Anyone near Ashington?

Post Thu Sep 01, 2005 5:32 pm

Hi, does anyone on here live near Ashington in the North East? I could do with someone with a bit of knowledge having a look at an engine that one of our members has up for sale. I'm in Sheffield so could do without the drive if it's a turkey!

It's a chance to meet up with a fellow zoner for anyone in the area.

Cheers,

Dan

Post Fri Sep 02, 2005 10:49 am

Anyone??

Post Fri Sep 02, 2005 11:02 am

wheres ashington fella??
anywhere near smithy in washington???

what engine you getting??

Post Fri Sep 02, 2005 4:45 pm

its about 35-40 minutes north of me and smithy, and thats on a good day, however some of the a1 is closed at the moment and it took me about 20 mins to circumnavigate the diversion when 800 yards of a1 would have got me to the same place.

so it'll probably take a bit longer

Post Sat Sep 03, 2005 12:53 am

what 35 -40 mins in a 325(or is it ?

),your not trying hard enough bill,lol

Post Sat Sep 03, 2005 1:29 am

im prety close to ashington mate, and dont mind lending a hand,
if you want to send details etc etc, im sure i can take a look for you

Post Sat Sep 03, 2005 2:17 am

I would have helped, but you could write everything i know about BMW engines on a postage stamp.

Post Sat Sep 03, 2005 12:19 pm

Cheers fellas. It's an M20 325 from an 87 car I think, has apparently been rebuilt only 1500 miles ago but can't be seen runing as it's out of the car. The seller is a Zoner called Hoggy, one of the old school zoners and someone I would be inclined to trust. However, as I'll be shelling out for a courier to get it to me, could do without it being a lemon.

I'll let you know the details Craigeeb, just waiting for some pics and details of engine/head numbers etc. I want this to just slip straight into my 1991 325 ith no pissing about with ECU's and other electrics.

Thanks for the offer, do you know a bit about engines?

Dan

Post Sat Sep 03, 2005 12:30 pm

I'm north of the Tyne (just). Just been up that way this morning too.

If the engine is out of the car & can't be seen running it's a bit hard to assess what condition it's in. If you're desperate I suppose I could take a look . . .

Any of you North Easterners going to the NE Club meeting at Bowburn Hall on Wednesday night?

Post Sat Sep 03, 2005 12:49 pm

scottybeemer wrote:what 35 -40 mins in a 325(or is it ? ),your not trying hard enough bill,lol

well, in traffic

Post Sat Sep 03, 2005 12:51 pm

AndyTouring wrote:Any of you North Easterners going to the NE Club meeting at Bowburn Hall on Wednesday night?

as always

Post Sat Sep 03, 2005 1:14 pm

billgatese30 wrote:
AndyTouring wrote:Any of you North Easterners going to the NE Club meeting at Bowburn Hall on Wednesday night?

as always

Wasnt even aware of it.

Working

Post Sat Sep 03, 2005 1:22 pm

check it all out here

BMW Club NE

or find the link under my sig

Post Sat Sep 03, 2005 1:35 pm

Danstable wrote:Cheers fellas. It's an M20 325 from an 87 car I think, has apparently been rebuilt only 1500 miles ago but can't be seen runing as it's out of the car. The seller is a Zoner called Hoggy, one of the old school zoners and someone I would be inclined to trust. However, as I'll be shelling out for a courier to get it to me, could do without it being a lemon.

I'll let you know the details Craigeeb, just waiting for some pics and details of engine/head numbers etc. I want this to just slip straight into my 1991 325 ith no pissing about with ECU's and other electrics.

Thanks for the offer, do you know a bit about engines?

Dan

no problemo, and yeah hoggy is a good lad if it was a dog he would of said,
and yeah i know enough about engines mate, iv had mine striped bare about erm..........6 times i recon, (the 2.0 head off to be ported cam in etc, the 2.5 well thats just too long of a story involving changing pistons, valve's and then a warped head ) and i used to work in a garage so i know a bit

just let me know when you get all the info and i'll meet up with hoggy and have a poke and a prod, there might be some oooo's and arrr's thrown in there for good mesure along with a scratch of me head

andytouring........ where abouts are you from?? im sure iv seen that red beuty before

and cant make wedensday im off to amble to do a spot of fishing

Post Sat Sep 03, 2005 5:11 pm

I'm in North Shields.

We usually meet at the Holiday Inn at Seaton Burn first Wed of the month but we're trying a venue futher south to attract the people from the south of the region, Teesside etc.

We will be back at Seaton Burn on the 5th Oct & will alternate between the two.

We have a good cross section of cars from E30's (BillGates 325 Sport, Essbees 320 Touring, Baur320's er.. 320 Baur, my316 Touring), E36, E28, E34, M3's, M5's, a Z4 & my 635.

We have various events - the Drive 'n' Dines are very popular.

Have a look at our website www.bmwclubne.co.uk for info.

Look forward to seeing some of you when you can make it.

Worth the elbow grease! :lol:

Post Sun Sep 04, 2005 12:51 pm

Craigieeb.........you sound like the perfect man for the job! I'm just a bit concerned that the engine has been rebuilt and then sold on so quickly, why spend all that money then not use it.....something not done quite right??! I'll be in touch.

Andytouring......that 635 looks like it's just rolled out of the factory. Stunning!

Post Sun Sep 04, 2005 12:53 pm

Danstable wrote:Andytouring......that 635 looks like it's just rolled out of the factory. Stunning!

other than the bumper....eh Andy

Post Sun Sep 04, 2005 3:05 pm

Danstable wrote: Andytouring......that 635 looks like it's just rolled out of the factory. Stunning!

If the sun's in the right position! Almost at 75k miles now.

billgatese30 wrote:other than the bumper . .

Ah well, see my post on the CC 6-Tech forum . . .

Post Tue Sep 06, 2005 10:10 pm

any details yet dan mate?

Post Wed Sep 07, 2005 9:01 am

Just chasing them up mate, waiting for an e-mail.

Post Wed Sep 07, 2005 8:49 pm

Craigieeb.....pm sent mate

Post Thu Sep 08, 2005 1:54 am

?? nothing there mate

Post Thu Sep 08, 2005 8:01 pm

How about now mate??

Post Thu Sep 08, 2005 8:18 pm

yup, got this 1 with the address,

so is the engine in or out the car??
coz if its out there's not too much i could do to make sure its in good condition, i could crank it over manually a couple of times but thats about it, apart from striping it bare, which just aint viable matey

Post Thu Sep 08, 2005 9:24 pm

Sent you an e-mail mate.

Cheers

Post Wed Sep 14, 2005 9:18 am

Craigieeb deserves a big thank you for making the effort to go and see an engine for me at pretty short notice.

If there's ever anything I can do to help out in return then just let me know.

Top fella, many thanks.

Dan

Post Thu Sep 15, 2005 7:13 pm

stop it you'll make me blush

it was not a problem matey