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https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=84486&highlight=drifty340i

there was a build on it somewhere on these forums i think

As above would pay to re-build the vanos. I had the same problems with my e46....rebuilt the vanos unit with all new seals and she ran perfect again. Definitely worth doing a rebuild on.

For safety sake i wouldn't use harnesses without a cage, harnesses are made to hold you in the seat and upright. in the unfortunate even of a rollover you will be unable to move and the with no roll cage to protect you from the roof collapsing could cause very adverse effects.

I feel these harness bars are more built for looks than functionality.....i understand why you want to run harnesses but also why put your life at risk?

Just my thoughts on it anyway...... 

call nz car parts wellington or tauranga i know they had a few in stock when i was working there

That was a good score man, nice work... would love to have a half cage. purely just for looks purposes really haha

Where did you find the half cage? does it work with interior?

there is a re manufactured version on r3vlimited, i purchased some, it is a very close match but is not the wool blend that the factory material is made of. it depends how factory original you want, the stuff from le mans is factory made bmw fabric so an exact match 

Damn! Loving the progress.......bodywork is one thing i would really like to learn more about and have the space to do. 

Love the coupe's such a nice drive!

there is one currently for sale of BMW NZ Parts/classifieds page.

Manual etc....

$8k 

my oh my reading this makes me want to go back and re-do all my work again haha

Yeah man your telling me. Megameet will be there loud and proud!

2 hours ago, musccoo said:

wakey wakey, hows the cert going..

Uggggh has been a long process, lots of little things to tidy up and being in a different city to the car definitely doesn't help. but light is at the end of the tunnel the last pieces have arrived and should be having a wheel alignment as i type this and then book in for a re-check.

Fingers crossed.

Then the painful task of putting it all back together again.

hopefully by the end of the month i will be close to driving on the road legally 

facelift or pre facelift?

looks like you can use an m40 or m43 icv so you should have a good chance at finding something quite easily from a e30 or e36

Call kerry as mosens he has heaps

ive got some X5 style 63's $750 - no tyres

39 minutes ago, zero said:

Great info! I will look into the holden astra stuff. Thanks for the advice.

you will just need to have the universal changed on the steering shaft end to your original uj. any driveshaft place can do it for you

For steering shaft us e30 guys for a cheaper alternative a steering shaft for a holden astra....could would or for more clearance i used flaming river uni joints and DD shaft but that is a little more expensive.

Beware with mounting allow room for the coolant & heater pipes at the rear of the motor. One thing i didnt have enough room for.

You'll notice both those vehicles have added reflectors on the rear panel, you can use these lights as long as you put reflectors on the rear of the vehicles as the factory lights already have a reflector in them.

Have just been through this process with the cert guy.

Looking the business bro. Will have to come out and have a look next time im up  bring the v8 out haha

7 minutes ago, Driftit said:

Smashed bonnet.  Interesting.  Guy said no Accident damage.  I could have got the ECU's for a few hundred bucks here.  Must be another reason they wrote it off.

Has been used to repair a crashed vehicle....and has put damaged parts onto this vehicle

BEWARE!!! this vehicle does not look like that at all. I have the pictures of the current state and a lot is missing compared to those photos. i.e no front end, smashed bonnet etc...

@Olaf if you need any parts, let me know as we have a vehicle at work that is quite complete

Hey Kyu,

I may be able to help you with that. I will check what i have.

call kerry at mosen euro parts, he has heaps of stuff like that