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- HandlingByJebus
- Jun 21, 2009
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All of a sudden, I found myself in love with the world, so there was only one thing I could do:
was ding a ding dang, my dang a long racecar.
It's a love affair. Mainly jebus, and my racecar.
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I've been watching your thread! BURNOUT WHEN? Very glad you didn't have to do a rebuild. I love Z4M Coupes, and that brown 
I'm gonna try to stop chasing the N73 pipe dream for now - If I start it I'll either have to sacrifice the rest of my projects for months or shove it in a corner under a tarp for months, at which point I could probably find one cheaper. I'll just keep my eyes open for a deal, since it looks feasible. Maybe.
I've got an overwhelming amount of projects for when I get home. I'm gonna try to use this thread to get my thoughts straight so I can hit the ground running and accomplish what I want to this year. Expect lots of rambling and dumb ideas!
It's hard to even pick where to start. Probably with a bottle of tequila.
So, current car list:
'78 Mercedes 240D - ran when parked, hole in the timing cover, sockington levels of rust
'85 Mercedes 300D - hit in the front, was the owners DD at the time. Could be repaired with the 240D (I hope). Gambler 500 car!
'96 Ford F150 - Runs okay ish, minor issues.
'87 M3 - getting thrown under a car cover and forgotten about until I get time. Long term project
'87 325e - Has an M50b25 swap but is otherwise stock. Resto / DD project
'90 325i - the brown one. Some minor issues I want to fix before I go to the Dragon in November at minimum. Hoping to shove the V8 in there.
'94 530iT - Another rolling resto. Eventual engine swap - going to handle cosmetics and suspension stuff first. Good shape mechanically!
'95 540i - Selling this back to the PO in the fall, have some body work and repairs to do. I want to return it in good shape
'09 135i - Full bolt on turbo POWERRRRR. Has a misfire, because of course it does. Hope it doesn't need new injectors!
I should have the list slimmed down to seven cars by the end of the year. The 540i is going and the 240D is probably going to be a parts car.
Holy poo poo. Yeah... maybe don’t take on a V12 swap right now 
And thanks! 
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Jun 5, 2019 23:38
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- HandlingByJebus
- Jun 21, 2009
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All of a sudden, I found myself in love with the world, so there was only one thing I could do:
was ding a ding dang, my dang a long racecar.
It's a love affair. Mainly jebus, and my racecar.
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I mean I'm still going to do it, I'm just going to use this engine 
SOHC, no fancy tech. I still want to megasquirt it if I can because of all the problems they have, mostly related to the weak rear end ignition system and V12 specific parts ($$$). The M70/73 are pretty well trodden and don't require reverse engineering like the N73 would.
Looks like getting the W123 higher won't be hard! I just need to order new springs and taller factory spring pads. That'll get it high enough to fit a 27" tire on the stock 14" Bundts.
It looks like all the body panels interchange, so I can take the front end off the 240D and slap it on the 300D.
Here's some inspiration:
I think most of that work is going to have to wait until 2020. We'll see - I might invite my buddies from the last Gambler up to my place for a weekend of wrenching - that's probably all the time I'd need to get it ready to go!
The hero we need
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