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Would make a great power to weight engine conversion, must be best part of 100kg lighter!

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Looks like the sump has a date with an AC/DC tig welder

The car was running fine before I changed the pump and eliminated the fuel pressure regulator. How long before changing the pump, weeks/months/years? Did you test the fuel pressure while cranking the engine over or shorting the pump wiring? While cranking the engine gives a better idea of if it con...

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Hi Brutus, I sent you a text earlier regarding some seat parts

I find cars that have been for extensive panel replacements are usually the worst for leaks, most bodyshops are only interested in what they look like rather than how they function

Yes it will be fine, done it plenty of times, if you need a pair of trailing arms let me know as ive got a couple of sets here

The fan switch should be in the side of the rad, there is a provision for this on the right hand side tank about 1/4 of the way down. If you have an original 90+ thermostat then the gauge will show above 1/2 way at running temp and it will take much longer to flow coolant to the radiator which is ho...

Excellent updates, great to see something other than cupholders being made on a 3D printer!

I heard this yesterday, what a terrible shame

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All the M50 intake does is give it a bit of top end power, there are far more downsides as explained above
Race car yes
Road car no

Nice bit of zinc N yellow there

New or refurb?
There was a guy in the states doing a cracking job of refurbing these a few years ago

Its common to pull the heater box out with the 2 lines attached, however, I have changed the expansion valve with the box in place, cant remember exactly how I did it, but it was not fun!

If you want a moddified M10 then its probably the best place to start, S14 bits were the way to go about 25 years ago but its an expensive game nowadays

In standard form its about 7hp and 10lbft difference, not much of a reward for the effort involved

If its the silver one above the glovebox you can fix it with a soldering iron, but dont add any new solder

Less lubrication is needed because you want the rings to wear into the bores, mineral oil 100% works best, I usually go for 20w50 type grades, drive the car up to around 80/90mph then shut the throttle and allow the momentum of the car to slow the engine down, this creates vacuum in the cylinders pu...

You can remove all the auto wiring back to the common power/earth connections and remove the can connection to the DME

Great work!
Loving the exhaust

The clutch you use must match the flywheel, the 2.8 stuff is always 240mm so its a good option, if its an E46 era box it 'should' fit over a 2.8 fly/clutch but people have run into problems with bigger engine flywheels in smaller engined boxes

Plate needs to stay fitted yes

Yes indeed, send me a pm with requirements

Ive spoken to Bilstein UK on several occasions over the years and came to the conclusion they are not interested in older cars, the staff seem to have no idea what they are talking about Looking at the difference in weights its possible you are being offered a kit for a 2 door saloon, and a kit for ...

Washer bottle, top of the headlamp grill, strut tower, anywhere and everywhere really, there is no official location although personally top of the headlamp grill is the most sensible in my opinion

Depends on a few factors
What do you have already
How much are you willing to spend
How do you want to drive, fast road or just cruising etc

Some Griffin Motorsport info I have

There was also Les Stannard, "Stannard Motors" that did engine builds

Not sure why it would be shortened, E36 328i prop is the correct length

You need a complete e36 328i manual propshaft and an E30 centre mounting suitable for your car

From memory of your other posts your donor car has an M52tu engine so would also have the later DSC type ABS which is MK60, if you search MK60 standalone then im sure you will find plenty of info, not difficult, just time consuming, there are wiring diagrams on the net also

Your main issue is the physical size of the box, you will need to cut/modify the tunnel to accept it Without the correct signal from the ABS unit (wheel speed) the gearbox will be stuck in 3rd gear, limp mode. Im sure there will be some sort of emulator you can buy that replictes this signal, but re...

Thats not part of the injector loom, most likely signal sharing to the autobox ECU via an add on loom which would explain why its plugged into the engine temp sensor, most likely a manually switchable box?

Its a different engine

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