Looking forward to seeing the updates on this.
Im guessing at a manual conversion and Black interior swap....
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Good guess! 
But there's more.......
But there's more.......
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goosiegander
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Retrofit of the armrests is going to require bravery Barry,
Had a look when i swapped over the passenger seats, the back pannel requires some sliceing up,
You want me to take some pictures of the components for referance once you have a set to fit?
Its make me think twice about fitting the armrests onto the sports leather*!
*(Which is very nice btw ta!)
Had a look when i swapped over the passenger seats, the back pannel requires some sliceing up,
You want me to take some pictures of the components for referance once you have a set to fit?
Its make me think twice about fitting the armrests onto the sports leather*!
*(Which is very nice btw ta!)
That would be great if you could take some pics! 
Dan, that's on the list.
Dan, that's on the list.
No, no rot just someones previous spannering skilz that needs rectifying.
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Here you go Barry,
I'll take some pictures of the required molestation later in the week, if you remove the back panal on your seats you will see the appropriate holes already placed in the frame, as i say the seatbacks will require modifying skillz...
I'll take some pictures of the required molestation later in the week, if you remove the back panal on your seats you will see the appropriate holes already placed in the frame, as i say the seatbacks will require modifying skillz...
Nice one mate, i'll keep an eye out for some.
So, as we are a week away from the major work commencing and as i'm moving house this week so wont get much time on here towards the end of the week, i'll fill you all in on whats prevented me from using the B10 and spurred me on into doing a bunch of jobs in one hit!
Basically, as mentioned earlier in this thread i had found evidence that the head had been off as it was very clean in there and had a schrick 284/280 cam and some new rockers.
What was a problem is it seemed to be quite noisey from the top end but in one particular area, toward the rear of the head.
Upon further investigation i found that the rear three inlet rockers were not seated correctly on the the cam lobes which also meant that the eccentric adjuster was not in full contact with the top of the valve, almost hitting the retainer!
After close inspection of all the valve gear it was apparent that all of the springs, washers and rockers were correctly fitted to the rocker shafts so this was not the problem. As the problem was isolated to the rear three inlet rockers which are located by the rocker shaft it meant that the rear inlet shaft was incorrectly seated in the head thus pulling the three rockers back off the cam.
In the pic above you can see the bottom rocker is in the middle of the cam lobe but the top rocker is hanging off!
So to rectify this means the head has to come off to reposition the rocker shaft as it slides out the back of the head.
Disaster i hear you say?! Well yes and no. Yes its a pain but it will give me the chance to go through the previous work properly and replace/sort anything that i dont like!
This has meant that i ordered 4 new rocker shafts, 12 new eccentrics with nuts bolts and washers and courtesy of Henry/Winx a new genuine BMW head gasket set and head bolts.
Also, that nice man Trevor/B7 has done me a rocker and inlet in the grey that Alpina did them in.
Thats two Alpina heads that need to be removed due to previous "craftsmen" at work!
This little gem turned up on piston heads for not a lot of money and it had two ingredients that are missing from the B10, an LSD and a manual box!
After a road test and conformation that the slipper was still fitted, some haggling ensued and i was on my way back home with the poor turd. It had some interesting features fitted which have a comedy value but are also a bit on the naughty side!
I wont say exactly what those switches do but there is light and sound involved!
Some lucky ebay purchases have included a brand new genuine BMW clutch kit at £80 posted and these, a new pair of Hartge bilstein B8's for a bargainous £64 posted!
Sooo, that leaves me an even bigger list of jobs to tackle what with the interior swap so i have booked a week off work and secured the use of a ramp at work to get the following done,
in no particular order,
Retro fit LSD with new seals and oil
Convert from auto trans to manual with all new seals and rebuilt gear linkage
Replace entire interior including dash from indigo blue cloth to extended black buffalo leather
Remove cylinder head and rebuild with new rocker shafts etc
Install climate A/C heater box while dash is out
Replace front shocks for B8's and fit eibach springs all round
Retro fit cruise control
Install some of my ICE.
I will have 6 full days to do this in so we'll see.
So, as we are a week away from the major work commencing and as i'm moving house this week so wont get much time on here towards the end of the week, i'll fill you all in on whats prevented me from using the B10 and spurred me on into doing a bunch of jobs in one hit!
Basically, as mentioned earlier in this thread i had found evidence that the head had been off as it was very clean in there and had a schrick 284/280 cam and some new rockers.
What was a problem is it seemed to be quite noisey from the top end but in one particular area, toward the rear of the head.
Upon further investigation i found that the rear three inlet rockers were not seated correctly on the the cam lobes which also meant that the eccentric adjuster was not in full contact with the top of the valve, almost hitting the retainer!
After close inspection of all the valve gear it was apparent that all of the springs, washers and rockers were correctly fitted to the rocker shafts so this was not the problem. As the problem was isolated to the rear three inlet rockers which are located by the rocker shaft it meant that the rear inlet shaft was incorrectly seated in the head thus pulling the three rockers back off the cam.
In the pic above you can see the bottom rocker is in the middle of the cam lobe but the top rocker is hanging off!
So to rectify this means the head has to come off to reposition the rocker shaft as it slides out the back of the head.
Disaster i hear you say?! Well yes and no. Yes its a pain but it will give me the chance to go through the previous work properly and replace/sort anything that i dont like!
This has meant that i ordered 4 new rocker shafts, 12 new eccentrics with nuts bolts and washers and courtesy of Henry/Winx a new genuine BMW head gasket set and head bolts.
Also, that nice man Trevor/B7 has done me a rocker and inlet in the grey that Alpina did them in.
Thats two Alpina heads that need to be removed due to previous "craftsmen" at work!
This little gem turned up on piston heads for not a lot of money and it had two ingredients that are missing from the B10, an LSD and a manual box!
After a road test and conformation that the slipper was still fitted, some haggling ensued and i was on my way back home with the poor turd. It had some interesting features fitted which have a comedy value but are also a bit on the naughty side!
I wont say exactly what those switches do but there is light and sound involved!
Some lucky ebay purchases have included a brand new genuine BMW clutch kit at £80 posted and these, a new pair of Hartge bilstein B8's for a bargainous £64 posted!
Sooo, that leaves me an even bigger list of jobs to tackle what with the interior swap so i have booked a week off work and secured the use of a ramp at work to get the following done,
in no particular order,
Retro fit LSD with new seals and oil
Convert from auto trans to manual with all new seals and rebuilt gear linkage
Replace entire interior including dash from indigo blue cloth to extended black buffalo leather
Remove cylinder head and rebuild with new rocker shafts etc
Install climate A/C heater box while dash is out
Replace front shocks for B8's and fit eibach springs all round
Retro fit cruise control
Install some of my ICE.
I will have 6 full days to do this in so we'll see.
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that lot should keep you busy
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Good luck!
If you get chance grab a few pics of the head to see how Alpina did there magic on the chambers, Hemi style.
If you get chance grab a few pics of the head to see how Alpina did there magic on the chambers, Hemi style.
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..
I bought 20 sets of those Hartge shocks around 7 years ago - £20 a pair. I saw them on Ebay at 20 quid each, and went down to buy a couple of pairs but ended buying all of them minus the 2-3 sets he'd already sold. They originated from a guy who ran a Ford dealership in Warwickshire whose mate worked for Bilstein before Euro Car Prats took on the franchise - hundreds of new Billies were bound for the skip until matey saved them. They're actually E32 fitment, some pre 7/90 narrow pin and some post 7/90 thick pin. In the end I made nigh on 3 grand on those. In my cache of shocks were two pairs of AC Schnitzer M5 inserts.
I had a pair of the Hartge ones in my 730i for a while - they're bloody stiff. They're E32 fitment but they fit an E34 perfectly.
I had a pair of the Hartge ones in my 730i for a while - they're bloody stiff. They're E32 fitment but they fit an E34 perfectly.
Yep, they were listed as E32 and the seller bought them in error as he had a post 7/90 turd, a '92 735i to be precise.
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What Barry's failed to show here is the epic rear exhaust bodge including 2 x cherry bombs with 2 spark plugs welded and wired up into thembss325i wrote:
This little gem turned up on piston heads for not a lot of money and it had two ingredients that are missing from the B10, an LSD and a manual box!
After a road test and conformation that the slipper was still fitted, some haggling ensued and i was on my way back home with the poor turd. It had some interesting features fitted which have a comedy value but are also a bit on the naughty side!
I wont say exactly what those switches do but there is light and sound involved!
I hope these are to your liking. It was a right result I had Si's here as well so could do the 2 sets at once.
By b7tmw at 2011-10-16
Didn't realise you were moving this week
B7's Motto. "If it's French, BURN IT!!!!!!"
Looking good Trev!
Steve, its next week.
Steve, its next week.
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Barry, treat us to some pics of the flame thrower exhaust antics on that donor turd
Why do people protest when I say the E34 is council?:)B7 wrote:What Barry's failed to show here is the epic rear exhaust bodge including 2 x cherry bombs with 2 spark plugs welded and wired up into thembss325i wrote:
This little gem turned up on piston heads for not a lot of money and it had two ingredients that are missing from the B10, an LSD and a manual box!
After a road test and conformation that the slipper was still fitted, some haggling ensued and i was on my way back home with the poor turd. It had some interesting features fitted which have a comedy value but are also a bit on the naughty side!
I wont say exactly what those switches do but there is light and sound involved!
I hope these are to your liking. It was a right result I had Si's here as well so could do the 2 sets at once.
By b7tmw at 2011-10-16
Didn't realise you were moving this week
BMW's are council.
PERIOD!
PERIOD!
pacerpete wrote:bss325i wrote:BMW's are council but not nearly as council as Pacerpete!
PERIOD!
Fixed
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Pete's getting a bit above his station in life now he's able to add photos, links and quotes
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bss325i wrote:pacerpete wrote:bss325i wrote:BMW's are council but not nearly as council as Pacerpete!
PERIOD!
Fixed
I'm the product of a Swiss finishing school compared to you ! I could count on one hand the amount of times I have been to Croydon and not once in an untaxed Orion !
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Touche!pacerpete wrote:bss325i wrote:pacerpete wrote:
Fixed
I'm the product of a Swiss finishing school compared to you ! I could count on one hand the amount of times I have been to Croydon and not once in an untaxed Orion !
Unlike yourself, I can't ever recall stalking the local co-op waiting for the reduced products to appear!pacerpete wrote:bss325i wrote:pacerpete wrote:
Fixed
I'm the product of a Swiss finishing school compared to you ! I could count on one hand the amount of times I have been to Croydon and not once in an untaxed Orion !
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What will become of the poor donor turd?
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She is little more than a rolling shell now.
China's calling!
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bss325i wrote:Unlike yourself, I can't ever recall stalking the local co-op waiting for the reduced products to appear!pacerpete wrote:bss325i wrote:
I'm the product of a Swiss finishing school compared to you ! I could count on one hand the amount of times I have been to Croydon and not once in an untaxed Orion !
Thats not council, thats smart, more money to spend on scrap !
You've got to much scrap!
You been to Pete's?TPS wrote:Haven't we all!bss325i wrote:You've got to much scrap!
I challenge you to find someone with more!