Some may remember me...

[aaron_silva]

closeup pics of your roofrack setup? how does it attach w/o the OEM adapters? Thanks!

I will get some more pictures soon. I will reply to your PM with more detal.

My favorite vert on r3v...

Good to hear from you Aaron, and its nice to see that you still have the car. I'm looking forward to seeing you put the motor in.

I changed my username btw, used to be Mtriple.

Thanks man! Good to see you're still around.

welcome back... nice pcitures.. what camara ?

Canon 20d, 10-22, 24-70L

Car looks great Aaron!
I wish I could have met up with you when we lived out in Sac, are you still on baye30.net?

Thanks man. Yes...still on baye30.net. I try to check in every once in a while. You ever coming back?

Cheers Aaron

Cheers Stu!

hey...we have the same last name!

You from Portugal? I was just there in December. Stayed in Lisboa, drove up to Oporto (stopping in Obidos, Evora and Tomar) then came back down to Albuferia (taking day trips to the End of the World...Sagres). It was an awesome experience.

Thanks everyone. This little project was a lot of fun. It was nice to play with the e30 for a while.

Aaron

[DavidMellish]

Hot

as i said to my girl .... Nice Rack,
dang I love that color, im a schwarz-er

[aaron_silva]

Okay...I have had a few inquires about the parts I used to get this done.

I purchased a set of Yakima RailRider 2 mounts. They are originally designed for a Jeep's roof rails. In addition to the mounts, you need the correct thread bolts for the hard top (25mm long...I think), and any associated Yakima parts that you want for the top.

First you have to modify the bases. The red portion of the mount has the be removed (very carefully).



Then you need to drill new holes on the outside (to match the spacing of the hard top)...95mm center to center (again...I think). Be careful because there is not a lot of material to spare. Start small and finesse the hole to the correct size. This is how it should look.



The "groove" of the mount has to be slightly shaved to allow for the bolt heads to fit. Take a little material off at a time. The more you leave on there, the better.

Here are some additional pictures.





Now you are ready to go. I have safely and securely transported two road bikes on here. It is very sturdy!

Thanks

Aaron

[alpinaclone]

Nice calypso.

[Motorsports]

Nice

[///M42 sport]

Thanks!! I just contacted yak about this same issue and they just said good luck with that...figures.

[RCWells]

Sweet car as always Aaron, beautiful and I love the new addition, from a fellow roadie. Nice 'Dale too. New ride?

[aaron_silva]

Thanks!! I just contacted yak about this same issue and they just said good luck with that...figures.

No problem. I knew you have been hitting me up for info...just never had time to get to it...

Sweet car as always Aaron, beautiful and I love the new addition, from a fellow roadie. Nice 'Dale too. New ride?

Thanks man. New ride to me. I picked it up used and it has gotten very addicting. Sacramento has an extremely nice trail along the American River. I even got my fiance into riding (she picked up a Felt bike).

Aaron