Had a change of heart regarding the interior - so kicked off an upgrade of sorts. Picked up a black leather interior from a low mileage car - mainly for the door cards. My own door cards had the...
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Had a change of heart regarding the interior - so kicked off an upgrade of sorts. Picked up a black leather interior from a low mileage car - mainly for the door cards. My own door cards had the...
I'm guessing at next year - there was none for this year.
I sold my Saab on a Friday evening - meaning the E36 would be my daily for a few weeks. In a typical stroke of bad luck, it wouldn't start on the Saturday morning. Was cranking but not starting - I...
Saw the 2 year notification yesterday on facebook - didn't think it was that long! Of all the cars I've ever had, its the one that got the most attention - used to have people waving on the motorway...
Picked up an unbranded CD43 for this relatively cheaply - a BMW branded one was three times the cost, and this ended up being more or less the same as a Rover labelled one, so happy with the...
Collected this from Pro-Parts this evening - the lads had it in storage for me and fitted the new clutch, flywheel and a set of Eagle F1's. After driving the 118i everywhere for the last few...
The additional order from BMW Classics and Eurocarparts was mainly required due to a decision to make this less of a light resto, and more of a full on 'everything gets done' resto. Thankfully Dave...
The engine isn't getting any work - just a tidy up of the engine bay. New expansion tank fitted - have a few other bits to go in such as the clutch reservoir. Will replace any clips I can and do a...
Few more updates at last. Have been ordering a few bits and pieces, but the car hasn't been a priority for a few months. Finally managed to drop off everything to Dave last weekend.
Combination of...
Welcome along. Is it new wheels you're looking for?
We don't have an agreement with any classic car insurers to act as a recognised club I'm afraid.
Dave got a bit more time at the exhaust and wrapped it up -
Bit more heating and bending -
http://www.retrobmw.ie/images/e30touring/15571051_1854999534737387_905604541_n.jpg
Sitting...
Got a call from Mark at Wheel Wizards earlier in the week to say the wheels were ready for collection. They weren't in particularly poor condition to start with, but am delighted with the...
I hadn't intended buying an exhaust yet with so much else left to do, but when this one came up for sale locally I grabbed it. I had been considering another Eisenmann exhaust, or a Supersprint - but...
Dave kicked off work on fitting the cleaned up rocker cover, inlet manifold and throttle body. There was a bit of a delay because it made sense to put in a few new parts while the manifold was off -...
Turns out the sheared bolt wasn't the only issue with the brakes - the nearside front one had a solid disc, which I was aware of - but I was didn't realise that the caliper was different as well. I'd...
Few more updates to keep things ticking over -
Put an order through with BMW Classic for a variety of minor bits, included all the parts for a refresh of the shifter mechanism. Any order over €75...
E21 Baur with an M52B28 fitted - and €56 a year in tax. Love it.
https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/bmw-e21-1982-2-8/13328722
Yeah thats fair enough. I'm not finding it too hard to get parts for my own E30 build, prices have jumped a bit on some bits though - you could get into an E30 cabrio on vintage tax though if you...
E30 cabrio an option? Most of the cabrio seem to be priced cheaper than the 2 doors. https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/vintage-bmw-e30-convertible-318i/13598018
You shouldn't be stuck...
No real progress over the last few days - but the bank balance has still taken a hit. The wheels are pretty obviously one of the very last things I need to get sorted, but I like wheels, so took the...
Wasn't planning on investing in an exhaust so soon, but this came up for sale over the weekend and did a deal for it pretty rapidly. I collect it on Sunday. Its an unused, brand new Larini exhaust -...
Am guessing that a previous owner did a bodge job fitting some non-standard seats in the past. The passenger side had the seat mounting points missing as well!
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Few more updates today - never good to receive a message from Dave to say theres a problem, but thankfully this one was pretty minor in the grand scheme of things. Not quite sure why someone decided...
I haven't dropped the new brakes down to Dave to be fitted yet - but its fair to say they're required. Quick game of spot the difference -
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