The Wife and I are planning on going shopping in Cheyenne on Saturday.

Anyone wanna join us for lunch?

Hey Chris whats going on? You and the wifey have a good xmas and new year..

Not a whole lot, Shannon...
Christmas was kinda "meh" since my mom spent it in the hospital...

How are things on your end?

sorry to hear your mom was in the hospital. Hope all is well now

THings are going great here. Working away, trying to save money for a new garage and for several track sessions this year. to many things i need to buy for the car..and its not cheap stuff either..

Nothing is cheap anymore...:)

Sure it is, you just have to do work for a company based in the UK and be paid in GBP, then everything is half price. :shifty

roffle... good to hear from you chris.

I must admit that I have been somewhat of a "lurker" lately...

The Wife and I are planning a trip to Omaha this spring. I'll have to let you guys know when we set a more definite date...

you should come to the annual dinner.. I think we are going to make it that way..

Hastings in April????

That's a good idea, Shannon...

What's in Hastings?

www.racemph.com

www.racemph.com (http://www.racemph.com)

I'm afraid I don't qualify for that event... I am not an advanced solo driver...:(

It's listed incorrectly. Thats just for driving friday, the sat/sunday is a driving school anyone can attend.

http://motorsportreg.com/pap/eventlist_detail.cfm?uidEvent=F5CAF221-0E13-782C-3C91AC80037BF17E

By the time I got the Ix ready for this, I wouldn't have the money for the school...

Helmet...
Tires...
Brakes...(still)
Suspension...(understeer of DOOM, discovered during BHR3)

Drive wifey's mazda :evil2

Talk to shannon about the brakes, they're pretty cheap and you don't need anything more than stock replacements. The only time I've had brake fade with stock parts was when I forgot to take the tape off my foglights/brake ducts and let a wild man drive my car at MAM. Even then it didn't get scary bad.

As for the understeer, it's an e30, and an ix at that. hope it rains and you'll be in good shape!

Drive wifey's mazda :evil2

Everybody's a comedian...:D

Just run your all seasons, I'll be on my steelies with all seasons since I want to save my 'good' tires for autox where they might make a noticeable difference. Pretty sure the only crazies on sticky tires in the novice group will be Jeremy and James. :shifty

ok, then that solves the tire issue...

Now solve the understeer...lol

http://youtube.com/watch?v=OO1uXMPc0yo

;)

remove the front driveshaft.

i will be running sticky's. Left over race tires. Hankook's. Good for a few more track sessions.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=OO1uXMPc0yo

;)

I'm sure the track officials will love that...

remove the front driveshaft.

What fun is that?

What fun is that?



lots....

remove the front driveshaft.

Wouldn't that also put extra strain on the transfer case?

ok ok ok ok.... scrap t-case and front driveshaft... use convensional getrag 260, done.

What about the weight of the front diff and half shafts? Nose heavy car = understeer...:help

Front diff goes through oil pan. Can't use standard oil pan without changing oil pump. Can't use different oil pump without machining the block...:eyecrazy

There has to be an easier way...;)

leave the front diff... just put solid everything on the rear suspension and super-still springs/shocks... but leave the front. MAKE it oversteer!!!

Are you in a giving mood?

eh... not that giving.

'cause I'm jus a poor country boy...

I honestly feel bad for you when some appraiser get's hold of your dad's setup there and tells you how bad the inheritance/estate taxes are going to be... duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude.

Maybe I can call a Financial adviser... Do you know any?

Don't go ruining a minty IX you fools! :nono

Either run it as is, or sell it and get an i. Just drive it like you would any FWD car and you'll be fine. I wouldn't suggest you make any modifications other than replacing bushings etc. Maybe a shifter and other little things like that.

If you want over steer, go play in the snow. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wt-wJayTMU&feature=related

Chris that coulda been you the last time you were down...why didn't we think on that?

Don't go ruining a minty IX you fools! :nono

Either run it as is, or sell it and get an i. Just drive it like you would any FWD car and you'll be fine. I wouldn't suggest you make any modifications other than replacing bushings etc. Maybe a shifter and other little things like that.

If you want over steer, go play in the snow. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wt-wJayTMU&feature=related

roffle... That vid reminded me of my last trip to the mall...;)

I don't plan on making any drastic changes to the iX... Most of what I posted was in jest...

indeed...

that car is ridiculous for the money you paid, I'm still jealous. and I could likely be conned into letting you take parade laps in my car...

Jer, How strong are your Mod powers?

Can you change the thread title to something more appropriate?

...rofflecakes and lol cream...

:devillook

You could have left off the lunch thing...

no one has been talking about it anyways...

hey... someone might come back looking for that thread... you never know....

dude, i killed your thread!

You say that like it's a new thing. :stickoutt

pwnt

dude, i killed your thread!

I blame Shannon...:shifty

blamming me...I think it was alarmedbread

naw... see post #2...lollerz

yeah but you continued on :)

I know how to fix this......

Chris, try a decent alignment with near-zero front toe, and 5psi more in the rear tires than the front. That might make a nice difference in the understeer for very little $$. Then, like ...uh...Chris said, drive it like a FWD car. I've had some understeering pigs that would rotate quite nicely once I learned how to manage the weight transfer on that particular car (celica, accords, etc). Trail braking can be your friend...and you'll be the only one in an E30 doing much of that. :)

or just yank the e-brake mid-turn...

I will give you my tokico front springs, leave the rears stock. The higher spring rate in the rear + 4" higher ride height will induce lots of over steer. :buttrock

I think you're reversed there....

Will I need a Helmet?

ja. club should have one you can borrow...

ja. club should have one you can borrow...


Is it pink with yellow daisies?

no.... its more mauve than pink...

no.... its more mauve than pink...

:( I didn't want it to clash with my interior...

:rofl


everything goes with black!

Not everything goes with red...

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/8900/dsc00295sd5.jpg

http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/8472/dsc00296im1.jpg

doh.

I think you're reversed there....

Tokico dude. front springs are about 90lbs and sag so badly that I could remove them without a spring compressor. :eyecrazy

Tokico dude. front springs are about 90lbs and sag so badly that I could remove them without a spring compressor. :eyecrazy

dang... that suxors.

Magilla you shouldn't smoke...:laugh

Magilla you shouldn't smoke...:laugh

Those are old pics...;) I've been smoke free for 2 months...:D

too cold to go outside???

too cold to go outside???

Naw... Just got tired of it...

more money for mods...

more money for mods...

DING! DING! DING! We have a WINNER!!!

woot.

Discussion of ix's just started up in the track subforum.

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=923022

magilla, PM me next time you come out!

magilla, PM me next time you come out!


Yes Sir, Captain Sir!...