Herbmiester

Yeah I would say its an $8-10K car but being a 4 door it will have a smaller market.

I had to google Delphine. Well presented E30s look great in that color.

I like it, put some pics up when you do it.

A wee bit bored at present so I thought I would ask what peoples favorite BMW paint choices are? Top 3, I will start with mine. 1 Techno Violet 2 Estoril Blue 3 Hell Red

That will make it a seriously fast road car as you will have 600nm of torque at least. I imagine traction will be even more of a challenge.

Zero to 60 is one of the better YouTube channels when it comes to BMW turbo cars. They test a lot of what they do and it certainly debunks how fast cars are on the road. They even have a bit of E39 stuff as well. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtEQM9eop5tRO-eWN6-AQwQ/featured

Ohh that's exciting 450hp here come.

Oil leaks are not good for OCD people.

Score!

That will be a fantastic car to own when its finished.

I found this quite interesting as I do see an N52 being Mrs Herbmiesters next car but it seems maintenance and keeping the engine in good shape are not going to be substantially lower than my N54.

I am still looking, was keen on a Golf for a while but my local Euro mechanic says Mk5/6 Golf repairs are what keeps him in business.

Yes that ZF 8 Speed box is a wonderful piece of engineering. I would choose it over a manual. As to the 116i the one I drove when looking for a car for Mrs Herbmiester underwhelmed me a bit. I drove a few bigger engined 1 series cars that day so I guess it highlighted the power or lack of it. Also it had a pretty plain cloth interior, just no wow factor, my Mother in laws Mazda 3 is nicer inside. The saving grace was the handling, even on average tires it felt nice on the trip home through Whitemans Valley; a road that is quite demanding at any speed over about 40kph. As to passing cars up the Rimutakas', well I think they would have to be pretty slow cars for that to happen.

! series are nice cars but get one with a bigger engine. The 116i was a lower spec car and with such a small engine just boring. The 125i is a lot more fun.

Oil pan filter and fluid are the main service points.

The ZF6 Speed Auto is a very good box. Service it every 50 to 70k and it will treat you well. Add an XHP tune and you will have a very fast shifting box.

I have used this tool for a few years now the flanged bushes are a problem but the non flaned versions are a piece of cake.

Thanks Ray was looking for a large case version.

Hi can you confirm small or large case bolted or welded?

Ah yes I thought it might be Hutt Valley. I had a licence 30 years ago, would be like you wanting to run a street car at a few events every year.

No not mine next to it. Sorry dont know Mike B. I really like VG's classic shape the EFI options sounds great let me know how that works out. I have been offered a rebuilt 265 and it will be a whole lot cheaper than the V8.

Looks like great fun what club runs those events?

In the back of my mind I keep thinking BARRA!

Modern Hemi makes more power and is a HEMI!