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M52 b30 stroker rebuild back on the road

Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 12:08 am
by magpie
For a months spring clean :D

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here we go again!

the new additions

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i've also got some white se skirts i've been threatening to fit for a while now winkeye[/quote]

inlet de-slurge time tomorrow when i take off the lower inlet,[plenum?]and get all the cr-ap out.
chain sprockets look in good order so i hope the rest of the gear is good 8) i've got a hoist sorted from 4-pm friday till following monday morn from the nice man at the local garage 200 yards away for £20 :beer: cheers Wayne.
same fella removed all my tyres from the RG Alpina reps for £5 8O he's gonna fit all the replacements for them and Balance them up for £5 a wheel,i love this bloke :D

donk inspection,cams looking good as.
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found some new and some split hoses that will be replaced.
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test fit to keep the juices flowing courtesy of our own mr touring whore 8) ,inlet and oil filter cap will be the same.
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this has to go in favour of the m20 lightened one with the sachs clutch,e21 323 thrust bearing and modified 4-pot starter that i have on the rattler donk waiting like a bad tooth to be extracted.
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the clock,s ticking may 1st deadline day.

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Re: sorned!

Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 12:10 am
by Alex
you need to get that rear spoiler painted Mick

good luck with the engine swop :) make sure you get your polisher on the engine bay once its out and that :D

Re: sorned!

Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 12:17 am
by magpie
it's front wings off and waxoil time all over/under.it will also require oily parts + a dirty-6 rack,
cant wait- NOT!

bloody zone,bloody CAR! :D

Re: sorned!

Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 12:23 am
by leeparkes
magpie wrote:it's front wings off and waxoil time all over/under.it will also require oily parts + a dirty-6 engine,
cant wait- NOT!

frecking zone,frecking car :D
Fixed :)

Good luck Mick!

Re: sorned!

Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 12:24 am
by Alex
:lol: i want a z3 rack on mine.... Eventually :roll:

Re: sorned!

Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 12:26 am
by magpie
leeparkes wrote:
magpie wrote:it's front wings off and waxoil time all over/under.it will also require oily parts + a dirty-6 engine,
cant wait- NOT!

frecking zone,frecking car :D
Fixed :)

Good luck Mick!
not just yet lee but eventually none the less 8)

Re: sorned!

Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 12:27 am
by ImysE30
Good luck with it Mick :thumb:

You might as well stick a M52 in it while your at it too winkeye

Re: sorned!

Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 11:39 am
by Alpina99
Crack on Mick,
You know it'll be worth it in the end,
At least you've got "off road parking" now,
:D :D

Re: sorned!

Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 11:32 pm
by magpie
watch it rain for a month now :cens:

i've got a couple of items to fit and general spring tidy up and wax oil and i'm going to have a look at the rear bumper where some bint shunted me at the lights about 8 mth ago and knocked the bumper out of square.and do these again without the polish [damn salt]

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less maintenance ftw

Re: sorned!

Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 11:59 pm
by Alex
both my bumpers need adjusting, front one has been knocked out when i bought it and i knocked the rear out slightly

are they easy to do ?

Re: sorned!

Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 12:03 am
by leeparkes
Is it just the caps polished? i feel your pain with road salt :banghead:

Re: sorned!

Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 10:02 am
by magpie
leeparkes wrote:Is it just the caps polished? i feel your pain with road salt :banghead:
i polished the lips and all the spokes :cry:


Alex i think i just need to straighten the rear bracket slightly,will know better once the bumper's off.

Re: sorned!

Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 11:23 am
by jaxon
Is the rear bumper easy to remove? If so how do you go about it?
I've just bought another E30 to replace my rotten old 320i and I need to swap the tow bars over.

Re: sorned!

Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 2:22 pm
by magpie
from the underside of the bumper look up and you'll see two allen key or torx head large bolts,one on each side and i've forgotten the size but you can buy them loose from halfrauds.
just undo these and it just slides back and off :)

Re: sorned!

Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 2:26 pm
by Alex
as easy as that 8) :thumb:

Re: sorned!

Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 2:32 pm
by Sanchez
Alex wrote:as easy as that 8) :thumb:
to remove the bumper yes.

There are 2 black plastic brackets either side by the wheel arch and they can be adjusted to move bumper higher lower etc etc.

http://bmwfans.info/parts/catalog/E30/T ... mper_rear/

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Re: sorned!

Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 2:43 pm
by Gortour
magpie wrote:from the underside of the bumper look up and you'll see two allen key or torx head large bolts,one on each side and i've forgotten the size but you can buy them loose from halfrauds.
just undo these and it just slides back and off :)
It's a Torx T55. You can buy just a socket for a couple of quid.

Re: sorned!

Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 3:08 pm
by jaxon
Cheers lads, I'll have a bash at it as soon as this rain stops :thumb:

Re: sorned!

Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 3:12 pm
by Alex
Sanchez wrote:
Alex wrote:as easy as that 8) :thumb:
to remove the bumper yes.

There are 2 black plastic brackets either side by the wheel arch and they can be adjusted to move bumper higher lower etc etc.

http://bmwfans.info/parts/catalog/E30/T ... mper_rear/

Part 4 and 5
:thumb:

Re: sorned!

Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 5:46 pm
by leeparkes
magpie wrote:
leeparkes wrote:Is it just the caps polished? i feel your pain with road salt :banghead:
i polished the lips and all the spokes :cry:
Fail :D

Re: sorned!

Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 10:47 pm
by magpie
Gortour wrote:
magpie wrote:from the underside of the bumper look up and you'll see two allen key or torx head large bolts,one on each side and i've forgotten the size but you can buy them loose from halfrauds.
just undo these and it just slides back and off :)
It's a Torx T55. You can buy just a socket for a couple of quid.
cheers gor,i bought a single 1/2" socket type one from halfrauds for around £4.00 not long ago and can i feck find it :? the tool fairy's have been at work again :roll:

Re: sorned!

Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 2:43 pm
by Dezzy
You done anything yet?

You are ment to be a northener it rains. Crack on winkeye winkeye

Re: sorned!

Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 2:50 pm
by RM2186
OT but.....do you still need these trailing arms Dez?

Good luck with the spruce up Mick :D

Re: sorned!

Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 3:08 pm
by Dezzy
RM2186 wrote:OT but.....do you still need these trailing arms Dez?

Good luck with the spruce up Mick :D
No mate i am sort thanks

Hows it going mike. Havent noticed you on here.

Re: sorned!

Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 5:07 pm
by RM2186
Been busy at work a lot Dezzy and also had the kitchen wall down to create a bigger room , you know how it goes! :mad:

Re: sorned!

Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 5:13 pm
by baur320
magpie wrote:cheers gor,i bought a single 1/2" socket type one from halfrauds for around £4.00 not long ago and can i feck find it :? the tool fairy's have been at work again :roll:
Mick, I've got one if you need a lend

Re: sorned!

Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 8:32 am
by magpie
need an engine hoist more than a torx socket mick,don't spose you have one i can lend for a couple of days?

Re: sorned!

Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 10:36 am
by baur320
Sorry Mick don't have one of them

Re: sorned!

Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 10:49 am
by magpie
some more bits ,225 45 16's for traction winkeye

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and a cannon :twisted:

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Re: sorned!

Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 11:34 am
by Alex
It has its advantages does that Jap Scrap :P

engine number ? 3 :D

Re: sorned!

Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 2:07 pm
by magpie
Alex wrote:It has its advantages does that Jap Scrap :P

engine number ? 3 :D
that passion wagon is a legend already,i picked a massive condenser tumble dryer up in it last week,a proper handy chariot-even the seats fold into a double bed so i'll never be homless winkeye .

aye it's engine number 111 as no 1 was stolen before i could rebuild it :evil: i will strip down engine 11 and find out what's happened to the guides when engine no 111 is fitted.

Re: sorned!

Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 5:20 pm
by Alex
8)

Re: sorned!

Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 12:02 am
by magpie
the low miler fat 6 ti in the local scrappy has a healthy looking rack + pipes i'm thinking 4-pot e36 pipes are a safer bet v e36 m50 pipes to fettle?

Re: sorned!

Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 12:03 am
by Alex
go for it, if there is a z3 in there (highly unlikely) go for one of them, less turns to lock than a dirty 6 rack winkeye

Re: sorned!

Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 12:06 am
by magpie
the yard gets all sorts that should not be crushed ie court seizures etc but i cant buy any of them :cry:

but i'm free to rape them at a price :D