the Aluminum Monster. a 318 with a special 24v

[2mAn]

Just smashed the local backroads near my parents house again... These Bridgestones are pretty awesome tires... thats all...

[2mAn]

"fun" update! spent the last weekend changing the starter. I was dreading doing it but within an hour the intake manifold and extras were out of the way



breaking my back for my baby



Hey look! 26k miles and still looks brand new inside



after my starting issue was over, the fuel pump got jealous and is showing signs of death. that will be the fun for this next weekend

[Good & Tight]

Did the same on mine also, didn't have to remove the intake though. Ends up I had installed the M10 starter instead of the M30.

"fun" update! spent the last weekend changing the starter. I was dreading doing it but within an hour the intake manifold and extras were out of the way



breaking my back for my baby

[2mAn]

Did the same on mine also, didn't have to remove the intake though. Ends up I had installed the M10 starter instead of the M30.

I figured I could do it without removing the intake manifold, but I wanted to make it easy on myself. I also wanted to clean up under the intake manifold a little

[Nick_S]

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Not bad for the first time hahah

Haha I drive that way to work sometimes and def noticed those marks.

[thatphysicsguy]

e30 fuel pump replacements aren't too bad. It was one of the easier things I've done on my car over the years and considering my technical inexperience that says a lot.

[2mAn]

Haha I drive that way to work sometimes and def noticed those marks.

Haha nice!

e30 fuel pump replacements aren't too bad. It was one of the easier things I've done on my car over the years and considering my technical inexperience that says a lot.

I figured it would be easy, I'll find out tomorrow.

Today, since I was out in Orange county I figured I'd drive out to Lake Elsinore and have Ted fix my vanos. Irvine BMW gave me the wrong vanos gasket so it derailed us but Terry (qukbmr) came through and now my engine is much quieter. This is the only pic I snapped while he was working.



Glad this is done now I can focus on the fun things

[e30austin]

Ooh. Pretty.

[2mAn]

Ooh. Pretty.

thanks Austin, between taking the Valvecover off and the intake manifold off, its nice to see that its all still shiny

[kid325e]

Still looking good! Miss you buddy.

[2mAn]

Still looking good! Miss you buddy.

you too my brother from another mother! I will probably see you in August. Have two trips up for weddings...

In other news, Ive decided to tackle something that I have owned for two years now. My goal is to have it installed by my birthday, seeing as how I bought it for birthday two years ago!

I needed some magic juice and it will give me something to do while I watch Michael Scott make an ass out of himself

[2mAn]

So this happened on Mulholland this morning...

[Good & Tight]

So this happened on Mulholland this morning...

Holy shite..!! How fast were you going when it dropped..?

[e30m3s54turbo]

That sucks!

I remember when my rear sub frame broke in half. I was able to still drive it home very slow.

[2mAn]

I got lucky because it happened right when I got out of a twisty section and just got into the straight. Pulled over right away. Cars at JMP Auto, we'll see what they say about it Monday. Possibly welding a reinforcement plate around where the subframe mounts to the car... I'm pretty nervous