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Hi All, I'm working on an N52 swap for my E30. It seemed like a good idea when the headgasket blew in the M20. Is there anyone with a stock E30 in the Rotorua area that wouldn't mind if I took a few measurements? There are a few things that I wish I'd worked out before I sold the original engine.

Considering selling my genuine bmw m performance short shift kit out of my 2008 135i. Complete with shift boot and knob. only selling to go to a chassis mount shifter as it’s mostly a racecar. these are discontinued and no longer available from bmw. Very hard to find. note, shift carrier has been professionally repaired/reinforced, doesn’t affect function and is not visible at all. Now NLA looking for around $750 considering how rare they are

you buy it. you care for it. you preserve it. it's a time capsule! get some great 80's tapes, and some classy 80's clobber. wax it, shine your shoes too. timewarp!

To be fair the 320Z is a pretty desirable gearbox, more so than the getrag 5 speed that came in most E36/46. The ZF came in the E36 M3 and E46 330 etc, it's pretty bulletproof and has one of the nicest gear changes of any BMW box imo. Going rate is 3-4kish depending on what's included. You can get a getrag 5 speed for $1000.

I relayed this and my wife simply said "he is correct though.." lol

DM me if you want. I live in Rotorua and have an E30. Keen to see what you've done with the conversion as well.

Non car things over the weekend. Small bikes instead. Massive amount of fun. Syds Run 2024 in Christchurch. A charity run for leukemia in the name of the guy who started this event. Syd. 560 odd scooters and small CC bikes. I've been two years in a row now. Syds 100th Birthday (RIP) would have been next year. They reckon there is going to well over 600 bikes this time. Buy a sh*t bike, chuck on your battle jacket and join the fun. Live your Pest Life. I have a 1978 Yamaha Chappy LB80 which is a laugh.