The 5-Lug Chronicles
Installing e30 M3 5-lug suspension and brakes on the 1991 318is. [...]
November 21, 2024
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Urban Appeal
A new car is always the best car, right? It will have the latest gadgets, a warranty, and even an odometer reading below six digits (which is still a bewildering concept). After many years of wanting a new car, Michael Urban [...]
August 22, 2018
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Braking Things Daily
When building a car, a lot of people (myself included) forget that a fast car needs to be able to shed that speed at a moment’s notice. After going back and forth what to do with the e36 318is, we [...]
December 8, 2017
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Differential Detective [Project e30 318is]
Old cars make noises. No matter how diligently you try to quell each clunk or rattle, there’s bound to be a new one. That being said, it still hasn’t stopped me from chasing down an annoying clunk in the rear [...]
October 6, 2017
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In the Bumper Down Under [Project e36 328is]
One word: Plastics. No, I’m not giving advice from 1967 concerning an industry with a great future, but rather that most cars built within the last 20 years are chock full of plastic panels that cover virtually anything and everything. [...]
August 2, 2017
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Little Red Riot
Whether anyone wants to admit it, our teenage years are some of the most impressionable. From staying out past your curfew pulling pranks, to chasing your high school crush, that point in time represents the first sense of freedom for [...]
July 11, 2017
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Well Past 3
It’s usually a lost cause trying to get the new and old schools of thought to agree. The BMW community is notorious for having factions between classic and modern era cars. [...]
June 16, 2017
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[Project e30 318is] Pain in the Rear End
Going to the gym can be a burdensome process. First you have to set time aside to go there after a long day at work. Then you have to sweat to the point of dehydration. The reward for all this [...]
April 20, 2017
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Because I Drive Three Two Five
It’s not uncommon to find individuals with brand loyalty. In the automotive realm, these people stick to purchasing vehicles from a single automaker. [...]
April 6, 2017
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