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uvels
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Tue Mar 04, 2014 9:55 pm

fit GAZ rear coilovers and they are shit....cant use my 10j17 wheel anymore....and they are knocking all the time. :twisted:
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Tue Mar 04, 2014 9:59 pm

magpie wrote:
pacerpete wrote:

You mean Rav has rust pics and he's not sharing ! 8O coooont ! :)
Rav can peel someone elses orange in his pocket !

Tight cooont ! :)
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Fri Mar 07, 2014 5:41 pm

Drained around 40ltr of fuel from the tank by syphoning it out into a 5ltr container and then into a propper petrol container starting the syphone with a pug 405 diesel filter primer I nicked about 5 years ago fro a scrap yard.

I now have a head ache and feel sick.
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garth_e30is
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Sat Mar 08, 2014 7:56 pm

Clutch master cylinder. Brakes tomorrow.
trevski
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Sat Mar 08, 2014 8:06 pm

Fitted new refurb 15" bbs original wheels... Now selling four ronal ls wheels with tyres .
Pm me for details or 07738414867
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shanehaward
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Sat Mar 08, 2014 9:01 pm

finally pulled the m20 out of the touring. Plan for tomorrow will be to give the engine bay a quick tidy up, fit manual pedal box, e34 throttle cable + clutch pipe, then drop in the anchor! :) Was a PITA getting out, bent part of my slam panel because of the power steering pump. The m20 felt heavier than my m30 maby because of the auto box. Cant wait until the m30s in and running
zaust
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Sun Mar 09, 2014 3:24 pm

Washed my car for the first time in 6 months !.
M30 Tech 1 Touring on gas.
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Sun Mar 09, 2014 5:11 pm

zaust wrote:Washed my car for the first time in 6 months !.
Washed mine for the first time in 12 months !!! :D
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e30topless said : Proper BMW's have 4 headlights, last of the run was the E30 and E34/E32 anything after that is just complete shite
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Cypriotgeeza
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Sun Mar 09, 2014 7:49 pm

i did this! winkeye

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Check my M30 build threads:
Project Frankenstein: viewtopic.php?f=25&t=194154
Headgasket: viewtopic.php?f=55&t=165704
Clutch issues: viewtopic.php?f=55&t=172482
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zaust
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Sun Mar 09, 2014 8:11 pm

Why ?
M30 Tech 1 Touring on gas.
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Sun Mar 09, 2014 8:19 pm

zaust wrote:Why ?
Check my project thread mate :thumb:
Check my M30 build threads:
Project Frankenstein: viewtopic.php?f=25&t=194154
Headgasket: viewtopic.php?f=55&t=165704
Clutch issues: viewtopic.php?f=55&t=172482
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alexdejonghe
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Sun Mar 09, 2014 9:20 pm

Stopped the boot from leaking = result.

Discovered that fix #1 to correct my errant idle did not work = fail.
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Sun Mar 09, 2014 11:23 pm

bolted exhaust manifold to downpipe, bodged air intake pipe up with some yellow tape! still on the 2.0l intake with the 2.5 engine! tightened a few bolts and then sorted the water leaking in through the bulkhead (glovebox bolt was allowing water in) engine runs sweet as a nut now! :o
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Mon Mar 10, 2014 12:56 am

I rerouted all plumbing for washers and head light washers because
Some Pennis gobbler thought it was a good idea to mimic
Spaghetti junction ? Cilly sunt .
hennabm
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Thu Mar 13, 2014 4:45 pm

Took off all the calipers and carriers and took them away to be yellow passivated. :cool:

OEM rools winkeye
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Thu Mar 13, 2014 7:14 pm

Ran injector cleaner through the engine in an attempt to correct the erratic idle....we shall see if cheapie fix attempt #2 works....
oomz1975
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Sat Mar 15, 2014 5:50 pm

Took it for MOT & needed to deal with a couple of issues...
Bought & fitted a pair of front arb links,
Painted the brake calipers & back plates black,
Fitted the 17"Azevs, so the 15"BBS can get refurbed,
Ordered an alloy gearbox under guard,
Ordered an oem downpipe front section for the exhaust,
Booked in next week to have a custom stainless back box section made up & fitted.
Wash & waxed it then took it for a spin.
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Sat Mar 15, 2014 9:24 pm

Fixed the sunroof. Again. Properly with new cables and lots of white grease. Works like a charm.
Attempted to remove rear spoiler for repainting, three of the four nuts unwound last one just rounded.... Thanks for doing that.... ho hum!
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jonnyd
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Sun Mar 16, 2014 9:28 pm

put my front number plate back on today as my 2 year old son decided it didn't suit the car and ripped it clean off!! only left the shed door open for 5 bloody minutes.
no ice cream for the little coont tonight
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im fat... that's how I roll
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SDM
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Sun Mar 16, 2014 9:50 pm

Fitted some new indicators, then gave it a "quick" oil and filter change. Then I tore up the roads of Leicestershire, scared some golfers and got it sideways a few times. Nice little prep for a track day next week! :cool:
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clarko74
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Sun Mar 16, 2014 10:33 pm

Fitted bullseyes and hids to my chromie.

The difference is amazing.
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Mon Mar 17, 2014 8:02 am

clarko74 wrote:Fitted bullseyes and hids to my chromie.

The difference is amazing.
Can you put up daylight pics?
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Mon Mar 17, 2014 8:31 am

After pulling the weasy M40 out two weeks ago, I gave my touring a new heart...

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Mon Mar 17, 2014 2:10 pm

Four new Falken ZE914s fitted in 205x55x15 guise. First impressions are good. Not as quiet as my winter Goodyears which must be the quietest tyre my E30 has ever sported but noise levels seem on a par with my old Vredesteins. Thankfully they've got a lot stiffer sidewall than the Goodyears. Combined with the new B4s and steering rack that were recently fitted the old barge is handling sweetly.

New exhaust back box will be next. The old one is looking on its last legs.
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Tue Mar 18, 2014 4:23 pm

New oil and oil filter..... bare minimum of a service. Its filthy, squeaky.. overall needs some love. But thats all I can spare currently.

Parts stashed in my loft is starting looking tasty mind :)
spook
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Tue Mar 18, 2014 9:32 pm

Let the up and over garage door come down on the bonnet :D
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Tue Mar 18, 2014 9:50 pm

oh no, if it cheers you up a bit mate, today I fitted a newly painted sunroof panel and when i slid it back into the recess, it scratched all down the side and edge of the panel....luckily a bit of 1000grade wet and dry with some machine polishing took out 99% of it.

Hope you get your bonnet sorted.
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Wed Mar 19, 2014 5:39 pm

Had a test drive with the newly fitted e36 rack ..its a PAS rack but i have it as manual as my car is an early sport and had a manual rack to start with (probably the worst lock to lock rack known to mankind ) and its mainly a drag race project so weight saving is but cornering is not a big issue .

anyway fitted it to the rear set of holes (seems to be two sets of holes to mount the rack too ) with the spacers on the top side and kept the e36 arms etc on the rack and TBH it feels bloody horrible as soon as you turn one way or the other it seems to fight to want to turn full lock that way .. i hope just getting the tracking will sort it ...if not more bloody work
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Wed Mar 19, 2014 6:11 pm

pre-mot time today .

adjusted the h/brake shoes,fitted new h/brake with working ratchet,new toyo rear tyres fitted,new none return washer valves fitted ....

should have a new ticket tomorrow and taxed up on the 1st of next month ..here we go again

:D

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nearly forgot ,fitted the rear pads .

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one too many burnouts
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m52 b30 stroker 6-speed 318is Galvanizer
m42 touring
+ a yard full of scrap turds :)
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Thu Mar 20, 2014 2:06 pm

well it's dodged the bridge for another year :D
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m52 b30 stroker 6-speed 318is Galvanizer
m42 touring
+ a yard full of scrap turds :)
spook
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Thu Mar 20, 2014 7:01 pm

Out it comes after a while in storage, will be cleaned up, MOT and sold :D


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pacerpete
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Thu Mar 20, 2014 7:16 pm

Nice Tranny ! :)
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Thu Mar 20, 2014 11:04 pm

pacerpete wrote:Nice Tranny ! :)
It fuels my hatred for all things Ford :D
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