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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #25035 on: 25 March 2023, 15:09:04 »
After an eighteen month hiatus due to unforseen circumstances I got started on the manual conversion on my E24 .
Strip down was very easy and interior is now out ,exhaust ,prop,  heatshields , linkages, sensors and cooler pipes all out .
Two bellhousing bolts ,torque converter and the old three speed box will be ready to drop .
The Getrag going in has a split bellhousing case so will be much easier to fit .

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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #25036 on: 25 March 2023, 18:03:39 »
Personally I think that's the best looking BMW ever produced, an old neighbour of mine had one always admired it.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #25037 on: 25 March 2023, 18:30:12 »
I agree. That looks like it will be a very enjoyable / rewarding project Don. :y 8)

All Ive done today is wash the little Shitroen and check the fluids. I am at work though.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #25038 on: 25 March 2023, 19:28:35 »
Got a P0220 code on the V70 so got to investigate which part is playing silly buggers.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #25039 on: 26 March 2023, 09:44:25 »
Quote from: Rangie on 25 March 2023, 18:03:39
Personally I think that's the best looking BMW ever produced, an old neighbour of mine had one always admired it.

Yep, it's not often I like a BMW, but those, the 2002 and the old CSL are absolutely lovely.

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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #25040 on: 26 March 2023, 12:06:07 »
Quote from: Kevin Wood on 26 March 2023, 09:44:25
Quote from: Rangie on 25 March 2023, 18:03:39
Personally I think that's the best looking BMW ever produced, an old neighbour of mine had one always admired it.

Yep, it's not often I like a BMW, but those, the 2002 and the old CSL are absolutely lovely.


Yes, but rust and head gasket issues killed most of them over 30 years ago.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #25041 on: 26 March 2023, 12:29:53 »
Quote from: Nick W on 26 March 2023, 12:06:07
Quote from: Kevin Wood on 26 March 2023, 09:44:25
Quote from: Rangie on 25 March 2023, 18:03:39
Personally I think that's the best looking BMW ever produced, an old neighbour of mine had one always admired it.

Yep, it's not often I like a BMW, but those, the 2002 and the old CSL are absolutely lovely.


Yes, but rust and head gasket issues killed most of them over 30 years ago.

A mate of mine has a couple of 2002s and it's amazing how much better designed and built they are than the BL / Ford sh!te of the 1970s, though. I'm sure that came at a cost back then.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #25042 on: 26 March 2023, 15:42:17 »
Well that ^ would be easy, mum still has a dust bin from the 50s and its rust free!!
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #25043 on: 26 March 2023, 18:26:58 »
A mate of mine had a 2002 in the 70,s and everything about it just felt in a different league from a quality point of view, to all the other cars around at that time.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #25044 on: 27 March 2023, 13:08:52 »
Quote from: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 26 March 2023, 18:26:58
A mate of mine had a 2002 in the 70,s and everything about it just felt in a different league from a quality point of view, to all the other cars around at that time.

October 1973.

2002...£2399
2002 tii....£2799
Cortina 2000GT...£1437

Big difference in price and quality.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #25045 on: 27 March 2023, 14:03:45 »
Quote from: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 27 March 2023, 13:08:52
Quote from: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 26 March 2023, 18:26:58
A mate of mine had a 2002 in the 70,s and everything about it just felt in a different league from a quality point of view, to all the other cars around at that time.

October 1973.

2002...£2399
2002 tii....£2799
Cortina 2000GT...£1437

Big difference in price and quality.


Although 70s BMWs rusted at least as well as Fords.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #25046 on: 27 March 2023, 15:40:50 »
Eff all, gardening duty for mother. Monster buddleia bush to chop up and put in her garden waste bin, surprising how much you can ram in a wheelie bin! 
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #25047 on: 27 March 2023, 16:33:58 »
It is. Especially if you climb on top of it and jump up an down to squash it down.  ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #25048 on: 27 March 2023, 16:40:59 »
Quote from: countrywoman on 27 March 2023, 15:40:50
Eff all, gardening duty for mother. Monster buddleia bush to chop up and put in her garden waste bin, surprising how much you can ram in a wheelie bin!
Very true.  :y Sometimes fill mine so much that i can't move the bugger when i have to put it out.  ;D That reminds me, i have to put them out tonight.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #25049 on: 27 March 2023, 22:05:14 »
Quote from: countrywoman on 27 March 2023, 15:40:50
Eff all, gardening duty for mother. Monster buddleia bush to chop up and put in her garden waste bin, surprising how much you can ram in a wheelie bin!


That's what I've been doing, although it was several smaller ones. I've got probably one more binful to deal with and then I've got to dig the whole garden which I'm not looking forward to. This was supposed to happen last year, as there have been various health issues that have prevented them doing much garden work for the last two years. And I hate gardening. Then I've got the sill ends to do on Richard's R100 when I can find some motivation.


As for wheelie bins, a friend disposed of a crossflow in his - apparently it made a lovely bang as it was emptied into the truck. This was a while ago, as even a knackered 1300 crossflow is now valued in troy ounces ::)
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