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put them in any car you want and they'll still drive like that.....can't fucking stand these drivers around here.....

Trying to make the best of the space that we have.....we typically have the entire parking lot to run on, but obviously can't do that.....

Played with the ride height a little today, and corner balanced the car...she came in at 50.00! Ready for battle! http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae245/bmwohio/E36%20STX%20build/820B5650-8650-404B-9012-EC0EBCC7D1F2_zpsfzsy9vjp.jpg

Heard on the radio this morning that the place was ROCKING loud last night.....should be a great game Wednesday, especially if they can pull out a big W

We will be there again (OVR SCCA) with our 'mini' autocross set-up. I will have the new build out there breaking her in a little bit. Depending on how busy we get, I will try and make some rounds and say 'hi' Feel free to stop by and say hello too!

this thread sucks....... just kidding, congrats on a gorgeous ride!

Update: http://www.nbc4i.com/story/25277909/demolition-begins-at-cooper-stadium

Yes, it was a friction fit and then you fold the flaps over and staple it to the framing. I had not folded the flap and stapled at this point in the picture.

I just finished my basement a couple of months ago and used the Owens Corning EcoTouch R-13....supposedly you can touch this stuff with your hands and it won't irritate your skin (however, I wore gloves anyway). It was just a friction fit, and the warmth in the basement is fantastic with this stuff.

I did for RTAB's, but didn't do it anywhere else....mainly didn't do the subframe beacause I didn't have time....It may be a project in the future...

Don't know much about the AWD ones, except that the E46 Xi eats halfshafts quite often.... Got my new data acquisition working and the first overlay uploaded. Pulling 1.2-1.3 G's in the turns...not bad for street tires....

Had a great day today at the Wilmington Airpark getting a 'real' shakedown on the car today....I would say it passed with flying colors. It didn't feel perfect, but I was able to squeak out the class win by almost 2 tenths of a second. Conditions were not optimal (~55* and 10-20 mph winds), but running on the tarmac feels sooooo good. It will probably take quite a few events to get the car dialed in, as this is a little different than my M3. The car wanted to 'bounce' on corner exit as I was rolling on the throttle (you can hear it at about the 0:24, 0:30 and 0:39 mark in my video). I only had three runs, so there was only so many adjustments to make without completely upsetting the car, or being too drastic with my changes. Overall, the car was very well composed, and pretty much did what I asked it to..... Enjoy the video of my fastest run and class win for the day.... In 'race livery' today... http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae245/bmwohio/E36%20STX%20build/22528B73-2EAE-420D-8E44-482E0AACD70A_zpspx9afrnz.jpg http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae245/bmwohio/E36%20STX%20build/D1DE83C6-B852-40E0-BF83-7A870D4C33E4_zpspuxjg5m8.jpg

Since I can't stop 'tinkering' with the car at this point (I'm magnetically drawn to the garage each night) I thought I should do something about the AWEFUL sounding speakers in the rear deck lid..... A trip to Best Buy, a quick search on the smart phone (Best Buy price matches) AND a $5 reward certificate that I had....and $25 later(original price $49.99), I have a new set of some BOOMIN 4" speakers :bigthumb: They are installed and sound MUCH better..... http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae245/bmwohio/E36%20STX%20build/7495619C-F16A-44C2-9712-441A9577007E_zps239qusb8.jpg I think it was time for new ones, don't you? http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae245/bmwohio/E36%20STX%20build/F6C2D02B-3FF5-4D6C-B28F-51306664049E_zpspegaa8s1.jpg

We like to have fun in the autocross world, so since my car has been dubbed the 'Ron Burgundy' I found it only fitting to help stamp that theme home.....I couldn't help myself.... http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae245/bmwohio/E36%20STX%20build/7A8C2930-62BB-47B4-B3B1-4EE3980C4423_zpszkn83t95.jpg http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae245/bmwohio/E36%20STX%20build/B52D4CEF-1E28-40B4-87EC-5C4E3C01A9DA_zps5nznlpeq.jpg http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae245/bmwohio/E36%20STX%20build/DB5DE399-F75E-4F6C-A920-074687C86602_zpsklop0vwh.jpg

With the event in Wilmington this Sunday, there are just little things that need 'buttoned up' I've been trying to figure out the best way to mount my GPS so I can collect data as accurately as possible. My friend showed me a pretty cool idea to get it mounted outside the car. Basically I am using 2 GoPro mounts and one will stick to top of the rear window and one will stick to the actual GPS. I did have to get out the Dremel and do a little shaving for it to fit, and I also has to get a longer bolt and some washers to get it to fit, since these mounts are not 'designed' to fit up against each other like this. Mostly everything taken apart (the two mounts stuck together are the ones I had to shave...it's a tight fit now, but it works) http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae245/bmwohio/E36%20STX%20build/8A5432AA-039D-4C8E-9630-866DFD55606A_zpsqs1ywegw.jpg Assembled, and just need to attach 'sticky' to the rear window http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae245/bmwohio/E36%20STX%20build/9E5AD3BA-6E8D-45B3-81C1-CD3B6E9CAD26_zpsfl7tigxj.jpg http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae245/bmwohio/E36%20STX%20build/F7A9EA66-8D58-4CF1-AB63-CF55C7F7DB37_zpsrenmbuqh.jpg When it rains, I will have a mount on the dash, and just have to deal with any 'drift' I get with it being inside the car Here is the pad we will be running on this Sunday down in Wilmington. This is the old DHL airstrip, but have since moved out of there. You can see in the lower left corner where they run in the 'emplyoee' lot for the past couple of years, and just got on the Tarmac where the planes are parked.....should be a blast... I'll report back with some video after Sunday's event... http://i1071.photobucket.com/albums/u520/RedHondaSi/Wilmington.jpg

Negative, ghost rider..the pattern is full Thanks, buddy....excited to stretch her legs a little It's Ron, but I will probably keep referring to the car as a her or she.... http://media.giphy.com/media/GODSCQebffJzW/giphy.gif

Phase 1 - Livery...complete http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae245/bmwohio/E36%20STX%20build/72BDD55B-6CAB-457E-962B-19E762327BF5_zps8r3qbhru.jpg http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae245/bmwohio/E36%20STX%20build/213462AC-FCC1-437A-A684-0B5A51C951AE_zpsaq0qoqwm.jpg

Sneak peek..... http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae245/bmwohio/E36%20STX%20build/142676BF-1C78-4B9D-910C-4860775C073D_zpspbtdon6m.jpg

Not much to update in the past couple of days...... I forgot a few updates from last time.... Got a Hotchkis hollow front sway bar all ready for installation, and this will stay on the car front of the car with a stock rear bar. I may test and see what no rear bar feels like, but that is only if I have problems with grip/putting down power in the rear. http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae245/bmwohio/E36%20STX%20build/DE5EA8E2-65A1-425A-A17F-321F8FD9D350_zpskjaknhl6.jpg http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae245/bmwohio/E36%20STX%20build/B45734A8-45D6-4450-A4F0-057EDEEE04D9_zps6ncgo0j2.jpg http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae245/bmwohio/E36%20STX%20build/34512671-F307-43C0-8578-9EFDFAE8ECD2_zpsdfptzsbm.jpg Also got myself some tire totes. When I travel to Toledo or Cincinnati I will throw on the bottlecaps for traveling to save the good tires. http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae245/bmwohio/E36%20STX%20build/6FED7E56-DB8D-43AB-8700-A494E4AB0861_zpsqzmltamw.jpg http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae245/bmwohio/E36%20STX%20build/B4D9CEB5-5F72-4155-8073-7B8F634B04AD_zps2uei0mgy.jpg Lastly, I gave her a bath tonight to get her prepped for some polishing on the paint...next time you see the car it will have some of it's new livery on it... http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae245/bmwohio/E36%20STX%20build/F9F26D61-3EBA-4449-B027-D258EA7CE4F7_zpsj5f1lqsc.jpg http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae245/bmwohio/E36%20STX%20build/E5F30A92-85AA-42DB-B738-8863E151EBD9_zps48wisuaw.jpg More to come later this week.....

Couple more shots from yesterday....

This ^^ My F80 and S80. Don't leave home without it

Ive used this method for bleeding a cooling system

Also have a Motive and have been using one for years. It's great for a one man show, but I still think the '2 man pump the pedal' is a better way to go if you have the manpower to do it.

Although it wasn't optimal, I got to take the car out for it's first shakedown yesterday. Before the event, I had one more job to do. Build a 'battery box' for the LTW battery. I took a 2x4 and used a plunge router that I borrowed from Ryan (thanks Ryan!) to make a small 'sleeve' for the battery to fit in. Then I used a bench vice as a brake to bend some thin sheet metal for a brace. I utilized the factory threaded hole that holds down the battery and drilled a hole through the 2x4 with a fresh M6x1x65mm bolt with some fender washers as shims to secure it down. May look ugly, but it works! And it's wolmanized wood. I also bought a negative cut-off screw down switch from Harbor Freight so I can cut off the power when the car will sit for a while and won't drain the small battery. http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae245/bmwohio/E36%20STX%20build/4D589576-A5D0-4EA7-94CC-6A9C1B9EC358_zpsiyzg1hzd.jpg http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae245/bmwohio/E36%20STX%20build/C6BAB48A-83A9-43D0-B430-04906D9CD508_zpst1wqrc5j.jpg http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae245/bmwohio/E36%20STX%20build/C17991C8-F9A9-4147-937D-B2C37F9ECE43_zpszmwgjbjw.jpg http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae245/bmwohio/E36%20STX%20build/76DCC428-5610-4490-B82D-AD03E871BEA1_zpsecaeug76.jpg Ok, back to the shakedown........ It was raining all day, and temps were in the high 30's. It was too wet and messy to change anything on the car, so I left all tire pressures at 35 psi, and didn't touch a thing on the damper adjustments, so ran the car at with 2 clicks of compression in the back and full soft on everything else. The car felt GREAT!! My fastest time was a 50.7...not sure what everyone else was running, but thought I would throw it out there in case anyone else reading this was there. The more I ran it, the more comfortable I got with the car and the more the times kept dropping. The Dunlop ZII's did really well in the rain. I brought my GoPro but didn't set it up, and I didn't run my SoloStorm either (looking back, I wish I had with the amount of runs I did) I was able to get in about 7-10 runs in (I really wasn't counting) First shakedown was a success in my books, and the car will be traveling to the old DHL airstrip in Wilmington next week for a joint Points Event with the Cincy SCCA Region. HUGE thanks to Kyle (M0nk3y) for snapping some pics for me...... http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae245/bmwohio/E36%20STX%20build/DSC_0291_zps9e812a93.jpg http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae245/bmwohio/E36%20STX%20build/DSC_0289_zpsba8e43c2.jpg http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae245/bmwohio/E36%20STX%20build/DSC_0280_zps60357de9.jpg http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae245/bmwohio/E36%20STX%20build/DSC_0279_zpsce28a978.jpg More updates to come once soon!

Ah, I see....guess that wasn't fully clear....this is where I leave the conversation :dumb: