E30 R&D... I need my head examined...

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  • DCColegrove
    Banned
    • Dec 2007
    • 2748

    #61
    Originally posted by BMWLA
    well if you quit will you have a group buy on all your stuff? ;)
    My head is too hard to quit...

    But there are deals on the new stuff in the GB section anyway...

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    • BMWLA
      Banned
      • Jul 2008
      • 407

      #62
      how about a deal on the front and the x?

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      • DCColegrove
        Banned
        • Dec 2007
        • 2748

        #63
        Originally posted by BMWLA
        how about a deal on the front and the x?
        I might at some point...

        The trouble is that there is so little wiggle room in the price...

        All of the "stuff" is hand fabricated and hand TIG welded on a fixture from all top of the line materials...

        Not mass produced stamp steel stuff...

        We know... It's expensive... But I'm sure nobody knows that we make very little money doing this...

        Actually if I sold you an X brace, I'd make almost but not quite enough to take my kids to McDonald's (not that I'd let them eat that shit).

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        • rwh11385
          lance_entities
          • Oct 2003
          • 18403

          #64
          So you have a community college "degree" in auto mechanics and trying to re-engineer the E30? hahahaha

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          • Farbin Kaiber
            Lil' Puppet
            • Jul 2007
            • 29502

            #65
            Originally posted by rwh11385
            So you have a community college "degree" in auto mechanics and trying to re-engineer the E30? hahahaha
            Hey, that degree is just like going to UTI, but without quite as much tuition. And, in most cases, they have it at local High School's or Adult School locations. You can even test in for all your A series ASE tests afterwards.


            ASE promotes excellence in vehicle repair, service and parts distribution. Over a quarter of a million individuals hold ASE certifications. ASE Certified professionals work in every part of the transportation industry.

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            • rwh11385
              lance_entities
              • Oct 2003
              • 18403

              #66
              Originally posted by Farbin Kaiber
              Hey, that degree is just like going to UTI, but without quite as much tuition. And, in most cases, they have it at local High School's or Adult School locations. You can even test in for all your A series ASE tests afterwards.
              Yeah, we had an area vocation school behind my HS and I took a semester of that joke. None of the students in there or I know at Ivy Tech, Wyotech, etc. should be BSing miracle engineering solutions...

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              • Farbin Kaiber
                Lil' Puppet
                • Jul 2007
                • 29502

                #67
                Originally posted by rwh11385
                Yeah, we had an area vocation school behind my HS and I took a semester of that joke. None of the students in there or I know at Ivy Tech, Wyotech, etc. should be BSing miracle engineering solutions...

                Usually, they are the guys doing burnouts in stock, failed axle 1989 Acura Integras with donut spares.
                Last edited by Farbin Kaiber; 11-26-2008, 02:32 PM. Reason: with performance wires.

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                • kishg
                  R3VLimited
                  • Sep 2006
                  • 2624

                  #68
                  Originally posted by rwh11385
                  So you have a community college "degree" in auto mechanics and trying to re-engineer the E30? hahahaha
                  I don't necessarily buy all the "engineering" behind these products but that was uncalled for. he obviously has experience working on these cars which buys him some credibility in my book.
                  '12 F30 328i Sport Line
                  '91 SpecE30 #523
                  '00 Ford F-350 Dually Tow Vehicle

                  BMWCCA #360858 NASA #
                  128290

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                  • Farbin Kaiber
                    Lil' Puppet
                    • Jul 2007
                    • 29502

                    #69
                    There is no reason to waste the money at UTI, unless you want a dealer tech job. That's what I'm sayin.

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                    • rwh11385
                      lance_entities
                      • Oct 2003
                      • 18403

                      #70
                      Originally posted by Farbin Kaiber
                      There is no reason to waste the money at UTI, unless you want a dealer tech job. That's what I'm sayin.
                      And weld up some strut braces...

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                      • gstuning
                        E30 Modder
                        • Oct 2003
                        • 833

                        #71
                        Originally posted by DCColegrove

                        Actually if I sold you an X brace, I'd make almost but not quite enough to take my kids to McDonald's (not that I'd let them eat that shit).
                        What kind of a business idea is that then?
                        Your time done researching the product and making the jigs and what not and that´s the profit margin per unit?
                        Gunni
                        @ Prodrive / Aston Martin Racing

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                        • Farbin Kaiber
                          Lil' Puppet
                          • Jul 2007
                          • 29502

                          #72
                          Originally posted by gstuning
                          What kind of a business idea is that then?
                          Your time done researching the product and making the jigs and what not and that´s the profit margin per unit?
                          I think he has a lot of children.












                          With large appetites.

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                          • blunttech
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                            • Jul 2004
                            • 12850

                            #73
                            Originally posted by gstuning
                            What kind of a business idea is that then?
                            Your time done researching the product and making the jigs and what not and that´s the profit margin per unit?
                            he must be going for volume
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                            • DCColegrove
                              Banned
                              • Dec 2007
                              • 2748

                              #74
                              Originally posted by rwh11385
                              So you have a community college "degree" in auto mechanics and trying to re-engineer the E30? hahahaha
                              Yes in a nutshell...

                              14 when I got my airframe & Power-plant ticket from DOT/FAA...

                              I was 16 when I when I received my AS from a community college...

                              BA from UCSB at 19... Took me until I was 30 to actually complete my Masters though.

                              Started working as a non-degreed engineer at 21...

                              However...

                              I'm pretty sure that all the drinking and drugs 'till I was 26 knocked my IQ down to low average...

                              Originally posted by blunt
                              he must be going for volume
                              Nope... It's an obsession.

                              Like balancing a ball bearing on a razor blade...

                              Nearly impossible...

                              Pointless...

                              But you just know you can achieve perfection...

                              Like chasing that first high... If you know what I mean.

                              I don't do e30 work for the money...

                              But I wouldn't do it for free either... At least not on your car.

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                              • blunttech
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                                • Jul 2004
                                • 12850

                                #75
                                Originally posted by DCColegrove
                                Yes in a nutshell...

                                14 when I got my airframe & Power-plant ticket from DOT/FAA...

                                I was 16 when I when I received my AS from a community college...

                                BA from UCSB at 19... Took me until I was 30 to actually complete my Masters though.

                                Started working as a non-degreed engineer at 21...

                                However...

                                I'm pretty sure that all the drinking and drugs 'till I was 26 knocked my IQ down to low average...



                                Nope... It's an obsession.

                                Like balancing a ball bearing on a razor blade...

                                Nearly impossible...

                                Pointless...

                                But you just know you can achieve perfection...

                                Like chasing that first high... If you know what I mean.

                                I don't do e30 work for the money...

                                But I wouldn't do it for free either... At least not on your car.
                                i dont really need any work on my car. i have it set up to the point where its almost too precise on the highway. but thanks anyway
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