Not today, but recently...replaced my oil pan bolt, which had stripped the pan's threads, with a single-oversized M12-1.50 bolt. Tough to find! Anyway, changed the filter and oil, of course.
If anyone wants to buy a single-oversized oil pan bolt, I had to buy a pack of 5, so the other four are for sale in the E30 classifieds.
--Chris
1992 325iC ... 3.25 LSD, Bilsteins, Borla. Otherwise stock.
Mein anderes Auto ist auch deutsch.
Pulled the valve cover and fished out the end of a broken rocker arm.
Head rebuild to commence shortly.
d.hitchcock
Avus 1998 328is, No. 191 STX
Orientblau 2000 323i Touring
Malaga 1976 2002
SHAZAM, GOMER, LOOK AHEAD.
Removed rack and pinion, sway bar, control arms, to eventually change the subframe!
Gotta beef up the fuel pressure.
Today we put 'er up on jackstands, got under to have a good look (first time since I bought her a couple weeks ago), saw one of the diff seals has gone so it might be a good time to get that 3.73 LSD and swap now, and replace the seal in the 4.10 LSD and sell it. And I cleaned up the wheels really well but decided not to put them back on yet so we can get back under her easily.
The To-Do List keeps getting longer
Dallastown far from Easton (northampton county)?
Yesterday I re-cut my rear valence on my 318 for my m20 exhaust to fit properly, sprayed it with rustoleum to keep it from rusting, modified e36 exhaust mani gaskets to fit the m20 exhaust flange since I ordered the wrong part like a dummy, put the exhaust back on, raised the rear suspension of the car, fixed an oil leak, and switched my heater core hoses since i had them on backwards.
Today, I drove a little bit and enjoyed my work. Finally ready to move onto interior... after I fix a few little things inside the bay and re-align my hood.
Seriously isn't enough time in the day!
moved a 6 piece drum set out of my dad's house
....no passenger seat FTW!
Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.
-Groucho Marx
Replaced my blown radio antennae fuse. I know, not much, but it's technically the first repair I've ever done on mah e30!
1986 325e (sold)
1988 325i (wrecked)
1989 325is (for sale)
Bumped it in to a lamppost
Gr Jeroen
bought full OEM headlight wipers and another set of OEM smileys
"Howdy, Folks!"
1986 Delphin 528e - Roof rack equipped lumber hauler.
1989 Zinnoberrot 325iX Sedan - I miss this car. (Deceased)
1998 Avus Blau 328iC - Someone else's project now
2008 Platinum-Beige X3 3.0si - Current project
2012 Alpine White X3 xDrive35i - My new snowmobile.
2020 Estoril Blue 440i xDrive cabrio - This car is a blast to drive.
i get all of my euro parts from ebay.co.uk i got the full kit with the OEM smileys and all the wiper parts, motors/arms/wiring and everything for $178 USD shipped. wipers have been on my list for a long time and for that cheap i couldnt pass it up. factory e30 wipers are hard to find.
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started to take the m20 crap out for m30.
Changed the oil and topped off the radiator fluid.
1986 325e (sold)
1988 325i (wrecked)
1989 325is (for sale)
Cleaned the hell out of her. I had tons of leaves and trash in it. I took out like 10 water bottles, a shirt, some pants, 2 jackets, a whole lot of random papers, vacuumed it and washed it. Then I started to work on the E46 center console some more. Got it in to make sure it fits right, now I just gotta take it out and do some touch up work so I can paint it black, and then I'll get a new shift boot and ebrake boot and it should be good to go.
Matt
Dammit! I must have hit four or five AutoZones and Advanced Auto Parts stores before the guy looked it up in the book and it showed that the manufacturer didn't make M12-1.50's, so I had to find them from an alternate source. Lucky!
I'm near York, so probably about two hours.
What-did-you-do-to-your-E30-today content: Filled the tires with air, went shopping.
--Chris
1992 325iC ... 3.25 LSD, Bilsteins, Borla. Otherwise stock.
Mein anderes Auto ist auch deutsch.
Broke the Timing Belt...
I had to push start it after it had been sitting for 5 days.
What would i do if i didnt have to push start my addiction every now and then? I would lose my mind.
I also realized that after i drove an E36 M3 for 1000 miles over 5 days that my E30 is SEVERELY underpowered.
I am simply waiting for the timing belt to snap, just so i have an excuse to buy an S50.
"1991 332is - 1998 Supercharged OBDI S52 - E36 5-Lug with E36 M3 Brakes - B&G Coilovers - 2.93 LSD - Style 5's"
Gone but not forgotten
"1997 M3"
Currently being restored past its former glory
i also started smoking my smileys today. got all of one light housing finished .. the rest will get done tomorrow now that i have the oven times and everything written down.
Removed the control arms [ahhhhhhhhh!!!!!]
Tomorrow im waking up to put the fresh ones in and go get my new tires mounted
Horray!
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