Installing Blisten Shocks and H&R springs

[Schniddy]

UPDATE HERE

Ok well today I attempted to do the rear of the car. Had it jacked up, loosend the muffler, and then I went to lower the Diff. I Put the jack up under it and took the bolt out. Lowerd the jack a little but the differentail didnt move! I was very puzzled. What do you think happend?

I proceded to diconnect the stabilzer link. The bracket started bending down! I didnt want to snap it off so i just unbolted it from the bracket itself and it came looose. Then I took out the shock bolt and the trailing arm droped down. Without the diff lowerd it didnt go low enought to take out the spring, at least without a spring compressor.

wtf is wrong with my diff?!?! Do you think its somhow rusted up and thats why its not lowering?

[Jordan]

Fuel line.

Is NOT sold prebent. If you are VERY lucky you MIGHT be able to get a full length straight section, but I HIGHLY doubt it.

You have 2 options.

Get a clean good line off a parts car.

Cut 1-2in in each direction off the line, and splice it back together with rubber fuel line.

PS, your car is rusted as hell.

[mph]

PS, your car is rusted as hell.

Looks like the normal e30 rust to me.

[KenC]

PS, your car is rusted as hell.

Looks like the normal e30 rust to me.

Since when is rust normal?

My 84 has zero.

[Schniddy]

thanks for the quick responces.

Ya that is what one winter sitting outside did for the car. There is no rust on the paint except right above the licence plate lights, very common.

[mph]

Since when is rust normal?

My 84 has zero.

I didn;t mean it as 'normal,' but it looks like the rust 80% of everyone on these forums has on their car.

My'89 ix has zero rust on it as well, minus the heads of bolts under the car and the exhaust.

A lot of the e30's have rust on the rocker panels. Especially on the jack points.

[nando]

PS, your car is rusted as hell.

Looks like the normal e30 rust to me.

Since when is rust normal?

My 84 has zero.

that's because we don't live in the rust belt where they pour tons of salt on the roads every winter. :D

[AdamF 88iS]

That big fat one on the outside of the frame rail is not a fuel line, its the tank vent line for the purge valve.

The other 3 skinny ones on the inside of the frame rail are (in no particualr order) Fuel send, fuel return, rear brakes.

[Schniddy]

That big fat one on the outside of the frame rail is not a fuel line, its the tank vent line for the purge valve.

The other 3 skinny ones on the inside of the frame rail are (in no particualr order) Fuel send, fuel return, rear brakes.

So if it is a vent line, I heard the car would be be able to start even with it being crushed, but it won't.

Would the splicing still work if its a vent line?

Thanks a bunch!
Jon

[bddog]

A new section of same size line with two compression fittings. A much better fix.-- Steve

[Schniddy]

A new section of same size line with two compression fittings. A much better fix.-- Steve

So basically I can go to the hardware store, Find a copper hoes with the same diameter. Then cut out the crushed section and replace it with the new copper fitting and kept it in place with compresson fittings.

What exactly are compression fittings?

Thanks a bunch
Jon

[bddog]

Looks like steel line. Any good auto part store will have various sizes of brake lines. They should also have the matching compression fittings ( A brass sleeve fits into two similiar sized tubes.Matching nuts slide over the tubes. When tightened they compress the whole setup.) I've replaced entire brake lines like this.
I can't tell how much is crushed. You could possibly cut one or two inches out and just replace it with a compression fitting. They make them in elbows. They are even sold at Home Depot.--Steve

[Schniddy]

Looks like steel line. Any good auto part store will have various sizes of brake lines. They should also have the matching compression fittings ( A brass sleeve fits into two similiar sized tubes.Matching nuts slide over the tubes. When tightened they compress the whole setup.) I've replaced entire brake lines like this.
I can't tell how much is crushed. You could possibly cut one or two inches out and just replace it with a compression fitting. They make them in elbows. They are even sold at Home Depot.--Steve

Thanks man.

It probably is steel. Anyways you can see the crushed section in the first picture only:

http://epsilon.applepics.com/52/userfiles/42d1d908018ae.jpg

On the left side of the line, its to the right of the first white connector. Its about an inch length wise long.

This sounds easy enought to do. I'll go to the hardware store tomorrow to pick up what I need!

Thanks

[Dave]

How exactly did that happen????

[Schniddy]

How exactly did that happen????

cheap crapy pepboy jack or its just the fact that I didnt center the jack properly on the frame rail. It sliped and crushed the line, I'm just thankful it didnt go throught the floorboards...