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I'm doing a M42 in one of my E30's and wont be planning on getting a cert unless I get picked up on it during a WoF which I doubt is highly likely. The car is a 316i and It even came fitted with a M40B18 so technically should have cert now anyway. VTNZ doesn't seem to care. Adding an extra cam in my eyes isn't going to raise any eyebrows from a WoF inspector or from the police/insurance company in the event of an accident. The reason id rather avoid it is the high chance the cert guy will make you fit hoops even if not needed when I will potentially be under the 50% increase in power threshold. Its just not worth the hassle to me when the car will be the same spec or better in terms of brake and suspension components that came in factory M42 cars. The cert cost is more than I'm planning to spend on a motor and a third of the cost of the car anyway. I have heard that if you can prove with a letter from the vehicle manufacturer that the driveshaft being used is the same paired with the upgraded engine originally, you can get away without using hoops. This may be a very old thing so may not work anymore and good luck getting that kind of a letter from BMW AG.

Thats my 325i SE on Trademe that i purchased off Mikan. Its actually a really solid car now despite the milage and history. There is still a lot that could be done to it to bring it back to its original SE spec and i will slowly chip away on it if it doesnt sell. Getting rid of those terrible door speakers is top of the list. I only listed it because Trademe had a list your car for free day so thought why not. I dont need to sell it and enjoy driving it even if it is only once a week to pop down to the shops. The price I would i would let it go for is purely what its worth to me. The odd situation with the chassis damage was quite a quick and easy fix. There was no "cracking" of the chassis as such, just the spot welds on one side of the beam that the back of the diff mounts to had started to come away. Never seen or heard of that before.

The last couple of days I’ve been pulling my hair out trying to work out why the speedo hasnt been working in my E30 racecar project. After swapping clusters and speed sensors in and out of working cars and chasing the wiring, i couldn’t figure it out. I finally noticed this LSD i purchased and fitted has a smaller trigger wheel than the one in the car i was swapping parts over with. Its only slightly smaller, id say 20mm diameter but it must be enough to not register with the sensor. Now can anybody please shed some light on this. The smaller wheel must be from another series car? Is there a sensor that has a longer pickup in it that will work with my e30 rear cover? Id prefer not to pull out and apart the freshly built LSD just to swap over the trigger wheel.

Hi Nathan, if you get stuck and don't find anything, I have an adaptor that will get you up and running with the Getrag driveshaft. PM me if you're interested.

Biggest giveaway for me was the spokes not carrying further out to the rim like E30 weaves do. Plus the push on centre caps instead of screw on ones.

These look like they are E34 style 5s not E30 M3 ones.

Yes I had to get my C43 from The States. The ones we got here are the Phillips ones I think which don't have RDS. I just kept an eye out and found a deal. Still come up for sale over there with guys pulling them out of their E36's. Remember that you need the code. ECS even show they have them: https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-bmw-parts/c43-rmfd-radio-e36/65128375950/

I used a C43 in my Mtech. It is in my opinion the best original looking head unit for an E30. Looks as if it came factory but a cheap Bluetooth unit plugs in and having RDS is just pure class. There is a small amount of fiddling to get one to fit but its worth it. The Bluetooth works surprisingly well in mine. CD43's have better sound quality apparently but then you get the CD slot which just looks wrong. Loving this 316i too. I've got two myself and my dream is to M42 one as the ultimate little run around.

I have one in Wellington I've been keeping for a rainy day. Out of a proper E36 too (not Ti) so has the correct shifter boot. Will PM you now.

I tried to get away with non M knuckles using the SRS bushes and while I used M3 LCA's to get the wheel perfectly in the centre of the wheel well, the castor was outrageous. An SRS bush gives the same effect of using normal offset LCAB's and M3 Evo LCA's so actually adding the M3 LCA's on top of this to this means your strut is pushed forward at a huge angle. Without using M3 knuckles getting the wheel in the centre of the wheel well isn't too much of a problem, its what your castor and KPI be once you get it there. I have since upgraded to the M3 knuckles and brakes and did away with the M3 LCA's and castor is now bearable with the wheel still centre.

I'm after a cheap set of 5x120 wheels and tires to get my project that had its wheels pinched rolling again. Anything will suit. Can even be just steel rims with bald tires but will consider some alloys if they are cheap enough. Anywhere between Wellington and Levin preferred. Cheers.

Hi guys, this is my car. The wheels are 17x8 et20 and 17x9 et26 style 32s. Front tires were 225/45 with a bit of camber wear and the rears were 235/45 that had blatantly been doing burnouts. Unsure on the brands of tires. Rims had a bit of curb damage and paint peeling. Let me know if you hear of anything. Cheers.

I'm after an LSD for my E30 race car project. Something in the 3.64 - 3.73 - 3.91 ratio region will be acceptable. Let me know what you have.

I will have some. PM me

Good to see another Tech 1 as cared for as mine. Interested to see what it sells for. Good luck in finding the right buyer who will continue to look after it.

Its pretty rare for E30s not to have them. Its mainly only povo spec 316i's that don't have sunroofs. I've driven similar spec'd E30s one with and one without a sunroof back to back and the difference in body roll is unbelievable.

What the article fails to point out is why people use those plates. I use german plates because i dont want to pay the crazy $400 to have the same thing but purchased through Personlised Plates Ltd. This publicity on the matter could be a good thing to expose the monopoly of personalised plates but they failed to show that here. My flatmate is a reporter for Seven Sharp and shes always wanting good ideas for storys. I will point it out and see if shes interested.

I'm after an e46 drivers floor mat in black. Must be in good condition or anything that will clean up nicely. Cheers

Have some but in Wellington though.

Have tan coupe carpet but I assume you want 4dr?

They sure will. They came off a facelift.

I have a good condition non sunroof headliner from an e30 coupe available. Perfect to complete the job properly if youve removed the sunroof from yours. After $80 ono Also have a complete set of mudguards with brackets. $80 ono for the set. In Wellington but happy to ship.

Chemical guys new look trim gel is what i use and is pretty good stuff.

Nice tidy looking touring. Have seen it around a few times.

You wouldn't be able to get away with doing that on a street car though.