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Another update team working hard to try and get this thing on the road. Last two weeks worth. Got all the bits back from driveshaft shop and engineers. shaft bolts up now. shifter all centered or close to it. oil feed AN fitting welded on. return plugged up. This where i drilled 30mm inwards to match factory mounting holes for x member. diff sits quite low now due to being a bigger diff, so i brought these. Gone from 18" to 19" hope it will raise the car alittle to stop smashing of the diff. Heres one for you nathan, not full bolted up tight but gives you an idea of the block to fire wall distance, roughly around 100mm from firewall to back of short block. also changed the rear main seal while i was at it. So heres the fun part, had a spare block and heads which i just roughly threw together to mock this baby up. the Bmw intake studs is where it was sitting on. So took them out and its almost like its meant to be also had to cut these bits off to get it sitting better, not needed for my build. sits alot lower and forward. Pulley almost bang on too. Just need to find where is is going to sit and make an adapter plate. Two back intake holes almost match the front two start miss in line with each other. These are the driver side headers that unfortunately wont work with my heads, so am sending the car off to get some custom ones made. but see how restrictive number 4 and 3 are. Ugly!!!!! Once back from getting manifolds made ill be putting the motor back together in N/A form and running with that till i get the supercharger set up made and done on the spare block.

Not until given it a wash, its absolutely filthy. Its my daily but I'm already working on a massive list of stuff to do... To do... Radio update (JDM YO!) Adjust rear passenger door alignment Paint in a couple of stone chips Wash, cut & polish wax or ceramic coat. Headlight restoration steering wheel trim replacement Replace a couple of interior plastic panels that are scratched Change the fluids other than the engine oil (done on purchase) ...so diff, coolant & check brake fluid for contamination Check brake pads so I know what they've got left in em.

As the title states, I need a brake fluid reservoir cap for my E28 528, no doubt the same for most of the cars of this era Thanks Barry

To be honest, $4.5k max. And that assumes there's nothing nasty hiding anywhere. Let's put it another way. Seats are damaged (although not as badly as many I've seen), mileage and history are unknown. WoF and rego expire in less than 2 weeks. Dash is probably cracked (most are) but a dash mat has been fitted (not quite as common as a cracked dash). Obviously impossible to tell anything about the engine condition, brakes, gearbox, suspension, rear axle, underside, tyres, exhaust, electrics, or what rust may be hiding... Engine is the M20B20 which while nice enough to cruise with, combines the lower power of the 4-cylinder cars with the poorer economy of the 325. It's a good engine - just not an especially desirable one. Some people will prefer a manual gearbox - cars with a manual 'box tend to sell for higher prices. It's a misconception that manual cars are 'better' - they're just different, and typically people are prepared to pay more for them. It's a decent colour. Bodywork looks OK in the pics but it's almost impossible to tell, especially with a darker colour, without close inspection. Could be (with some work) a decent fairly unmolested example. Which would then make it, with WoF and rego, a ~$6k car. But it'll need some work to get there. It's is - categorically - not a $7.5k car.

At least twice what it might be worth. (IMO, etc, etc...)

yeah i've bought enough for the next bit + next oil change, but i'll be keeping an eye out for discounts on penrite hpr 5, that's the oil i would prefer. might give the CCV a crack, it does have a small stream of white smoke in the start up which i thought initially was just humidity, but combine that with the very subtle variation in the start up idle, and smell of oil at idle, i'm leaning towards thinking the CCV (or PCV what ever it is) is old

As above, easy enough to get a dodgy WoF, if you really want to. However, the Insurance Assessors are much more clued up should you be involved in an accident, and if it's serious the Accident Investigation team, who will pick it up and then you are in a whole world of pain.

Spotted. Under a pile of junk. Sigh...

Wheels are SOLD.

It's about 1/44527778th the circumference of Earth? That should clear it up immensely.

I sold my modified 327i, 5 speed, M3 5lug, Tech II for 12k a couple months ago, some of these sellers are pure dreamers! Some would say i sold mine too cheap, but it sold in 3 days with multiple buyers... by the time i sold all my spares (wheels, interior trim goodies etc) that I had on the car/keeping for a rainy day i was knocking on 20k for everything i had accumulated over the years! Realistically these cars are worth more in parts with these stupid crazy prices ! ?

sigh. 320i e21, then? e30? e36? e46? E9x?.... give us a photo Terry.

https://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=2202940113 Would look great with these wheels.. .....

Jamex are by far the worst in e30's, they sag like hell and are extremely soft. King's are progressive and already a higher rate than most aftermarket kits (440lbs rears and pretty sure King's are progressive). You can always get your own rear springs, I have XYZ 670lbs rear springs in an e30 Touring, they are alot stiffer than stock but rides nice and doesn't slouch as much in the back with weight. Spring---------------------Front(lb/in.)------------------Rear(lb/in.) Stock 325i*-----------------------106-------------------------245 Stock 325is*----------------------118-------------------------265 Stock 325ix*----------------------106-------------------------308 Stock M3*-------------------------114------------------------314 Stock M3--------------------------140------------------------250 Dinan Sport-----------------------172-------------------------300 H&R OE Sport---------------------180-------------------------380 H&R Sport-------------------------180------------------------380 H&R Sport (29664)---------------200--------------------------285 H&R Race-------------------------315------------------------ 570 H&R Coilovers***----------------340--------------------------380 Eibach Pro-Kit--------------------114 --------------------------280-326 progressive Eibach Race----------------------160--------------------------445 IE SIII----------------------------315--------------------------570 Koni Coilovers-------------------342----------------------------407 Cosmo Coilovers----------------450-----------------------------560 Tokico----------------------------165--------------------------265 TMS J-Stock**-------------------680--------------------------1026 Alpina(est.)---------------------~200-------------------------~350 FK 60/60 cup kit-----------------379----------------------------379 Vogtland Standard***--------115/197---------------------------360 Vogtland CS***---------------137/200--------------------------400 Vogtland--------------------------225--------------------------360 Intrax-----------------------------126--------------------------250 King Springs "Low" -------- KDFL-01 220----------------KDRBL-14 440

320i black