Colorado general chat...

[iamsam]

Does anyone have a hood for sale? I am getting close to repainting and want to find a hood that actually has the sprayers in it still. Driving around after the snow has melted has been downright dangerous! I would use the one off of my parts car but it is dented in a few places...

holy crap you re-surfaced!!

How is your parts car? I still want parts!!

[blefevre]

I assume your talking the middle soft lines?I've done them without droping anything, and I didn't have any special wrenches. It's tight but doable. I did it on the m3, and need to do them on the 325 now...thanks for the reminder! I took the diff out yesterday, I wonder if that will make it easier.

Yep, the middle soft lines. So you were able to use a standard open ended wrench?

[iamsam]

It doesn't look too bad....

Soak it in PB blaster, and finagle an open ended wrench up there, and to answer a previous inquiry, I just remembered, I DO have brake line wrenches, if you want to borrow them, I'll catch you on gmail later on today...

[Iannfld]

Yep, the middle soft lines. So you were able to use a standard open ended wrench?

Ya, standard wrenches, but my car has never seen winter, so they came apart easy.

[iamsam]

Ya, standard wrenches, but my car has never seen winter, so they came apart easy.

Brad, PB Blaster is key, and maybe tap it at different angles w/ a hammer, using a screwdriver to transfer the impulse, just to maybe break loose some possible rust and let the PB get in there. If all else fails, break out the acetylene torch.

[Roland H]

Or bring it to me. I do have a power bleeder (which you're welcome to use at no charge if you clean it out when you're done....)

[blefevre]

Roland, you make it too easy for me to be lazy.

[Roland H]

Roland, you make it too easy for me to be lazy.

[clarkkey594]

Does anyone have a hood for sale? I am getting close to repainting and want to find a hood that actually has the sprayers in it still. Driving around after the snow has melted has been downright dangerous! I would use the one off of my parts car but it is dented in a few places...

I have one off of an 87 325is that I can send pics of tonight if you want.

[CO318is]

Please do, I am not to particular, just need something with jets in it still...

[CO318is]

holy crap you re-surfaced!!

How is your parts car? I still want parts!!

Parts car is still around, I am no longer commuting to Boulder, so I have a little more free time. I still owe you for that battery.

Sorry about flaking so many times with the side trim, I hate being so freakin busy!

[325ix]

anyone wanna trade a bbs front valence for some plastic bumpers?

[downforce22]

http://www.streetfire.net/video/top-...-4_2200463.htm

hey that means a bone stock 325i vert with bad brakes/ overheating can run a 1:48 around the top gear test track in the wet, just to give a benchmark for an e30. What do you think, high 1:30 for a prepped e30 in the dry?

[iamsam]

hey that means a bone stock 325i vert with bad brakes/ overheating can run a 1:48 around the top gear test track in the wet, just to give a benchmark for an e30. What do you think, high 1:30 for a prepped e30 in the dry?

How does HPR compare to whatever test track Top Gear uses?

[hyperE30]

Help about body shops

... so guys I want to get my car painted.. so I been asking around shops and see what they charge...

1st- so the lowest would do $1100 but wont take bumpers off, trim or lights, so just mask it!! but will sand and do body work all around..

2nd- around 1400 and will take all the trim off, bumpers, lights, etc and body work all around but wont take the windows out so they will mask the rubber...

3rd-... well from 3400-3800... but completely strip the car, take all trims off, windows, etc,etc.. so when it comes out will be quality at its best.. just when it came out the dealership...

SOOO what you think???