PNW Chit Chat thread

[BraveUlysses]

chrysler keeps circling the drain, but holy shit that is terrible.

[OldDrunkenSailor]

Is that a real car or a photochop?

[Wschnitz]

Just as a cost estimation, how much will a 5 spd swap cost? Assuming I and some Friends will do all the labor.

[e30austin]

http://seattle.craigslist.org/oly/cto/3635136195.html

Anyone here remember this car? This guy was around when I first got on r3v 4+ years ago.

Edit: this guy:

[EN318isPDX]

http://seattle.craigslist.org/oly/cto/3635136195.html

Anyone here remember this car? This guy was around when I first got on r3v 4+ years ago.

Edit: this guy:

Damn bro! Those wheels are dope!

[ahriley91]

Is that a real car or a photochop?

That's actually the car.

[Wschnitz]

Found a granitsilber E30... Worth it?

[spiDmang]

Torn CSB after only 2 monts in the swapped car. Wtf

[EN318isPDX]

Torn CSB after only 2 monts in the swapped car. Wtf

Did you preload it? Driveshaft completely straight? Did it vibrate at all prior to failing?

[e30austin]

Got banned from e30tech before I even got activated. LOLOL

See sig for details.

[spiDmang]

Did you preload it? Driveshaft completely straight? Did it vibrate at all prior to failing?

I thought I preloaded it correctly. Maybe not...

[EN318isPDX]

I thought I preloaded it correctly. Maybe not...

I slide mine all the way back and it vibrated a bit so I moved it forward about a 1/4 inch to basically match what it looks like in the bentley manual

[camip]

Torn CSB after only 2 monts in the swapped car. Wtf

I didn't preload mine and it died quiet quickly:hitler:. Maybe it slide back or something.

[Keith M]

The most common cause of premature csb or flex disk failure is a bad or misaligned driveshaft.

[e30austin]

The most common cause of premature csb or flex disk failure is a bad or misaligned driveshaft.

This. My E28 used to eat 'em up.