M52 b30 stroker rebuild back on the road

[magpie]

No badge man looks slick with the tec 1 den surprise at the traffic light grand prix!!! yh magpie av u gt black bmw badge on the bonnet aswell, iv got one for sale in my section if you havent!?!??

one off the 1st changes i made were bonnet and boot badges,blue looked out of place

[ali50ferrari]

Lol yup iv changed mine to genuine bmw oem ones brort the front one new front the stealer and the rear 1 was brand new but sum 1 brort it but didnt need it so i sed yoink ill take that thank you!

[magpie]

kindly ditch the text talk.

respect!

[ali50ferrari]

Lol at text talk, as you please senor, good old english literature. Btw your car is lookin good man!

[magpie]

Lol at text talk, as you please senor, good old english literature. Btw your car is lookin good man!

thanks Ali

[magpie]

schmokin action next,

collected all the parts required so about time i dug those hid's out








lots of un seized adjusters and new fixings



last weekend of play then sorned on monday till spring

[spook]

Nice re skim

[magpie]

Nice re skim

well spotted

just waiting for it to dry out then i can seal it .

[Rav335uk]

They should be all completed today Mick, if you get your arse in gear.

[magpie]

They should be all completed today Mick, if you get your arse in gear.

big pans on boil as we speak

[Alex]

last weekend of play then sorned on monday till spring

Dont be such a killjoy, bring it to the meet on the 20th

[magpie]

i should be an e46 m3 cab for that hopefully

my cars coming off the road tomorrow m8.


what a nice morning,watched the f1 and finished the lights apart from needing a pass side light mount there done




looking forward to fitting them once i get the other mount

[Rav335uk]

Very
Naerly a good a job as I do

[bigredbmw]

al check garden in morn m8

[magpie]

al check garden in morn m8

let us know if you find a spare backing plate Paul.

cheers Rav,i'm happy the way they turned out

[vendetta]

Looking sweet m8

[Rav335uk]

Told you Mick, mine fit a treat,

[petchy]

They look mint mick, I might have to think about getting this done sometime, where did u get ya adjusters from? Are they new or just mint oldies?!

[magpie]

They look mint mick, I might have to think about getting this done sometime, where did u get ya adjusters from? Are they new or just mint oldies?!

i kept them from lot's of lights i sold as single units and got them working again,the plastic knuckles i got off ebay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120718023269? ... 1423.l2649

[magpie]

fitted them up and i'm happy with that

i'll wire up the hid's tomorrow when i've got more time .


half way ...


and...

[leeparkes]

Suits it.

[Rav335uk]

SMOKIN'

[Dezzy]

Good work mate!


Not my thing, look like they've been done right though

[magpie]

now i finally have a full set of 5 wheels it's time to treat them to a full refurb

off and ready for a short trip to Middlesbrough tomorrow.



managed to scrape together x4 wheels for it to sit on will i'm waiting .

2x 14" bbs on the back, x1 bottletop and a 14" steely on the front so needless to say it won't be moving




i have a couple of jobs to do while it's laid up ,fit m-tech 6-pot springs on the front to lift it up a bit as it's too low on the apex -55mm and scrapes the lip splitter on and off the drive.



then fit my first ever top tint screen ,Cheers uncle Steve i've wanted one of these for years



i am hoping for some sunshine eventually this year

[DanThe]

York is only 2 weeks Mick

[magpie]

York is only 2 weeks Mick

it will be ready Dan ,wheels will only take 3-5 days

[Alpina99]

Looking better every update Mick !!

[magpie]

the wheels are done


i pick them up along with a new boge turbo damper tomorrow .

one of the inserts stripped it's threads when fitting the m-tech springs so a slight delay in doing the suspension.i had the custom made h/p flexi power steering hose repaired as it burst after a bit of chaffing on the subframe[extra cable ties needed ] that cost £30 from pirtech .

so i fitted hose back on only to find the p/s pump shit all the fluid over my drive,fantastico

m50 p/s pump now needed.

but these pics have cheered me right up,cheers Dezzy





cant wait to get these on the car

[Rav335uk]

Those centrecaps look

[Dezzy]

I might have a good pump in the garage Mick. I'll have a look tonight.

[magpie]

rav those are all x4 alloy caps.i got another cap on the 5th spare but i do still have all those ones from you for spares

that would be great if you find an m50 p/s pump Dez ,fingers crossed...

[MurphyE30]

Nice going Mick the refurbed alloys look awsome! looking forward t seing them! Cant be a lot left to do now mate

[magpie]

new damper fitted with the m-tech [innit] springs,now i can get on and off the drive without ripping the spoiler off and it sits exactly how it used to .

the wheels l@@k fantastic in the light,big thumbs up to Dezzy for sorting that out







loving the ride height at the front and being able to get a trolley jack on the lollypop mount without lifting the car up by the wing and kicking the jack under blind .



new damper fitted and a pic of the fooked threads on a perfectly good one thanks to fooking idiot grease monkey with too much psi and a windy gun

all the lower half threads were overtightened and crushed then ripped out when undoing the nut !






been a very good day for the car though

[universal]

who/how were the threads damaged on the damper?

[magpie]

who/how were the threads damaged on the damper?

a garage i had change the top mounts over tightened the 19mm nut with his windy gun .

i can't be arsed with the x2 spring compressors i have so don't mind paying a garage to do that bit after i've took the legs off.


should have been pain free but shit happens sometimes when you let someone else work on your stuff unsupervised