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[lukeADE335i]

Thanks - it saved on stripping out the interior in order to weld it, so given it is a non-structural panel I thought it was worth a shot. Seems to be just as strong as before and all the seams are well...

[lukeADE335i]

... and fixed! Cleaned up the remaining rust on the firewall and followed this with some cold galv and then sealed with epoxy primer. The Vulcas garage repair panel worked well, and I bonded it in with...

[lukeADE335i]

The cars are looking great! With the touring, having driven my 320i for a few years prior to swapping it, you can wake up the 2.0L with a manual swap and 4.10 diff ratio. This will make it much more...

[lukeADE335i]

There's also the "101 Performance Projects for your 3 series" book, which has some good project ideas. Again, probably slightly dated now, but more modern than the Restoration Bible.
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[lukeADE335i]

Those Dynolog dynos are known heart breakers though - they read pretty low vs. others.

Here's my M30B35 run from the same brand of dyno - 124kW at the wheels. On the same day a stock 325i...

[lukeADE335i]

I had a bit of time this afternoon to do some more work on the coupe. I put the seat project aside for now and decided to tackle the only bad bit of rust in the car - the battery tray.

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[lukeADE335i]

We’re all getting older - I’ve even gone from my 16s back to 14s. Cushier ride

[lukeADE335i]

My old 323i with L-Jet did not have an O2 sensor, so not entirely sure where it plugs in but the car shoulld run on the base map without it.

Here’s the Bosch L-Jet manual that might be...

[lukeADE335i]

Me too - hence eventually giving up and going with adapting e82 seats.

[lukeADE335i]

That ae86 would have been great. I nearly got caught up in that fad too, looking to throw an SR20DET into my old e21, and then my wife’s Datsun 1200 when she decided to upgrade to a new car until I...

[lukeADE335i]

That is ridiculous.

I like that ’84 320i too - they’re great project cars as they are lightweight with minimal features. Would need to change the rear end for an engine swap though as...

[lukeADE335i]

Welcome to the dark side :D

I really like my e92 diesel. The performance you get vs. the fuel mileage is fantastic & mine is also a very late build that I bought hoping BMW had ironed...

[lukeADE335i]

I’ve bought a couple of things from him over the years - he’s a good bloke and very reasonably priced.

[lukeADE335i]

Lol... ok, that is a joke. I thought $25k was already over the top & their conversion parts are very steeply priced vs other options that are out there too.

Maybe they think they’re...