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Ah, its this car. didnt even click. From what ive heard, i hope you have a good mates whos a panel beater.

And on NZHondas too. He does usually deliver the goods, unless there are serious supply issues overseas, but it can take ages. Its really his lack of communication that lets him down.

yeah, look around the webs, they are well known for having sh*t communication and taking forever to actually deliver anything that isnt in stock locally. Ive seen enough bad about them that i wont use them, better off gambling with ebay or something.

i threaded the tensioner in by hand first, be trying pretty hard to cross thread it that way. I do understand yours had issues, someone before you probably made a mess of it at some point.

How many other tidy, legal, drivable 2002s can you buy right now? Its cheap for what it is imo.

wow thats in good shape. Shame it doesnt have the cool round tail lights.

golly its rough though isnt it? "did some panel work" yeah, with a spray can and a bit of cardboard to mask it off.

Weird, cant seem to post the link. http://bimmersport.co.nz/topic/53358-the-540-is-for-sale/ E: ah, cant post a link by its self. needs text.

argh, rear timing chain.... #AUDITHOUGHTITWASAGOODIDEATOO

lmao, what a knob. good work putting 2 and 2 together Glenn, forgot about him posting here.

THe front bumper of my swift wouldnt even clear one of those parking things.... i learn quick

Just a note. On my 3.0 with AC i used a spanner to change my tensioner. was easy with only a couple of small things removed to make space (fan shroud wing iirc). Details are in my old project thread.

Yup, stop rolling so far forward is the easy answer. Have you still got all your under trays?

Reinforcements would be fairly down on the list in terms of priority, unless there is already signs of cracking or tearing (or youre going to throw all mechanical sympathy out the window and thrash the pants off it). Bushes, joints and suspension would be my priority.

I really like the blue and tan personally, but yeah i agree those wheels do it no favors. Would ditch the "dtm" tips too. Would be a nice summer cruiser with the auto.

As mentioned in the turner link i posted, only guaranteed from 96 onwards, anything older may not. have seen a couple of posts on other forums with damage done.

its either been for sale for ages, or its been up a couple of times. Certainly seen it on TM before with that sort of price.

yup, shes fair f**ked

good lord they are good looking cars. Saw your one when it was listed, seemed like a bloody good deal. Very jealous!

If we could get all the old early 90s diesels off our roads it would be a small help, those things are terrible and even though they smoke like buggery they are still on the road. Its certainly not the bulk of the issue, as already mentioned, but its one thing that bugs the sh*t out of me. Old Hiluxes or Hiaces, light commercial trucks etc.

You local Mercedes dealer will have it on the shelf. A001 989 52 03 10

In which case its probably in good condition still. wouldnt expect issues from a new unit for many years. Some good reinforcement kits here, http://www.turnermotorsport.com/BMW-E36/c-87-bmw-reinforcement-kits.aspx

The tensioner is always a good idea on the 3.0, so would definitely install that. You already have the Z3 rack so might as well chuck that in too. I would also reinforce the boot floor and front cross member mounting points as they are prone to failure, and while under there i would do all the susp bushes and ball joints as normal maintenance. Vanos is a hard one, its a decent size job and would be very labor intensive if you didnt do it yourself. If you cant notice any signs or rattling, you could still be down on power.... or it could be in good shape. Was it your one that was advertised as having a new vanos unit by the previous owner?

until it has the inevitable terminal failure

Should get a plate frame, so much easier to mount euro plates with them.