I think what it really needs is an M42 swap
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Originally posted by varg View PostSimple? I know it's not a G20 but an E46 is hardly simple, it is full of computers, has CAN bus, double VANOS, etc.
Still have more time to really consider what's next so we'll see.
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Those E90 335Ds are sweet, they had me wishing they were available in wagon form, but those cars are way too much for me as far as complexity and expense, at least for now.
Originally posted by Melon View PostIf going to LS Swap, just pull the T56 with the engine, but go for a later one '00-'02.
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Originally posted by varg View PostThose E90 335Ds are sweet, they had me wishing they were available in wagon form, but those cars are way too much for me as far as complexity and expense, at least for now.
Would be something I'd really go for. Not happening based on the prices I've seen. $7k and up, with that being the price for 100,000mi + LS1 takeouts or nearly 200,000mi LS2s, and an LS1 would need a lot of work to be what I want; LS1 power is trivial, cheap with just about any other swap + a small turbo. I need to scratch the 500whp+ itch with a wagon.
Europe naturally got the E9x wagon with Diesel motors and Alpina made quite a nice one called the D3 I believe. I really wanted one, but the cost is absurd. Theres also something about the E9x chassis that I simply dont like.
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There is something to not like about E9X; they officially marked the end of BMWs being any sort of long term reliable car with sensible maintenance and repair costs. Nobody who I've known with one didn't have a nightmare with it at some point.
You're in some place to be recommending an E46 after reading through that thread of yours
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'94 525iT slicktop, M50B30 + S362SX-E, 600WHP DD or bust - updated 3-17
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91' 318is 90' 325is
Originally posted by SonnyBuy the E30s, they ain't gonna last long
E30 can make you, E30 can break you
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Originally posted by Melon View PostYeah the ZHP is becoming a great #2 car behind the E46 M3.
I don't blame people the ZHP is a great car, plenty of power, great fun to drive.91' 318is 90' 325is
Originally posted by SonnyBuy the E30s, they ain't gonna last long
E30 can make you, E30 can break you
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I just picked up an 05 Avalanche!
Double extra credit lol
I did a head job on it and a laundry list of other things over the past few years for my client and his wife made him sell it -ha!
Works out perfectly, since I was looking into getting a SUV and this is basically a confused truck/suv thing
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Originally posted by MrBurgundy View PostI just picked up an 05 Avalanche!
Double extra credit lol
I did a head job on it and a laundry list of other things over the past few years for my client and his wife made him sell it -ha!
Works out perfectly, since I was looking into getting a SUV and this is basically a confused truck/suv thing91' 318is 90' 325is
Originally posted by SonnyBuy the E30s, they ain't gonna last long
E30 can make you, E30 can break you
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Originally posted by Motheye99 View Post
Very nice, great generation of chevy trucks. I have over 300k on a 04 suburban z71. I remember riding in the bed of one when i was a kid and it has that weird bed liner for a atv or something.
Now, strangely, if it were a GMC version of the GMT800 with a regular cab/8ft/4.3/MT combo I'd be excited since that is just about a perfect everyday truck.
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Originally posted by MrBurgundy View PostIt's got four doors, leather interior, comfy seats, a/c and a v8
good enough to take the dogs to the beach and haul a tow-behind generator out to the desert
I did that shifter rebuild/seal kit you suggested for the F150, and it was quite worthwhile since the lower bushing was eaten by the trans long ago.
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Originally posted by roguetoaster View Post
Fair, sounds like it will replace your Ranger, and probably gets similar MPG.
I did that shifter rebuild/seal kit you suggested for the F150, and it was quite worthwhile since the lower bushing was eaten by the trans long ago.
As for the Ranger, I'll be keeping it for the foreseeable future, that's going off to paint once I get the avalanche registered sometime this week.
The Avalanche will be good, because I have literally no desire to do anything to it outside of maintenance and it give me something to drive while the E30, Ranger and 500SL get wrapped up. Its got clean paint, a nice interior and for 2k I can drive that around for a year and probably sell that for around 7k. I'll probably sell when the Merc is finished
The shifter bushing is def a must. It's cheap and easy.
I actually got the ranger on the rack right now. Finally got around to replacing those leaky rubber plugs that shit right behind the shifter.
Finally leak free..
Id be surprised if yours weren't. Dorman makes the cylinder head plug that replaced the NLA rubber plug that came from the factory
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Hi Guys, Im "back to work" ... of course that only really means Im sitting at my work-from-home desk typing nonsense on a keyboard instead of sitting on the couch typing nonsense on an ipad. Still trying to adjust waking up to an alarm instead of a baby.
I have to say Im tempted to get a truck also, but Im also tempted to just lift the Wagon and satisfy those feels... I mean, come on... that would be dope.Last edited by 2mAn; 04-06-2021, 08:27 AM.Simon
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