What essential spares do you keep 'in stock'?

[greentouring]

As the title asks, what do you keep either in your car or garage/house, in regards to E30 spares?

[HairyScreech]

ummm, most of a 320 engine, a tail gate, front brake calipers, wing, whole set of body trim, pair of bumpers, sump 51mm struts, full set of springs......

but most of its got to go, its all detritus from getting mine tidy and grabing some bits form a scraper.

lets not start on the mini or the ka

[daimlerman]

I usualy have a 25ltr drum of engine oil on the shelf,gear oil,ATF and antifreeze in 5 ltr size.Small bottle of brake fluid.Filters for all cars.I have a shelf for Daimler oddments and several shelves of E30 bits and bob's.I throw very little away,only parts that are worn out or rusted out.When I swapped doors recently the only part that was taken to the tip was the rusty shells,every other part was removed and stored'just in case'....the garage is refered to in the family as Dad's playroom...until they want something making...

[DanThe]

ummm, most of a 320 engine

To weigh the back end down when it snows right?

I like to keep a few spares, couple of M50 heads, at least one iron block, M52 cranks, piston and rod sets, M50 manifolds, 328i gearbox and a couple of diffs amongst other bits and bobs.

You never know when you may need it, and I dont like to be caught short

[Chris-W]

2 or 3 cars

[Simon13]

alpina 2.7 crank + pistons
2x 2.5 cylinder heads
diff
gearboxes x2
power steering rack + pump
alternators
starter motors
shocks, springs

loads more too!

[320Touring]

Duct Tape and WD40

If it moves and it shouldnt - Duct tape

If it doesnt move and it should- WD40

[hammoj28]

A spare m42 engine, rear windows, coil pack, window switches, erm.......and a few other things.

[StuBeeDoo]

I've got a 731 'head
M20B20 short engine
M20B23 crank
Scorpion back box
3ltrs of anti-freeze
5ltrs of engine oil
2 spare rims
Pair of 51mm legs complete with standard springs, top mounts and wheel bearings
Oil cooler, hoses and adaptor
ICV
TPS
and sundry odds-and-sods.

[HairyScreech]

oh the oil and antifreeze lives in the side pods of my touring. never know where im going to be when i need it.

[Nelly]

2 or 3 cars

Snap - i've lost count on what i've got here and havn't?

[lance1a]

Three spares cars, oil, antifreeze, car paint equipment and all the crap that goes with it, carbs, injection manifolds, old window mechs off of various cars, alternators, starters, loads of cleaning stuff, metal detector (for when I lose my rag and throw parts into the wheat field), seats, half of Matalans tee-shirt stock for last year (dont tell my wife!) Vodka and money I make from servicing cars at home (again, don't tell the wife).

[Jimb]

99% of what has been listed so far is simply replacement parts.
I read the question as "Essential" spare parts.
Jim

[old_skool]

There's not enough bandwidth for me to list the all E30 related crap that I keep hold of

[gooner1]

Can of petrol in the boot, oh and loads of fuses.

[Nelly]

99% of what has been listed so far is simply replacement parts.
I read the question as "Essential" spare parts.
Jim

Having a complete spare car at hand is essential for me - i'm for ever replacing something i've broken lol.

[lance1a]

Oh! ESSENTIAL spares........ A modified three pin wall plug (where you would thread the earth or negative wire into) cut to about 4mm by 4mm to repair my throttle cable on the bike carbs as it snaps every two or three months, usually in the worst possible place and time.

[tomze30]

wheel plus tyre
jump leads
battery
small pin for clearing the washer nozzles
oil

...

plus a load of other junk

[DanThe]

99% of what has been listed so far is simply replacement parts.
I read the question as "Essential" spare parts.
Jim

Sorry, I already used my spare scuttle

[schuey]

DME relay for me!,some fuses and WD40 all kept in car. I have various bits kicking around the garage!

[fuzzy]

As the title asks, what do you keep either in your car or garage/house, in regards to E30 spares?

the only spares i have in my shed for my e30 is a .63 T34 turbo and a cosworth wrc multilayer steel headgasket

[maxfield]

Cable ties and gaffa tape.

[fuzzy]

Cable ties and gaffa tape.

and a note on the wall with your insurance co claims department phone number for when you roll off your drive into parked cars

[maxfield]

[fuzzy]

im sure you will be soon enough if you keep crashing your cars

[maxfield]

Hold on, haven't you just stuffed your Chaveshitter?

[fuzzy]

Hold on, haven't you just stuffed your Chaveshitter?

i have indeed but as its only my second my fault accident at the ripe old age of 37 i feel im in a position to point and laugh at the young upstarts bad luck. if you make it to 37 with no more faults then by all means come back and point and laugh at me

[Nelly]

Tooshay fuzzy (sorry Max but, i'm now giggling my ar5e off)

[greentouring]

In car :toolbox, fuses, spare lamp bulbs, a sleeping bag (miles and miles of uninhabited countryside round here!), small bottle of oil and a bottle of water. I want to begin collecting some bigger parts though, stuff like starting motors, alternators, rear light lenses and so on.

[89-325isport]

i have a full sport (minus the bits that are the wrong shape) in the garage just waiting to be used for spares.

[Rosc0PColtrane]

I keep spare beers in the fridge, a spare bottle of bourbon too.

[bazeebond]

RAC Card and mobile phone!

[FlappySocks]

When I got one of my E30's, the boot smelt of dead bodies.

[Rosc0PColtrane]

Socks, your nose has been close to some dead bodies then???

[FlappySocks]

The boot was empty except for two pairs of cowboy boots, and a license plate "CNH 320", issued in Hazzard county. Wasn't your old E30 was it Rosco?