almost r3v'd my s52

[unloadedak]

but thanks to peerless i'm not changing an oil pan... i'm changing motor arms.

so me and a friend were on the way to see skrillex! i was excited as fuck, but anyways.. i don't have pics of the road but they recently tore out the surface without warning and one of those smaller diameter manholes was still there ~4" high. I saw it last second and yelled "FUUUUUUUUCK!" and that son of a bitch threw my front end into the air and my friends tater tots all over the place. I immediately shut it off and pulled over fearing the worst thinking my epic concert night was ruined but i looked and felt no oil and i was so fucking happy. then the next day it idled like shit and i took a better look underneath and saw this!!



i'm in the process of replacing mount arms right now but i'm not sure if my plate will be salvagable. as you can see it put a well sized dent in the frame rail on the drivers side.

now some pics of the carnage..

it bent the bar slightly


here is the plate itself, i'm hoping i can make it work again.




dented frame rail


the motor arms


and the oil pan!! just a couple fins worn down. which is fucking amazing if you knew the level of the impact.

[87e30]

Holy crap! In for other pics to work.

[UDelaware30]

skid plate like that is a necessity with an m5x/s5x around here. Props to peerless

[87e30]

Honest question, is that kind of frame damage worth it / desirable compared to a cracked pan?

[lolcantturn]

fuck yes this gives me hope in my thread:

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=215313

How far was your plate from your oil pan?


And does anyone know if Race Skids plate is stronger than the one shown by OP?

[LJ851]

Hammer that plate flat, that thing deserves to live again!

[87e30]

fuck yes this gives me hope in my thread:

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=215313

How far was your plate from your oil pan?


And does anyone know if Race Skids plate is stronger than the one shown by OP?

Not as strong. As you can see the peerless plate is welded to the frame.

[lolcantturn]

What is that brace looking thing that says "save the oil pans?"

EDIT: Ah, let me guess it pushes against the skid plate so it doesn't flex upwards, right?

[Balleristic31]

How did u get a socal e30 lifestyle sticker?

[mkcman17]

Honest question, is that kind of frame damage worth it / desirable compared to a cracked pan?

i've changed 3 m20 pans. i don't know how much worse a 24v pan would be, but i would personally rather tow home and change a pan vs frame damage.

How did u get a socal e30 lifestyle sticker?

i was wondering the same. that's supposed to be a local thing only.

[unloadedak]

Honest question, is that kind of frame damage worth it / desirable compared to a cracked pan?

i work at a body shop and the old guy who's been doing metal forever said he could more than likely fix it.. and the fact i have a 260 for trans so i would have to remove it to replace the oil pan... yes lol

skid plate like that is a necessity with an m5x/s5x around here. Props to peerless

hell yes! well worth the money right now.

Hammer that plate flat, that thing deserves to live again!

HAHAH well put.. it will live again

fuck yes this gives me hope in my thread:

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=215313

How far was your plate from your oil pan?


And does anyone know if Race Skids plate is stronger than the one shown by OP?

I had MAYBE an inch. i doubt even that much, 3/4 would be pushing it. Peerless>race skids

How did u get a socal e30 lifestyle sticker?

i knew someone would ask why the dude in nebraska has a socal sticker. my friend stationed in san diego got me it from dockweiler. got a tshirt too lol

[lolcantturn]

i've changed 3 m20 pans. i don't know how much worse a 24v pan would be, but i would personally rather tow home and change a pan vs frame damage.

E34 pans are much more expensive and you have to remove the trans in order to get the last two bolts of the oil pan, which means you're rather off pulling the motor, which isn't too hard of a task in itself since many 24V guys don't use AC or PS anyway so it's basically unbolting the motor mount and trans mount and unhooking the harness, but many people don't have access or the space to remove their motor.

[87e30]

Then again many people dont' have access to a metal guy that will pull their frame back to normal...

[IRON-E]

OT;

i knew someone would ask why the dude in nebraska has a socal sticker. my friend stationed in san diego got me it from dockweiler. got a tshirt too lol

That's fucking awesome dude, rep that shit! Let me get you addy in a PM and i'll mail you a couple more if I still have any. ;)

[Dj Buttchug]

why do i not have any stickers edwin :(