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Its back And 5 stud swapped tonight Have some old eibach springs in there and original shocks bolted in to hold all together. Will work on getting medium case tidied up and lsd in. Steering rack on its way so will swap that over and finally start bolting the main parts in

It's all about the Daihatsu Chirade GTti sound.

Hi there, Picked up an E46 330i Touring a few months ago and have been fixing it up to be a reliable daily. So far I have done the following: - Full cooling system refresh (Including hard lines under the intake manifold) - Front pulleys and drive belts - Power steering reservoir and hoses - CCV Replaced - Intake boots - Oil level sensor - Oil filter housing gasket - Valve cover gasket - Vanos rebuild - New DISA valve - Engine & transmission mounts - Windshield cowl - Transmission filter & fluid - FCAB's - Front control arms - Tie rods - Wheel bearings - Stock sport springs from HellBM - Sport Sway bars from BM World - Koni Special Active shocks on all four corners - Set of Style 72 rims to replace the Style 79 rims that came with the car - Changed differential fluid - Other little minor things around the car What I have got left to do is to replace all the bushings in the rear (If anyone has an RTAB tool I could borrow...) and I am looking at getting some new tyres soon since the ones that came with the new rims are pretty average. Best money spent so far was on the shocks as the originals were completely shot. And having everything in the cooling system replaced is great for peace of mind. For the future it would be nice to swap in a manual, but for now the auto is pretty good for what it is. Only major issues I have had is a tire blowout in Wellington on state highway 1 near the terrace (I think I must of run over something on the motorway), and a fuel line disconnecting itself which left me stranded outside Kumeu (Car didn't catch fire which was good). Overall the experience has been pretty good though, the car's fun to drive and I have learnt a lot during the process.

So the active hybrid came on square Style 364s with M+S tyres on them, so am debating if i should dump the rims as well and go for the rfts like this https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/car-parts-accessories/wheels-tyres/alloy-wheels/listing/2765627162?bof=MFst8qUW or keep the rims and get some fresh Pirelli Pzeros for 1300 on hyperdrive... I'm rather ambivalent about the style, though it does keep the car being unique. does the design provide any function in a hybrid?

Quite Theraputic

I have offered him 18k he asked for my number but so far no reply.

I just bought a 2008 VW Touareg for 5k. 114k 4.2 V8 with good service history, needed a tow vehicle.

M4 CS Type R, in Collaboration with Honda

yeah, that was my first reaction too, will see how easy the stripes come off. But first the front needs some work, as a few of the kidney slats are broken

I’m also still chasing the issue with mine with the odd hiccup on idle and that weird miss/flat spot on WOT around 2-3k. I Need to do a vacuum leak test first, but the exhaust camshaft sensor, or knock sensors can cause issues without a fault being brought up. So that’s my next step to replace all knock, cam and crank sensors since O2, TPS and MAF have been tried.

non-M OEM 18's are the sweet spot IMO e.g Style 237

I went and looked up how much a GTiR, (probably the most comparable car of the 90s?) was new NZ in 1993 - $45,000 or nearly $77,000 in today money.

Hi. So i did it NOS 100 shot. No issues yet??? Goes like stink, a bit scary actually. Run 1 full bottle so far .All good.

Twas a beautiful day to be barrelling up the Desert Road, with Mt Ruapehu in sight. clear as. back in AKL by dinner after lunch with rellys in the Tron. total consumption of 98= 48 litres. and 560kms... not too bad for what it is, I guess. probably got pinged by a MCR van somewhere in Taupo. a very dangerous weapon

I want to hear one with a decent exhaust or straight pipe. Straight piped 3 cylinder ecoboost fiestas sound amazing.

The more I look at them the more I like them.

Bit of progress this week! Rear end painted up Car off to panelbeaters tomorrow, was very rusty along boot seal lip so new panel will sort it all Done the dentent shift pin rebuild in the weekend, what a fun job that is..... Have an online order on its way with front and rear seals etc for the motor to swap in and hopefully get the sump and gearbox on in next few weeks

@euroriffic It was indeed, Eiffleton, so far so good, no demons, at the exhaust shop.

Well it's out. Will purchase some simple green tomorrow to clean it up. Then off to get rust sorted before I put up on jack stands and underseal it. Will then remove rear end, steering and suspension along with brake booster