New member/owner Richmond va.

[SoloSol]

Just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Zach Mickle. I live and work in the west end of Richmond. I recently bought a 90 cylpso 325i 4dr. The car has some mild mods, Bilsteins, H&R, Ireland swaybars. Basics.
I am trying to learn more about these fantastic cars and meet some enthusiasts in the process. I come from Nissan background and am hoping to find some support and knowledge base that I can rely on.
I am also a NASA HPDE/Auto-X instructor and will be tracking the car for the first time later this month. I expect good things.
If you are in the area please reply or contact me if you can Id love to meet up.
Thanks
Zach

[ReallyDirtyThirty]

Welcome to the party. I live in The Fan work in the West End. My buddy and I share a garage in the Fan, I'll PM you next time we're doing a big project day there. It usaully goes like this:

Show up to garage have a beer

Think about starting work

Have another beer

Talk about starting work

Go to 7-Eleven because we're out of beer

Talk about how you're going to do work tomorrow

Drink some more

Go to the bar...

[SoloSol]

Sounds like good times

[SoloSol]

Does anyone else in Richmond do anything but drink and stare at the car?

[McGyver]

I drive mine occasionally and daydream about how nice it will be when i can sink more money into them. I have a '91 laguna coupe and an '89 bronzit cabrio. I'm always down to work on them, drive, and go to CAP/CAR/Woodfins and dig for parts. In fact I have a 5-lug swap coming together soon...


I forgot to mention http://www.rivercitybimmers.com , not much happens there, but i'm trying to get people who are interested active. Can we see some pics? (of the car)

[SoloSol]

Very cool. You sound just like me. Ive got some projects in the works very soon. I'll be installing a UUC shifter, a valve adjustment, and swapping out my street pads and rotors for my track set up.

The site looks like its a great start. Ill be sure to sign up.

as for pics, all I have access to right now is a crappy cell phone pic. But Ill put it up. I should have some good ones of the car in action after VIR next week.

[SoloSol]

[Kershaw]

wow that is a very nice car. hating you very much right now.

how much did you pay? $3500?

[SoloSol]

Thanks. Its a little more rough than it looks in that pic.The paint is awful. But I paid 3000 for it. Ive put at least another $1500 in it with maintainence parts ect. Right now Im working on recovering a set of sport seats and in the next few weeks will will be Koni's to replace the billy HD's and camber plates with new Rcompound Toyos.
Its been a ton of fun and Im learing alot.

[ReallyDirtyThirty]

Where in RVA are you living? I haven't seen that car around yet... Looks good.

[SoloSol]

Thanks ..I live off Parham and work in Short Pump Ive had the car for maybe 3 months. I drive it back and forth to work and to the track thats about it so far.