<![CDATA[Who are you?]]>Scrolled back to mid 2013 to see if there was a topic about this.

What do you do??

Obviously we all love BMWs!!

What else makes you you?

I'll start

Carpenter for the last 15yrs (soon to be ironworker) working in the commercial/industrial overhead door industry for the last 21yrs.

Married

Dad of 4, 3 girls and a stepson.

I love to make stuff, tinker, etc.

Some work pictures

Today's job

Building a steel tube opening for a fire rolling door.

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Playhouse I built for the kids last summer.

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Job I did last year for an Art Gallery

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That's a bit about me.

Who's next?

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]]>https://wibimmers.com/topic/3515/who-are-youRSS for NodeWed, 16 Sep 2026 06:37:30 GMTWed, 11 Feb 2015 01:33:45 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Who are you? on Thu, 09 Apr 2015 18:55:17 GMT]]>I'm john, I'm 23 and I don't have any kids (that I know of) and I'm a fire suppression designer for J.F.Ahern. I draw, survey,calculate sprinkler pipe to keep people from getting burned from fire. Ive been a full time designer for 4 months now and its fun. Best part is I get to go out to job sites. I got into cars once I got my first vw. It was always broken so I had to fix it a lot. Bought my first E30 a few years ago and ever since its been on jack stands. Here are a couple shots of a job site visit before we started install.

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]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/56968https://wibimmers.com/post/56968Thu, 09 Apr 2015 18:55:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who are you? on Sun, 05 Apr 2015 15:19:58 GMT]]>I'm 43, married, 3 kids although 2 are legally adults now, making beer at miller is my current position although IT is where I would like to go soon. I have been into cars since I was 12 when my uncle had a resto shop

back in the 80's. I always got stuck doing wiring because everyone else didn't like doing it. There wasn't much wiring to do on 40-74 american cars and trucks but oh well. Raw hp cars is what I liked to build, but I was always into sleepers, I don't care what make, as long as I could keep them looking and sounding stock, I was all for it. My two young adults are finally getting into cars now that they could drive and one brought me a rust free 85 iroc roller to help him to build and the other chose a 04 impreza RS. Looks like I have an american vs import competition brewing. So my toy is a 96 318ti cali top that I stuffed a 87 grand national driveline into, it took me a while for the hatch back body style to grow on me but it did. It currently runs and drives and I am on the work the bugs out stage.

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/56816https://wibimmers.com/post/56816Sun, 05 Apr 2015 15:19:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who are you? on Tue, 31 Mar 2015 19:00:33 GMT]]>China does a great job (trying) to copy the things we do. Anything that takes an ounce of entrepreneurship or good ole American ingenuity gets exported out of the US. Anything that is throwaway or has large tolerances is great for China since their time and people are looked at as disposable.

Like Rowleym mentioned, tooling is a big thing exported to China. We build the tools, they use them until they break/get worn.

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/56589https://wibimmers.com/post/56589Tue, 31 Mar 2015 19:00:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who are you? on Tue, 31 Mar 2015 16:53:13 GMT]]>We just got sent pictures from China of a tool we built in use lol. They love our tooling and we get plenty of work from them.

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jc43089 said:

That is so weird, that we make stuff here and sell it to them but then we buy the same thing made over there to use in the US.  Such a strange world anymore.

lol right? messed up.

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/56206https://wibimmers.com/post/56206Tue, 24 Mar 2015 01:00:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who are you? on Tue, 24 Mar 2015 00:18:48 GMT]]>That is so weird, that we make stuff here and sell it to them but then we buy the same thing made over there to use in the US.  Such a strange world anymore.

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/56204https://wibimmers.com/post/56204Tue, 24 Mar 2015 00:18:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who are you? on Tue, 24 Mar 2015 00:13:47 GMT]]>I'm 25 live in Elkhorn married with a 2 month old daughter have 3 dogs a house and too many cars.. I Work in machining cnc, manual what ever I need to get it done. Also work in engineering at the same time mainly I'm the guy that gets to blow stuff up and make new stuff testing developing new parts etc. everything I do for work is mainly 2 stroke engine parts for a motor my companies produces. Everything is mad in the us most sold to China. When I started we had 1 motor 120cc 5hp 5ftlbs of tq @5500rpm. Then I got power hungry and made a 120 cc 12hp 10ftlbs of tq. 6500rpm 26.7hp an 14ftlbs 7600rpm has been seen before it cracked the head.my favorite is watching them take off at 17krpm and melt down its awsome! I love my job cutting metal an developing new products. I'm hoping to get into custom maching of other parts one off parts prototypes and new production parts this year. I also drink way too much mountain dew. And off you tell me there is free food I'm there no questions asked.

Btw enjoy all the typo's not reading threw all this on the phone :)

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/56203https://wibimmers.com/post/56203Tue, 24 Mar 2015 00:13:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who are you? on Mon, 23 Mar 2015 23:57:02 GMT]]>Cool thread!

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/56202https://wibimmers.com/post/56202Mon, 23 Mar 2015 23:57:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who are you? on Mon, 23 Mar 2015 21:43:36 GMT]]>Haha that's neat this popped up. Are you still in madison? Join up with the cars and coffee Madison guys on Sunday. Info is on Facebook, would be cool to see you again.

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/56190https://wibimmers.com/post/56190Mon, 23 Mar 2015 21:43:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who are you? on Mon, 23 Mar 2015 18:45:04 GMT]]>Haha, I wanted to. It only has 5 or 6 inches of ground clearance as it is, so might as well finish the job.

Also, japanese knock-offs of european wheels on an americanized versions of a japanese cars is going to be the next big thing. Or is that old news already?

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/56183https://wibimmers.com/post/56183Mon, 23 Mar 2015 18:45:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who are you? on Mon, 23 Mar 2015 18:29:49 GMT]]>SLAM THAT THING MAN!!!

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/56181https://wibimmers.com/post/56181Mon, 23 Mar 2015 18:29:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who are you? on Mon, 23 Mar 2015 18:01:15 GMT]]>Ha! Chris asked me about that car on Saturday. I daily a '92 Geo Storm wagonback (Impulse based). I only rocked the meshies for a couple weeks just for laughs.

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]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/56176https://wibimmers.com/post/56176Mon, 23 Mar 2015 18:01:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who are you? on Mon, 23 Mar 2015 16:06:36 GMT]]>I remember that Impulse too=)

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/56171https://wibimmers.com/post/56171Mon, 23 Mar 2015 16:06:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who are you? on Mon, 23 Mar 2015 14:41:25 GMT]]>I just read about the Isuzu, neat car, I have never seen one before.

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/56166https://wibimmers.com/post/56166Mon, 23 Mar 2015 14:41:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who are you? on Mon, 23 Mar 2015 02:14:10 GMT]]>Aha, I remember that Impulse!

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/56140https://wibimmers.com/post/56140Mon, 23 Mar 2015 02:14:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who are you? on Mon, 23 Mar 2015 02:04:33 GMT]]>I got a reminder email that I need to log in or face deletion so I'm doing that. 

I am a guy that used to have an E30 from 2005-2009.  It was a ratty '84 5MT 325e coupe but I put a 3.25LSD and some other parts/mods on it.  It was a fun car and surprisingly reliable despite being in a constant state of falling apart at the seams due to having many previous owners that did not take care of her.  The car burned a quart of oil every 500 miles for 5 years, all while subject to me driving the f'ing WHEELS off that car in all Wisconsin weather conditions.  Thing was a champ.

I'd like to find another some day but it would have to be a nice one and those aren't cheap anymore.  I am from Madison but I used to kick around with a guy named Nick up near Steven's point.  He had a boosted 2.7 stroker '88 5MT 325i 4 door.

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Currently I have an '04 WRX wagon with all the usual WRX bolt on shit.  This is my daily.  The '08 narrowbody is my buddy's car.

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My project car (and it's a project, let me tell you) is a 1991 Isuzu Impulse RS.  I had this car at the 2012 WI Bimmers meet.  This car currently is in storage, awaiting warmer weather and likely some driveline and suspension repairs.

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michael1972 said:

I'm Mike and I like cars

Tell us how you REALLY feel.....

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/55202https://wibimmers.com/post/55202Thu, 05 Mar 2015 23:00:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who are you? on Thu, 05 Mar 2015 18:37:30 GMT]]>awesome  :D

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michael1972 said:

I'm Mike and I like cars

Yeah well I'm jordan and I love cars.

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/55185https://wibimmers.com/post/55185Thu, 05 Mar 2015 17:23:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who are you? on Thu, 05 Mar 2015 15:49:59 GMT]]>I'm Mike and I like cars

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/55179https://wibimmers.com/post/55179Thu, 05 Mar 2015 15:49:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who are you? on Thu, 05 Mar 2015 02:52:29 GMT]]>I'm not gonna mess with that one lol

I'll do the 6 hour H&R spring install, but I'd rather let a pro take a look at my motor and find anything else in there while they're peeking around.

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Ryan... said:

Not yet, but I'm planning on having that and the air/oil separator replaced before I start racking up serious miles on it. Should be about a $1500-2000 job. Clutch is in great condition as far as I can tell, but I probably should replace it anyway...

I don't know how adventurous you are but from what I have read you can do this yourself with some mechanical aptitude and patience.

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ClassE said:

I hear during spirited driving in porches that letting off the throttle mid-corner will turn you into a drifto king.

That's called "oversteer" and was phased out sometime in the 70s in favor of "safety". It's also why 4 cylinders is better than 6, but I digress...

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/55133https://wibimmers.com/post/55133Thu, 05 Mar 2015 00:22:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who are you? on Wed, 04 Mar 2015 23:39:32 GMT]]>Not yet, but I'm planning on having that and the air/oil separator replaced before I start racking up serious miles on it. Should be about a $1500-2000 job. Clutch is in great condition as far as I can tell, but I probably should replace it anyway...

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