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Atomic — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:35:20 GMT

CUSCC Meet, Boulder, 9/3, 6:30pm

Bimmerman — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:35:30 GMT

Hey all,

the CU Sport Car Club is having a meet and greet this Friday, 9/3, at 6:30pm at CU. For those who know where, it's in Lot 436. For those who don't know where that is, it is the giant parking lot on the Southwest corner of Colorado Ave and US36/28th st. It is next to the big parking structure, across from the Engineering Center, and near tons of food.

We will stand around and do the parking lot thing for a bit, then go get food. There might be a cruise afterward, but that will likely be a spur of the moment kind of thing.

Come swing on by!

Rabbit 4x4???

Atomic — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:42:36 GMT

WTF, am I clueless... does this really exist? I was surfing around and found one... Are they rare, or does someone have no clue what they are talking about?

Savannah RIckli PPIHC Race Video Now Available

LoCore — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:19:36 GMT

SCR Performance is proud to announce the general availability of the video movie of Savannah Rickli's and Rebecca Greek's record breaking climb to the summit at PPIHC 2010!

High and medium resolution versions are available from the SCR Performance "Racing Movies" page at:

http://www.scrperformance.com/galler...g_movies.shtml

Enjoy! :D

FS: BMW E36 Race Interior bits

Bimmerman — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 23:52:54 GMT

Hey all,

I have a bunch of race goodies for sale. I bought all these parts, installed half of them (only have one seat), and then found out I am too tall to fit in the car with a helmet on. Grrr, four letter annoyed words, etc. As a result, all this stuff is up for sale since I'm going back to stock seats to get more headroom (ironic, eh?). My loss is your gain!

I am willing to make package deals, PM me if interested. All parts for an E36 M3.

What I have:

2x VAC "Long" Race Floor Mount adapters (one installed and used <200 mi, no racing, one NIB). $180 for the used, $200 for the new, $375 both. Retail is $440 for the pair new, without shipping.

2x VAC "Superior Side Mount Brackets." Again, one used, one unused. $100 for the (very barely) used, $110 for the new, $200 pair. Brand new for the pair is $240 w/o shipping.

2x VAC Lap Belt Adapters. Again, one used/one unused, bolts directly to the floor mount adapter to avoid drilling the floor pan for harnesses. $30 used, $40 new (still in its plastic), $65 for the pair. Retail is $80 for both, w/o shipping, tax, etc.

2x VAC Harness Anti-Sub Mounting Bracket. $30 used, $40 new (still in plastic), $65 for the pair. Retail is also $80 for the pair.

1x Sparco Evo2 Plus seat. This seat is perfect for taller drivers, with the shoulder holes at the perfect height to not crush taller drivers' spines (compare vs Pole Positions, Evo, Racetechs, etc). $750 new, but since there's all of 200 or so miles on the seat, $650.

1x TC Kline Bolt in Roll Bar, with the welded center section. I bought this from DJKibblez and installed it, so $550 for it. New retail, without paint, is $800. Everything is included- instructions, hardware, RTV Gasket maker, backing plates, everything.

1x Schroth Hybrid-II 6pt harness. Like-new condition, includes everything and all hardware, used for 200 miles. $300. Retail is $400.

1x Schroth Profi-II 6pt Harness (not the Hybrid). Brand spanking new, only taken out of its box once, never used. $300. Retail is $350.

I am located in Boulder. Please PM me if interested in any of this stuff. I'm somewhat negotiable, but not too terribly much since I'm already taking a big loss.

I am also very amenable to trading my some of my parts for a Driver's side (or pair) Black, non-power, yes heated, leather 'Vader' style seat and/or a pair of Red Schroth 4pt Quick-Fits.

Cheers!

CUSCC Meet, 8/20, Boulder, 6:30pm

Bimmerman — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 02:11:41 GMT

Hey all, now that school is unfortunately about to be back in session, it's time to resume the biweekly meet-and-greets!

To that end, there will be a meet and greet this Friday, 8/20, at 6:30pm at CU. For those who know where, it's in Lot 436. For those who don't know where that is, it is the giant parking lot on the Southwest corner of Colorado Ave and US36/28th st. It is next to the big parking structure, across from the Engineering Center, and near tons of food.

We will stand around and do the parking lot thing for a bit, then go get food. There might be a cruise afterward, but that will likely be a spur of the moment kind of thing.

Come swing on by! I'll be there, either in the E28 or the M3.

Ed Carroll West Fest

356er — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:09:08 GMT

AU 1609 is once again invited to West Fest, Sunday, August 29, 2010 at the Ed Carroll dealership in Fort Collins. The event is a fund raiser for Meals on Wheels and is sponsored by the Rocky Mountain 356 Club, the Audi Club of North America and Ed Carroll Porsche + Audi, VW. Your $25 entry fee will be matched by the dealership and all proceeds go to Meals on Wheels. There was a great turnout of VWs last year--a bug won Best of Show! This is a low-key affair; the judging is people's choice and some very cool trophies will be awarded. Check in/registration is at 8:30 AM. Expect some very special cars, food, vendors, door prizes and fun.
Hope to see you there on the 29th!

EVGA NVIDIA 7900 GT x2

Atomic — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:37:56 GMT

Hey all! I bought a new video card because mine were acting weird. Two EVGA NVIDIA 7900 GT video cards I am giving free to any union member. The catch, one has a slight anti-aliasing problem when used in high settings, and the other is starting to show some pixels that are going out. (Approx 20 across the screen) If you have and old pc, here is for a free upgrade! :thumbup:

Send PM if interested... first come, first serve.

- Pete

Buffalo Wild Wings Night: Thursdays @ 7:30pm

Bimmerman — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:35:22 GMT

Hey all,

I know the BMW CCA is doing a burger night in FoCo tomorrow, but for those of us a fair distance from there, the CUSCC's weekly buffalo wings night is going on. We're meeting at the Buffalo Wild Wings in Superior (off McCaslin/US36) at 7:30pm. Come meet some local car nuts!

All marques welcome- domestic/euro/japanese/chinese/russian/madagascarian.

We do this pretty much every week, so if you can't make it this time come join for the next one!

EDIT: The timing last week got changed at very short notice (sorry guys!), but we are always there on Thursday evenings.

Bimmer Burger Night 8/12 in Fort Collins

LoCore — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:15:32 GMT

The next NorCo RMC BMW CCA "Bimmer Burger Night" get together is this Thursday (8/12) in Fort Collins at the Sonic Drive-In at 1301 West Elizabeth near the CSU campus.

Informal get together to show off the cars, take some pictures, and enjoy some healthy burgers and shakes etc. This is a free event, and you buy your own food/drink.

All marques invited.

Event starts at 6PM.

Front End Work; Control Arms and Axles, 01 allroad

PaperToast — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:46:29 GMT

this isnt a full blown DIY article, more pics for reference.

i know some have done this before, but i figured for all the newbies and casual forum browsers, this would be handy to have.

dont have any pics of the axles, those are off being rebuilt, hopefully finished today, to get the ar back together and on the road this evening.

now to have some time to recover from brake cleaner fumes

driver side

passenger side

and the box of old control arms

Timing Belt & Pulley Tools for MKI

EuroStone — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:45:34 GMT

Hey Everyone,

Going to be doing the timing belt, water pump and a host of stuff to my newest acquisition this weekend ('84 GTi), but missing some key tools.

Anyone have a timing belt tensioner tool and Pulley tool (To hold the pulley while you remove the bolts)?

Thanks,
Mike