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Check the front chassis rails havn't been bent where they join to the bumper shocks.

Acid based is not a good idea for painted wheels. Imo although it will cut off old baked on brake dust it will also strip away the paint. Wheel sealant is a good idea to make cleaning wheels easier.

Are the rear guards from the coupe donor getting grafted on? Awesome project.

All bar the sway bar, shocks, springs and steering box.

On an engine dyno a proper running vanos 540i produces 400nm from as little as 1300rpm.... i think that will tow just fine.

.....at understeering. :-)

imo the s2000 and NSX are the 2 best Honda's ever made..... well there is also the F1 car but to stuff in a dinosaur truck engine is just plain 'Murica.

I see maybe 2 genuine e34 m5's every 5 years. Nice colour is it a 3.8 version?

Fixed ?

This is a good move - About time dynamic speed limits were applied.

I have the Evolve-R cable, but after reading through their FAQ I don't think the cable can be used on another car once you have used the cable on a car, well not without cracking the logic applied to locking the cable to your car... http://www.m3forum.net/m3forum/showthread.php?t=383037 Can I sell the tune afterwards? Unfortunately not, the evolve-R unit locks to your ECU - it can only be used on one vehicle in its life. If you move car to one we tune, we will give you $200 off the new cable/tune.

I believe you can't get all the old fluid out without removing the torque converter. You could get a flush machine to try and get all the old fluid out. fwiw my old e39 540i is still going strong with the original fluid - has now done 312,000kms.

Good luck with the sale dude.

The s65 is not suited to the e39 imo - lacks torque down low. Plus it'd be a lot more extra work getting it to talk to older electronics.

I have 2 axle stands rated to 1200kgs ea if you get desperate.....

Sure, i'll trade ya for a coffee at the next meeting.

FYI as a rough guideline I got a pair of 275/35/18 PSS for $1500 through discount tyres. I scored a pair of 245/40/18 PSS brand new for the front of TM for $600

brand-new, will fit most wheels but double-check measurements. $10 + Shipping to anywhere in the country.

These are made of metal and are brand-new. $30 + shipping to any where in the country.

After the maintenance work done on the weekend and forgetting to reconnect the MAF plugs it seemed weird that car still ran very well. A scan revealed no fault codes for MAF signals.... Turns out that Evolve automotive by mistake gave me the aplha-n package along with the power tune. Awesome! Now I just need to save up for a set of these :

Definitely recommend Michelin PSS. So much grip! Cheapest outfit in AKL I found was Discount tyres in Grey Lynn, they can import them in for you.

Smells like watermelon lollies too.. mmmm

Hey at least it's legal ;-)

For polished lips, regular applications of a wheel sealant will help prevent water spots oxidising the finish. Poor boys' brand do a very good product : http://poorboys.myshopify.com/collections/poorboys-world-wheel-and-tyre-care/products/poorboys-world-wheel-sealant I've been using this stuff on my recently re-shadow chromed wheels, it makes cleaning off brake dust a breeze!