NOR-CAL General Chat.

[afterglow]

I need some advice on the best way to go about my engine swap.

I'm based in the Philippines (I know...a long ways from NorCal) and have a Jap version '87 320i 5-speed. The pickings are slim locally for a swap donor so I have to source overseas. To be specific, as close as possible to So. SF where my freight forwarder is.

Ideally, I'd like to get my hands on an M30B35 + tranny, get it tested and refreshed, crated, then brought to my forwarder in So. SF.

What would be the best way of doing this? Can I get a machine shop to look for the core, do the work, and bring it over to my forwarder? Or do I risk it and buy the engine + tranny and have it shipped over untested? Or should I make a trip there and do the legwork myself?

[decay]

who wants to come over this weekend and have a "finish the damn 02" party

i may have talked nate into helping too. where's this happening, your shop?

dmitriy you should come too so i have more people to laugh at because i am smog-legal tarbo'd and you aren't

(seriously i fucking love this subaru)

[e30lyf]

I need some advice on the best way to go about my engine swap.

I'm based in the Philippines (I know...a long ways from NorCal) and have a Jap version '87 320i 5-speed. The pickings are slim locally for a swap donor so I have to source overseas. To be specific, as close as possible to So. SF where my freight forwarder is.

Ideally, I'd like to get my hands on an M30B35 + tranny, get it tested and refreshed, crated, then brought to my forwarder in So. SF.

What would be the best way of doing this? Can I get a machine shop to look for the core, do the work, and bring it over to my forwarder? Or do I risk it and buy the engine + tranny and have it shipped over untested? Or should I make a trip there and do the legwork myself?

would you consider fully rebuild (stock or modified) M30 before sending to overseas? my buddy can build you one and we can ship/deliver to SF.

[pandaboo911]

what happend to your car since i last saw it?

Idk when you last saw it. Haha

[phreshkid]

I'd be down to help you Oliver, but I'm just a rock's throw too far.

But I can be with you in spirit.

[ohthejosh]

still looking for a euro front bumper? I've got a spare..

How much.

[MR 325]

I need some advice on the best way to go about my engine swap.

I'm based in the Philippines (I know...a long ways from NorCal) and have a Jap version '87 320i 5-speed. The pickings are slim locally for a swap donor so I have to source overseas. To be specific, as close as possible to So. SF where my freight forwarder is.

Ideally, I'd like to get my hands on an M30B35 + tranny, get it tested and refreshed, crated, then brought to my forwarder in So. SF.

What would be the best way of doing this? Can I get a machine shop to look for the core, do the work, and bring it over to my forwarder? Or do I risk it and buy the engine + tranny and have it shipped over untested? Or should I make a trip there and do the legwork myself?

Didn't you email me about this a while back? I believe I gave you some ideas on base pricing. I have a core M30B35 engine I can build you. Stock or modified. I can personally deliver it to the forwarder (for a fee of course) once it's done.

[oliver.r]

i may have talked nate into helping too. where's this happening, your shop?

dmitriy you should come too so i have more people to laugh at because i am smog-legal tarbo'd and you aren't

(seriously i fucking love this subaru)

sweet. nate can wow us with his muscles.
it will be at the shop, dmitriy will be here 2 ish on saturday

I'd be down to help you Oliver, but I'm just a rock's throw too far.

But I can be with you in spirit.

i can feel you in my soul

[oliver.r]

Idk when you last saw it. Haha

on castro days ago!
it was running and looking like a car

[phreshkid]

i can feel you in my soul

your soul feels squishy. like warm jello.



edit: I don't know how to spell words good

[oliver.r]

im %99 jello

[blazinxpk]

If anyone has a good working (non-leaking) heater valve they wanna sell me, lmk please. Not trying to spend $220 right now on a new one, I have to buy books.

i have one that got from pnp when i fixed my heater core valve (i bought 2).

$10 and its yours. i can bring it to sjsu on the days that i have class.

[decay]

sweet. nate can wow us with his muscles.
it will be at the shop, dmitriy will be here 2 ish on saturday

pinged you on FB because i do not know where your shop is yet. initials JW.

[Cabriolet]

does any know how who has the delphin car that goes to sac state? early model, sounds like an m10.

[Wh33lhop]

sweet. nate can wow us with his muscles.
it will be at the shop, dmitriy will be here 2 ish on saturday

i will do some sick poses while the rest of you work