Silver Fox

Typical arsenal supporter.

Cost me $750 in gst, agents fees, customs clearance, maf inspection, no duty, and $500 for shipping 1.25 m3 ex USA.

Drive a truck guys, prepay isn't an issue. I've never yet had a station not turn on the pump for me as soon as I put the nozzle in the tank and pull the trigger. Tend to use the Shell on Roscommon Rd, still the cheapest place in town, it and the Gull next door, use the Shell for the flybuys.

That;s for the s52b32, includes gst and duty and handling fees at this end, Ebay for around $8.5k NZ, rest is import costs.

fact is Gus, you can land here from the States for around $6.5 to 7.5k engine only, engine and box seem to be around $10 to 12k landed here with duty gst etc paid. Only thing is that you buy sight unseen, so bit of a risk I guess? I've bought a couple of shipments of bits in now, all seem to be good so far, buying from reputable sellers helps. All thru Ebay.

You know what I like?

It's a metal pipe most of the way, only a small piece of hose at the slave end. Most workshops can make up the pipe piece, same as brake line, and I've used an old brake fitting at the slave end, the flexible rubber piece from the wheel side. Works a treat.

Not sure, but I removed the rack and applied a little grease to both ends and ran it back and fowards a few times, and all's good.

Removed the pump and plumbing, converted the reservoir to a gearbox overflow/breather, drained the system, and cut and crimped the metal pipes at the rack end, leaving the ps rack in.

We've been running one of our E30 race cars for 2 years now with a disconnected ps rack. No apparent problems, works fine, similar to the manual rack in feel.

I'm sitting on one now, have it mounted as a computer chair, reclining back and on runners.

More like the union jack's a bit of a battering ram isn't it Mark?

Yeah, the M10 is the early 316/318 engine, up to 88 model in E30's.

Why?

None of the E30 boxes that I'm aware of unbolt.

Still won't work, and cheaper and easier to find a manual M40 box.

My wrong read Graham, you're right, so either way eh.

No, the engine's at a different angle, so it don't fit.

The thread's in the block, so new sump solves nothing. You can get new threads inserted, would expect Glenn's got the gear, then you can keep all the bolts the same. Called a helical thread repair.

Not so sure on that carefully bit Milan?

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/C...n-157213551.htm No pics of the wheels tho, and can't decide which plate to put on it.

if it's in that sort of condition you'll probably need to fit a new water pump, fairly straight foward. Pay to do the cambelt at the same time if I was you. Front shocks are easy too, go new again, steering rack I'd go second hand, Ray at HellBM is a forum sponsor and can probably help you. ps, welcome.

Offset's wrong, only good for 5's and 7's.

You normally notice the subframe bushes when cornering. More likelt to be the donut, or maybe the rear diff hanger bush could be broke, or those diff bolts. Also check your top shock mounts in the boot?

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