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I have started another Bmw project. This one will take a little longer to complete compared to the 2002 project.

The plan is over the next two years is to take this 600 dollar trademe 318ti and transform it into club car for hillclimb's and track days. I want it be used on gravel and tarmac.

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Its not going to be a big budget car and will most likey only to get developed as things break. In saying that I will change the Auto to a Manual, Replace the front solid disks to vented units, install the safety items like rollcage, seats and so on. But for this year my goal is just to get it reliable as road car.

Like as a many of us have found out (usually the hard way) that when you buy something off trademe sometimes there are few things that are forgotten to be mentioned by the person selling the car. Like for example, don't try and use the electric windows as the reg's are stuffed, or don't leave the keys in the ignition as the immobiliser will lock you out, or the best one if you leave the car over night it can be a little hard to start due to all the water in number 2 cylinder :rolleyes:

Lucky for me a good mate owns a wreakers and got me a replacement M42

Freebie

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sounds good , why not stuff a 328i m52 engine and manual into it while you have the engine out??

good torque for hill climbs??

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sounds good , why not stuff a 328i m52 engine and manual into it while you have the engine out??

good torque for hill climbs??

The end plan is it put a M52 in, but in under two years my oldest boy can get a motorsport Licence so I will keep with a 4 pot until he is ready to move up.

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Good choice on the compact and good buy at 600, Should be a fun little car.

Will be watching!

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Good choice on the compact and good buy at 600, Should be a fun little car.

Will be watching!

I've been watching your compact project :D

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Got the replacement engine in and its going good

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When to the wreakers looking for some window regs and ended up doing a swap. my blue panels for some red ones.

Car goes in on Saturday to get the rear and roof painted

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Got the car stripped down tonight. Ready to start sanding

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I've said it before and Ill say it again, I wish I had your motivation!

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Looks like its coming along already! Want a race? hah!

A race to finish that is...

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Bonnet paint- this is meant to be matt black. I think I did something wrong

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We're off to the paint shop

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getting ready

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RED!

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Cost- two large pizza's

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daaam that cheap

I'm sure it will cost me more at some time, but hes a good mate

once I got it home I couldn't leave it alone

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I have removed the driving lights as I can see these just ending up damaged anyway, and installed some black mesh

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good old mates rates. love how that stuff works keeps car projects going :)

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Are we starting to see a pattern here ... get car ready before september taupo track day ? :D

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Are we starting to see a pattern here ... get car ready before september taupo track day ? :D

Not this car but I will bring the 2002 to the Megameet

The window tinting man didn't turn up today so I couldn't put the windows back in.

I thought I would replace the fuel filter, spark plugs and oil tonight but I think repco may have given me the wrong plugs as I think that the car should have resistor plugs. Anyway I changed the fuel and oil filters.

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I had a bit of a a play with the AFM

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Lowered the car Vegas style

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used 12 bags of cement

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unsecured ballast eddie!

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