New to r3v and e30s!

[craiggroves91]

Got 8 of 16 new wheel studs and lug nuts on today!
Hopefully getting the rest on tomorrow!

[craiggroves91]

OP...

I commend you on a nice steady build. You have a good eye for detail and I love Panda Alpines. Kind of like my 330i.

I have gotten lost on a couple of things though:

1. What did that engine noise turn out to be? I was going to tell you that mine has done that right after a timing belt/wp R and R. I have learned that the "right" tension on all three belts is difficult to achieve. Was that your problem? Mine has gotten better after about 3 weeks post TB job, but still. Not quite right.

Any suggestions? Anything you noted regarding the sound your engine was/is making. I never saw where you fixed/corrected that. Or diagnosed it.

2. Wheels?

3. You R3ved it.....TWICE??

Dammit man.

I admire your zest and enthusiasm towards your build and I thank you for reporting it to us.

Just don't R3v it again or Im going to have to come take it away.

HAHA thank you sir for the compliments!

The wheels are kinda weird. The wheel caps say MB motorsports but I am having trouble finding them anywhere. Ill change them someday hopefully. I like them so so for now.
you dig them? or hate em?


As far as the noise goes i still haven't dealt with it. I did a power steering delete and the noise is still there so that gets rid of that possiblility. The noise isnt giving me issues i just cant stand the noise.
I really really need to get in there and do work on it! The timing belt and water pump was replaced before i bought the car less than 8,500 miles ago or so I believe. My girlfriends dad said that he thinks it is the water pump bearing because he sprayed it with WD40 and it stopped. Others have recommended that it is belts like you mentioned I guess I gotta hand spin them and see if it makes a noise?


haha yeah the parking lot r3v really pissed me off could help the rear ender r3v though!

[txtorquemade]

OP...

I commend you on a nice steady build. You have a good eye for detail and I love Panda Alpines. Kind of like my 330i.

I have gotten lost on a couple of things though:

1. What did that engine noise turn out to be? I was going to tell you that mine has done that right after a timing belt/wp R and R. I have learned that the "right" tension on all three belts is difficult to achieve. Was that your problem? Mine has gotten better after about 3 weeks post TB job, but still. Not quite right.

Any suggestions? Anything you noted regarding the sound your engine was/is making. I never saw where you fixed/corrected that. Or diagnosed it.

2. Wheels?

3. You R3ved it.....TWICE??

Dammit man.

I admire your zest and enthusiasm towards your build and I thank you for reporting it to us.

Just don't R3v it again or Im going to have to come take it away.

[craiggroves91]

Ordered some threadlocker for the new wheel studs and talked to a shop today about fixing my bumper.

[craiggroves91]

Okay guys so I am having an issue with my Tachometer & MPG gauge and head unit.
please go to my thread linked below if you can help or if you are a boss with electrical stuff!

http://r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=194999

Changed the fuse and everything is working fine! :)

[craiggroves91]

Forgot to mention I got rear ended and got in a minor fender bender in a parking lot.
Rear end obviously isnt my fault gotta go to a shop and get it fixed .
The fneder bender was ruled my fault although I believe it should have been 50/50 at least. Whatever. Only my fender and bumper trim got messed up i think. We will see what happens!

[craiggroves91]

You'd be crazy to sell the car. Since the car is salvaged no one will really pay as much as you put into it. And if you part it out you're just going to end up buying the same tuff again with the next car. Find a really good shell and swap everything over! Don't sell it. You'll regret it! The cars really coming along by the way!

Yep. You buy a salvage title, your married to it. The car in my sig will be mine forever 'cause there it no way anyone would be crazy enough to give me top dollar for what I've put into it due to the title..

Yeah I just have little moments where I think I might be able to sell it for a good price and buy a cleaner car. But yeah I may just have to save get a clean shell and make a swap or just keep this car till I die!

My original intention was to keep it forever. Its my first car! And when I had a good career I would completely redo it haha.

[Huff]

You'd be crazy to sell the car. Since the car is salvaged no one will really pay as much as you put into it. And if you part it out you're just going to end up buying the same tuff again with the next car. Find a really good shell and swap everything over! Don't sell it. You'll regret it! The cars really coming along by the way!

Yep. You buy a salvage title, your married to it. The car in my sig will be mine forever 'cause there it no way anyone would be crazy enough to give me top dollar for what I've put into it due to the title..

[TheFightingCPA]

You'd be crazy to sell the car. Since the car is salvaged no one will really pay as much as you put into it. And if you part it out you're just going to end up buying the same tuff again with the next car. Find a really good shell and swap everything over! Don't sell it. You'll regret it! The cars really coming along by the way!

[craiggroves91]

just though I'd also mention how crazy it is my thread has near 16000 views!

[craiggroves91]

UPDATE!
So After a long time with no updates I thought I would take some pics of what I did recently. I thought I would try to prevent rust from spreading where one of the P.O.'s had the rear fender replaced terribly.
I sanded the parts down as much as I could trying to rid of surface rust and paint and then masked off the car and sprayed rustoleom on it. I hope this will help.

I painted the top and bottom of the pillar and where the rear window trim goes. I also painted the rain gutter trim with the trusty SEM trying to finish up shadowlining the whole car. I just have to do the two rear windows and redo some parts to finish.
Where the trim goes..Before

After

Wish I had a before pic but I dont. Its way better now!!


This is the passenger side now with more shadowlining done and new clips and grommets on the rear trim! and hopefully less rust!


Just ordered all new wheel studs and lugs from Ireland Engineering I received them. I needed new ones because the old ones were all corroded together and I had mismatches and they were stripped from some retardeds who put them on. I figured I would just get all new ones.. they are going on next!

[craiggroves91]

I would part it out, nobody is going to want to pay good money for a car that is salvaged.

The thing is its really not that bad. If anyone who is experienced in body work or know a shop, they could make it look brand new. Its not that bad.
Not to mention the engine runs like a work horse. r3vs cleanly up to its limiter

[325ix]

I would part it out, nobody is going to want to pay good money for a car that is salvaged.

[craiggroves91]

Part it out, and keep the good stuff to swap onto a clean shell

Well I may make more money out of it to sell it all Idk.
I've had bad luck on had a fender bender I gotta fix and the car is already slavaged

[LuckyHenriksen]

Part it out, and keep the good stuff to swap onto a clean shell