PNW Chit Chat thread

[HarukoE30]

Dang! Raining like mad on the Olympic peninsula. How your car coming along Jay?

Damn, and like that we have rain.

The car just needs firewall hoses, throttle lines hooked up. Uh, I have this oil cooler it looks like to me. A small radiator type thing I need to figure out how to hookup (saw it in Bentley). Remove the Auto-transmission lines, Radiator, Engine fan, grounds, harness (doing this today), Than I believe I'm pretty much just doing a small checklist before the in-side harness wiring.

Just a bunch of small jobs that I may get stuck on. I messed up my shoulder bad, so I've been on painkillers & nursing it.

[e30austin]

Damn, and like that we have rain.

The car just needs firewall hoses, throttle lines hooked up. Uh, I have this oil cooler it looks like to me. A small radiator type thing I need to figure out how to hookup (saw it in Bentley). Remove the Auto-transmission lines, Radiator, Engine fan, grounds, harness (doing this today), Than I believe I'm pretty much just doing a small checklist before the in-side harness wiring.

Just a bunch of small jobs that I may get stuck on. I messed up my shoulder bad, so I've been on painkillers & nursing it.

You're almost there! You could even have this done today!

[5Toes]

Dang! Raining like mad on the Olympic peninsula. How your car coming along Jay?

Last night was worse!

[HarukoE30]

You're almost there! You could even have this done today!

I really wish the books gave a step by step guide like our user write ups do on hooking up the engine. I'm sticking with it and staying motivated, but damn this shoulder hurts bad.

[IronJoe]

I need a coolant bleed screw for Diamondshart - anybody have one lying around?

Looks like the same one was used in all the newer bmws. P/n 17111712788.

[Brilliantrot 318is]

Wtb lower m42 oil pan for 30 bucks or upper and lower for 50, do you know any one that's selling ?

[e30austin]

What happened bro?

[Brilliantrot 318is]

What happened bro?

nothing recent, previous owner wreaked the car ran over a curb and stuff he fixed her up changed the lower oil pan but not the upper, the upper oil pan has one of the thread holes chipped off, reason behind my beloved oil leak

[Brilliantrot 318is]

and id like a spare lower for the rainy days (when lower-er) and i hit something

[e30austin]

That sucks man. Get a skid plate! Well worth the money. I can't tell you how many times mine has saved mine.

[Brilliantrot 318is]

That sucks man. Get a skid plate! Well worth the money. I can't tell you how many times mine has saved mine.

I agree, I will get one for sure when I switch to H&R race fronts. but over all m42's is a different story, a skid plate will not save you from steep driveways, skid plate will save your oil pan from small rocks on the road launched at your car from other drivers

[Twelvizm]

What kind of skidplate are you talking about? The OEM one should allow you drive over boulders!

[e30austin]

That OEM plate is fucking ridiculous. I was referring to the RaceSkid.

[Stephen]

Race skids has saved me from road turtles, driveways, steep crowns on roads.. It'll throw sparks on the freeway and not damage your pan, it's pretty hearty.

[e30austin]

Word.