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E46 M3 front floating rotor setup + Bendix M3 pads installed- Thanks Jayden. Brakes were already excellent on this car, now even better.

nothing whatsoever to any of the cars, spend the whole weekend with the grand kids, and now I am totally stuffed.

Pics don't really do justice to the overall improvement factor, very happy

Made some more progress on the e21, got the bonnet fitted properly, got the heater fan sorted, changed out the coil so there are sparks, and powdercoated the rocker cover, also fitted the alternator, and discovered an oil leak in the sump gasket! Gotta love old cars.

Hi Neal might like to extend that thought to some kiwi drivers as well

Slow progress. I've got the loom installed, started on a harness adaptor and reassembled everything for testing once I figure out the wiring side of things.I need to extend a couple of wires to reach (oil sensor) and get a rubber tube adaptor to go between the intake boot and the temporary pod filter (stock airbox doesn't fit just yet). Also a bunch of minor stuff. I've been too busy helping friends with their e36s lol. Including m50 swapping a 318is. I hope to have it wof'd and reged by the 21st. If this current plan doesn't work I've got 3 backup plans (motronic 1.1/1.3, correct flywheel or m52b28 swap, which I hope will be happening anyway).

excellent. is there anything we can do influence your wife to make your plans saturday? when I was in the uk, I used Cooks Ferry Engineering. You could give them a try.

I'm still having flashbacks to seeing your car at the ECC meet. I really want a set of wood trim like yours. I've had a look around and it doesn't seem to be a common option for that color.

BMW NZ ended up way cheaper then overseas, I'll find the part number and send you it

I've found with Bridgestone tyres they are at their best from roughly 1000kms. Had re001/2s and the ones before. Same for the out going re11 as well. Well priced tyres for the performance .

Any progress Eli? Are we going to see it on the 21st????

Hey, Had the same problem with my 97 320i. It has the jatco box as well with a drive shaft that doesn't have the rubber gibbo at the front. Was real problematic under moderate/hard acceleration, used to get a hell of a shake around the 30-40kph until one day it decided it was going to do it all the time until i got to about 50kph. Just got into it this weekend. turns out my drive shaft hanger bearing had fallen to pieces. the rubber that surrounds the center bearing had split causing the center of the drive shaft to move up and down under acceleration. Also a good idea to check all 3 universals while you have it off (mine were ok). had to remove the exhaust, then the heat shield and finally i could get to the drive shaft. Hope this helps with your problem.

Stumbled upon this on R3v, some guys creating a project video series modifying cars - starting with an E30 Touring. Some nice video work and shots, really sets the era for a classic. Episode 1 Episode 2

TM question. lets see if I get a reply. I wont hold my breath. It would seem this car magically grew 2 more cylinders. Aren't these pics of the 528i you had for sale a not long ago? only then you had pics of the 6 cylinder engine as well. When will you post up pics of this 540i you have for sale?

Na I just have a couple of them

I tested it with a 9v batt and it appears to be dead, probably just the elec motor. It's yours if you want it.

How super frustrating.

Yeah genuine bmw brakes are the best bet imo for this kind of car.

tourist drivers Had my first dose yesterday of the stereotypical ones that have been making the news lately. Rental car pulls out into SW1 by Wiaouru. I brake hard (70k zone) . About 50 meters later the tourists car just comes to a standstill in the middle of the road. Occupants are just looking around Wiaouru from the middle of the road! Sound the horn and the driver finally realised they weren't the only car on the road. So they pull across in front of an oncoming car. Another near miss. All for tourist being able to drive here, but clearly some don't have the basic skills to drive on our roads. Basic test needed before letting them loose !

Got a bit of time in the shed yesterday and crossed a few things off the list..... Upgraded calipers, new discs, pads, shoes, braided lines all installed. Thanks to kerry at mosens for selling me a set of mounts and will for stopping by kerrys with his vehicle so i could have a look over it and get some ideas on how it all goes together and works. So now the beast is in the hole time to start mocking up all the bits like exhaust manifolds and coolant pipes. Also after talking to will im going to go down the path of a removable front radiator support panel to make this whole process much easier. Its also allowed me to get more of an idea of the final fitment of the wheels and tyres which now sits where i am happy with it. That firewall fitment :/ not a lot of room left, might have to do a little panel beating to give me some space........

Yes I think he's full of sh*t. That member muzza won my auction and is flying into Wellington next weekend with his missus to pick it up so I'm not sure what he is on about re changing his mind, or TC issues as there is none. Unless something has gone wrong with it while it has been sitting since new years I will be driving it during the week to confirm but again I'd say he talking sh*t. Only one person came to look at it and he was local but he may have been acting on behalf. My E39 was described as it is as I don't want any dramas come time to hand the keys over, the whole point of a $1 reserve action. Maybe he is a bit butt hurt since realizing E39s including his immaculate one of a kind 540i are worth pretty much scrap value these day (m5 excempt).

Front discs, pads and wear sensor all replaced.

Not sure what the discussion point is, but the gentleman in question is definitely thoughtful.

Been doing a fair amount of delooming and merging on the two wiring looms, a few more hours needed on that and then I can get the wiring installed and out the way. Got the motor in last night, a little tricky, but got there eventually. Now I just need to get it to where I want to and then get the engine mounts done. Not sure how im going to do this tho.... Ordered something very cool for this project from ECS today, will post some pics once I receive it.

1) E36 6 cylinder M Sport Bars front and rear, I think the front is 25.5mm 2) Attached to the control arm 3) Front spindles are E36 M3 Evo It's no secret what I am using as the everything is pretty much OEM E36, kind of makes the whole thing quite comical when the cars I am racing around all have AP racing brakes, dry sumps, carbon airbox's, adjustable sway bars, modified motors etc etc, I think I was the only car there still running carpet

Stupid dumb road workers,, suggested safe cornering speed 45km ,, so they black all the signs off and put op 50 km signs when they do road works. Awakino gorge

I lay towels down before I walk on the carpet.

Took the 740i for a drive to Welly today and met up with some great people.