hybrid

and three times over nerded

thats correct...

been running it nearly two years now... check my jap -> international headunit swap thread .. it has a little bit on it. http://www.bimmersport.co.nz/forums/index.php?showtopic=8152

You'll most likely just need to bite the bullet and get new '97/m3 control arms.. have a look on sites overseas .. as their pricing is pretty good .. seems your looking around 600-700 landed for the left and right. EG: http://replacement.autopartswarehouse.com/...rm&dp=false If you can find them second hand ... awesome! Also ask your parts guy to put a request out on the national second hand parts network wire... they have a mail list they all use.

sorry dude .. hate to say it .. repost from a few years a go .. still pretty amazing though totally stupid however ..

yeah unfortunitly its going to take a bit more than just the straight swap The instrument cluster, gearbox controller and ECU are all interlinked .. its all possible but a lot of dicking around .. If I had another daily driver I would consider it .. but its already going to take 2 weeks to get the auto done

its normal .. word of advise .. let it before hitting the accelerator.

I think I found the solution http://www.dpccars.com/car-videos/05-23-07...ord-Mustang.htm god I love yanks...

tough e36 ... fast too ..

cheers for the tip ... Ive got it going to Auto trans on recommendation from glen from the site sponsor Botany motor works. Will know more tomorrow I guess. unfortunitly this aint gonna be cheap heh ... (story of my life)

yeah totally is .. this is whats needed in doing a manual conversion parts wise... 5 or 6sp Transmission shift lever shift knob Driveshaft differential clutch pressure plate 8x flywheel bolts flywheel master clutch cylinder slave clutch cylinder lines front slave cylinder to tranny shift linkage clutch pedal set w/clutch spring and harness connectors drive shaft bearing/bushing flex disk tranny mounts ---and all these little parts-- clutch hose clutch pivot pin release bearing clutch release arm pilot bearing clutch arm bushings Shift coupler with internal bushing Pin retaining clip Ball cup sponge Shifter Arm Plastic Bushing (attaches to chassis) Shifter arm bushing (attaches to transmission) Lower shift boot Shifter arm pin Two Shift selector rod circlips Four Yellow plastic washers/bushings for shift selector rod Shift handle ball cup bushing

Driving to the girl friends last night and went to parallel park the car .. popped it into reverse .. gave it a little squeeze on the gas ... and uh oh ... felt like a badly slipping clutch ... Seems I have blown the reverse gear. Cars at 85000ks and is looked after with cotton white gloves.. Made a few phone calls including looking into doing a manual conversion .. Manual is out of the question at this point as upon a little investigation ... the list of parts .. and the re-programming needed to do it is going to be too much. Thanks to Glen from botany motor works for the recommendation ... sending it into his specialist to be looked at will keep you all updated.

probably for stock e30 ones gus .. not if your getting custom .. which youll need for the 5 lug conversion.

hmmm yeah it doesnt go down far enough to see my wheel unfortunitly and turns on only in reverse .. by that time im already half way through my manuvour, its way fasterme pressing buttons manually ... use 2 and 3 for you ..

wonder if the motor will fit in an e30

further to what glen said: The cost on this is bloody expensive :/ your looking at around 7k to do the M-coupe/roadster rear conversion from new. The 5 series option is far better in this country. Also at this point in time .. nobody is wrecking a m-coupe/roadster in NZ. You can use your standard hand brake cable but as said above will need to get custom lines made up. This is not too expensive and pre-cert'd (road legal) braided ones only cost about $100 each. ($600 to do the whole e30)

I want my dictatorship ...

More tricks to play around with on your e46 are .... get out of the car, lock your car with your remote/key then unlock it while holding down the unlock button after a few seconds your electric windows will open ... same for closing them with the lock button. Mirrors: You have three memory buttons on the side of the seat, program #1 for your side mirrors in position for normal driving program button #2 for reversing (slightly inwards to see side of car) and program button #3 for your left mirror down so you can see the curb so you dont curb your wheels. its a life saver!

this is his list he used http://www.ubersaloons.co.nz/uber3/5lug.htm The other two ways are m3 front struts (about $1650 for the pair) and m3 hubs etc etc or Bilstein e30 m3 (5 lug) / shock / spring /strut replacments.

hahaha awesome

anyone want m3 body parts .. im changing to this

me x 2 .. maybe x 3

sweet .. just warning folks when reading US forums things dont always apply to us.

Bare in mind at all times while reading US forums that they are left hand drive and their s50 is more than likely to be the s50b30US .. which is and entirely different engine to the s50b30. It can get really confusing sometimes what information your actually reading.

wonder if there getting tough on bend and broken roads too ?