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  • A_Whelan
    Mod Crazy
    • Jul 2010
    • 691

    #1

    Has your E30 tried to kill you?

    Hey,

    I'm fairly new when it comes to working on cars to the extent that I am about to do, an m50 engine swap. I'll have the help of my father through the swap so everything should be fine.

    However, I've read a few posts on r3V on ways that their e30's have taken swing at the owners, one of the worst has been a bumper tuck and inhaling the mist that comes out of the cylinders. I can also think of dropping the subframe and electrical shock (unplug the battery)

    What other ways can an e30 strike back?
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  • b*saint
    No R3VLimiter
    • May 2006
    • 3794

    #2
    I nicked my knuckle on the alternator fan. I guess more of a bite.
    Ma che cazzo state dicendo? :|

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    • matthugie
      E30 Mastermind
      • Mar 2004
      • 1810

      #3
      r3v is the most common, though only a small part of that is design.
      88 325is - S52 powered

      Originally posted by King Arthur
      We'll not risk another frontal assault, that rabbit's dynamite!

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      • Sagaris
        R3VLimited
        • Sep 2009
        • 2243

        #4
        I installed drop hats which caused my steering to completely lock up as I was turning right to get on a freeway onramp. So not exactly the cars fault since I installed an aftermarket part that I was under the impression would work without flaw. I pulled over on the onramp and was able to force the steering free by grabbing the tire at 9 and 3 and giving it a solid yank.

        I took the suspension all apart , ground the drop hats down so they wouldn't lodge themselves into the inside of the strut tower and all has been well since.

        My other E30 had a little issue too: I had just gotten it, had been driving it for 10 minutes and decided to give it full throttle. It had some stupid pedal covers which jammed and the throttle stuck at full throttle. I grabbed neutral, switched the car off and reached down to un-stick the pedal in world record time.

        So in both cases, potential accidents were caused by parts that dont belong on the car to begin with.

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        • merrrr
          Wrencher
          • Jun 2010
          • 296

          #5
          my throttle got stuck wide open cus of the stupid cruise control cable got stuck on the throttle body.. i punched the clutch in and my car hit the r3v limiter for a few seconds until getting unstuck and scared a bunch of pedestrians. thank god for manual trans lol

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          • xwill112x
            Θέλησα έναν τίτλο συνήθειας, απορροφώ για να είμ&#
            • Jan 2009
            • 4237

            #6
            fell off the stupid factory jack and almost killed me lol even with 1 jackstand already up under it.
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            • mrsleeve
              I waste 90% of my day here and all I got was this stupid title
              • Mar 2005
              • 16385

              #7
              yes it had bitten me, and tried to kill me more than once
              Originally posted by Fusion
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              • 16v of E30
                Banned
                • Aug 2008
                • 157

                #8
                not me but a friend had a diff sieze up at 80km/h

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                • NKRoberts
                  E30 Modder
                  • Aug 2010
                  • 909

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Sagaris
                  I installed drop hats which caused my steering to completely lock up as I was turning right to get on a freeway onramp. So not exactly the cars fault since I installed an aftermarket part that I was under the impression would work without flaw. I pulled over on the onramp and was able to force the steering free by grabbing the tire at 9 and 3 and giving it a solid yank.

                  I took the suspension all apart , ground the drop hats down so they wouldn't lodge themselves into the inside of the strut tower and all has been well since.
                  Price of going low my friend :p

                  Vinyl Lettering

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                  • Adrian_Visser
                    R3VLimited
                    • Jun 2006
                    • 2823

                    #10
                    I've had my accelerator pedal stick wide open coming out of a corner in second while driving spiritedly on a back road, thank god I'm not a Prius driver or shit would have been bad.

                    I've also had it fall off the factory widow maker jack while removing a tire almost removing all my fingers, car fell and ended up resting with the lip of the brake rotor resting against the inner wheel lip, my fingers were between the wheel and the fender. Lesson learned: don't use that piece of shit jack on soft gravel and don't be careless.

                    Other than that nothing really comes to mind.

                    '89 Alpine S52 with goodies

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                    • JTapper
                      E30 Modder
                      • Sep 2009
                      • 847

                      #11
                      I got kissed in the forehead by the oil drain tube for the head.

                      Now I know why they call it the suicide tube.
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                      Turbo Cabrio project: http://eurowerks.org/showthread.php?t=19677

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                      • nickflic3
                        No R3VLimiter
                        • Sep 2009
                        • 3564

                        #12
                        Fucking factory jack... Nuff said :hitler:

                        Edit: Reason for jack failure was on my way to school on the freeway the rear shock bolt stripped out... Drove like 30 miles with no driver side rear shock. Talk about sketch...



                        Last edited by nickflic3; 05-08-2011, 11:21 AM.
                        Bronzit 4-door Swap Drifting somewhere
                        Cammed B25 Swap Daily Driver
                        Updated 10/1

                        Originally posted by StereoInstaller1
                        Maybe 300 CANADIAN HP, thats like 225 US HP.

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                        • ak-
                          R3V OG
                          • May 2009
                          • 12422

                          #13
                          Had the car start to lean towards me while slowly on the factory jack, so I had to scramble getting the wheel back on.

                          Went through a puddle in the rain and got the powersteering wet I think(ripped boot?) and had my steering-wheel lock on me for a second.

                          1991 325iS turbo

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                          • McGyver
                            R3V Elite
                            • Jun 2009
                            • 4437

                            #14
                            definitely had the accelerator cable get stuck on me at WOT when i was driving outta dc. (that was a fun time) nearly dropped the car on myself cuz i was being careless with jack stands. welded a socket wrench when i shorted the battery. Basically all the shit my cars give me is from careless or half-assed mistakes.
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                            1987 - 325i Convertible Delphin Auto [SOLD], 325i Convertible Delphin Manual [SOLD]
                            1989 - 325i Convertible Bronzit m30b35 swapped [SCRAPPED], 325i Sedan Alpine Auto[DD]
                            1991 - 325i Coupe Laguna Manual [Project], 535i Sedan Alpine [SCRAPPED]

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                            • BMWerke
                              E30 Modder
                              • May 2010
                              • 893

                              #15
                              i cut my knuckles countless times on the exhaust bracket during my tranny swap.
                              '90 325is DD, 5 spd swap-H&R springs-Euro Headlight Fully Built OBD1 M54b30. Ox Blood interior, 3.46 LSD with Z3M Diff Cover. Custom shifter, every bushing replaced.
                              '86 325e- Donor car for swap/parts car
                              '00 323i- BBS 197s Totalted
                              '89 740 turbo Volvo- Donated

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