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Ha ! But back in realistic world a 318ti is simple and a 328 is reasonably easy.

It will need an MOT as a first step, then I'll drive it a bit, maybe use it on the next Autosolo on the 24th. Then think about it

DeskJockey wrote: ↑Sat Jun 02, 2018 10:14 pmWhat engine?

316i sadly. Although it's actually 1895cc. AFAIK 316i & 318i were essentially the same, then the 318ti was a twin-cam.

I've been keeping an eye out for a silver 318ti Sport with no sunroof and there's not many around. Easy engine swap. Or a six-pot conversion....

integrale_evo wrote: ↑Sat Jun 02, 2018 10:27 pm...you'll be coming past with it at some point anyway...

Where are you ? I was thinking of you and had an inkling you were over that side of the country.

I've got a lead on borrowing a trailer, a stop off off for a cuppa might be in order.

At least tell us it is silver. I think you know me well enough by now :D 7.jpg It's £700, which considering I need to find a trailer and spend a whole day going to collect it is probably too much, but it's silver and it's a Sport and it doesn't have a sunroof, and that combo is surprisingly rare.

Addition to the fleet incoming, but I CBA with the usual guessing game so: it's an E36 Compact.

Won accidentally on ebay this evening when the high bid got cancelled and left me holding the baby. Ooops.

Anyone live near Norwich ??

I’ll bring a smattering of tools. Don’t think my trolley jack will fit in though.

Getting nervous now !

Going to give my brakes a once-over this weekend, apart from that I think the car's ready.

ste wrote: ↑Fri Jun 01, 2018 9:56 amThe tech guy, Dave Lyons left though and set up LEDA. The DA part of the name being DAve.

t'other way round. He left LEDA and went to Gaz. LEDA had been around for donkey's years, they're not a new company at all.

Nefarious wrote: ↑Thu May 31, 2018 10:26 amMight be worth keeping an eye on Racecarsdirect to see if any Cup bits (Ohlins??) come up for sale cheap

I've got a feeling the Cup cars have a different setup - maybe the hubs - and they're not interchangeable.

It's not an upgrade just for the sake of it, one of my rear dampers is leaking and it makes sense to replace as a set, and even the OEM-equivalent Bilsteins are over £1k for a set of four dampers. PSS9/10 are £2500 and the Ohlins DFV (which are made in the far-east, not Sweden) are about the same. I...

Anyone here using GAZ shocks ? I'm looking at options for the Porsche, I'd like a step up from OEM but not a £3k++ step up to Ohlins ! And I'm a little dubious of the cheap ebay coilovers. Plus I like the idea of supporting British manufacturing (part of the reason I went for a Safety Devices cage l...

Does seem suspicious that mine has started doing it more frequently after 9E changed the oil. I'll be delighted if it can be cured with simply using higher viscosity stuff. Give them a call and ask what they put in there ? You don't need to make a fuss, just say you want to pick up a small bottle o...

Sundayjumper wrote: ↑Mon May 28, 2018 1:39 pm...last time I asked my Tuna what oil they had put in my car, it was Mobil Super 2000 10/40 semi-synth.

Carlos wrote: ↑Tue May 29, 2018 11:33 am I'll bet yours has 5-40 or 10-40 already in it.

Hmm, maybe.....

Mito Man wrote: ↑Tue May 29, 2018 12:13 pm I’d buy one without the warranty and just risk it, not like you’re going to be doing mega miles.

Or use Archer's solution - get the car driven around everywhere on a truck, overall it works out cheaper than fixing it every time it breaks

I've been lusting after a 12C recently too. From a quick read of Pistonheads, the extended McLaren warranty is absolutely essential, at £3500 pa it's "relatively" cheap. £1500 for a service so you're looking at minimum £5k pa running the car before other consumables and the luxuries like i...

Mine has never done this. Weird. Maybe it's a fake one

Different course, but here's one of the regulars from my club. He drives a tiny little Healey Sprite and is bloomin' quick:

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I've not filmed any of my runs, and I don't think there's any in-car from the Mini either. Best I can find right now is an MX5 from last year's event, pretty much the same course as yesterday.

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It's fun and relatively inexpensive.

Oil is always a good topic for an argument :) I’m not sure if it’s still what they use, but last time I asked my Tuna what oil they had put in my car, it was Mobil Super 2000 10/40 semi-synth. The previous owner had it serviced there too so as far as I know that’s what it’s been running on for the l...

Longer drive today, the car seems to be working OK :) Kempton.jpg First in class (out of 11) and second overall (out of 34). I only squeaked into second by a tenth of a second from third, but first place was a full ten seconds ahead of me, quite a margin. A pensioner in a 1987 Mini Mayfair. Seriously.