Terje. forward with this project.
Lady in red CC00268 help tread.
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Amazing, but you said it barely fit and you sure have plenty of space
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Amazing, but you said it barely fit and you sure have plenty of space
Problem is getting in between these to garages and at the same time turn the car 90deg , I can assure you we atr talking about a few centimeter clerance.
but it,s not going in and out every day.Regards
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I have to admit that it's quite tight with the 455kg/EACH for an 8, but it could solve problems...
I have been thinking about these but not nessesary now
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While waiting on the paint to dry , and having a few parts arrived I just had to fiddle a little with her
New missing lid installed , BMW rondell for the rims installed , engine cleanup started , and M5 Gearknob with light installed
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Let me guess:
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Let me guess:
your black CSi barely gets any attention right now, correct?Correct and its even dirty now but will get some treatment today
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Do you have Range Rover springs?!?
haha...not at all, stock springs all around with bilstein sports....that will hopefully be resolved soon with either eibach or cobra springs.
Zitat von huldra66;114762While waiting on the paint to dry , and having a few parts arrived I just had to fiddle a little with her
New missing lid installed , BMW rondell for the rims installed , engine cleanup started , and M5 Gearknob with light installed
I'm just about to do that to mine! The actual shift knob is broken on mine and the boot is fine. This actually works out because I think you have to reuse your leather boot when installing the lighted knob, correct? Do you happen to have a part number for the one you ordered?
Zitat von wokke;114783Let me guess:
your black CSi barely gets any attention right now, correct?That's what happens when you go red
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Bilstein dampers push the cars up quite a bit.
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I'm just about to do that to mine! The actual shift knob is broken on mine and the boot is fine. This actually works out because I think you have to reuse your leather boot when installing the lighted knob, correct? Do you happen to have a part number for the one you ordered?
I had a used M5 gear knob with leather so used the boot that came with the M5 one , but its to small so did put the leather in hot water and streetched it to make it fit
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Hi Mr. Terje;
Parts and part number you want attached pdf document.
Regards
Fatih
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Garage getting close to be ready , lift put in yesterday
Hopefully to be connected this weekend poor quality pictures but it gives an idea on hove it looks.8er.org/forum/index.php?attachment/24818/8er.org/forum/index.php?attachment/24819/8er.org/forum/index.php?attachment/24820/
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[FONT=&]I have the most beautiful BMW 850i in Glacier Blue with light silver leather which used to be serviced by a local BMW specialist but he was not very up-to-date on the 85O and its foibles so I very luckily found the two most knowledgeable 8 series guys in the UK quite possibly in the world!! They trade as Chris Burton Cars http://chrisburtoncars.com/ at Tanhouse Farm, Rusper Road, Newdigate, Surrey, RH5 5BX. They are located between the villages of Rusper and Newdigate. Their workshop is on the ‘Rusper Road’, equidistant between each village. You will find them behind the Tan House Farm one mile from either village.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]When I first met Chris, some 7 years ago, I needed advice on overcoming ‘failsafe mode’. He travelled to my home, some 60 or so miles each way, and spent the evening completely sorting the problem. His charge was far less than what I would have paid my local specialist and more importantly he knew what he was doing and took the time to explain to me what was needed so that I could perhaps do it myself in future.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]From then on I would drop my car down to him and Danny and they would look after all manner of problems at very, very reasonable cost. [/FONT]
[FONT=&]The reason I am at last telling the world is that recently my radiator had a serious leak which meant I could not drive to their workshop or indeed anywhere. Because Chris and Danny are so passionate about the 8 series, and they understand the reason why owners have these cars, they actually came to my home and fitted a new radiator. I do know that their total charge was actually less than just the price of a BMW own brand radiator on its own.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]This sort of service and incredible value for money is not just rare I do not think it happens anywhere at all.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]I cannot thank them enough for all their help and unbelievable knowledge. Believe me if you own an 8 series you will not find two more knowledgeable people in the UK and quite possibly not even in the world. [/FONT]
[FONT=&]Please give them a call when you need help and advice.[/FONT] Chris Burton 07733472484 and Dan Jackson 07968247601 Workshop 01306632903
[FONT=&]Best regards,[/FONT]
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Finally got time to dig deep into the car , and as already expected ther is a lot of new parts needed.
Most of the Hydraulic hoses and pipes are in poor shape , oil cooler is gone , brake and fuel lines does not look to good.Good thing is that the chassis it self seems to be in good shape with ony a few minor rust spots
Anyone having good and less expencive ideas hove to fix / replace Hydraulic Hoses and pipes on the car?
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Finally got time to dig deep into the car , and as already expected ther is a lot of new parts needed.
Most of the Hydraulic hoses and pipes are in poor shape , oil cooler is gone , brake and fuel lines does not look to good.Good thing is that the chassis it self seems to be in good shape with ony a few minor rust spots
Anyone having good and less expencive ideas hove to fix / replace Hydraulic Hoses and pipes on the car?
Hi all,
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As you can see my car had similar issues (not as bad I admit) and I ended up changing most of the brake lines with cunifer pipes and stainless tube nuts. They'll never rust again which is great for the Hong Kong condition which is warm and humid. Equally you could buy replacement factory steel brake pipes. They are not expensive but you do have to bend them yourself (just like cunifer so why not just use cunifer?). The problem however, is that to do it properly you pretty much have to remove the engine to get to the front right pipe as it goes behind the engine on the firewall.
Alternatively you could just cut, add pipe nut and flare the run behind the engine and use couplers if its in good condition so you don't have to drop the engine.
The only bits you really need to get creative or pay big money for are:
1. Hydro pipe between the pump and the regulator. Its NLA I believe and they have a crimped section of flex hoses on them. So I cut off the crimped hoses and brazed AN-6 fittings on the pipes and made up little lengths of SS braided steering hoses for flex sections. Then I glass bead blast and plated them with electroless nickel. Becareful what hose and fittings you use as the max pump pressure is 130bars, way above most so-called race fittings are rated from the usual suspects, though they should have another product line that's rated for this.
2. Pipe from the regulator to the accumulator (brake bomb). It uses a brazed on swivel head connector on the regulator end. I couldn't find a supplier for the swivel nipple to make a replacement SS pipe so I ended up glass blasting it and replating it.
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Notice the swivel-type connector3. Other hydro/brake pipes are available from factory. you can just replace them (and they'll rust again because of the inadequate plating). Or do as I did above.
4. Steering pipes (mine is RHD so the pipes are NLA). Same as 1.
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After plating (you can just see the AN6 brazed on fitting). The picture was taken to show my plater the plating defect so its not the best shot.5. Transmission cooling lines. Same as 1 but use AN-8.
6. Oil cooler and Hydro cooler - bead blast, solder the loose fins. paint. really the only alternative if you want to keep it factory as OE replacement are quite expensive. Of course you can replace them with aftermarket units that will probably perform better.
A note on using cunifer for the run from the firewall to the rear subframe - As its exposed to the road debris I would suggest using spring armour against stone hits. its basically a stainless steel spring with slightly larger OD to the cunifer line and slips right over. Having said that for the trouble I would equally have use steel factory lines for this run, its a fairly straight, mostly exposed and easy to replace.
cheers.
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Thanks Arthur for the feedback , will look around to see if i can find suppliers here.
Car up in the air now , loosing parts every evening
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its brillant red, right? On this pic i tought it can be mugello, coz of the little shine of orange on the back.
Stefan/Poschi
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Great thread Terje.
Love what you are doing
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