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shedrool83 wrote:I've no been on retro for years Ross .
No e30 atm i'm driving an e38 728i sport

Nice choice, I've not had a BMW for a while and was feeling nostalgic, got me looking back on here again

Good to hear the cars are still running. Is retrobmw still going? What cars has everyone got now

My old car is looking good in those pictures, did you end up selling it?

thanks for all the feedback!

kam-325i wrote:Large screwdriver thru the U joint to lock it against the car....

This did the trick! Thanks!

anyone know how to undo the prop to gearbox bolts when the diff has already been removed?

I really should have undone these bolts before I sold the diff

I tried locking the engine using a spanner on the viscous coupling, but it doesn't lock it

Any help would be great!

I've tried looking through the classifieds to work out a price but can't find any other 4.10 lsd's forsale

anyone got an advice?

Cheers
Ross

Worst case, this can't end up costing more than £500 to get sorted you would think? £250 for a good engine and £250 for fitting? I've had good experiences with Boyd, bought an IS engine from him for £250. You should sign up to retrobmw.co.uk. Full of Scottish owners around the central belt and would...

I bought some from cotswolds bmw off here in decemeber, cost £46 delivered

Hi,

I'm after a price for some E30 front sub frame bolts and washers delivered

I think the part numbers are:

31111137887 x 4 - bolt

31111114348 x 4 - washer

Thanks
Ross

How much were your poly engine mounts and where from? Would the e34 mounts raise the engine as much as 8mm?

Yeah I've read you only need a couple of mm clearance too

I would get a DanThe linkage, but I can get the spacers made up at my work for free

The Z3 rack is better as the splines match on both ends, so I don't have to make a hybrid like I did for the E36 rack kit I sold Mike. I'll still have to make a 22mm spacer like I did before to create the extra length needed. Are you fitting the rack to an M42? If so, get some solid M50 e34 mounts f...

Here's the ultimate guide Mike http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=186022&highlight=rack This tells you everything and is where I got the info to make the spacer you have hi buddy do you have an e36 rack on an m42 e30? not yet, but I have a Z3 rack to fit. I had everythi...

The link I've posted is for right hand drive and is the best I've ever found after hours of searching

Here's the ultimate guide Mike

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... light=rack

This tells you everything and is where I got the info to make the spacer you have

just have an hourly rate, however long it takes x hourly rate = price

Unless its for family, good friend etc

Im lucky, my work has a powder coating paint line

did this car get finished?

I'm with Magpie, 4k is strong money for an e30

Right, list now fixed 1) Topblag (Colin), 325i Cab/Tech II Sport/Delphin Grey Track Car - Edinburgh but soon to be Fife. 2) Sanchez (Peter) ''320i'' malachite touring in Edinburgh. 3) 320iAN (Ian) 318iS, West Dunbartonshire 4)e30kev (Kev), e36 328i touring ,Kelty, Fife 5)toadster987 (stuart) tech2 s...

1) Topblag (Colin), 325i Cab/Tech II Sport/Delphin Grey Track Car - Edinburgh but soon to be Fife. 2) Sanchez (Peter) ''320i'' malachite touring in Edinburgh. 3) 320iAN (Ian) 318iS, West Dunbartonshire 4)e30kev (Kev), e36 328i touring ,Kelty, Fife 5)toadster987 (stuart) tech2 sport, Galashiels, Bord...

Thanks for the reply Brian! Cheers My fans don't seems to have any side to side play in them? I have turned the fans so they spin vertically now, so the WD40 can drip into the bearings, doing one side, then turning them round the other way to do the other side I think there's a tiny gap less than 1m...

Where on the motor should I be spraying the WD40? Then filling up with 3in1 oil? Is it ok to run the setup I have, spraying the WD40 while the fans are spinning? Could it go on fire or anything? http://i52.tinypic.com/24xho3k.jpg Do I spray the WD40 where I have circled red in the pic below? http://...

Cheers for the answer Brian, the bushes are for me. I never realised they would be a PITA to remove.

I'd buy the arms too, but i'd rather get new arms than re-used arms. I don't mind re-using the M3 bushes as these are genuine BMW items and not that old

theres one of these in a village near me, same year and white also, sitting outside amongst other older motors in cardenden, i think they sell and restore old cars and will be known to many on retrorides i expect, im gonae drop in and ask about it out of interest but i dont have the cash, space or ...

Topblag wrote:I think Rossmc88 from Kinglassie is your nearest zoner who'll be able to help. He also has a 2.5 engine in his garage and may sell you the bits you need.

I've pointed him in the direction of James as I've just sold my m20 on ebay and sold the last of my m20 parts to you

good to know, thanks

it doesn't sound like you can afford to run a car

e30's must be one of the cheapest cars to run out there, taking into account total cost of ownership

What's the difference between an overdrive 5th and a proper 5th?

atleast you have an appreciating asset to show for your debt, so the debt isn't that bad. It's really just forcing you to save whatever your paying a month because you'd always get the money back in the future, minus whatever the interest was, then add on whatever it has appreciated by. Fuel costs a...

Cheers for that, looks like I'm going to have fun twirlling some steering wheels down the scrappy this weekend

I'll report back any parts numbers for 3 turn racks I find

What part numbers are on your rack? I'm trying to get a 3 turns e46 rack for my e30, but they seemed to fit lots of different racks to the e46 so far I've found that this should be the numbers on one of the 3 turn racks 7852 974 679 6 755 067 006888 0701 Was trying to find out more 3 lock part numbe...

I'd want a good high comp b25

Especially if I was spending 4K on a genuine sport

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