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tbh id keep it as a cruiser rather than throwing money hand over fist at it like you have planned. those mods arent going to do a sh*t load to make it better to drive when its gutless. Better off just maintaining it, maybe lowering it and leaving it.

ooo, i like that one on the M6 wheels more than i thought i would. Not keen on the BBS on the 740 tbh.

ive seen this around a few times, looks and sounds glorious, but youre going to be pushing sh*t up hill with your bare hands trying to move it for 25k. 15k maybe due to condition, but most are around 8-10k these days. 28k can get you an an E39 M5 or even an E60 M5.

that little breather vent is well known for falling to bits. Mine broke when i did the vanos on my old E39. Easy to replace, the part is available from the dealer for cheap, but the prick is when it breaks off and bits fall into the radiator.

its got some good motorsport options, but its not full motorsport. Could be a good buy if you get it cheap enough.

god damn i hate all those GT liftback things. Burn them all.

oh man you must make him take it to a vtnz or something, see what it fails on for lols.

sh*t thats cool. well done.

you should be able to test the vanos solenoids with a scanner too

Surely that wouldnt be too hard to fix? Looks like quite a high hit, so shouldnt have hit the chassis rail or anything. Pretty tidy otherwise.

still wouldnt run that piss is any of my cars. 95 minimum for me

Agreed, looks pretty good from here. Glad to see another 3.0 getting the care they deserve.

My old 523I was gutless as hell. Way underpowered. I wouldnt bother with anything less than a proper 525i like in the original post, or a 528i. To check options, chuck the last 7 digits of chassis into http://www.bmwarchive.org/vin/bmw-vin-decoder.html

should start a project thread for your updates. would be keen to see more of the car.

i threw up in my mouth.

speaking of letterbox sh*t, im f**king sick of people not understanding what the "no circulars" sign on my letterbox means. No, it doesnt mean "go ahead, shove all the local community news papers into my letterbox". If it aint addressed to someone specific, f**k off. Oh, and companies that keep sending letters for previous occupiers of the property, even though you have RTS'd a whole bunch already. sh*t just goes in the bin now. Debt collectors come at me.

Doesnt sound too bad from that Did you have a panel beater of your choice look at it for you, or was the car inspected by someone specifically for the insurer? Ive seen what 15k worth of parts looks like to repair a crash job, and its a hell of a lot of parts

Following your facebook Michael, i would be very surprised if you couldnt fix one yourself

Surely Ray has some bits left over from that E46 that went for a plunge? hardest bit would be the chassis work i'd think, panels wouldnt be hard to get

argh didnt even notice they had hacked the front to bits too >_<

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it'd be good for somewhere that doesnt have the space or stud height to fit a proper hoist, otherwise i completely agree. I just want something compact-ish, and easier then jacking up each end and putting it on stands (i hate stands and i hate lifting a car end by end).

i dont even need the hydraulic version, just a manual one i can wind up with my impact wrench or something would be fine. This would be my jam except at about $2200USD+shipping its farking expensive! http://www.ezcarlift.com/ezcarlift_video.html

lol, check out the awesome quality work done to the parcel tray in photo 10. i hope theyve cut the metal and now made it illegal. Tragic.

i actually really like the look of these but you still need to jack the car up to get it on them, which sucks. http://myliftstand.com/video/