Jacko

Facelift or pre facelift?

Build pics are here http://www.dreamworkscartuning.nl/bmw-e24-6-serie-m635-csi

7 or 7.5" cant remember. No stretch

Found something weird my E30 does in fast corners, (motorway at 2am in the long sweeping banked corner out towards the airport) im not 100% on whats causing it. The best way to describe it is a "waddle", feels like the front is trying to tuck in, but then sorts it sh*t out and levels, and then starts it all over again. All the bushes are 95ksi polyurethane jobbies, all new ballinks rack ends etc etc etc. BC racing coilovers, Whiteline swaybars (adj rear in the centre hole). 3.64LSD. New Toyo T1R 215/17/40's I dont recall it doing it with my old tyres, which were 45 profile (but in reality were a lower profile than the toyo 40's) But I also dont recall pushing it through this corner before either. Ive adjusted up the front shocks a few clicks, thinking maybe the combined spring rates of the coilover and sway bar were too much for the lower setting to control. But the rain has stopped me from testing out my theory Also wondering if this is the T1R's, much talked about, soft sidewall showing up? Or do I have some funky dynamic alignment change going on....

*SCHNITZER RUNNING GEAR .... Mmmmmk.

If batman drove a BMW, it'd probably look like this.

I normally just borrow loctite from work, but dont seem to keep these flavours in stock. Can anyone point me at a supplier that'll stock em?, either 680 or 638 should do the trick.

Probably not for the squeemish, or religious, or dog lover, But this is some crazy stuff and you can see how its been developed, at a probably lesser, not quite so Macabre, level in todays life-support etc.

Not following ya on how the idle made it stutter?

Exactly

Save yourself the hassle of doing it twice and do it all now

Ultra racing strut brace fixed, thanks go to the 1" drum sander on the die grinder, the steel is very soft so it doesnt take long. Two "channels" into each fitting to clear the strut tower lumps. The fitting is near paper thin in places, but screw it, it fits how it should do The factory white paint wipes offs with acetone (I discovered..) so it got stripped and painted. Seriously dont think this thing is gonna do jack sh*t for handling, its way to soft a grade steel and is a piss poor structural design.. But it looks cool

Cheers for the replies, after a bit of a sh*t fight with the original mechanics he has the car back, still not running right but got a few ideas into what to have a play with. Gonna get some of that Proma MBL8 just to stop the laughs in the carpark too Anyone recommend a good mitzy wrecker that wont mind us playing "swap the part" troubleshooting? (Auckland preferably)

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article....jectid=10709408 Sounds remarkably like the wastes of oxygen that live over the road from me. Called the cops, even if its not them I suspect they'll find something worth locking them up for!

Clever Fella http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM93hCpdj8Q

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Fake-Turbo-...s#ht_2337wt_939

It looks like an old workmates E30, Im pretty sure it is the same one (plate rings a bell) If it is, it was in Awesome condition a few years ago, seriously mint, owned by a petrolhead with a solid toy budget, inspired me to get an E30!

E34 Alpina B10 ( I B10 I ) At the solar powered BP. Awesome.

Ooo yup nice roads out by castlepoint.

Black E63 645ci, some sorta tough sounding exhaust, stalling in Helensville Saw it again in the arvo tailing an M3 on the north western motorway. And a two tone black and white E32 in kumeu, with an iron cross instead of the BMW badge on the boot. Members?

^ FTW!

Blenhiem to Christchurch down the coast is awesome too. The first time I went down there I didnt know what the FORD sign meant

Ridge Rd, South auckland is pretty wiggley peice of rd with some funky cambers! http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source...ealand&z=13 Karangahake Gorge between waihi and paeroa is great fun if the traffic is light. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source...363579&z=12 The Kaimais - Car testing at its best! http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source...363579&z=12 State Highway 1B between Taupiri and Cambridge can be good fun too, lots of intersections though. Still better than going through Hamilton http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source...363579&z=12

^ Good info man cheers, I had assumed that polyurethane had a higher temperature tolerance than rubber, hadnt looked into it though. Ive got around 5mm clearance between the headers and heat shield on the coupler, shes pretty tight. Replaced it this morning with a lemforder rubber one, Im gonna use BM workshop parts again, found them awesome to deal with. Parts guy on the phone knew exactly what I was talking about, had everything including the bolts and bush in stock, couriered it out ASAP, and the price was good too. Called another place, cant even remember their name (ladies mile?). Took 2 hours for them to call me back and say they didnt do parts for cars as old as mine.... I think Ill replace it with a solid one in the future, I dunno how long the rubber is gonna last.

Ouch, bent speedster. Funny what you say about paint Bellicose, when I got touch up cans for my car, the dude on the phone went "oooooo thats gonna be pricey, BMW use lots of tints, $50 a can" I told him the paint code Schwarz Black. He went tap tap tap on his computer and comes back with "Ohh... Thats just straight black, $20"