I’ve just got back from a few nights away in Cornwall with the M3. 900 kilometres at an average of 8.7 l/100km (32MPG). S’alright! The car didn’t miss a beat, although it did really struggle with being fully laden – extra people and a full boot really hurts the bhp/tonne on a car this light. […] Read more »
Back in 1997 I bought a Goodmans 400W car amplifier, and a few years later I bought a comically named ‘Vented Innovative Bass Enclosure’ (VIBE) bass box. These have been lying around gathering dust, so after yesterday’s wiring, today I’ve shoved them in the M3’s boot. There’s still a bit of wiring to be tidied […] Read more »
Among other things today, I’ve sorted the front brakes on an E39 528i and the rear shocks and top mounts on an E36 M3 Evo. More importantly, I’ve also made massive progress on the project M3. First things first, the exhaust mounts were looking a bit crinkly bottom. So they were easily renewed: The rear […] Read more »
I’ve been and collected some bits from BMW. Here we have two new rear ARB drop links, some nuts and bolts for the front wheel arch liners and an exhaust mount. Sadly I’d ordered two exhaust mounts yet only one arrived, but I’m assured that the other one will be popped in the post and […] Read more »
I’ve just been doing a bit of reading on s14.net and have come across this check for the fuel pump. I know Ian Haynes has mentioned this to me before, but I thought that if I post it on here I might remember to check this out in the future, as I fear my fuel […] Read more »
A quick, pictureless entry tonight. I’ve washed the car, cleaned the interior, and filled it with fuel for the first time in over a month. I’ve also ordered some middle exhaust box mounts and some rear drop links from BMW which I’ll pick up tomorrow or Thursday. I met up with Craig Smith tonight, and […] Read more »
Things have moved fast over the weekend. On some advice from Andy Eccles I instructed eBay to notify me of any new items matching a search ‘E30 M3 LSD’. Saturday afternoon, eBay email me with a fresh item. I made contact with the vendor, agreed a buy it now price, and collected the differential on […] Read more »
I’m very disappointed to say that having spent a good deal of time and effort doing my best to rebuild the LSD, I’ve just refitted it tonight and it’s no better. With advice from Ian and Simon, and a huge amount of help from Robin and Ben, the LSD was dismantled, cleaned, and had its […] Read more »
I’ve got the differential open, and while speaking to Simon Stevinson, I realise that there are actually a few bits missing. Looking at the picture below, all twelve big bolts are present, but of the eight smaller allen headed bolts, only one is present. The others are either entirely absent, or the heads have sheared […] Read more »
Quick photo of the diff draining: There’s an interesting discussion taking place about all this here. I’ve had a good look at the inside of the differential and noticed that one of the blades on the wheel that passes through the sensor looks a bit bent, which would explain how it easily clipped the speed […] Read more »