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wow bargain! give hi-tech a PM he might still have my single din in the m3? he said he didnt want it might sell it to ya..loved that unit ae! should have kept it.....

cheers for that. i imagine the m54b30 would still be the better option as the block is lighter than the m30 right, want the car to handle well too.. liam

thats what damo's turbo'd huh? out of a standard 635? whats a engine like that weigh a fair bit i guess!? much more than a e21 323i m20?

yeh figured that it wouldnt be easy but thought maybe it was in something else aswell tho.. like a model a little less collectable/rare.. i will rule that out as a option then... any ideas what in the youtube vid? i like the sound of it! liam

is the m88 block hard to source for a transplant? does it weigh alot more than the alloy block m54b30? how much would i expect to pay for a m88? would either transplant be just as differcult in a e21? also what is this 3.5L/6 in this e21... http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=2mqFldndgTg thanks heaps in advance.. liam

fair enough!

lol. anyone know hop\w much the m88 weighs? guessing its quite a bit more than a m54b30?

really? not from my experience.....but vijay is a great guy with high standards so dont mind paying top dollar. he even transplanted a new engine into my first car back in the day!-1975 mk3 ford cortina! so knows his stuff with alot of cars! liam

hahah you forgot this beast...good times! man we thrashed that truck! still remember the time we almost rolled it into the sea!? thankgod that guy and his ute saved us we were in trouble....

you beat me too it.. saw this on tardme today, my 2 cents is i think its good buying at that price. looks to be in great nick interior/body work wise...and manual! good luck beamn! liam

haha im keen, 3000+ members with no money equals a do-able project budget! we all give 20 dollars we would be in with a grin! would love to see it end up on the track...

lol geoff, or is it jef? whatever it sounds like that hah.. what happened to the idea of wrapping it round a pole and pinching the engine for a transplant hah? must be insured for alot more than the reserve... haha goodluck im sure it wont sit around at that price for long.... whats the next car going to be huh...PM me with the details! liam

doesnt bother me as id be putting a new engine in there anyways.. is it in really good nick? ideally want one without rust and good (not cracked) window rubber as i understand new rubber is really hard to come buy? keep me posted please!.... liam

yeh have seen that but in the middle of exams atm and dont have time to do anything..plus i would still rather get the auto on there as that has no lil problems and more importantly rust! not in any hurry tho as im sure the RS4 will provide me with enough kicks until the perfect car comes along. maybe someone will build me my e21 for me? lol yup as a student i not doing to bad thankfuly! now that im finally at uni my dad has become very generous (bribes are not uncommon in my fam and i turned down a very hefty one to take a gap year ) liam

dont think he is talented at all. if he was why dont he enter D1, if you were on the street and saw that sh*t come towards you, would you trust the guy with your or your fams life? i dont think so.... keep that to the track man... or at least a empty street where youl only kill yourself!

not BMW's but both fun cars im sure youll agree...... Have to say new m3 was lovely but dont like the big car feel it has.. would much prefer the e46 m3! love the sound of the audi tho! didnt it get voted the best sounding engine last year or something? if so i can see why! liam

haha ouch!

yeh think now he was just gauging interest. he wont answer my emails at all regarding some better pics/rust etc..dont think il bother atm unless he drops the price more....then maybe fly up and talk to him in person, tho this shitty weather is making a trip to hawaii very tempting atm......what to do! liam

it is very hot tho..shame about petrol prices atm tho i dont think it would be a daily anyway! lol

+1 thought this was common sense?...less restriction is always best!

i got the black grills. twin head light but no kidney grill.. you in welly? laurence (old_school_bmw)sold his orange 21 which was mint to a guy in welly but that was only a 4 banger.. last i heard he had blown the rebuilt? engine up and was fitting a Rotary..

hahah his reply was classic.. and had some valid points!

cheers, am waiting....resonably patiently...haha, hopefully i will have more news in a few weeks! dont think its worth flying to aucks to view car when its clear he not going to drop price as much as i want atm would pay more for the auto on there, however will wait and hope a manual comes up as im in no rush.. liam

lol hear the current owner is a bit of a hoon. cops were looking for this all weekend at the beach hop because of its tendency to lose traction.. copped alot of flack on the previous auction by do-gooders-(fair enough causing trouble isnt cool but seriously surely peeps must have better things to do than complain on a auction!)