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Thanks, Ireland Engineering are out of stock ?

Hey Guys, m30b35, what's out there in the way of heavier duty rocker arms and upgraded cam like a 284? also on the lookout for a e28 535 clutch for a single mass flywheel. Cheers in advance.

Had quite the busy weekend pulling apart this old girl

Hi Steve, that's a tidy E30, love the rims! what engine is in it? Nige.

Hi Warren, how much are you wanting for the 265?

How does the getrag 262 4 speed fair in comparison to the 260/6, i've heard they aren't a very strong box?

Hi, on the look out for index 11 or 12, low km fuel injectors for the n54 135, 335, 535 thanks

Hey guys, so here's the story... have a 1980 635csi auto. Want to convert to manual. Have a getrag 260/6 box. This weekend I'm going to check out a couple of e12 525 manual scrap cars. My e24 is based on the e12 chassis so... What's worth pulling off the e12 car that could be useful for the conversion or for future spare parts or to on sell to others... I'm thinking pedal box, driveshafts, diff, suspension, maybe even the m30b25 engine. Are things like the headlights and doorhandles the same? any internal bits? dash cluster etc? who has knowledge on these old treasures!

Hi, I'm looking for any recommendations for a structural repair to an 'A' pillar in Christchurch. Unfortunately the car has been written off but i'm hoping for a cost effective repair to get it through the system and re-registered. Cheers.

Thanks Warwick, It's sedona red.

What do you guys think? a good idea or waste of time? In theory should help with the carbon build up problem on direct injection engines and cant do any harm right?

Need a 64mm badge for my bootlid. wasn't happy with the colour of the $16 trademe one I got... Had quite a petty arguement with them over it!

Went to fit a new serpentine drive belt and didn't have a T60 for the tensioner then discovered I had a coolant leak from a disintegrated flange. So the 1 hour job is still sitting in bits waiting new part. At least I discovered the issue now and not on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere.

Designed obsolescence! Why do car manufacturers use crap plastic flanges on the coolant system that only last 100,000kms and then try to sell you a replacement at extortionate prices when for my money I'd buy an aftermarket aluminium version for 5 times cheaper, and lifetime warranty?

Hi Matthew, thanks but I'm very happy with my 135i, I did test drive a DCT 335 FBO before i bought the 1 series but I specifically like traditional manual transmission. What did you do to your exhaust? So far I've got catless downpipes but was thinking about putting in a midsection resonator or something.

Hey guys I'm Nige, based in Chch however like bmw I'm also a European import. Throughout my driving life (23 ish yrs) I've had numerous cars but always keep coming back to the beemers. I've had a couple of E30's an E34 an E36 and currently an E24 project and an E82 daily driver. I was looking around for a 335i but everything here in NZ is auto ? then I found my manual 135i ? and I fitted in it! ? So I've had it a year now and 10,000kms later big smiles every time I drive it. The maintenance side of things is a bit of a worry but it's had a new hp fuel pump and new vanos and new diff oil and the intake valve walnut blasted. I've replaced the oil cooler/filter housing gaskets and spark plugs and of course engine oil. About to do the serpentine belt and plugs and coils maybe clean the injectors and new seals. Always something to do! Meanwhile the poor old e24 died and has been neglected. I've sourced a fresher engine with motronic injection and am on the hunt for a getrag 260 to do a manual conversion while I'm at it. Some day she will grace the roads again! I even thought about going electric for a cool different project but I don't have the time, skills or funds for that atm. It would be great to touch base with others to make friends and compare notes as I'm very much an amateur when it comes to all things mechanical.

Could always employ an engineer and get it certified to cross all the 't's and dot the 'i's $$$$$. I've never forgiven BMW for producing the z3 and z4 for hobbits.

I had this problem in my manual E30 so simply got some heavy plate steel and made myself some brackets to reposition the seat rails 60mm further back. Probably not very legal but it worked

Hi Ben, so if I understand you right your e24 is auto? I'm wanting to convert mine to manual so only after a transmission. Theres an E30 currently on trademe with m30 engine and manual for $6000, so sorry that would be my plan B

Hi guys, does anyone have a getrag 260 suitable to mate up to the m30b35?