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Topic: She has to be one of the most beautiful woman, and smart too |
dubois
Replies: 3
Views: 115
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Forum: Off-Topic Posted: 7-25-08 03:14 Subject: She has to be one of the most beautiful woman, and smart too |
don't hear much about this Princess in our media, but check her out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFf897bUW2Y |
Topic: this is pretty funny... |
dubois
Replies: 0
Views: 53
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Forum: Off-Topic Posted: 7-25-08 02:36 Subject: this is pretty funny... |
next time I go to the gas pump, I will remember this one:
http://www.osampump.com/ |
Topic: Italian motorcycle parade/show. |
dubois
Replies: 0
Views: 40
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Forum: Off-Topic Posted: 7-22-08 03:26 Subject: Italian motorcycle parade/show. |
http://haha.nu/index.php?s=human+pixel
has anybody seen this... pretty cool |
Topic: REAL: Build me a deck & 1 of the world's best '02s is YO |
dubois
Replies: 16
Views: 796
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 7-21-08 05:54 Subject: Re: REAL: Build me a deck & 1 of the world's best '02s is YO |
If you only want a deck for your car, then my car is only worth a door mat!
I suspect it will have to be the mother of all decks. It is interesting how we assign trade "value" to the things we enj ... |
Topic: I am so going to this event |
dubois
Replies: 4
Views: 299
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 7-21-08 05:42 Subject: I am going! |
| taking the Alpina this time. I am planning to take 25 from Hollister and 198 to Coalinga, to get on I-5. Pretty scenery and lots of twisties! |
Topic: Understanding Differentials |
dubois
Replies: 4
Views: 219
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 7-18-08 12:59 Subject: Re: Understanding Differentials |
| excellent info, too technical to digest it in one read for me, but it is the first time I found a paper on diff's AND suspension set up. Good stuff. |
Topic: 2002 LSD? |
dubois
Replies: 10
Views: 363
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 7-15-08 08:29 Subject: Re: E 21 LSD in a 2002 |
| I know how to adapt a 320 LSD to a 2002. I just thought if I was going to pay top-dollar for one, that I would get one that didn't need adapting. I guess I'm going to just bite the bullet and install ... |
Topic: WARNING: Wife may post here! |
dubois
Replies: 14
Views: 706
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 7-15-08 08:20 Subject: Re: WARNING: Wife may post here! |
Well to counter this she said that she was going to post something on this board to disprove me! So guys beware!!!
Now how do we know that "you" aren't actually "her"......
Steve, you'd know ... |
Topic: WARNING: Wife may post here! |
dubois
Replies: 14
Views: 706
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 7-14-08 12:41 Subject: Re: Uh Michael, you're gonna get clobbered by our distaff |
board members--if Delia don't getcha, than Esty will...and maybe even Loirfijord...so be careful--they're all "some of the guys" too.
mike
No, they are one of us, as far as I am concerned those ... |
Topic: WARNING: Wife may post here! |
dubois
Replies: 14
Views: 706
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 7-14-08 12:15 Subject: WARNING: Wife may post here! |
| The other night we were discussing the differences between how men and women "see" things, and I basically told her how men think, particularly about the need to "belong and being accepted". I said u ... |
Topic: Michael Dubois - I need to ask you some paint / body |
dubois
Replies: 1
Views: 166
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 7-14-08 11:36 Subject: Re: Michael Dubois - I need to ask you some paint / body |
| Email sent at hdcco dot com. |
Topic: Hyundai/kia thoughts/experiences?? |
dubois
Replies: 8
Views: 217
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Forum: Off-Topic Posted: 7-11-08 12:27 Subject: Re: Hyundai/kia thoughts/experiences?? |
| hyundai yes, kia no. I have had several hyundai's in the shop (remember I see them on the flesh, after we take them apart and see how they do in hits). Hyundai's tend to have longevity (I have seen ... |
Topic: Photoshoot! |
dubois
Replies: 5
Views: 453
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 7-11-08 07:58 Subject: Re: Photoshoot! |
| it's naaice! |
Topic: I need an engine...advice needed |
dubois
Replies: 4
Views: 230
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 7-9-08 08:09 Subject: Re: I need an engine...advice needed |
| what happened? last time I drove your car, it felt good. I don't have anything in my "inventory" engine wise, give me a call if you might need anything else. |
Topic: 318is values? |
dubois
Replies: 3
Views: 113
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Forum: Off-Topic Posted: 7-7-08 06:43 Subject: anything with 4 cyl is more expensive now |
| Try to find a decent used 4 cyl car... I just sold our E36 318i for 3k, it had 200,000 miles and I think I sold it too cheap. It lasted just hours. Someone told me that they had seen a Geo Metro adv ... |
Topic: Paint advice for '73 2002. |
dubois
Replies: 6
Views: 305
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 7-7-08 07:39 Subject: Re: Paint advice for '73 2002. |
| The paint is actually smooth to the touch. There aren't very many imperfections on the body panels. Around the edges there are some flaws that need to be touched up. The paint looks really dull tho ... |
Topic: 10:1 CR on a Tii... e12 head. which cam?? |
dubois
Replies: 5
Views: 271
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 7-6-08 09:26 Subject: Re: 10:1 CR on a Tii... e12 head. which cam?? |
| there is not a right or wrong answer here, it is personal preference. I like both, but again I have two cars- one with a 284 and the other with a 292, I guess that is why BMW came up with double vanos ... |
Topic: 74tii- which way to turn screw for richness |
dubois
Replies: 5
Views: 129
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 7-6-08 09:16 Subject: Re: 74tii- which way to turn screw for richness |
screw it in to rich it - screw it out to lean it.
Keep a note book, it only takes about a quarter of turn to fix things. |
Topic: Paint advice for '73 2002. |
dubois
Replies: 6
Views: 305
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 7-6-08 09:10 Subject: painters are over rated! |
| 90% of a good paint job is done by the prepper before and the polisher after. Maybe what you need is a good color sanding and polish - I am assuming that you used a good quality product, and the prep ... |
Topic: What does the knob on the instrument cluster... |
dubois
Replies: 10
Views: 348
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 7-6-08 08:46 Subject: Re: I agree, and if the speedo mechanism |
| Michael, these things are not electronic, so there ain't no windings on the magnet. I "recalibrated" the speedo that was in my 02 when I bought it by stretching the spring a bit- just twisted the need ... |
Topic: What does the knob on the instrument cluster... |
dubois
Replies: 10
Views: 348
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 7-4-08 06:47 Subject: Re: I agree, and if the speedo mechanism |
The speedo does indeed use a magnetic field to spin the needle up. There is also a small, delicate spring to return the pointer to 0 and provide some linearity to the movement of the needle.
So th ... |
Topic: scraping sunroof at speed, but not when standing still |
dubois
Replies: 3
Views: 137
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 7-4-08 12:10 Subject: Re: scraping sunroof at speed, but not when standing still |
| this is a long shot, but go inside your trunk and check to see if you have two curved vent tubes on the sides towards the firewall. These were removed (so I hear) by BMW on sunroof cars, because of s ... |
Topic: What are you reading? |
dubois
Replies: 21
Views: 507
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Forum: Off-Topic Posted: 7-3-08 08:26 Subject: Re: What are you reading? |
| i got about halfway through Cervantes' Don Quixote this Spring before setting down on my nightstand indefinitely. i have an unfortunate habit of putting books down when i determine that i've gotten t ... |
Topic: Treadmill safety! (long) |
dubois
Replies: 1
Views: 141
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Forum: Off-Topic Posted: 7-3-08 07:50 Subject: Treadmill safety! (long) |
| I go to the basement and get on the treadmill in the mornings, while I watch TV (Wimbledon lately). In the middle of my walk, I feel that the treadmill is rocking and rolling, my first thought was "e ... |
Topic: pics from this morning. |
dubois
Replies: 11
Views: 616
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 7-3-08 10:19 Subject: Re: pics from this morning. |
now the problem, I already have two 02's. how do I rationalize another?
Hard to rationalize something like this, I can only tell you what I would do, I would either keep it or sell it to a real ... |
Topic: Plug gap for EDIS ignition |
dubois
Replies: 8
Views: 172
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 7-2-08 07:50 Subject: Re: Plug gap for EDIS ignition |
| I changed the gap to .045 when I installed the MSD, ran with no problems. Then I removed the MSD a year ago and left the same gap, no difference. In fact for some reason, unknown to me the car feels ... |
Topic: New Car of the Month added: A4s |
dubois
Replies: 3
Views: 257
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 7-2-08 07:39 Subject: Re: New Car of the Month added: A4s |
| sweet! I am not a big fan of the Alpina stripes, but that can be corrected easily. Love to take that for spin! |
Topic: Tii guru's question |
dubois
Replies: 8
Views: 281
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 7-2-08 07:34 Subject: Re: Tii guru's question |
that's easy: YES
early 72 tii's came with 10:1, I know at least 3 tii's with 10:1 and stock pump. I am not a guru, but I am sure real gurus will chime in and agree...
The only question is forged ... |
Topic: Is eBay the new pricing benchmark? |
dubois
Replies: 14
Views: 629
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 7-2-08 07:30 Subject: Re: email address please. (nt) |
| Lee, I hate ebay, it is full of crooks. I never received the European Magazine issue that I won, I email back and forth for six months and the seller always came up with an excuse, until he never ret ... |
Topic: I gave away an 02 and this is what he does in my parking lot |
dubois
Replies: 11
Views: 783
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 7-2-08 08:09 Subject: Re: I gave away an 02 and this is what he does in my parking |
I thought that only a 1966 Pontiac Tempest with Posi-Traction
could leave tire marks like that !
I don't see any place where the tire went up on a curb though...
LOL! I think we in fact do stu ... |
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