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First outing in E36 was a success. Started with 1:18's with the street tyres, then fitted slicks and started doing 1:14's. Then took passengers and was doing 1:15's. Top speed was only 205km/h (1340kg) without passengers and 198km/h (1420kg) with passengers. With an actual tune (currently got an ebay one that runs rich) I expect to gain a lot of power through the middrange to bring it back to where it was before the rebuild (swapped ECU's), plus removing all the trim and cutting some weight out should drop ~150kg, this should see a top speed of ~225km/h and use of 6th gear down the straight. What a mission it was to drive with slicks without a harness and a race seat, there was probably another second or two to gain from being thrown all over the place. Best sectors had me doing a 1:13.0 but I was unable to string a perfect lap together. The car is way to stiff, it was lifting both inside wheels coming out of the sweeper, on one lap I even managed to take it with a minimum speed of 115km/h around the sweeper and turn one. Don't have a video of when using slicks as the camara kept getting torn off the mount, but it was ok with road tyres Bonus for the evening was that I stood on it all evening and the water temp stayed at 80c, no oil leaks or anything went wrong.

Dropped the head out to Dougs Engineering in Pukekohe for a rebuild. Cam going to Franklin Cams to get built up and reground. These also arrived. Progress!

Use *555

r3vlimited being down whenever I try and access it

Dickheads that use daytime running lamps instead of headlights at night. First, they are too bloody bright knob-end they are meant to be bright in the day, think how bright that makes them at night to other cars! Second, you have no lights on at the back of your car (or usually soft-roader!!), which makes you very hard to spot as you womble along.

Mmmmm, Style 95's are one set of wheels I love on the E38. In fact they look good on most Bimmers.

about the size of a straw from KFC

Finally got it back on the road after three months in pieces. Time to take it to a couple track days to see what needs to be improved before it's off to get a cage later in the year.

This thing is truly a weapon. Would not recommend eating lunch just before going in it with James around Hampton.

I have used the early solid mass m43 m42 m40 flywheels from e36 models etc approx. 9.5kg to 10.5kg , they have the recease clutch face, ( later m43 and m44 flywheels are dual mass type about 12.5kg but you cant do much with those etc ) I get the old clutch rebuilt by auto clutch . stronger clamping and new material put on the clutch disc , either std or carbon Kevlar etc. works well enough and you can retain the m52 starter motor etc and yes don't use the dual mass 4cyl ones with the 6cyl 2.5-2.8L early solid mass flywheel looks like this one http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/bmw/gear-boxes/auction-999166959.htm otherwise go the m20 solid mass type with a strong clutch

Theres always an "off" setting >_<

surely any car with factory DRL would also have automatic nighttime sensing headlights??

Is that old TM or new TM? I thought i would be able to make it to 1k positive feedback (at 920) before encountering any TM muppets, but in the last month I've had two idiots place bad feedback on me because of their own action and TM won't do anything about it as apparently they don't get into feedback disputes. One guy never paid for some basket weave caps after a month and several emails, the other refused to send/give me freight information and kept demanding payment even though the auction details were "arrange shipping". If he's polite and agrees to cancel the sale, he will get a refund on his success fee and that's it. I definitely understand where you're coming from with the interpretation of "very good" condition.

not really selling that pair , but yes could be repaired if you had the lip / but I wont bother will go in the scrap bin

Oh.... riiiight. The RZ 3-somethings.

Front strut brace completed. (Pics to follow.) And rather than make them, we've bought a set of chassis reinforcement plates. The car won't go any faster, but should feel nicer to drive which fits with plans. Same speed - more feel.

That's what I was going to do. I was polite and I genuinely think he was just not aware of the potential issues. I'll continue to be polite unless bad feedback is posted. I've copied the Q&A and I'm sure it will all pan out OK.

Same/same. Point is, it has a return. PS, speed never killed no-one, it's the sudden stop at the end that gets ya

Speed is always a factor in a collision. It's the oxygen thieves out there who make other foolish decisions which ultimately cost lives. Subsidized mandatory driver education is required imo.

Setup up ads on MTV.

Fresh rebuild, no receipts

provides a partial income off-set to the cost of enforcement. It's a cost benefit ratio world out there!

But how do you make a successful media campaign about stupid people for stupid people?

sounds mint BRO

the best thing to do is be on high alert for idiot drivers and avoid them like the plague. keep a distance which you think is ridiculous - it may just save your life. there is not a HUGE difference in arrival time/journey time if you are going 95kmh for a few kms or doing 110kmh. better to be safe than risk being a part of some idiots mistake

Shot out for lunch today from Albany to Ponsonby. Pulled up behind a van that was doing 85kph in the center land past Wairau. Something wasn't right though. It was tailgating the car in front so bad I told my friend who was driving to back off and change lanes. That's when I realised the van was being towed. We quickly passed this rolling death trap. The tow rope of which had been broken and rejoined in the middle was about 2.5 meters long. Staring at this sh*t in amazement I was shown the middle finger from the driver. The van then decided it wanted to change lanes and started changing before the car was ready. Shifty as. It gets worse. Just ahead I see another POS van tailgating a crap old Ford Falcon. Thought sh*t no way. Yep. Being towed with an even shorter cheap rope that had been looped many times to give it enough strength. They happily struggled over the harbor bridge. Called *555 to report them but many had beaten me to it. I did mention the plates on the cars looked suspicious as they did not suite the years and on the two cars were only held on by one bolt each. This sh*t exists on our roads.

Saw this at Hampton Downs yesterday, never seen it before. Well kitted out 135i, with an add-on 1M kit for the bigger arches. Half cage inside, with terra-trip and intercom gear, etc. so possibly set up as a Targa car? Looked bloody awesome in the sun!

Pretty sure you can't swap a non-personalised rego number to another car. Plates must go with the car.

Did something break ??

or some staggered 19" style 95

I'd be interested in doing all the PPI faults, but not buying it