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I’ll be photographing it as I go... ?

Springs have arrived. I'm making space in my workshop (over the past few years had become unworkable due to amount of sh*t in it), so that I can prep the wheels, prep and paint the fatter ARBs (20mm front**, 14.5mm rear), the 51mm strut housings, the rear shocks. A few more parts to come; decided on Hawk HPS pads for the front as I really like what they're doing on my 545i. And I have to re build and repaint the Girling front callipers. I saw this. Perfect timing. I'm not planning on going so far, I'll be concentrrating on the front faces. ** and funny thing happened on the way to the workshop. My 20mm bar that I lovingly stripped and repainted earlier in this thread, turned out to be a 19mm. When Jon went to fit it, the specified 20mm bushes were too big. Hey ho, new 19mm bushes and game on. The 20 & 14.5mm bars are on their way to me now. So the heat is on. I'm not sure I have enough time to complete all the prep work in time to take this on the Castlepoint trip in mid-June, but I'm going to try. It's time for some Glen Frey. Oh f#%k that...I Need some motivation and pace. And some greater authenticity, real 80's rather than commercial pap. Fortunately I'm wiring up a new workshop hifi to keep myself motivated while working. While I do that, here's The Cure: Yeah, once upon a time, The Cure were truly edgy and completely outside the mainstream. I think I may be some time, so much back catalogue to explore. Here's some obscure B-side material:

brilliant. Looking forward to seeing this in the flesh. e30 Mega Meet 2019 yeah?

@Kodachrome Great job, Alan! Looks better, and am sure it feels better. Where'd you get the foam?

@Autoglym

so no "we're rescuing this BMW from Invercargill", then. ?

@kiwi535 Paul as soon as I saw this I thought of you... I'll even help you with the delivery roadie.

you can figure out if the 135i vs 335i spring is the same through checking part numbers on RealOEM.

Denial prompts strong reactions in those feeble of mind. "Sir, have ten dollars. Tell me, how did you lose your sight? Service in Afghanistan, an industrial accident perhaps?" "No; it was purely denial mixed with rage. My JDM brainwashing was a barrier to accepting that the French were actually very innovative, whereas the Japanese were merely refining European ideas. It pushed me over the edge, and I poked my own eyes out. Now, my friends taunt me that the Italians made great cars. It's too much, I've got to keep the faith." "Promise me you'll buy food with that money. Please, don't waste it on... another Honda tattoo".

I suppose it could be said I have a hard-on for pre-emptive maintenance ?

Brilliant! Thanks Jon, your post provides very useful insight.

Looks as though I’ve liked too many posts today. So I must resort to wholeheartedly agreeing, that catching it in the driveway is certainly high on the good fortune scale!

It’s going to the right place, Pete! ?

? I don't have a phone large enough! SE for me. thought you'd like that. Your sig will need to read 'ex-wheel whore' ?

wow. "heaps" is the imprecise answer. lapping e30's and passing them like they're standing still. I guess as the series grows, there'll be opportunity to separate those two classes, for safety/numbers.

Nothing to do with age. You’ve got good taste. That’ll be your theme song tomorrow.

Is this the one they shot the very derivative ‘burnouts all over Auckland carparks with models driving’ video, with? new diff and trans, anyone?

At least the colour’s not IRN BRU!

How’s your recovery going, SJ? I hope the insurers are looking after you on the Baur, too.

And the e53? ?

A gentleman never tells. ? I was happy with the bill.

e46 Touring. 190,000kms and change. It was time for some work, so it was booked into Auto38. VANOS Seals Valve Cover Gasket Oil Filter Housing seal Oil change & Filter (Mann & Penrite HPR5) Front suspension end-links (Meyle HD) Check and lube rear brake callipers Car is much nicer to drive. The endlinks had been rattling a little, and so not holding the wheels down on the road in corners. It's less lethargic. Yes, we're talking about an M54B25, so it's never going to 'sprint' compared to a B30; it's so much nicer than it has been for the past few years. A little more torque than it had, it's become smoother, and the mid-range kickdown at around 40 km/h (without flooring for kickdown) is happening effortlessly. Happy days. We've had this car since 112k kms, it's feeling better than ever. Conclusions: 1. If your M54 is over 150-160k kms, your VANOS seals are very likely in need of replacement. 2. If you're in Wellington, you really should consider Auto38! PS: this happened on the way to Manfeild a couple of weeks ago:

so... this is what happens when you run out of wheels to sell?! ?

both of those clearly inspired by the Renault 5 Turbo and the Metro 6R4.

they are pretty cool. Well thought of in UK. I did read something a year or so ago in BMW Car about wear issues with the engine?