PNW Chit Chat thread

[pdxjim]

Welcome! Make a Member's Ride thread to show that e30 off

I gotta ride the Amtrak down to Eugene and drive it home. Then I'll get some pics of it and start a thread.

First thing is it needs a diff swap. It was originally an auto trans car, and the granny gear 4.10 diff is worse than you would think.

Thankfully it recently got H&R sport springs, Bilsteins, and all the suspension and chassis bushings replaced. Planning (for now) on a set of 16" Maxilite Alpina replica wheels, Conti DWS06+ tires, tower brace ... etc.

Parts prices are refreshingly cheap compared to the Porsche prices I'm used to.

[Reichart12]

Ayo. Just popping in here to say hi. 👋

I just picked up a cherry black ‘88 325is off FBMarketplace out of Eugene.

I live in SE Portland just south of Sellwood, so if you see me rolling, don’t be afraid to wave. 🤙🤙

Welcome! Make a Member's Ride thread to show that e30 off

[pdxjim]

Ayo. Just popping in here to say hi. 👋

I just picked up a cherry black ‘88 325is off FBMarketplace out of Eugene.

I live in SE Portland just south of Sellwood, so if you see me rolling, don’t be afraid to wave. 🤙🤙

[TobyB]

I think we all just got old and needed reliable cars.

(shitposting to stir the pot, I hope?)

It's all Teslas and crap now- it's really rare to see a real car just out and about.

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[2mAn]

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chitchatting just to bump this necrothread.

this thread used to be wildly active... did everyone just frezze their nuts off up there??

I think buying an X3 just to 'return it to earth' slowly and leave yourself a donor drivetrain is another level of evil-genius..

bravo
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[TobyB]

I bought an X3.
figured my genitalia would fall off as soon as I drove it...

and yeah, there was a little shrinkage,

but it's not as bad as I feared it would be. It's a more- topheavy E39- feeling BMW.
Chicks do NOT dig it, but the cute dog hanging out the back window helps some.

I'm sick of the winter salt eating my shiny '93 Ferd Eff too fiddy from the bottom up,
and anyway, this thing will make a nice M54B30 donor when IT rusts away.
Plus, 6- speed. Maybe I could shoehorn the AWD into the E39 wagon, as the
front suspension's surprisingly E39 in design...

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chitchatting just to bump this necrothread.

[Maybe Magpie]

I kind of half ass rolled the back on mine. And I need to roll the front. I would say a lot just depends on how stiff your suspension is

Right. I plan on slapping in some koni yellow adjustables and keeping my stock IS springs, plus M3 endlinks and fresh hardware (tower bushings, new bump stops and so on, E36 offset FCABs, etc) so not super stiff but not totally squishy either.

[delamaize]

Gotcha. Think I could get away with 225/50/15s on a narrower wheel without rolling or shaving?

I kind of half ass rolled the back on mine. And I need to roll the front. I would say a lot just depends on how stiff your suspension is

[Maybe Magpie]

It's nothing special really, Bassett 15x8 steel D hole stock car wheels, 4x100. Tires are 225/50/15. I had to roll the inside edge of the rear fenders, and I need to roll the front a little after I get the caliper brackets shaved down, so I can ditch the 8mm spacers.

Gotcha. Think I could get away with 225/50/15s on a narrower wheel without rolling or shaving?

[delamaize]

What wheel/tire fitment is that? I've been thinking about how to do 225/45/15s without rolling fenders or pulling at a fairly high ride height, that's a smidge much poke for me too but it's be a good "I want less than this" barometer

It's nothing special really, Bassett 15x8 steel D hole stock car wheels, 4x100. Tires are 225/50/15. I had to roll the inside edge of the rear fenders, and I need to roll the front a little after I get the caliper brackets shaved down, so I can ditch the 8mm spacers.

[Maybe Magpie]

Got the new wheels and tires on. Gawd this thing fucks. Had to run a 8mm spacer on the front, little too mu h poke for my taste. Might machine down the brake caliper bracket so I can get rid of the spacers

What wheel/tire fitment is that? I've been thinking about how to do 225/45/15s without rolling fenders or pulling at a fairly high ride height, that's a smidge much poke for me too but it's be a good "I want less than this" barometer

[delamaize]

Yeah M60 swap. First got it on the road back in '16

[iansane]

That thing looks aggressive. I like it. V8 car, right?

[delamaize]

Got the new wheels and tires on. Gawd this thing fucks. Had to run a 8mm spacer on the front, little too mu h poke for my taste. Might machine down the brake caliper bracket so I can get rid of the spacers

[delamaize]

Whats up. I'm back, and the dumpster fire is back. I updated my thread about it. Lets just say shit got spicy for a while