The Flood

[german g]

GOOD MAN, GOOD MAN!!! Your car is toast, sell me your wheels....j/k..j/k..

sounds like a good time for a rebuild now, i'd say your engine is probably salvagable..

[Vedubin01]

Funny thing is the water did not effect anything but the horns. I now have no horns. But the car runs like a top. Water that high is not going to effect your car unless you have your intake that low. Or you have wires that are open and or low. The water was just about 2" below the exhaust so I did not have to worry about any water coming back through. It happens here all the time. Just got to know how deep things are.

But the S50 is on the engine stand being sorted. I got to get my new suspension in first and then I can turn back to the engine. I only want to put it in 1 time in my life time so everything is being gone through.

[AdironRider]

Wow man that is an incredible story. Congrats on saving a life. Cars can be replaced but people cant.

[delatlanta1281]

Al Gore!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! where were you to save that old man with your preaching Al!1!!!1 nA i'M KIDDING, I know of a real nice 325 is in red that might be for sale in atlanta! I think he wants like 4 grand for it though!

[StereoInstaller1]

Cool, man...you're a hero!

Sounds like a hell of a rainstorm, sounds like the Pacific NW.

Hard for me to believe some people don't believe in Global Warming...

Luke

[mattdk318i]

yea, Its suppose to rain all week, Which is hard to believe for me. We usually get one good rainstorm a month. But sure enough, Its clouding up and thundering as i type this.

[mattdk318i]

Just checked my radiator. Somehow it got dislodged when i hit that water. And got gouged by the mount. So now i have a radiator that consumes about 4 gallons of water an hour.

[Graham325]

youve been here longer than me lol, I though you were at usc or somthing. I dont think I have ever seen your car around. you should come to a meet, we organize in the S.E. section on bf.c, about 7-10 locals, but a bunch this year at usc. Oh, and where are yuo finding all this stuff you are selling, is there a secret PAP I dono about lol

[mattdk318i]

Most of the parts i find are in NC and VA. unfortunatly.
Pictures of my radiator. I must say i dont remember hitting the water that hard:crazy:
Anyway, It fell down and smashed itself against the support. It broke off when i went to pull the radiator off of it. So i guess i get to crawl under it and do some TIG welding
My engine compartment now consists of mud deposits and pinestraw.

[e30vert]

Onstar Rep:
Hello Onstar , what is your emergency
Old Man :
Im (gurgle, gurgle,) going to need (bubble ,bubble) help getting (slurred speech from water inhalation) out of my car...


Good job on helping that person to saftey!

[mattdk318i]

Thats what it was like, I heard him say. "im at a bridge" which really narrows it down. Then the onstar cut off and the lights went out. The water had its way with the computer and fusebox.

[delphini]

HOLY SHIT!!! F-N-A!!!! DUDE , you need to get a break man,
shits goin a mile a minute, sounds like the "if it ain't one thing its another" syndrome. BUT at least all (people) are well and no one was injured.

[mattdk318i]

except a 20$ money order. That was in my wallet, That got wet. :) yes, That one. i might be able to cash it, i dunno

[KangamangusDriver]

That was very daring and considerate of you!
We need more people like you in this world!!

Can i say m/s50 swap??

[mattdk318i]

That was very daring and considerate of you!
We need more people like you in this world!!

Can i say m/s50 swap??

Yes you may:bow: I was thinking engine swap excuse!!! But i think the M42 is going to pull through this unscathed