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Best get some proper tools out then!wait till the weekend :-( feels a bit unnerving driving it tho...nowt will fall off will it??? i'd be tempted by top mounts on suspension, jus cos its been lowered (when i bought it) and theres nothing in the history to suggest new top mounts, its had a few new bu...

recently ive noticed it, so i jacked up car and gave the wheel a wobble and it knocks (not a wheel bearing) with the steering lock on, theres a bit of left/right movement that you can feel. can also hear and feel it when driving along, mainly on crap roads around oxford...its annoying the hell out o...

Righty, all back together. No gasket. Fail. Does anyone know where i might get hold of a new one?

Ben

Im not too up to date on the laws meself, but if your worried, just ring the rozzers and get them to simplify it for you. its not a crime to ask. just tell them you've got your license and A-frame or whatever - is it legal? Yes, or no. Puts your mind at rest. What i did when i was going to do a bit ...

hmmm...tisnt a short trip to where im going, got another car i can use tho

think spadge is sorting me out tho

Ben

All sorted- sorry for the simplemindedness!! just a bit corroded in. Now have the annoying task of finding a new elbow, because it cracked when putting it back on

soon to be a post in the wanted section

Ben

Heyoh, since i changed the radiator on my iS, it hasnt ever been properly getting up to temperature, even when sitting at 80 on a motorway for an hour! not going to do anyone any favours surely? so i went to change the thermostat today (now) and was just wondering, how do u get the bloody thing out?...

Look good mate, used to have a set on my iS. went for something different tho. hope u got some good boots on them.

Ben

I thinks theres at least one more iS in oxford - theres 1 at me college aswell, a tidy white one. i shall try and urge him/her to the forum...

Ben[/quote] Think I spotted you yesterday, Ben. Saw a black iS on MIMs coming from Cowley center going up towards the ring road... you I assume? I like the look of your iS on those MIMs with the suspension setup, looks sweet...[/quote] Why thankyou sir! yer would have been me. i feel ashamed...its s...

Yehh! i see your from the shire aswell then? im headington area. nice lookin cabby

Ben

Yeh tis, usually hanging around the harnham area or buzzin up and down the A36. I got it with me in oxford atm tho. Which part of sals u based in? still full of pikeys then

Ben

Ahh great, cheers guys, tis an IS btw. I shall have a look on the morrow with more light.
Ben

I have to say, i dont think ive seen you in Smallsbury before, but that is in Hudson's yer? I got a very similar lookin IS on MIM's 1900s, (complete with a dent) if youve seen it rollin around?
Looking smart

Ben

Ive noticed the smell of fuel recently after a long trip or two inside the car, not so noticable outside. any particular fuel pipes i should check? load of petrol somehow bloody vanished aswell!!!

Cheers
Ben

What kind of tyres do you use? lookin for some ideas for a set of MIMs 1900's. has currently got a set of cheapies on there atm, and theyre a bit shite. what do you think?

Ben

Haha, looks almost identical to mine! except mine has a dent...and no lip at all atm....but looks verry swish mate

Ben

Looks V nice indeeeed - get some bigger pics up tho!

(nice mk1 aswell

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ta very much guys. its now on mim 1900s, which imo i prefer. like the dish on them... will get a pic up once the weathers good/have camera.the mim's need a refurb - was plannin on spraying the centres and spokes diamond schwartz and leavin outers polished. anyone else done this? Ben Got 2 alpina rep...

Well, at long last...i have it back. got it all together the other day, only to find out that both cv joints on the driveshaft were far past buggered, so had to wait till i get another! got it all sorted tho, and is lookin nice on the mim's.

thanks for all your help guys, really appreciate it!

Ben

Beauty! lovin th interior imo! i want my iS back....

...goes to garage wielding spanners....

Nice motor dude.

Ben

Looks stunning mate

also lovin that black nd white pic!

Ben

tis on

just brakes left to finish off, then i shall hav it back! cant wait

cheers for all the hints peeps, mucho appreciated. got the new MIM 1900s aswell (could do with a refurb), will put a pic up once its out of garage and clean

Cheers
Ben

awesome, well i shall make meself another cup of tea nd have a go! will keep posted.

Cheers spadge
Ben

Thats got it! just me being a spanner instead of using one properly! Righty, now thats done, i have found another problem. the propshaft doesnt seem quite long enough? the four connecting bolts are just out of reach from the diff pinion flange. the diff's all mounted properly in the four points and ...

hmm...not sure wether this is a good thing or not...my diff just wont line up with it.its on the front 2 mounting and the main chassis one, but the two middle mount are bout 8mm out. any ideas?
Ben

So yeh, are they all the same?or do the diff casings differ?
Cheers
Ben

...really cant believe how long this is taking me....altho, got the new beam on

just on a lunch break! locating the threads on the diff are proving to be a royal pain in the ass tho!!!

any hints or tips? it just aint liking it at all atm! cheers fellas
Ben

anyone?.........

Ben

Back to the top! Ive been completely inundated with work the entire bloody week, so only just got round to doing some more! however, ive found the end of propshaft where it attaches to the diff to be in the way :( any way to get around this? or is it gonna be have to taken off at the centre section....

Well, tis a 318is. only got it recently :( i think a lot of it is the fact i used to own a go cart, which would do pretty much anything (mini cooper) so the step probably wasnt the best.the mini also had some shithot yokos on it. the iS has some crappy ones aswell.so mistake. live and learn. but its...

Hey guys, as im pretty new to the e30's, and have found out that they can be tricky in the wet.......im not the most experienced driver, and want to learn how to drive the damn thing safely! obviously just goin slow would be the easiest answer, but want to learn how to control it if things start goi...

right, got the diff out, everything is disconnected, got the bottom mount bolts off.last thing is the torx bolts on the side, except theyre bein a bitch...just bending my allen keys...hmmph.sprayed a load of wd40 on them nd will try tm.if that dont work, case of drilling them out??anything else i ne...

ahh righty, ok, will have to try the gear idea....not much left of brake assemblies at this point

theyre bloody tight little bolts mind you!! cheers

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