PNW Chit Chat thread

[ck_taft325is]

I installed my ellipsoids today.

HID's coming?

[Matt-B]

were doing cbakes valve job :( no mickey finns

[e30austin]

Fuck. The bitches who broke the headlights in my e39 and hood and kicked in my passenger door

Man, that fucking sucks! What happened? Any pics of said damage?

[Twelvizm]

were doing cbakes valve job :( no mickey finns

And it took you longer than 15mins? Noobs!

In other news. My recent shopping for the E21:




Time for the real fun to begin! Well, once I make it to my buddy Tyler's and pick up an engine stand.

I also got some period-appropriate wheels to roll on until I get some RS's:




Yeah boy! It's 1990 all over again!

[Van Westervelt]

Thanks Matt and Josh for rollin by yesterday. Glad I could fill your trunks with bits, lol

[Twelvizm]

Youre giving out bits? Got anything I could use? Maybe a M20B23 friendly fuel distributor?

[bmwm42]

Man, that fucking sucks! What happened? Any pics of said damage?

yeah i got pics ill upload some but some douche bag kicked in my headlights bent the shit outta my hood bumper fender door

[Van Westervelt]

Youre giving out bits? Got anything I could use? Maybe a M20B23 friendly fuel distributor?

Ive known those two for quite a while, and they have lent me a hand on a few occasions, as have I lent them a hand. I'm nice to those that dont just ask for handouts, especially those whom I dont even know. ;)

[kid325e]

HID's coming?

Yeah, at some point. For now all my funds and focus is going towards getting my spare iX engine rebuilt with eta internals!

Which brings me to my next point... you don't have the roof racks I sold you a while back still do you?!

[e30austin]

yeah i got pics ill upload some but some douche bag kicked in my headlights bent the shit outta my hood bumper fender door

Jesus. Do you know who did it? Was it unprovoked?

[Matt-B]

Ive known those two for quite a while, and they have lent me a hand on a few occasions, as have I lent them a hand. I'm nice to those that dont just ask for handouts, especially those whom I dont even know. ;)

I re gifted the filter to someone who needed it badly. Always glad to come by, and BS/help

[AbeSonic]

When valve adjustments go horribly wrong...

This is what ends up happening... Sorry Cbake... :(

[AbeSonic]

Durring the adjustment party...

Before everything went to shit. lol

[Van Westervelt]

How does one adjust the valves resulting in a tow? Shouldnt take more than an hour even for the inexperienced.

[AbeSonic]

Long story short, we took off the valve cover, Carl (cbake) adjusted and turned the crank from the bottom from right to left. Replaced everything, turned on the car and idled fine, then rev it up a bit and all of the sudden we heard the worst sound in the world coming from the cover.
2nd time around we re-adjusted according to piston firing sequence and replaced everything and the end result was the same.
THIRD attempt...
Eric (EJNight) came out sunday morning and adjusted them, two people put pressure on the valve cover, rev'd it and same thing.
It makes a horrible clacking noise from the cover. We suspect all sorts of things but we just can't figure it out. Fuckin IX... It sounds like a woodpecker on metal lol