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Once I get myself proper sorted... there might be a factory manual E39 525i for sale We have a pair of VW Tourans, the "other" one for the Mrs.... ...and this one for me! about 2 years in the making: It's a 7 seat VW Touran, with a Golf R32 3.2 VR6 6 speed manual 4Motion 4WD drive train I have to make a special "THANK YOU" to Andrew, aja540i - without him, I'd never have finished this, or at least spent sh*t loads more money! He did some serious engineering work, carried parts up and down the country, got special jobs done I couldn't sort out my slef and really made the whole thing possible! Thanks Andrew

Hi all, Owning an E30 has been in the back of my mind since seeing my uncle sliding slideways on dirt roads, so I finally got myself a coupe to call my own. She's a 1990 320i auto in grey. Looking to change the situation about the auto pretty quick! Also in need of some love in the suspension/bushes department, to refresh the undercarriage for a bit better body control.

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As some of you will know my long time project had a bit off an off a year (ish) ago. Immediate action was to buy teh writ off back from insurance.. best $200 ever spent.. After some thought I bought another E34 540 (NZ new '93 M-Sport, but auto) and have been swapping all the bits over, including swapping teh dove grey interior for my black one carpets and dash included. So I now have pretty much what I started with, but with M=Sport body. After lots of sweat, swearing and beers I finally had a start on the weekend.... Exhaust, wheels and WOF and I'm back in it.. Will add some pics once its out of the shed. First_start.mp4

Hi all, great to part of this. Just purchased a 2006 130i, manual. Really missed driving a manual over the past 2 years. Initially was looking for an M135i but manuals seemed hard to come by here without importing from back in the UK. 135i was super tempting but the missus insisted on 4 doors for sensible purposes... As such, slashed my budget and went for a 130i. What a blast, I had a 2010 330D couple of years ago but this is just a blast to drive and love the screaming straight six. It just seems to want to rev after 3000 rpm. Suspension seems very firm but I can deal with it for now. Initially bought as a fun evening/ weekend blast but now want to drive it everywhere. Goal is to slowly improve it, understand big power gains not possible so focusing on handling and noise the way to go,. Was wondering on best place to potentially source any of the below? Guessing bmw dealer can help but no doubt there is a fountain of knowledge here! bmw performance induction kit looking at some European sites this looked very pricey bmw performance exhaust - can’t seem to find it here anywhere? Anything like this http://www.birdsauto.com/product-information/b1-dynamics-package-upgrade-bmw-e87-130i-and-e82-135i available in NZ? Here she is, first ever pic of her. Cheers all! Thanks for any help in advance. Need to get rid of the swirls soon and have debadged it as well.

I love your soundtrack too! Kids are so genuinely excited eh.

This is so awesome!! (love how you reversed back for the second run haha)

Very Tidy E61 535d M-Sport, NZ New, 2006. $9,995 ono NEED IT GONE!! Black leather m-sport interior in very tidy condition. Removable towbar. Great drive with plenty of power and great economy – currently reading 8.7lt/100km 288k 295k I’ve had it since mid 2015 and am the third owner, second was a dealer for a couple of weeks. Full Service history with Coombes Johnston Tauranga by first owner and BMWorkshop since my ownership. In my ownership the following work has been done in addition to servicing. 19” Bayern Spartans with Michelin Pilot Sport 4S. Windows tinted to 35% Bluetooth upgrade, can stream from device and control with steering wheel buttons.New front struts New alternator Rebuilt transmission Performance tune by Euro Surgeons, approx. 320hp and 680Nm Been serviced by BMWorkshop every 10k since my purchasing. Selling as we've moved onto a boat and I'm not ready to part with my E34... bmwarchive_org_b901185.pdf

that's even more awesome than I'd pictured it, when you first mentioned this project. More pics! More details! What's left to do?

We found Thames OK... Almost everything you need is there, although the only large supermarket is Pak'n'Save (if that sort of thing is important). There's all the usual amenities - cinema, pubs/bars, restaurants, DIY, car parts... But it's not Auckland. TBH, we found Thames too busy for us! But we're confirmed country folk these days.

Actually, that is what I tell her! BNT looked the car up in their computer and told me the best fluid is Fuchs Titan ATF D3 Semi Synth. So it was a Dextron III rated fluid in the end. To be honest, I've come to the conclusion that any fluid mentioned in this thread is probably OK. Tim

Great work Allan, especially with the extra help from Andrew....well done

Thanks, Dark Grey!

Blast!. I did the obvious, yes. Sorry.

and pics, maaaan!

Thanks, will quiet down once exhaust is refitted. I've not done a project thread, but had done: Suspension Exhaust LSD Sway bars Lots of minor bits and pieces, bushes, cooling system, cosmetic tidy ups. Then its just been a swap over. I'll do a bit of a write up at some point.

Hi John, Yes interesting like it has fallen off the radar haven’t herd a peep about it since it sold (confirmed) just hope the new owner is in NZ and gets it out and about.

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seems odd to take the engine out of what looks like a nice car? Could be it suffers from really nasty cracking/spot weld failure in the rear floor like a lot of these do. Would definitely want to thoroughly check that. E46 M3 with a worked v12 would be tits though!

CBF started its own thread so here’s a big poat, picked up another members silver 540i MSport with a damaged engine off trademe a couple weeks ago, this weekend I got both cars out to my parents farm and pulled both m62s from the silver 540i (chain slipped) and my old black 540i (electric issues) and swapped the good engine into into the silver body. Cleaned it up and reassembled the interior whenever it rained and after refilling fluids etc I managed to drive it home today! Safe to say my hands are f****d but we’ll worth the effort and experience! New tyres tomorrow and need to figure out how to get the OEM Head unit going again next. Pics:

C'mon guys - pics for posterity