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Sun Jul 12, 2009 12:57 pm

I got hold of an M50 for nothing a few weeks ago :D paid £50 and went to take it out myself - I swiped afew other things off the car, sold them and broke even! :D

There is a couple of cars on egay at the moment - trouble is they are the other end of the country.

Clwyd breakers in wrexham has an M52 in at the moment - complete with EWS and key! Don't know how much he would want though. (He also has a mazda rotary engine in..... winkeye !)
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Tue Jul 21, 2009 6:03 pm

M30 it is! Just bought this today. It has a wiring issue so it won't start, but I think it's something daft. I'll get it home and then start the head scratching. Big thanks to Neil (320touring) for spotting it on ebay. It's only 12 miles from my house.

Going to need a manual box though. :roll: Anyone?

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:rock: :rock: :rock:
Cypriotgeeza wrote:I done both my mates in my old 318is
felt so proud,even tried it with a E30 325i and got put in my place.. :o:
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Tue Jul 21, 2009 6:09 pm

Put a wanted add on here for the gearbox,you will have to register

http://forum.bmw5.co.uk/viewforum.php?f=17

wiring on these are simple,very similar to the m20

Pm beefy about the mounts

you doing a build thread?

Edit:is it a sport?
Cypriotgeeza wrote:I done both my mates in my old 318is
felt so proud,even tried it with a E30 325i and got put in my place.. :o:
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Tue Jul 21, 2009 6:14 pm

Shell is back from the welders too! It's looking a lot more solid but there's still a lot to do before the new engine goes in. I reckon this could go on for as long as Lee's M50/M52 build!

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Tue Jul 21, 2009 6:19 pm

leeparkes wrote:Put a wanted add on here for the gearbox,you will have to register

http://forum.bmw5.co.uk/viewforum.php?f=17

wiring on these are simple,very similar to the m20

Pm beefy about the mounts

you doing a build thread?

Edit:is it a sport?
It says 535i SE on the log book. It's pretty high spec. I'll get registered on there Lee! Nice one, might be able to shift some of the leftovers?
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Tue Jul 21, 2009 6:28 pm

Any more pics of the 535i?

the rear bumper is sport,does it have leathers,slipper,etc,pm cotswold for the spec sheet when it was new,mine too was heavily speced

i broke mine and made about £700 and still have loads left.
Cypriotgeeza wrote:I done both my mates in my old 318is
felt so proud,even tried it with a E30 325i and got put in my place.. :o:
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Tue Jul 21, 2009 6:33 pm

heh! we can race m30's next wales meet rob :D
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Tue Jul 21, 2009 6:37 pm

I would try and get the engine running before you rip it out to make sure its fine.

did the seller say it was a wiring issue why it wouldnt start?
Cypriotgeeza wrote:I done both my mates in my old 318is
felt so proud,even tried it with a E30 325i and got put in my place.. :o:
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I got one or two more pics off the ebay ad but that's it until I get it home.

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leeparkes wrote:I would try and get the engine running before you rip it out to make sure its fine.

did the seller say it was a wiring issue why it wouldnt start?
Yeah I'm defo going to do that. He took the aftermarket imobiliser out and it hasn't started since. :roll:
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Tue Jul 21, 2009 6:46 pm

Dibs on the front bumper :)

For a good deal I could help sort the running issues :wink:
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Tue Jul 21, 2009 6:47 pm

Oh no! :cry: you won't have enough valves! :P

If you need a hand at all give me a shout :D
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DanThe wrote:Dibs on the front bumper :)

For a good deal I could help sort the running issues :wink:
you come and get the beast fired up and there's a front bumper in it for you. :wink:
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Tue Jul 21, 2009 7:03 pm

Will be over saturday afternoon winkeye
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well done fella. action speaks louder than words ay :)
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I can do an LSD test while im there if you like :D
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Tue Jul 21, 2009 7:21 pm

£80 for a gearbox. £120 less than i paid, but i was desperate!
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Tue Jul 21, 2009 7:23 pm

Well I should be bringing it home on Thursday, so Saturday should be good. I'll keep you posted Dan!

Got a pair of 325i front struts with brakes by any chance?

Daf, I need a ball joint splitter and someone to operate it! winkeye
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E30Gheko wrote:Well I should be bringing it home on Thursday, so Saturday should be good. I'll keep you posted Dan!

Got a pair of 325i front struts with brakes by any chance?

Daf, I need a ball joint splitter and someone to operate it! winkeye
Yep can sort you out with that, not a complex tool to operate - you put it in.... and batter the crap out of it :D
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:)

Rob, you need to be a "gold member" to sell on BMW5, so your post might well get locked!
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Ziggy wrote::)

Rob, you need to be a "gold member" to sell on BMW5, so your post might well get locked!
Ah OK any gold members in the house that would like to put... Hang on that was a wanted ad!!
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Daf318is wrote:
E30Gheko wrote:Well I should be bringing it home on Thursday, so Saturday should be good. I'll keep you posted Dan!

Got a pair of 325i front struts with brakes by any chance?

Daf, I need a ball joint splitter and someone to operate it! winkeye
Yep can sort you out with that, not a complex tool to operate - you put it in.... and batter the crap out of it :D
Nice one Daf. I suspected that may be the case. Figure it'll be a lot easier to change those bits now before the new lump goes in. :D
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E30Gheko wrote:
Daf318is wrote:
E30Gheko wrote:Well I should be bringing it home on Thursday, so Saturday should be good. I'll keep you posted Dan!

Got a pair of 325i front struts with brakes by any chance?

Daf, I need a ball joint splitter and someone to operate it! winkeye
Yep can sort you out with that, not a complex tool to operate - you put it in.... and batter the crap out of it :D
Nice one Daf. I suspected that may be the case. Figure it'll be a lot easier to change those bits now before the new lump goes in. :D
Will be yes - you won't be able to jack it up when the lump goes in because no car jack will be capable of lifting that engine winkeye
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It's the bit about the breaker that won't go down well! :P
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E30Gheko wrote:
Ziggy wrote::)

Rob, you need to be a "gold member" to sell on BMW5, so your post might well get locked!
Ah OK any gold members in the house that would like to put... Hang on that was a wanted ad!!
Isnt Gold member from austin powers?
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DanThe wrote:
E30Gheko wrote:
Ziggy wrote::)

Rob, you need to be a "gold member" to sell on BMW5, so your post might well get locked!
Ah OK any gold members in the house that would like to put... Hang on that was a wanted ad!!
Isnt Gold member from austin powers?
i like gooooooold! :)
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Ziggy wrote:It's the bit about the breaker that won't go down well! :P
How many posts etc do you need to be a gold member?
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It's £10 IIRC.
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Tue Jul 21, 2009 9:14 pm

Just put it on eBay as a breaker, its cheaper and you also have a bigger audience
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DanThe wrote:Just put it on eBay as a breaker, its cheaper and you also have a bigger audience
Thats what i did,with morsels priced up in the ad.
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Tue Jul 21, 2009 10:06 pm

If you really wanted it on the forum just put a link to your breaker ad in the eBay section :wink:

Having to pay £10 to use a forum is daft
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Wed Jul 22, 2009 12:01 am

Good luck with the build mate, it'll be fun :cool:
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Wed Jul 22, 2009 12:41 am

Thinking about it, It might be a lot more straight forward to drop this into the 325... :rock:



wouldn't cost me as much and would really look like it belonged there. :?
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