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I sold mine for $950 a few years ago, must’ve been lucky. That was calipers only.

Can confirm 3+ hours on marketplace a day is how deals are found

Some more progress. Got my hardware back from zinc coating, all Organized again now. Got the rear subframe back in. Along with new rear inner brake lines. got the steering rack fitted up into the front subframe with some spacers I machines. Also swapped on some new e36 outer tie rod ends. just waiting on rear wheel bearings to show up and I can start putting trialing arms back in.

Great deal.

Been a bit slack but have got suspension parts on the way now. Underbody parts all painted black now, new subframe bushings and trailing arm bushings installed as well. also aquired some engine vanity covers for the m52 thanks to Luke from Skunkworks, he’s been a huge help with sourcing parts, all the suspension parts, bushings, swaybar links, struts, springs, wheel bearings etc that I’ve ordered I’ve ordered through him, very helpful guy. then got into the brakes, stripped them down, sandblasted, painted a coat of preventative rust converter, then painted a nice shade of blue, reassembled with new seals and bits all round, pistons came up great with a quick polish. ready now to send a bunch of bolts off for zinc coating and then once all the other bits arrive the suspension parts can start being put back in the car.

Looking to buy a rear swaybar to retrofit to my pfl 320i. Have already converted to disc brake rear end using trailing arms off a pfl 325i. located Auckland cheers

I’ve got an early (pfl) 320i exhaust lying around I’m not using. It’s in rough shape in parts but flanges should be good. In Auckland

That looks great! Who did the paint work for you, I’ve also got a cosmosblau bonnet and boot lid that needs painting? Also What did you use for the under bonnet sound deadening? very jealous of the mtech1 bumpers, make the car look so much better

Interesting to know about the LSDs. I’m currently putting the same driveline (m52b28 + zf 5 Speed) into an e30 sedan, which should be a good driving experience, and am looking for a suitable ratio LSD. From my understanding the z3 ones bolt straight into e30 subframes too, if you come across a spare z3 lsd let me know

Sharp sandblasting up in dairy flat. Not the cheapest but good to deal with and did a thorough job. The photo of the parts hanging up is not bare metal just for reference that is after 2 coats of epoxy primer.

Interesting re the value of those z3s. I woudlve thought anything 2.8L + zf manual would be worth good money, considering the e36 328i prices, most of which are swapped using getrag boxes, zf boxes sell for $2500 by themselves nowadays

What wheels are you running that will clear m2 brakes, are you going to be running the 380f/370r discs or the smaller 340 Msport ones? i run f80 brakes (same as m2) and found the 380/370 f/r Discs only really fit under my apex ec-7s

Does the intake actually sound any different? The airbox looks unchanged from the standard one?

I’d pick a 535/530d over a 525 any day of the week, m57s are fantastic

Got a little bit more work done recently, been busy making a plan for all the suspension stuff and figuring out which direction to go for the clutch/flywheel. Decided to keep it oem and stick with a dual mass flywheel and oem 240mm luk clutch kit. Got all the underside parts taken apart and sandblasted, in the process of getting painted at the moment. gearbox is back from kayne Barrie now with fresh detents. More or less just need to order the clutch kit now and then can put the engine and gearbox into the car. picked up a e90 325i auto front half driveshaft and a e36 medium case rear half from @Toast which so far seem to work together, will see if they end up the right length. Paid $80 for the front half instead of the $700 people charge for zf 5 Speed Front halves nowadays. will need to swap the carrier bearing over to an e30 one as well. Fuel pump is back in the car too now ready to start replacing subframe, trailing arm bushings etc now and reassembling the rear end.