DrGonzoPOW's 1981 320/6 - 325i -Race'in Up-

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murran wrote:as 'ere forum talked you into this engine swap stuff.... its only right one of us helps you along with it.
plus i wana see the smile on your face when you set off from a junction with a shit load of tyre smoke piling out of a rear wheel arch!
Kudos to Mr Murran for stepping in an lending a hand. IMO that's what forums/enthusiasts are all about. Helping each other out.

It'll be great to feel the night & day difference in performance that'll make all the hard work worthwhile! :thumbsup


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Haha,Kudos indeed! Your in high demand now Murran!
Where abouts is Rossendale Jacko ?? Any help is always appreciated and like ive mentioned before, all the gear we have at the unit - welders, paint guns, air tools etc..people are more than welcome to use if needs be too
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DrGonzoPOW wrote:Where abouts is Rossendale Jacko ??
Live in Haslingden and my unit is in Waterfoot.
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Is that north of Manc ??
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Couple of bits done this morning. Refurbed the headlight housing/cups and surrounds in satin black. Came out pretty nice
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Put all the grill (de-badged) back together. The front panel has been sprayed and laquered too, makes a big difference.
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headlamp brackets look nice!

so when are we doing the rest of it? cant do this weekend btw......
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That first drive with 170 brake is drawing ever nearer. :)
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It is mate, just need Murrans help once again with the wiring and fingers crossed it'll be running
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Not checked this thread for ages. Nice work!!
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Cheer Reck, Its going slowly but coming along now.

Regarding the fuel pump. Im having a bit of trouble getting it to screw into where the old sender unit came out. Does it just need some persuasion or do i need to shorten it ?
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which fuel pump are you using? make sure you havent accidently left the old rubber on the edge of hole on top of the tank.

you have to kind of press it down and tap it round at the same time.
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i had to shorten mine by about 8-10mm. but, the one i put in drjims just went straight in????? same e30 318i/is in tank pump.
does the pump hit the bottom of the tank before you can screw it down?
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Yeah, there looks to be some kind of tub type thing in the tank where the pump/sender sits and it's touching the bottom of that and just stopping me from screwing it in. Does'nt seem any longer than the original sender though. May just need to use a tad more force, just worried about breaking something.
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hammer?
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Hard to break hammers mate.
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