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Sold the Eisenmann mufflers to help fund the suspension refresh. Back to stock which is quite pleasant cruising around the city... getting old. Plan down the track is to fit headers and a tune. I think with stock mufflers it will have just the right amount of angry.

Imagine how much of a head turner it would be if the last 3 letters of Ractis were to be re-arranged... ?

This was once mine and very original

Taking the F22 for a fang over Lewis Pass

My E28 has original Black Plates, I received them today after saving it from dereg.

Hey Team long time no post. Well what can i say, SHE'S ALIVE Finally got the x5 manual swap up and running, its surprisely quick too with the factory 3.91 open diff, was only sitting around 2.3k rpm at 100kmph. Custom x member and shifter rod extended. So just a few more tweaks, the x member needs to be raised 25mm to line up the driveshaft straighter. REst of exhaust fitted but first get the rear mufflers deleted. I also sourced this a while ago while discussing diff options with Kayne Barrie, I saw this on trade me and he said it could work as he had rebuilt it and knew the measurements. a e92 m3 LSD Diff with the flanges changed out to match the x5 ones. I have mounted it up and almost perfect I just need to find some big washers to go in between the front two mounts as you can see picture above, take the drive shaft in to be shorten and it should be home sailing. I did run into some small issues with the car trying to cut out when i was over 50% open throttle at around 4k-5k rpm does any one have any ideas of what this could be? i pressed the dsc button but no change. Also coded out the auto and made it manual so just a bit stumped. Feel free to chime team.

I've never seen the redline in mine. Apparently it's electronically limited to ~250km/h, can not confirm. Promise. ?

It's an M3 after all. It's meant to be driven hard.

Hey, I'm looking to find someone with an m30b34 or b35 e28 in Wellington to compare notes with. I currently own a 528i and would like to experience them side by side and see if a swap is something id want to consider in the future. I've heard the b35 has buckets of torque but the b28 revs happier which is something I actually really enjoy about it. Would love to meet up, if anyone is keen to see a very healthy b28. The don't seem to be very common. Thanks, Karun S.

Someone buy this right now and put me out of my misery. Dunedin https://www.trademe.co.nz/2808772130

Im over here still rocking my [email protected] like a boss 5 years on Zen 3 and a big navi are probably in my future next year, once the rush is over and pricing settles down.

Finally made the conversion in the e91 to full black leather. Big thanks to @Steveo1 for the fronts + door cards And big thanks to @BM WORLD for sorting the other half of the puzzle with rear and side bolsters. Getting those seats back in require some pretty advanced tongue twisting and trigonometry, good thing I read up on some forum topics giving some pointers to the little seat being loosely secured first and then the bigger seat jiggles/ jolts onto it. Had to convert the rear sedan door cards to the touring ones, luckily there was a some what cutout for me to follow carefully with the help of a jig saw and drill, felt extremely un easy cutting into a nice condition door card. Managed to transfer the bracket across relatively easy with some OEM BMW glue to re secure in place.

how much money am I allowed to spend on the new build?

sold thanks for looking

Looks like the sump gasket to me. They usually start leaking about 100000km. Yours still has the blue paint on the end of the sump bolts which means they're the original ones. Rear main seals very seldom leak on these engines. Sump gaskets are a very common issue though.

With Valve cleaner the engine is ment to be up to temp and running when using the cleaner which helps break up the carbon deposits. Logs are great when you know how to read them haha! Only car I have needed to learn how to read them If you can create a datazap.me account and upload logs to that, makes it easier to share with others. 80 TPS is normal I beleive, mine is 81. https://datazap.me/u/ninjaspartan/log-1603093603?log=0&data=3-21

And no one seems to mind if you leave your car in the middle of the road at Mangaweka

Nice m235.

You should be able to get the ABS fixed approx $500. (did it on my old E39, a guy down in taupo does it. http://www.ecu.co.nz/abs) Having owned plenty of E46 in the past, there is definitely a bit more power from the 3L in a 330i but its still no rocket. If you find a nice 325 that ticks a lot of the other boxes I wouldnt discount it.

I think if you get first option on a special deceased estate vehicle and its one that you actually quite like, there isnt much reason to say no unless its not financially a good option for you at the time or you need to sacrifice something else in order to get it such as number of vehicles etc.

Here she is the new E91 335i Wagon. Scrubbed up well. Need a few interior parts to tidy it up but over all I couldn’t be happier!

Hey Team long time no post. Its been a while but things still have been trucking along in the background, mainly trying to get these side project cars finished and flicked off which some of you may have seen on trade me. But good news is ive finally got some subframe plates lazer cut out and got them semi folded into shape on the chassis and then welded. Once done i can get onto refitting the m3 rear end and piecing the car back together. So slight change of plans again. I will now be fitting the M62tub46 motor into the Blue sedan instead of the e34 wagon. Ill be taking all the dry sump setup from the m60b44 and all associating bits ie exhaust headers and engine mounts and using it with this motor which should be a straight swap, i'll will also try retro fitting the x5 4.6is dash into the e46 too. The M60b44 will be reused in my e34 wagon project instead with a superchager ontop Lastly also managed to score this puppy from a mate ( thanks Quinn) A 6 speed for the swap as well as it really needs the 6th gear due to it using so much petrol on highway driving. Will hope to get this car together hopfully by the end of the year.

IMG_6903.MOV M3 ESS Supercharge kit good cond. $4750 Supercharged BMW E46 M3 Sets 7:30 Nurburgring Lap Time with Traffic and Speed Limits IMG_6902.MOV

Agree with you man. I love the tech 2 tourings for sure. The tech 1 vert is receiving a full back to bare metal respray and colour change, full interior retrim, new roof, freshly built motor, basically a restoration. Only thing that won't be factory will be the suspension and wheels. EDIT : And exhaust which I opted for a full Scorpion stainless system to go with my BTB stainless headers. Suspension is going to piss off a few purists but I got the airlift performance 3p3h kit only because I want to be able to raise and lower it accordingly dependent on the road I am driving on. I have also refreshed the rear subframe with super pro poly bushes and put in adjustable bolts for the trailing arms with poly bushes, new control arms for the front, new control arm bushes, everything will either be replaced or refurbished. Show room condition is the aim

If you want it, buy it. If not, don't buy it.

ys a mate had a fiat 130 a big fast saloon prolly bigger than a 5 series at the time 3 l v6 i think

Alright lads, New member here based in Christchurch, moved to New Zealand in February. Left Ireland in 2016 then having spent almost 4 years in Sydney, the partner and I got an opportunity to be relocated here! No Beemers yet in the house, currently have the our 2010 TT and my work vehicle, but chasing an E30 for the weekends ?? Lewis

Good stuff man - up up the 330ci manual values ?

Nikon D4S+AF Nikkor 70-200 2.8FL/E @adro... in bloody challenging lighting. Bavarian Flytrap - Nikon D4+AF Nikkor 24-70 f2.8, B+W Kassemann Pol Filter Nikon D3+AF Nikkor 70-200 2.8FL/E PS: none of these are my cars, though the photography is mine.

@Mikan old E12 Nikon D750 + 85mm 1.4D

Rego is on hold, Is it worth a punt at $1500?

if anyone wants an M3, they will need to compromise in certain areas at the very least. in some cases its going for a higher mileage example, or going for a different colour other than first choice, or one that has been re-registered for whatever reason. This one has probably been tracked and it is what it is. Its the owner's choice to do with it how they want and to sell it to the next interested person is their prerogative. If it has been maintained whilst being tracked then I dont personally see any reason its any worse off than other examples. Like I said earlier, being a 2005, sunroof, black with red interior, lower kms etc make it a nice candidate for my boxes being ticked and if I had to compromise on possible tracking history then so be it. Anyone who doesnt want to touch a tracked car can and will find something else and that is their choice, just like it is yours to make a comment about your old beloved car - so no judgement there. Only issue I see is if people take it to a personal level and create drama, thus causing a bad reputation for the forum that we all use so lets just keep it civil and move on. Keep the comments civilized guys. And on topic lol.

That's actually a legitimately good plate for an E46 M3 ?

A belated 21st present has been ordered for the M5. - Clutch kit and at the same time a shifter rebuild using some new bits I have had stored away. -full suspension kit including shocks, all arms, ball joints, steering parts etc. Everything except subframe bushes and wheel bearings. diff bushes, diff seals, drive shaft cv, centre bearing and flex coupling were replaced in late 2018. -valve cover seals, air filters, cabin filters and fuel filter. Oil change to be done at same time. Be a good opp to also fit 4 new CPS's i've had in storage too. Planning to take it down to the end of the south island next year and will be looking forward to driving it on all the fresh parts.

Collected a bird with the front bumper. Fell in past the lower grill (clips broke) and was stuck behind the bumper and undertray. These ones are usually great at playing chicken on the roads but not today.