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So I think I'm actually 'done' with my car, as weird as it feels, I've nothing left on my todo list haha. Pretty stoked how its turned out and just enjoying driving the thing. Few photos Saturday night by @leebske

https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-1532547921.htm?rsqid=542d468961ff444f8338125b471cfde3 a week ago this was 7k. and the ad was pulled in 48 hours.

You get a few of those on that road occaisionally, you can usually tell as the Ambulance and Fire Service follow shortly after.

Passed its cert with flying colours : ) Good to be back after 6 months Drives like a new car!!!! who says racecar suspension don’t work on a road vehicle : )

You would want to be somewhere close to Yosser Hughes' personality type to work for Instant Finance I would imagine from the particular segment of the market the work in.

So, have had a few distractions with this build, selling and moving houses, kids etc By t back into it now, have been steadily sourcing parts needed, but stumbled across a 328i on Manheim that had had a hit on the drivers front, guessing ran up the back of a truck by the looks. But a minter apart from that, manual with 55kms. So it’s easier just to chuck the whole engine gearbox in to get us going now. Happy days. Even had the original sales sheet in the service/manual folder. $98,360 new!! Didn’t realise they were that expensive. Has a mint cream leather interior.

$26,000 with all spares. 1995 BMW 328I with ZF manual, NZ new and factory manual 8 Point cage, linked to front struts and rear sub frame XYZ coil over suspension Hard race rear camber arms M factory LSD rebuilt by KBM with a 3.64 ratio PMC shifter RHD individual throttle body (ITB) conversion Mishimoto race radiator (life time warranty) and catch can for PCV Converted to Mishisimoto electric fan Race battery and James Marshall Motorsport battery mount Full coolant hose refresh and spares Rocker cover gasket done Coby headers and stainless exhaust from headers back Toyo R888R tyres 2 sets of 17" x 8" AC Schnitzer wheels 15mm rear spacers Converted to wheel studs and nuts 1 x racetech 4009 seat 1x racetech 4009w seat 2 x 5 point race tech harness' LTW rear spoiler Sunroof delete with fiberglass E46 lower arm conversion Sway bars links now connetced to shocks rather than A arms Certed so road regal New rotors and hawk pads 1500km ago Brake piston re fresh 1500km ago, new rotors at the same time Hawk brake pads Goodridge brake lines Sound deading removed Geoff Steel carbon door cards Aftermarket interior header and blower Kill switch Reiger front lip + msport front lip Boot lid gutted to save weight Sump baffle Vanos refreshed, engine and gearbox mounts done Samsung tablet with remote GPS for lap timing Roof, guard, bonnet, boot, cage painted 2015 Comes with all my e36 spares

Started stripping the E36 out, Getty f ready to pull the engine, these things are great to work on. Pretty much got it ready to pull out now, minus engine mounts. Pulled the exhaust off, didn’t realise these things had a full stainless system in them. Will strip out the interior, if anyone is keen for a mint condition cream leather interior, hit me up. Also panels etc

Greetings all - happy to be in the forum with like-minded BMW owners. Gordon

Incredible work, well done!

Just putting this out there if you're worried about having to dent pipes for clearance issues. Engine Masters on YouTube did an episode where they tested back to back dyno runs while denting the header tubing on a V8. They started with something like 550 - 600hp on the motor, then did some modifications to the pipes at random, resulting in denting or "crushing" the tubing. At the end of it, they lost 5 maybe 6hp with the damage they did - which they also said could've been put down to the time of day, different water/oil temps etc. etc. So the conclusion is that, if you have to crush a pipe somewhat to make it fit/clear, the difference in output is negligible. It's actually kind of interesting to watch because it almost destroys the whole theory around mandrel bent exhausts vs crush bent.

Yes KW racing 2 ways, but these were from the now defunct CSL Cup series.

seems the dealer is correct. Vehicle information VINWBAVW52080A077771 Type CodeVW52 E SeriesE91 () Series3 TypeTOUR Model323I UL (EUR) SteeringRL Doors5 EngineN52K Displacement2.50 Power140 DriveHECK TransmissionAUT ColourSPARKLING GRAPHITE METALLIC (A22) UpholsteryLEDER DAKOTA/SCHWARZ (LCSW) Prod. Date2008-02-04 Vehicle options P957AHK-Paket S205AAutomatic transmission S240ALeather steering wheel S249AMultifunction f steering wheel S2CXABMW light alloy wheel, spider spoke 155 S302AAlarm system S321AExterior parts in vehicle color S386ARoof railing S402AElectric panoramic roof S423AFloor mats, velours S430AInterior/outside mirror with auto dip S431AInterior mirror with automatic-dip S441ASmoker package S459ASeat adjuster, electric, with memory S493AStorage compartment package S4ADAInterior trim strips, alu, brushed, fine S4AEAArmrest front, retractable S508APark Distance Control (PDC) S520AFog lights S521ARain sensor S534AAutomatic air conditioning S548AKilometer-calibrated speedometer S563ALight package S663ARadio BMW Professional S672ACD changer for 6 CDs S818ABattery master switch S853ALanguage version English S864ARetailer Directory Overseas S876ARadio frequency 315 MHz S880AOn-board vehicle literature English S8LHACountry control for HongKong 04142 S8S3AAutomatic locking when driving off S8SPAControl unit COP S9AAAOuter skin protection

General consensus is beware of ex UK cars as they are more prone to underbody rust. A good inspection is recommended. However, I dont see anything appealing about this car you have put in the link? Non msport spec and has wheels from an E46 (wrong offset/fitment for E90/E91) Not particularily cheap either for what it is.. plenty of better examples around I think

wow!!!

Orewa @ 2pm this afternoon in HELLM3 : 33.5 C.

yea i prefer the 120-140km/h drivers

I always do it. Its a great upgrade, and not as hard as it looks if you take your time. I always install the anti rattle kit to seeing as I'm in there anyway.

One of the only reasons I'm interested in cars is because of the noise they make, intake, exhaust, driveterrain etc. I like electric vehicles, they do and will have a place but they are flawed like everything humans make. I think it would be a fun project to make your own electric car out of something older, but its still an expensive exercise.

Just because a Tesla, or some Tesla's, accelerate fast doesn't give them a "soul or character" unless that character is an overgrown iPad that moves.