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Dippies
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635 CSI - Restoring one - a blog.
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skank
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marzbars said:
Only stupid answers mate!
One of the last sharks to be brought into SA was a 09/84 build date. The cars were still made up until 1989 so there were noticible differences.
Mine is an '86 so not too many differences, slightly different brakes and most importantly is 'chippable'. Prior to ~1984 you will have to replace the AFM and ECU to change the mapping. Also the vast majority of SA cars were automatics. Manuals were pretty scarce.
Other than that not too many differences. My main reason for importing was cost and choice, I wanted a red/black manual. I have never seen that combo in SA. The cost part.....well, as you've read that's gone right out the window!!!:blab:
Sabretooth tiger
///Member
Man you gona love this car once its here. Then again. its not a car, its pure porn:inlove:
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Psymon69
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hope hes sent videos with all this...
hows the prices on mods and dyno and that compared to here?
hows the prices on mods and dyno and that compared to here?
skank
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Psymon69 said:
Well.... The exhaust is £950, so R11000. Expensive, but full stainless with headers. To get one made as a one-off here by van der Linde? I hesitate to ask....
The chip is £70, R1000, cheap as ....bad pun
The cam is also painful, £335 for the billet cam plus followers, head skim, waterway repairs and labour. Basically a proper job. Not sure yet but probably around £550.
I will terrify everyone with prices once my baby has landed in Durban
graan13
Active member
Absolute beauty!!! raise:
I was going to import an E39 M5 (crystal blue - awesome colour! only became available here recently on some 3 series and x3's I think - or another was interlagos blue, see pic attached) as at the time could not find a decent one for sale here and over in the UK there are plenty of really showroom examples for great prices (4k - 6.5k pounds) with less than 100k km. That equates to around R50k - R70k for an awesome, well maintained, showroom condition legend! Then the pain started with the burocratic red tape this side and the various duties. Its an absolute nightmare and by the time all the import duties and penalty duties for bringing in a car that was available locally at one stage it started to add up, in fact the duties/penalties etc were way more than the car!!!
For those of you wanting to do this, be very prepared and patient with the powers that be here! Also if the law is about to change then best get on ur scooters as mentioned!
Good luck to those of you embarking on this journey :argh:
raise:I was going to import an E39 M5 (crystal blue - awesome colour! only became available here recently on some 3 series and x3's I think - or another was interlagos blue, see pic attached) as at the time could not find a decent one for sale here and over in the UK there are plenty of really showroom examples for great prices (4k - 6.5k pounds) with less than 100k km. That equates to around R50k - R70k for an awesome, well maintained, showroom condition legend! Then the pain started with the burocratic red tape this side and the various duties. Its an absolute nightmare and by the time all the import duties and penalty duties for bringing in a car that was available locally at one stage it started to add up, in fact the duties/penalties etc were way more than the car!!!
For those of you wanting to do this, be very prepared and patient with the powers that be here! Also if the law is about to change then best get on ur scooters as mentioned!
Good luck to those of you embarking on this journey :argh:
skank
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Update! The cylinder head has been rebuilt, exhaust, chip etc and the car rolling roaded, very happy with the output, more importantly a fkn awesome torque curve
Parts:
Head Gasket set
Alpina B10 cam
Alpina B10 chip
Head skim and water way repairs
12 x Cam followers
12 x Follower adjusters
2 x Chrome door mirrors
Stanless manifold and system
Electric aerial
Battery
Oil
Oil Filter
Labour
Remove Cylinder head
Strip CH
Submit CH for skim and waterway repair
Rebuild CH, lap in valves, replace guide seals
Install Alpina cam
Install new followers and adjusters
Refit CH with new gaskets
Fit stainless manifold and exhaust
Chip ECU
Replace faulty mirrors
Check electrical system
Install new electric arial
Rolling road tune and power runs
Install new battery
Oil service
Parts:
Head Gasket set
Alpina B10 cam
Alpina B10 chip
Head skim and water way repairs
12 x Cam followers
12 x Follower adjusters
2 x Chrome door mirrors
Stanless manifold and system
Electric aerial
Battery
Oil
Oil Filter
Labour
Remove Cylinder head
Strip CH
Submit CH for skim and waterway repair
Rebuild CH, lap in valves, replace guide seals
Install Alpina cam
Install new followers and adjusters
Refit CH with new gaskets
Fit stainless manifold and exhaust
Chip ECU
Replace faulty mirrors
Check electrical system
Install new electric arial
Rolling road tune and power runs
Install new battery
Oil service
Sabretooth tiger
///Member
You must be very excited by now.
A correction sir.....petrolhead and stupidity are synonymous
How many people do you know who will spend an inordinate amount of time correcting a small flaw in an engine compartment eg the wrong type of thickness washer under a nut...........(other than me)?
How many people do you know who will spend an inordinate amount of time correcting a small flaw in an engine compartment eg the wrong type of thickness washer under a nut...........(other than me)?
Luis Malhou
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mmmm very nice .. Looking forward to seeing that classic on show at a BMW outing..
Congrats on the car:bravo::bravo:raise:
Congrats on the car:bravo::bravo:
raise:
skank
New member
Well, she is now at the ship yard and ready to be shipped home!
I am tracking the ship, and believe me will be watching it daily!!!
http://shipfinder.co/ship/257368000
I am tracking the ship, and believe me will be watching it daily!!!
http://shipfinder.co/ship/257368000
Sabretooth tiger
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how long dos he boat take to get here?
