hi,

i'd like to get involved in the bmw community, aquired a 1988 325i last month and have been laboring away trying to get her running how she's meant to...getting pretty close, so it's time to stretch her legs at some autocross and similar events...

any of you who know of meets etc. in the area willing to point me in the right direction?

i'm not looking to go street racing, maybe a bit of cruising or 'spirited driving' however

would like to attend driving school/autocross/track days (probably best i approach them in that order) and meet some people, make some friends, have a good time, all that fun stuff

some pictures can be seen here -
smg.photobucket.com/albums/v345/AlarmedBread/325is/

i will take better ones once i've straightened out the front clip and fixed everything that needs fixing...

thanks!
-Chris

www.bmwccamvc.org www.bmwia.org (social events and Driver Education at MAM)

www.nrscca.org (lots of AutoX, RallyX, and road racing)

hola, welcome aboard...
fellow e30 owner here...
car looks good, was it a local buy?

Just follow MoJo's threads and you will keep your self busy thats if you like to party :redspot

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c119/powellsd/19th20hole201.jpg

roffle-rito...

Welcome to the board. Good lookin car man. :buttrock

welcome aboard.

the club is usually pretty active, but our social events coordinator died.

yeah, it was tragic.
he hooked up with a fat chick and has never been heard from again.
We assumed he's been lost among her rolls, but are waiting confirmation.

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Longest mojo post evar. True story.

thanks guys!

the car was a local buy (bellevue), the PO let his kid have it (which explains the questionable 'modifications'), then he got bored of it and it sat in the garage for a few years...so wifey made him get rid of it...

sad to hear about the events coordinator....no wonder he didn't reply to my email!

i've tried to contact the bmwcca, but had no response...would it be possible to come pay my membership dues at an event? I have no creditcard...

also i'm only 19, so i can't party too hard...

waiting on a shipment of goodies!

are you sure you contacted the events coordinator?
he told me he never got an email from you...

just talk to adam aka mojo and he will get you going in the right direction...i hope

oops, my mistake, i emailed the membership coordinator...

this is the correct page? bmwccamvc.org/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=3&MMN_position=18:18

*confused*

sorry alarmed, you are the victim of so much sarcasm it hurts...

1) Adam = Mojo325is, and although he needs the "s" removed from his SN, he IS the cca events coordinator.

2) Jeremy = me = Dark Helmet = cca chapter secretary/officer/board of directors.

3) the board member on this forum was giving crap to the board appointee that was slacking off.

4) Armen = Mr Project = the guy you want to be your best friend in the world because he can fix ANYTHING.

5) armen dropped the hammer on adam for being a post-whore.

6) you are welcome to join us this sunday at the home of Tom and Vonnie Gomon... (chapter members) for our annual pool party. the same goes for all the bimmerphiles here.

7) October 5-8 is our annual fall road rally to the black hills. it is a blast, costs about $200 for 4 days for a single, ~$250 for two people. plus gas and some "on your own" meals.

8) email me using the email feature here, I'll help you get signed up.

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roffle-ritos

Fellow Missouri Valley Chapter Members,

This is just a reminder that the annual pool party/social gathering is this Sunday, August 13th from noon to 5pm. at the home of Tom and Vonnie Gomon in Lincoln. The address is 6330 Black Forest near Old Cheney and Hwy 2. (See Map Link Below) There will be a membership/board meeting from 11-12 prior to the event and all are welcome. You can read about the details and leave an RSVP on the chapter website here http://www.bmwccamvc.org/ and then click on the "Read More" link toward the lower center under Annual Pool Party.
This event is for kids and adults alike. Swimming is not a requirement. There is no cost and the food, drinks are provided by the Chapter and the hosts. Soda, bottled water, beer and some mixed drinks are provided. Pulled Pork, Brats and all the fixins are planned. Lots of room to hang out around the 25x50ft. in ground pool and hot tub. Indoors has Billiards, foosball and many TV's should any sports need viewed. Feel free to call with any questions at 421-8299. Here is a google map to the event. http://maps.google.com/maps?q=6330+Black+Forest,+Lincoln,+NE,+68516&spn=0.029956,0.057811&hl=en

Hope to see you all there and please RSVP so we can get enough food and drinks. Also check out the link to "Join our Yahoo Group" on the right hand side of the website home page. Join this and never miss an event or late breaking gathering info etc.

Jeff Gomon, President
Missouri Valley Chapter, BMWCCA
402-202-1351 (cell)

Sheridan

I'll try to make it down for a while on Sunday...we've got BrewFest on Saturday (Bad Company, Foreigner, Blue Oyster Cult, Warrant, Firehouse, Jefferson Starship and Dennis DeYoung from Styx)...it's like having 12,000 people over to hang out for an afternoon...

Gas to Lincoln: $20
Sunscreen: $6
Washing and Waxing the e30 (with a bum wheel): $15
Telling jokes and drinking beer with the guys from Lincoln: Priceless

For everything else, there's my bimmer...

Speaking of, did Craig get is 2002 repainted a taupe color? I saw one out the other day and didn't know if it was him or not...

not likely.

and mojo, the E36 will be making its debut on sunday!!!!

not likely.

and mojo, the E36 will be making its debut on sunday!!!!


You know the rules....:devillook

indeed, there are pics in the other thread.

indeed, there are pics in the other thread.

Alas! There are but I just remembered that my new workplace blocks photobucket (and imageshack and ebay too).

I will have to look later when I get teh intarweb installed next week.

Sparky are not a happy camper.:(

can you recieve them via email?

and wait... my work blocks them to, but I can see them....

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=577230

on the second page

and wait... my work blocks them to, but I can see them....

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=577230

on the second page

Negative Ghost Rider. No pics show for me. :(

They (IT here at work) has also blocked Geocities :confused

I'll try and look at them tonight.

you want I shoudl email them to you?

So, is badeerski going to show at the pool party?

if mojo makes it, it will be after noon...i've got to see Warrant and Dennis DeYoung off in the morning and make sure they get to the aero-porto...

So, is badeerski going to show at the pool party?
I actually figured I'd talk to Tracy about it. I think it's time to stop resisting joining the BMW club. :) Now that I'm not the Prez of the Corvair club, it should be more doable....I think.

you want I shoudl email them to you?

Sure!

Brenda and Linus will be there... Linus loves the pool!!!!

Thanks alot for the info guys, i figured there were plenty of inside jokes going on that i had no idea of...

i should beable to make it down there for a few hours atleast, i could bring some cookies or something.

i don't know how to swim, so no pool for me, i'll just be content with meeting people and looking at cars.

don't bring anything.

the pool isn't that deep either, and there is a hot tub.

so a big party this weekend huh???





I would come and crash it but i am heading to Rockford to get the 95 325i USTCC car back to running condition for the next big race. We need to chop the roof off, weld the new one back on, replace passenger rear door, hood, roof and all the lexan windows.

Need any E28 parts???

Need any E28 parts???


if it would fit on a e36 sure, but very unlikely. oh we also have to replace both motor mounts as well.....

the diff case/housing (3.25LSD) is good.

the diff case/housing (3.25LSD) is good.

we dont need a diff. we have two laying around. thanks tho

I'm torn...
If I get the ti running right should I bring that, the E30 or the E46 Touring?

Sheridan

Touring. Don't make me bring the only wagon. :) Plus that way Jeremy won't be crushed by getting his butt handed to him by another 4 cylinder BMW. :)

Armen... he's talking about the pool party, methinks...your touring will NOT be there for that... he would never contemplate taking the E30 to the black hills.

Actually I'm AM thinking about bringing the E30 to the SD Rally. The wife'y hates the race seats in the ti and we have nearly 40K miles on our 04 Touring. With the 4.10 diff in the E30 and weighing only 2600lbs it should have no problem setting the pace in the hills :-)

Armen.. Tarun and Molly will have tourings too, I suspect. they did last year.

Sheridan, if I manage to get those Azenis 615s on the E36... it will be a close fight...

and if tarun puts those AO32s on ANYTHING... he will own everyone.

I'm currently running uber-camber as well...heehee.

Jer,
If we are still talking about the SDR...

My E30 still weighs at least 400lbs less than your car...and I have Azenis on my car as well :-P

If Tarun puts A032's on his car and he expects any type of performance in SD in October....it ain't going to happen. Remember, we just missed 6-8 of snow last year.

what!!!!!!! crap.... I thought you had Proxes4s.... pooooooooop.

I was in Taruns touring on AO32s last year... I'm telling you... he will own us both.

what gears are under the E30?

well i've hit a bit of a snag...

i was cruising along and started to smell that sweet smell of boiling coolant, then i realized, hey, i haven't installed the fog machine in my engine bay yet!

pulled over, lo and behold, missing one tstat housing plug...

i used one of the 19mm plugs on the tstat housing to bleed it, since my bleeder screw was stuck, i put it back in with a dab of blue loctite because i was afraid it would fall out, since theres about 2 threads on the thing

i plugged the hole with a bolt that didn't quite fit..and some silicone...limped home, stopping every couple minutes checking the water level

so now i can hopefully locate a suitable plug before sunday...

moral of this story? 50cent parts = death

what!!!!!!! crap.... I thought you had Proxes4s.... pooooooooop.

I was in Taruns touring on AO32s last year... I'm telling you... he will own us both.

what gears are under the E30?

Dude, I rent a storage unit. Last count I had 10 sets of rims and who knows how many tires. So....I have Proxes4, Azeina's and snow tires for the E30 ;)

4.10 in the E30.

S

well i've hit a bit of a snag...

i was cruising along and started to smell that sweet smell of boiling coolant, then i realized, hey, i haven't installed the fog machine in my engine bay yet!

pulled over, lo and behold, missing one tstat housing plug...

i used one of the 19mm plugs on the tstat housing to bleed it, since my bleeder screw was stuck, i put it back in with a dab of blue loctite because i was afraid it would fall out, since theres about 2 threads on the thing

i plugged the hole with a bolt that didn't quite fit..and some silicone...limped home, stopping every couple minutes checking the water level

so now i can hopefully locate a suitable plug before sunday...

moral of this story? 50cent parts = death


D'oh! At least it wasn't a radiator exploding. I've found Ace Hardware has saved my butt several times here in Lincoln with a half-way decent selection of metric fasteners. Good luck!

sheridan... you have any 16s that fit over E36 M3 brakes????? I REALLY don't want to buy cheap new wheels... would much rather buy used!

well i got a bolt, but my parts didn't show up today...so i'll be rocking the ghetto tennisball shifter knob...

hopefully i don't break down on the way to lincoln.....

AlarmedBrad, I'm probablly one of the few active BMW owning autocrossers around these parts.

Try and make it out to our Solo at Lancaster Event Center in Lincoln on the 20th of this month (August) if you can.

oooh, next sunday, huh....

I might bring out the little guy to watch for a little bit...

Come find me if you do, as it would be nice to put a face to the screen name aside from your avatar.

I'll likely be in my blue bimmerworld t-shirt driving #34 B Stock. I'm willing to give ride-a-longs if people want one.

Thanks - Jon

hmm...maybe i will make it down...

probably not...there's touble in the engine bay that needs attention...


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v345/AlarmedBread/325is/DSC00043-1.jpg

D'oh!! That's a too-familiar sight.

Thanks Jon,

I'll try to make it out late-morning.

I'll PM you my cell number incase you can't find me. If it's raining, may be harder to spot the tee.

thanks for the info man.... i sent mine back (sorry, reflex response)

Hey guys.

D'oh!! That's a too-familiar sight.

never gets easier to look at, does it?

parts are on the way...

so is a bently manual, read the haynes pdf version also...

it seems (so i've been told!) that it will be a job made easier by pulling the whole engine/transmisison out of the car...

replace all gaskets, head bolts, clutch kit, guibo

if my head is warped...no, no, not warped...couldnt be...i have a bad feeling about this...

if its too far gone, i might just try to trade it in on another e30 i saw at a carlot last night, its a cabrio, but it'd do!

eh what am i saying, i hate green and ragtops...engineswap would be the order of the day...

its Chris, right???

your timing is just bad... most time we'd have a couple of folks more than willing to lend a hand and some tools, but armen and I are both still up to our necks in wrenching, and I've got at least a week or two left, he's got that PLUS an entire other car to reassemble...

if you need any help, Jeff Gomon, who you met (el presidente!) did a lot of work on his E30 years back... he would be a great resource... in fact, its possibly that armen and I are the only people in the hobby who HAVEN'T owned an E30 at some point...

also... TIM!!!!!!!

never gets easier to look at, does it?

parts are on the way...

so is a bently manual, read the haynes pdf version also...

it seems (so i've been told!) that it will be a job made easier by pulling the whole engine/transmisison out of the car...

replace all gaskets, head bolts, clutch kit, guibo

if my head is warped...no, no, not warped...couldnt be...i have a bad feeling about this...

if its too far gone, i might just try to trade it in on another e30 i saw at a carlot last night, its a cabrio, but it'd do!

eh what am i saying, i hate green and ragtops...engineswap would be the order of the day...


In the E34, it was a lot easier to do with the engine still in the car. No reason to pull the motor. E30 might be different, I'm not sure. Of course, if you know you need a clutch anyway, then I guess you might as well.

e30 FTMFW.

FYI, there is a chance I won't be racing my M3 this weekend. I have a friend that has made some recent changes to his car and is wanting me to help him test and sort out a few things and see if it is an improvement.

Regardless I'd like to meet any and all of you that can make it out. Take care.

its alright, don't want to impose on you guys, everyones got thier projects going on and thats how it should be! if anyone needs a hand i'd be willing to help out, don't know all the specifics but can follow instructions

the car is easy enough to work on that i can do it just from following the manual, i'll try to get everything done this weekend and have the car back together again, hopefully it'll be sorted....

does anyone have the tools to scan the computer for fault codes etc?

tried the ignition on - press accel pedal 5 times method and could not get a result

i need a TO bearing for sure, the clutch bites good, doesnt slip on the hill test, but at times the TO bearing will squeal and slip while driving, just going to replace the whole assembly and not have to mess with it again...

is it easier to pull the engine, or drop the transmission?...not looking forward to an engine pull at all...

thanks again
-Chris

if you are going to be working on the engine to trouble shoot the oil and coolant issue i would recommend on pulling the engine and tranny at the same time. might not hurt to put that short shifter in at the same time since you will have the tranny out.

99% sure its just in need of a planing and a head gasket...the problem went away (after tstat overheat) for a while, then came back (after plug fell out overheat) , so that points strongly to the gasket and nothing more serious *knock on wood*...

ah good thinking on a short shift...anyone have a z3 lever?

i dont want one of those super short 'notchy' ones you have to slam into gear, but a little crisper shifting would be nice

just realized that i was sent 2 right side control arms...a replacement is being sent, but with my luck, it wont be here for this weekend when i've already got the car torn apart...

nothing wants to go easy on this thing...

z3 shifter who gave you that idea. :D

just let me know if you need anything..

Shannon

i was looking at these a while back, but when i foundout you have to drop the tranny to do it, said forget it...but since i'm doing it anyway...really theres nothing wrong with the stock one, but the new knob i got is about 1/2" taller than the old one....it felt pretty nice with just the tennisball ontop of the rod, so thats a pretty big drop without having to use too much force to select gears...

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=41971

^^^ about the shifter i was referring to my email i sent you about a week ago about parts on using a z3 for a short shifter to cut down on cost.. :)

I might be able to help out a bit, I've got a big promotion on Saturday, but I'll likely have a couple of hours Sunday afternoon to help on something, I'm not the best wrencher but I've got a couple of e30 manuals and some decent tools... ;)

adam is good for fetching things... like coffee, and donuts... and sometimes tools... but that's about it... he is a monkey you know...

good luck with the gasket.

www.understeer.com has good deals on shifter kits.

mmm...konroy's...

^^^ about the shifter i was referring to my email i sent you about a week ago about parts on using a z3 for a short shifter to cut down on cost.. :)

ah yeah, sorry didnt recognize you, deng multiple username people!

thanks for the offer mojo, may take you up on it some time, but for this weekend nothing will be getting done...

got some parts, including 2 right side lennor control arms, and ocap tie rods, i ordered lemforder parts, as my invoice shows....and i'm pretty sure my car has a right, and left to it...the box with other parts is not here yet, so no headgasket or clutch kit, which is what i really needed to have show up, but atleast i didnt get my head off the car and findout that those are the wrong parts too, which would have been just perfect...

needless to say, i'm quite displeased with bma, and doubt i'll use them again, it's almost enough to make me just send it all back, tell em to stuff it and contest the charge...

forgot how much it sucks having to order car parts, it was nice having a honda, you could pickup anypart you needed at walmart for christ sake...

Problems with BMA? I've ordered quite a bit from them in the past and never had any problems...I know Jer and Armen have ordered a lot as well...

ah yeah, sorry didnt recognize you, deng multiple username people!

thanks for the offer mojo, may take you up on it some time, but for this weekend nothing will be getting done...

got some parts, including 2 right side lennor control arms, and ocap tie rods, i ordered lemforder parts, as my invoice shows....and i'm pretty sure my car has a right, and left to it...the box with other parts is not here yet, so no headgasket or clutch kit, which is what i really needed to have show up, but atleast i didnt get my head off the car and findout that those are the wrong parts too, which would have been just perfect...

needless to say, i'm quite displeased with bma, and doubt i'll use them again, it's almost enough to make me just send it all back, tell em to stuff it and contest the charge...

forgot how much it sucks having to order car parts, it was nice having a honda, you could pickup anypart you needed at walmart for christ sake...

Well if you ever need anything let me know. I can get basically any part you need and sent in a timely fashion.

it was surely an isolated incident...they're taking care of it...still frustrating to have to sit and wait tho...

Well if you ever need anything let me know. I can get basically any part you need and sent in a timely fashion.


pretty sure i've sent you a list via email! i'll be getting more stuff soon (whatever breaks next...)...think the MWBF was going on and you had your hands full.

i do for sure need a set of wheels, something decent performance wise and don't look like they belong on a honda :rolleyes

yeah, BMA has been amazing.

So who was out?

Talked with the usual E30 guys some and saw and E46 M3, but didn't get a chance to talk to him.

I had a great day in my friends STS car, except that I couldn't stay off the cones.

So who was out?

Talked with the usual E30 guys some and saw and E46 M3, but didn't get a chance to talk to him.

I had a great day in my friends STS car, except that I couldn't stay off the cones.

I rode with the M3 driver (ASP/st) on his 2nd run. Unfortunately he had to leave early and couldn't make his last two. (wifes' birthday) I talked to him about MVC and other SCCA events.

Jan, who was the M3 owner?

I've got a friend picking up an uber-rare 95 daytona violet M3 from another MVC member next week.. I need to get him out to auto-x as he would like it a lot more than the big-track stuff I think...

finally showed up...lets hope they all fit!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v345/AlarmedBread/325is/parts.jpg

I've got a friend picking up an uber-rare 95 daytona violet M3 from another MVC member next week.. I need to get him out to auto-x as he would like it a lot more than the big-track stuff I think...

I can relate! Definetly get him out. We are lacking in bimmer presence. At least he got the best year if he's thinking of stock class competition.

he's not "thinking" about competition much at all yet, he's just starting his last year of law school...

but the lesser "penalty" for error and the tiny, minute corrections that make such a difference are much more his style than the big-track fever for speed that really sits well with me.

Well, perhaps we'll see him out sometime. Next event is Sept 10th in Council Bluffs, IA at the IWCC Campus.

I'll make sure to keep him abreast of events...

he's going to South Dakota with us in October... Iron Mountain Road should get his mind turning...