Non-BMW Stuff on a BMW Forum
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Hey guys. So I’m going to keep the stock brakes but get a better pad. What’s your preferences? I’ve read a lot of back and forth between Stoptech and Hawk HPS but I always like to hear some first hand experience from people who have used various pads or something they’ve had good luck with.
I’ve always used cheaper factory equivalent pads on my cars so I don’t have any experiences with performance pads. I’ve pushed this e30 harder than I have my other cars and have had a couple oh shit moments coming up to a turn.
Are you concerned with noise/dust?
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Are you concerned with noise/dust?
Not really.
I always go down these stupid rabbit holes of mundane things like what brake pads to get.
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Not really.
I always go down these stupid rabbit holes of mundane things like what brake pads to get.
http://www.g-locbrakes.com/products/brake-compounds/
gloc uses transfer layer pads, so they want you to have a clean (turned)/new rotor to start with
could try out their GS-1 compound, that’s the most mild pad they offer
I run hawk HP+ and will be switching to GLOC R8 next year. The hp+ makes some noise and has some heavy dust for what it is
we run the R6 on the evo x and it’s awesome for autox/light HPDE use. Makes lots of noise for daily driving and a decent amount of dust. Have been nothing short of impressed with those pads though
Gf currently runs hawk HPS on the turbo Miata and I’m not a fan of them at all, she will most likely make the jump to R6/R8
FWIW, GLOC and Carbotech are basically the same thing, iirc they were started by the same dude or he left one to start the other.
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Here's a variety of things happening.
The car has been parked since the rally. So far I have Bilstein Sport shocks/struts, HR Race Springs, Supersprint Catback (Black Friday sale from Turner), ST sway bar kit, new rotors and pads, and DSSR. On my list of things to get yet are coolant hoses, better short shift kit, new fuel pump and some other odds and ends. This last round should address all of the major systems that I haven't touched yet and hoping it will give me extended periods of driving with only minimal/routine maintenance.
Our house addition is progressing. The inside is drywalled and I believe they will be starting on 1st floor floors next week. Our contractor is hoping to have the interior done around April. And my conversion of the garage into a shop continues. I put in cabinets to accommodate the fridge that was in the house that will now be in the garage. Painting some walls tonight so I can rotate things from unfished walls to finished walls to continue working.
Winter projects in the garage include:
- Building a garden shed so the existing garden shed can become a toy shed.
- Building built-in cabinets and shelves in the house that we took on ourselves to save some money
- Laying carpet and floating floors myself on the second floor of the house to save money
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So remember how I made a big stink about the workbenches and how unlevel they would be? Well, turns out they're completely fine. Will definitely leave it like this for a cleaner look. Plywood top has not been installed or trimmed down to fit, so ignore the crookedness.
Almost done painting. Need to mud all the inside corners and then touch them up and then paint the ceiling.
Also threw on the old front door from the house onto the garage. Fit perfect. Have some curtains to hang up so you can't see inside the garage.
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alternate idea below. all the light, all the privacy, no ugly curtains.
also a warning: that door is just about the most insecure door you could have. glass panes near the door handle are a target for thieves. someone can in that door in about 2 seconds. i installed sheet of lexan on the inside of a door like this in the past because it is nearly shatter/impact proof. the deadbolt is also in a very narrow piece of wood since the glass lite is right next to it. it could easily be kicked in without reinforcement.
Dan
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also a warning: that door is just about the most insecure door you could have. glass panes near the door handle are a target for thieves. someone can in that door in about 2 seconds. i installed sheet of lexan on the inside of a door like this in the past because it is nearly shatter/impact proof. the deadbolt is also in a very narrow piece of wood since the glass lite is right next to it. it could easily be kicked in without reinforcement.
I'm aware, but I'm not overly worried about it. It was the front door to our house and never had an issue. We've left for the weekend and have accidentally left the french doors wide open on our back porch and doors unlocked without issue. Also have neighbors who watch our house and we'll have cameras.
@The Full Banana was helping me move some furniture that was in the garage into the house a few weeks ago and a neighbor from across the street ran over at 9PM to make sure we weren't burglars.
Perhaps these are some famous last words, but I think it'll be OK.
EDIT: Also, my curtains are going to be Buffalo Check. So far from ugly. lol. They'll fit in with the space when I'm done.
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i had to look up buffalo check
i stand by my ugly comment
Dan
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i had to look up buffalo check
i stand by my ugly comment
you sob
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Floors are being finished/refinished this week in the house, so I have been exiled from my projects in there. Which means getting caught up on the e30. Getting a bunch of parts off for @The Full Banana and continuing my projects that I hard started in the garage.
Bench top finished and built a shelf for above it with some lighting.
Made the little TV stand there. Will get a TV for there and mount the speakers in the garage to use for music.
Picked up this nifty power strip on amazon. Neat story. I know.
I also decided I didn't want to do a 2-post lift in the garage because of how much room they take up and I don't really like the quickjack type lifts so I opted for some beefy jack stands that have some good height to them.
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Looks cozy. Under-cabinet lights look nice and should be legitimately functional. It's hard to have too much light over a workbench.
Maybe it's out-of-frame somewhere, but no workshop is complete without a good vice mounted on something solid; for when that stubborn bit needs some polite, but firm persuasion.
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Looks cozy. Under-cabinet lights look nice and should be legitimately functional. It's hard to have too much light over a workbench.
Maybe it's out-of-frame somewhere, but no workshop is complete without a good vice mounted on something solid; for when that stubborn bit needs some polite, but firm persuasion.
Yeah, it’s on the list to get a new vice for the work bench. The other one was falling apart and I tossed it.
I bought some Race Ramps because of you and now I feel the urge to buy some other things..... take my money
Lol. What’s peaked your attention this time? The jack stands? I highly recommend them.
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Lol. What’s peaked your attention this time? The jack stands? I highly recommend them.
Those
and the snail too.
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Those
and the snail too.
Thank you. It only took me about two weeks to complete the snail. One of my better pieces.
Those jack stands have been on my wish list since the HF recalls
That lamp is begging for a pool table under it.They can still go significantly higher. I really like them so far. Car feels very stable. I don’t care what people say about the quick jacks, I couldn’t get comfortable working under them.
Next on my list is a better jack. Looking at the HF extended ones.
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Next on my list is a better jack. Looking at the HF extended ones.
Got this last year, very happy with it.
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Yeah I was also wondering about what jack would pair with those stands. Their “lowest” height is pretty high.
The HF jack and the these stands have about the same max height. Around 24”.
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Update: We moved back into our house at the end of March. Between the end of February and up to a few weeks ago the garage became a full blown storage building. We moved furniture from the basement of the house back into the garage to give contractors space to work and stuff that we boxed up at the apartment was put in the garage to make moving day easier. You could barely see the floor or move around in there.
BUT, the garage is finally all cleaned up. I have a little bit of paint and trim to do, but I told myself I wouldn't touch the bmw until the wall with the overhead door was painted (I know if I didn't do it now, it would then never get done). Now, I can start on the bmw.
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