Engine bay photos

Post Sat Apr 23, 2011 6:54 pm

its as ford colour! off an old granada Trevor B7 knows exactly as he painted them for me.

Post Sat Apr 23, 2011 7:23 pm

LOVE the RD manifolds

Post Sat Apr 23, 2011 7:28 pm

Work in progress M20B25 in my chromie

M20B25 in my old cab;

Post Sat Apr 23, 2011 9:19 pm

hennabm wrote:

The winner!

Post Sat Apr 23, 2011 9:22 pm

Shame about the airhorns

Post Sat Apr 23, 2011 9:33 pm

Alex wrote:shit picture of the sports engine using my blackberry

Get a fan shroud on there Alex

Post Sat Apr 23, 2011 9:37 pm

One of only two none OEM parts on the car.

I put the horns on when I were just a lad and the car was 4 years old. They are part of it now and will forever stay, so long as they continue to work.

The other none OEM - the steering wheel. Have a look at the TBMW feature in 2002 to see why. It was BMWs daft attempt at a 3 spoke sports wheel before the Tech wheels. Andyboy didn't rate it and neither did I. I changed it for a 4 spoke Mota Lita wheel, again many years ago.
I still have the sport wheel but never use it.

Post Sat Apr 23, 2011 9:47 pm

hennabm wrote:One of only two none OEM parts on the car.

I put the horns on when I were just a lad and the car was 4 years old. They are part of it now and will forever stay, so long as they continue to work.

The other none OEM - the steering wheel. Have a look at the TBMW feature in 2002 to see why. It was BMWs daft attempt at a 3 spoke sports wheel before the Tech wheels. Andyboy didn't rate it and neither did I. I changed it for a 4 spoke Mota Lita wheel, again many years ago.
I still have the sport wheel but never use it.

One of these horrid things? (Right one)

Post Sat Apr 23, 2011 9:52 pm

bss325i wrote:
hennabm wrote:

The winner!

Non insulated spade connector on the brake fluid reservoir level sensor!

Post Sat Apr 23, 2011 9:56 pm

bss325i wrote:
hennabm wrote:

The winner!

+1

how nice is that stunning !! sad but I love the older "red" viscous fans

and i can't remember the last time i saw a cover over the modulater thingy on the bulkhead ! ,

Post Sat Apr 23, 2011 10:02 pm

DanThe wrote:quote]

Non insulated spade connector on the brake fluid reservoir level sensor!

Yep - and so has her sister car from May 83. Another early one like that is Brian Lake's early 316. So it does appear this was factory finish at the time.

Post Sat Apr 23, 2011 10:06 pm

[quote="bss325iOne of these horrid things? (Right one)

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Barry - correct and as you say a horrid piece of work.

I think I can be forgiven for straying from OEM with THAT on the car.

For one thing, I could never find the horn control especially when the wheel was away from the straight.

Post Sat Apr 23, 2011 10:11 pm

I have seen a few E24 sixes with that wheel fitted, seems alot more common than on E30's.

Would you not feel a leather 3 spoke "sports" wheel normally fitted to SE's be more at home than a motolita wheel?

Post Sat Apr 23, 2011 10:25 pm

hennabm wrote:
DanThe wrote:quote]

Non insulated spade connector on the brake fluid reservoir level sensor!
Yep - and so has her sister car from May 83. Another early one like that is Brian Lake's early 316. So it does appear this was factory finish at the time.

My henna red car was an 83 build but I dont have any engine bay pics, in one pic I can just see the steel bodied relays with yellow painted tops in the fusebox but not the brake fluid res

Post Sat Apr 23, 2011 10:38 pm

bss325i wrote:I have seen a few E24 sixes with that wheel fitted, seems alot more common than on E30's.

Would you not feel a leather 3 spoke "sports" wheel normally fitted to SE's be more at home than a motolita wheel?

Not really - as the motolita wheel is smaller than than the SE wheel and is a metal 4 spoke with centre horn push and full leather rim.

Post Sat Apr 23, 2011 10:56 pm

Its not a bad wheel, similar to an early Alpina one.

Big knobs on the stereo!

Post Sat Apr 23, 2011 11:07 pm

Mine.

Not the cleanest, but functional.

Post Sat Apr 23, 2011 11:23 pm

Rav, this is 'engine bay' photos, not 'engine room'

Post Sat Apr 23, 2011 11:26 pm

DanThe wrote:Rav, this is 'engine bay' photos, not 'engine room'

Post Wed May 11, 2011 10:11 pm

Heres my effort, just had timing belt, tensioner & waterpump replaced today, along with fresh exhaust manifold heat shields.....

Still needs a clean.

Post Wed May 11, 2011 10:22 pm

DanThe wrote:Rav, this is 'engine bay' photos, not 'engine room'

Post Wed May 11, 2011 10:34 pm

Mine

Post Wed May 11, 2011 10:38 pm

German-Whips wrote:
DanThe wrote:Rav, this is 'engine bay' photos, not 'engine room'

Post Wed May 11, 2011 11:06 pm

Engine room

Very good sir

Post Wed May 11, 2011 11:22 pm

The lot of ya!!!

Post Wed May 11, 2011 11:30 pm

Is that dizzy touching the rad...?!

Post Wed May 11, 2011 11:51 pm

Post Wed May 11, 2011 11:55 pm

Jhonno wrote:Is that dizzy touching the rad...?!

No, there's atleast 3mm of air inbetween

Post Thu May 12, 2011 12:07 am

Nothing beats the good old M42.....

Oh wait, yes it does

Post Thu May 12, 2011 11:42 pm

my standard but exceptionally clean M42

Post Fri May 13, 2011 12:15 am

320iAN wrote:my standard but exceptionally clean M42

wheres your bonnet seal mate?

Post Fri May 13, 2011 10:30 am

newt wrote:
wheres your bonnet seal mate?

where it's supposed to be

on the edge along the scuttle .. it's deffo there it just seams to hid in to the picture
if you mean the seal that run's down the top of each wing then i thing Is models never came with they sections of the seal? ive fitted a "edge gaurd" protection strip on they areas

heres an earlier pic, off when i first got my E30 pic, shows the seal

Post Fri May 13, 2011 11:33 am

ahhh yeah, i couldnt see it in the other pics

lol

looks tidier without it on the sides tbh