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Classic Cars Shifty, I need your help!
139 messages, Last post on Dec 09, 2007 at 11:47 AM
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Replying to: cccompson (Oct 08, 2007 1:06 pm) And you're right, his car will literally fall apart, even if he could rebuild and coax and lovingly drag his engine to 500K. |
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Replying to: joyrider147 (Oct 06, 2007 6:13 pm) NSX, if you can find a good one.
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Replying to: bumpy (Oct 09, 2007 12:44 pm) Or a 911. Good NSX's aren't cheap,but neither are the Porsche's. NSX is more rare, and can be used as an everyday car. Their aluminum bodies do make them expensive to fix though.
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Replying to: volvomax (Oct 09, 2007 1:47 pm) 911 can also be an everyday car but will not perform at NSX levels...the older 911s I mean. |
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Oct 09, 2007 2:59 pm)
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Replying to: british_rover (Oct 09, 2007 3:00 pm) |
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Replying to: british_rover (Oct 09, 2007 3:00 pm)
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Replying to: kyfdx (Oct 09, 2007 3:07 pm) |
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I have a 1986 BMW 325es with a inline 6 and automatic. I also have a 1984 BMW 325e with the same engine and a MANUAL transmission (doesn't run due to possible fuel contamination). Both appear virtually identical to each other, except for those small differences. I'm looking to swap parts as a hobby between the cars until I have a nice looking, running, sporty BMW. And maybe have the other car as a source of parts. Anyways, I have several questions: 1) How do I go about changing the 325es from a automatic transmission to a manual? What has to be swapped to make the swap over? 2) How do I remove the contamination from the 325e to get it to run right? Do I have to remove and replace the fuel pump, fuel lines, injectors? Or do I disconnect the fuel line from the injectors, decontaminate the engine, and use the electrical system to bleed the correct fuel through the lines using the car's fuel pump? I appreciate any hints, suggestions, etc. on this.
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Replying to: joyrider147 (Dec 09, 2007 10:37 am) For a transmission swap, you'll need a pedal assemply, and of course the flywheel, starter and bell housing from the stickshift car. Also the appropriate master brake, master clutch and clutch slave cylinders that go with the stickshift pedal assembly. I'm guessing the entire console from the manual trans car will have to be transferred inot the automatic as well. Then you'll have to use your manual trans driveshaft and maybe the differential, depending on the gearing differences between the automatic trans diff and the manual trans diff. I'm not sure how you'll get your speedometer to work. Hopefully, the holes to bolt on the manual transmission pedal assembly are pre-drilled; otherwise you'll have to weld it into the firewall of the automatic car. I have to say this is a lot of work for cars that arent' worth all that much. Had you considered getting both running, selling both and just buying a manual trans. car? They really don't cost very much for that era 325. I've converted two cars from auto to manual but they were later model convertibles, so it was worth it. They weren't BMWs though. I've never done one of those but I don't see why not. Should be fairly straight-forward parts swapping. |
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