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Hey man, cool to see some enthusiasm from newer members to organise meets (they are quite a bit of work to organise). So not meaning to put you off, but that's great. I'm going to give you a bit of advice from what we've found over the years to save you some agony. You need to sit down and plan it all first. Organise for yourself what would be a good date, route, meeting places and times, venues, acomodation, activities, etc. Then you need to just lay it out for everyone in a thread with everything already confirmed. You will never please everyone, but if you put the effort in and think it through and organise it properly, (Like the ANZAC meet), then people will show up and it'll be a success. The reason why there aren't as many meets as there used to be is mainly because those of us who organised them have done it 2 or 3 times now and have too many other commitments to do it again. Like I said - it's a fair bit of work, but worth it if you do it right. good luck. Do a good job and I'll be there.

The timing belt tensioner spring is set against the water pump, so you will have to inspect the timing belt when you replace the pump to make sure it hasn't slipped when you release and then reset the tensioner. If the cambelt is due for a change soon, you would be well advised to do it as there is no extra work involved as you have all the covers off and the cooling system drained, and the belts are only $35-50.

Ok, so now those of us who already spent $1k on a decent remus etc exhaust have to shell out another $200 for an inspection just because the VTNZ guys are a bunch of hitlers. nice.

Thanks Paul - have PM'd. Have found a car. Non-BMW I'm afraid. I viewed Glenns 316i. It is an extraordinarily mint example that goes very, very well. I couldn't fault it really. Only reason I didn't buy it was the other car was something I've wanted to own since before I bought my first e30, it was also a very good condition, and stock vehicle, and at a very good price. All going well I pick it up on Sunday. Thanks all. P.S. I know someone is going to ask: the other car is a sw20 toyota mr2.

Are you sure David? The sump plug threads into the sump on an M20. Either way, a helicoil would do the trick as you say. Or just go down to your local Autoparts place, finnd a sump plug slightly larger than the original, then use the tap that matches to tap the thread.

It was on 'Breakfast' this morning. Search Google. Dozens of hits. So now Kerikeri is world famous for old buildings, oranges, and dirty road workers.

Yes They no longer offer the nz style plates as they have been threatened with copyright infringement by plates.co.nz

Hi, do you realise this discussion is from 2004?

I had to rofl Link I've got a pretty good idea who the whistlers probably were. Will endeavor to get the full story and any pxts at saturday night drinks.

Yeah, she looks pretty rough 'n' ready aye?

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205/40/17 runflats on an e30 with 60mm drop = chiropractors dream. Been there. Will never go back.

Most of the guys with euro plates got them from there. About $80 delivered. They are excellent to deal with and reliable. Unfortunately not legal although that doesn't stop most people. Watch the numbers decline with the introduction of new plate-reading toll cameras on the soon-to-be-opened northern motorway extension.

Bentley is king of manuals for e30. Also got mine from amazon. I almost have to get another one as mine is getting dog-eared.

Hope you had a good one yesterday old fulla. Might see you one the weekend.

We had one of these threads before, but would be good to see what some of the newer members do. Notable mentions from the old thread from memory were an IRD employee (Legitimate) and a Police Officer (also legitimate). I'm a surveyor-come-resource management consultant-come-project manager for a small engineering and resource management consultancy in the Bay of Islands. I drive a 10 year old Ford Courier with 352000kms on the clock. To be honest it is great. I don't pay for fuel and I drive 300kms a week to work, it has a 2.6 petrol so it goes alright for a ute, and its old enough I can take it over rough tracks and through the odd bit of bush to get to hard to access sites without worrying about the paint. PS - nice website grant.

I will be travelling to Auckland this weekend. I will make contact with the above vendors beforehand to arrange test drives. Please PM me or call/text for those of you with my number if you want to get in touch first. I am now also considering e36's aswell if anyone has any of these. Same requirements as above (eg 318 manual).

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Yes, my g/f noticed his ring too. you bloody girls and your obsession with marriage.

Turn one of the output flanges - does the other one turn the same direction and spin the input flange, or does the opposite one simply turn the opposite direction? The first scenario indicates a LSD, the second an open diff.

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Yeah I didn't like leaving it there, but was between a rock and a hard place. They probably gave it a hiding but it seems sweet so I guess I just have to trust it was treated alright. Won't go back to that particular yard though - their service with the shuttle pickup/drop off was crap.

DHA724?

DRFT T was at Daragville burnouts. N00b parked in a gateway and they were going to tow it out with a tractor. Think it stands for Drifty.

Would prefer 318, but I've never driven a 316, so maybe I should before I rule them out. I'm interested to drive both of the above cars. I'll give it until next week to see what turns up and then make a trip down for a drive.