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Post Wed Sep 09, 2009 11:22 pm

bought the shadowline from scrappy yesterday .5 quid
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Post Sun Sep 13, 2009 2:01 pm

how it looks now ............. wet flatted and machined up yesterday ....


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next up is the spoilers and the rear disc conversion
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Post Sun Sep 13, 2009 2:27 pm

looks good :D
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Post Sun Sep 20, 2009 11:24 am

spoilers getting painted this week ...........need to get a front valance before hand if i can get one
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Post Mon Sep 21, 2009 8:51 pm

bigredbmw wrote:just bought the back seat with proper headrests and arm rest in middle from scrappy .............40 quid
Don't suppose it was a manual 325? Could do with a diff
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Post Wed Sep 30, 2009 11:50 pm

na but might be able to help ya out there tho ............ you have pm on way
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Post Tue Oct 27, 2009 4:15 pm

well ave now fitted the 325 calipers
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Post Sun Nov 01, 2009 12:04 am

well ............. its goosed ............. one off me valves dropped and bent and smahed the plug will post pics up tomorrow
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Post Sun Nov 01, 2009 7:01 pm

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Post Sun Nov 01, 2009 7:43 pm

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Post Sun Nov 01, 2009 7:47 pm

oops, that doesn't look good, what is the top of the piston like?
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Post Sun Nov 01, 2009 7:55 pm

goosed but got that engine in garden off lee
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Post Sun Nov 01, 2009 7:56 pm

ah well, not all bad then I suppose.
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Post Mon Nov 02, 2009 6:24 pm

just been stripping it down ..should be fixed by weekend
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Post Sat Nov 14, 2009 9:13 am

head is all rebuilt now .getting torqued down today and rebuilt ...hopefully be on rd tonight
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Post Sat Nov 14, 2009 9:52 am

glad its worked out nothing worse than it going wrong after youve done so much to it
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Post Sun Nov 15, 2009 11:29 am

head is on and few other biys just down to the belts now and put rad and that back on it tomorrow .......
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Post Wed Nov 18, 2009 9:52 pm

its running now ..........
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Post Sat Nov 21, 2009 8:41 am

am gettin the mtec kit for it soon as well .......... the lad is gonna get it all sorted this week .....
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Post Sat Nov 21, 2009 8:45 am

compen cheque arrived yesterday
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Post Sat Nov 21, 2009 7:12 pm

bloody hell your one busey fella with your car mate. Hats off to you for all the work an time you put into it.
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Post Sun Nov 22, 2009 12:55 am

cheers m8 i its all worth it in the end tho
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Post Wed Nov 25, 2009 5:16 pm

well found a few leaks and found that needs new water pump .........found one for 36,83 ......... better than 82.50 from dealers
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Post Tue Dec 01, 2009 3:30 am

maybe in need of another head for it ................... find out when get head off tomorrow
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Post Fri Dec 04, 2009 4:49 pm

well not another head just forgot to put the rubber ring in between the head and block for the water pump housing lol
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Post Sat Dec 05, 2009 11:58 pm

sorted now just needs a air flow metre but managed to find one on good old ebay
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Post Sun Dec 13, 2009 12:34 am

bought engine and kit today .........engine is a 2.8 out of e36
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Post Sun Dec 13, 2009 12:35 am

m52 power for you is it paul 8)
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Post Sun Dec 13, 2009 1:41 am

YUP CERTAINLY IS M8 .......... PLUS BOUGHT KIT TODAY AS WELL ...........100 FOR KIT .......

200 FOR ENGINE ...
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Post Sun Dec 13, 2009 11:45 am

sounds a good buy 8)
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Post Sun Dec 13, 2009 11:48 am

gonna do head gasket on car first ..........
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Post Sun Dec 13, 2009 11:49 am

do clutch, water pump and sump gasket too :)
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Post Sun Dec 13, 2009 11:49 am

aye gonna replace them anyway ...........i am after an engine stand ........
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Post Sun Dec 13, 2009 11:52 am

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Post Sun Dec 13, 2009 11:54 am

am taking it off road til july ......... am gonna put the new beam on as well ......... al have it in scotland next yr
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