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SwirlyE30
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Post Sat Jul 09, 2005 6:07 pm

Right, so ive been craving more power, and an LSD. So i recently got a complete IS setup and a sport 3:91 LSD.

I was kindly offered a hand by Davetouring and Demlot, and these boys were legends! Dave and 'the guns' help with the heavy sh*t,and Demlot knows pretty much everything about the IS lump, so it all went pretty well.


They came down at about 2.30 after traveling down from camebridge having just fixed another mates car. And they didnt leave till around midnight!
They helped me do the hard bits yesterday. engine in, box in, diff in, electrics sorted, so basically me and a mate today just had to do prop, heatsheild, manifold (Bastard!) Exhuat, and still got a lot of other bits to do, oil, bleed clutch, rad , etc.

Heres some pics so far!


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Demlot and me (Me looking fking clueless lol)

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My baby being destroyed! :cry:

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Daves view on M40 engines......

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The classic engine swap pose! Although i look like a bit of a :gay:

More pics to come. Im dreading somthing will not work now :(
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Post Sat Jul 09, 2005 6:11 pm

Nice work dude, big up the zone support crew!!!
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Post Sat Jul 09, 2005 6:38 pm

Looking good mate, let me know how much of a performance differance you can feel :cool:

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Post Sat Jul 09, 2005 6:43 pm

great stuff....... loving the pose!!! where have i seen that before? LOL

fcukin great!!! :cool:
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Post Sat Jul 09, 2005 6:57 pm

Nice one dude!!good to see a 'zoner gettin on with it :cool: :cool:

and big thumbs up to dave and demalot :thumb:

all hail the 'zone pit crew' :D :lol:
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Post Sat Jul 09, 2005 7:02 pm

Excellent stuff mate!

How are you getting on now?

Will she be done by tonight?! :)
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Post Sat Jul 09, 2005 7:03 pm

its nice to see people who need a hand, get help off fellow zoners

LOL at the crate of fosters down the side of the garage in the third pic :lol:
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Post Sat Jul 09, 2005 7:05 pm

nice one mate :D :D

big up for the zone support 8)

lol at Dave in the third pic. PEACE DUDE!!
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Post Sat Jul 09, 2005 7:44 pm

We would have been done if not for all the fiddly bits we had to tackle!

Pics of the new engine in please!

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Post Sat Jul 09, 2005 7:46 pm

Demlotcrew wrote:We would have been done if not for all the fiddly bits we had to tackle!

Pics of the new engine in please!

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Post Sat Jul 09, 2005 8:13 pm

Nice one guys :clap:

Where's the T shirt from sam? :D
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Post Sat Jul 09, 2005 10:04 pm

Good work guys hope its up and running soon!
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Post Sat Jul 09, 2005 10:39 pm

shame i coundt make it yesterday, had to go to uni to get results. anyhow, well done guys... fookin excellent. pics of new engine please :D
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Post Sat Jul 09, 2005 11:59 pm

Sam got loads done today, its bassicly now a case of trying to get the engine to start up, hopefully sunday is the day. I will get some more pics to at some point.
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Post Sun Jul 10, 2005 12:33 am

Nice one mate, looking forward to seeing the pics when its all done.
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Post Sun Jul 10, 2005 11:50 am

Engine looks good, Just dosnt start! :cry: :cry: :cry: Check tecnical section for help dudes!




Zayyan- Got them made by a company called Tshirt Studio on the web, any picture you want, and ive got "BMW E30- Keeping it OldSkool", its now my 'fixing things' tshirt!
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Post Sun Jul 10, 2005 12:52 pm

Big up the Zone engine swap crew ! :cool:
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Post Sun Jul 10, 2005 1:29 pm

Slightly off topic, but would be good to get some Zone shirts made.
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Post Sun Jul 10, 2005 1:52 pm

yeh good idea :D :D
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Post Sun Jul 10, 2005 2:09 pm

SwirlyE30 wrote:Zayyan- Got them made by a company called Tshirt Studio on the web, any picture you want, and ive got "BMW E30- Keeping it OldSkool", its now my 'fixing things' tshirt!
Cheers for the info, my local Jessops does the same I think :thumb:

I was thinking about getting one more as a pulling T-shirt! :lol:
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Post Mon Jul 11, 2005 11:10 pm

SwirlyE30, have you got your car running yet mate?
When are we getting more pics? :lol:
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Post Mon Jul 11, 2005 11:46 pm

No mate i havnt. Check my thread in the Technical section. Still wont run :( Got someone comming over tomorow with all the diagnostic equiptment to check if its electrical, it HAS to be, only other thing possible is no compression, but then the engines been running fine a few weeks ago.


More pictures when shes up and running mate!
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Post Tue Jul 12, 2005 9:57 pm

You need to get her running for Sunday mate!
I take it you've checked to make sure the engines earth wire is bolted down properly?
Or have you changed your ECU, the one for your new engine?
Have you checked for a spark?

Hope I havent insulted you with these questions, but thought id start with obvious things first.
Good luck with it mate, let us know when its done.
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Post Tue Jul 12, 2005 10:32 pm

Andrew, have a look in the tech section mate :wink:

it's all in there :D
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Post Tue Jul 12, 2005 11:16 pm

OK mate, will do.
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