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FAO: Clutchy
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clutchplate
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Hey dude ! 
lol, was surprised to see my name popup there..
It's coming allong slowly.. I've just sold my E34 and maserati, and the merc was also sold a short while ago. point being so I can concentrate on the E39..
just work has been hectic lately, so I also havn't been online much. I'm shopping around for turbo's at the moment. getting ready to put her up on stands cause she has a BUNCH of things that need to be done... need to replace the front left shocktower, its mushroomed up, and deformed. I hit a huge piece of curb laying on the edge of the road a while ago at a construction area, I reckon its from that.. also I wanan change to E36 M3 shifter cause its shortshift for the E39. getting a TunerMotorsport flywheel and clutch, I'm not happy with the custom flywheel I have now, I think they mis-alligned the ringgear, so I'm getting a mis-fire on cyl2 and cyl8 every now and then. so many things to be done... the plan is to first turbo the car and run low boost, get all the plumbing and piping sorted out, will start with manifolds. and then see how she runs, if its all good, I will pull the block, get it iron-sleeved and forged pistons/conrods and maybe a modified crank which will be stage2 of the project. still argueing with myself if I should go with the garrett GT35R's or the turbonetics equivalent whic have cermaic ball bearings..
but yeah, lots and lots of planning because its quite tricky to work everything out to make it work properly. I wanna try get the gearbox rebuilt and strengthend also, I just havn't found a place that can do that yet. cosmetics I'll leave for last gives the car a more sleeper attitude...
Hows your M5 running and how are you ? things good ?
lol, was surprised to see my name popup there..It's coming allong slowly.. I've just sold my E34 and maserati, and the merc was also sold a short while ago. point being so I can concentrate on the E39..
just work has been hectic lately, so I also havn't been online much. I'm shopping around for turbo's at the moment. getting ready to put her up on stands cause she has a BUNCH of things that need to be done... need to replace the front left shocktower, its mushroomed up, and deformed. I hit a huge piece of curb laying on the edge of the road a while ago at a construction area, I reckon its from that.. also I wanan change to E36 M3 shifter cause its shortshift for the E39. getting a TunerMotorsport flywheel and clutch, I'm not happy with the custom flywheel I have now, I think they mis-alligned the ringgear, so I'm getting a mis-fire on cyl2 and cyl8 every now and then. so many things to be done... the plan is to first turbo the car and run low boost, get all the plumbing and piping sorted out, will start with manifolds. and then see how she runs, if its all good, I will pull the block, get it iron-sleeved and forged pistons/conrods and maybe a modified crank which will be stage2 of the project. still argueing with myself if I should go with the garrett GT35R's or the turbonetics equivalent whic have cermaic ball bearings..
but yeah, lots and lots of planning because its quite tricky to work everything out to make it work properly. I wanna try get the gearbox rebuilt and strengthend also, I just havn't found a place that can do that yet. cosmetics I'll leave for last
gives the car a more sleeper attitude...Hows your M5 running and how are you ? things good ?
zaleonardz
Well-known member
Clutchy..
Erlemanns in JHB town will work on manual BMW gearboxes, they may be your best bet for that one, the guys know their stuff.
Erlemanns in JHB town will work on manual BMW gearboxes, they may be your best bet for that one, the guys know their stuff.
clutchplate
///Member
Len There's nothing wrong with the box tho, I just want to get it beefed up a little. at the price of those things I DO NOT wanna break it with turbo's in the mix
so like, just need someone who's really into the motorspots gearbox stuff ..
There's nothing wrong with the box tho, I just want to get it beefed up a little. at the price of those things I DO NOT wanna break it with turbo's in the mixso like, just need someone who's really into the motorspots gearbox stuff ..
zaleonardz
Well-known member
THey have an engineering division on site, and they do it for VW boxes, but the gent has said they do BMW as well.
Just give them a buzz and see if they can help
Or better yet, you are right, reliability is going to be terrible, you need to take that gearbox out at once, replace it was a "much safer" 5 speed, and gimme the 6 speed box :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
Just give them a buzz and see if they can help
Or better yet, you are right, reliability is going to be terrible, you need to take that gearbox out at once, replace it was a "much safer" 5 speed, and gimme the 6 speed box :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
clutchplate
///Member
lol, wishfull thinking hahaha.. you and uber both ..
hahaha.. you and uber both ..
M
///M_POW
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Clutchy - i think u should sell the E39 tooo
and buy a Madza mps... :hammerhead:
and buy a Madza mps... :hammerhead:
clutchplate
///Member
lol .. M_POW dude ! naught why ? the E39 is awesome besides, both my cars are paid off, so like, would kind of be a waste...
besides, both my cars are paid off, so like, would kind of be a waste...
M
///M_POW
Guest
I C... now u can get a clean E36 M or E46 M :thumbsup:
clutchplate
///Member
lol, yea. I wanted to get a wrecked E92 and put a V8 in it for a track car. but first things first, E39 needs turbos haha.
haha.
