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Anyone in Auckland have the N52 timing and valvetronic return spring remover tools I could borrow ?

The new bottle Castrol 10w-60 is still M car approved. Looks and smells the same too lol.

Maybe Turners, I bought it off TM from an ex Turners trader.

Bought this last Friday for a good price. Being a track addict these days I was keen to get in to something RWD. The Good… -All paint except rear bumper and hatch lid is original -New RE003’s 225/45/17 on all corners. I think the fronts should be 205/50/17 with these wheels? -BMWP 6 pot Front Callipers -Last owner had it 9 years. Presumably has had annual oil changes every 10-12k -Valve cover gasket recently done, waterpump and tstat look new. -Clutch feels bitey Not so good… -Oil pan gasket. No surprises. -Lifter tick seems persistent, even after bleeding procedure and open road driving -Usual old car wear and tear, the most annoying being the loose rearview mirror (previous installation error and loose retaining prong holding it to windshield) -Shocks feel tired -Needs new brakes all round No dme codes but I reset the adaptations and chucked some 98 in. Goes better now. Plan for now is to tidy it up, add some track focused mods and see how I go!

In terms of goodies just a ticky top end and in desperate need of a clean up and service. Has new RE003’s on it. Hopefully will visit Hampton Downs with in about a month.

Yep I bought it.

Fuel pump and filter.

Club is always a full day, national is mostly half-day, with the odd full day available. https://www.tracktime.co.nz/ also do full days on National, i'm doing the next one on Wed 4th Sep.

Yep. National is usually run around 9-10 times a year. They do the odd full day too.

I did the club circuit just to be able to do the National. Club is a bit too slow and boring. Nothing to be nervous about on National, just start in the slow group and get some seat time. 🙂

I was on the National getting hassled by all the race cars in my sh1tbox P11. Saw your car at around 8am, want sure who the owner was and was in a bit of a rush for a 🚽 😅 Next national is in November which is ages away. b13e28fb-c036-4bae-a491-29538f0b1c68.mov

Saw the 337 on Sunday at HD. Looking minter!

Buy with confidence, James changes the oil in his cars probably more than his undies and never takes them to redline.

Bugger it’s not a manuel.

Best to get an N47 powered car that’s had the timing chain job done already.

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I have the Hartge back boxes.

Pull the lower rear seat base up and see if there’s signs of original black paint there.

points to evidence of some gorilla using a BFH in the past to try and separate the Balljoint.

Looking at options for getting a 200kg engine on a pallet sent to me from Napier. Any recommendations on a company to use?

Arms $100 for the pair - $old. Shift Knob $old.

I've been doing track days once a month at Puke and intend to until closedown.

It puts a price on the post or it gets the hose.

You even get fake non staggered style 65’s!

I’ve got my M5 on their classic cover package and there’s no where in the policy about mileage restrictions, for 5 years now. They do low ball each year for renewal in value which is annoying and an extra $100 for a valuation to get agreed value. Had a claim on the X3 recently for Fr bumper damage and it was quite painless. While the work carried out by their choice of shop was good, I found things in the engine bay not re-installed properly. I wasn’t given a choice of which shop did the work. Have been with state, ami and tower over the years. Have only ever made 3 claims including the recent X3 one. AA hands down the best. The rest can ggf’d.