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Jul 14, 2014 20:57:26 GMT
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as i say it gets the abs confused and it locks the rear brakes on hydrolically. Can you not fit a switch to disable the abs when your rallying? It doesn't matter if the handbrake is cable or hydraulic, the abs system is only reading the speed of that wheel.
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1988 Mercedes w124 superturbo diesel 508hp 1996 Mercedes s124 e300 diesel wagon 1990 BMW E30 V8 M60 powered! 1999 BMW E46 323ci project car
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Jul 14, 2014 20:51:42 GMT
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Some rally cars still need to hold an MOT. As long as the cable handbrake is still fitted and working, it will pass an mot with a hydraulic handbrake.
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1988 Mercedes w124 superturbo diesel 508hp 1996 Mercedes s124 e300 diesel wagon 1990 BMW E30 V8 M60 powered! 1999 BMW E46 323ci project car
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Jul 13, 2014 11:23:19 GMT
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This is because the car has ABS, its a rally car, and if i brake, and pull the handbrake even a tiny bit it locks the rears on, and then you have to play with the handbrake to get it off./. If it's a rally car why not fit a hydraulic handbrake?
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Last Edit: Jul 13, 2014 11:23:37 GMT by carat 3.6
1988 Mercedes w124 superturbo diesel 508hp 1996 Mercedes s124 e300 diesel wagon 1990 BMW E30 V8 M60 powered! 1999 BMW E46 323ci project car
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Price for the m20 2.7 and the e36 koni struts delivered to buckinghamshire please. Cheers. Hi I don't have a b27sorry-only meant some parts from the 2.0 and 2.5 would fit. I'm after 80 plus post for the konis-will pm pics once I have a good connection.likely to be 15-20 for postage I think. Thanks Ok, I'd be intrested in the high comp 2.5 also. Cheers.
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1988 Mercedes w124 superturbo diesel 508hp 1996 Mercedes s124 e300 diesel wagon 1990 BMW E30 V8 M60 powered! 1999 BMW E46 323ci project car
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Jul 10, 2014 22:09:48 GMT
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I've got 2x merc banded steels, freshly powder coated in black. They are 16 x 9.
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1988 Mercedes w124 superturbo diesel 508hp 1996 Mercedes s124 e300 diesel wagon 1990 BMW E30 V8 M60 powered! 1999 BMW E46 323ci project car
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Jul 10, 2014 22:07:26 GMT
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Price for the m20 2.7 and the e36 koni struts delivered to buckinghamshire please. Cheers.
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Last Edit: Jul 10, 2014 22:10:51 GMT by carat 3.6
1988 Mercedes w124 superturbo diesel 508hp 1996 Mercedes s124 e300 diesel wagon 1990 BMW E30 V8 M60 powered! 1999 BMW E46 323ci project car
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Jun 18, 2014 16:49:27 GMT
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Turbo it, then you make proper black smoke.
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1988 Mercedes w124 superturbo diesel 508hp 1996 Mercedes s124 e300 diesel wagon 1990 BMW E30 V8 M60 powered! 1999 BMW E46 323ci project car
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Jun 14, 2014 19:56:55 GMT
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Ok, so I've been using the audi this week while I mess with the e30, and I'd forgotten how much fun this thing is! So much so that I think I'm going to keep it.
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1988 Mercedes w124 superturbo diesel 508hp 1996 Mercedes s124 e300 diesel wagon 1990 BMW E30 V8 M60 powered! 1999 BMW E46 323ci project car
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Jun 11, 2014 21:02:30 GMT
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Some parts are shared with the e class, make a list of what you need and I'll check my shed.
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1988 Mercedes w124 superturbo diesel 508hp 1996 Mercedes s124 e300 diesel wagon 1990 BMW E30 V8 M60 powered! 1999 BMW E46 323ci project car
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Jun 11, 2014 20:51:31 GMT
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4 door saloon? Is it just the interior you need?
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1988 Mercedes w124 superturbo diesel 508hp 1996 Mercedes s124 e300 diesel wagon 1990 BMW E30 V8 M60 powered! 1999 BMW E46 323ci project car
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I like small saloons with big engines and the 540i makes sense to use as a donor in a e30. But somehow an estate e34 v8 with manual would be very temping for me to restore. Nevertheless, this is still a cool project. What are the plans for the brake upgrade? Thanks, the estate did make a perfect daily driver, it was just the condition that sealed it's fate. A 540i has various parts that are different from other e34's making quite an expensive car to restore properly. Brake wise, I'm running the 540i front calipers with e36 m3 evo 330mm discs. The rears are standard e36 compact discs and calipers. I'll cover those in thread shortly.
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Last Edit: Jun 4, 2014 19:03:34 GMT by carat 3.6
1988 Mercedes w124 superturbo diesel 508hp 1996 Mercedes s124 e300 diesel wagon 1990 BMW E30 V8 M60 powered! 1999 BMW E46 323ci project car
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Things looked good so I centered the engine up in the bay, then did some careful measuring for the new mountings. I bought a load of 8 and 10mm offcuts from the local steel fabricators, so I could weld these together. They were tacked together in the car, then I removed the engine again so I could weld them properly with good access. While the lump was back out I had the rocker covers powder coated red to match the paintwork. Then it was time to do something with the exhaust manifolds which didnt fit whatsoever in the e30, I didnt take many pics cos I did that bit at 2.30 in the morning! But I took these.. And once I had cut, welded, cursed, re-welded, cursed some more, then painted, they turned into these...
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1988 Mercedes w124 superturbo diesel 508hp 1996 Mercedes s124 e300 diesel wagon 1990 BMW E30 V8 M60 powered! 1999 BMW E46 323ci project car
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A bit of a wait but here we go... The brake vacuum servo was never going to fit with the v8 installed so something had to be done, luckiliy the 540 donnor car came with a hydraulic brake servo fed by power steering pressure. This unit is alot smaller so I decided to mount it behind the passenger side headlight. First job was to move the mounting point for the old servo over a few inches, the bolt pattern had to be kept as the pedal linkage is attached to this. Then a new bracket could be made to mount the 540 servo and master cylinder onto. With that done, we had a trial fitting of the engine! I sat the beast as far back as possible to help with the handling, and to give some room for a decent sized rad in front of the car.
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Last Edit: Jun 4, 2014 18:36:16 GMT by carat 3.6
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You get the complete car for around 500, the rest of the budget goes on adapting a bmw gearbox to fit.
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You'll get one in time, but for now have some inspiration from mine
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Last Edit: Jun 2, 2014 22:32:58 GMT by carat 3.6
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Not 100% set on a jag engine but at the moment they seem best value for money, you can get a whole car for as little as 500 with a good engine and there 240bhp in standard form. So I think pound for pound it's going to be had to beat it. Merc w126 s class. 300hp alloy v8 for £500 and it will run on 3 wires.
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1988 Mercedes w124 superturbo diesel 508hp 1996 Mercedes s124 e300 diesel wagon 1990 BMW E30 V8 M60 powered! 1999 BMW E46 323ci project car
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The ecu itself is cheap, it's everything else that bumps up the price. I've got a emerald k6 on the merc, best thing I ever did.
We need details of the engine, and what mods have been done to it.
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May 28, 2014 20:51:12 GMT
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Problem found. Checked all the lines and one way valve. Turns out my left front caliper had decided to become a DOT3 sprinkler. Bumhats. Thanks for thinking along! Not good! Give these guys a call: link
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1988 Mercedes w124 superturbo diesel 508hp 1996 Mercedes s124 e300 diesel wagon 1990 BMW E30 V8 M60 powered! 1999 BMW E46 323ci project car
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May 28, 2014 10:06:54 GMT
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will take the black wheels off you if you want? Sorry, sold those long ago.
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1988 Mercedes w124 superturbo diesel 508hp 1996 Mercedes s124 e300 diesel wagon 1990 BMW E30 V8 M60 powered! 1999 BMW E46 323ci project car
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Possibly a dodgy 1 way valve in the vacuum line?
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1988 Mercedes w124 superturbo diesel 508hp 1996 Mercedes s124 e300 diesel wagon 1990 BMW E30 V8 M60 powered! 1999 BMW E46 323ci project car
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