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Interesting.. wonder if that's what I should do behind the 420g

Hi guys I have all the gear from an E36 M3 Evo to convert my Switch-Tronic Alpina 3.2 to factory spec manual. The trouble is, the M3 diff has a 6 bolt flange and a 3.15 open diff has a 4 bolt input. (Irony here is that a while ago I had the retrofitted 3.15 swapped for factory spec 3.46, which I will now have to change back). What is the best course of action for the install? I assume that all standard non-m diffs are 4 hole? cheers nath

Black e36 328i coupe m sport in manual with orange indicators spotted on Westhaven drive. Looked it up and only has 60,000km! Impeccably dressed lady driving in her 60s-70s. What I found interesting is that the km-graph is a steady gradient of 1 to 2 thousand km per year since new!

Thanks- this is the kind of thing I won't put up with, it has to be 100% or nothing.

Hi guys i have purchased a full 420g m3 evo conversion for my E36 Alpina B3 3.2 switchtronic. Provided I follow through with it some time- will there be issues with programming the ECU, considering it isn't a bog standard ECU or a common one? I will have a professional undertake the work. cheers nath

420g and conversion gear from an M3 evo- with ideas of going in my switchtronic B3

Hi guys I can't see any recent/current topics on this. A 2nd hand transmission is for sale in the UK, can anyone recommend a company for getting it from there, to Auckland? I'm 'green' I've generally bought off the shelf etc but these parts are not easily available here. Recommendation would be appreciated. Cheers

Red 328i coupe e36 with all the fruit and noise, in Milford. Lovely condition plus big spoiler on back, whatever the jacked up ones are called

Yes NZ specced up the 'sport' 323i with dogleg and lsd and perhaps suspension and wheels before the m325i came. Ugly kit- without a google reminder I guess it's a Pfeba?

Nice car gross wheels. Heaps of what people around here put on their cars is ugly, at least that kit sans wheels is all congruous, dealer-fitted ACS. There were a number of these 6 speeds fitted with S5 enhancements, I'm sure someone here can say how many.

That will be from the chap I bought it from, the real issue was the seams under the sills... bursting with painted-over rust. Notwithstanding the car drove better for it's spec than any Of the 11 or so E30s I had owned previously, all of which were very good cars. The suspension felt like new.

A few years ago I bought this E30 318 from a young chap in Pakuranga with new wof for $5.5k and 5 months later sold it for about $800 after my wof guy nearly died at the covered-up rust all along both sill seams. At $15k now, I wonder has all the rust been repaired? I was ripped off to the point of criminal at the time, hopefully the price now reflects a thorough repair of an attractive car.

Had a general fiddle to see if something has changed causing the power steering-esque groan since having susp worked on. Found this beauty:

Interesting. Maybe the casual fitment of these (the control arms are standard non-M3) is in line with the replica ACS rear window spoiler and fake Alpina grille badge which were on it when I purchased... Just fluff that the owner bought online perhaps. *EDIT*: Apparently the B3 3.2 came with offset bushes Anyway, Upon closer inspection the toe was way out. bringing that back to zero has eliminated rubbing and given around 10+mm clearance full lock(8" front rim width). Now to convince my WOF guys that no witchcraft has been performed... Unfortunately his opinion is that you would need a huge adjustment in the rack to achieve this- despite the opposite being true.

Thanks guys that gives me something to base my checks on. A few notes and admissions: The new front tyres are 225 (should be 235) and as a consequence of sidewall availabilities they ARE a whistle larger diameter. So naturally that will be contributing to rub, but doesn't explain it fully with no rub on the left. The car has offset control arm bushings with BMW part numbers. It is an Alpina B3, but would have 328i gear not M3 I'd have thought? Unsure if these would contribute to rubbing. Control arms have been replaced. I'll have a look this eve perhaps to see if a simple case of re-centering the rack me resolve the issue, despite the tyre sizes?

Hi guys I took the E36 in for a Wof today and they noticed rubbing in the wheel well. The wheels turn to the right all the way to hitting the well. Not to the left. No issues with short travel to the left though. Is it possible that limiters/stops have broken/worn out? The car has 90 miles. It may be just now that I'm focused on it, but It seems like now I can hear/feel a bit of power steering pump or rack noise. The car is mint in other respects, certainly not a sloppy girl. cheers!

Roger that. They were standard on the B3 3.2 but mine seems to have the 328i unit, perhaps from frontal damage.

As pictured, I'm after the plastic top cowl from an E36 M3. cheers nath

Hi Oli

Long ish press release but interesting read, sometimes need to read between the lines (I get the feeling Alpina dont like electric). Alpina sold to BMW Group

Ah, so the steering wheel wants refinishing and the stickers removing, doesn't look tired? Appears same condition or better than the Dakar and Fiji equivalents which have been selling high. Has the side airbag non-delaminating door card inserts too.

Last night on a motorway detour up Onewa Rd, saw a nice red Mtech2 E30 followed by what sounded like a fire-breathing e36 coupe.. although there was some rice around too so the sound may not have been bmw.

Nice Technoviolet E36 M3 with non-original wing and wheels in Onehunga yesterday

It 'would' be, but that's not really the case. E30 purchases and other such value increases of low level cars are driven purely by the NZ real estate market and interest rates. Watch sales slow as NZX shares continue their downward trend and mortgage rates continue to rise. Not to say that prices will drop, but sales volumes do slow. At a stretch you could say that houses/mortgage rates have introduced a new 'investor' to the car market.

Should have added- all 1989, 635 photo is at Herne Bay