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Good luck doing most manual conversions without changing drive shaft or crossmember... This topic is beaten to death. Just do it properly and cert the damn thing.

Also keep in mind that with imports Km on the clock doesnt really mean a damn thing. If its done only 11,000km, its either been sitting around doing nothing (and missing out on a ton of servicing in that time, just wasting away) or been doing lots of short trips/sitting in traffic idling.

Not to mention your insurer. It also mentions adjustable springs, which should be failed on any warrant without a cert.

I dont see how your boot is more practical than a hatchback, hell, i fit my rollcab in the Fit when i bought it; theres no way it would fit in your "far bigger" boot. The fit will do low 5l/100km on the open road, and averages 7l/100km in SH2 start/stop rush hour traffic every day. The 728i has a worse power to weight ratio than my 523i and that thing was tragically slow. Anyway, this isnt meant to be a discussion of my far superior for a daily Fit over a base model 7 series, so ill stop. But keep in mind my original comment, "only 400kg heavier" isnt a good thing.

pfft, hellrot is a pro. Great color for an E36.

He was not a pleasant person and i certainly wouldnt give him my money. In regards to the oil leak, likely coming from valve cover gasket or oil filter housing gasket. Best to clean it all down with brake clean or degreaser, and then try and trace where its coming from.

Thats a terrible comparison. My Fit is slow, its only a small engine, but its also very efficient to run and light enough that its still fun to drive. A 728i gets the same slows without the benefits the Fit has. I know first hand how slow an E36, E46 and E39 3/523i is as i have owned all of them, and its got more torque and similar power to a 320i. A 728i has a good 20hp over an E39 323i, but the curb weight of a 728i is also about 250kg more (1495kg E39 - 1740hp E38) Im bored at work so lets try this too. E39 523i - 114 BHP/TON E38 728i - 111 BHP/TON GE8 Fit - 112 BHP/TON (120HP 1070KG) NC MX5 - 147 BHP/TON

"Only 400kg or so heavier" lolol.

What is the color? Would like to get the full individual spec but none of the decoders seem to list it.

Speaking of blown bulbs, Headlight dial on the E36 lights up too, fyi (most are blown in my experience)

Those projector light things are now a genuine accessory/option on new Mercs. One of the guys high up at Merc NZ asked what i think of them, he was deeply disappointed when i told him they are tacky and look like some cheap chinese sh*t off ebay that people with no taste stick on their car. lolololol

Im looking to bring a handful of the 0.3 boards in, keeping a couple for myself and likely passing the rest on for cost. Where did you source the components and arduino, from the speeduino store or elsewhere/ebay?

Speaking of cheap ECUs, theres a new project called Speeduino. Its based off the Arduino and uses tunerstudio to tune. Has a lot of features similar to Megasquirt 1 or 2, at a fraction of the price. Ill be building and running one when i have a car to put it in. Looks very exciting, and its in constant development. http://speeduino.com/

its just a standard little 1.2w bulb. Can get them from Merc dealers or likely jaycar or repco. Merc number is N072601012230 if it helps

if i recall, yeah it was one in the middle of the unit. Like dis, http://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-E36-CLIMATE-CONTROL-ILLUMINATION-BULB-LAMP-1992-1993-1994-1995-318i-325i-M3-/391234004788 http://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?417779-e36-Climate-Control-Light-Replace-(analog)

back in the 90s though. Its bit of a stretch to make such a big deal of it. Apparently he is the sort of creep that likes getting his willy out at work "for a good laugh". I was kinda hoping Harris or Rory would take the reigns, i like them. Joey has the energy of a dead fish and as much personality.

Good. He was utterly terrible. Hopefully now the rest of the presenters can get together and bond so they stop being so frigid to each other. Without evans there is potential for a decent show.

Just please dont go buying chips off ebay lol.

guess thats why its still around then. hate useless sellers.

This is how mine looked when i replaced the bulb. IIRC there was only one in the middle, when it was blown the whole thing was dark.

Anyones guess whats wrong with it, but its damn cheap now. http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-1101052781.htm Buy it use for parts. Would be awesome to transplant all the flash bits into a standard 740i

i believe its also the one that had serious clutch/flywheel issues discussed on here a while back (with potential discussion of hellbm not doing the job correctly).

Gotcha. Would hope its had a lot of suspension refreshing in that time. Was bloody tidy though.

What style climate control does it have? The dual zone one in my M3 had a couple of bulbs in the back. I dont recall if the dial lit up, but certainly the area around the dials did. I think i have a photo of mine lit up at home, will have a look.

it was 12k, wasnt it?