
The wheels are Rikens. They were on my e21 when I bought it and they are e21 offset so they stick out a bit on the e30. So far they're the only set I've come across, but I haven't really been looking. They look good on both cars, but right now I like them better on the e30. They'd look better yet on snaps car, but I don't have any interest in the 17s. I would like to to find some 14" or 15" BBS RAs for the e21 though....
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Merry Christmas E30! Got some H&R "super sport" lowering springs. They're supposed to be the same rate as the sports, only a half inch lower.
So, as long as I had the struts out....
I figured I'd freshen up the suspension a bit. New LCAs, strut tops, sway bar bushings, end links, dust shields, etc.... Cleaned up some rust and added a little paint.
And the winter-bimmer is back on the road.
The old-ass tires are horrifically bad in the snow. So I think I'm going to put some winter tires on the IS meshies and run them. Lots of things that still need attention, but I just want to drive it. If there's something that annoys me too much it might end up back in the shop, but for now I have other projects to work on.
Feels good to back in a bimmer.
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Wholly wheel gap Mike. Is that a before or after lowering pic?
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Did you use e90 spring hats?
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Merry Christmas E30! Got some H&R "super sport" lowering springs. They're supposed to be the same rate as the sports, only a half inch lower.
Ha, I love the creative lighting!
And you mocked me for my christmas light headliner...
The pictures you posted make it look more monster truck than it really is.
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Did you use e90 spring hats?
Nah, everything except the springs is OEM.
And you mocked me for my christmas light headliner...
Mocked? I thought the spray glue and glitter would be a legitimate enhancement.
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Ha, indeed it would! It would be tricky, but oh so worth it!
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Super sport is a much better choice than the regular sports. The regular sports are a nice upgrade from stock but much too short for how relatively soft they are.
Ignore the wheelgap informants. I think you are someone who understands the ill effects of significantly lowering the roll center.
Very low cars look cool but are often a burden to drive
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I couldn't find any solid info on the spring rates for the different springs. The assumption is that the super sports would be between the regular sports and the race. Seems odd that the "race" springs are more expensive...
No plans to get crazy with the low. I want the car to be a practical daily driver. As is it already attracts a little too much attention for me (the good and the bad kind).
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