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Post Sun Jan 15, 2012 9:49 am

Tay wrote:car was never sold on, it was given to him by our then boss, hes rebuilt it and replaced most panels due to rot, he ended up weighing it in a couple of years ago when he gave up with itmid way through putting about the 15th engine in it which was going to be a 6.2 v12!

What was the 6.2 litre V12 out of ? :?
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Post Sun Jan 15, 2012 9:54 am

Petes got his eye on that kit, hes about to make his move....
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Post Sun Jan 15, 2012 10:19 am

pacerpete wrote:
Tay wrote:car was never sold on, it was given to him by our then boss, hes rebuilt it and replaced most panels due to rot, he ended up weighing it in a couple of years ago when he gave up with itmid way through putting about the 15th engine in it which was going to be a 6.2 v12!

What was the 6.2 litre V12 out of ? :?
This is the only vaguely stock 6.2L V12 I can find that fits the timeline:

http://www.oldconceptcars.com/jaguar-xj-v12-220/
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Can anyone suggest how to test if the boot lights are staying on with the boot shut?

e30topless said:

lock the wife in there
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Post Sun Jan 15, 2012 1:16 pm

e301988325i wrote:
pacerpete wrote:
Tay wrote:car was never sold on, it was given to him by our then boss, hes rebuilt it and replaced most panels due to rot, he ended up weighing it in a couple of years ago when he gave up with itmid way through putting about the 15th engine in it which was going to be a 6.2 v12!

What was the 6.2 litre V12 out of ? :?
This is the only vaguely stock 6.2L V12 I can find that fits the timeline:

http://www.oldconceptcars.com/jaguar-xj-v12-220/
it was a Hartge (pronounced Hartgee) 6.0 Liter modified BMW V12 with over 485bhp @ 5200 rpm, 86x86mm bore/stroke cost me £4000 3 years ago sold it when i scraped the car because of rust
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Post Sun Jan 15, 2012 1:20 pm

Tay wrote:what a car 20k spent, several gearboxes, engines, diffs, bodywork, interiors, wheels........

awesome!!!!!
you should have done it right the first time then.
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Post Sun Jan 15, 2012 1:33 pm

Tay wrote:Lol lots of blood sweat and tears went into your motor, shame the v12 didn't get to be fully installed!!!!
was it tears of laughter everytime you saw it?
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Post Sun Jan 15, 2012 1:37 pm

No fuzzy it was from the injuries that happen when your dont have the brain capacity to use basic tools
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Post Sun Jan 15, 2012 1:46 pm

As a "BM Specialist" you rebuilt the car, replaced most of the panels, and then scrapped it midway through putting some mythical Hartge 6.0 V12 in it due to rot ?

As a "BM Specialist" why would you spend £4000 on an engine without first establishing that the shell was rot free ?

As a "BM Specialist" why did you start installing said engine without checking the shell for rot ?

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Don't feed the troll :roll:
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Post Sun Jan 15, 2012 1:48 pm

b284ypu wrote:cost me £4000 3 years ago sold it when i scraped the car because of rust
i shouldnt be bothered really, but im bored...

so you paid 4k for an engine for your bmw, you had this bmw for years , done all the re sprays,body kit, etc etc blah fooking blah, also you worked for bmw as a technician, your the "racing man" who people go to about bmws...


yet you had to scrap your bmw because of rust, that youd paid 4k for an engine for, yet let a car get in to that state...

you couldnt make this shite up , keep it comming, its hillarious
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Post Sun Jan 15, 2012 1:50 pm

please tell us...exactly what rusted on this car so badly it had to be scrapped and how as a bmw technician specialist car racings man in the know, you did not spot or stop, yet re sprayed the car and spent a fortune on aswell as a 4k engine, please enlighten us bmw merlin
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Post Sun Jan 15, 2012 1:50 pm

it was the last of a long lines of engines that were fitted to the car and the v12 was about 7-8 yrs down the road before it was about to be fitted.....
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Post Sun Jan 15, 2012 2:09 pm

so the car rusted terminally over 7-8 years without you noticing?
at least theres no chance of you 'specialists' ever working on any of my stuff.
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Post Sun Jan 15, 2012 5:36 pm

b284ypu wrote:
e301988325i wrote:
pacerpete wrote:
What was the 6.2 litre V12 out of ? :?
This is the only vaguely stock 6.2L V12 I can find that fits the timeline:

http://www.oldconceptcars.com/jaguar-xj-v12-220/
it was a Hartge (pronounced Hartgee) 6.0 Liter modified BMW V12 with over 485bhp @ 5200 rpm, 86x86mm bore/stroke cost me £4000 3 years ago sold it when i scraped the car because of rust
I think you'll find it's pronounced HartgER or HartgA not "gee" as in a curry!
B7's Motto. "If it's French, BURN IT!!!!!!"
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Post Sun Jan 15, 2012 5:40 pm

Maybe he is scottish? :duck:
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Post Sun Jan 15, 2012 6:22 pm

DanThe wrote:Maybe he is scottish? :duck:
That would explain the Head bolts reuse. :wink:
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Post Sun Jan 15, 2012 8:34 pm

car was parked up for 2 or more years sat outside after haveing the engine stripped sat on grass, rotted and was weighed in after it came to the time to work on it!
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Post Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:36 pm

any connection? :

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... 333398#top
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Post Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:54 pm

Fck me its the same car! It maybe black and has a removable roof but the VIN number is exactly the same! What a coincidence!!! :o
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Post Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:19 pm

2nd picture in Ebay ad Dan :wink:
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[quote="bss325i"]
Get a f* grip,we are talking about 20+yr.old sub £10k cars here,NOT the crown jewels!
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Post Fri Jan 20, 2012 7:14 am

That looks like a metallic shit blue Adi. This was was a solid shit blue.
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Post Fri Jan 20, 2012 8:15 am

Ah, i see, the ugly sisters, a gruesome twosome :chuckle:
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[quote="bss325i"]
Get a f* grip,we are talking about 20+yr.old sub £10k cars here,NOT the crown jewels!
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Post Fri Jan 20, 2012 11:24 am

Tay wrote: hes rebuilt it and replaced most panels due to rot, he ended up weighing it in a couple of years ago when he gave up
thats what you call quality workmanship
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