MM Underwater Bitches!


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Write up to come.

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As anybody that had been to the old one would know it left much to be desired. The new ones however seems to be all flash. Pretty fancy for something in WV, I just wish they hadn't gone all flash on it.

--chad

Anyone else going? I'm heading up tomorrow AM just to hang out and get some rides on the new track. If you are going to be there give me a call.

301-512-9224

--chad

A beautiful 996 Porsche Carrera S for your viewing pleasure.....





And the best picture ever............



Not only is he sitting in the deep dish....

He has MM Etnies on, so tight...

what a great day in the burg. I go to blue ridge tire and auto and get 2 new front tires (Fuzions) and i was gonna get my inspection done too but they said my front pads are too worn(had new pads in a box for a year now, just gotta put em on) also my front driver side wheel bearing is loose (i know someone in MM has a bearing press, maybe i can use your assistance to fixing this and throw you some cash). Anyways so i told them to go ahead and leave the dead inspection on the car and not put a failed inspection on. I pull out of Blue ridge tire and not 20 feet down the road a bike cop is staring me down........here it goes, i of course get pulled over. He pulls me over and i tell him my front plate was stolen........he doesn't give 2 shits.....and tells me my inspection is dead and is writing me tickets for both, what an ass. He goes back to write the tickets then comes back to my car and asks me to turn my car on, i politely tell him "am i required to?" he says "no, but now im gonna write you an exhaust ticket for not cooperating". Mind you i had the clutch in the entire time i saw him and he didnt hear my car at all. I then argue that the law is subjective, but obviously this uneducated townie knows what subjective means and just keeps trying to quote laws and such, so at this point I'm done caring and i go about my way with 3 tickets.

Anywho, i don't really care all the tickets were my fault, just figured id get a little bit of leinency.

Oh yea and whoever has the bearing press PM/IM(SN=DierwulfBL) and lemme know what kinda price you're lookin for to help me out, thanks.

I have talked some about selling the E36 - initially I didnt plan on doing this anytime soon, but an acquaintance made an offer on the car, and while that didnt work out it did get me thinking that maybe I should get rid of it. It does have quite a few quirks and nagging issues that piss me off, but at the end of the day I really enjoy driving it, and its paid for.

Part of my motivation was that I thought I would be unemployed for a while, but thankfully that is not the case and I start working a new job on monday - however I do still need to bail out my lease in atlanta, move back to nova, and find another place to live, so thats going to eat up some funds out of the race budget. If I sell now, i can free up a big chunk of $$, drive the Integra for a month or two, and buy something else later - I realize that i'm playing shell games with my bank account(s), but I dont have any debt at all, so financing $10k or so on a daily driver doesnt bother me.

So, my options, as I see them....

1 - I can keep it and honestly do nothing with it and hope it stays as reliable as it has been - it will need a few dollars to take care of some minor issues (maybe $500) and no reason I cant just keep driving it through the end of the year if not longer.

2 - Fix all the things that are currently pissing me off, and make it look nice, and add a few items that will make it more enjoyable to drive. This would include some paint work, replacing the headlights/housings, most of the suspension bushings and front control arms, rebuilding the shifter, trans mounts, some bigger swaybars, etc - total cost, about $2500 - I'd need do the work over a few months and probably keep the car for at least until the end of next year for this to be cost effective.

3 - Sell it and buy an M3. The problem with this is, while its a much more fun car to drive it will still have all the same issues as my current E36 (bushings, cooling system, electrical gremlins, etc). I would need to wait 4-6 months for this to happen, but get out of the car as the resale on these continues to tank

4 - Sell it soon and buy........ ???? Something else? I've thought about a 96+ 328is (better car than the 325), or 99 miata, something like this: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?car_id=170706034">http://autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?car_id=170706034</a><!-- m --> . Getting into a newer car (or a mazda/honda/acura) will all but eliminate all the busted shit I need to deal with, and without an interior that is falling apart like my 325. For a daily driver this isnt such a bad thing since I will be ripping apart my integra soon, and i'd rather not have to work on the daily driver.

Tirerack won't have any kosei k1's until 6/30/05 and the konig/nasa deal is off. I've been looking at some Rota dealers but I'm a little put off by some of the dealers slow reponse and little fees here and there that end up costing more than tirerack. Anyway, here's my spec: 15x7's 5x114.3. I also want to package tires with these wheels to save some bucks.

Hey guys,

In the fall scotty, our roomate and I decided to build the MM Pong Table. This table is incredible. Excellent build quality and a very nice paint job by Scotty. Sadly I do not know what to do with this table. I graduated and my lease runs out in August, but the table needs to be passed down for the future MM-ers. It's completely washable and has door hinges for folding. It's 4'x4' when folded (plus hindge clearance) and it is 8'1"x4' when unfolded....it's also quite heavy. There are also screws coming from the back that either need to be grounded down or something, we were just careful about them. Moving this beast is the tricky part, but i'd like to pass this down to someone next year, possibly Thayer?

What do you guys think? other options?


picture of table, although most of you have already played on it

Well it has begun........
Howell 2.0L, 8.6:1 bottom end long rod kit $999 <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.howellautomotive.com">www.howellautomotive.com</a><!-- w -->
Garrett T3/T04e 50 trim $720( + a free t-shirt ) <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.cheapturbo.com">www.cheapturbo.com</a><!-- w -->
Custom Manifold $80 (only cost was pieces to build mani)
Ebay intercooler 24x12x2.75 $280
Greddy RS BOV $175? <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.extremePSI.com">www.extremePSI.com</a><!-- w -->
Tial 38mm WG with 7psi spring $275? <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.extremePSI.com">www.extremePSI.com</a><!-- w -->
Aeromotive 1:1 FPR <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.summitracing.com">www.summitracing.com</a><!-- w -->
Walbor 255LPH $95 <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.extremePSI.com">www.extremePSI.com</a><!-- w -->
RC engineering 550cc Low Imp injectors $69 a piece <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.horsepowerfreaks.com">www.horsepowerfreaks.com</a><!-- w -->
Spec stage 3 clutch $350? <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.horsepowerfreaks.com">www.horsepowerfreaks.com</a><!-- w -->
PLX m300 wideband $313 <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.horsepowerfreaks.com">www.horsepowerfreaks.com</a><!-- w -->
MSnS(420A/neon w/ 3 bar map) $299 <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.rsautosport.com">www.rsautosport.com</a><!-- w -->
Energy suspension motor mounts $20 <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.horsepowerfreaks.com">www.horsepowerfreaks.com</a><!-- w -->
Autometer Phantom: Boost, EGT, Oil Pressure $225 approx <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.summitracing.com">www.summitracing.com</a><!-- w -->
Numerous SS lines and -AN fitting <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.summitracing.com">www.summitracing.com</a><!-- w -->
Custom pieced together 3" turbo back exhaust $unknown
IC piping $unknown
Greddy TT $70 <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.ebay.com">www.ebay.com</a><!-- w -->
EBAY MBC $15 <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.ebay.com">www.ebay.com</a><!-- w -->

Start working on monday at a drag shop in Fluvanna, VA on monday called Marty's.......wish me luck

mmmmmmmmmmm carbon buildup

Oil feed and sending unit all rigged up

Gauges and wideband

TURBOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Custom Mani, not fully welded, turbo flange is just tacked on

JE 8.8:1 pistons (not pictured eagle forged long rods)

well, at the mall, and i saw this, burst out laughing after i inspected it a bit....
-holes in the body kit, like where gt cars have em, think 787B from gt4
-wire screen mesh for the front and rear, where the silvery parts are
-some wierd quote on the side
-busted ass paint job
-on the interior, seats and console are nice, so is center console, everything else is shitty or removed...even door panels
-really funky looking spoiler
-some wierd thing going on on the hood

now...the pics...