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Cheers fuzzy, well there's only one way to find out i suppose, only problem is it's my mates car, Lol!

Cheers

Andy.

Hey All It's Been Awhile.

Anyone know how to change the seals for the output shafts on a lsd?

do i need any special tools to refit them and are they an easy job todo??

Cheers For any help given.

Andy.

Chees for that Theo, are the engine mounting positions really different on the e24/e28 block? was gonna make my own mounts to fit once engine is in anyway.

think i might just het the bits i need and wait for a block to come up, got space to keep it so might aswell!!!!

Andy.

Yeah not a prolem ric, the rest of the car/engine is in good condition, it's been sat for a year with no antifreeze in it, but i checked the rest of the engine and thats the crack i could find. some1 somewhere must have a spare block lying around for an M30. the guy is goona give me engine/geabox an...

Hope some1 can help here, my mate has a e34 535i and i was gonna buy the engine from it and stick it in a e30 again! trouble is i've been round there today to see it running and there's abig crack next to the drivers side engine mount, as he only wanted £100 for the whole car i was wondering if the ...

Hey All, Just received a bundle of car show leaflets through the post and one of them is for anew show thats taking place for the first time at Croft Circuit, it's on the 19th July 2009. I'm just wondering what sort of turn out there would be if i/we arrange a club stand at the show? Heres a link to...

Hi,

i've just checked the part numbers for the e32 and the e34 and they are the same, i used the e34 manifolds with no mods at all, there isn't alot of space but they do fit!

yuse this for part numbers of each BMW model-

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/select.do

hope this helps

Andy.

Now lad, thought you would have it finished and on the road by now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! anyway here's some pics of ya new alloy engine mounts and steering spacer( undrilled as yet) need diamensions for the four holes! Engine Mounts http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff90/gall335i/enginemount.jpg http:...

BRIAN HELP!!!!!

Ok cheers brian, will have to go through the wiring again then!

cheers again.

andy

yeah it's not too bad for a home made jobbie!!!!!

it's 3 inch pipe with a modded e30 rear box split with the baffles out and new ends made for the 3 inch pipe, then filled with the original packing from the e30 box!!

loud but not tooooooo bad!!!

andy

yeah on a e30 mate, i thought the sensor tell the ecu thats there pressure before it start the engine.

maybe, but i don't know.

brian help.

andy.

will a engine start without the oil switch wired in? just been trying to get ric325i new 325 started but as yet haven't changed the switch to the new one(pre facelift car, facelift wiring).

cheers

Andy.

1.Ric325i - m30, chipped - claimed 236bhp (sorned at the mo )
2.Driftboy - M30, almost standard at presesnt - been my daily driver for over a year.
3.Theo - Track slag
4. Gareth - Diff breaker
5. gall - m30 sport engine, chipped to. scary fast!!

i left just before that mate. no i wasn't drifting mine! wherea bouts are you from mate? i'm thinking of arranging a meet sometime at durham services on the A1, would you be up for it?

andy.

cheers cotty,

yeah that sounds about right mate. vheavy for side skirts any way!!

cheers again

andy.

the ones i've got are like a flexi rubber material, very solid!!

andy.

Hey,

i've got apair of hartge sideskirts and i think they are genuine ones,
what material are the proper ones made out of?
there is a load of stamp markings on them but without scrapping all the paint off i can't read it.

what are thease worth if they are the real deal???

cheers

andy

sweet lad see you there, what you driving? mines a black 320i but its got a m30 3.5 motor in it!!

i should be there most of the day with Ric325i to, give us aring/txt, it'll be good to meet up with some more people from the north east.

mob no,
07999126798

andy.

a tip for you lad, go to machine mart/b&q a get some fexi plastic water pipe, put some holes in the side and tape up the ends. then get some expanding foam from b&q and fill the pipe, instant mould for you to copy off. just make sure you use plenty of bracing to keep the pipe in the right position w...

just sent Toby a pm about the throttle bodies, any idea what they'll be worth?

cheers

Andy.

this is the sort throttle body i was thinking of using with the ally plenum chamber like the ones that 666 make. throttle body, http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/80MM-THROTTLE-BODY-NISSAN-SKYLINE-GTR-TOYOTA-SUPRA-2JZE_W0QQitemZ230217676978QQihZ013QQcategoryZ72205QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem plenum cham...

oh ok,

thanks alot Brian.

regards

andy.

i've just been looking at my wiring, the black/green wire, what does it do exactly and if it's not connected what happens to the motor??

both the bk/y and bl/gr where on the same post, just removed the bl/gr and the ring terminal has come off. any ideas?

andy.

here's alink for the dates that have been arranged through Driftworks for teesside autodrome so far this year. http://www.driftworks.com/forum/british-drift-championship/49480-teesside-bdc-license-practice-information.html hope to see some of you lads/lasses there at some of the events. i'll hopeful...

what wires should be goin to the starter motor on my m30 engine? i've got one that goes direct the the battery, one into the loom then there's two wires goin onto the small threded stud, should i have one or two here?? haynes manual wiring diagram shows there should just be three wires in total goin...

Hi,

have a reed through Toby_Unna's post for his 335i turbo, on page 4 his details how and where he fits his volvo intercooler.

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&start=75

HTH

Andy.

have alook at the website below.

http://www.kaazuk.com/faq.php#whatway

it explains the differences between 1/1.5 and 2 way lsd. standard lsd's are just 1way as they lock on acceleration only.

andy.

Hi yeah you can get them rebuilt with two plates in them instead of one, a mate of mine can do the full rebuild which includes machining to take the second plate and putting it back yogether for around Ã‚£200/Ã‚£300. he builds e30/e36 m3 race cars for a living and used to work for bmw. if any1 wants...

cheers lad, will let my mate know.

Hi NIck,

might be a silly question but what are the rules regarding cars that aren't on the road, are they allowed??

ie, no tax/mot/insurance.

cheers

Andy.

yeah andy i do like the look of your new manifold and it would save me making a complete new one from ally, any chance you can remember what engine the throttle body came off? does it make any difference now with the new one on? gonna go and speak to me mate that builds drag racing cars for fun (140...

Try OMI for the bonnet bra as he's got one fitted to his scumball 318is motor.

picture of it here.

http://www.scumball.co.uk/home.html

other than his i ain't seen any others.

Andy.

cheers for link.

here is alink to the turbo that i'm planning on use as it was free.

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

andy.

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