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murran wrote:mark are you wanting to see me wearing some tights? lol.

have you got those top mounts swapped yet mate?
hoping to book santa pod dwyb on the 22nd on monday. mot is due on mine on the 9th and i need to buy a handbrake cable and an o/s/f lower arm.

need some cash for all this......

in fact jim have you got a decent o/s arm kicking about?

Ewwwww, non thanks for the offer though.

Yes, your top mounts are sat here so PM me your address.

Whens the RWYB?? I might be up for that myself!

oh cool, pm on its way dude!

its a driftwyb not a rwyb day, its on saturday 22nd but im hoping to book it on monday. presuming there that your not that interested in drifting your car?

Re downpipe gasket - shouldn't I already have one of these since I'm using the exhaust manifold off my old M10? Also I think we were missing one or two of the bolts off the manifold itself so perhaps it wasn't seating properly?

This is the only one I can find online - http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/BMW_3 ... fe6&000452 - but I'm sure there were only 3 bolts when we reattached?

[edit] http://realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?mod ... g=18&fg=10 RealOEM shows both on the diagram but it was like the top one iirc.

not sure what happened to the old gasket. dunno if it was any good anyway..... some new nuts wouldnt go to waste on it either.

Managed to get a new one now anyway from motor factors. Stud nuts.. Should have took one home so I knew what I was asking for. :\

m10 standard pitch copper exhaust nuts (lock nut). preferably 14mm spanner size (like the original type), rather than the more common 17mm ones.

example.....
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/M10-X-14-EXHA ... 230889b8e9

Induction kit had been dispatched and downpipe gasket is in hand. Ordering stud nuts now!

I've lsot my phone somewhere so can't text you guys.

Jim - any chance I can get access to ze workshop tomorrow to fit this gasket and air filter? Might even have a go at soldering the radiator..

Murran - would be awesome if you could make it down but I completely understand if you can't!

naaa mate ive got a bastard cold.
you could solder thos wires in the connector strip.
fuel level sender wires need doing too.
ive got a rubber doofer thing for the o/s of the rad, that one thats broken. found one at work!

could jim help you in repositioning the dizzy?

I am sure I can tweak the dizzy, even get my timing light out. I can also easiweld the radiator - but all in a small time bracket as I have many kitchen/bathroom/house building type tasks. I even had to miss football today.

Engine bay wires soldered, K+N kit fitted, fuel filter mounted in engine bay, ECU mounted in glovebox.. Couldn't get the car on the ramp so getting the downpipe off was a complete nightmare and could only get purchase on two of the three nuts. That'll have to wait till next week.

To do;

- Wrap up wiring with loom tape and generally 'tidy up' the bay.

- Wire up the fuel level sender (I'm absolutely hopeless with electrics.. had a go but failed).

- Install downpipe gasket.

- Dizzy and timing.

- New radiator (NAs might have one, also got an ad up in Wanted).

One thing I did notice after you left yesterday Jim - with ignition on, turning on the headlights or flashing high beams causes the fuel pump to engage briefly?

Reck wrote:...ECU mounted in glovebox..

Hope you fitted some plastic over it before you get the usual E21 swimming pool there... monsoon season is about to start

Strangely enough, the glovebox is one of the few places it stays dry in my car. Although I have relocated my battery to the boot and that's more like a paddling pool come winter!

Well it works. Marks Rad got damaged by the couriers so a swift bit of fettling and epoxy puttying sorted it.








Question is did it reach Middleton safely, and how did the MOT go???

Congratulations! Good to see a bit of forum unity has paid off with another e21 back on the road!