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  1. snowy
    Imagine not driving it. I couldn’t stop my self.
  2. snowy
    Tha t good Steve.
  3. snowy
    This is all old lady talk. Just go with Mann or Mahle. Why bother to double post like page 2? Americans, go figure.
  4. snowy
    Hello David That car is disgusting!I I insist you spend at least $12,821 and fully restore it .Then you can watch the prices increase while you worry about all the other bad drivers on the road! Floss
  5. snowy
    Having only just finished the restoration, I'm using the car when ever I can, but having original seats only shortish trips. Oh and I don't like the rain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  6. snowy
    Thanks Zinz Attached is the image of the air holes. Carb1.Air hole above No1 air trumpet. Carb2 Holes drilled in base plate.
  7. snowy
    Its Jacaranda time in Australia, so took the rebuilt motor out to clock a few klm's. She is running so well now !
  8. snowy
    Solved bogging. I opened the jetting hatch ( the round one on top) and she ran normally. The ITG air filter attaching plate was blocking of the air inlet above the ram tubes. It's a great looking filter bit you need a spacer if fitting it to 40 DCOE. I wondered what that hole was for.......duh.
  9. snowy
    Umm 'wind wing shaft'? I've got that whistle as well, but I've run out of tape!
  10. snowy
    You cannot patch that sort of job. Cut and replace the face panel. I bet That job would have been a pain trying fill and grind back, fighting the internal rust and thin metal all the way. Use a heavier gauge and seem weld it in. Stronger and easier to clean up. I to like the old ball peen as well.
  11. snowy
    Presuming you have good fuel to the carb from the fuel tank. I think the carb may have faulty floats. The hollow float can fill with fuel and drag down both floats in the carb ( Im talking about the brass float here) opening the valve and enriching the mixture to the point of flooding . Replace the float unit as it cannot be fixed. Leading up to this you get. Fouled plugs, carbon and wet residue fuel. Bogging at two to three thousand RPM. Blue smoke at exhaust pipe. Difficult to start. No amount of fiddling with the mixture screws help as they only work up to two full turns out. You can check the jets but where you have been is still only using the idle jet, so if that's clean that's as far as you can go. You change or clean the plugs , car runs great for 5 min then smoke and bogging returns. Just my thoughts from recent experience.
  12. snowy
    He may be in the wrong forum but I'm going to give the heavy spring a go as I have the same bogging.
  13. snowy

    Hello Simeon

    im looking to replace the ball joints. Is there anyone in Australia that I could get these from? For your info, I've just had the engine rebuilt for $6000 ,parts and work plus additional costs of removal and refitting $2000. Eye watering stuff.

    1. Simeon

      Simeon

      Hey, you can try the local parts places (take the BMW part numbers with you). If you ask for parts for. 2002 they will probably be confused. Give them a part number and they might find it. To be honest for anything that I can reasonably plan ahead for, I either buy from Blunt or Walloth & Nesch (watch the AUD to EUR exchange rate - you can get some bargains)

    2. snowy

      snowy

      Thanks Simeon 

      I Ve looked around local and Melbourne, I've had some parts from Peninsula in Victoria but no luck ,so Walloth&  Nesch.

      Raoul

  14. snowy
    Scrape and sand off as much rust as possible, then a hard scrub with corse wire brush, wash, when dry apply straight rust converter , wire brush again then a second application of rust converter ,wash, when dry rub over with lots of thinners, after drying paint however you want.
  15. snowy
    To add The motor has just been rebuilt and will have a single webber. It will be a weekly club drive, I'm not looking for track/ hill climb work.
  16. snowy
    Thanks all for the replies. im staying with the 4 speed manual for the moment as I haven't a car to put it in. The donor clutch and flywheel is from an 84 318i e30 and is a 215 the starter motor is included which is attractive. From the replies it would seem that it will fit. Snowy
  17. snowy
    I have acquired an m10 rebuilt engine but it has no flywheel or clutch. I know the m10 has had a long life of variations but which flywheel and clutch to get? Looking at an e30 clutch at the moment but would it fit? Snowy
  18. snowy
    Not that happy with the distributer which is Petronix and would like to go back to the original. My tech says the Petronix upgrade has been poorly installed and has recommended replacement. Has anyone done this? What would be the best place to buy a replacement?
  19. snowy
    Thanks all for your positive comments. Mike the mirrior is off a Lada ( looks good tho , the real ones are expensive out here and what was on there looked terrible ) and the sunroof is factory or dealer fitted. Raoul
  20. snowy
    Original material on the seats except for the driver seat base . It's a slightly darker colour and the weave is again slightly different. Really hard to pick. Carpet is zesty.
  21. snowy
    Ok finaly got off the couch and finished Snowy. Motivated by Princess Lisa and her Black Beauty. Thank you to all here that have helped. I would never have made without this Forum. I still have to do the cam cover in black with highlights but am having too much fun driving her about. It has been a while so here she is!
  22. snowy
    No.my fuel line was the clear plastic line, which became yellow and brittle. Personally I would buy a purpose made fuel line from hose and pressure hose supplier.
  23. snowy
    Thanks for all the rotor info and will get into that today. I've emptied the fuel tank and cleaned the filter. The fuel lines are new but I've blown out the fuel line with the compressor and the breather, so all good there.
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    Nice colour combination, and Martini rig.
  25. snowy
    Ok I'm picking one up from autobahn tomorrow, adjustable timing light that is. so Rey949 did you just swap it out? thanks 72 02 I may end up doing that but haven run out of patience yet, I know the feeling well.
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