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Mon Mar 17, 2008 1:11 am

https://www.bookdepository.co.uk

Just ordered mine and thought I had best post it up here in case someone else was put off my amazons £20 or so...

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Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:29 am

Out of stock, but follow the AbeBooks link.
A book every E30 enthusiast should own!
£101.35 is pushing it a bit though!!!
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Mon Mar 17, 2008 4:48 pm

Brianmoooore wrote:Out of stock, but follow the AbeBooks link.
A book every E30 enthusiast should own!
£101.35 is pushing it a bit though!!!
The lowest price was £9.67; far more reasonable, I think! :wink:
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Mon Mar 17, 2008 4:59 pm

i baught that book on ebay a year or 2 ago for 16 quid so its a bargin and a fantastic book :D
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Mon Mar 17, 2008 5:12 pm

What exactly does it talk about, is it similar to the good old haynes manual?
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Mon Mar 17, 2008 5:27 pm

madaboutthe30 wrote:What exactly does it talk about, is it similar to the good old haynes manual?
there is a buyers guide, how to modify all engines and build a 2.7/fit a 3.5 etc. how to service, restore interior, keeping your e30 alive, body restoration,brakes, suspension, specs, loads of stuff not the same as a haynes manual but its will increase your knowlegde of e30s, deffo worth it
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Mon Mar 17, 2008 5:34 pm

Alex wrote:
madaboutthe30 wrote:What exactly does it talk about, is it similar to the good old haynes manual?
there is a buyers guide, how to modify all engines and build a 2.7/fit a 3.5 etc. how to service, restore interior, keeping your e30 alive, body restoration,brakes, suspension, specs, loads of stuff not the same as a haynes manual but its will increase your knowlegde of e30s, deffo worth it
Does it mention anything about fitting the later Twin-Cam Six's, or V8's, by any chance?

Either way, I've just bought one. At £12 posted to me, y'can't go wrong. :D
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Mon Mar 17, 2008 5:50 pm

This book is written by Andy Everrit(Andyboy on the zone) need I say more? This should be compulsory reading for any E30 enthusiast.
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Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:02 pm

written by Andy Everrit(Andyboy on the zone)
does it mention max in it :wink:
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agreen wrote:
written by Andy Everrit(Andyboy on the zone)
does it mention max in it :wink:
Yaaaawn, here we go again.
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datourer wrote:
agreen wrote:
written by Andy Everrit(Andyboy on the zone)
does it mention max in it :wink:
Yaaaawn, here we go again.
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Tom-Tom wrote:
Alex wrote:
madaboutthe30 wrote:What exactly does it talk about, is it similar to the good old haynes manual?
there is a buyers guide, how to modify all engines and build a 2.7/fit a 3.5 etc. how to service, restore interior, keeping your e30 alive, body restoration,brakes, suspension, specs, loads of stuff not the same as a haynes manual but its will increase your knowlegde of e30s, deffo worth it
Does it mention anything about fitting the later Twin-Cam Six's, or V8's, by any chance?

Either way, I've just bought one. At £12 posted to me, y'can't go wrong. :D
there is a guide for fitting m30, m52, and building a 2.7 and thats it but it has a fair bit about tuning the e30 engines from the 316 to 325 :D

its a great book ive read it loads of times :D
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Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:45 pm

they have sold out allready :roll: lol
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Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:27 pm

Alex wrote:
Tom-Tom wrote:
Alex wrote: there is a buyers guide, how to modify all engines and build a 2.7/fit a 3.5 etc. how to service, restore interior, keeping your e30 alive, body restoration,brakes, suspension, specs, loads of stuff not the same as a haynes manual but its will increase your knowlegde of e30s, deffo worth it
Does it mention anything about fitting the later Twin-Cam Six's, or V8's, by any chance?

Either way, I've just bought one. At £12 posted to me, y'can't go wrong. :D
there is a guide for fitting m30, m52, and building a 2.7 and thats it but it has a fair bit about tuning the e30 engines from the 316 to 325 :D

its a great book ive read it loads of times :D
M52? That'll do nicely! :D

http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookD ... %3D2687102

That's for anyone who does want to buy one. Cheapest of the lot, it seems.
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Fri Mar 21, 2008 9:14 am

Have just purchased one of these. Can't wait until it arrives !!
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See how many zoners and zone cars you can spot.... :thumb:
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Fri Mar 21, 2008 2:42 pm

Ant wrote:See how many zoners and zone cars you can spot.... :thumb:
Do we get a prize for finding all of them? How about an E30Zone branded anorak? :mad: :D
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Fri Mar 21, 2008 9:19 pm

Also just bought it, should arrive soon :)
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Fri Mar 21, 2008 9:32 pm

Just looked on Play.com and they are in stock £14.99 postage is free.Had one brought me for Xmas and there is a picture of the car that I am restoring so I'm well pleased :banana:
all zoners should own one of these books

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core wrote:Also just bought it, should arrive soon :)
Where about in DK are you fella ? I'm sure I've seen your car in Aarhus before..
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Mon Mar 24, 2008 8:08 am

Ordered mine from the book depository and it arrived saturday morning! Great book, worth having.
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Tue Mar 25, 2008 5:18 pm

georgen wrote:
core wrote:Also just bought it, should arrive soon :)
Where about in DK are you fella ? I'm sure I've seen your car in Aarhus before..
I'm pretty sure you haven't, not in aarhus that is :D
I live in northsealand.
Btw you can see it on bmwe30.dk if you know the site.
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Tue Mar 25, 2008 5:37 pm

I bought it as holiday reading last year, Quality book!

A few zoners appear in it's pages.
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Tue Mar 25, 2008 5:39 pm

I really should buy this book, but as one of Andy's 'boys' I think I should get a discount :eek:
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[quote="coreI'm pretty sure you haven't, not in aarhus that is :D
I live in northsealand.
Btw you can see it on bmwe30.dk if you know the site.[/quote]

Ah, ok. I guess that it was another E30. Thanks for the link to the site, my Danish is not too good but I'll try anyway !!
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Sat Mar 29, 2008 6:03 pm

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Sat Mar 29, 2008 9:03 pm

Doh - still out of stock :(
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Sat Mar 29, 2008 10:21 pm

Didn't even know this book existed! Fantastic!
everywhere is out of stock but there are 4 left at Amazon £14.99 with free postage
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Sun Mar 30, 2008 10:33 pm

Just ordered 1 myself :cool:
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Mon Mar 31, 2008 4:17 pm

From the original link, you can get to a site called abebooks.com. They have the restoration bible in stock, but delivery may take awhile seeing as it's a US site.

For those who are interested in buying, and don't mind waiting, here is the link: http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/Searc ... ID=2687102 I ordered mine on the 17th and it still hasn't turned up! It should be here in the next day or so, hopefully.

Btw, I'm not affiliated with the author or these websites, just in case anyone was wondering.
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Mon Mar 31, 2008 6:25 pm

Georgen ... need anything translating then just let me know!!

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GDBN wrote:Georgen ... need anything translating then just let me know!!

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Wed Apr 02, 2008 3:24 pm

Mine finally turned up yesterday, I think next time I'll pay more and get it from Amazon. :roll:
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Wed Apr 02, 2008 8:59 pm

i went to play.com and someone was selling em £11.62 delivered and in stock New too.

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