SoCal General Chat

[E30SPDFRK]

Was planning on going to the Speedventures autocross this weekend, but it's looking like I'm going to be too busy to make it.

[Mike36]

so is anyone driving up for the Picnic?

I'm actually thinking about it...

[2mAn]

I'm actually thinking about it...

Please let me know if you do. I've been trying to get this sway bar for my Datsun from a guy in Portland. I think I found someone from r3v who will grab it for me and take it to the Picnic. From there I have a friend in NorCal who is driving up and said he'd grab it, but if you drive and have room for a little sway bar Id prefer you grab it...

Yes, this is what its come to for me to get this damn swaybar. Ive been trying to buy this since I bought the Roadster last year lol

[parkerbink]

Please let me know if you do. I've been trying to get this sway bar for my Datsun from a guy in Portland. I think I found someone from r3v who will grab it for me and take it to the Picnic. From there I have a friend in NorCal who is driving up and said he'd grab it, but if you drive and have room for a little sway bar Id prefer you grab it...

Yes, this is what its come to for me to get this damn swaybar. Ive been trying to buy this since I bought the Roadster last year lol

It's a good solution. Frank Porro got a set of rims for me in 2008 & I picked them up at his house at the time in Malibu.

R3V Express is real.

Good luck!

[MrBurgundy]

Alright I've officially signed up and paid for speedventures autox Saturday and Sunday. Only problem is I'm currently in the process of replacing all my coolant hoses. I got all the hoses out and am putting the new ones in, but I also need to change the gasket for the water flange to the throttle body. Problem there is 2 of the 3 torx screws sheared off while removing them so now I need to get left hand drill bits and drill them out :hitler: Second problem is I ordered new torx screws along with my other clamps/throttle body gasket etc, but the torx screws were apparently not availalble and will take additional days to process, and so far I haven't heard anything, so now they probably won't arrive in time.

I might try going to the local dealer to get the screws but I don't want to pay $10 for 3 tiny screws.. so I'll see if McFadden-Dale has similar sized ones that I can use in their place.. hopefully they do.

So this weekend should be pretty fun. I'm expecting a lot of people to be there though.

I recently did that and the same shit happened to me... I just re-tapped it (10-32) and used some allen head bolts from home depot.

[Chilezen]

Alright I've officially signed up and paid for speedventures autox Saturday and Sunday. Only problem is I'm currently in the process of replacing all my coolant hoses...

So this weekend should be pretty fun. I'm expecting a lot of people to be there though.

I've signed up too! And I've bypassed that throttle body heater as well.

[QUKBMER]

Sup

[caLivin]

M10 engine in socal

Hi,

The engine to my 1984 e30 blew. Does anyone know of a m10 engine for sale in the socal area, I'm living in San Diego.

Thanks,
Tyrone

[nickflic3]

Hi,

The engine to my 1984 e30 blew. Does anyone know of a m10 engine for sale in the socal area, I'm living in San Diego.

Thanks,
Tyrone

Is there a huge difference between 2002 and e30 m10's? If not might have a couple options

Sup

Suuup
Digging your scale models Terry :)

[MrBurgundy]

[QUOTE=nickflic3;4900375]Is there a huge difference between 2002 and e30 m10's? If not might have a couple options


I believe they use different fuel delivery systems

[E30SPDFRK]

Different heads, pistons, distributor mounting, fuel systems, etc.

[bmWes]

Meet up?

Hey so I don't really know how this thread works exactly but I would love to have a meetup!
I was looking for an e30 for the past two years. Checking CL and doing some research here and there and finally bought my very own on Monday!!
I'm still learning about them and you can only learn so much from reading articles and forums online.
I think it would be great to schedule a meetup even if it isn't big, even like 4-5 people coming out would be sweet.
Getting to know the community and people around me who share the same passion and love (and knowledge) for e30's!
I'm in the long beach area but my car is currently sitting in my driveway an hour north so I can drive it up here or meet down there or anywhere within a reasonable distance.
I'm really eager to learn and meet new people! If anyone is interested you can either pm me or respond to this post!
Happy driving!

[Chilezen]

Hey so I don't really know how this thread works exactly but I would love to have a meetup!

You'll want to attend this meet, the last Friday of every month: https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho...d.php?t=345234

[IRON-E]

you'll want to attend this meet, the last friday of every month: https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho...d.php?t=345234

+1

[sileighty]

Well I've bled the coolant several times before, but I've always only drained the radiator. This time I drained the radiator and block, and I never realized how much air that would introduce into the system. I haven't done any tricks like drill a hole in the thermostat etc so it took a really long time to bleed the air out. To make matters worse, my blower motor wasn't working (it only works sometimes), and I discovered why you should have the heater fan blowing while bleeding the system; When bleeding with the expansion tank cap off/loose, it's possible for the coolant to boil while the engine is still within an acceptable temperature range. Having the blower on full blast could have prevented that. So I spent a ton of time bleeding all the air out, water temp got halfway past the halfway mark and the next mark to the right, the coolant started boiling and erupting out of the expansion tank, so I shut the engine off and put the reservoir cap back on, and you could hear all the coolant boiling inside, creating a ton of air inside again :hitler:.

The expansion tank was filled to the top when I capped off the reservoir. I went to the gym and let the car cool off. When I got back, the tank was almost empty. So I started over this time by filling the thermostat housing hoses one by one (lower radiator hose, upper, and hose to water pump) and tried again. Bled much easier this time. Heater blows hot etc.

It's almost 11 but finally the car's all packed up and ready for SpeedVentures tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing other E30s there!