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I had the same bullshit in my OBC,[all the lights were working fine]so I replaced the brake switch, the SOB still kept showing Brake Light Error. So I'll get straight to the point, here's how you fix it: 1: Pull your On Board Computer from the dash 2:On the Right plug there is a brown/grey wire [its 12v dc] 3:Cut the F**ker and tape it up 4: Turn off your car,then turn it back on. NO MORE BRAKE LIGHT ERRORS Hope this helps [Hey I don't need acomputer to tell me the brake lights dont work, 'the cops do that for me']

Hey Jochen thanks.it worked great [now I don't need Jungle Race-car services,to remove it with a 'Balljoint hammer'] Next Question: I want to fit this radio into my Jap E36 Coupe. [the plugs & the number of pins is different]Can it be spliced into a different loom [successfully]

I don't have an extraction tool,but 4 allen keys will fit. do you push then straight in?

Ping the Bonnet open from underneath with a screwdriver, then jumper the battery via the starter motor. Otherwise use a "SlimJim Bar" down the window onto the locking mechnism inside the door [experts can do this in less than 60 seconds]

Does Anyone out there in BeemBeem Land know how to remove a [factory]stereo head unit from a E36 without wrecking it. It is a Factory BMW BAVARIA RDS unit [with 4 tiny rubber bungs on the face] The Jap units are easy with 2 allen head bolts- but this unit seems different [south-African]

SO TRUE!! once you've had your bum in the seat at a track, you never look back [you can't drive consistantly at the limit on the street] unfortunately most people are intimidated at the thought of entering into competition FOR THE FIRST TIME [remember we all started somewhere] You are better off being the only one on the track thats inexperienced,The other racers will know where you are. Most Racers Are Very Friendly & Helpful [The only think they don't like is having nobody to race]

I forgot to Add the First step ....................GET THEM CRACK TESTED And New Rod Bolts Shotpeening & Resizing costs between $25 & $50 per rod. on a V8 thats almost $400 [New EAGLE H-Beams cost about $700]

General parts, Try Summit Racing [They freight USA FREE] they're a big Mail order house. Get a USA Shipping address & buy your stuff from here

the quickest way is to leave a rod-bolt out [it lightens the block too] Otherwise Do it yourself 1: Polish the Beam LENGTHWAYS until smooth [never polish across] 2: Get them Shotpeened 3: fit New Bolts 4: Get them Balanced 5: Get the Big-End Resized [Tunnel Honed] In that order [resizing doesn't affect balancing, but balancing can make the Tunnels Oval] Remember If you don't Shotpeen them, because you have polished off the surface hardening they will break Otherwise Call DOUG'S ENGINEERING in Subway rd Pukekohe [He does the lot]

The middle photo shows a vacuum brake booster, The drawing looks like some sort of fluid recirculation system??? I cant see any high pressure lines [they wouldn't to the reservoir] Can Somebody enlighten us [or put us out of our misery]

There is the problem of combining 'Youth-Freedom-& Irresponsibilty' Add too that 'Selective Memories' of the previous generations [who seem to have more clout in society] what do you end up with?. . . . . .BLAME SYNDROME ["it is alway's somebody else causing trouble]. Boy Racing has been going-on since WWII, returned servicemen used to race down the main 'drag' in modified cars [hence the term 'Drag Racing']. Society will NEVER stamp it out, Why?. . . .Cause it's F**ken good fun,That's why! Most marketing people know this,And Target the youth element for business. What has happened in the last 10 years [approx] is the shift from the established American car culture towards the Japanese scene [Hence 'Boy-Racers' become part of the "them" group] As with any Car Group, There will always be a large number of "hangers-on",driving around with pieces-of-sh*t,trying to impress the real car guys [usually by doing skids etc] A seriously modified car costs a shitload of money [they have to be financed somehow] there are lots of opportunities around to do this [sometimes illegal], Most car-guys have good jobs,& learn to sacrifice things to play with their cars.[Thats what materialism does] When a serious car-guy decides to settle down & give up cars, they usually swap their car hobby for houses,businesses,or whatever [they usually have years of work ethic behind them] One final note; There's a f**kwit MP in Sydenham [christchurch]Thats trying to bring in Anti- Boy-Racer legislation [He will probably suceed,Why? because he is persecuting a sector of society that generally won't [or can't] defend themselves]. This Dickhead is Just Trying to Buy Votes [Winston did it in Tauranga with immigration.Where were the immigrants to defend themselves] DON'T BUY INTO THIS BULLSHIT it's your freedom they are playing with.

Hey I'm doing a manual conversion as we speak, I've had several people want my clutch pedal! If I get enough interest I might pull mine out & get some copies cast up out of alloy

205= 8" on a seven inch rim as you stated , you need the sidewall to be as straight as possible for lateral forces ,Also when a wide tyre is put on a narrow rim the tyre bulges in the centre,similar to over-inflation so you have to run less air pressure which doesn't help lateral forces.Hoosier make a special cantilever 9-1/2" tyre for a 8" rim Another little race secret is too run 'Directional Tyres' backwards on the front of a RWD car [if you don't know why, try slamming the brakes on a Farm Tractor going downhill] this works,you can drive your car deep into the 'sh*t-me' zone under braking. Ring Greg Kirkham at 0800 RACETYRE for Toyo's [tell him they are for a race car]

Raise the Reserve, Then add a comment stating the reserve price [if someone still wants it, you are in luck] you cant raise the reserve once there is a bid

I found this economy E36 thats got you guys beat [with petrol consumption] It's a bit down in horsepower though!

Gus the Race-Car Mechanic only charges $15/hour

Rust became a warrantable item a few years ago, so now most owners fix their cars for a WOF before their cars get totally Biodegradable

Toyo RA1's are great, most musclecar guys ran them when slicks weren't allowed, They were good for 44sec laps on the old taup track with a 1350kg car,also they were great rain tyres. I wouldn't reccomend anything wider than a 205 on 7" rims. If you're gonna use freeby's that someone else has thrown out of their Toybox, I can get a great tyre softener for you

The best [almost] foolproof way to check to see if it's a functional slipper is to jack both rear wheels off the ground.BUT LEAVE THE CAR IN GEAR OR PARK that way if it's a slipper you can't turn the wheels without resistance

Bad publicity is better than no publicity, similar to the Ford vs Holden scrap [neither company wants the rivalry to go away] they ALL probably used Saatchi & Saatchi for their ad campaigns. Similar to the Toyota "Bugger" ads years ago,when someone complained about the term bugger, they milked the Free Publicity for all it was worth [as it turns out, it was a relative of a Saatchi employee that done the complaining]

The AFM is an electrical device, as long as ALL air entering the engine goes thru the AFM it should be OK. The Only WOF issues I've had with a cold air box, was with the Beer Chiller I had on the front seat of a Falcon

Lee Mariner at Diffs-R-Us has a great reputation, I assume that if you were putting new springs in your car that you are capable of removing the diff yourself [That'll save you $$$]

Yeah, I agree Gus. Half the glass manufacturers think we're racing a boat. I know someone that put lightweight fibregass panels on a corvette,& it got heavier than the factory pressed fibreglass.[bog is basically fibreglass resin with Talcum Powder mixed in as a thickener] A good Aircraft glass manufacturer should do Quality work. Ultralite Fibreglass in Papakura is one of the best I know of

Depends on use! look at boats etc, Fibreglass is semi-flexible but doesn't like impact [it shatters easily] On my Race-car it can withstand Windloads of 270kph, when I slam the brakes on at this speed,the front sandpapers itself on the track [nice fibreglass smell] 'glass is easy to repair.I haven't seen a paint that can withstand the flex of ABS or Urethane so you might as well use 'glass