My M535i to keep the theme going

[e21Jason]

Hi a few pics of my M535i, lowered, Hartge engine, exhuast, alloys and steering wheel, e34 540i brakes, alpina B7 turbo rear diff with belt driven diff cooler.

Jason

[hammoj28]

Looks amazing! Is that laser blue? Liking it a lot.

[rebelcruiser]

that is a very nice motor

[BreadBin]

I want an E28

[Rik178m]

Gorgeous car mate! I think I'll get one for my next project!

[Splondike]

That is sweet

[Alex]

lovely colour

[nickso]

jason, did you win that on ebay recently or were you trying to sell it?

[dom-1984-320i]

Very nice mate, love the colour.

[Simon13]

thats done like 300,000 miles i remember it on ebay

[e21Jason]

Yeah I got it of eaby and done a few more upgrades, it's all ending up the e21, currently 335,000 miles only the elctrices are a bit ify but it still goes like a train except in the snow were it's more of sledge.

The hartge bits were't orginal but the engine has the stamp from the history it looks like it was done when the car was rebuilt about 8 years (10k) ago.

Jason

[Speedtouch]

[quote="e21Jason"]alpina B7 turbo rear diff with belt driven diff cooler.

Any pics of this intriguing gadget?

[BreadBin]

Any pics of this intriguing gadget?

I was going to mention that - I've never heard of such a thing

[e21Jason]

Hi



Jason

[Speedtouch]

Wow, impressive stuff!

[BreadBin]

That's different

[fuzzy]

Hi



Jason

never seen that before. is it just a little pump to circulate the diff oil ?

[78dude]

That diff looks very strange, I have never seen it in my life to be honest....

[munky30]

335k?!

Any rebuilds in its history or just an anal retentive attention to keeping up with service intervals?

[pacerpete]

My old B7 turbo had one of them diffs until the inbred vermin at munich legends nicked it and slipped an open diff in its place ! grrrrrr

[jam172]

My old B7 turbo had one of them diffs until the inbred vermin at munich legends nicked it and slipped an open diff in its place ! grrrrrr

Hardly a five minute job, i find that hard to believe, they might well relieve you of cash with their rates, but i don't think they would physically steal something from your car.They have too much to lose IMO

[Low_E30]

i don't think they would physically steal something from your car.They have too much to lose IMO

Depends who they are messsing with, i suppose.... Its a matter of your word againat theirs after that.

[320Touring]

looks ace jason!bring it along to the next meet (i'll drive the '21 for you )

[Simon]

Nice car, thought I'd seen it somewhere before.


The E30 M3 DTM cars ran a rear diff cooler too, the oil would be pumped through a small cooler.

[Andyboy]

My old B7 turbo had one of them diffs until the inbred vermin at munich legends nicked it and slipped an open diff in its place ! grrrrrr

Hardly a five minute job, i find that hard to believe, they might well relieve you of cash with their rates, but i don't think they would physically steal something from your car.They have too much to lose IMO

Ask Pete about the ML welding job - pigeon shyte and bath sealer......

When it comes to a missing diff, how would you prove it was nicked? But only the owner would know.

[blitz877]

i like the look of that setup

[Speedtouch]

How long did it take to discover the subterfuge?

[pacerpete]

My old B7 turbo had one of them diffs until the inbred vermin at munich legends nicked it and slipped an open diff in its place ! grrrrrr

Hardly a five minute job, i find that hard to believe, they might well relieve you of cash with their rates, but i don't think they would physically steal something from your car.They have too much to lose IMO

Ask Pete about the ML welding job - pigeon shyte and bath sealer......

When it comes to a missing diff, how would you prove it was nicked? But only the owner would know.

I bought the car off them, 1 of 2 RHD ever sold. They were selling on behalf of the owner. The last service receipt (by ML ) approx a year before hand specified " repair leaking diff cooler pipe ". The car did not actually leave the premises between the date of the service and me buying it . That is pretty conclusive proof where i come from !
When i got the car home i done an 'autopsy' and the list of woes was quite shocking considering how much money the scumbags had relieved the victim of ! Amongst the issues was the 'missing ' diff !

[bss325i]

I bought the car off them, 1 of 2 RHD ever sold.....

E28 or E24? I thought all B7 turbos were LHD because of the turbo manifold/steering coupling clearance?

[pacerpete]

it was an E24 , an early one, a '79 model. Two cars were converted by TWR who were the Alpina concessionaires at the time. because of the turbo clearance issue the steering box was left on the left and a chain type drive was used from left to right ! Sounds scary but was a very common way of converting crs back in the day.
Total BMW done a feature on it about 8 years ago. it was a very sound car (once i sorted all the previous bodges out ! ) with total history and less than 40000 miles. It was suprisingly solid for a 6 series but had had some Stevie Wonder paintwork done by our friends at ML and was 3 different shades of chamonix white. I didn't want to get involved in paintwork dramas so sold it mechanically sorted but as it was bodywise.

[edinburghretrocars]

HI Jason,

Looks like we will have some fun fitting this diff - Your e28 looks great - See you soon at the garage.

Stephanie
www.edinburghretrocars.co.uk

[fuzzy]

My old B7 turbo had one of them diffs until the inbred vermin at munich legends nicked it and slipped an open diff in its place ! grrrrrr

Hardly a five minute job, i find that hard to believe, they might well relieve you of cash with their rates, but i don't think they would physically steal something from your car.They have too much to lose IMO

Ask Pete about the ML welding job - pigeon shyte and bath sealer......

When it comes to a missing diff, how would you prove it was nicked? But only the owner would know.

thats not the first time ive benn told such a story, but not involving that garage.i know of a cossie specialist who swapped a duff gearbox onto a cossie that was in for a service and tune up. unfortunately the car belonged to a dodgy chap from the glasgow side who retrieved his own gearbox at gunpoint.