Well feast your eyes on this lunacy! 6-1-19 tinker

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Re: Well feast your eyes on this lunacy! 6-1-19 tinker

Post by ali » Tue Sep 22, 2020 11:32 pm

Did you really refit the 'box wearing flip flops?
getting close now ........
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Re: Well feast your eyes on this lunacy! 6-1-19 tinker

Post by simon13 » Tue Sep 22, 2020 11:54 pm

erm yeah flip flops were on :oops:
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Re: Well feast your eyes on this lunacy! 6-1-19 tinker

Post by simon13 » Mon Oct 12, 2020 12:21 am

more progress, some forwards, some backwards but onwards!!





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My new clutch hose on and slave, rather said original clutch hose







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Easy bleed on the brakes and clutch went ok no dramas. So Pedals back
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Post by simon13 » Mon Oct 12, 2020 12:22 am

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My centre caps had no locks so i got a new kit, with 4 keys!!
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Re: Well feast your eyes on this lunacy! 6-1-19 tinker

Post by simon13 » Mon Oct 12, 2020 12:22 am

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Even the gearnob has needed a skilled hand!  The plastic insert that hold it to the selector arm was missing. So i got an old knob from the scrappy and my old man machined it down to fit.  I had an original for him to copy that had fallen off my new Alpina knob i bought for my E30.









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refit the starter, can't see much? Tosser of a job the top bolt you can't see so its all feel. Or take the inlet manifold off - no thanks!
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Post by simon13 » Mon Oct 12, 2020 12:23 am

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Exhaust time, these are beast heavy on an e34. The tailpipes are large and the bumper needs a bit of tickling to help









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New oil and filter, found a bit of rubber from an old filter in there, not good.  Also battery back on, coolant topped back up.   Cranked engine over to build oil pressure up until the light goes out.  Fuel pump fuse back in and broom!
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Post by simon13 » Mon Oct 12, 2020 12:24 am

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Had an oil leak where i hadn't tightened one of the turbo oil feed nuts.  Everything else seems ok leakwise or funny noises, heater bled up nicely









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Off the axle stands numberplates on and moving under its own steam!  Alas its not all plain sailing.  The gearbox isn't happy. Theres a theme here, not sure what it is but it whines under load, selects gears ok. So i went for a little drive
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Post by simon13 » Mon Oct 12, 2020 12:24 am

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So yes noise not going away. A fucking pain as its a grizzly job on the drive taking the box on off.   I shall get on the phone tomorrow and ring the guy with my original box see if its anywhere near finished seeing as hes had it since May now. Still more jobs to do but its mobile so i can move it about the drive as i've got a wife whos demanding some DIY on the house now!  
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Re: Well feast your eyes on this lunacy! 6-1-19 tinker

Post by Bob » Mon Oct 12, 2020 1:20 am

Excellent progress Simon. Must be a relief to have it mobile now, even if there are still problems to overcome.
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Re: Well feast your eyes on this lunacy! 6-1-19 tinker

Post by hap » Mon Oct 12, 2020 7:40 am

Looking good Simon
Hats 🎩 off to u sir 👏

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Re: Well feast your eyes on this lunacy! 6-1-19 tinker

Post by ScooBeeFive » Mon Oct 12, 2020 2:38 pm

It looks absolutely superb.

I think I need to read back through the thread to catch up on all the history.
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Re: Well feast your eyes on this lunacy! 6-1-19 tinker

Post by simon13 » Mon Oct 12, 2020 5:34 pm

ScooBeeFive wrote:
Mon Oct 12, 2020 2:38 pm
It looks absolutely superb.

I think I need to read back through the thread to catch up on all the history.
Thanks guys, yes it is a relief to have it move. Its still a long way from being "nice" with shiney paint and the air con blowing cold and laying a set of 11's up the road but in time

If you look on the pistonheads forum, you can see the very start of this debacle, from when Charlie had it who started it all.

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/top ... 765602&i=0
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Re: Well feast your eyes on this lunacy! 6-1-19 tinker

Post by ScooBeeFive » Mon Oct 12, 2020 7:11 pm

simon13 wrote:
Mon Oct 12, 2020 5:34 pm
If you look on the pistonheads forum, you can see the very start of this debacle, from when Charlie had it who started it all.

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/top ... 765602&i=0
Ah no way? I know Charlie from the Subaru Legacy world. I used to be a moderator on the UK Legacy forum and he was a regular contributor.

Just read the initial post and it answers my first question - why the reg checked out as a 525i. :D

Sounds quite a project!
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Re: Well feast your eyes on this lunacy! 6-1-19 tinker

Post by AG » Wed Oct 14, 2020 10:04 am

good to see this wagon rolling and complete, its been too long in bits, well done, my hat goes off to you!
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Re: Well feast your eyes on this lunacy! 6-1-19 tinker

Post by simon13 » Wed Nov 25, 2020 10:51 pm

You've seen from my previous post as i was excited that the original gearbox is back!!


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People rejoice! The wait is over

I got this teaser picture last week, bar any hicups its ready to roll! Turns out there was one. it uses funny size oil seals, but we aren't surprised by this by one bit by now




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Yesterday came so i fuelled the E30 up for the long trip about 180 miles each way. Give her a good run up the M1



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You beauty, I'm glad i didn't grizzle too much but if you saw Neils workshop hes flat out and my gearbox wasn't very straight forwards. A fair few little parts replaced. I asked how did you get the rust out? He polished it all off by hand every part. I think hes undercharged me but he is happy its now as good as it can possibly be as nearly all of the gears etc can't be bought. He doesn't want another like that to sort out!

I learnt yesterday just because in this instance several cars use a Getrag 290 they aren't really similar inside. He had another 290 off an early 90s Jag and its almost completely different inside and hardly any parts interchange, The gears on this Bi turbo box are much bigger stronger as is the whole box really to deal with the torque



So if anyone fancys coming round to get the other gearbox out and this one in i'd like that! It will be 99% ready for an MOT now i hope


And for your gearbox needs Neil at All gears in Worksop. Hes got a facebook page. 6 speed BMW boxes? Hes the man to ask
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