bravo

Wicked :mosh:

Yeah, fully auto is not good - chew throught ammo. My semi-auto pistol only doesn't coz its only got a 8 round mag, and although I have several mags to exchange it takes too long to reload them for me to use it too fast. I have a .22 rifle with a 15 round mag - it is bolt action so not semi auto, and that is my favourite as I can fire continuosly for a minute or so (if I'm not trying to empty the clip as fast as I can), and then just drop the clip and slam another in, and carry on. If it was full auto, or semi, I would drop my 15 rounds in 15 sec and that would suck (and pretty much remove the need for my scope). I want to get a tripod made up and a replica AK setup to mount in the back of my Dad's Willy's. - maybe modify the AK rep to fire a water canon hooked up to a tank and high pressure pump - hit the beach in Paihia with that mofo - wet t-shirts on! It is quite difficult to get the E endorsement though, and I'm not sure if the person in question has it. But I've talked to my mate who got to have a play and he reckons it was surprisingly accurate (by virtue of design and ammo type I believe) and apparently walked all over a 47 - but thats just what i heard, so... As far as those side sights go, I think I would prefer a side laser sight - go the berry yo!

That's a really nice car man. Has he had much interest? Not really looking for a car right now, but would have been interested 3-4 months ago. He should be able to sell it alright - price is OK esp considering it's the 2.6 and the low kms.

And you also run the risk that the LTSA changes the rules in the next three years and your now stuck with a un-registerable car. The obvious solution is to contact the very next M3 owner who writes their car off, and do some dodgy welding, but you may end up waiting for ever. But at $20k, it may be worth the risk.

Cool - that's quite a pat on the back for BMW I guess.

Cool - made me want to get my Crossman semi-automatic out. Got to play with a mates Walther the other day = teh cool. My mate knows a guy with an AK 74 (like an AK 47, but lots of years newer, so shorter barrel and lighter.) Apperently it blows the sh*t out of car wrecks and Norfolk Pines. Three round burst fire - kickass! I am definitely going to get myself invited to have a go with that. God knows how he got one into the country, and if it were mine, I wouldn't be showing it off to mates who then brag about it to other mates = direct route to jail. Maybe he has the endorsement??? Guns can be fun, but keep it safe kids!

Already had, but thought i'd let everyone else waste their time too. And I'm not gonna buy the paper to have a look. At that price its either fucxed, just a motorsport, or the owner has no idea which is prob the case anyway, but I bet its not an m3.

If it is in "excellent" condition 9k. 10k or maybe a bit more - I think this was discussed when you first started looking for one wasn't it? Didn't you just buy it? Not for sale already is it?

Tardme trolling as usual and stumbled across a guy with the above parts. Someone may be looking to do a manual conv. so i thought I'd post them up here

The material in the Da Vinci code is really good - based alot on scientific fact and/or postulation, but what most of you don't know is that he is being sued by a University Professor in NZ (otago I think) because alot of the info he used was gathered by this guy, and is yet to be published (i.e. they claim Dan Brown stole it). I don't know if they will win or if they have legal grounds, but it certainly adds an extra twist to the tale. Secondly, although the main plot is good, there are big parts of the book that look just cobbled together to make the story work - doesn't really flow, and taints the rest of it. What I mean is, the plot is at a certain stage, Brown knew where he wanted it to go, but didn't know how to get it there, and so he just threw together something that worked, and it is noticeable when reading the book. Also, the way in which the characters solve the problems is a little bit conveinient - I mean, whenever it was imperative for the plot for the characters to solve some of the puzzle, whoops they did, they had a brain wave or something. Nothing really triggered it, like there wasn't a discovery that made it fall into place, they just happened to figure it out themselves in the nick of time etc. Finally, the dialogue needs work, it is almost painful at times. But that may also be because I read the condensed version, so I will leave the jury out on that one. You're right Homy, it is often about the stories which is why I like Jeffrey Archer - his writing can be a little off at times, but he is THE plot master. But sometimes you just need to read good writing and f**k the story. Writers like Roddy Doyle or Frank McCourt come to mind, or even dare I say it Marianne Keyes (Chick books mainly, but the woman can write about interactions, relationships, dialogue and thoughts with a flowing ease I really like and admire). sh*t I just realised all those writers are Irish - Ireland must produce good writers or something - who'd of thought. Anyway - thats my bleat for today - hmmm Bimmersport Book Club - not sure it fits in with the bimmersport image, but it sure would be funny though. 'What you doing this weekend?' 'Oh I'm going to a bimmersport meet.' 'Oh cool! Sounds like fun - you going to the track?' 'Nah, the library, we're going to discuss the use of jealousy in a story and relate it to works of various era from Shakepeares Othello to....' Nah, just doesn't work.

don't listento them - sell the alpinas to me or nath. Hah - na, they look really good and you should tidy them up and leave them on - why do you think we want them? But, if you don't like them, you should have no prob selling them if they are priced appropritately for their condition. I think all your car needs is a tidy up. Tidy up the wheels and buy new centre caps. Polish it all up - give it a proper clean inside and out. Remove the jap no. plate bracket, I agree with surge - the single large exhust doesn't do the car any favours, maybe get a bit of carpet dye on the rear parcel tray as it looks like mine before I did it, and by then you'll have a half-way decent car.

Used to have an e36-shelled petrol which I clocked at 63km/h at an RC event - kicked ass - go the av-gas! It was almost too fast as you needed a really big carpark - it doesn't take long to get to the other end at 50+km/h and then you only have four tiny wheels contacting the road for braking. You can buy cars that can do 100km/h but that is just ridiculous. Also, had an electric mini cooper that was super quick, and short chassis, so mean on the turns (Bought it as front wheel drive, and modded it so it could be frnt, rear or four wheel - rear was the most fun - donuts in a mini -yeaa! And a rwd off-road buggy. Sold them all. now have a half-fucxed 4wd off-road buggy - it really sux, and a petrol boat of my brothers which is really mine coz its at my place and he never comes around to use it. goes about 20 knots (but only on calm days - will flip on even the smallest ripple on a lake at anything over about 12knts) But for those of you who go boating - you will know that's fkn fast for a model boat. My mate has several planes, but I have never really liked planes - choppers are so cool, but ithe carbon rotors can set you back 500 or more, so don't crash them. At least planes and boats are mostly fiberglass and wood. Don't use any of these at all anymore - grown out of it I guess. I might have a mid-20's revival in a year or so, but for now I spend all my time and money playing with my real car and my dads real boat.

It's been said before, but I'll do the honours this time - Lose the bloody ridiculous japanese numberplate bracket on the rear. All you need to do is unscrew the plate, then unscrew the bracket, then drill two holes in the plate to match the ones in the bracket (where it was attached to the car - use the bracket as a template) and then attach the plate directly to the car using the screws from the bracket and through the rest away. As far as smoked lights are concerned, the pop up on the forum from time to time, otherwise you can try and source them locally, but your best bet is an overseas aftermarket parts distributor. Prices vary.

Yeah I've got it but haven't read it yet. It's called Down Under. I've also started his "History of Nearly Everything" but thats much more hard going than his other stuff, and I keep putting it down even though it is really interesting - just requires you to think too much, so I am reading it bit by bit. But, the best book I've read lately is "And De Fun Don't Done" By Robert G Barrett who is an Aussie author from either Sydney or Bondi (but they're so close anyway). I(t is the funniest thing I have read in a long time. Read it, seriously just do it. It's not the best written or edited book (I found typos all the way through, and sometimes I had to graon inwardly at the writing), but funny doesn't even begin to describe it. Or, if you are still after a laugh, and want good writing too, then read Up and Down In The Dales by Gervase Phinn. it was in the latest reader Digest condensed book (the one with The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown in it). Gervase has writing skillz, and the book had me pissing myself all the way through. And that's it today from 'Bravo's Bimmersport Book Bleat'

The first two are of different cars. The first one is - I don't know. The second one is a z 07, which looks very similar to the z 08. the z8...

Dude, they are so cheap new now, you would be doing yourself a favour buying a new one. You can get new ones for less than $50 if you don't mind buying a cheaper brand. (Sorry grant, not trying to steal a sale, but they are dirt cheap these days). Have a look here. Even DVD writers can be found for under $150 for low-specced models.

I love the front of te ute, but the rear isn't doing it for me. The other concept lloks very similar to a 350z don't you think?

Yeah, that's what i thought it looked like - almost same as a z8. never seen the top one before - quitre cool in many ways though. What is it? I don't know.

Instalment two. (For those of you planning on buying the book, don't worry, there are plenty more amusing anecdotes in the book - I'm not giving the game away. "...And the remarkable thing is that everything about this process is intentionally - mark this, intentionally - designed to flood your life with unhappiness. From the tiny parking bays that can only be got into by manoeuvering your car through a forty-six-point turn (why can't the spaces be angled for crying out loud?) to the careful placing of pillars where they will cause maximum obstruction, to the ramps that are so dark and narrow and badly angled that you always bump the kerb, to the remote, wilfully unhelpful ticket machines (you can't tell me that a machine that can recognise and reject any foreign coin ever produced couldn't make change if it wanted to) - all of this is designed to make this the most dispiriting experience of your adult life. Di you know - this is a little-known fact but absolute truth - that when they dedicate a new multi-storey carpark the Lord mayor and his wife have a cermonial pee in the stairwell? It's true. And tht's just one tiny part of the driving experience. There are all the other manifold annoyances of motoring, like National Express drivers who pull out in front of you on motorways, 8-mile-long contrflow systems erected so that some guys on a crane can change a light bulb, traffic lights on busy roundabouts that never let you advance more than 20 feet at a time, motorway service areas where you have to pay $4.20 for a minipot of coffee and a jacket potato with a sneeze of cheddar in it and there's no point in going to the shop because the men's magazines are all sealed in plastic and you don't need any Waylon Jennings Highway Hits tapes, morons with caravans who pull out of side-roads just as you approach, some guy in a Morris Minor going 11 mph through the Lake District and collecting a 3-mile following because, apparently, he's always wanted to lead a parade..." _______________"The New Car"________________ "...Some people are made for cars and some people aren't. It's as simple as that. I hate driving cars and I hate thinking about cars and I hate talking about cars. I especially hate it when you get a new car and go in the pub because somebody will always start quizzing you about it, which I dread because I don't even understand the questions. 'So you've got a new car, huh?' they'll say. 'How's it drive?' You see, I'm lost already. 'Well, like a car. Why, have you never been in one?' And then they start peppering you with questions. 'What sort of mileage you get? How many litres? What's the torque? Got twin overhead cams or double-barrelled alternator-cum-carburettor with a full pike and double-twist dismount?' I can't for the life of me understand why anyone would want to know all this sh*t about a machine. You don't take that knid of interest in anything else. I always wanted to say: 'Hey, I hear you've got a new refigerator. How many gallons of freon does that baby hold? What's its BTU rating? How's it cool?' This car had the usual array of switches and toggles, each illustrated with a symbol designed to confound. Really now, what is one to make of a switch labbelled l0l? How can anyone be expected to work out that a rectangle that looks like a television set with poor reception indicates the rear window heater? In the middle of this dashboard were two circular dials of equal size. One clearly indicated speed, but the other totally mystified me. It had two pointers on it, one of which advanced very slowly, and the other of which didn't appear to move at all. I looked at it for ages before it finally dawned on me - this is true - that is was a clock." And that's all folks because by now I have either bored everyone silly, given myself OOS, RSI, or any number of other cheery acronyms, or will start to ruin the book for prospective readers. I hope you have enjoyed these excerpts because if you haven't well, I've wasted a heck of a lot of time now haven't I?

Second dibs on the alpinas I've always been a fan of clear or smoked front indicators and repeaters, esp on a black car. Also, what side and rear kit has it got - there cold be room for improvement there?

Now, I'm an avid reader, and as much of a geek that may or may not make me, I am currently reading a hilarious book by an American author from Iowa by the name of Bill Bryson. I am not usually a fan of American authors, in fact I have yet to read one whose writing I really like - and only John Grisham holds my attention long enough to finish a book simply because of "The Painted House". Now I have read snippets from old Billy's books before, but I am currently reading "Notes From A Small Island" which is the first full book of his I have read, and it is piss funny to say the least. So why would you give a flying toss I hear you ask??? Well, to put it plainly, he has quite an opinon regarding the automobile, and it is just funny enough that I would like to share some of it with you all. So here he is... ________________"Driving In Britain"___________________ "...driving in Britain is such a dreary experience these days. There are far too many cars on the road, nearly double what there were when I first came here, and in those days people didn't actually drive their cars. They parked them in the driveway and buffed them up once a week or so. About twice a week they would 'get the car out' - those were the words they used, like that in itself was a big operation - and pootle off to visit relatives in East Grinstead or have a trip to someplace like hayling Island or Eastbourne, and that was about it, apart from the buffing. Now everyone drives everywhere for everything, which I don't understand because there isn't a single feature of driving in Britain that has even the tiniest measure of enjoyment in it. Just consider the average multi-storey car park. You drive around for ages, and then spend a small eternity shunting into a space that is exactly two inches wider than the average car. Then, because you are parked next to a pillar, you have to climb over the seats and end up squeezing butt-first out of the passenger door, in the process transferring all the dirt from the side of your car to the back of your smart new jacket from Marks & Spencer. Then you go hunting for some distant pay-and-display machine, which doesn't make change or accept any coin introduced after 1976, and wait on an old guy who likes to read all the instructions on the machine before committing himself and then tries to insert his money through the ticket slot and maintenance keyhole. Eventually you acquire a ticket and trek back to your car where your wife greets you with a 'Where have you been?' Ignoring her, you squeeze past the pillar, collecting a matching set of dust for the front of your jacket, discover that you can't reach the windscreen as the door only opens three inches, so you just sort of throw the ticket at the dashboard (it flutters to the floor but your wife doesn't notice so you say, 'f**k it,' and lock the door), and squeeze back out where your wife sees what a scruff you've turned into after she spent all that time dressing you and beats the dust from you with paddled hands while saying, 'Honestly, I can't take you anywhere.' And that's just the beginning. Arguing quietly, you have to find your way out of this dank hellhole via an unmarked door leading to a curios chamber that seems to be a composite of dungeon and urinal, or else wait two hours for the world's most abused and unreliable looking lift, which will only take two people and already has two people in it - a man whose wife is beating dust from his new Marks & Spencer jacket and berating himin clucking tones..." And that's all I can be f**ked typing for now. Wait until tomorrow for the next installment.. More driving in britain, and a special on "how hard it is to drive my rental car". :thumb:

I'll look into it homy - thanks. Nath - on trademe

I have a friend who is a boat builder who makes all sorts of carbon peices for racing boats. i never thought of asking him if he could make a bonnet. I see him once every few months - next time I see him I'll ask.

If you are unable to follow the wires back and find the amp, you could just run 100% new wires (including speaker and remote wires) and just pretend there isn't any factoy stuff in there. If it were me though, I wouldn't be able to stand it and I'd be in there ripping out the dash etc to trace them back - but then I'm anally retentive so...

Never thought about the back seat ones - I never use them of course. I'll see what comes up, and may get six if someone has six. Yeah I will talk to the wreckers, but you never know what people have lying around.