THE CZickness L....Celebrating 50 threads with CZs, gunsmoke and serious discussion....

[Firehawk]

This afternoon, my youngest and I took a look at a potential track car candidate. He currently drives an 88 E30 with an M50 swap on track days and has been wanting to build a new, more track focused car. This is what we looked at. It's a 98 BMW 328i with a bad slushbox transmission. We just happen to have a good manual transmission, drives haft, lsd and pedal box with a clutch pedal.

It's remarkably solid given that it's been sitting for a long time. The price is in his budget, too. That is, it's free. I'm thinking that we'll drag it home some time this spring and work on bringing it back to life. It should be fun.

A good friend of mine used to be a BMW tech. He had a 318 hatchback he picked up for $300 (I don’t remember the year). He was working on making it a race car. He had a GM LS 5.3 with a 6sp manual and mount kit. He also managed to get a M3 rear diff and suspension for it. The plan was to get it all bolted up and driving and then twin turbo it.

Unfortunately he turned out to be a major A hole and my sister divorced him. I’ve hardly talked to him since and he sold everything off. It would’ve been an awesome car.

 

[mcapo]

A good friend of mine used to be a BMW tech. He had a 318 hatchback he picked up for $300 (I don’t remember the year). He was working on making it a race car. He had a GM LS 5.3 with a 6sp manual and mount kit. He also managed to get a M3 rear diff and suspension for it. The plan was to get it all bolted up and driving and then twin turbo it.

Unfortunately he turned out to be a major A hole and my sister divorced him. I’ve hardly talked to him since and he sold everything off. It would’ve been an awesome car.

Ok….that story took an unexpected turn….

 

[Lee11b]

BORACHONDO! ! ! ! ! !

 

[Firehawk]

I heard on the news that Friday’s tornado count across the state has been verified up to 19 now.

 

[Lee11b]

BORACHONDO! ! ! ! ! !

PS- "I'm the guy on the right......ALL INCLUSIVE=

 

[radar8756]

Took the "Wizard Tuned" Rami to the Range - ran very smooth & trigger reach 500% better ...

Now just have to Upgrade my Old Guy Eyes
- 21' and can't keep it centered

 

[mcapo]

Nice to have the windows open today. Wish I was at the range like wt, lh and radar.

I did take a couple hours yesterday and today and did some yard clean-up. My poor yard. Between dogs and grandkids, I should just remove the grass put in turf or rock.

 

[jagee]

Nice to have the windows open today. Wish I was at the range like wt, lh and radar.

I did take a couple hours yesterday and today and did some yard clean-up. My poor yard. Between dogs and grandkids, I should just remove the grass put in turf or rock.

Reminds me of CM's backyard. He put in turf for allergy reasons.

 

[Benp]

It's a gem for sure. And can be done very cheap too. I was just there for dinner not too long ago. A quick trip

Fast food

 

[gmcttr]

...I should just remove the grass put in turf or rock.

I replaced my lawn with moss and weeds. It takes little effort to maintane and is green in the summer. It's one of the perks of having some woods between me, the neighbors and the street.

 

[Benp]

Took the "Wizard Tuned" Rami to the Range - ran very smooth & trigger reach 500% better ...

Now just have to Upgrade my Old Guy Eyes
- 21' and can't keep it centered

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Awesome! The Wizard does excellent work! Also, the sun is very bright! ...just stating the obvious.

 

[Benp]

I replaced my lawn with moss and weeds. It takes little effort to maintane and is green in the summer. It's one of the perks of having some woods between me, the neighbors and the street.

I am going to follow you for more life hacks and tips!

 

[Lee11b]

Mexican last night. French tonight….5 star restaurants every night….in flip flops….and alcohol….I think I’ve died and went to heaven.

 

[Born2vette]

Took the "Wizard Tuned" Rami to the Range - ran very smooth & trigger reach 500% better ...

Now just have to Upgrade my Old Guy Eyes
- 21' and can't keep it centered

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My aging eye solution

 

[Ruger_Ronin]

Nice to have the windows open today. Wish I was at the range like wt, lh and radar.

I did take a couple hours yesterday and today and did some yard clean-up. My poor yard. Between dogs and grandkids, I should just remove the grass put in turf or rock.

My backyard is toast. The dogs, the kids, the neighbors kids. I've considered hiring a jagman to slab it all.

 

[Ruger_Ronin]

Evening all. Been pushing hard all day. 730am is a long ways away. Did get a good nap in the early afternoon, then up and out to the diamond. Between the half dozen places I ran to for wares, I managed to get a lawn ring in. Only barrier and mulch needed.

 

[Haven]

I've been thinking of seeding my backyard with clover. It helps the honeybees, is dog resistant, and it is green.

Though there are two Indiana native types, and there is an invasive type. There is also an issue of it will spread. Your neighbors might not be happy about it.

 

[mcapo]

I've been thinking of seeding my backyard with clover. It helps the honeybees, is dog resistant, and it is green.

Though there are two Indiana native types, and there is an invasive type. There is also an issue of it will spread. Your neighbors might not be happy about it.

Clover? I have acres of it at the ballpark. All you can pull for all the hot dogs you can eat.

 

[jagee]

My backyard is toast. The dogs, the kids, the neighbors kids. I've considered hiring a jagman to slab it all.

Concrete is expensive now-a-days. $100/cy days are long gone. Fyi

 

[ditcherman]

Finally got some time to shoot the Phantom Sunday!


Very nice trigger, still the oem curved with a long reach, but seems lighter and smoother than factory. Will still get Wizardized at some point.
Much less muzzle flip than I expected, shoots similar to the Tactical which surprised me.

One major problem though, mags don't drop out. Fully loaded drop out if you shake the gun, empty seem to stay stuck no matter what. It seems like the sides of the frame are pushed in and stick to sides of mag. Tried all manner of mags. Doesn't seem to be a mag release issue that I can see, just sticky all the way up.
Has anyone heard of or experienced this?