PNW Chit Chat thread

[DER E30]

Can you send the whole POS kit in to them to get them to look at it?

[Gerta]

I remember you laying under the car cause I remember gently grazing your forearm with mine. #goodtimes

Are you sure it was his forearm? Your previous joint was named the Honeycomb Hideout right?

[ClausE30]

Wardie, Schnitz, Austin, and Corey (I think..) came out and helped me get my transmission back on my engine

Nope I was MIA, as of late I've neglected my car.. Hoping e30 picnic will give me some motivation.. Got tons of ideas

[ajhostetter]

I've searched around for information and reviews on various steering wheel setups, but I guess I'm looking for more specific answers. So, I thought I'd ask you locals first so that I'm flamed by a smaller region of people. :)

I currently have an early airbag-less Mtech wheel ~382mm (OD) and I have to keep my legs in awkward positions to use the pedals (I'm ~6'2").

I'm wondering what other people are running and how they feel about the leg room and the position of the turn signal stalk (this is a daily driver).

Couple of steering wheels I'm looking at are ~350mm with 20mm (this ends up being about the same depth as the Mtech wheel, but I think it looks the best), 70mm, or 100mm dish. I'm also considering various spacer options too.

IMO 350 looks a bit clownish and small. I'm 6' and feel like the old Nardi 360mm wheel in my '91 is perfect. I'm just using a standard hub adapter and cranked on the stalks to get them to the depth I wanted off the wheel.

http://www.nardi-personal.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=118:nd-classic-6051-36-6901&catid=40&Itemid=280&lang=en

[BraveUlysses]

Anyone got a ZHP 5sp shift knob for sale?

[Mlarsen]

Nope I was MIA, as of late I've neglected my car.. Hoping e30 picnic will give me some motivation.. Got tons of ideas

This.

So far my list consists of:
Fix sunroof
New tires
Refinish wheels
Timing Belt
Replace passenger front axle
Wheel bearing
Front struts
Euro grills
Headlights
Delete rattling cat
Then give my paint a serious massaging.

[Gerta]

Anyone got a ZHP 5sp shift knob for sale?

Wardie? I think he had one in his thread.

[5Toes]

loving my OEM+ look! cockpit monday :coolphoto:

[Habla]

So far my list consists of:
Delete rattling cat

Hypothetically, where would one take a car to get this done in seattle area, if they paid cash (or traded the cats haha)? ;)

[5Toes]

CJ's custom muffler and exhaust did a really nice job on my budget exhaust on my e28. He has cut the cats out of a few cars of mine and friends, and the welds are always on point.

They are located in Spanaway. If you need to sell a cat, the metal recycler here in Bremerton pays $100 per e30/e28/e34 cat

[Habla]

What about e36 cats?

The wagon is looking extra lux now, thanks toes. Not sure if I want to drill the rockers for the skirts though.

[5Toes]

no problem man, it was cool meeting you. E36 cats not sure if they are the big style. my e34 m50nv cats brought in a little extra.

[Habla]

Smaller than the resonators...

[Mlarsen]

Hypothetically, where would one take a car to get this done in seattle area, if they paid cash (or traded the cats haha)? ;)

Well, I'm just doing it myself.

[Wschnitz]

PSA to anyone in Seattle area, dont use seattle wheel repair for anything. They can't even paint a wheel silver.

Took them 3 weeks first time, came back gray. They said they would strip and send back with a more silver color, waited 2 months. They came back the exact same color.