Expression of interest at this stage 2004 Suzuki GN250 bobber/cafe racer. GN lovers

[SJizzle]

Noise, dust, the fact I had to get out of bed and go to work, rather than sit around and drink piss and smoke weed all day. Noise, more dust, a boss who expected me to show up every day. Just wasn't down with that shit at all.

ha ha ha fair enough. I worked in a marine engineering shop for five years. I know what you are talking about. Noise and swarf and the odd bit of dust. ha ha ha

[ducatilover]

E65, as in the E65 7 series in your pics.

[The Reibz]

Wait fitzroy hire people with welding tickets? Thats news to me.
Last contractors we got onboard managed to set fire to a curtain on the opposite side of the bulkhead.

This thread has been awesome, can't believe I missed out on this one

[SJizzle]

Wait fitzroy hire people with welding tickets? Thats news to me.
Last contractors we got onboard managed to set fire to a curtain on the opposite side of the bulkhead.

This thread has been awesome, can't believe I missed out on this one

Hahaha you talking about Cedrics crew from Aimec? Or Service Engineers? I wasnt part of their contractors. I used to work in the boiler shop with Izzy, Tom, Aaron Kim and Nigel? Haha if you still down there is Bevan Wong still there?they hired me cos Kristine in HR handpicked me back in the day

[The Reibz]

Hahaha you talking about Cedrics crew from Aimec? Or Service Engineers? I wasnt part of their contractors. I used to work in the boiler shop with Izzy, Tom, Aaron Kim and Nigel? Haha if you still down there is Bevan Wong still there?they hired me cos Kristine in HR handpicked me back in the day

I'm a pusser. I don't work for Fitzroy, can't remember who it was but it was funny as shit. good luck with your sale

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[SJizzle]

E65, as in the E65 7 series in your pics.

Oh the e65 740i. Its got leaks from the timing chain covers and rocker covers. They have those independent spark plug tubes which are a pain in the ass and the vanos sensors sit right a top the rocker covers. Beautiful cars though. This one is real nice to drive and was imported from England by a doctor who bought it brand new there. Its got all the bells and whistles. The only thing that bugs me about it is the run flat sensors are extremely sensitive. Harsh bumps on the road set them off and give false readings. Ive had several come in with the same issue. I've also got an e85 in the shop at the moment (2006 z4) unusual waterpump failure. The waterpump runs off the lower part of the engine block and bmw swears they haven't had one come in for a waterpump before. Its only doing 50k and is highly unusual

[SJizzle]

I'm a pusser. I don't work for Fitzroy, can't remember who it was but it was funny as shit. good luck with your sale

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Ahhh dammit you had my hopes up there. Fitzroy is no more now. Its babcok. Crowd from the uk bought fitzroy out in 2010 and 25% of us got made redundant when recession hit

[ducatilover]

Oh the e65 740i. Its got leaks from the timing chain covers and rocker covers. They have those independent spark plug tubes which are a pain in the ass and the vanos sensors sit right a top the rocker covers. Beautiful cars though. This one is real nice to drive and was imported from England by a doctor who bought it brand new there. Its got all the bells and whistles. The only thing that bugs me about it is the run flat sensors are extremely sensitive. Harsh bumps on the road set them off and give false readings. Ive had several come in with the same issue. I've also got an e85 in the shop at the moment (2006 z4) unusual waterpump failure. The waterpump runs off the lower part of the engine block and bmw swears they haven't had one come in for a waterpump before. Its only doing 50k and is highly unusual

Lovely motors those N62s, very smooth. Timing chain cover leaks should be piss easy to sort though, but a wee bit time consuming as always with the modern stuff. Are you meaning the VANOS solenoid? Fun little things
The failed water pump, I am assuming it's an N52 series motor? If so, it is becoming a fairly common problem. BMW NZ are dicks, don't bother dealing with them. '05 was the change over year for M52 to N52 in them, and early N52 are having a fair few issues. The M52 have often had water pump issues too, but mainly the earlier E36s and E39s with the plastic pumps.

[SJizzle]

Lovely motors those N62s, very smooth. Timing chain cover leaks should be piss easy to sort though, but a wee bit time consuming as always with the modern stuff. Are you meaning the VANOS solenoid? Fun little things
The failed water pump, I am assuming it's an N52 series motor? If so, it is becoming a fairly common problem. BMW NZ are dicks, don't bother dealing with them. '05 was the change over year for M52 to N52 in them, and early N52 are having a fair few issues. The M52 have often had water pump issues too, but mainly the earlier E36s and E39s with the plastic pumps.

Yes the vanos solenoids. They do my head in because even when you remove the four allen key head bolts that are supposed to loosen them they are still tighter than a nun lol time consuming is correct. Especially that particular day. I was flat out busy with that beemer and had that n52 come in also. Yeah those plastic pumps are a shocker in the older m52s. Ive got a m52tub28 in my 328 coupe and its been non problematic the past year. I generally tend to stick to the e46s. I would love to get an e46 330ci and supercharge it. Ive seen one tidy example only and man did it blow my mind. Rare in manual too. And agreed. Bmw NZ are dicks. My mate works at jerry clayton on the shore and even says the same thing lol

[ducatilover]

Yes the vanos solenoids. They do my head in because even when you remove the four allen key head bolts that are supposed to loosen them they are still tighter than a nun lol time consuming is correct. Especially that particular day. I was flat out busy with that beemer and had that n52 come in also. Yeah those plastic pumps are a shocker in the older m52s. Ive got a m52tub28 in my 328 coupe and its been non problematic the past year. I generally tend to stick to the e46s. I would love to get an e46 330ci and supercharge it. Ive seen one tidy example only and man did it blow my mind. Rare in manual too. And agreed. Bmw NZ are dicks. My mate works at jerry clayton on the shore and even says the same thing lol

I'm more of an e30 and e36 chap, when it comes to small ones anyway (I'm more E12, 28 and 21 inclined these days though). Always felt the E46 onwards were a bit less "pure". Mush better cars in general though
Why not just get an E46 M3? Would be cheaper than getting a 330ci to perform like one?
I miss my E12 though, was a lovely machine.

[SJizzle]

I'm more of an e30 and e36 chap, when it comes to small ones anyway (I'm more E12, 28 and 21 inclined these days though). Always felt the E46 onwards were a bit less "pure". Mush better cars in general though
Why not just get an E46 M3? Would be cheaper than getting a 330ci to perform like one?
I miss my E12 though, was a lovely machine.

Yeah I guess so. But that lovely whine of a blower spooling is wouldn't be there in the m3. Did you have an e12? Was it an alpina version? They were nice to drive. I remember my old man bringing one home in south africa and me loving the speed it had. Jeez. Cant fault the e30s though. The 2.7 litre 325is was my favourite. i know what you mean about them losing their purity after the e36. They just didnt have that rawness. One car I do like is the 1m coupe. Its completely fascinating. So small but such a powerhouse

[ducatilover]

Yeah I guess so. But that lovely whine of a blower spooling is wouldn't be there in the m3. Did you have an e12? Was it an alpina version? They were nice to drive. I remember my old man bringing one home in south africa and me loving the speed it had. Jeez. Cant fault the e30s though. The 2.7 litre 325is was my favourite. i know what you mean about them losing their purity after the e36. They just didnt have that rawness. One car I do like is the 1m coupe. Its completely fascinating. So small but such a powerhouse

Mine wasn't an Alpina unfortunately/
Our 325iS over here were just the m20b25, no 2.7s. We got the 2.7 in the E28 525ee though and they were fuckin' gutless. I may be building a stroker B25 soon though, but am undecided on B27 or M52 crank yet, depending on the customers budget really. I had a SA imported E34 535 a few years ago, was a nice car apart from the ungodly ability to empty the 90L tank

[SJizzle]

Mine wasn't an Alpina unfortunately/
Our 325iS over here were just the m20b25, no 2.7s. We got the 2.7 in the E28 525ee though and they were fuckin' gutless. I may be building a stroker B25 soon though, but am undecided on B27 or M52 crank yet, depending on the customers budget really. I had a SA imported E34 535 a few years ago, was a nice car apart from the ungodly ability to empty the 90L tank

You sir speak my language. Stroked b25s have really good performance. The SA 2.7 is was a rocket. They became quite popular among criminals back home as getaway cars due to their impressive performance. Unfortunately this led to them being burned after a crime was committed and now they have decreased significantly in numbers there. I love going on holiday back to SA purely cos you can sit at 240 plus with no cop trouble. Last trip was a year ago and I had the pleasure of driving a family members cl63 amg which had been chipped so the 250 kph speed limiter was removed. Gosh that trip from Johannesburg to pietermaritzburg was a blast. the 535s huge tank was no match for its thirst

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