Nonsense Thread

[MrBurgundy]

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I havent loled that hard in a minute

My mini cooper goes through oil like a mother fucker (consumption) as well as my brothers. Both are NA r56s with the N14.

I always tell my bro to check the oil in his car, but he never does, so when he comes in for an oil change, about 2.5 QTs come out.

[flyboyx]

^ second that. My truck was a half gallon low on oil but has never leaked. Now I check it once a week. Not leaking anything on the ground so it cant be too severe of a leak

yeah, but your truck holds a quart shy 4 gallons of oil. mine has a slow leak somewhere in the top rear of the engine by the turbo. I have been meaning to fix it for years. I get about a silver dollar sized oil spot on the concrete wherever I park it.

I do check the oil in all my cars every time I fill up the tank though. its an easy chore to accomplish while you are standing there anyway.

[ThatOneEuroE30]

yeah, but your truck holds a quart shy 4 gallons of oil. mine has a slow leak somewhere in the top rear of the engine by the turbo. I have been meaning to fix it for years. I get about a silver dollar sized oil spot on the concrete wherever I park it.



I do check the oil in all my cars every time I fill up the tank though. its an easy chore to accomplish while you are standing there anyway.

Yep. Real trucks take gallons of oil lol.

[mrsleeve]

So an fzj80 is classed as a real truck then, they hold just shy of 2 gallons, since almost all 1fzs leak most of us just fill with 8 quarts anyway

[HennaE30]

I picked up a wrecked 89 325is off a friend a few weeks ago for almost nothing. He hydroplaned into a guard rail due to bald tires. The hinge pillar is caved in slightly and door mounts are bent.



Do you guys think this is salvageable?


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[rturbo 930]

I would think a good shop could fix that. I'm thinking you'd replace the rocker, and you could pull the rest into shape with some effort.

[ThatOneEuroE30]

Yes only problem is that every panel there is NLA so you’d have to find a donor or make your own if you can salvage the panels

[rturbo 930]

I thought the rocker was still available? Some guy had a thread about this just a week ago, sounded like the rocker was still available from BMW.

[ThatOneEuroE30]

I thought the rocker was still available? Some guy had a thread about this just a week ago, sounded like the rocker was still available from BMW.

Not unless they brought it back. When I did my rocker panels they were NLA and I had to buy a repro off of fixmyrust.com fit and finish is pretty good but its not an original panel. Its made by a company in Denmark.

[Mediumrarechicken]

Not unless they brought it back. When I did my rocker panels they were NLA and I had to buy a repro off of fixmyrust.com fit and finish is pretty good but its not an original panel. Its made by a company in Denmark.

Metal is metal, if it's not exact hammer on it.

[ThatOneEuroE30]

Metal is metal, if it's not exact hammer on it.

That wasn’t exactly the case yes it needed tweeked a little but the problem with the the aftermarket one was the metal was a little thinner and it was missing a seam on it. If you notice on the cars that havent had rocker work just behind the A pillar there is a seam in the rocker panel where it meets the other panels. It was missing the notch on the panel to make that seam so you just have a flush and smooth panel. Not a big deal cause you’ll likely never notice it but still makes it not exact.

[HennaE30]

I also have a set of brand new iS rockers to go on it once it’s finished, as well as a rolling chassis we are going to strip soon if we need to splice the bodies.












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[Northern]

the rest of the car looks good, I'd go for the rocker repair and beat on the A pillar a bit, assuming it needs a little tweaking.

Should be easy to tell with a new door.

[HennaE30]

the rest of the car looks good, I'd go for the rocker repair and beat on the A pillar a bit, assuming it needs a little tweaking.

Should be easy to tell with a new door.

Was going to take it around to get a couple quotes on getting it fixed. Considering how little I paid for it, I’m okay with spending some money to get it fixed right.


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[E30 Wagen]

I was looking for the driver's hinge column a few years ago but it was nla, not sure if the passenger side is. Looks like maybe ECS can get it? https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-...r/41211959004/

I'd go for the replacement instead of trying to bend it back. If you can't buy it new I'd hunt down a donor car to simply cut out that whole section including the rocker panel.