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I went to buy a set of torx sockets from Repco a while back, They didn't sell any seperate so I was going to buy a set. The cheapest set was like $70. I was like F that, I don't have THAT many use for them to justify buying a set.

sam here

i used an 11mm and a 14mm, one size bigger than the normal size E30s use for everything!

With NAC. theyre really good. its full coverage and i own the vehicle under my name

Lame. i got denied from them

That sh*t is riced out!! almost as bad as:

im in for a set of fronts (?) and rear trailing arm bushes. subframes are okay at the moment unless its a price i cant refuse.

if y'all dont want those ones being described i may take them off your hands. been looking for some for a while. used to be able to get them on TM but not anymore :S

I've allready given my head away....... That was easy xD

eww bro... didnt wanna know

At 16, on restricted and insured for $4200 mine was $770 a year for full cover.

It shot up after I made a 4x4 towing a boat crash and put a big $12000 dent in my insurance company's pocket

hardly a dent lol. insurance companys rape young kids with cars. they see them as easy money. the figures speak for them selves. we are more likely to crash, but not 10 times more likely. i have to pay twice as much as my grandfather (who is only 50 btw) for his 2009 911 turbo convertable!

im 17 and paying basicly the same with mods and now my driving history is shocking lol

EDIT:and agreed i hate chromes. black dish!!!!!

who with is the car in your name?

mean.

us young guys getting cheap cars!!!

scored mine real cheap too bro.

try getting isurance with NAC.

i got denied from everywhere else even with a clean record. its just because of my age and the cars been modified.

i got denied by them but club auto took me..

Nice bud, might have a tech 2 rear with a tow bar hole cut out for sale soon, just remind me!

i will be interested in this as well. i didnt want to cut a hole in my MT2 to i just take it off and put the towbar on when i need it and its annoying having to do that!

the fact that your car is pfl works in your favour here. you would definately need to roll otherwise

25,000 is not bad from a performance tyre, there has to be some compromise, you can’t have soft and grippy and economy together, 25-30k is a good run. I had a set of Smokohama’s last only 8,000km, now that was disappointing for a 16 year old that saved for like 3 months to buy them.

you reckon? i had a sentra before my E30 and that got brand new tyres when i got it and i drove 15,000 on those before i brought the E30 and they weere probably still around 80-90% tread

i run GTRadial Directionals. they were great when i first got them (i was on my restricted and drove like a Nanna), but once you get more spirited driving i wouldnt bother with them. they hold the road really well, but they wear too quickly. mine have been on the car for about 25000kms and will be borderline when it comes to the next warrent probably. i wont be getting them again.

time to buy an E30 and drop the engine into it

but agreed on the fuel. seems strange there is no return though :S

Why not just leave the 2.8 crank in the M52 and put that in? As soon as you start rebuilding engines and doing headwork it gets real expensive real fast.

agreed. M20 is not worth modding beyond an exhaust an intake with M50/2s so cheap these days

They said it was a 88 316i manual though. Odd.

Welcome.

though i didnt see the post, was probably the car i just brought to strip out. stupid ass chromes wreck the whole car. id rock 14" steel wheels with no hubcaps and 175 tyres before i had chromes

i can only assume ireland engineering is in ireland? lol. if you want some of those arches i might go in with you and help cover the cost of shipping and get a set too, depending on the price of them

have you chevked the shaft where it goes into the steering box is that turning as well , might be broken universal in the steering colum

im working on my own so its kinda hard to turn the steering wheel and check this shaft at the same time but ill give it a go

the steering wheel will rotate aproximately 90 degrees in either direction (ie 90 total movement not 180). notice no movement from the front wheels when this happens. New steering rack/box has been ordered so hopefully this is what it is.

the front wheels cant be turned, am pretty sure it is the steering rack, but does anyone have any other suggestions? this is not on my car so i will try to answer any questions to the best i can if you have any, but i will be doing the work on it.

M30B35 E34 535i

Ditch the chromes.

agreed. argh

Manual conversion would be the best bang for your buck, I would have a manual 320i over an auto 325i. Wont be fast but will atleast be fun to drive.

agreed

thanks for the options. i'm considering a manual convertion. would a straight pipe and an aftermarket muffler wouldn't be too noisy?or it would depend on the muffler. for the chips would it make any difference at all? i like the pod filter sound effect and easier to service as well.

i am running stock exhaust so i cant help you on reccomendations on brands etc, just what ive heard worked well for others. manual conversion definately a preformance boost. not to mention it weighs like 20kg less at minimum over the auto.

my chip does virtually nothing... bit of a power increase at around 4500rpm upwards, but on a slushbox car you cant hold it in gear to take advantage of that anyways so id only consider it if you are going to manual.

podfilter does nothing on an E30. end of story. the exception of course is if its in a forced induction application. i should i know.. i have one.

best thing to do to a 320i is along the same lines as 318i, make it look good and handle good, but dont bother chasing HP numbers without an engine swap

what happens if you use the lower ratios on the gear stick or are you into 4(D) by then anyways?

i have B20... best thing you can do to it is throw a manual transmission on it as you suggested. really livens the car up. an aftermarket muffler ive heard will help, along with a straight pipe (cat delete) as it lets it breath a lot better. i have a pod filter and it does nothing at all except for sound. chips are a waste of time IMO (i have one but i got it for free so meh) definately go for b25 or better still M50 and call it a day. im m50ing next year (Y)