Anyone else in the greater Austin area interested in meeting up for lunch or dinner? Would be nice to put some faces to the names...

Someplace with plenty of parking is a must. And I'd suggest a weekend. Now let's hear some suggestions on where and when!

Tommy

EDIT- Here's the latest information as of January 9th:
Date: Sunday, January 15th
Time: 12:30 pm
Location: Bone Daddy's on 183/Research
Map: http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?address=11617%20Research%20Blvd.&city=Austin&state=TX&zipcode=78759&country=US&cid=lfmaplink

Im down for whatever!

Let me know when and where and I will be there!

I'm game. Anyone have hot single lady friends??

Bout time!!! I'm in! When? Where?
MB

I'm game. Anyone have hot single lady friends??


good idea! Anyone have hot single lady friends??

ahha

Do you mind if I ask how old are you guys?

Do you mind if I ask how old are you guys?

36 here.

Tommy

Do you mind if I ask how old are you guys?

26; never hurts to network...

hah



21....

38...You?

21

so whats the deal? When are we gonna do this?

yeah, count me in - 28 here

oh sure, wait for me to move out of Austin to finally do this :rolleyes

got a date in mind? i'm back the 3rd from cali.

I'm free on the weekend of the 14th/15th. How about then?

Where would be a good place to meet? I live up north in Cedar Park, but don't mind driving anywhere in the "greater Austin area". :) If anyone from Waco or San Antone comes in, I'm up for altering the location to better suit them.

I don't particularly care where we eat so long as the food is decent and there's plenty of parking. Suggestions?

Tommy

Im in college station and we dont really have meets over here. I might consider cruzin over there. Might be able to bring a few others.

Com'on down TAMU.....I wanna see your car and check out that steering wheel conversion.
MB

I get back from Colorado the 8th and have to install my new Turner chip and #24 injectors with should be at my door before I can get moving.(they will be in the same day)

Sugar's or ban


I'm in.

14th or 15th sound great to me.
Don't know about Sugars.....
MB

Yeah, I'm not a titty bar fan personally, but nothing's stopping y'all from going afterward. :)

So we'll confirm the weekend: Jan. 14th/15th. Now we need to decide on lunch or dinner, Sat. or Sun., and a location with reasonably priced food and plenty of parking and group seating.

The Bone Daddy's on 183 has plenty of parking out back, but it can get crowded depending on the time of day. It's also far north for some.

Waterloo Icehouse on Burnet and park across the street?

Fuddrucker's on Anderson Lane or 290/IH35?

Rudy's on 183 (lunch only)?

When we eat will also dictate where we eat so keep that in mind. Also, the car show over the last year or so has moved up north (by me!) at Parmer/1431. If we were to have an early dinner, perhaps some of us could cruise over there afterward? It's not as crowded during the winter, but people still show up.

Let's hear some ideas!
Tommy

If I do decide to go...im 70/30 % for it, the 14/15 weekend is good for me. I vote no to the stip club if my opinion matters. I keep it clean suckas:cool

If its on the 14th or 15th I'll be there. Gotta represent the TAMU crowd :D

Sugar's>Yellow Rose>bonedaddys

:shifty
does anybody know "Frayed" personally?
I hope he makes it.

does anybody know "Frayed" personally?
I hope he makes it.

I e-mailed him....

Tommy

Can we start making a sign up list.

Austin Meet:
1. TAMUmpower

Better yet, I added a poll to this thread. Everyone interested, please vote.

Another choice for venue is BB Rover's on Jollyville. It's rather north, but has good food, great BEvERage selection, has adequate parking (especially at night/evening), and can seat large groups outside on the patio. Just another thought....

Tommy

I just voted:"Hell yeah, I'll be there on the weekend of the 14th/15th! "

Need yall other guys to sign up at the top.

Also, I need to turn in hours for work by this friday at 5pm. Can we decide on the 14th or the 15th. I vote for the 14th.

The 14th is fine with me. Let's make it so. Good. One more question answered.

Now we only have to figure out dinner or lunch and where. :)

Tommy

umm.... your avatar doesnt reflect your current car, I would drive around in circles looking for you

The 14th is fine with me. Let's make it so. Good. One more question answered.

Now we only have to figure out dinner or lunch and where. :)

Tommy

Well, lets make it lunch so there is good light for photos. I was kinda wanting to do a line up and take some beauty shots. I know yall mentioned Fudruckers, that style of place is good. I can go for a simple burger joint.

umm.... your avatar doesnt reflect your current car, I would drive around in circles looking for you

True, true... Just look for a black version of what's in my avatar. :)

Tommy

Papa Sitos!

Sugar's>Yellow Rose>bonedaddys

when i interned at AMD, we use to send out emails for intern "activities", namely the

Semiconductor
User's
Group
Austin
Regional
Summit

Good times. I'm up for bone daddy's. Does anybody want to throw out salt lick?

Papasito's is good, but may be more than some want to spend. I thought of Salt Lick, but given we may have some people come from out of town, it may make for a bit too much driving in one day.

Is Bone Daddy's even open for lunch on weekends?

Tommy

Whats bone daddys?

bone daddy's = bbq hooters, except they're hotter.

bone daddy's = bbq hooters, except they're hotter.

Sounds good to me, as long as I am not intirely trading food quality for waitress quality. A nice medium is good.

bone daddy's is good food, don't know about the hours they're open though.

I'll try to make it, but no promises though. Lunch would be a good idea so we can take pictures.

Dang it. Something has come up and I cant do Saturday Lunch. I probably can make a Saturday dinner or Sunday lunch. But I have somehing I have to be back for Sunday by 5:30.

I doubt im important enough to change the dates up but I thought Id let yall know.

I don't particularly care if we make it Sunday lunch or Saturday dinner. Suggestions?

Tommy

I'm in for dinner. I'll email frayed. I don't know if he will make it as his M3 hasn't been driven in 6 months - I guess having a new 997S will do that! :D

IMO, bone daddy's has hot women, but the food is so so. The food is better than hooter's though.

If we are going to get so so food for women, how about a tittie bar? I have a VIP at two of the clubs and can get people in for free. Actually, there is no cover during the day.

If we get enough people, I may be able to get the manager to get us something special as a group. It would take 20+ people though.

Bill Kim

that'd be cool, but i don't think we're going to get 20+ people. i'm up for either hooters or bd's either day.

im down for the 14th or 15th.. I think the 15th would be better because I want to spend the 14th drooling at wakeboarding boats at the austin boat show!

Saltlick sounds awesome but if thats too far then bone daddies is good.

So its lookin like Sunday lunch? I vote Bonedaddy's sice ive never been and its closer apparentlly.

damn, didn't think of saltlick. i live about 15 minutes from there. bd's sounds fine. so does the 15th.

I'll get in touch with BD's and see if they're open for lunch on Sundays. If so, that's what it'll be. If not, we'll go someplace else, but yes plan on lunch on Sunday. One week from today! :)

Tommy

sweet bonedaddies is nice! we go there everytime someone has a bday at work!
Ill be bringing my camera/tripod for pics!

Sweet, I'm in. Looking forward to it.

Can someone update
Time
Place
list of folks confirmed?

Just confirmed that BD's is open for lunch on Sunday's, so....... Here's the official information. ;)

Date: Sunday, January 15th
Time: 12:30 pm
Location: Bone Daddy's on 183/Research
Map: http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?address=11617%20Research%20Blvd.&city=Austin&state=TX&zipcode=78759&country=US&cid=lfmaplink

RSVP via the poll in this thread. I would suggest we meet in the parking lot in the back and walk in as a group so we have an accurate head count for a table. Afterward we can grab some pics outside.

Tommy

sounds good! Im gonna get there @ 12:15 or so... Since I live 5 min away.

Im gonna shoot for being there a little early too since im drivin in 100miles

I'm in.

i'm also bringing another friend who lurks in these forums.

lol, heres our food palace....
http://www.diningoutwithrobbalon.com/review/bonedaddys/

http://www.guidelive.com/portal/page?_pageid=33,97400&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&item_id=11572

Im not sure which one to believe...but one thing that is constant.....hot chicks. Thanks good enough for me.

We probably need to get not only a list of cars that are going to be there but how many people are coming in each ride. We should call up Bone Daddys and reserve enough space.

So far for the M Crowd I count
4 95 M3's
1 99 M3
Lee's e46 M3

lol, heres our food palace....
http://www.diningoutwithrobbalon.com/review/bonedaddys/

http://www.guidelive.com/portal/page?_pageid=33,97400&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&item_id=11572

Im not sure which one to believe...but one thing that is constant.....hot chicks. Thanks good enough for me.

Personally, I think the food at BD's is better than Hooter's....much better, actually. If you're a wings fan, well Hooter's will still be your place, but BD's has some really good burgers and sandwiches. I'd just recommend that you stay away from the chicken fried steak. It tastes like it just got thawed a few minutes before you ordered. And yeah, the fries taste way, way, way too salty and overly seasoned, but I've had worse. I personally like their burger and their brisket sandwich.

Being lunch time on a Sunday, I wouldn't expect their "prime staff" since most are still sleeping it off from their real jobs at Sugar's, Yellow Rose, etc.... ;) But, y'all can go visit them at their night jobs later if that's what you're into. I'll be working on the car. :)

Tommy

Personally, I think the food at BD's is better than Hooter's....much better, actually. If you're a wings fan, well Hooter's will still be your place, but BD's has some really good burgers and sandwiches. I'd just recommend that you stay away from the chicken fried steak. It tastes like it just got thawed a few minutes before you ordered. And yeah, the fries taste way, way, way too salty and overly seasoned, but I've had worse. I personally like their burger and their brisket sandwich.

Being lunch time on a Sunday, I wouldn't expect their "prime staff" since most are still sleeping it off from their real jobs at Sugar's, Yellow Rose, etc.... ;) But, y'all can go visit them at their night jobs later if that's what you're into. I'll be working on the car. :)

Tommy

Very true! BD's has great burgers!!! The CFS is decent but just like Tommy said, it tastes like it just was thawed out.
Bone Daddies would be a good place I think, Plenty of parking, and easy to get to. Lets just keep it the same.

i might show up

hey TAMUmpower, were in CO last week?

i was in CO last week and i met some TAMU peeps at Keystone...i know it's a long shot, but that'd be CRAZY if it was you

i might show up

hey TAMUmpower, were in CO last week?

i was in CO last week and i met some TAMU peeps at Keystone...i know it's a long shot, but that'd be CRAZY if it was you

nope, I was in loveland visiting my dad. And yes, please show up. That will make 5 possible 95 M3's, haha, we have majority rule.

HAh I was in Breckenridge last week.. We boarded at keystone @ night most nights..

We probably need to get not only a list of cars that are going to be there but how many people are coming in each ride. We should call up Bone Daddys and reserve enough space.

So far for the M Crowd I count
4 95 M3's
1 99 M3
Lee's e46 M3
I hate being the minority :p

I hate being the minority :p
I will jack your wheels whilst you're feasting on a burger:devillook

I will jack your wheels whilst you're feasting on a burger:devillook

haha! Ill take the engine while you at it :)

haha! Ill take the engine while you at it :)
and I'll steal the ladies:stickoutt

HAh I was in Breckenridge last week.. We boarded at keystone @ night most nights..

lol, i saw some dude wearing a Texas flag on the slopes

wasnt me.. i wasnt wearing a flag.. I was wearing my UT shirt tho.. Everyone i passed by was like HOOKEM or Congrats! it was like being back in texas again

Kinda like us New Orleanians who go skiing during Mardi Gras. You see all kinds of Louisiana folks on the slopes then. :) Kinda makes you feel like you took a vacation with your whole city. ;)

Tommy

wasnt me.. i wasnt wearing a flag.. I was wearing my UT shirt tho.. Everyone i passed by was like HOOKEM or Congrats! it was like being back in texas again
Gig'em Ags:stickoutt

UT fans.... A&M fans.... Or even LSU fans... ;)

We can all celebrate the fact that Leinart lost together!! :D :buttrock :redspot :alright

Tommy

This meet is great. Gave me an excuse to finally get my car in the condition it should have been.

TAMU fans can celebrate the fact that Mr. InVINCEable has gone to the NFL...

I don't think we'll have a hard time spotting one another in the parking lot ;) but just in case, I'll be in a black E36 325is. More than likely I'm thinking we'll park in the back lot unless it's completely dead. In that case we can all park in front or the side....or maybe in Razoo's parking lot? We'll just play it by ear I suppose. :)

Tommy

I don't think I can make it to the lunch, but I can meet you guys afterwards in the parking lot.

Are you guys going to be doing anything after taking pictures? Are you guys going for a drive too?

Can one of you guys take down my phone number and gimme a call after lunch? Let me know, so I can PM you my number.

i dunno what were gonna do.. it would be pretty cool to go on a drive out by the lake i think but we have a bunch of people from College Station coming.. Lots of driving

i dunno what were gonna do.. it would be pretty cool to go on a drive out by the lake i think but we have a bunch of people from College Station coming.. Lots of driving

Yea, I have to work back in College Station at 5:30 so I can really leave no later than 3:30-3:45. I wish I could stay longer...but thats how it goes. Besides, there are actually like 7-8 M3 guys in College station and we are going to try to have a meet sometime in the spring. You Austin guys will have to haul your butts over here for once.

Hey, I go to Aggieland pretty often for autocrosses.... :)

Tommy

I can't make it guys, I missed work yesterday and need to get some stuff done before Monday. Post pics!!!!!

:stickoutt I can't make it guys, I missed work yesterday and need to get some stuff done before Monday. Post pics!!!!!

Oh come on, EVERYONE else is going to be there. Do you want to be the ONLY one missing the most important event of your LIFE. Its sad man, just skip the work, go with the peer pressure, and youll feel much better about your life.....

Does anyone wanna gimme a call tomorrow?

Does anyone wanna gimme a call tomorrow?

PM me your #. Ill call if no one else has your number.

yeh we will give ya a call depending on what we do!

Great Meet today guys! Thanks to Tommy for setting this up!.....Next we need to have that fender rolling party.....soon!
Thanks again.
MB

Was fun! Nice to meet all of you!

Here are some pics that I took
http://www.kuecker.net/cliff/bmwmeet/
You can use your arrow keys to navigate through the pics or the menu at the bottom right.

Everyone email me your pics and I will put them up there also!
ckuecker@austin.rr.com

oh yeh and to those who asked for a touchup pen
ask and you shall receive.. a link...
http://www.autovisuals.com/

Here the the Ariel Atom video you told me about.....
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6514168251893889573&q=ariel+atom

Here the the Ariel Atom video you told me about.....
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6514168251893889573&q=ariel+atom


Yep.. That thing is NUTZ

awesome meet. glad to meet you all. cliff, what program did you use to spit out the picture interface for that website? it looks really nice. yes, i wish i had an atom too.

Adobe Photoshop CS If you go under File -> Automate -> Web Gallery

Yea, I had a great time guys. I actually got to work with one 1 minute to spare. I had the random race with a 300c on the way home, yes I won, and Im sure I wouldnt have made it on time I i hadnt of randomly been going 130-140 for a few minutes. Ill get my pics up later, im going out to watch a movie.

BTW, whoever was taking video of my car when I was demonstrating the Borla, can you post that. I dont really ever get to hear how it sounds from the outside. thanks.

Was fun! Nice to meet all of you!

Here are some pics that I took
http://www.kuecker.net/cliff/bmwmeet/
You can use your arrow keys to navigate through the pics or the menu at the bottom right.

Everyone email me your pics and I will put them up there also!
ckuecker@austin.rr.com

I cant get your photo link to work.

I cant get your photo link to work.


hrmm do you have FLASH installed?

http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash

You have to have that to look at it.

For some reason it works now after reading your post. haha, yea, I have that already installed.

oh yhe.. and if you want a picture in full resolution let me know the filename and I will send it to ya

Some of you all were asking about the Dent place that I used. Sean at Austin Dent Magic did a great job on my car. 918-0640 is their # and their address is 7531 Burnet Road.
Mike Eyre at Color Tech is supposed to do a great job on spot paint repair. Dent Magic uses them and a friend of mine recommended them to me as well.
Thanks!
Mike

Fun stuff yesterday, y'all. It was nice to put some faces with the (screen) names. ;) I'll talk to Bill Agha about a fender rolling tool rental. I'll see him this Saturday and may be able to get it then. I need to roll the fenders on the black car so the 255's will fit. It's very tentative, but how does Sunday work for y'all? It might be best to just have this "fender rolling party" at my house in Cedar Park since 1) I'll have the tool ;) and 2) I've got pleny of jacks/stands/air tools for everyone. Anyway, I'll ping him and see if it's available.

And thanks to Cliff and Mike for the links on the paint pen and dent removal. I'll definitely be looking into those!

Texas Auto Tops is the upholstery place I mentioned yesterday. They replaced the headliner on my sunroof for $115! And this included removing the sunroof to do the job!!

For y'all interested in autocrossing, just check out spokes.org for info or PM/e-mail me. Also, if anyone is interested in tracking with The Driver's Edge, let me know if you'd like to request me as your instructor. I'm hoping to get back out onto the track this year. :)

Tommy

Depends on what time Sunday...

I will be out of town (Corpus) until Sunday. If Sunday becomes the day, I will leave early and get back to Austin by 12-nooner

Good news. Looks like it's available this weekend so let's tentatively plan on Sunday at my house in Cedar Park. I'll start a new thread with details....

Tommy

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?p=5690895#post5690895

That link doesnt work for me again. I Explorer keeps giving me cannot find server.

Thats weird I havent been having any problems

nice pics clifton

Yeah, man, thanks for taking those... And let us know if any more get added...

Tommy

Matt has sent me more, I will be posting those tonight. Anyone else?

I did not take too may pictures but here is one:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a390/joverholser13/DSCF2683.jpg

Guess I should have gone...

Hey, I thought I saw someone taking video clips of my car as I was flooring it around. Id like to see them if you have them, ive never really heard my car from the road before.

Hey, I thought I saw someone taking video clips of my car as I was flooring it around. Id like to see them if you have them, ive never really heard my car from the road before.

Whenever you come back to Austin or if im in CS I will drive your car and let you sit outside.. Just so you can hear it :D :D :D :D

so whens the next meet?:D i completely missed this thread and just got back to Austin. Lets get another one together soon, ill be there for sure.

some pretty sick looking cars in those pics fellas!

Whenever you come back to Austin or if im in CS I will drive your car and let you sit outside.. Just so you can hear it :D :D :D :D

Hehe, Ill think about that one......that would make you the second person other than me to drive the car.

I didn't get no stinking emails. Phockers! ;)

I PM'ed you... :P

Tommy

Nice pics! Sounded like a cool meet.

I changed my email addy on my profile just now.

Need booze. When's the next get together? I vote for P10 for the venue.

P10?

P10?

It's ///tweak's (singletrack's) home away from home. :)

I changed my email addy on my profile just now.

Need booze. When's the next get together? I vote for P10 for the venue.
these guys get scarred when you mention men's clubs.:D

recent/current pics of the ltw?

these guys get scarred when you mention men's clubs.:D

Nah... Just never been a fan of boobie bars, though I love teh b00bies. :) And besides, I'm not a fan of going home alone and frustrated.....and I sure as h3ll won't pay for a "happy ending". :stickoutt

I'm up for a meet any other place, though...

Tommy

Yes, we need to have another meet.

How much for a ride in the 997? :-)

Nah... Just never been a fan of boobie bars, though I love teh b00bies. :) And besides, I'm not a fan of going home alone and frustrated.....and I sure as h3ll won't pay for a "happy ending". :stickoutt

I'm up for a meet any other place, though...

Tommy
:rofl
I'll try and make the next one.

here's a recent pic

only have a few pics of the car right now, it hasn't been shipped to austin yet as the new motor is still being built.

here's a recent pic

only have a few pics of the car right now, it hasn't been shipped to austin yet as the new motor is still being built.
:drool:

wow... that would be my dream car you have there...

Just some info. For those that saw my non peeling vanos cover - I just got an email back from the previous owner and he said that the vanos cover had not been repainted. So there ya go, I must have got the magic paint option from the factory...lol I'm curious of how long that stuff will last now.

When is the next Austin area meet?
MB

I'm definitely down for a meet. I've been out of the bimmer scene for a while, would like to meet some of you. My ltw still hasn't been delivered (long story, and not happy about it) so I'll have to show up in the Pcar.

I'd prefer someplace with beer.

Austin? I'd be there, unless I'm out of town.

Hey, maybe I'll bring the truck out... ;)

Tommy

i'd be up for it, after my twinscrew is installed... :devillook

i'd be up for it, after my twinscrew is installed... :devillook
Twinscrew and you're in Austin? :confused
When?

i live here. so always, i guess.

i live here. so always, i guess.
I mean when are you getting a TS installed?

i just ripped out the maf, intake, throttle body, heat shield, fuel rail, injectors, and intake manifold today. will be getting head gasket done tomorrow, and then pulleys, intercooler, pump, and the supercharger in the next few days.

Nice, we should get a video of a BL turbo kit vs. a TS. Is it an AA TS?

So what's the plan? Anyone going to set something up?

how about early august?

How about mid July? Or a road trip to Houston for that event?

yes. it's the aa stg 2. i'm sure in raw acceleration the BL kit would win, but it would be interesting to watch nonetheless.

Sweet. I'll be doing a clutch job in the next week and have a camcorder, we should definitely get together. You planning on going to the Houston event?

are you talking about hot summer nights ( http://forum.bavarianspeed.com/showthread.php?t=7220 ) ?

Yep.

looks like it's raining for the next 10 days... : (