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Kos on here sells all the stickers, they are good as new

take it there are no more Surrey meets then ??

very nice indeed, i like that a LOT !

I'm on it, yer they look well nice.

Will rattle the piggy bank

Exhaust looks brilliant mate, nice work there

and love the Gear knob, might get one myself.

Good update !

LSD could be 3.64 ratio if original to the car.

Cool ! What do you fly ?

I'm an ex submarine engineer.

Are you in the Army, based in Andover with user name Airborne sounds like you're a Para ???

Your Dad has very good taste, that's a smart looking e30 there.

circa 1993 my Dad was cruising about in a Austin Maestro if i remember right.

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all the numbers are assuming 205/55/15 and 0.83 overdrive standard 5th gear ratio

3.64 will do 2750 rpm at 70mph

as a rule of thumb drop 100rpm for every 0.1 ratio drop

I have a 3.46 and it does just over 2500, probably 2550rpm at 70.

To get down to 2500rpm at 80mph you would need a 3.25 but this would be too tall for a 318i

A good motorway diff is the 3.64

Lovin this

Nice work

Would you consider the S54 engine ?

I like it Mick, i' thinking of getting a 4 door also.

Think long and hard.....it's a slippery slope

Superb e30 sport you have there

Good thread also, am reading every update

thanks

I also found this on the net a while back which i keep in case of idle problems: Idle or hard starting problems are most commonly caused by intake leaks and/or a sticky or defective Idle Control Valve (ICV). The only reliable method of locating intake leaks is to have a smoke test run on the intake ...

Just wondering if you have tried a compression test. I know someone who had the very same problem, low idle and stalling, it turned out his engine was simply well worn and new piston rings were needed.

V8 would be more fun. Brakes would be quite expensive i would think.

I was thinking the same mate....

Any updates on your car ??

Post some pics anyway, give us something nice to look at.

Age: I'd pop in that long diff you have, perfect for motorway miles. if you need more grunt, you could always change down.

I've got a 2.65 fitted and only use 6th gear for stretches of the m-way. It gives quiet smooth and effortless cruising. Normal driving about I never go above 4th.

Best thread on here for ages

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Nice work

and they are still available at BMW for about a tenner I think

I agree with Barry, the throttle response is quite noticeable. Bizarrely I also got a couple of MPG extra from doing this. The engine also has a slightly more raspier note to it.

Facelift bumper bolts are the perfect size for a 4 arm engine stand using the holes where the gearbox bolts to.

Watching this with interest, love a good resto thread

glad you got it sorted

not seen an advert for the monthly meet ups for a while

Nice story and super nice car also.

I'll be following the progress

Cool

Thanks, i'll check it and thanks for the tip, i wasn't sure if they were one way or non-drip valves.

Hi, does anyone have the plumbing drawings for the intensive and normal wash for the windscreen. there is not a drawing on REAL OEM. I guess that both pipes run up the bonnet side, through a T piece so there is a single output to the washer jet ? I need to order the T pieces but i've also seen pictu...

I'd have never been able to change a headlight bulb let alone a restoration without the help, support and friendship from the e30 zone. Long live the zone.

mine came off also, new clips did the job

I've used one of these and it measures the temperature perfect

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-BMW-E30-8 ... Swd4tTv38p

Thanks Dan I'll try that as it sounds a good idea.

The problem i have is i can easy bleed the system. Then upon closing the bleed valve a load of air bubbles are seen in the clear tube attached to the bleed valve. I wonder if my bleeed valve is dodgy?

Thats a great idea mate. I will try it.

Defo air getting in though......

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