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Just a bump on my post, needed parts:

Pedal box,

G240 m20 Gear linkage/shifter assembly,

Manual crossmember,

M20 flywheel

G240 m20 propshaft,

And maybe some others?

Cheers

Hey all,

I've been able to secure a g240 gearbox for my 320i e30 but need all the bits to go with it to make it work, does anyone have such bits or know of anyone looking to get rid of such bits? 

Cheers

Mo

I might already have some normal bolts sorted but Id definitely still be interested in the locking bolt set with key and I can come get them when Im up in Auckland in Feb if youre keen

4 hours ago, E30 325i Rag-Top said:

Which car are the bolts for M3AN I have heaps from E30 and E46, including a set locking wheel bolts with key.

Would you sell me 2 normal bolts for my e30? Id also be interested in the locking set with key if M3EN isn't interested, would eliminate me needing the 2 normal bolts altogether. 

Otherwise I'll just ring the dealers, $9-10 isnt too bad

Hey all, feel a bit silly asking for this but Im after some wheel bolts to suit an e30 (2 minimum but a few spare is always handy) to pick up in tue Christchurch sort of area soon as possible. I lost some on my one wheel (dont know how this happened as I havent worked around the wheels for a while?), only noticed today when I did some servicing and checking around the steering 

Cheers

Hey, just wondering if anyone has the window motor setups for use in the rear doors of an e30 sedan. Pretty sure the motors are the issue as the wiring has continuity and reads voltage when the front centre console switches are pressed. Strangely no power (dont light up or do anything) to rear door switches though. Cheers

On 4/2/2019 at 6:56 PM, E30 325i Rag-Top said:

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Haha I wish!  That would be a very nice setup if done well. I've seen a few examples from overseas and man do they go

On 4/2/2019 at 6:57 PM, francoisv said:

I have a full M52B28 with everything for sale

Haha I was looking at that the other day, just busy doing my homework on what the swap entails before i get to putting money on the table. Theres also the other issue of getting parts to Christchurch of course, but that can be sorted 

On 4/1/2019 at 11:36 AM, Jacko said:

Go M52, purely as M50s are long in the tooth now, and I doubt there are that many nice ones lying around wreckers yards. 

In regards to wiring, there is a UK guy who made me a table of wiring to go between my old oddball E30 323 sport to an M50 for a paypal'd box of beers. Hit me up if you want his email addy, was very helpful with wiring Car X to engine Y. 

Cheers man, yeah Im thinking M52 might be the way to go, yes please man that would help a lot 

Cheers for the advice gentlemen, for the simplicity I'd ideally like to go for the bigger M20 but theyre not the easiest to find in alright condition and people seem to hold onto them. At the same time a later M5x engine would be good for the improved technology and potential later down the track.

21 hours ago, BM WORLD said:

have a e30 m20 manual kit for sale with fairly new clutch etc 

Any idea what you would want for such a kit and clutch? Is it the Getrag260 or the 240? 

Hey all, Ive run into some engine trouble with my e30 and it doesnt seem worth fixing for the price Ive been quoted. So instead Im looking at potentially doing an engine swap while in this situation (was my intention from the beginning). Im either looking at an m50, m30 or potentially an M20B25 (currently has the 2.0l, and its an auto) if I can find one.

If anyone has anything along those lines theyre looking to potentially sell or even if someone has a 2.0l M20 thats in not too bad shape I'd love to hear from you

Cheers

Mo

Looking for a radiator to fit a 1991 320i auto in good condition in the Christchurch area or potential advice on where a new aftermarket or good secondhand one can be had. Mine sprung a leak at the small return outlet (read: it was snapped off and fixed before I owned the car but the fix has failed)

Cheers

Thanks for the replies, I'll put some plastic grease on them and see if it makes a difference. Any idea where I can buy plastic grease from?

Also yes its definitely a motometer unit as its soldered into the main board and has the original bmw parts number sticker stating its a motometer unit stuck on the speedo unit as well as all over the rest of the dash. 

I got the motometer non-us gearset from garagistic as mine isnt in miles or mpg, I checked the old and new gears back to back to make sure they were the same (probably should have counted teeth as well) but they all matched from what I could see. 

I'll check this all again today but if I cant find the issue, does anyone sell good working odo/speedo units by themselves?

Thanks

Hey all, sorry if someone has asked this before, I did have a search but came up with only the usual gear fix. Pretty much the odometer on my e30 decided it had enough, I got some gears off garagistic to fit my motometer cluster and put them in but afterward it would only count over  a few kms and then stop for a while and then count over some more later. Its fully stopped working now though. Everyting else works fine though

I've taken the cluster out a few times since to check the gears but they're fine. I was hoping someone might have some ideas as to what could be causing this

Cheers

That would have been ideal, my parents live up there, could still potentially be interested if i go up there at some point, thanks man

Looking for the parts to convert a 1991 e30 320i from auto to manual or even if anyone knows of someone that does manual conversions in e30s Im in the Christchurch area

Cheers

cheers man i'll contact him and find out

hey all, i had a bit of a prang the other day and have damaged my old girl quite badly. Im looking for a later model e30 chassis if possible but would consider a pre-facelift model too if it was in decentish condition. My main thing is i would hope it is in not too bad state and hopefully not be fully dead on the registration side of things. 2 door or 4 door sedans welcome. The shell is the main concern as my car still has everything else in working condition.

Anyone think they might have what im looking for give us a shout.

Cheers

Mo

a very nice tidy example man, really nice colour

Glad i could help! nope i still use standard 91, although as i said myne is more to improve fuel economy and just give it a bit of oomph, but yeah heaps of different ones out there

hey Toby, i did have a look on ebay for cheap ones but in the end i didnt find many that were specially for the 320i so bought one off of a guy from another BMW forum site E30zone.net that sells performance chips for both the 320 and 325s, the guys username is SPEEDTOUCH. Think i paid 30pounds or something like that, plus postage from the UK but i found it to be a decent and worthwhile mod. But have a look around might be able to find something cheaper for yours, dont expect massive changes but can expect something you can feel atleast, like with myne i could actually feel my throttle response and mid range torque improve a bit. But yeah have a look around and see what you can get

yeah its the SE, has the black and grey dash, and a different steering wheel, im not sure what other extras it has though, its an awesome car ive found so far, a lot of people put the 320 down for lack of power but with the manual ive found it has a lot of power

hey all,

new member on here though not a new owner of my bimmer anymore had it since the end of last year. I have a 1990 E30 320i, its a good stock example in good condition, the only mods ive done to it is a chip i got in January, which has helped with the pretty average 320 gas mileage and evening out the torque curve a bit too. Plans for the future, still looking at swapping out the motor at some point, whether that be with an M20B25 and then either leaving it or maybe stroking it or even any of the m50 or m52 engines, im still keeping my eyes peeled on the net for any clean examples Still new to these cars but im slowly learning