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Haven't been back here for ages, what happened to this car? Petley bought it off here but never posted any progress pics etc?

I miss it

I just bought some from eurocarparts

HT Leads, Distributor Cap & Rotor arm = Ã‚£140

What does it do?

It's getting recovered to a garage on tuesday so we'll see what happens, he's a bmw specialist with a good rep so I don't think I'll get ripped.

What do I need if I am going to do the head gasket myself, parts list and approx cost please lads

Only yesterday, it was fine till I got the new radiator fitted last week.

just found a little mayo on the oil filler cap

Think I've found the problem, the head gasket is on its way out

I wouldn't mind knowing a price on an LSD too.

Right, I need help. The bm is running rough again and the problem is as follows... Very difficult to start and once it does it sounds like it running on 5 cylinders, very lump and hesitant. This remains for the first minute of driving and then the problem disappears and the car runs smoothly. Drivin...

I put Ã‚£40 in mine the other day and I got about 80 miles!! 50p a mile!!! It was fun though

THIS CAR IS FOR SALE NOW - SEE FOR SALE SECTION

Checked out all the plugs and wiring and they were fine, gave the air intake and air flow meter a bloody good clean though and that seems to have worked wonders. Took it out for a little drive and went OK so it must have just been years of built up crap that was causing the problem

Thanks for all this, I will have a play at the weekend and report back.

Yeah, battery was disconnected for 3 months, also the fuel tank was totally empty so some crud could have been sucked through and blocked somewhere too. I thought a good thrashing might help, but it didnt

(was fun though)

Forgive my mechanical stupidity, but will this be obvious to see or do I need to remove the inlet mani (as you said its underneath) ie, is it sandwiched between the manifold and the block or is it just directly under the manifold if you are looking side-on??

My 325i has been stood for 3 months since I bought it and stripped it out and sorted the bodywork, now that its taxed and on the road I have done a few short journeys to work and back etc and I seem to have a problem. When starting on a morning it fires almost instantly and then cuts out unless you ...

I've just been talking to the garage about mine and he said they are 'a pig' to bleed properly.

Probably that.

Well, its taxed and officially on the road, still waiting for my springs/shocks to arrive so they will be fitted soon, and the engine could do with a service and tune-up, but the bodywork and interior are pretty much as they are going to stay for a few months... http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c19...

Very nice

If mine wasn't a daily driver I would hope to get it looking something like that.

Well, I've had another busy weekend, I give the engine bay a course of Mr Muscle to try and get it looking a bit more presentable... Before http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c195/andrewaskew/325i/DSCF4863.jpg After... http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c195/andrewaskew/325i/DSCF5093.jpg You cant see ...

Holy sh*t! What about a non BMW one???

Can you get me a price please.

Cheers

purely for time, I need it on the road by the end of the week and the sound deadening was just to much of a mess on to do in the time I had (car is stored at a friends business premises so access time is limited). I'm not going totally mad with the weight saving yet, so I didnt see it as necessary t...

Got a little bit more done today on the inside thanks to good old hammerite. Before: http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c195/andrewaskew/325i/DSCF4957.jpg After: http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c195/andrewaskew/325i/DSCF4958.jpg Also got some grey door cards (thanks Chris-W) and some cloth sport se...

Cheers for the advice, I'm going out right now to stock up on hammerite

I'm really enjoying this project, first time I've ever done anything like it, so far so good (except for a few comments I've had such as 'You're ruining a classic") each to their own I say.

well, here's the first update... Today I stripped out the interior and did a few other little jobs, removed the front seats, rear seats, door cards, quarter panels, parcel shelf, rear seatbelts, centre console and even the carpet (all removed carefully as I am selling it). I relocated the electric w...

Anyone know where I can get a cheap rear cage???

Nah, I really don't want to keep the leather, so I may aswell sell it to pay for some other bits n bobs I need.

Dont worry though, I'll be gentle with her

Really helpful thread, I'm just getting into track days and hope to do my first one soon, I'm currently prepping my car for use but I am intending to use it as a daily driver too, so hopefully this will stop me from going to mad on track, I cant wait!!!

As I am turning 30 this year, I've decided to have me some fun... I'm selling my Nissan Primera and I've just bought this with the intention of stripping it out and using it as often as I can on track days, it will also be my daily commuter so it can't be too mental. I will try to keep you updated w...

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