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I was lurking around Porana Road looking for you a few weeks ago, glad to hear you're back doing what you love brother.

Not finishing Mo haunts my dreams 👻

@BMTHUG have you moved?

I bought a Honda Super Cub described as 'rear' (rare) once. They only built 100+ million of them (and continue to build them).

Thanks Graham. I love a good story too. I sat down with them and said I think they would get more for it on TradeMe, but as you say they didn't care about the money. I'm finding myself buying cars from people I like more and more, as opposed to just buying cars I like. Clear coat isn't pealing, but yeah, maybe no clear coat to peel. I'll look into that, thanks for the advice mate.

Sounds good Elias. I'm going to the UK and maybe Sweden and Germany next month so not sure if I'll get to it before then but will flick you a message when I have!

Thanks Kees! I’d seen it around before buying it too, always caught my attention. Appreciate the offer, I will get a wool wash mitt and move on from the sponge! I’d be keen to show you the car and you can advise. Your 540i looks great, the paint on mine is reasonable so, as you say, it’d be good to protect that.

As new, still in its box and never fitted steel front guard for E30. This was hard to come by but no longer required so for sale - $300 (Sold) OE Number: 41351979484 If you’re one of the unlucky few 👀 who’s E30 dashboard has cracked, cover it with this as new, good quality E30 dash mat - $50 (Pending) Located North Shore, Auckland Thanks, Josh

Straight up. She gave me a key and I drove it home. Test drove it until the end of August, took it to VTNZ for a WoF to see if that was going to be an issue or if they would dream some up. Nothing. Took it to my mechanic and the mechanic she uses, went through the service history and noted the oil leak. I can tell she really loved the car, so I'd swing by and grab a coffee with her and her husband. She'd always kept the E36 garaged and their reason for selling it was now parked in its spot, the new 4-Series at a glance. It was a pretty awesome experience as far as buying a car goes.

It's good to be back. I recently picked up this E36 M Sport: I had no intention of owning this, I saw it in a carpark and told the owner I liked their car. Next thing she's giving me the keys and said if you still like it at the end of the month, you can buy it. It definitely felt too good to be true, but here we are. The two owners in the last fifteen years are her and her company. 160,000km and New Zealand new, the '328 S' plate has been with the car since '95. It's an unfamiliar starting point for me since it works, and I don't want to break anything. Suspect rear main seal is leaking, so there is that, and then I'll work through the typical E36 things, but to be honest I just want to give this thing a detail and drive it. I can't say I ever progressed from a bucket and sponge, but I recently started watching: AMMO NYC - YouTube and I'm keen to learn. Sing out if you're local (North Shore, Auckland) and have some wisdom to share, or just want to go for a drive (when I've fixed the oil leak).

You must be local if that tyre shop in Glenfield is. I'd love to see this thing mate, I can bring the beer!

"Sorry, you cannot add any more reactions today." Just read through this whole thing. Amazing.

C2 👌🏼

What do you use for subframe bushings now? Agree with you on the colours! I think I'll inspect how worn things are currently and that'll give me an idea of 'when', but fresh rubber sounds like the go when that time comes. Need to prioritise keeping fluids where they should be, and then I can save for the next job(s).

Found it looking for your build thread. So good

How good

"It is a convertible, and it is an automatic, it is not a race car." This is my mantra! Plan for the car will be something similar to your setup, firm things up after almost thirty years.

Appreciate the advice Olaf. It's great to be active in this community again after a break to focus on my health. On OEM rubber vs Polyurethane, would you say the same for suspension bushings? (Subframe, Trailing Arm, Differential, Front Control Arm...). Keen to hear your opinion too @Eagle and anyone else!

They didn't snap on the E30, but distinctly remember using more heat than I had planned!

I know this is an old thread, but it might help someone trying to do the same today (as long as we're talking about a similar thing). When I rebuilt the M2O in my E30, I did this: Removing Crankshaft Bolt - E30 Zone Wiki

Appreciate the advice Vass. I was without luck when I did it on the E30 so here's hoping!

Fair enough, generally my preference is to spend (within reason) on parts and save on labour (doing something twice / more frequently), whether that's my time or someone else's. Do you need to remove this to get at the rear main seal on these? or are you just recommending it because it's a good time to do it while I'm in there? Thanks

Appreciate the advice Jared. I was wondering if it was worth using polyurethane mounts with a similar ‘hardness’ to OEM rubber ones, just because polyurethane is a ‘better’ material.

Saving money already Jo! Thanks

This is a list for me, but may help others: Manual Swap 😏 Rear Crankshaft Seal - 11142249533 Gasket - 11141432240 Transmission Mounts - 22316799331 (or Polyurethane Upgrade? (80A)) Drive Shaft Support Bearing - 26121225071 Drive Shaft Giubo - 26117511454 Gearbox Input Shaft Seal - 24121218853 Gearbox Output Shaft Seal - 24137509504 Automatic Transmission Oil Pan Gasket - 24111219126 ✅ Automatic Transmission Drain Plug Gasket - 24111219126 ✅ Automatic Transmission Fluid (Synthetic) ✅ Automatic Transmission Filter - 24111218899 ✅ Selector Shaft Seal - 23128677736 Locking Nuts for Flex Disc - 26127536563 Exhaust Gasket - 18301716888 M8 Copper Nut - 18307620549 RealOEM.com part numbers for my car: 3' E36 BMW 328i. Type Code: BK82 If anyone has anything to add, reply to this topic and I will update the list. Josh