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ravstar13
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Post Mon Feb 13, 2012 4:14 pm

here is my 3i6i lux...I have had this for 2 years and 2 months now...sailed through mots ...poor thing has been struggling though with the speed humps (3rd sump)...and been keyed by toerags on every panel...but i love this car its a hero....not now but maybe looking to swap for a touring or anything german...but so far so good.....

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Post Tue Feb 14, 2012 12:08 am

How low is it for you smash 3 pumps?
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Post Tue Feb 14, 2012 12:38 am

What that needs is a fettle and an M52B28 in there! How's the shell?
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Post Wed Feb 15, 2012 8:16 pm

the shell is solid ...not rust at all and everything is tight still and straight ....its quite but that m40 sump is too low....i was thinking 318is personally
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Post Thu Feb 16, 2012 1:09 am

An M42 is a good engine. I did that swap as well as a conversion to manual. Was good fun!
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Post Sat Feb 18, 2012 5:02 pm

3 sumps smashed, nice doing. Can i ask you a question?







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