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duke wrote: I could throw a spastic round a corner with better precision
duke wrote: I could throw a spastic round a corner with better precision
I have to have something to spend my money on dont I?
That's the spirit 
duke wrote: I could throw a spastic round a corner with better precision
duke wrote: I could throw a spastic round a corner with better precision
appletree wrote:
dont know if these are a zoners car, just some i found on the net ages ago.
thought they were good pics so you could see what parts were in different places.
phwoooaar! Engine porn. Well when I go to pick it up, I'll be using the touring to transport it.... if thats what you meanstuart the gallant wrote:munky, put it in the boot of the touring!! you know you want too!!!
people told me the 325 engine and box (and crane) wouldnt fit... how wrong they were....
duke wrote: I could throw a spastic round a corner with better precision
i'd be interested in this. as the E32 and E34 are so similar, i reckon a E34 550 would be easy-ish to build if i had a 750i donor. there was one with mot and tax in the local paper for £450 a while backmunky30 wrote:I know there are a few options for manual boxes for these engines as a mate of mine is building a viper replica with one in it.
Exactly what I thought when I bought my 540, and how pleased was I when I found out it had the manual 6 speed boxgareth wrote: i'd be interested in this. as the E32 and E34 are so similar, i reckon a E34 550 would be easy-ish to build
All I have to do now is kill the v8
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yeah. mount it behind the front seats and have an empty engine bay, no problems with space and no probs with weight distribution!stuartgallafant wrote:munky, put it in the boot of the touring!! you know you want too!!!
how cool would you look putting your messages into the engine bay at asda and driving off with a v12 soundtrackoakey wrote:yeah. mount it behind the front seats and have an empty engine bay, no problems with space and no probs with weight distribution!stuartgallafant wrote:munky, put it in the boot of the touring!! you know you want too!!!
lol
The lifters are £13 each if I recall from ECP and there are 32 of them on the M60, I didn't even bother enquiring at BMW! Camshafts are £300+ each, then there are valves etc. to consider. I'm fortunate because my motor was in good shape, everything is well within tolerance, just gaskets/stem seals and water pump have been replaced. Whats the state of yours now anyway - is it finished yet? I've prolly missed a thread or something so please feel free to direct me there matedips346 wrote:just buy mine it would be cheaper ............lol
Hmm, thats an idea.... Dunno though, I like the idea of an e30 v12 touring, its so wrong its right. An e34 v12 touring doesnt have the same ring to it, they made v8 ones so its not much of a step up, and the performance figures from the v12 arent that much over the v8's that came standard in the 5's.tim-ix wrote:I reckon you should do the E34 V12 conversion if any Munky. The V12 is a big lazy lump, especially with an autobox which would suit the bigger car better. It must be easier to get the V12 into an E34 than an E30 as well.
A V12 E34 Tourer in black would make a very nice accompaniment to the stripped-out E30 touring drifter. You could create a super-luxury family car with air-con, electric everything and DVDs etc which would allow you to make compromises with the E30 which you might not otherwise want to/be allowed by the missus to like removing rear seats or fitting six-point harnesses etc.
Your mechanical skills seem to be improving rapidly from what I've read on the forum and putting a V12 in an E34 would be a more attainable goal than putting one in an E30 which Glenn, with all his obvious skill, found a real b*gger of a job. Obviously if you do something like this your skills will increase even more and you might feel confident enough to put an E36 M3 engine in the E30 or something like that, creating a more balanced and usable car than the V12 E30.
Once you've done all that you could build me a house and a Bugatti replica if you like
Yeah I've been looking into the cost of a rebuild, lots and lots. But I only plan on doing it a bit at a time, spending 'little' and often as it were to build it up gradually.Gravy wrote:Would be a cracking project whichever route you took. Be aware that rebuilding monster BMW engines is a costly exercise (I'm sure you know that already!). I bought my M60 cheap then stripped it, it will be back together this weekend but I had to go the ECP route to buy gaskets and ancillaries because BMW just wanted to pull my trousers down and take me good and proper - try £550 - £600 for a complete engine gasket set and head bolts Eek The lifters are £13 each if I recall from ECP and there are 32 of them on the M60, I didn't even bother enquiring at BMW! Camshafts are £300+ each, then there are valves etc. to consider. I'm fortunate because my motor was in good shape, everything is well within tolerance, just gaskets/stem seals and water pump have been replaced.
Either way up, a V12 touring would be sexytime!
If only. The thing is, I dont have any large chunks of money coming my way anytime soon, so building one up gradually over time is more suited to my budget.Dips wrote:just buy mine it would be cheaper ............lol
duke wrote: I could throw a spastic round a corner with better precision
the v12 was all ways mine to start withGravy wrote:Same as me Munky, I have taken ages to do my engine but it's because I'm doing little and NOT often! Tis such good craic when I do go out to play with it though! Can't wait for the weekend so I can continue! Have you already bought the V12?
not sure i know it owe me around £4000 so far,but it runs just needs to refine it or go all the way and quad turbo it but still have another 13 cars.....munky30 wrote:If only. The thing is, I dont have any large chunks of money coming my way anytime soon, so building one up gradually over time is more suited to my budget.Dips wrote:just buy mine it would be cheaper ............lol
Ou of interest though... how much?
Its not in my posession yet, but its secured. Should be getting it mid april once the chap that's breaking the 750 gets back from some time away.Gravy wrote:Same as me Munky, I have taken ages to do my engine but it's because I'm doing little and NOT often! Tis such good craic when I do go out to play with it though! Can't wait for the weekend so I can continue! Have you already bought the V12?
keep it, put lots of turbo's on it!dips wrote:not sure i know it owe me around £4000 so far,but it runs just needs to refine it or go all the way and quad turbo it but still have another 13 cars.....
duke wrote: I could throw a spastic round a corner with better precision
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