I've always had this penciled in so now the car is road legal again for 12 months thats where we are going on Sunday.
The Meet is at a wonderfull country house with the river dart running through the grounds, organised by the South west region of the BMW car club alongside the Porsche Owners club, plenty to see & do, if your close by then see you there
steve; do you have a post code for the meet?
It's a long way for you dave , unless you desperatly need to escape the kids
It's just past Exeter on the A38 TQ13 7NP
Sooooo sad I'm missing it this year. 
Have not got the car back together yet..... I'm going to see if I can sneak the engine and box back in today though.... SSHHHH!! Don't alert the wifey.... She will have me painting!!!!
A few pic , nice day out ,even the sun came out;-) I was the only 8 there
Wish I was there mate....
Those E30 Convertibles are still lush!!!!
Ha Mr Schnitzer, lots of the local lads were asking" wheres your mate with the AC schnitz" I told them all he's a light weight who's let the team down
See you soon Scnitz
Oh by the way, I think I've developed a problem on the way back home!.
After a some what 'spirited' drive back, I noticed when slowing down a burning smell
arrived home to see smoke from the bonnet
I thought.
Opening the bonnet a whiff of smoke was rising from under the bulk head, I later noticed transmition fluid on the drive.
Are there any flexible trans oil pipes down there?? or what do you think?
Maybe time to get the filter & oil changed
Hi Steve.
No flexibles from the Gbox, only on the ends by the Rad....
Was it defo Gbox fluid because mine used to do that if you cuffed it hard. You need to put her on a ramp and have a look around the sump gaskets. Yes 2 of them!! These go hard and crack over time. It might be your Gbox sump but I doubt it....
Bottom sump is easy peasey top will mean engine and gearbox out (just got this down to 4hrs now) Split the box as there are 4 M6 bolts behind the flywheel... Bloody BMW....
You could take off the front subframe and do it that way but the box has still to be split from the engine....
Want me to come down this week with a big hammer?
Alex
Prob wasn't G'box oil then,obviously from wherever then dripping on to hot exhaust ?I'll try to get it onto a ramp or may build one in my garage, or more of an inclined garage floor under the wheel areas
Let you know how I get on
Leaking valve cover gaskets are known to be able to make a smoke bomb from an 850 
Also IIRC the gearbox dipstick (with its possible modes of failure) might be a culprit if it is indeed gearbox fluid.
Wasn´t there a recent discussion about how to overfill the gearbox?
Just kidding.
Cheers
Reinhard
PS: holes drilled in the correct spot will allow for the removal of the dastardly bolts w/o removal of the gearbox or pulling of the engine train.
Zitat von reinhard;77486PS: holes drilled in the correct spot will allow for the removal of the dastardly bolts w/o removal of the gearbox or pulling of the engine train.
Zitat von stevep840;77482Prob wasn't G'box oil then,obviously from wherever then dripping on to hot exhaust ?I'll try to get it onto a ramp or may build one in my garage, or more of an inclined garage floor under the wheel areas
Let you know how I get on
Got the job done Today, & looking at the pic of the Old gasket it's hardly surprising she was pissing out ATF every where
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