Re: [pb] Lets compare the E46 ashtray SR

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Time to learn math Ston . .  1.6632 cc . . . . .

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Ston Rygar wrote:

>   The ashtray in the new E46 represents a major step forward in BMW
> design excellence and engineering. (This device is correctly known as
> the "Schadenfreude Hohe Intensit=E4t Tellersegment" according to Uncle
> Olaf who just completed his Weltansicht in Germany.)
>
> I have compared this part (BMW part# 86530X-ASH-57855) with the E36
> equivalent part and found some differences worth noting.  The E46 part
> seems bigger.  This is of significant interest to those of my E36
> friends who found the E36 part too small.  Using a complicated
> water-displacement testing procedure that involved cousin Sven's help,
> I measured a 1.6632cc increase in volume of the tray, a 2cm greater
> width and 1.4 cm greater height, but a .54cm decrease in depth.  The
> calculations prove that my perception of greater size is probably
> correct.  Further testing may be required.
>
> In the interest of improving my E36 and impressing all of my friends
> (the "oohs" and "aahs" thrill me deep inside), I have designed a
> retrofit kit.  By suspending my E36 in a custom-made jig welded to the
> frame rails and using the leftover parts from the Mechanical Bull ride
> in my basement (I bought it from the set of "Urban Cowboy"), I can
> rotate the E36 through a 360 degree horizontal axis and +/- 65 degree
> vertical.  The +/- 2.4 feet of lateral movement is of relatively
> little use for this conversion.  (This jig is called the
> "Travoltamatic Gilleyizer").  I then suspended my Sears Craftsman 2
> 1/2hp drill press above the TG via a laser-aligned strut assembly.
> Retaining the original Mechanical Bull Ride controls for precision
> manipulation of the E36, the TG can be programmed to precision-carve a
> larger ashtray opening using the Craftsman drill press spinning at
> 200rpm.  Care must be taken to use only the sunroof-equipped E36 as
> paint damage may occur otherwise.
>
> My first attempt was technically flawed due to a misalignment of the
> TG prior to the 3-D E36 manipulation.  To put it simply, I put a big
> hole in the dashboard right above the vents.  Being ever-vigilant for
> the opportunity to turn adversity into fortune, I installed an
> additional Schadenfreude Hohe Intensit=E4t Tellersegment in the dash an=
d
> augmented it with remote-control opening, controlled by an auxiliary
> horn button on the steering wheel... that way I can flick the ash from
> my cheroots without having my hands leave the steering wheel.
>
> Cousin Sven had one comment after seeing my update which I did not
> understand... when I asked him if he knew what the Schadenfreude Hohe
> Intensit=E4t Tellersegment was for, he replied, "So you can put your
> weed in it?"
>
> - Ston Rygar
> Tinkerer, Inventor, Love Doctor
>
>
>
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