SoCal General Chat

[JeLani]

been off r3v for a couple of years. my first e30 ended up getting parted out. I've had this 1990 325i 5 speed convertible since december of 2019. Also Got an e24 in january.

[bradmer]

Soooo where does everyone recommend an alignment in San Diego preferably north county?

Oceanside Motorsports off the 76 did mine last summer.

[Bananapeel]

Soooo where does everyone recommend an alignment in San Diego preferably north county?

[IRON-E]

Hahaha, freakin' Simon.

[2mAn]

Complaining about how slow R3V is is so 2019... lol

[e30trooper]

Man! What happened to this forum? Its soooooo slooooooow now. Not liking this new look either. S U P ?

[e30trooper]

probably time to sell my trashy e30 for lots of monies

I got 2 mil of sheb for ya. give it a few years and you'll be rich :)

[IRON-E]

https://www.reddit.com/r/E30/comment...igio_medio_is/

35 THOUSAND DOLLARS for a body kit, bags, and right hand drive conversion.

BTW, that's the first POS that CaTuned tried to pass off as their *signature rocket bunny car build*. I remember seeing the Castro's deal with that car after the vintage show. That thing is a freaking cheap pig with lipstick on.

[efficient]

probably time to sell my trashy e30 for lots of monies

[Chilezen]

https://www.reddit.com/r/E30/comments/qg7ooa/catuneds_bagged_custom_vert_in_grigio_medio_is/

35 THOUSAND DOLLARS for a body kit, bags, and right hand drive conversion.

[IRON-E]

Where's all you foos at?

[Curt2000]

Carl at La Jolla Independent can help, they like the 4 banger. Not affiliated, I do buy parts from them.

Good luck

Thanks! I’ll give them a call Monday

[bradmer]

Hey guys, new E30 ‘91 318is slick top owner in San Diego here, just failed SMOG trying to register, high HC’s in the 25MPH test.

Is there a good E30/older BMW/euro shop who you guys can recommend around Miramar area to help me figure put the issue?

Carl at La Jolla Independent can help, they like the 4 banger. Not affiliated, I do buy parts from them.

Good luck

[Curt2000]

Hey guys, new E30 ‘91 318is slick top owner in San Diego here, just failed SMOG trying to register, high HC’s in the 25MPH test.

Is there a good E30/older BMW/euro shop who you guys can recommend around Miramar area to help me figure put the issue?

[Chilezen]

Alright, my supervisor came in with me early in the morning and we put the trans in. Took 2 hours. I bought long (100mm) bolts for the subframe, so we could lower the engine but still keep it "in place". It worked; with the car on the lift on the lowest lock, and an engine hoist holding the engine tilted up, there was enough room to reach and torque all the bolts. I remembered to fill the trans before installing it this time, lol. I left the steering linkage installed, because I didn't want to fuck with lining it up again. The engine might have gone lower if I disconnected that, but this worked, so, yay.

At the moment, I don't know if the thing is lined up like it should be. I'll see later.
So with that hurdle out of the way, I feel more comfortable towing it home and finishing as much as I can on jackstands. I think I can get away with calling AAA claiming my car doesn't start and needs a flatbed. *shrugs*
The next biggest hurdle will be building the exhaust. I planned to cut and TIG a stainless setup from scratch, but because of how long that will take, I can't fathom only working on it for 2 hours every morning; that timeframe includes pushing it into and out of the shop every morning. No, I cannot work on it on the weekends, not without one of my bosses there. Only early morning is an option.
More manageable tasks that I could use help with at home are bleeding the brakes & clutch. Then all that's left is installing the driveshaft, wiring, the freakin' external FPR and the charcoal canister, cooling system, adding a fan, and whatever else. Thanks for the offer Ed, I'll let you know as things develop.
Once I figure out the exhaust, I think it'll be smooth sailing.