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What camber plates are installed? Could you share a link for them?
What did you do to your E9 today?
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That first photo is awesome. So hauntingly beautiful. Perfect lighting, framing and location as wellGave it a bath this weekend.
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Camber plates
3.0 CS Negative Camber Plates (Front) | La Jolla Independent
A great addition to your suspension package upgrade for your 3.0cs! These camber plates offer a negative .5° change in the suspension geometry of the front end of any coupe.
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Today I took out the trash. I used our garbage strike as an opportunity to weigh my e9. Backing out 220lbs for the driver, I came in at 2,845lbs. I’ll need to reconcile this with my understanding of CS weights.
Notes on the car… No trunk wood or interior tail trim. No chrome heckblende between the lights. No rear “door cards”. No spare tire. No rear seats, arm rests outside or center. No grab rail, no under dash trim. No center console or shift console . No wipers. No HL covers. No signal based or lenses. Probably missing 5lbs of sheetmetal due to rust and speaker holes.
Extra, I have one extra steel rear seat back/shelf in the car. Easy storage for the spare that will be used to repair the *** 5 *** rear speaker holes.
Huge lines due to garbage strike:
Plenty of trunk space. I should have tossed the trunk trim but I didn’t think to dismount it.
Fitting home for my car. The city dump!
The specs (1.53 tons). If any mathematicians out there wondering if I had over 200lbs in my trunk, the answer is no. I had two 5 gallon buckets of hardened concrete (latex paint) in the passenger area.
Notes on the car… No trunk wood or interior tail trim. No chrome heckblende between the lights. No rear “door cards”. No spare tire. No rear seats, arm rests outside or center. No grab rail, no under dash trim. No center console or shift console . No wipers. No HL covers. No signal based or lenses. Probably missing 5lbs of sheetmetal due to rust and speaker holes.
Extra, I have one extra steel rear seat back/shelf in the car. Easy storage for the spare that will be used to repair the *** 5 *** rear speaker holes.
Huge lines due to garbage strike:
Plenty of trunk space. I should have tossed the trunk trim but I didn’t think to dismount it.
Fitting home for my car. The city dump!
The specs (1.53 tons). If any mathematicians out there wondering if I had over 200lbs in my trunk, the answer is no. I had two 5 gallon buckets of hardened concrete (latex paint) in the passenger area.
@Markos 286 lb delta from the internet's e9 curb weight. You'd said you had some items (wood from trunk, etc) missing from the car. Any thought on where the rest of that weight went? I doubt the car could have rusted away that much weight.
It’s actually high for a 2800cs! Also,
this scale sees major weight. It doesn’t need to be accurate, it just needs to be consistent.
Forgot to mention I have manual windows.
Taking trash to the dump station in an e9 in the rain… Hofmeister is kinking in his grave right now.
Camber plates are from Ground Control that came with my coil over set, but I think they sell ‘em separately. I have nothing but good things to say about Ground Control. Fast response and great quality. They did all he welding work and sent me extended threads that were needed for my cross car beam.
BMW E9 Complete Coilover system
E9 Street or Race Coilover kit, (uses EXISTING strut housings on your car) THIS KIT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING: 2 Koni single adjustable strut inserts, Custom valved for GC, bolted into your existing housings Koni Single Adjustable Front Strut - Struts are externally adjustable from underneath the...
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This week…fender rolling.
Not sure about it being a fitting home, but now you've got your shabby chic shot for the BAT sale. Can you get some drone footage of the dump to go with it? If so, cha-ching!
(1) I’m sure you made everyone’s day at the dump.
(2) so refreshing to see something other than the normal beauty shots of concours winners and cringe-inducing rusty projects.
(3) great photo, calendar worthy
(4) next we need a Costco run with the trunk full of Charmin and 2 gigantic squishmallows in the back seat.
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I've made a post to install my 4 under dash relays properly. Original one was missing.
It runs ! (?)Today I took out the trash. I used our garbage strike as an opportunity to weigh my e9. Backing out 220lbs for the driver, I came in at 2,845lbs. I’ll need to reconcile this with my understanding of CS weights.
Notes on the car… No trunk wood or interior tail trim. No chrome heckblende between the lights. No rear “door cards”. No spare tire. No rear seats, arm rests outside or center. No grab rail, no under dash trim. No center console or shift console . No wipers. No HL covers. No signal based or lenses. Probably missing 5lbs of sheetmetal due to rust and speaker holes.
Extra, I have one extra steel rear seat back/shelf in the car. Easy storage for the spare that will be used to repair the *** 5 *** rear speaker holes.
Huge lines due to garbage strike:
Plenty of trunk space. I should have tossed the trunk trim but I didn’t think to dismount it.
Fitting home for my car. The city dump!
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The specs (1.53 tons). If any mathematicians out there wondering if I had over 200lbs in my trunk, the answer is no. I had two 5 gallon buckets of hardened concrete (latex paint) in the passenger area.
Ahh yes it has always run. I just don't drive it due to the poor condition of everthing. However, the engine pulls so well that I seriously wonder what was done to it when Loren owned it. Could just be that remarkable 2.8 motor, or the fact that the 3.0's that I've driven are all tired and unrestored. The ZF is super tight, makes no noise. First gear is pretty short and has me wondering what my CR would be like.
The previous owner was big on synthetic oil. Surprisingly enough, I only had a small spot on floor that I wiped up with a single paper towel. The rear diff, or my CSI diff that was stored under the car is leaking however. I think it's the diff on the car however.Previous owner(s) and oil, did Bill's brother drive it much?Ahh yes it has always run. I just don't drive it due to the poor condition of everthing. However, the engine pulls so well that I seriously wonder what was done to it when Loren owned it. Could just be that remarkable 2.8 motor, or the fact that the 3.0's that I've driven are all tired and unrestored. The ZF is super tight, makes no noise. First gear is pretty short and has me wondering what my CR would be like.
No, he let it sit outside.
Did some pilates to get the fuse box disconnected, needed to get the wiring harness out of the car. What a crappy job. It's just above taking the underbody coat of with a wire wheel.
I do notice that all spades and connectors are really oxidation free; even shiny still. Didn't expect that, always heard gruesome stories of oxidized-beyond-hope fuse boxes on old english cars from a friend of mine.
German quality I think...
oh, and in the background you see why it is necessary; it needs some welding.
I do notice that all spades and connectors are really oxidation free; even shiny still. Didn't expect that, always heard gruesome stories of oxidized-beyond-hope fuse boxes on old english cars from a friend of mine.
German quality I think...
oh, and in the background you see why it is necessary; it needs some welding.
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So here's a fun one (full disclosure it wasn't today, but a couple weeks ago). My daughter was home on Christmas break from the US Naval Academy where she is a Midshipman 3rd Class (sophomore). We drove the coupe out to a gorgeous twisty mountain road called Sunrise Highway, about an hour east of San Diego. I wanted to drive for the fun of it and to give Christie some lessons about driving a vintage 4 speed BMW on backroads. She was excited to do some real driving but also wanted to capture some cool photos to submit to an annual photo contest at the Naval Academy (hence my coupe with USNA Brigade Flag attached). She won first place in last year's contest with a drone shot of a Jeep out in the desert (see attached). To make a long story short, she didn't end up submitting the coupe photos, but we had a tremendous father-daughter bonding experience -- despite my white knuckles and near cardiac arrest. #ProudDad #GoNavy #BeatArmy
#ProudDad #GoNavy #BeatArmy
I see why the Jeep photo won.