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  • lambo
    Captain Scene Points
    • Feb 2010
    • 10953

    #1486
    Originally posted by Schnitzer318is
    LOL yeah, just went back and realized it's been there for a bit. Just most of the angles of the more recent pictures haven't highlighted it as much I guess.

    Is there a story as to how it got there? :popcorn:
    No idea how it got there... but this is the "dink" origin story lol



    Gonna get all the dents fixed soon now that I have teh funds.

    Originally posted by SpasticDwarf;n6449866
    Honestly I built it just to have a place to sit and listen to Hotline Bling on repeat.

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    • lambo
      Captain Scene Points
      • Feb 2010
      • 10953

      #1487
      I also drove around a bit today. Was fun.

      DSC_5814 by Phillip Keefe, on Flickr

      Originally posted by SpasticDwarf;n6449866
      Honestly I built it just to have a place to sit and listen to Hotline Bling on repeat.

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      • jpod999
        E30 Fanatic
        • Dec 2015
        • 1401

        #1488
        Smokey up there right now! You should just powdercoat clear over that bar, it looks good unfinished like that.

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        • lambo
          Captain Scene Points
          • Feb 2010
          • 10953

          #1489
          Originally posted by jpod999
          Smokey up there right now! You should just powdercoat clear over that bar, it looks good unfinished like that.
          Yeah a few fires going on right now :(

          I think I will try to keep it unfinished.

          On a side note, when I did my odo gears I tightened the ground nut for the temp gauge. That seems to have fixed the wandering needle I had been experiencing.

          Originally posted by SpasticDwarf;n6449866
          Honestly I built it just to have a place to sit and listen to Hotline Bling on repeat.

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          • lambo
            Captain Scene Points
            • Feb 2010
            • 10953

            #1490
            Things that have happened recently:

            - Met up with some E30 guys
            - Went to a car show
            - Started installing a horn button since driving without one is somewhat dangerous/inconvenient imo
            - Realized I actually need a horn retention ring to properly mount horn
            - Decide to temporarily mount horn button with hot glue until Thursday
            - Hot glue melted after sitting in the sun all day while at work
            - rip

            DSC_5853 by Phillip Keefe, on Flickr

            Originally posted by SpasticDwarf;n6449866
            Honestly I built it just to have a place to sit and listen to Hotline Bling on repeat.

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            • PerryJ
              Noobie
              • Jun 2016
              • 26

              #1491
              There is a lot of the e30 spirit in this car, I love it man.

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              • lambo
                Captain Scene Points
                • Feb 2010
                • 10953

                #1492
                So I killed another oil pan today... Hit a rock in the middle of the road. Awesome.



                waffleswaffleswaffleswaffles rock.



                So I have a spare pan. Only problem is, the drain plug was stripped when I got the car. I tried repairing it myself while the pan was on the car (see here). Unfortunately when I tried to drill and re-tap it, it ended up crooked and wouldn't seal. Is it possible to drill out the helicoil, fill up the hole, and re-drill and tap it? Or any other solution?







                :(


                Originally posted by SpasticDwarf;n6449866
                Honestly I built it just to have a place to sit and listen to Hotline Bling on repeat.

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                • Dj Buttchug
                  R3V OG
                  • Jun 2010
                  • 7624

                  #1493
                  son of a bitch

                  Turbo M42 Build Thread :Here
                  Ig:ryno_pzk
                  I like the tuna here.
                  Originally posted by lambo
                  Buttchug. The official poster child of r3v.

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                  • lambo
                    Captain Scene Points
                    • Feb 2010
                    • 10953

                    #1494
                    Originally posted by Dj Buttchug
                    son of a bitch
                    doesn't change Futura/dink plans lol

                    Originally posted by SpasticDwarf;n6449866
                    Honestly I built it just to have a place to sit and listen to Hotline Bling on repeat.

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                    • Schnitzer318is
                      R3VLimited
                      • Jan 2008
                      • 2057

                      #1495
                      Suuuuuxxxxx.

                      Take the pan to a machine shop and let them fix it. Not sure of cost, but I wouldn't expect it to be over $100.
                      "A good memory for quotes combined with a poor memory for attribution can lead to a false sense of originality."
                      -----------------------------------------
                      91 318is Turbo Sold
                      87 325 Daily driver Sold
                      06 4.8is X5
                      06 Mtec X3
                      05 4.4i X5 Sold
                      92 325ic Sold & Re-purchased
                      90 325i Sold
                      97 328is Sold
                      01 323ci Sold
                      92 325i Sold
                      83 528e Totaled
                      98 328i Sold
                      93 325i Sold

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                      • AbsorbantNut
                        Non faccio funzionare questa merda
                        • Jun 2010
                        • 2491

                        #1496
                        Damn nice pet rock. Have you thought about drilling the hole larger & using a larger timesert/helicoil?



                        side note, I have two spare m20 pans if you do end up wanting to get a new one.


                        '73 2002 m20 turbo [sold] '87 rat rod 325is [couch modded] '91 vert [daily] '88 325is [spec build v1] '84 325 [spec build v2] '99 323i vert [sold]

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                        • lambo
                          Captain Scene Points
                          • Feb 2010
                          • 10953

                          #1497
                          Originally posted by Schnitzer318is
                          Suuuuuxxxxx.

                          Take the pan to a machine shop and let them fix it. Not sure of cost, but I wouldn't expect it to be over $100.
                          Originally posted by AbsorbantNut
                          Damn nice pet rock. Have you thought about drilling the hole larger & using a larger timesert/helicoil?
                          Took it to a shop to see what can be done. I don't see why it can't be fixed. But, I bought another pan just in case. Also ordered a Red46 plate to replace the shitty Raceskids one.

                          Originally posted by AbsorbantNut
                          side note, I have two spare m20 pans if you do end up wanting to get a new one.
                          Dang. I shoulda hit you up.

                          Originally posted by SpasticDwarf;n6449866
                          Honestly I built it just to have a place to sit and listen to Hotline Bling on repeat.

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                          • LateFan
                            R3V Elite
                            • May 2013
                            • 4399

                            #1498
                            Originally posted by lambo
                            Also ordered a Red46 plate to replace the shitty Raceskids one.
                            What happened with it? Did it go through the plate? (Just about to order one of these two)

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                            • lambo
                              Captain Scene Points
                              • Feb 2010
                              • 10953

                              #1499
                              Originally posted by LateFan
                              What happened with it? Did it go through the plate? (Just about to order one of these two)
                              I'm going to post a bunch of pictures of what happened when I have the car up. But, I looked under it last night and it seems my suspicions were correct. I believe the rock hit the middle of one of the vents causing the material left from the vent cutout to fold up into the pan.

                              It's a terrible design in my opinion and I had been meaning to change it out for a red46 or severe duty one before something like this happened... You can see how that went lol

                              Originally posted by SpasticDwarf;n6449866
                              Honestly I built it just to have a place to sit and listen to Hotline Bling on repeat.

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                              • jpod999
                                E30 Fanatic
                                • Dec 2015
                                • 1401

                                #1500
                                Originally posted by lambo
                                Took it to a shop to see what can be done. I don't see why it can't be fixed. But, I bought another pan just in case. Also ordered a Red46 plate to replace the shitty Raceskids one.
                                Is the Red46 any better? Return the Red46, buy an HIK Fab skidplate and never break another pan again.

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