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Yeah definitely will keep it updated. I've not done much lately but I have a heap of parts (mainly maintenance) to go on. I'll get the GoPro out and do a video of it shifting, it really is amazing and not sure I could live without it now. Wow, seriously? The Ultimates were awesome on the 330i at Wakefield. No fade at all. I didn't realise they were not trusted. Oh please. Properly maintained N-gines are fine. Another Bendix hater. I didn't know that was a thing. Whats the alternative? I know most people will say different pads for street and track but thats not going to happen. YellowStuff? And I agree with you on the engines (obvs) - well maintained and they do very well. My water pump has already gone so thats one of the big issues fixed already.

This S13 has a BMW 8 speed, with a clutch, mated to a 2jz. Easily a contender for a Frankenstein award. Super cool though! I have this transmission in our X5. Might do a sneaky manual conversion. My wife would love it! 😬

Welcome! The. Vspec II is an absolute fave of mine. I'm looking forward to seeing your progress but I'm not gonna lie, I'd prefer to see it kept factory and well maintained. 🥺

And it's not even a BMW!

Damn, looks awesome. Well done!

I also swapped the license for my transmission XHP tune and the new transmission is WAY faster to shift with paddles than the last one. Over the next month I'll be; Power steering fluid flush and refill. Steering feels a little heavy and occasionally a slight bit notchy. Front brakes have to go. They're brand new and fine for street but feel like shit compared to the 30's DBA 4000 and Bendix Ultimates. I'll go with the same combo. The 335 has 18mm larger rotors so no swapping these over. I have some braided HEL lines coming. Once these go on I'll do a full brake fluid flush. Got some Red Line diff fluid. I'll get a service kit for my transmission. The whole bottom cover gets replaced. Its very odd. I wont do oil and filter as I need to pay a shop to do this in order to retain warranty cover. I have an oil catch can to fit. I might do the PCV but this might not be needed. I have all new bulbs to replace horrible orange ones. Xenon bulbs, fog light bulbs, angel eyes. Head lights really need a polish. They're not terrible, but not great. Looking to get to Luddenham as soon as my brakes are done. (I wish it was Wakefield )

So, I'm not looking for big power here, most of what I'm planning will just be to future proof the car. For power; New front mount. The OEM one is very restrictive. I put some pods on as the OEM airbox is .... ready? really restrictive. I have a new charge pipe and will keep the stock diverter valves I'll do an MHD tune. Stage 1 (I hate these labels) will give me around 380HP. BTW, the car had an option for removed boot badge. I find it funny that that is an option. I'll leave it off also.

So, I went to work moving everything over from the dirty 30 that I could. Whiteline front sway bar. Rear can stay there, you need to drop the subframe to put it in and I didnt notice much over stock. Front M3 control arms BC coilover Wheels Head unit / dash cam / reverse cam / throttle controller M-Sport Seats. These needed slight rewiring OEM Black Line tail lights Number plates As I mentioned above, the suspension is really solid. All the bushes look brand new. Theres no excess movement anywhere and it really feels super planted. It's such a hoot to drive. Boost comes on smoothly, theres not much lag to speak of. So, after a few weeks it was clear that the rattle was definitely wastegate rattle. For those that don't know, this can plague wastegates causing the flap inside the wastegate to rattle against the housing. For most people (myself included) its just a noise on cold start and there is no other issue. If it gets much worse it can lead to boost leaks. Generally causing a turbos replacement which requires dropping the front subframe. BMW turbos are $4400.... each. I'll just keep an eye on it for the time being. 2 weeks after I got her, I was picking my daughter up from a party and we got a quick red warning on the dash about engine temps and then we lost all power. Engine would run but it was like an uber limp mode. There was nothing there. I let it cool and tried again but it went from 100 to 120 in 300 meters or so. We were on a seriously dark road (Wakehurst Parkway north) half way round a corner and not able to move further over. Couldn't believe that 30 seconds after we stopped the highway patrol pulled in behind and stayed with me until the towie came. To cut a long story short, had to replace the expansion tank and upper hoses, when that didn't work the electric water pump was replaced. Both by a shop because I could claim around $1k on the warranty I bought. To be honest I'm really happy that the water pump went. They generally fail around this mileage anyway so I know I have another 20 years before this one goes again.

My 330i thread is here; This one starts a little messily. The N52 in the 330i is notoriously difficult to get power out of unless you turbo it or fit a blower (of which I did consider). I knew this when I bought it, but its primary task at the time was as a commuter. It started to grate on me last year that I wanted more power and I wanted forced induction again. I'm now working from home every day so my requirements in a car had changed. The replacement car wasn't up for negotiation. I wanted an N54 powered 335i. Twin turbo and 300HP but as the sedans never came with a manual, I'd need to put up with the auto (which is not a big deal once flashed and with paddles - lightning shifts!) In the beginning of December I saw a very cheap 335i on carsales at a stealership 4 planets away. So, my mate (who is also a bit of a BMW guy) and I jumped into the dirty 30 and went to have a look. It was fairly rough in the body but suspension was solid, as was the engine. With 140,000 k's it didn't feel a day over 80,000. The interior was in really good nic, it rode well, the engine response and boost was strong. It did have a rattle on cold start but I was pretty sure it wasn't the typical N54 wastegate rattle as it didn't happen on boost or off boost or when revs dropped, which is when you're supposed to hear it. The brakes were rooted and the steering wheel shook when braking hard. The tyres were shot too. So, I made an offer and it was accepted. As the car needed a blue slip, the shop was able to provide one and replaced front discs and pads along with a new set of tyres. We were to go down the next day to get it but they called to say it wouldn't be ready. I organised another time to pick it up in a few days. On the way down we were called 10 mins out to say car wouldn't start and needed an alternator. So they replaced that too. We went down 2 days later to pick up. It came home fine. New one on the left. Its been a confusing few weeks with these two.

Can't see any pics? Can you add again?

Welcome! 78 eh? C210? Whats her condition? What are your plans?

Welcome! What will your plans be?

Carn, fix the vids. I'm intrigued.

I've heard knitting is hot right now.

Yeah that AMG is awesome, well done!

I think I got em in the right places! Loving this build.

@PonieBoi if you upload all the pics into a new post I can go and update your posts.

This looks like a great build. You should go back and fix the pictures though, its always best to upload them to SAU rather than linking them. In this case I think some permissions are restricting anybody from seeing them unless its you.

You made baby Jesus cry.

I'm running Federal 595s on my street wheels ATM but that said I work from home and don't usually do more that 750ks per month so they last long enough from a time basis for me. I love them and also good in the wet. I used to run rs4s but couldn't get them in my new size and felt the same about them, even though they saw the track a few times they seemed to hold up quite well but I got rid of them before they died so I don't know how many ks they would have done.

Is this a happy or sad moment?

I'm not convinced we'll see a new model. 😞

I'm wondering how you got the dude to drop 8k (or $14,000 AUD) ! That's alarm bells for me! It does look nice! Great colour and wheels combo. But as Ben said, its more than an E9x M3!!! 😮

Nono, don't be sorry about posting here. Nobody gives a crap where you're from, we were just trying to figure it out. For the record, if you're not planning on driving it hard, surely you can get a super nice streeter with a few extra ponies for less than this built one? You'd have less long term issues and probs cheaper to maintain.

Yeah I was thinking about just getting something big. Not sure how keen she'll be on that.