Jacko

Talking to a subaru guru last night, he thinks its probably a good buy. I was looking at some low k's (100k) 98-99 WRX hatch/wagon's, and he'd put money on a well maintained Sti being more reliable than an unknown lower k's wrx. Aparently the drivetrains in the Sti's are much more bulletproof than the WRX's. Aparently if you miss an oil change or spread one out, youve got a good chance of destroying it next time you change the oil. They like to sludge oil, and if you clear the sludge out with fresh oil you get bad stuff happening. Not keen on the newer versions, fugly (not that any wrx is pretty!), and they got much heavier. Insurance is barely anymore than the bimmer! Crazy. Over 25 and a clean driving history. Ill wait to see what the VTNZ/AA say

Anyone know WRX's? Whatya think of this http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=410298638 ? K's are highish, but it looks to have been well looked after, am tempted pending an AA/VTNZ check..

My bad

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=246214463

Chur. Am in Miami at the moment, saw a new B7 doing ~100mph up the freeway, followed by a semi doing the same! Screw the themeparks, driving here is way scarier!. Got me a rental dodge challenger to play with, 400hp of bi-winning

Rapido plate on a e36 100m from my house in onehunga And an E36 coupe in sandringham, with shark grill vents glued to the doors.... Too keep the electric window motors cool...

^ +1, just buy a 328. IF you do want to do it, either too 1UZ or M52, Tim a TTT auto can give you an idea on price. Done umpteen lexus v8 conversions to many different cars, email ttt [email protected] <- take out the space.

Cool vid. http://vimeo.com/18873955

You'll want to bolt your engine to the box, and then install the whole lot as one, be a nightmare to to do them seperately. Not sure about the 240 box and linkages, If the angle doenst change there wont be any problem, it'll be evident when you bolt it in anyway, and isnt hard to fix with and angle grinder and mig I cut the link in half, had one end on the stick, other on the box. Got someone in the car on the hoist holding the stick in neutral, had the box in neutral, one brave bugger holding both ends of the link lined up and zapped it with the mig. A couple of other hints before you do it - Ideally stick the engine in with the intake manifold off, the manifold gets VERY close to the heatercore fittings on the firewall, they require minor tweaking to fit. Doing it with the manifold on is no fun. The EASIEST way to wire up the radiator fan is to go pick up a davis craig thermoswitch kit for like $60 (repco supercheap etc), a pusher fan will set ya back $40. The thermoswitch is rated for 20A current, so you dont even need a relay, its just one wire (ideally with a fuse in it). Running the A/C fan setup can be troublesome, I gave up looking for the right fittings to get the BMW factory switches and stuff into, some places wanted stupid money for one of the aftermarket A/C install fittings. I wouldnt bother even looking into it when it only costs $100 to do it with new parts, that you can set exactly what temp you want it to turn on, and very little screwing around with rubbish parts from wreckers. As for a brake booster. 2000 renault clio is the way (you want one from a clio with plastic front gaurds), I found one at the renault/jag wreckers up north, theyre nice modern bosch booster( Unlike most golf etc boosters, which 25 years later are rusted heaps of sh*t), they bolt straight in, the onevalve is built in and even aims right at the fitting on the M50 manifold. Also have MUCH better brake feel than the stock E30 booster. When you go M50 hunting, make sure you get a good one with everything on it, ask for odometer numbers, warranties, compression checks etc. Pull the plastic cover off and have a look at the coils etc, pull the waterpump out and see what sort of condition the coolant was in. If something looks busted, get them to replace it then and there. If they arent willing supply the above, walk away and look elsewhere. Wreckers want way too much money for tired M50's. If your paying ~$1000-1500 for a ~20 year old engine, it had better be a good engine. Learn from my mistakes Dont forget stuff like a new o2 sensor (~600 from BMW nz, can be had MUCH cheaper overseas for the same one) new themostat/waterpump etc. Its a wise idea to put a small bleed hole in the top of the thermostat BTW, makes for MUCH easier bleeding of the coolant.

Watched my e30 be picked up by the claw this morning... Bits remaining, will entertain any offer - Front and rear windscreens have yet to be claimed. Front screen is as new 4x brake calipers manual steering rack with colomn and new flex bush E30 M3 loom covers Bits of random chrome window trim (free) tech 1 steering wheel Original 4 spoke steering wheel New battery

I can see where this is going, it has potential!

Anyone know this car? Im liking it.... http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/...n-398267102.htm

Hahaha, M383i ? Slightly more $ than I was thinking... about 3x as much...

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-...n-399289861.htm

Flintstones power in the boot. This is one shweeeet project, cant wait to see the finsihed result, it looks awesome already!

I think im gonna need to take your E30 for a blat Mate has a 350Z, tiptronic though... need to borrow keys for that too Wonder what it looks like under that plastic crap

Maybe 4 of em, V16.... Im still liking the 350Z engine, E30 335iZ Touring? The 6 speed out of the 350's ratio's look like they would work well E30 diff's too... 3.64 Diff, 6MT box, 7.5k redline, 17/40/235's Tyre Diameter = 1946.17 mm 1st Gear = 63.42 km/h 2nd Gear = 103.53 km/h 3rd Gear = 148.15 km/h 4th Gear = 189.3 km/h 5th Gear = 240.6 km/h 6th Gear = 303.02 km/h AKA, 2500 rpm in 6th at 100kmh..

My bad... Lack of sleep rds From memory I got the stage 2 clutch he was importing, kevlar friction plate and a gruntier LUK pressure plate. Really liked that clutch, Bit really well, felt meaty, but still easy to drive in traffic. good value for money http://www.bimmersport.co.nz/forums/index.php?showuser=4152

I was really happy with the clutch kit I got off RJS on bimmersport, id flick him a PM.

Bi-Winning.

LS1 is an idea.. but I was thinking something a bit more high tech 12A turbo Bo! sick as skids! .... BMW V8 would be nice, but they are pricey even for old engines (hell all wrecked bimmer engines are! Im still bitter about my M50 ) VH41/45 is an option, What do they have going for them over the 1UZ though? Seems to be more difficult with 0 gain, unless im missing something? http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/boats-mari...n-397039557.htm That'd be pretty swish sticking out the bonnet of a touring

Maybe, know how to bolt it up at least! Whats a low k's M54B30 worth? (sub 100,000k, preferably sub 50,000!), be nice to have a bimmer engine. Got a few electric problems to solve, and its down a bit in power and torque compared to the above. Whats an M54 weigh? Id imagine its similar to an M52 (~180kg)?

Thinking about next years project... Done the M50 thing, craps all over M20 e30's, but... I want something using a newer lower k's engine (ie something thats not bordering on needing a rebuild!), probably a jappa due to pricing and availability. Want something NA, light, reliable, available, not rediculously hard to make fit (dont wanna chop firewall for instance) Must be able tobolt up a to a suitable manual box without having to make custom bellhousing etc. ~200kW of usable power would be nice. Whats on the list of possibilities... - Lexus 1uz VVTi Alloy V8 - 216kW, 418Nm. 190kg .Been done a few times, seems relatively pain free. Prices for them are a bit jacked up due to the V8 hilux crowd, but in saying that lots of conversion experience with them about - Nissan VQ35DE/HR All alloy V6. 214kW, 371Nm, 142kg. Should have plenty of poke for an E30, and finding a 6 speed out of a 350Z shouldnt be too hard either. Surprising well priced for low k's examples. Will require aftermarket engine management to run, and a few aftermarket sensors, and a new throttle body.. Nissan VK V8 engine might be an option, the VH's seem a bit long in tooth, but seems a bit big and heavy.. Any other engines I should research a bit more?

The shell, and parts remaining on it, will be going to the scrapyard tommorrow. So if you want anything, go have a looksee tommorrow morning. Payment by beer/whatever you think its worth. PM for details and addy.

Is the kit made entirely out of bog?