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    2 hours ago, tjr320i said:

    Hey guys, I’m trying to source a windscreen for a 1970 e3 2500. Would anyone have one for sale? I don’t mind buying a complete car to get it, thanks

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    Have got one here in Invercargill spare. Doesn't appear chipped or scratched, just needs removed.

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    E28 - is that EFI or carb? Reason I ask is I have a spare M30B28 sitting in a scrap E3, however that's a carb engine of unknown condition. Someone may pipe up with one that's better quality, however if you get stuck I may be able to help unless there are differences between the carb and EFI engines other than fuel injector notches in the inlet ports. I also believe most M30 heads would be the same (save for maybe smaller capacity), so you may have a lot of options there.

    Let me know if you get seriously stuck and I'll try extract the motor, and go from there.

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    On 11/7/2022 at 7:26 AM, euroriffic said:

    That’s one hell of an offer! I’m also in need of an abs pump and module, which is that reason the car went off the road, if you’ll be parting out the rest of the car. I’m in no real rush with it, so could head down when ever really to do that. 

    Yep can sort the ABS pump too at the same time, that's easy done. Just keep in touch with me, not always on here at the moment as life is too busy, but we can make this happen easy enough. Got plenty of tools here too so you won't need to bring anything. Message me in a little while and I'll let you know a rough estimate of when I can get to it, and work out a plan with you.

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    1 hour ago, euroriffic said:

    So! After finishing renovating our kitchen, O finally got the garage emptied and cleaned out this morning and got the 530i in the garage. 
    Whipped the rocker cover off and made a home made leakdown tester to find it all headed out the exhaust. Had a look and found a valve spring seat sitting in there, and the spring just flapping around, as well as the other exhaust cam follower flapping around. 
    How likely am I to be able to replace the springs and be good to go? My guess is the valves and seats will be toasted. 
    For the cost of a head off, new bolts, threads time-Certed, valves and seats etc it’s not going to be worth fixing and will probably part it out, not that I want to, but I only got it to get it back in the road and sell it on. 

    Yeah that sucks, depending on your time frame though may be able to help out, have got a nice running 530I sitting here that I'm pulling the motor for for a project, that'll end up having to be purpose built anyway. Would be happy to trade motors if you wanna bring yours down and give me a hand to pull this one out complete, I'll take your one and rebuild it for what I want and you can grab this good runner, drop it in and go.

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    Hey man, what sort of price have you got on it? And any chance you'd be able to give me some rough measurements so I can try get a freight estimate? I'm keen, and got a guy that's usually very good with freight from the north to the south, so if the overall price isn't going to kill me, I'll grab it.

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    22 minutes ago, Zadkiel said:

    That wouldn't be my ideal option but it would be nice to see them go to good use. I'll make some inquiries to see if I can find a friendly tyre shop to get the tyres off.

    Thanks, let me know. If it costs for that, I will pay for it, don't want you out of pocket doing something. And I do have a courier in mind, have used him before, so I'll contact him once you know about the tyres and we can go from there if that works?

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    https://www.hdi-tuning.co.uk/ecu-remapping/custom-remaps/BMW-tuning/E53-X5-remapping/E53-X5-30D-230BHP-tuning-files.html these guys have a good reputation, you just need someone with Kess V2 to read and rewrite your existing tune. If yours is anything like mine and has no DPF, they can go a bit higher again than their stage 2 numbers. I'm looking at it for my E53, the main thing to remember is your motor and trans have to be healthy before any tunes, otherwise you're asking for trouble.

    6 minutes ago, NZ BMW said:

    I could go from 190hp to 230hp on my 320D - that’s quite the improvement. 
     

    I don’t know much about chip tuning/remapping but I always see this claim of more power with less fuel consumption. How does that work? They seem mutually exclusive… 

    That's easy to explain, they optimise the fuel/air mixture so it burns cleaner. Manufacturers can't tune a car from factory for every single country they are being shipped to, so they use a safe, "one size fits all" tune that delivers their desired power levels whether you're at sea level or 2000 feet up, in a cool climate or an arid desert. Tuning the vehicle to your current location will optimise it so it can use less fuel to create more power.

    The thing to remember is though, if you tune it for sea level, you may notice a loss in power if you live in a mountainous area, and vice versa, so the tuner really needs to be around the same average elevation that you usually are driving in.

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    2 hours ago, M3AN said:

    I like the M colour weave in recent M cars but am advised that it's illegal to re-wind seatbelts and I'd need to buy complete units (which of course won't fit an older car).

    Illegal if it's done at the wrong place, if you get me the new units and send your ones down, I know a guy that can sort it for you at a pretty good rate.

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    7 minutes ago, qube said:

    Im not sure if this is the rule for all insurance companies but they did tell me it was in the policy terms. 
     

    in saying that many years ago when we made a claim for a different write off i am sure that this did not happen so if u made a claim after say a month of policy u dont have to “pay” the remaining 11 months. But i may be wrong and didnt realise at the time. 

    Sucks that this has happened. You're dead right though, it depends on your insurer and their fine print/terms and conditions. Last one I dealt with, I had been paying monthly (was only a couple of $$$ a year over an annual payment, so no interest being applied), and it was cancelled on the spot - no need to pay out the rest of the term.

    If you wanted to get the car back, I would be happy to donate whatever parts I have to you to repair it, got a 2000 Compact sitting there that's for parts now - my plans for it changed, so it's going to get scrapped. If you're keen, just send me a list - I'll get it, package it and get it on it's way for you. Door glass, complete ignition and door locks (with key), steering column trim etc, isn't hard to grab for you man. The interior will dry out, and everything else looks minor and like it can be fixed. Completely your call, I'm happy to do what I can to help salvage it though if you want.

    It's a shame to see a decent car written off for minor damage because some butthole decides he wants to charge thousands to repair it, because he doesn't want to do the job but needs to keep quoting insurance work otherwise he won't get any, and because insurance companies are proactively trying to get older cars off the road.

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    I've got an E3 parts car sitting here, got it with the E3 to restore. Not sure what I'll need off it (haven't started the restoration yet) but will have some bits and pieces. Chrome trims on it from memory are pretty good, bumper chrome is shot, but the resto E3 bumpers are fine so I won't need the brackets I don't think. Same goes for the window trims.

    Carbs I'll probably hold onto until the resto E3 is done, so I know if there's anything I need, otherwise they'll be up for grabs. Exhaust and radiator should also be good on the resto, not sure of the condition on the parts car. Unfortunately both cars are auto (for now - that will change) so can't help with a manual box or anything there.

    Just depends on how soon you want everything, I'm flat out trying to get a workshop finished before I can get to any parts cars, if you're happy to wait I can flick you through photos and put sh*t aside for you as I strip the parts car.

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    1 hour ago, coop said:

    Invers might be a bit far. 
    I can contact a courier and get a price. He does a run around the country every month. 

    That would be awesome if you could, its not anything needed desperately urgent/needed yesterday so if it takes a couple of months that's no worries.

    Let me know how you get on, thanks it's much appreciated.

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    Yeah fair call on that, completely understand about the weight. The other option is that I may be in Auckland towards the end of May/start of June, so I may be able to meet up with you somewhere to collect, then sort shipping myself (as some can come back in a suitcase easily). Just trying to sort that out now, I don't want to mess you around with it though if that makes sense? 

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    Dude, I will happily pay for postage so I can give these to a friends 16 year old son, he is dyslexic but wants to be a mechanic, I think this would a) get him interested in trying to read and study again, and b) give him a good understanding of the basics, as he has limited knowledge at the moment, but a desire to learn.

    Let me know if you're all good with that, and I'll give you an address and pay for shipping (if you can be bothered)

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    3 hours ago, adz said:

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    Almost looks like it might be time for a change of "sponsorship" too. Can I suggest, going off the above photo, an earthworks product may be more suitable? perhaps Ditch Witch out of the US - you could call it "Which Ditch" instead lol.

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    11 hours ago, Bonto said:

    Hi @Mad_Max, I've probably gone as far as I want to stripping this thing. If you're still keen on the manual set-up and want to come and pick up the remains, lets arrange it. My other option is Simms Metal at this point.

    Sorry been having a few computer problems lately, have just sent you a pm with my contact details so we can get it all arranged.

    Thanks

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