Good day......E30 headed off to finally be repaired! 56K :(

[Digitalwave]

I could have installed the strut bar a long time ago. I think it arrived like a month ago. However, it would require taking the hood off

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[rwh11385]

you can honestly say you dont know how to adjust your ground controls? LOL

I haven't had the wheels off yet......and I haven't been able to see how the GC mechanism works. I could most likely figure it out on my own. :) I think I might hop over to davelength.net and see if I can't figure out how the perches work.....
EDIT: My main questions does it have locking mechanisms. It seems just to twist around.
haha: As soon as I posted the question, Kris answered. lol

TJ, my hood has been unbolted for like 3 months. It was off the hinge when the bar came.....

[M-technik-3]

Great to see it riding off into the sunset huh? :( and :) Oh I realy like that trailer, thats a nice unit.

[bimmerphile]

Step 1. Jack car up
Step 2. This is the tough part: twist gold perches up/down on g/c's and drop the car to check your adjustments
Step 3: There is no step three..there is no step three...there is no step three...there is no step three

[rwh11385]

Greg, yep, Ridin off like when the sad music plays in sappy love movies. That is the trailer the guy whose doing my work owns. He bought it off a E36 M3 LTW driver when he sadly passed away. My dad thought it was a really nice trailer. My uncle borrows it occasionally, like last weekend when he was moving his 2002 project car. :D

Kris, thanks. :D So it just twists, no tools needed or anything. No locking? (I'm the 2nd owner of GC suspension, so I didn't know if I needed any tools.) I also don't know much about the spring rates. PO said they were stiff, really stiff. From the #'s I read off one spring and the pictures on Dave Adam's site, I believe the front are 300#. But I've only seen one spring, and never remember to call Ground Control when it's during the week before midnight.

[Bill 84 318i]

Kris missed a step.

You need to loosen an allen bolt (dunno what size, I just use GC's tool) that holds the perch tight on the threaded collar. Then spin to adjust. Then tighten allen bolt again. You have to take off the wheels in the rear (unless you want to contort yourself or have a lift) but you don't in the front.

There is a step three.

[rwh11385]

Ah, I thought there was a catch! I have a bunch of allen tools so I should be in good space. I just needed to know if there was a special tool or special step. Bill, :up:

Kris, :down: ( ;))

[Mystikal]

You have to take off the wheels in the rear (unless you want to contort yourself or have a lift)

Dammit! I was hoping that wasn't true.

Robert, nice to hear you're still trying to catch up.

[rwh11385]

Robert, nice to hear you're still trying to catch up.

As Joe says on Family Guy: "BRIIIIING IT!"

[Mystikal]

Hmmm, using a line from a guy in a wheelchair to taunt me? From the way things are going, sounds about right. :twisted:

[nando]

Awesome. Would the Masking tape really hold it down?

it's latched down, so it should stay. :)

how long has your car been dead? I couldn't stand having my car not working last year. waiting a month for parts to come from germany sucks :(

[rwh11385]

Awesome. Would the Masking tape really hold it down?

it's latched down, so it should stay. :)

how long has your car been dead? I couldn't stand having my car not working last year. waiting a month for parts to come from germany sucks :(

It was not latched down. It was just resting on top, well....slid into the little bracket by the windshield, but that wasn't doing a whole lot. It was just cheap insurance to be sure it didn't come off.

Died sometime in October. I would have gotten it done sooner only a few reasons. 1) Thought out of some crazy dream I could put a M50 in. So I wanted to save and prepare. 2) Winter isn't the best time for RWD. Especially without ABS (sensor bad, now being repalced) 3) I had a handy daily driver anyway, Mom just bought herself a new car, and because it wasn't being used, I took the old Buick. 4) I'm glad my BMW wasn't covered in snow/salt. It got nasty for a while. Maybe it wouldn't be as bad if I had 4x4 height on my E30. ;)

Granted, I really missed it. In the beginning it was bad, real bad. But in the middle, it got less noticable as the feeling wore off. Now, it's killing me because I can't wait!

Oh yeah, and reason #5 I didn't lose my mind: I work at the dealership, porting cars to the carwash and then putting them through the autowash. Getting to drive BMWs once a week kept me sane. Especially this weekend with three Z4 3.0L sticks, and the new M3, and my first M coupe. :twisted: Of course, when it's warm the M roadster or Z4 with top down are so incredibly awesome. 8)

The good thing is, with the car parked I didn't spend too much on it. Well.....euro plate filler, sparco bar, JC chip......328 MAF and 19lb injectors for next year......spray paint for kidney/spoiler.......but I would have spent more if I was driving it. :roll: The best part is I have enough money to pay for the repair and buy all the parts/gaskets right now, so I won't go into debt.

[nando]

Maybe it wouldn't be as bad if I had 4x4 height on my E30. ;)

who has 4x4 ride height? 8)

[rwh11385]

Maybe it wouldn't be as bad if I had 4x4 height on my E30. ;)

who has 4x4 ride height? 8)

Jweb. Until he gets his springs. (I wanna see how awesome his car will look lowered on those Type C's)

With stock height, you go OVER the snow instead of THROUGH it.

[Erick]

Jesus man, when are you going to align the front bumper? I always thought something was odd from your sig, and now I looked at the bigger picture. I mean since it's in the shop it wouldnt be a bad thing to do.

Other than that, I can't wait to see it back on the road.