Boris3
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This just surfaced. Nice to see what my car is supposed to look like...
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Nasty slice. Good to see that it didn't take off the thumb!!!
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Siren? I'm assuming alarm but looked at the pics just to be sure there weren't police lights stashed in the grill...
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Thanks. Other four upper pan bolts were barely finger tight. Nice... Replaced the missing bolts and blue locktite on all six of them.
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Related question: oil pan paper gasket, install dry or permatex/rtv on one/both sides?
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Second pic
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So finally getting into some work on the 1991 318is. Oil leak due to a bad lower pan repair so picked up a replacement lower pan
Turns out I'm also missing two upper pan bolts. Not in the lower pan so great mystery as to where they went. Four bolts next to the dipstick are there but the two pan bolts at the ends are not.
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What shape was the 318 in? Couldn't really tell from the pics.
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Oil and the m20 is a topic with everyone having their preferences. Bentley recs are 20-50 summer and lighter for winter 10/15-40 or lower bracket depending on how cold. Some folks argue that the Bentley was written before the modern synth oils so is out of date which leads to more recommendations.
My SpecE30 track car likes 20-50 dino, nothing burned no leaks happy car. Too much syrup for winter though. Tried a lighter synth (5-30?) when I first got the car and even with replaced seals leaked all over the place. Cheap horsepower though for some front pack is to run a lighter weight and pour in the quarts between sessions as it burns off.
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Any chance the yard has E30 Brilliantrot drivers door and passenger fender? Not clear to me why I'd want to replace body parts on a beater...but I gave up rational a long time ago.
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Good car choice! Pick up a Bentley manual. In addition to folks here, E30 Forums are your friend-- more DIYs and resources than you could ask for: R3VLimited, E30tech, Bimmerforums, e30zone.net, e30performance
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Nice! Added touch of the washer hose hood security cable on case the pins fail. I expect more surprises to be discovered.
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Much appreciated!
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Reading through the DOT regs and want to make sure I've got it straight. I get that if you have a pre-96 car it no longer needs to be emissions tested but is this also the case if you purchase and want to register/plate a pre-96 car? Same thing hold for in/out of state title?
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Be careful with the hp+. When they fall off they tend to do so dramatically. In the future think about a dedicated track pad like the PFC 08 or Hawk HT 10. Big step up in initial braking bite, resistance to fade, and ability to modulate over the hp+. I've been using the PFC compounds for a while now, first the 06 and now the 08. More expensive but wear well.
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They still need instructors. If you have experience contact Mike Clemens. If not but you're interested in becoming one they run an instructors clinic on Friday and then you're an instructor for the weekend.
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Yep, novice and intermediate run groups at ofast would require a comparable passenger seat and belts for the instructor. Advanced is typically solo but sometimes a checkoff ride in the first session depending on experience.
Looks like all the run groups are full and wait lists have been started.
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I'll be there. Well run event and great track.
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Thanks guys. Mallet, hammer and scraper was all it took. 45 pounds of tar.
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Removing trunk tar from the e30. Seems like the two options are heat gun or dry ice. Any place local (Milwaukee / New Berlin) to find dry ice?
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More I look at it, I may just wait until off season. Car is a track car and still passes the 50/50 rule. We'll see how things look after a few more races.
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Nice work. What did this run you?
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Milwaukee SCCA has been running PDX events at the Milwaukee Mile past few years.
http://www.scca-milwaukee.org/pdx/pdx.html