Olaf
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Last I heard, Vijay had moved on, wanting a change. He may be tutoring?
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well it's possible, Kyu. Oil leaks, one immediately thinks M54 - but of course they appeared in early e60's as well... so a good point you make. so Kylie, is yours an e39 or an e60? Time to post some pics, too! -
I'm not up with the play these days. Used to be reinforced concrete block wall for boundary (with neighbour's permission), or if you had to do a fire-rated wall (a metre from the boundary), it was two layers of fire-gib (not a huge inconvenience/expense)... I dunno about the parts... having had all that machining done, perhaps best to put it all together with plenty of assembly lube and turn it from time to time. Someone here who knows the real oil will no doubt be along soon. Perhaps storing with plenty of protective oil is the go. What's your lvvta guy say about the brakes for your cert?
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Hopefully this is the turning point, John!
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welcome, Kylie. Your e39 should benefit from the skills and expertise of a trusted independent workshop (or indeed a BMW dealer if you're feeling flush). Welcome to the joys of BMW ownership. You'll want a good assessment to figure out what's up with the tractor noises, and, what's been deferred/missed/avoided that should be addressed to bring it up to spec. When they're well-fettled, our BMWs give joy for the way they drive and perform. They can be a bit fussy though, and don't respond to neglect. Fortunately you're in the right place, there are a bunch of experienced, friendy and enthusiastic BMW-heads around here, and we have the benefit of some excellent forum sponsors. You might want to contact Botany Motor Worx - you'll see *Glenn* around here providing intelligent and precise advice and moderation (sposor of the Maintenance room - to discuss your needs. Also take a look at the "Meetings" room, you'll see the Auckland contingient get together for cars and coffee meets regularly. welcome! Keep us updated on how you get on, and don't be afraid to ask. cheers
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Bho is still at Page European, along with Clive of this parrish. New owner is Umesh, they seem to have more peops on the tools and are getting busy. In short, my experience is that there's the same old honest, reliable and engaging professional independent workshop. ** Auto38 also worth consideration, I was a customer back when Jon & Keren were trading as JK Southern Euro. ** new branding underway, now with an Audi instead of an M3. Page's have been doing "other marques" for some time, now they're branding to reflect this. I think they do plenty of VW work given proximity to Gazely.
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welcome, Sam. Tastey looking motor. I believe factory bluetooth wasn't introduced until later, though there should be options available for you to bluetooth in. e60's rock.
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looking good, Toby. A couple of questions/suggestions/comments having read through it. what bhp/torque are you expecting to make? I note you're looking to go coil overs; you going for stiffer ARB's to match? You going to uprate the braking to match the new power? May be as simple as slotted rotors/better pads/braided lines, or a retrofit from a newer model? suggest you store that lovely manifold in a box on the ground; a good shake (quake) will see it slip off your toolbox Water main under garage shouldn't be an issue, likely you'll need to encase it in thick concrete. My mate has a large stormwater drain under his, when he built it around '86 the council just made him encase it as part of their buildiing consent. That'd just increase your building and comliance costs. Keep the updates coming, looking good. Mind no surface rust forming on those parts, yeah?
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I think of the R129 SL as a Gran Tourer. Yes, it's seats are more occasional than in the 850i. I'd not choose the R129 solely for the extra horsepower. The 850i is wicked cool, though in my 'fantasy garage' I'd take this particular SL over the 850. As long as I already had a couple of M5's...
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me too - there's just something about the R129 with V12 in it. I'd be in the SL600!
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Over the weekend, Wellymeet hit the Shannon Car Show. Interesting to find two contemporaries - TITANS of the 90's, really - in the same spot. Which would you choose? The e31 850i, or the R129 SL600? Here's the link to Harry's Garage R129 SL600 review So, which would you take? Discuss.
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looking pretty tidy, Charl!
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welcome to the forum, Ian. love to see some images of your e39. My brother had an '02 530i motorsport from new, it was a beaut car. Fond memories. Got much space in Arrowtown for parking? There could be a road trip contingient to visit our more southern members!? You should fnd plenty of assistance round here, a good number have had - or still run - e39s, and many of the Msport variety. again, Welcome!
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great news, Paul! you might bring this one to Ngawi?
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you know how this goes. "pics or it didn't happen". Project thread - now!
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no mate, but sounds like I should!
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Ordinarily and on face value you'd be right. However, in another thread Charl has said he may have to sell this one.
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thanks for that; I stand corrected! very interesting reading.
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jeepers, I trust your wife is uninjured. ideal repower opportunity for my 325i, I guess. What are you seeking as a replacement, Brent? e90 Touring?
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have you had a word with Jono at Auto 38? He should have an idea of where to source one (or may already have one), and price to install. I reckon that kind of money - plus clutch and flywheel and fitting - is worth more than your car. And you'd not get your money back on selling. Is it worth it? cheers Olaf
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yep, a nice blue... Le Mans blue possibly? lots of white decals on the rear of the front guards in front of the doors, rays wheels. pretty schmick.
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I ran into a BMW-head in the carpark at Repco in Wellington. Ryan (I think that was his name) was spannering on his very tricked-out e92 M3 with supercharger and Rays wheels. He'd been installing a very cool carbon fibre intake. I told him about Bimmersport, you never know he might join us some time.
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I got up early today and: got a four wheel alignment at Bridgestone Torrens Tce. much better! changed oil and filter on the e46 at 175936kms (Mann filter, new crush washer and o-rings, 6.5l of Penrite HPR5 5W40 synthetic) washed exterior (Caltex no-touch carwash), rain-x'd the windscreen vacuumed and cleaned the interior I can't access my street frontage due to road works, so resorted to the no-touch car wash to get some of the filth off of my car. ... and I scored another 20 litre drum of Penrite HPR5. $165 incl GST this weekend (Repco 20% sale) that's $8.25 per litre!
