Finally!!!!!

[the governor]

Finally it arrived!!!!! :cool:
Mon - 17's go on tomorrow
Tue - full wash including under cartage to wash the midwest road salt off
Wed - 4 wheel alignment at EF1 in Long Beach
Thur - a few small details
Sat - GTG

http://180customs.net/Gallery/d/6178-2/318ti+003.jpg

[cooljess76]

YES!!!

CONGRATS!

[Marv17]

FINALLY! congrats man. cant wait to check it out.

[cali-ti]

this is DustenT's DASC'd ti, correct? congrats!

[HuGo]

Congrat, i guess i can officially say...welcome to the team :smile:

[the governor]

yes this was Dusten's ti.
Thanks guys. It will be nice to see everyone again at the GTG.

[ATF]

oooo pretty. I want Dusten's DASC ti :(

Nice car!

[StealthBimmer]

Congrats and good luck with the DASC ti! Let's get the party started in Cali!:biggrin: Any pics at the new home?

[DustenT]

I miss it already. :frown:

full size pic:
http://180customs.net/Gallery/d/6177-2/318ti+003.jpg

[thesk8nmidget]

congrats on a great well kept car!!

and dusten do you plan on getting another ti?

[DustenT]

congrats on a great well kept car!!

and dusten do you plan on getting another ti?

It's hard to say, but for right now the m3 is keeping me happy.

[the governor]

It's hard to say, but for right now the m3 is keeping me happy.

Boost it!!!

[DustenT]

Boost it!!!

You know it's just a matter of time...

[2cam16]

Congrats and pics when all is done this week. :)

[the governor]

DS2's are on :)
I'll get some pics from the GTG in OC this weekend.

[Bobbak]

GRATS on the the new TI, see you at the next meet

[lazoh]

Good deal man and see you saturday!!!!!

[the governor]

I think I just made my right of passage into 318 ownership. I replaced both clips on the passenger side regulator after they busted yesterday. Wow what a b!t<h. See everyone on saturday.

[thesk8nmidget]

nice!! congrats on the fixing of the reg.

it does suck!

[cosmos schwarz]

gtg? wt? dusten sold the ti??????? end of an era!!!!!!!! i bought an m3, sold it cos' it was ****e compared to the ti. not power wise obviously! seriously wtf is gtg and goin' on?

[DustenT]

gtg? wt? dusten sold the ti??????? end of an era!!!!!!!! i bought an m3, sold it cos' it was ****e compared to the ti. not power wise obviously! seriously wtf is gtg and goin' on?

:biggrin: I wouldn't say it's the end of an era...I'm still here to help keep everyone in line. The m3 crowd is a bunch of pricks.

[tiFreak]

The m3 crowd is a bunch of pricks.

Hey! my dad has one!:_punch: lol

[cosmos schwarz]

:biggrin: I wouldn't say it's the end of an era...I'm still here to help keep everyone in line. The m3 crowd is a bunch of pricks.

ah, hedgehogs. lol. well good, stick with us mere hatch attached!

[96cali]

Dustin you worried Hugo will enact some kind of revenge on your car after all the heat between you two? :tongue:

j/k you two, just crossed my mind.





Pollo- don't park next to Hugo. :icon_poke

[DustenT]

Dustin you worried Hugo will enact some kind of revenge on your car after all the heat between you two? :tongue:

j/k you two, just crossed my mind.

Pollo- don't park next to Hugo. :icon_poke

LOL...Noah has already had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Hugo in person. While Hugo and I have had a spotted past and I question his behavior on the intraweb at times, I'm sure he is a very nice fellow in person and doubt he would ever do anything that juvenile.

On a completely unrelated note: Noah mentioned paying $11 per window clip at his local dealership! HOLY HIGHWAY ROBBERY!!!

[thesk8nmidget]

dang thats to much for a little clip.
thats probably because he didnt make it to the dealership but took the wrong turn and made it to the stealership!!

thats to bad m3 owners are pricks! maybe its time to swap your car into a ti and join back in the family!

come on! dont go lol

[lazoh]

LOL...Noah has already had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Hugo in person. While Hugo and I have had a spotted past and I question his behavior on the intraweb at times, I'm sure he is a very nice fellow in person and doubt he would ever do anything that juvenile.

On a completely unrelated note: Noah mentioned paying $11 per window clip at his local dealership! HOLY HIGHWAY ROBBERY!!!

+1 on Hugo

+1 on the clips, I payed $4.00 each for mine at the dealer. Noah, wich dealer did you go to?

[96cali]

Yeah, I was kidding about Hugo. His etiquette was poor at first but hell I was young once too.

[the governor]

gtg = get together

I went to Assael in Monrovia off the 210. I need a new go pedal, to much fun on the way home tonight. I'll call them and ask the price before I drive the 7 blocks and waste my time.

I'll park next to Hugo. 2 DASC 318 side by side it will make the rest jealous.

[Marv17]

I'll park next to Hugo. 2 DASC 318 side by side it will make the rest jealous.

yes yes. it will. already am. lol. but dont be too cocky for long. (or comfortable) someone might out-do you with a swap and SC/turbo :cool::biggrin:. someday... someday.... but for now guess ill stay jealous of your excess power you have in your Ti for a while. :frown: hahaha.

[the governor]

I'm not cocky I picked up a great car built by someone that put a lot of time and thought into this car. Someday when I have the time to properly research and execute it I'll swap in an S50 or S52 with either cams or a s/c then I'll get a little cocky but until then I'll enjoy driving a modest looking fun car.

[Bobbak]

im actually working on an s50 swap after my computer multimedia system is done the whole 9 yards turbo and everything but at the rate i get my money from the 99 cents store i've calculated that everything i want for my car will be about $10,000 but if i save all my checks ill have that in 2 years lol

pathetic :(

[cooljess76]

im actually dreaming about an s50 swap after my computer multimedia system is done the whole 9 yards turbo and everything
^^^fixed:wink:

J/K you'll probably have yours done before me. I don't even have a job, LOL.

[DustenT]

im actually working on an s50 swap after my computer multimedia system is done the whole 9 yards turbo and everything but at the rate i get my money from the 99 cents store i've calculated that everything i want for my car will be about $10,000 but if i save all my checks ill have that in 2 years lol

pathetic :(

Sorry to burst your bubble, but $10k isn't going to get you far into a turbo s50 swap. I'd set aside $5-7k for the engine swap (to do it right) and another $10k to add the turbo (and do it right). FI and BMW = $$$$$$

[StealthBimmer]

im actually working on an s50 swap after my computer multimedia system is done the whole 9 yards turbo and everything but at the rate i get my money from the 99 cents store i've calculated that everything i want for my car will be about $10,000 but if i save all my checks ill have that in 2 years lol

pathetic :(

Sorry to burst your bubble, but $10k isn't going to get you far into a turbo s50 swap. I'd set aside $5-7k for the engine swap (to do it right) and another $10k to add the turbo (and do it right). FI and BMW = $$$$$$

+1 with DunstenT! Need more research on the other bimmer forums like bfc. It takes more $$$ to mod a bimmer than the japanese rides. :eek:

[Marv17]

hey pollo loco. im only messing. that car you picked up, im sure its nicely built already. im just giving u a hard time. lol. im just wanting that kind of engine mod. but eh, ill get there some day. im not doing any or much mods to my engine now since i plan in the future to just do the swap.
i figure i can hopefully find an M3 crashed, damaged, or by someone getting rid of it. do the swap and part out the parts i dont need (which wouldnt be much). take another few years and do some type of FI. its a hobby that'll take a while to complete which is a good thing. i wouldnt get bored too easily, like some member on this forum that complains (ahem ahem gar ahem) lol.
but like dusten and stealth said. im sure it takes lots of money and time and patience to do it all RIGHT. which is the only way to get a nice looking quick bimmer that'll be stealth. when the time comes, ill be coming on here to do the S52. until then, ill have to enjoy my slower Ti for now. :biggrin:

[the governor]

I know Marv thats cool. I just dont want anyone to think I'm cocky. I'm the new guy here. :)

I have to find a gas pedal ASAP. I broke mine on the drive home last night. Stealership wants $55 for one, Pelican $34, but I might be able to pick up a sparco pedal set for $30. Can you pick parts up directly from Pelicans warehouse in El Segundo?

[StealthBimmer]

I have to find a gas pedal ASAP. I broke mine on the drive home last night. dealership wants $55 for one, Pelican $34, but I might be able to pick up a sparco pedal set for $30. Can you pick parts up directly from Pelicans warehouse in El Segundo?

Damn somebody got a LEAD FOOT already with the DASC ti!!!! :biggrin: Isn't there a local salvage yard you can drop by? Give pelican a call and see if they have the part instock for local pick up.

[Marv17]

dang. really? already a broken gas pedal? can you say LEAD FOOT! haha. i didnt even know it was possible breaking a gas pedal like that quick. hmm... try to check out a local junk yard unless you want a better looking one. dunno about local pickups for pelicanparts.com

[marko]

how about this for doing it right? LOL hahahahahahaaaaa....
probably a re-post, but whatever, still funny... LOL



Sorry to burst your bubble, but $10k isn't going to get you far into a turbo s50 swap. I'd set aside $5-7k for the engine swap (to do it right) and another $10k to add the turbo (and do it right). FI and BMW = $$$$$$

[Marv17]

Marko. you're kidding me right? thats an actual pic of a real car like that? LMAO. haha :evil_lau: bet it added like 3hp.

[DustenT]

The bottom pivot on the gas pedal was broken when I sold the car to Noah, I showed it to him. Did it break more? 1st window, now gas pedal? Damn dude...

:biggrin::tongue:

[the governor]

yeah I busted it at the top where it pivots on the accelerator. I ordered a new pedal from pelican it should be near next week. I can still drive, it just has a very very small accelerator. I didn’t buy a museum piece I bought a drivers car. Dusten was very up front about everything with the car and I haven’t found anything that was a surprise. If you’re not breaking/fixing/replacing something you’re not driving hard enough. I'm not beating on the car I'm just doing what it was built for. I drove 200+ miles today, down to LB then up to Mt. Baldy.
http://www.318ti.org/gallery/data/500/medium/318ti10.jpg
http://www.318ti.org/gallery/data/500/medium/318ti_034.jpg
http://www.318ti.org/gallery/data/500/medium/318ti_0311.jpg
http://www.318ti.org/gallery/data/500/medium/318ti_0261.jpg

[thesk8nmidget]

that crx is BADDDD i want to do the same!

lol i would drive it proud! but not until it had pink racing stripes!

[thesk8nmidget]

just reloaded and you had pictures posted! the ti looks really nice!!

they are a blast to drive arent they!! i want a dasc

[tiFreak]

lol i would drive it proud! but not until it had pink racing stripes!

no, get yellow, yellow paint adds more horsepower than pink :rockon:

[M3_KILL3R]

yes yes. it will. already am. lol. but dont be too cocky for long. (or comfortable) someone might out-do you with a swap and SC/turbo :cool::biggrin:. someday... someday.... but for now guess ill stay jealous of your excess power you have in your Ti for a while. :frown: hahaha.

dont trip give me till summer ill park next to you 2 little 4 banggers with my sexy 6 :biggrin:

[the governor]

I took the car to my local mechanic (usually he only works on my daily driver) but I trust the guy. I couldn't figure out what this low speed rubbing/grinding sound was. The rear passenger rotor had warped and was rubbing under braking. He found that and fixed it and gave the car a full cavity search. Only two things a small leak in the power steer return line and the a/c belt could be replaced. Everything else is tip top. Now I just need to find an alignment shop that will work on modified cars and I'll be set.

[thesk8nmidget]

how did you change your name from el pollo to the governor?

[mohaughn]

User CP- Then edit profile.

The option is "custom user title."

[thesk8nmidget]

nope i mean his actual user name.
it used to be el pollo loco

[elchicano]

i believe you have to talk to steve if you wanna change your user name.

[thesk8nmidget]

hugo's username used to be 1996 318ti

he changed it too.

i figured you would have to talk to a mod or steve.

[tiFreak]

User CP- Then edit profile.

The option is "custom user title."

I don't have that, is it a site supporter thing? and I also want to change my name to tiFreak

[thesk8nmidget]

hahaha yeah you ghave to support us before we "support your customized needs!"

you also get stickers pauly! YES STICKERS!:dance::evil_lau::_pissed:

[tiFreak]

you also get stickers pauly! YES STICKERS!:dance::evil_lau::_pissed:

yay!!!! I love stickers :biggrin:

[cooljess76]

SuperDuper Site Supporter FTW!!!

I like this site, I like to support it. Speaking of which, it's about time I bought Steven another beer for all of his hard work and making this forum available to us:biggrin:

[StealthBimmer]

I don't have that, is it a site supporter thing? and I also want to change my name to tiFreak


Pay to be a site supporter then email Steven to change the name. :wink:

I'm surprise that we don't get more supporters from all the members that has been here more than a year. :confused: Help out a good site!!! :biggrin:

[tiFreak]

Pay to be a site supporter then email Steven to change the name. :wink:

well I sent him a pm, hopefully he will change it soon

[the governor]

Thats funny I just got my site suppoter stickers today.
To change my name I emailed Steve with a valid reason for changing my name and he made it happen.

[tiFreak]

he changed mine because I told him it was a typo, rofl I tried logging in as "tiFreek" 3 times before I realized my name had already been changed :icon_redf

[elchicano]

he changed mine because I told him it was a typo, rofl I tried logging in as "tiFreek" 3 times before I realized my name had already been changed :icon_redf

Now all you need to do is become a site supporter:biggrin:

[StealthBimmer]

Steven will change name and help others out for free. But I am just saying more members should help out the site with a small donation... not mandatory of course. Then put on the stickers at meets and events to show your support for the 318ti.org/family! ;)

[thesk8nmidget]

yeah that way i put it is the fact that with all the knowledge i have seaved easily 10 dollars so right there it paid for itself!

hey pauly... hold off on a 10 sack and send the site some support

[elchicano]

Yea stealthbimmer that's what i was saying. This site has helped us all out some how so why not donate $10 and get some stickers why your at. It's a free way of advertising for the site also, so more Ti owners become aware of it.

[tiFreak]

hey pauly... hold off on a 10 sack and send the site some support

um, it's actually called a 10 bag not sack, and I will become a site supporter I just haven't gotten around to it, I need my moms permission to use her paypal and I haven't gotten around to asking

[thesk8nmidget]

oh trsut me it isnt specifically a 10 bag or a 10 sack. everyone calls it something different im just goig by what kids like you at my highschool called it. or a dime bag or just a dime for short

[elchicano]

oh trsut me it isnt specifically a 10 bag or a 10 sack. everyone calls it something different im just goig by what kids like you at my highschool called it. or a dime bag or just a dime for short

Yup, dime was what we used in high school.

[tiFreak]

:joy::joy::joy:I am!:joy::joy::joy:

[cooljess76]

:joy:I'm in!:joy:
Welcome to the club, next we'll have to teach you the secret handshake:biggrin:

[HuGo]

I support the site but i don't get supported back :frown: Limited posting ftl.

BTW, lets not get a habit for everyone to start changing their screen name.

hugo's username used to be 1996 318ti

he changed it too.

i figured you would have to talk to a mod or steve.

Actually it was 1996Bmw318ti

How do you even remember?

[tiFreak]

BTW, lets not get a habit for everyone to start changing their screen name.

well it was a typo

[teetime4one]

i am proud of you Pauly...now lets see pictures of the car with the .org stickers on it next week.

[tiFreak]

i am proud of you Pauly...now lets see pictures of the car with the .org stickers on it next week.

ti is in storage for winter :( it's not gettin out until spring

[thesk8nmidget]

I support the site but i don't get supported back :frown: Limited posting ftl.

BTW, lets not get a habit for everyone to start changing their screen name.



Actually it was 1996Bmw318ti

How do you even remember?

i dont think i was aroudn then but i remember seeing old posts of yours while i was searching and if someone quoted you it would say your old username since thats what it was when you were quoted. but when i looked at the orginal post thats said the same thing as the quote it was posted by hugo

[DustenT]

I took the car to my local mechanic (usually he only works on my daily driver) but I trust the guy. I couldn't figure out what this low speed rubbing/grinding sound was. The rear passenger rotor had warped and was rubbing under braking. He found that and fixed it and gave the car a full cavity search. Only two things a small leak in the power steer return line and the a/c belt could be replaced. Everything else is tip top. Now I just need to find an alignment shop that will work on modified cars and I'll be set.

Awesome to hear. I think the set screw was F'd up on the passenger side rotor. It came from Pelican like that. Wonder if that's what caused it to warp? The set screw doesn't really do much, just holds it in place while the bolts are tightened. In any case, glad you got it handled. :biggrin:

In a semi related note, a local guy is trying to unload his s52 swap 318ti to me for a steal. I shouldn't buy it...

[the governor]

...yes you should and you know you want to.
cam the m3 and turbo the 318. The best of both worlds. :)

[DustenT]

...yes you should and you know you want to.
cam the m3 and turbo the 318. The best of both worlds. :)

Yeah, I do want to...but I'm going to wait until I move to start any big fun projects. I want to buy a place so I can get a lift, and enough room for another couple cars.

[HuGo]

I might buy a Ti for $600. If i do what i a plan on doing, i can probably get the S52 and supercharger at the same time and just slap it onto the ti together. That would be sick! Its like going from 190rwhp to 360rwhp instantly.

[DustenT]

I might buy a Ti for $600. If i do what i a plan on doing, i can probably get the S52 and supercharger at the same time and just slap it onto the ti together. That would be sick! Its like going from 190rwhp to 360rwhp instantly.

Must be a hell of a car for $600. :eek:

[HuGo]

Must be a hell of a car for $600. :eek:

As far as i see in the pics, the exterior and interior are ok. The rear bumper is messed up but its not a big deal. Its missing foglights. But im pretty sure it has its small scratches and dings here and there. Im going to go look at it tomorrow. The only big thing wrong (well not exactly for me) is it has no motor. But im doing an S52 swap anyway, so ill be putting my m44/sc into that other ti. Straight profit in my eyes.

[the governor]

Hugo I can’t wait to see the swap. I'm kicking around a few swap ideas myself but I don’t know how realistic they are with CA DOT regulations.

I replaced my 2nd gas pedal tonight, bring on number 3 :cool:

I have a pic of all 3 pedals it looks like the evolution of man but with gas pedals. If anyone goes of an aftermarket throttle pedal that is all aluminum or metal including the base plate and upper pivot piece please let me know I'm tired of swapping plastic.

[HuGo]

Fabricate your own. haha j/k.

So you want to do a swap too? Check this out, You, Jesse, Lazoh, Marv, and I should rent a uhaul and drive up to the bavarian place. If us 5 buy motors at the same time, im sure we will get a mad discount.

This is what i found out so far to make it CA legal (i will ask the state ref place to see what's actually true), 1.) you need to go with same OBD your car is. 2.) Motor must be of same year or newer. 3.) Must swap all components needed (pretty much everything that came from factory) for that motor to pass smog itself. 4.) Take it to the state ref to get it barred/registered. You'll get like a sticker or something that will go in the engine bay which says that motor has been registered and legal.

[cooljess76]

http://cgi.ebay.de/BMW-M3-E36-Motor-3-2ltr-321PS-Bj-97-KOMPLETT_W0QQitemZ250219431479QQihZ015QQcategoryZ61279QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[the governor]

Fabricate your own. haha j/k.

So you want to do a swap too? Check this out, You, Jesse, Lazoh, Marv, and I should rent a uhaul and drive up to the bavarian place. If us 5 buy motors at the same time, im sure we will get a mad discount.

This is what i found out so far to make it CA legal (i will ask the state ref place to see what's actually true), 1.) you need to go with same OBD your car is. 2.) Motor must be of same year or newer. 3.) Must swap all components needed (pretty much everything that came from factory) for that motor to pass smog itself. 4.) Take it to the state ref to get it barred/registered. You'll get like a sticker or something that will go in the engine bay which says that motor has been registered and legal.

We don’t need a uhaul my daily is an s-10. I fit an EJ20 and all its accessories in just the front of the bed. We could get 5 motors. But I'm no balla and I'm not going to spend the cash on an s52. I'm thinking outside the box but I'll keep my mouth shut about any possible ideas until I find out the legality and feasibility of my ideas. But no matter what I will have to be able to keep up with you and your boostn' 360whp.

[HuGo]

LoL. Maybe you can pick up an M52? LoL.

Your S10 can fit 5 motors, with tranny's and full acc. for all 5 motors? Well minus one cuz you dont want one?

[the governor]

3 motors/trans/accessories for sure. I forgot that everyone would be picking up a tranny also. I'd be down for the trip up there. Hell if everyone took there TI and plastic we could bring the motors home in the cars. Not the best idea for our interiors. I picked up a tranny for my VW and hauled it back on the passenger side floor of my roommates’ Grand Prix.

[HuGo]

Im hearing from ppl that it would be legal since the motor its from the same make aslong as its newer or same year of car going into :biggrin:

[the governor]

same make
:frown:

[HuGo]

:frown:

Why a frown? Same make, not model. Meaning, aslong its a BMW motor it should be good. You cant put like a toyota engine on there, then it wont be legal.

[thesk8nmidget]

no 2jz motors allowed??

sad!

that would be fun

[the governor]

I saw a 2JZ powered 318is from Australia. Not what I'm looking at but you have to respect 500whp.

[DustenT]

Jeeez dude, 3rd pedal? You must really be driving the piss out of it! Excellent.

[HuGo]

I have no idea how hard you're driving your Ti to break pedals. Are you like stopping on them or wtf? LoL. Your foot should rest in the pedal. Not you slamming your foot down to it, lol.

[the governor]

I drive the car the way it was intended and built. The second pedal broke cause I didnt know how to remove it at the junk yard. Lazoh bailed me out and got the pedal but we cut the bottom piece off. The third one is a new one from pelican, if I break this one then I'm abusing it.
http://www.318ti.org/gallery/data/872/medium/3-3-08_night_shots_003.jpg

[HuGo]

I drive my car hard too but i dont break pedals.

[the governor]

Your not driving hard enough :weee:

Took a few pics tonight after the GTG.
I need a better camera.

http://www.318ti.org/gallery/data/500/medium/3-3-08_night_shots_012a.jpg
http://www.318ti.org/gallery/data/500/medium/poster_night_11.jpg
http://www.318ti.org/gallery/data/500/medium/poster_night_3-3_1a1.jpg

[thesk8nmidget]

looking good!