NOR-CAL General Chat.

[dadsbmw]

i'm doing one tomorrow

you'll need a trailer and the title, and time to take it to Simms Metal Management, where they will pick it up with a great big claw hook thing and toss it onto a big metal pile

it's pretty sweet and they even pay you for the scrap weight (not a lot)

couple things to note
- you *need* to bring a signed title or a junk slip
- bring a hard hat
- no gas in the car. ideally, remove the gas tank. otherwise, drain it

How much did they end up paying you? I've gotten rid of Probe shells now for 0$ from pick-n-pull.

[dadsbmw]

Did it roll? how many wheels did you have on it?

Last car I did had no tires or suspension on it. They'll take it, but be prepared for it to scratch up your driveway, unless you take preventative measures.

[Rev Run D]

Last car I did had no tires or suspension on it. They'll take it, but be prepared for it to scratch up your driveway, unless you take preventative measures.

so PNP will come and take shells for free? When I checked online, they wanted money to take it. It's at my friend's shop right now. thanks ofr the head's up.

[Streichholzschächtelchen]

I always thought pick n pull paid you? It's still worth scrap atleast right?

[Rev Run D]

You'd think so, but they offered me -80. I guess if the car is too far stripped it's not worth it for them.

[kronus]

How much did they end up paying you? I've gotten rid of Probe shells now for 0$ from pick-n-pull.

$27.50 lol

[freeride53]

I had to pay a retired tow truck driver $20 + pink slip to haul off and scrap my old shell.

5 years ago however, I sold a mostly gutted Peugeot parts car to PNP for $200.

[dadsbmw]

so PNP will come and take shells for free? When I checked online, they wanted money to take it. It's at my friend's shop right now. thanks ofr the head's up.

So I've had 2 shells towed in the last ~year. The first shell I filled out all the questions (does it have a motor, does it have a trans) honestly and had to pay $20 to get it picked up.

When the tow truck driver got there he scolded me for paying the $20 and said he'd picked up cars in WAY worse shape that hadn't paid anything. Took his advice on the 2nd car and claimed that the car had a transmission and tires (even though it didnt) to make the number come out to $0. They picked up the car, never checked, and never said a word about it.

The issue is the price of steel has dropped... you used to get at least a couple hundred bucks for a shell.

[jpod999]

Who's selling all this stuff? I'm lightweight interested in the wheels.

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/pts/d/san-francisco-parting-out-86-e30-325es/6920747093.html

[kronus]

that's Rev Run D ^^

[jpod999]

Good looking out, thanks!

[Rev Run D]

Yep that’s me.


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[mbonanni]

NOR-CAL General Chat.

Ended up getting a used fpr locally and it helped isolate my issues, got a misfire on cyl 3 I believe. With that moving forward I need one last thing to put the car on the ground. I’m looking around and am pretty sold on gettin some treehouse/eyeball style ones, but before I get those I was curious if anyone has experience with adjustable CABs?? Looking at the AKG or Garagistic ones

https://store.garagistic.com/BMW-E30-E36-Adjustable-Front-Control-Arm-Mount?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIvNKWj62M4wIVhB-tBh1IMgWVEAQYASABEgIphPD_BwE

The car will be running coilovers and driven mostly for spirited weekend drives, not going to daily it maybe eventually look into some autox. Has 350lb front springs. Everything else is new stock/oem rubber - sway bar bushings and top hats, motor mounts, trans, rear shock mounts and bushings etc. Will eventually do adjustable rear subframe so I was thinking the adjustability might be nice up front, and I can’t find any reviews on these things.

[Danny]

Just run the condor eyeball arms. I have some treehouse ones and they're fine on the road.

https://www.condorspeedshop.com/collections/e30-parts/products/solid-control-arm-mounts-e30-e36-pre-order?variant=28913539905

Condor > Garagistic.

[dadsbmw]

I've got a set of Bimmerworld CABs for sale... same idea as the treehouse/condor/garagistic.

Brand new with an extra set of delrin inserts. Let me know if youre interested!