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Alpina99
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Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:20 pm

As most who attend "the burger van meets" in Portsmouth will know, I've got a reasonably tidy E34 (M50) 525i with Alpina kit, genuine wheels, dropped suspension & it's had a fair few bits replaced, it's also got about 10 months MOT left on it.
My problem is I'm doing an E30 Cab with the intention of putting an M50 2.5i into it, so I'm now considering, do I use my engine & break / sell the rest or sell the car whole car "as is" & buy another "donor" ??
What do you think ??
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DublinBMW
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Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:43 pm

I don't have an answer for you mate but just have to say your E34 looks gorgeous.
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Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:53 pm

Don't break it, looks awesome :cool:

M50 engine's are not that hard to find
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Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:58 pm

DON'T DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :cry:
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Fri Feb 27, 2009 7:32 am

Take the engine out of the e34 drop that in your cab and then source a bigger engine for the e34 :)

Looking at the sig, the car is tasty and would deserve a v8 methinks :)
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Fri Feb 27, 2009 9:34 am

Or do it and pm me when the front bib and wheels are available.
I thankyou :P
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Fri Feb 27, 2009 10:11 am

If you know the engine in your 5 is good. Then it would make sense to use it I suppose.

I'm sure I've seen your car at Westerham?
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Fri Feb 27, 2009 11:48 am

sell and buy a donor, finding a e34 without rust ect is becoming hard now, not many have been kept mint, either that or theyve fallen into the wrong hands, your looks very clean and in sure you wont have trouble shifting it, + with breaking youve got the agro with unpopular parts like the dash amoung other bit to sell :D
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Fri Feb 27, 2009 11:53 am

I just broke mine up, zero wrong with it, just fancied a change, depends how happy you are with your e34 and the condition, i just get bored too easily with cars plus i got my Sport uber cheap, no brainer for moi

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