|ncary 0 Report post Posted July 29, 2009 I sure won't be going back. Do tell more... But next week. Other things to buy this week Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeddy 0 Report post Posted July 29, 2009 I sure did Jed, methinks it will be the wheel bearings, clueless woffers. Went to a run down Challenge I've heard of, hoping for the best. I went and saw Allan at Jeff Gray yesterday, say's you go in alllll the time, Mad hookups now cause he asked if I knew you Haha, great to hear. Allan is a champion, always sorts me out.Good lucky getting it sorted. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
|ncary 0 Report post Posted August 2, 2009 (edited) Found out what the 'play in front wheels' was. The shock gland nuts were hanging in by 1 or 2 threads on both sides... The actual shock insert was loose inside the strut, and took me 10 seconds with the car on a lift to figure out exactly what the problem was. Why are WOF people f**king trusted to inspect cars????? It's a joke. And there was no play in rear wheels, solid as a rock. Still have a spongy brake pedal, might have to invest in a new master cylinder. Would love to feel some E30 brake pedals at the meet to see how mine compares. I think it had perfect travel for heel-toe.. And the car stops like a 3 story fall onto concrete. But whatever. Dialed out a wee bit of front camber today, and re-re-re-re-re checked all the bolts. Do need a Car Lift in my garage when older. Then went for a ride with Riley and he turned some spare tires into a couple of chunky, wire edged, slabs of rubber. Pic preview here. Video coming tomorrow most likely Edited August 2, 2009 by Incary Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeddy 0 Report post Posted August 2, 2009 (edited) Can you actually fail for a "spongy brake pedal"? Even if the car stops fine and is no way compromised in terms of safety? Also, I'm keen to go for a drive and take some photos so if you free on a Sunday let me know(seen as i can't make the meet) Edited August 2, 2009 by jeddy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
|ncary 0 Report post Posted August 2, 2009 Sunday is a great day for a drive. Am keen. I work till 4-5am so text at least after 1pm on sunday aha. Does your pedal sort of mash in but still work fine? Whenever I drive a newer car the brake pedal is like a brick wall and always end up throwing someones head forward on the first stop haha. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeddy 0 Report post Posted August 2, 2009 Sweet, i might pop by your work one Saturday as I walk past all the time but have never been in. It starts out soft(ish), don't have alot to compare it to, but then firms up, have never had a problem tho. Yes, when I drive my Mum's car I always lurch forward when I touch the brake, although I bet the e30 would stop in a shorter distance. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CamB 48 Report post Posted August 3, 2009 Pedal shouldn't be too spongy - how fresh is the fluid and how well bled? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
|ncary 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2009 Bled when I put the suspension back together recently. I would think the master cylinder is going judging by it's softness when the car is off. I hate the linkage in the E30 Wee update: I've said that a Ultimate Summit Rd video was to come. Well it has. It is made and edited and processed. But as it was uploading to youtube last night, Firefox looks like it updated itself and restarted the browser.... So freaking annoying. To come later today Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Simon* Report post Posted August 4, 2009 To come later today Hurry the F up. Vid or ban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
|ncary 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2009 It's 400 megs and takes 8 hours to upload haha. Currently saving in a whole range of formats to get a good quality + smaller file size vid. Oh and --Sony Vegas > Adobe Premier Pro-- for the average video editor such as myself. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Simon* Report post Posted August 4, 2009 How long is it???? Can't you MPEG4 or divx it to crunch it down? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
|ncary 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2009 8 mins. It's in Mpeg2. Might have to download a Divx converter.. Any suggestions? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest FrantiC Report post Posted August 4, 2009 Try wmv, Luke got his beast on dyno 5:35 worth of dyno runs getting tuned (jizzzzzzzzz), started out 240mb then he got it down to 14mb to send to me lol. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Simon* Report post Posted August 4, 2009 (edited) 8 mins. It's in Mpeg2. Might have to download a Divx converter.. Any suggestions? Ah ok that explains it yeah I've used Dr DIVX as a quick and free converter it's been fine E: And handbrake is a good one too - especially if you want to a high res copy for your ipod at the same time Edited August 4, 2009 by Simon* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
|ncary 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2009 Thanks! Will try, and then update. I love dual core processors, renders video so fast. Try wmv, Luke got his beast on dyno 5:35 worth of dyno runs getting tuned (jizzzzzzzzz), started out 240mb then he got it down to 14mb to send to me lol. The resolution is so sh*t with wmv haha, already tried. Can't see the tacho or any outside features. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest FrantiC Report post Posted August 4, 2009 .avi it then, lol. Got his down from 240mb to 48mb, stil less than 25% what it was. yeah wmv is real crap, just an idea haha. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
|ncary 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2009 Well I've managed to get Vegas to save in Divx format, got it down to half of what it was, and great quality too. Really need a better camera though. I'm just using a pointNshoot Olympus 1030SW (the water and shock proof one) Uploading now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Simon* Report post Posted August 4, 2009 Only half? I'm surprised that DIVX couldn't crunch it down more from full blown MPEG2 I guess it depends on your settings etc. Waiting patiently Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
|ncary 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2009 I made the quality even better than before you see. I downloaded the Divx codec and tied it into Vegas. Now I don't have to render in mpg2 then convert to Divx Uploading is so, so, so slow, must be at 128kbps I think. Still 4 hours away. I'll make sure Firefox doesn't ruin my sh*t this time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
|ncary 0 Report post Posted August 5, 2009 DAY IS GOING REAL WELL!!!! :) It failed again. I'm going down to Uni to upload it on the fibre optics. How hard can it be for Youtube to make a better uploader?!?!?!?!?! Something which you can pause/resume would be nice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Simon* Report post Posted August 5, 2009 LOL I got so impatient waiting I was watching your youtube page and refreshing every half hour Good luck third time's the charm! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
|ncary 0 Report post Posted August 5, 2009 Hahahahaha I found that quite funny, Sorry about that Simon. I'm at Uni now and it uploaded in 10 seconds. Currently processing now. Standby! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
|ncary 0 Report post Posted August 5, 2009 Ok it didn't actually upload in 10 seconds, but thats how quick the progress bar went. It's uploading at 130kbps so it should be done in another 10 mins... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest FrantiC Report post Posted August 5, 2009 Awww damn was hoping to see this before I leave for work in 10 mins. After refreshing and seeing your last post, guess not! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
|ncary 0 Report post Posted August 5, 2009 Ha sorry, the progress bar tricked me.. The networking tab on Windows Task Manager is telling a different story though, sitting pinned at 1Mbps. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
