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26 minutes ago, Drak3 said:

Don't lump me in with them. I'm an enthusiast of mechanic design, be it engines, weaponry, or productive machinery. Not a guy with a wrench that reads the marketing garbage AFE/insert other "enthusiast" brand that can't legally warranty half of their products.

 

I fail to see a correlation between people screeching variations of "forced induction is more efficient!!! Reclaimed energy!!!" and anything I've said.

If you can't be civil. Please leave

 

Edit. That goes for everyone in the thread

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8 hours ago, Not_Sean said:

Guess what got a Nugget!! 

 

Poor thing has been so badly abused. But got it for like $200, needs a good look at the cooling system but engine idles beautifully smooth. 

 

Its the e36 325 Coupe. No idea what I'm planning on doing with it, but first its get it back on the road as more of a daily. 

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Throw some clear turn signals on, some csl rims, and some spacers and it would be a beaut. Upload more pics, I love me some e36s

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8 hours ago, bimmerman said:

vanos or nonvanos M50? On every E36, if the needle moves to the right from straight up and down, the cooling system is failing and components need replacing. The needle should NEVER move from operating temp. Any wiggle in the coolant needle is a "well shit this'll be expensive" moment.

 

Regardless, the most likely culprits, having had E36 cooling systems fail on two of my own cars, and helping repair about 4 other friends' cars:

-Water pump failure

-Thermostat / tstat housing failure

-fan clutch

-radiator expansion tank

-head gasket

 

Solution is, if your budget can withstand it, replace all of it. ~$500 out the door should cover all the cooling system. You didn't say the mileage but these are considered 60-80k systems. The Stewart water pump is a nice improvement over stock, but likely overkill for a DD that won't be abused on track. Stay away from metal thermostat housings on these cars; they're all aftermarket and all terrible. If you change the rad (recommended if >120k mile), try to locate a Z3 S54 / Euro M3 radiator. Thicker core and they are not much more expensive over stock non-M / US M3 rad. Stay away from non-OE / OEM suppliers. The radiator expansion tank is FAMOUS for cracking and failing. Definitely replace this when you do the rest.

 

Additional good while-you're-in-theres: all hoses, both motor mounts, and engine fan blade. When the motor mounts are aged, the fan tends to contact the radiator, which then shatters, dents the hood, and causes cooling issues. Similarly aged motor mounts increase strain on the plastic radiator end tank stubs, which then crack and fail.

 

I wouldn't touch the headgasket unless doing the above fails to solve the problem. I don't know anything about UK parts suppliers, but here in the states ECS Tuning and Bimmerworld sell complete packages to fix the cooling system. I'd imagine they'd ship to the UK, or know who to put you in contact with.

+1 on all of this. I might add a little some poly engine mounts might hold up to Australia heat better since BMW mounts are notorious for collapsing with hot weather, but proper maintenance would negate that. The car is pretty low on miles considering the age (e46 has 178k). I also advise to check turner motorsport and compare prices, they have some deals going on last I checked. Maybe a level 2 kit, with a mishimoto radiator they're pretty good for the price. TBH I would go to dismantler and see if they have any low mileage e36's 

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13 hours ago, wcreek said:

Does talk about semitrucks count, and specifically, ones in simulators like ETS2?

Because if so, the new Scania is gorgeous. Albeit not incredibly practical.

 

 

 

9 hours ago, RevoltTrain said:

Always find myself driving the Scanias, since the steering wheel logo is nearly identical to my Saab :D

this might most likely wont surprise some of you ... but this is what i drive in ETS2  (not exact picture ofc)

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8 hours ago, AlwaysFSX said:

Cage + harness

I will almost agree it's one of those cars you feel like you NEED a cage + harness to be truly safe in lol

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2 hours ago, Mister2010 said:

 

this might most likely wont surprise some of you ... but this is what i drive in ETS2  (not exact picture ofc)

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I mean the volvos are better the scanias cap at 730hp and the volvos cap at 750hp?

But idk I think the overall design of the scanias are better. 

On another topic, I really wished SCS would add Freightliner to ATS... The older Cascadia (Cascadia Evolution and the Regular one) and the New Cascadia are very nice...

For reference, this is what I'm talking about.

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been working on the Taco lately. The rear LSPV blew out on the way to work the other day, so I've been working on bypassing it. Will post pics later.  

 

Brake lines are the worst. 

 

Brake lines on a 22 year old Toyota are death.

 

Needless to say the last few days have been challenging.

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10 minutes ago, FuzzyYellow said:

been working on the Taco lately. The rear LSPV blew out on the way to work the other day, so I've been working on bypassing it. Will post pics later.  

 

Brake lines are the worst. 

 

Brake lines on a 22 year old Toyota are death.

 

Needless to say the last few days have been challenging.

why you want to bypass it?

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24 minutes ago, FuzzyYellow said:

been working on the Taco lately. The rear LSPV blew out on the way to work the other day, so I've been working on bypassing it. Will post pics later.  

 

Brake lines are the worst. 

 

Brake lines on a 22 year old Toyota are death.

 

Needless to say the last few days have been challenging.

get that awesome flare tool that ETCG uses. It's expensive but makes it waaaay easier

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6 minutes ago, wcreek said:

I mean the volvos are better the scanias cap at 730hp and the volvos cap at 750hp?

But idk I think the overall design of the scanias are better. 

yes they max out with a 750hp variant ... but i usualy dont use that one unless something super heavy needs to be delivered.

iirc i use the 560hp one ... makes the game more interesting

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12 hours ago, CJPowell27 said:

Throw some clear turn signals on, some csl rims, and some spacers and it would be a beaut. Upload more pics, I love me some e36s

As the sages of BFc.OT taught: "LTWs, Clears, and a drop"

 

I'm a huge fan of these cars, but am under no illusions that they aren't flawed moneypits.

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43 minutes ago, Mister2010 said:

yes they max out with a 750hp variant ... but i usualy dont use that one unless something super heavy needs to be delivered.

iirc i use the 560hp one ... makes the game more interesting

10,000 hp mod

 

hue hue

 

you'll specialize in speedy deliveries.

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11 hours ago, CJPowell27 said:

+1 on all of this. I might add a little some poly engine mounts might hold up to Australia heat better since BMW mounts are notorious for collapsing with hot weather, but proper maintenance would negate that. The car is pretty low on miles considering the age (e46 has 178k). I also advise to check turner motorsport and compare prices, they have some deals going on last I checked. Maybe a level 2 kit, with a mishimoto radiator they're pretty good for the price. TBH I would go to dismantler and see if they have any low mileage e36's 

I'd disagree on the poly mounts; I had a set that died. I'm currently using the Bimmerworld Street/Track mounts and find them FAR superior. Longer lived too. I'd also skip the Mishi rad due to bad experiences friends have had. Lifetime warranty is great but a buddy replaced 3 brand new ones in a row due to leaks.

 

ECS bought out Turner fyi, so they have the same catalog/packages. Turner has the nicer trick race parts, ECS has more of the show car / DD stuff. ECS's pictures for every single part number is a godsend when trying to figure out what fits where and whether realoem is smoking crack again.

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1 hour ago, wcreek said:

 

I mean the volvos are better the scanias cap at 730hp and the volvos cap at 750hp?

But idk I think the overall design of the scanias are better. 

mehhhh seems like both my 2012 and redesign Scanias tow better than either of my Vulvas, even with the handicap of a 6 speed tranny.

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Getting the miata back today. So long as it doesn't get stolen...

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13 hours ago, CJPowell27 said:

Throw some clear turn signals on, some csl rims, and some spacers and it would be a beaut. Upload more pics, I love me some e36s

 

11 hours ago, CJPowell27 said:

+1 on all of this. I might add a little some poly engine mounts might hold up to Australia heat better since BMW mounts are notorious for collapsing with hot weather, but proper maintenance would negate that. The car is pretty low on miles considering the age (e46 has 178k). I also advise to check turner motorsport and compare prices, they have some deals going on last I checked. Maybe a level 2 kit, with a mishimoto radiator they're pretty good for the price. TBH I would go to dismantler and see if they have any low mileage e36's 

 

Yeah there is a bit I'm planning on doing to spice it up a bit, but first need to get it running and see how much money that's going to take away, I will prob be going eBay parts are want to get it running for as little as possible not looking for long-term or anything like that, If I do really start to love it I'll replace them with high-end stuff but I've still got a Racing car I'm building, this one is my Nugget and a car to work on and learn some stuff. 

 

These are the rims I would prob go for. 

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39 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

Hold on lemme make a south coast run real quick BRB

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1 hour ago, tmcclelland455 said:

mehhhh seems like both my 2012 and redesign Scanias tow better than either of my Vulvas, even with the handicap of a 6 speed tranny.

i honestly dont care much about the towing power. as long as its not stopping on slight uphils ... *cough cough* renault

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3 hours ago, bimmerman said:

As the sages of BFc.OT taught: "LTWs, Clears, and a drop"

 

I'm a huge fan of these cars, but am under no illusions that they aren't flawed moneypits.

Lol it's basically what I'm doing to mine as soon as I get the money (except csl), with the addition of angel eyes as soon as I find the proper set for my car.  My brother had LTWs back in the day but traded them for "cooler" rims 

 

2 hours ago, Not_Sean said:

 

 

Yeah there is a bit I'm planning on doing to spice it up a bit, but first need to get it running and see how much money that's going to take away, I will prob be going eBay parts are want to get it running for as little as possible not looking for long-term or anything like that, If I do really start to love it I'll replace them with high-end stuff but I've still got a Racing car I'm building, this one is my Nugget and a car to work on and learn some stuff. 

 

These are the rims I would prob go for. 

 

Those rims are a classic and always look great on BMWs

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I’m sure hope their spelling isn’t an indicator of the job quality

 

 

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11 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

I’m sure hope their spelling isn’t an indicator of the job quality

 

 

 

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22 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

I’m sure hope their spelling isn’t an indicator of the job quality

 

 

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