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1989 Mtech 1 325i Convertible.

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Had to rebuild my 3.73 lsd diff today. It suddenly became very noisy and turns out the last person who rebuilt it didn't set the preload on the pinion shaft bearings properly leading them to seize up over the usage it has seen with me. Took the time to give it a lick of paint and properly set the preload after changing all the bearings for good measure.

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@BMTHUG E30 meet in Parnell tomorrow morning - looking like a decent turnout...

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3 hours ago, Sammo said:

@BMTHUG E30 meet in Parnell tomorrow morning - looking like a decent turnout...

Be there tomorrow bud 

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3 hours ago, Sammo said:

@BMTHUG E30 meet in Parnell tomorrow morning - looking like a decent turnout...

I need to get an E30 to do things like this! Now wheres that one with the Alpina 2.7...

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So i finally got my wheels done. I've assembled them all and still waiting for the sealer to dry on two of them. I fitted the tyres to the two that are sealed already and did a test fit to see what they look like on the car. Pretty impressed. Running Nankang NS20 195/45/16 on the front 8 inch rims and 205/45/16 on the 9 inch rears. I don't like overly stretched tyres anymore so this is a good happy medium for me. 

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On 11/2/2024 at 9:24 PM, nath said:

I need to get an E30 to do things like this! Now wheres that one with the Alpina 2.7...

Yes you should! 

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1 hour ago, BMTHUG said:

Yes you should! 

Find me a nice m325 or a base spec black plates coupe that I can keep original. Maybe I need to let the B3 go

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16 minutes ago, nath said:

Find me a nice m325 or a base spec black plates coupe that I can keep original. Maybe I need to let the B3 go

This is doable hahah

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54 minutes ago, nath said:

Find me a nice m325 or a base spec black plates coupe that I can keep original. Maybe I need to let the B3 go

Buy mine 😊

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1 hour ago, APT said:

Buy mine 😊

Yours would be the dream bud

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Completely inlove with the look of this thing now. Little things left to do like restore all the trim finishes and get it painted. Will look at some better suspension next year. Thinking Bilstein B8s that I have already and have been revalved and refurbished by the NZ agents for Bilsteins. These wheels have really set off the car in my opinion and I am in the process of getting some custom centre caps made to make them completely how I want them to be. 

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Looks hot mate, even if it is mtech1 🤣

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1 hour ago, BMTHUG said:

Thinking Bilstein B8s that I have already and have been revalved and refurbished by the NZ agents for Bilsteins.

Curious , Who are the nz agents? Have a set of B8’s for an e31 - was recommended option (not a CSI but has factory m-sport springs apparently) when I bought them. But on other forums, owners say they are a harsh ride and get them revalved to a more comfort setting. 
Don’t want to put them the ride is horrible - factory ride is quite nice! And yeah, I’m at that stage in life! lol
 

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1 hour ago, treone said:

Curious , Who are the nz agents? Have a set of B8’s for an e31 - was recommended option (not a CSI but has factory m-sport springs apparently) when I bought them. But on other forums, owners say they are a harsh ride and get them revalved to a more comfort setting. 
Don’t want to put them the ride is horrible - factory ride is quite nice! And yeah, I’m at that stage in life! lol
 

Me too mate me too. I used George Stocks to get em done. I got them revalved to be a tad softer too. I like the comfort hahah!

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1 hour ago, Gaz said:

Looks hot mate, even if it is mtech1 🤣

Tsk tsk tsk. What do you mean even if it is a mtech 1? Haha thanks brother. Hope you're well man 

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Looking porno as - love it haha

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Very nice. Always thought Gold BBS LM's would look nice on a black E30 (5 stud though). I llike the pop of the red centre caps you have there and how they match the interior. 

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5 hours ago, Sammo said:

Looking porno as - love it haha

Thank you bro! I love it too. Hahah. I'm inlove with it!

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2 hours ago, deedub said:

Very nice. Always thought Gold BBS LM's would look nice on a black E30 (5 stud though). I llike the pop of the red centre caps you have there and how they match the interior. 

Yeah dude. I love the gold wheels on dark cars. They stand out heaps! Thank you so much dude! Yeah I tried to make everything tie in with each other. 

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She's been on daily duties and I love it even more now

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Snapped some shots with my mate/client's tech 1 the other morning. Couldn't help it. The lighting was amazing. Yes the Alpine white Tech 1 is on airlift performance suspension. ;)

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