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That was cheap, I would have bought it if I had seen it earlier. To the questions on trademe: Sytner did 4-digit numbers on their plaques. The stuff about other options missing is the usual garbage question from someone who's only seen the specced up models on 'dream cars' calendars. I'll admit that the plaque doesn't look original though? Different border to my e36 B3 and ex e30 Sytner C2 which both had the same machine-bevelled 45deg edge.
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This is a fine car. Owned by a friend who I met over 20 years ago when I bought a lovely 535is from him. An enthusiast who gave me so much knowledge about the brand from the 70's and 80's. He has had some fabulous cars from that period. I saw this car on the courtyard at Clark's in Parnell in 2000. Lovely car - Ex Sytner Alpina car - their agents in the UK. Drove it many years ago - incredible handling - truly belied its mileage. Special car from that era when Alpina was making cars as good or better than BMW M. Never had Alpina decals. Not sure why.
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Making the rotisserie with a dual purpose of being the L98 startup cradle, when its not in use. Also, I just want to hear that V8 warm mee guts during winter. I did have some heating issues after lowering the radiator for the 4 inch Intake mod is the first build, so running it up here all setup will help.
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Nah brru, kept him a Colour I always liked.
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Several variants of tank, I might have a used one ,depending on the type. otherwise new you'll either have genuine BMW $$$$ or aftermarket , Some aftermarket ones have minor issues , what I don't mention in this video is the filler neck requires some adjustment as it fouls on the subframe , however I suppose it is a cheaper option.
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Rear lights is just coding and a pin swap (from memory), its documented in a few places.
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I just cleaned the Black manual 130i inside (mostly) and out. It is the first time I could go over it.. Outside Needs Bonnet Painted Needs Roof Painted Looks like a small frontal at some stage (tow bar dent) and popped the bumper off in one corner. Windscreen has been replaced by Smith and Smiths worst installer. Some of the door plastics are sun baked. Dents. Everywhere. Like it was parked the closest to the door at the supermarket next to the new mum carparks permanently. One headlight is out. The other looks like it lived in the Sahara for most of its life. Inside The filth. Oh god the filth. I honestly don't think the seats have ever been cleaned. Front seats took me 30mins each just to clean. Not even condition yet. They came up nice though. I hate people with long nails that scratch everything they touch. Most of the interior came up nice. There are tacks holding the headliner. The entertainment system doesn't even try to work. Steering wheel is the worst I have seen in a BMW since the clapped E36 days. Mechanical Clutch is gone. There are lots of receipts. There are lots of oil leaks. It is pretty unmolested under the bonnet. I am pretty sure the owner never once opened the bonnet. 217,000kms and I am pretty sure it has had 2 oil changes total. Everything else seems okay so far. Battery died totally whilst I was cleaning the car. I can't open the boot until I charge it a little to see it. At the moment I am really leaning towards keeping it for Targa or something. Sharing E90 parts makes it pretty cheap to build something out of. I have been advised by Kayne Barry that I should look to find a final drive ratio which would allow me to use 3rd through 6th on the track. Avoiding 2nd. 2nd to 3rd is a wear point with these boxes. There seems to be plenty of parts for sale on fackbook marketplace for all the small stuff I need. How hard is it to convert the rear lights to the LCI ones?
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They seem to be so focused on protecting their decisions than keeping our roads to a safe standard. A recent example down here would be the road between Masterton and Carterton. SH2. They spent a ton of money buying some ladies horse paddock to add a U-Turn bay. This is due to the Motorbike rider slicers they installed nearly the entire length. However the two corners on this road were not addressed. They didn't use there land purchase (which was right between the two corners) to straighten out the most deadly piece of road. They just dropped the speed limit, installed wires and left the crumbling surface. It actually didn't stop someone dying just after they dropped the speed limit.... Just a warning to anyone going through there. Don't trust that the surface won't damage your car. There has been several huge wheel killing potholes through there each time it rains.
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We've got them in Waipawa now. Well, 'sleeping policeman'. This is the main road south - State Highway 2. Not only are the road repairs the work of poor quality patchwork quilt deployment teams coupled with seeming dozens of cone shufflers, but when there is a smooth surface it gets broken up. The sheer lack of foresight, and complete absence of quality control, on the part of NZTA is truly staggering.
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They are all through the Wairarapa towns now. They are inconsistently built, cause a huge increase in noise for those who live around them (truck acceleration etc) are poorly lit and pooly marked, I have seen unsuspecting people hit them at 50kph. This is all on SH2. 99.99% of the time they are unused. They should have lights and a button. I think there is meant to be 18 of them installed just between Masterton and Featherston. The roads here have been choked. At one stage between Featherston and Masterton there were 22 posted speed limit changes. And to top it off there are No passing lanes. Only Slow vehicle bays.
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All the "raised pedestrian crossings" aka judder bars that are going in on main arterial roads in Lower Hutt. One popped up on Fairway Drive a couple of months ago, I've seen two going in on Oxford Tce and Cambridge Tce this week. I hate having to slow to 15km/h when there isn't anyone near the crossing.
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have a s54b32 one
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These are hard to come by sometimes
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I have one of these now... But you posted the post is long gone now.
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I was after this for some time
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Hello everyone, Good to be on the forum. I signed up because I'm in the market for F20 M135i. If anyone happens to have one or know someone who does, I would greatly appreciate a referral. Thanks guys!
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Is This Where The E30 Market Is Now..?
GetCam replied to E30 325i Rag-Top's topic in TradeMe discussions
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Which rear end setup would you choose to retro fit
Neil McCauley replied to e46v12's topic in Brakes, Suspension & Steering
I did a end of year project on suspension kinematics at uni, but the more I learned the less I knew... ... this site has some awesome articles and is a good place to start, I wish I had this resource in 2004! From a design perspective, the E90 stuff is pretty hard to beat. Multi-link is a massive step up from semi trailing arms, but the calculations required for things like spring rates are massively different - See link above. Fortunately the E90 stuff (complete, including the front sub frame) has been used front and rear with an S85 in the past, although it all went into an E30 M3, so it "is" possible. See the pics attached for a possible solution - custom cradle for the rear using the same E90 pickup points, and then get that mated to the shell. Wide body will be the next step if you keep the sub frames the same width though. If you're looking at the simplest solution at getting the power to the ground, I'd suggest a 4-link and tubbing the rear to the width of rubber you want to run - there's really nothing wrong with McPherson struts up front, and you can always build some custom coil overs with rates to your fancy. I've seen it in the rear end of an E30 with 650whp and it was an economical solution to the trailing arm problem. -
Which rear end setup would you choose to retro fit
Olaf replied to e46v12's topic in Brakes, Suspension & Steering
I'm not a suspension guru... looks like e46 is good for ~300hp, e60 M5 good for ~550hp. I'd guess there's measurements involved... and (before you're cutting any steel) engaging with your certifier to run your design outline by them, determine what threy'll want to see as you progress. Got pics, or a project page? I'll subscribe, sounds like a really interesting build. Yeeehah! -
Tidy set - couple of scratches from retarded tyre shop guys getting RFT’s off…. otherwise very tidy. Ferric grey finish never seen another set in NZ $1400 - can drop to depot for buyer!
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Mine lives on the centre line unless I give it some jandal and it swings a few mm to the hot side, my thermostat and alternator voltage regulator have both been done and I am running the BMW shell oil. Usually only takes about 10 minutes to get to temp, and I have never seen it dip below the centre line while running.
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I did another symptom hunt on Google and found a thread on the M5Board with very similar issues. The same things were experienced by a few people, turned out to be either the radiator fan, the alternator / voltage reg, or the DME as the main culprits. There is no doubt that all BMW can bus setups and modules throw fantastic red herrings, how many times has my SMG apparently been on the verge of dying and red cogged - when the reality is the battery voltage is just lower than ideal on cold start. Currently this is all covered under warranty, so I can't really reach out to Promo without complicating things just yet. Thanks for the details though.
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Hey team so i have purchased an E12 1st gen 5 series, I'm looking at dropping my s85 into it. I would like to also bring the whole front and rear suspension up to modern standards. So calling out all the suspension guru's out there, if you had the option to make any setup work with the car which one would be the best? Example I was thinking of grafting the whole rear end and front from a e46 into the car. But after a bit of research the e9x series could be a better option, my engineer friend has said the e39 setups are pretty good too. So looking at getting some advice or opinions on which setups would be the best fit for the car. Thanks Richard
