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  • #16
    so 8 months later i was finally able to plan a trip to SD to get my e30 and vacation for a week while i was there. and i had a blast.

    initiate photo dump!

    start with maintenance of the tow rig. (1999 7.4L suburban) i knew it needed some pre trip work done so dove right into it the week i was leaving.




    i ended up replacing the upper manifold gasket (because you have to remove the plenum to get to the fuel pressure regulator), dist. cap and rotor, plug wires, air filter, fuel filter, injector orings, and i wasn't expecting to replace my ignition coil.




    get it all back together and it doesn't start. fuck me. figured out the parts store sold me a shit coil. so i swapped it out and boom it ran. go to pull it out and it then it dies. fuck me again what now. found out my ignition control module fried out. so i swapped that and success! i was super stressed at this point cause i was leaving the next day for the 2200 mile round trip.

    big car problems


    loaded up some tools


    got my trailer


    filled up


    and we were gone!

    hit the road and saw this gem


    little further we saw some guys frozen lake racing, looks like fun, ill have to see what this is all about.


    obligatory eisenhower tunnel picture


    no offense to anyone who lives there, but i **** utah, its boring, flat, cold, mormon, and the cops suck.


    hit vegas


    absolutely had to stop at in&out and pig out


    finally got to SD after a 20hr straight through dive.

    a buddy of mine from santa ana came down and wanted to slide, i couldn't resist =]

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PblBBHG2RU8&feature=share&list=UU3PDVYhrC41eTR0sVT31kew"]late night slide, return to cali - YouTube[/ame]

    good thing i brought a trailer lol


    my homie roofus


    got some bomb mexican food, this is a super burrito. feeds a small village


    had to hit the beach cause the weather was just that good


    then finally went to see how my abandoned e30 looked


    to my surprise it looked pretty damn good, just had to put gas in it, jump start it and we where on our way.


    hit up coronado island


    this was kinda cool


    saw some friends and old co-workers




    then of course had more truck problems, i want a diesel so bad


    had more bomb food


    saw this sweet G


    then i helped the friend who was storing my car put the motor back in his c10


    it actually has a HUGE blower that sits atop it too.


    needed more good eats, scallop tacos and buffalo chicken burrito


    picked up a bike for my pops


    loaded up the bummer


    got some amazing sweets (fucking expensive but worth it)


    and got the fuck back on the road. gonna miss you cali


    plans for the e30. soon, do an I motor swap, new trans, lows, wheels, and maybe a late model bumper conversion. thanks for reading.

    stay tuned.
    Last edited by pejsa; 01-20-2014, 09:39 PM.


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    • #17
      i forgot i was following this its been so long haha, looking forward to it now that you have the car!
      I’ve had too many cars to list and most of them sucked.

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      • #18
        Cool history man! I can relate as I am also currently doing up a car from my childhood years, it is certainly a very special privilege to be able to own such cars!

        I'm not sure how you guys feel over there, but to me the thing that always lets these cars down is the US specific bumpers, I don't know if it's a UK think, but they look so clumsy compared to the ones we got over here.

        I'd probably be able to source any UK specific bits you wanted and get them shipped over if you'd like, as I say I don't know if you guys feel the opposite or whatever but the offer is there!

        Olie
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        • #19
          Originally posted by SomeLankyGuy View Post
          Cool history man! I can relate as I am also currently doing up a car from my childhood years, it is certainly a very special privilege to be able to own such cars!

          I'm not sure how you guys feel over there, but to me the thing that always lets these cars down is the US specific bumpers, I don't know if it's a UK think, but they look so clumsy compared to the ones we got over here.

          I'd probably be able to source any UK specific bits you wanted and get them shipped over if you'd like, as I say I don't know if you guys feel the opposite or whatever but the offer is there!

          Olie
          Thanks man I'm not a fan of the us market metal bumpers but the us late model plastic bumpers I do like. Ill keep you mind when I get going on this. Thank you


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