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Hey thanks for the response! had a read up on the stuff, brought the gun and 4 bags to start with

Thanks again

Hi all, been a while! So i ran into a little trouble with the cabbie.. trouble being the driver side rear spring perch popping through the chassis rail :roll: So as you do, pull it off the road, COMPLETELY strip the rear end to bare bones, order everything new, full brakes, shocks, springs, handbrak...

hi all, looking to replace my steering rack on my 1991 325 and was just wondering what the deal is with the so called E46 rack upgrade, i.e what sort of benefits are to be had? is it a simple case of bolting the 46 rack to my existing e30 pipes, column etc. do all 46 racks fit? not so much looking f...

argh dammit, just had a read of that link and it looks like its the opposite way round

looks like the sill part of the cabby wing is the part needed to be kept

oh ok, well my wing has rotted at the bottom, so i can cut the bottom off a saloon wing (where the black trim is) and join the off cut to my cabbie wing?

thanks for the info guys

Hey all,

Are cabbie front wings the same as coupe/saloon wings? just wanted to check before i go hunting for a o/s wing for my cabbie

Thanks

hi all, i have a set of twin 12'' vibe CBR's with built in mono amp that i recently purchased (second hand), i connected it all up and nothing happend.. no sound or green light. got my tester out to make sure the live/earth/rem are in tact but its showing live across all 3 terminals and live on the ...

yes very similar, but my engine does not sound nearly as bad as that one :eek: But yes, if i hit the throttle quick the revs do drop. i have not had the chance to have a look at the tps but does make sense that the tps is at fault. If i hold the revs at say 1200 rpm and hit the throttle the response...

ok, its frustrating as ive rebuilt the top end, had everything out (exept the block) when I did the head gasket. I thought the flat spot would be cured as I replaced all the vac pipes etc, new gaskets but no..

but ill try the tps and check for leaks again at the weekend, ill keep posted

Or £8.99 will get you a multimeter from maplin!!! Or that winkeye But ok, so the lamp would be on until I open the switch, when it clicks the light should go off. easy enough. ill give the switch a good clean and test it over the weekend, need to do a few other jobs so ill check for air leaks while...

no, I don't have any testing equipment

injectors were done by injectortune a few months back so they should be fine. with regards to the tps, I need the 'click' to be as soon as possible once I start to move the throttle so I understand, which is the case with mine.

ok great, ill check both out, the tube between the block and inlet you mean the metal one with rubber seals on each end? with the tps, ive cleaned it out many times now, might just grab a new one. it does feel like an air leak but most of the pipes are new so none are cracked etc. was just wondering...

Hi all, another tuning question :eek: my 2.7 cabbie has a terrible flat spot when you put your foot down, it cough's, revs drop a tad then picks up, doesn't seem to matter what it is currently revving at. if you press the throttle slowly it revs ok, but stamp on it and that's your lot.. revs drop be...

great stuff xD

thanks

yeah will do, i have a custom roof company behind my work who have quoted £700 all in and fitted but if i can do it myself it will be worth the PITA

but if anyone has had experience with the above stayfast roofs though, id like to have some feedback

haha my first was a 316 m10 too, had a right result on it too, paid under 400 quid for it on a E plate, clean as fook but on the basis that it was a terrible starter and hardly any of the electrics worked. Handed the guy the £££'s, jumped in to try get it started, after it spun over for a few mins i...

no, to be honest ive not even looked at my roof to see how its all held together yet, but its not something i would rush into though and have managed all other aspects of building my E30.

I do feel confident in doing a good job with it but as i say, ive not looked into how its done yet

yeah both prices are based on myself fitting it, the mohair would be the safe option as they are known but just wondering if anyone has had any experience with the stayfast cloth

Hi all, been putting it off for a while but no longer, i need to get a new roof as mine done for! Ive seen 2 options, one is for a Mohair at around £400 the other ive not seen before, 'Haartz Stayfast Cloth' at around £250. has anyone had any experience with the stayfast option? are they worth the s...

Do you have an alarm/immobiliser fitted? Or one in the circuit you dont know about? They are by far the main cause of the issues you are experiencing. yes i do have a working clifford alarm/immobiliser on my cabby, however none of my previous E30's have had alarms/immobiliser's and are all acting t...

ok, sounds like it might be worth trying the relay out first and see how i get on. what ignition wire did u take the switched feed from? and where did you send the output to?

I thought they came rounded off as standard

i did as brian said and took a file to each side of it. another thing on the forever growing 'to do' list

interesting stuff, if this is the case ill replace the ignition switch and fit a relay to the system and let the relay take the battering rather than the new switch. or maybe go for a push button.. not sure yet. think it might be an idea to do both a new switch and the push button for backup, but if...

Thanks for the response. the car in question is a manual 2.7 build. never had an auto in a E30, although i am thinking about going over to the auto side on the next one

Hey all, The last 3 E30's ive ownd have all had this same problem but my current E30 is suffering the most.. when i go to start the car, key in, first 2 clicks on ignition, then the final part when the starter motor should engage nothin happens.. i normally hold the key in cranking position for a fe...

hi all, doing a head gasket on a friends m20 2.5 at the weekend, i have the head bolt angle settings but i believe that there is a rough torque setting, as from pre experiance some bolts feel tighter than others when doing it all by angle's, any suggestions?

great

Thanks all

Hi all, is there a zoner who does injector refurbs? im sure i read on here a while back that someone was doing them, did try the search option but no joy

hmm i do recall doing a minor repair about a year ago to the ecu

and i may have used standard 'high melting point' solder

looks like i may be in the market for a new ecu too

thanks for the info and pointing out the error of my many ways

hi all, the other day i found all my solenoids were stuck solid. i understand that when a certain problem occurs it fries the solenoids one after the other and melts the inners to the point where they are knackerd!! im about to grab a new set but cant remember what exactly causes the problem and wou...

well 300mm is basicly 12'' so maybe i have my numbers arse about face.. or maybe he was being generous, whatever.. it passed

yea it actully went in for its mot today funny enough, passed with only advisory being the rust. the concern being how close it is to the seat belt anchor. 8 inches i think he said was the closest it could get before fail. mine was 12''

the kit was an import from germany, cant remember the name of the kit now :roll: fibreglass in general isnt a problem for me but bonding it to metal does concern me, when it comes to the summer heat, metal expanding and hairline cracks where the two meet etc, Not a fan of the above kit :eek: althoug...

sorry, outer arches. and yes, my thoughts on the fibreglass was also a no no, but as im no panel beater i thought id throw it out there as one of the recomendations was from a beater :O

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