PNW Chit Chat thread

[Matt-B]

Giving away some free stuff on Instagram

@2mshiftboots

[DER E30]

[QUOTE=spiDmang;4604698]

your sunroof is busted on the ///M??

Yeah, it pops up but when you slide it back it'll go like 90% then stop and go back lol bottom of the list of things to do though ha vanos vanos vanos

[djjerme]

Unibody seems compromised, the bumper no longer lines up with the fender. Tried a couple different shock mounts and new one helped but still an inch off.. Car has a salvage title and has been in a few incidents, at this point its worth more in parts than a full driving car.. Mostly because I have to strip all my goodies off.. who wants to put old nasty stock parts back on for chump change? not me

How bad is the shell once you get all the parts off it?

I am contemplating re-shelling my race car at the end of the season. After I repair the drivers rear corner next week, it will have had every panel but the roof replaced/repaired at some point. So it's rather beat. Thinking it might be best to find a new shell and have a new cage put in, and move all the go fast bits to it..

[EN318isPDX]

How bad is the shell once you get all the parts off it?

I am contemplating re-shelling my race car at the end of the season. After I repair the drivers rear corner next week, it will have had every panel but the roof replaced/repaired at some point. So it's rather beat. Thinking it might be best to find a new shell and have a new cage put in, and move all the go fast bits to it..

Can you even make a 318is pro3 legal?

[spiDmang]

[QUOTE=DER E30;4604890]

Yeah, it pops up but when you slide it back it'll go like 90% then stop and go back lol bottom of the list of things to do though ha vanos vanos vanos

I need to do a trans flush on mine...MT-LT2 is so damn expensive. But im glad BMW allows you to bring in a jug to fill up a liter at a time

[Rennsport]

Time to get the targa off the supra.

I see this happened (spotted on Bothell Way yesterday evening)

[djjerme]

Can you even make a 318is pro3 legal?

The shell, yes.

Once you remove the running gear and engine harness - it's still just an E30.

My buddy Gary's started life as an '84 318, mine was '85 325e..

[EN318isPDX]

The shell, yes.

Once you remove the running gear and engine harness - it's still just an E30.

My buddy Gary's started life as an '84 318, mine was '85 325e..

Ah good to know, guess you just have to add extra weight since its a bit lighter due to the smaller gas tank?

[ncsubowen]

Ah good to know, guess you just have to add extra weight since its a bit lighter due to the smaller gas tank?

~~Most of the Pro3 guys are running fuel cells anyway so that's a moot point.~~

Apologies all for talking out of my ass. I'm wrong.

[car_gal_jenni]

I see this happened (spotted on Bothell Way yesterday evening)

Yep! It was nice having the targa off. Great weather for it. I'm excited for sumner

[EN318isPDX]

Most of the Pro3 guys are running fuel cells anyway so that's a moot point.

Not sure how running a fuel cell makes weight a moot point. Obviously you still need to weigh in the same as the 325's........

[BraveUlysses]

If you have to add weight at least you get to choose where you put it

i think the early cars are still the lightest, right? even if the 318iS is pretty light compared to a 325 its mostly due to the drivetrain, lack of sound deadening and smaller gas tank, all of which are removed for a pro3 car.

[ncsubowen]

If you have to add weight at least you get to choose where you put it

i think the early cars are still the lightest, right? even if the 318iS is pretty light compared to a 325 its mostly due to the drivetrain, lack of sound deadening and smaller gas tank, all of which are removed for a pro3 car.

~Right that's my point - the difference between a 318 and a 325 gas tank doesn't matter in Pro3 because they've both been removed in favor of a fuel cell. The weight matters but that's just getting to the Pro3 requirement, which you'd do either way.~

Apologies all for talking out of my ass. I'm wrong.

[EN318isPDX]

If you have to add weight at least you get to choose where you put it

i think the early cars are still the lightest, right? even if the 318iS is pretty light compared to a 325 its mostly due to the drivetrain, lack of sound deadening and smaller gas tank, all of which are removed for a pro3 car.

Yea its been about 10 years since I last looked, and IIRC 318is and 318i were banned at the time. I found it silly then because if you swap the drivetrain and weigh the same, its the same damn car.. Just better.

[DER E30]

[QUOTE=spiDmang;4605062]

I need to do a trans flush on mine...MT-LT2 is so damn expensive. But im glad BMW allows you to bring in a jug to fill up a liter at a time

I'll probably do redline mtl 90 in the trans and redline I forget, it's like 75w-140 or something in the rear when I do mine, shifts smooth right now so it's not on the top of the list lol

I have redline in both diff and trans in the e30 and it shifts nicely.