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Message sent, I'll let you know what they come back with.

^ Wife - "why is there a hole in our lounge floor?" Allan - "Really? There's a hole in our lounge floor? Oh, by the way I sorted the engine on the BMW!"

That's odd. I'm in good standing there... a foundation member actually... if you want me to reach out to a mod on your behalf let me know, happy to oblige. Edit: just let me know your user name there.

If you can rig up a block and tackle to the ceiling of your workspace then you can get away without an engine hoist. Block and tackle is easy and inexpensive.

Yeah, I think $6k is too high but I'm pretty uninformed on these things. From my perspective the risk of buying a wreck with a potentially dead engine is just too great for $6k.

Complementary tickets to the V8's. Wicked day today.

Who did it?

^ circlip is there, somebody is holding it! Just the older style. Engine looks clean.

Good to hear. I assume you're getting your old VANOS unit back? If so, hit me up as we can recondition it.

^ don't be mean. Variety is the spice of life.

You're kidding right?

Somebody with an E36 M3 (or actually any 'sporty' E36) buy this *NOW* you will *NOT* regret it. Yellow tag is effectively the same rack, some people wank on about the difference but there is no real world difference. I have a "purple" rack in my M3 and it's awesome - wreckers sell these all day for NZ$350 - at $200 it's a f'ing bargin. Can't believe it hasn't been snapped up. Edit: cleanest one I've ever seen too lol.

Watching with interest because I want to retire the M3 from DD duties soon and just want a hack.

That sucks. Sorry if I sent you down the wrong path! I wonder if they've done wheels before because the two wheel places I've used have both cleaned them by sandblasting (outsourced).

Congrats bro. I hope all are happy and healthy.

Except that ridiculous extended CSL type trunk lid that also doesn't fit very well.

I was quietly impressed when I saw this at the last coffee and cars meet. There's not much more to say really and I don't want to get soppy but again, this is top shelf work.

^ but it's not a "low volume" vehicle is it? Edit: in reply to Mike's comment, not Julian's.

^ stalker.

I think the 8 and 5 series of the era use the same points, I'm sure we could get Martin (BreakMyWindow - M5) or Julian (jeffbebe - 850) to test them. My M3 is comparatively light so tbh, if they work for you they'll probably work for me!

The ones that bent were from a traditional US supplier... tubed steel with the slots. TBH I'm not sure of the parameters required for a "good" one and I'm certainly not criticising yours. Are yours solid or tubed?

Interesting. A friend of mine had his steel ones bend and that was just from lifting (not holding). I'm not so sure I want aluminium ones... capability to make them from steel?

Still keen...

Keen to make any more? I'll buy one or two...

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