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Oct 11, 2011 22:42:04 GMT
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Ah man this is making me miss my NATO green D21 so much.
I spent ages on it, moved house and got blown out by the council for keeping a commercial vehicle when I'm not supposed to, no amount of arguing would change their mind. Then I sold to an exporter, I keep looking on the news but so far I haven't seen it pounding across Libya with an enormous gun on the back.
BTW D21 2wd's have a bench seat, not sure if it would fit an L200 but earlier ones came with brown/ tan or black/grey interior in 80's to early 90's trucks then it's all grey.
My fave thing is these look ace, you can have a little fun and then when you have a load of mingy old curse word to go to the dump you can safely throw it all in without messing up the family barge.
Highly awesome!
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'55 Austin A30
'71 MGB GT
'72 Datsun 240 shed
'72 Mercedes 240D
'79 Firebird
'86 Austin Maestro Van
'91 Mercedes 250D
'91 BMW e34 535i Sport
'92 Mazda MX-5
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'55 Austin A30
'71 MGB GT
'72 Datsun 240 shed
'72 Mercedes 240D
'79 Firebird
'86 Austin Maestro Van
'91 Mercedes 250D
'91 BMW e34 535i Sport
'92 Mazda MX-5
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Gents thanks for your offers, this is why I love retro rides!
I now have the bits I need although not the correct colour.
My car is deffo Diamond schwartz (or diamond black to me) and if anyone has a wing in that colour I would still be interested because I don't trust my spraying skills.
Thanks,
Rob
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'55 Austin A30
'71 MGB GT
'72 Datsun 240 shed
'72 Mercedes 240D
'79 Firebird
'86 Austin Maestro Van
'91 Mercedes 250D
'91 BMW e34 535i Sport
'92 Mazda MX-5
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'55 Austin A30
'71 MGB GT
'72 Datsun 240 shed
'72 Mercedes 240D
'79 Firebird
'86 Austin Maestro Van
'91 Mercedes 250D
'91 BMW e34 535i Sport
'92 Mazda MX-5
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So at the weekend I picked up my new 535i Sport which made me very happy...................
So happy in fact I got a bit carried away and drove it into a road sign today, doh!
So now I need:
LH (passenger side) wing LH head light LH Indicator LH Sport type fog light Front bumper (ideally a sport bumper but a normal one will do for now)
....................and some new driving skillz.
In a perfect world the panels would be in the metallic black colour - Diamond schwartz? But theres plenty of painting to do elsewhere on the car so I'm not that fussed.
People who know their e34s will probably tell me how many plastic brackets and such I destroyed too because when they had finished laughing my friends helped me load many small plastic items from the hedge into my trunk.
I put the car away in a huff and I won;t go check it out until we've all had some thinking time.
Thank you for reading,
Rob, in Milton Keynes
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'55 Austin A30
'71 MGB GT
'72 Datsun 240 shed
'72 Mercedes 240D
'79 Firebird
'86 Austin Maestro Van
'91 Mercedes 250D
'91 BMW e34 535i Sport
'92 Mazda MX-5
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Well I now need this to sell because I've bought an e34 535. I took some more pictures but can't find the download cable for the missus camera I'll try and post them tomorrow. Rob
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'55 Austin A30
'71 MGB GT
'72 Datsun 240 shed
'72 Mercedes 240D
'79 Firebird
'86 Austin Maestro Van
'91 Mercedes 250D
'91 BMW e34 535i Sport
'92 Mazda MX-5
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Mr Panda that is an absolute beauty!
Of all the rust the roof is my favorite although on the whole I think my MX-5 was marginally worse, and that was back on the road after about 3 months so this is more than do-able.
Bump for an unusual car, even if it's not the prettiest example.
Rob
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'55 Austin A30
'71 MGB GT
'72 Datsun 240 shed
'72 Mercedes 240D
'79 Firebird
'86 Austin Maestro Van
'91 Mercedes 250D
'91 BMW e34 535i Sport
'92 Mazda MX-5
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Sooo my dads girlfriends just got her K11 written off in a non fault accident although the car is structurally sound.
I told them to buy the car back and I'll fix it, of course when I say "fix" I mean return with special new style.
Guess where I came first for inspiration? No alternative really!
I'm much more confident I can make a 3 door green K11 minor change look cool now.
Thanks K11 Retro Rides peeps!
;D
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'55 Austin A30
'71 MGB GT
'72 Datsun 240 shed
'72 Mercedes 240D
'79 Firebird
'86 Austin Maestro Van
'91 Mercedes 250D
'91 BMW e34 535i Sport
'92 Mazda MX-5
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Sept 29, 2011 23:03:15 GMT
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Dammit, I may well have a use for this but I is busted.
If you still have t in a months time I'll send a pm.
Rob
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'55 Austin A30
'71 MGB GT
'72 Datsun 240 shed
'72 Mercedes 240D
'79 Firebird
'86 Austin Maestro Van
'91 Mercedes 250D
'91 BMW e34 535i Sport
'92 Mazda MX-5
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Sept 29, 2011 22:03:43 GMT
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Everytime I try and take a picture I get held up at work and it's dark, lol. Here's the best I have so far, at least it shows the wheels: Attachments:
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'55 Austin A30
'71 MGB GT
'72 Datsun 240 shed
'72 Mercedes 240D
'79 Firebird
'86 Austin Maestro Van
'91 Mercedes 250D
'91 BMW e34 535i Sport
'92 Mazda MX-5
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Sept 26, 2011 22:45:28 GMT
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'55 Austin A30
'71 MGB GT
'72 Datsun 240 shed
'72 Mercedes 240D
'79 Firebird
'86 Austin Maestro Van
'91 Mercedes 250D
'91 BMW e34 535i Sport
'92 Mazda MX-5
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Sept 26, 2011 22:02:12 GMT
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Now on a set of std e38 wheels with Pirellis. I didn't copy a side image across because I didn't want to mislead.
I'm away at the mo but should get more pics up later this week.
Thanks for the interest guys, pm's replied to.
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'55 Austin A30
'71 MGB GT
'72 Datsun 240 shed
'72 Mercedes 240D
'79 Firebird
'86 Austin Maestro Van
'91 Mercedes 250D
'91 BMW e34 535i Sport
'92 Mazda MX-5
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Sept 25, 2011 23:00:36 GMT
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Last one, I'll get some fresh, photobucket linked pics up later in the week - promise! Attachments:
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'55 Austin A30
'71 MGB GT
'72 Datsun 240 shed
'72 Mercedes 240D
'79 Firebird
'86 Austin Maestro Van
'91 Mercedes 250D
'91 BMW e34 535i Sport
'92 Mazda MX-5
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Sept 25, 2011 22:59:48 GMT
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And again Attachments:
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'55 Austin A30
'71 MGB GT
'72 Datsun 240 shed
'72 Mercedes 240D
'79 Firebird
'86 Austin Maestro Van
'91 Mercedes 250D
'91 BMW e34 535i Sport
'92 Mazda MX-5
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Sept 25, 2011 22:59:08 GMT
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Another pic: Attachments:
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'55 Austin A30
'71 MGB GT
'72 Datsun 240 shed
'72 Mercedes 240D
'79 Firebird
'86 Austin Maestro Van
'91 Mercedes 250D
'91 BMW e34 535i Sport
'92 Mazda MX-5
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Sept 25, 2011 22:57:57 GMT
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OK so earlier this year I swapped my 535is for this 740, see this thread: retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=want&action=display&thread=102932&page=1At the time I had never had a V8 and my brain said take the younger, bigger more economical (no, really) and impressive car with less miles. Now its a few months on, my heart longs for the noise and retro cool of an e34 535is and I've been offered another one for a good price but I've got a 2 week deadline so the 740 is for sale, quick! Basically it's an impressive 740 with the 4.4 litre 286 hp engine. It's supposed to be 6.6 seconds to 60 and I can believe it although I seldom push it that hard, there's no need. For the record it pulls cleanly and changes gear smoothly as it should. The last owner fitted shadow line trim, a set of KW adjustable coil overs (which are still immaculate) and sprayed it very nicely in BMW blue but with added metal flake which is rather sparkly! He did go to the trouble of spraying all the door shuts and underside of the trunk too which shows the attention to detail. I have a minor job list I've been working through the status of which is shown below: 1. 1 Front wheel bearing - Replaced in August. 2. Broken silencer mounts - Replaced with BMW parts. 3. The serpentine belt judders a little if you load the steering when the car is stationery - The last owner replaced the belt but I suspect its a pattern part or a slack tensioner, I have a genuine BMW belt set (serpentine and A/C belts) in the trunk with a new tensioner waiting to be fitted. 4. The foot operated parking brake needs adjusting. - Tackled with new handbrake shoes 23/10/11 5. The CD multichanger doesn't work - I keep forgetting to pick one up from ebay. The one in the car seems to stick when loading the discs. 6. The last owner had the pixel display in the dash changed but not the board computer, there are a couple of pixels out, you can still read it but it annoys me so I was going to have a specialist fix it. Other than that there is some very minor damage to the underside of the sills, I believe the last owner had the suspension set VERY low and paid the price somewhere with a little underside damage. The cats took the worst of it and he shelled out a pretty penny for 2 new cats and O2 sensors. The suspension is now set with a minor amount of drop, nice stance but it's not scared of speed humps or road kill. I believe the tax lasts until abut Feb time and the MOT is March but I will check and confirm these details because I'm writing this in a rush. The car has about 132,000 miles and a large folder of history to back this up, in fact I think it's a FSH but this is TBC. Now for the MPG question. My route to work is 5 miles and I don't pussy foot around and believe it or not the car is averaging 22.7mpg on the computer. Take it on the motorway and it manages 30-35mpg dependent on cruising speed. This blows me away because my 535is managed 17 and 25 in the same situations. Lastly price - if I fixed my job list I would expect this to fetch something around £1500 but I haven't and I'm looking for a quick sale so it's £1200 ONO............. Edit: make it £1100! I would consider other swaps but it would have to involve a substantial amount of cash to me (like £600) for obvious reasons. Better pictures and info on the way in a few days time. If this doesn't sell I'll just continue to roll around in it. It's a beautiful comfortable car but my slightly flawed 535 just had the edge for character. Anyway, thanks for reading. Rob edit Forgot to add: I'm in Milton Keynes viewings and test drives welcome. Attachments:
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Last Edit: Oct 30, 2011 17:16:30 GMT by rustempire
'55 Austin A30
'71 MGB GT
'72 Datsun 240 shed
'72 Mercedes 240D
'79 Firebird
'86 Austin Maestro Van
'91 Mercedes 250D
'91 BMW e34 535i Sport
'92 Mazda MX-5
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Sept 22, 2011 0:01:30 GMT
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^^ That Wagon R is awesome! I guess all in this owes me about £600 all in for 3 years of ownership, was about £300 to put on the road: With 6 cars in the fleet I should sell it because it seldom gets used but it's like a talisman, when everything else falls to bits it always rushes in to save the day. In 3 years it's never gone wrong, all I ever do is change the oil and go for an MOT!
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Last Edit: Sept 22, 2011 0:02:14 GMT by rustempire
'55 Austin A30
'71 MGB GT
'72 Datsun 240 shed
'72 Mercedes 240D
'79 Firebird
'86 Austin Maestro Van
'91 Mercedes 250D
'91 BMW e34 535i Sport
'92 Mazda MX-5
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Sept 20, 2011 18:46:09 GMT
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I bought an e46 which had run for a while with water in place of coolant and I ended up chasing leaks all around the car - including the heater matrix.
If your matrix has actually been bypassed I would guess it's fubar.
On that car the matrix was as described by Mr Skoda - a long ish job that looked terrible but actually it all came apart (and back together) easily.
BTW I feel your pain. I bought a 740 e38 in spring and now the weathers getting a little cooler, surprise surprise no hot air. I'm yet to investigate but I bet it involves the heater valve, hopefully not a matrix change but it does loose a little coolant................
I've got some more imminent jobs to do first but I'd better hurry up and investigate before the screen gets too misty!
Rob
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Last Edit: Sept 20, 2011 18:46:34 GMT by rustempire
'55 Austin A30
'71 MGB GT
'72 Datsun 240 shed
'72 Mercedes 240D
'79 Firebird
'86 Austin Maestro Van
'91 Mercedes 250D
'91 BMW e34 535i Sport
'92 Mazda MX-5
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Sept 18, 2011 13:02:25 GMT
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Mr speedy,
Nice to see you today mate, cheers for the vice!
Well worth the drive.
Rob
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'55 Austin A30
'71 MGB GT
'72 Datsun 240 shed
'72 Mercedes 240D
'79 Firebird
'86 Austin Maestro Van
'91 Mercedes 250D
'91 BMW e34 535i Sport
'92 Mazda MX-5
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Sept 15, 2011 12:42:07 GMT
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Either vice would suit me, can we deal before the listings end or would you like me to bid?
Name a price or send me a PM.
Rob
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'55 Austin A30
'71 MGB GT
'72 Datsun 240 shed
'72 Mercedes 240D
'79 Firebird
'86 Austin Maestro Van
'91 Mercedes 250D
'91 BMW e34 535i Sport
'92 Mazda MX-5
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