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I've done some research and yes, as feared it looks 99% likely to be a failed master cylinder. To add to the confusion, there are 3 M/C's, one main, with 2 ports, and 2 in the boosters, each with just 1 port. New M/C's from BMW are €476 which I'm not going to be paying, so tonight I'll bleed...

Yeah I know, we thought we had done it, but possibly a bleed nipple has been left slightly open. There are some other things it might be, including the master cylinder, which is a common failure on E21's.

Those discs will have nothing to do with the problems I've got, Jon. Rusty discs don't cause the pedal to require pumping to stop the car. Rob, yes the 323i had a vented disc option. Pointless on mine, I'll upgrade to Brembos/Willwoods if I do the engine swap.

How's your E28 coming along? Oh... How about the 106Gti? Oh... Maybe the Z3? Oh...

I'll wait and see how it sits on the news wheels, that will give me a better indication of what height I need.

Dropped the coilovers all the way down at the front. Here you can see the issue with lowering old BMW's, they don't go all the way down. So custom springs might be needed. The rear needs playing with too, but it does look so much better for being lower. My mate came over in his HSD'd M3...

Looks s**t. Burn it.

Yeah, good meet tonight, even if it was hotter than Dubai. ​

Yep, decent enough weather for it too, which is nice. ​See you all later.

Sigh.

I'm a bumclown.

Hate to echo everyone else, but while it looks reasonably good, I'd only last an hour before falling asleep at the wheel and stacking it.

It might well be 6 weeks off yet, but Trax 2013 will be upon us before we know it. For those who have never been, it's a great show and has a very large number of cars to see, some good... others not so much! Have a look here for more information: http://www.traxshows.co.uk/ I will be...

Any more takers? 1. Eddie 2. Rhys 3. Pete 4. JamesBryan ​5. jesus 6. Aucky 7. Kneel 8. Jonff 9. Niall & Brett 10. 11. ​12.

Right okay, I have contacted the organisers for Trax and they do have official camping this year. It's at Whittlebury Park, which is where I believe it was last year. The cost is £12 per person, per night. Booking form: https://moonssl.co.uk/whittlebury/ Website...

I can't be of any help whatsoever, but why the hell did they leave the engine running?! Are they genuinely that lazy, that turning the key was just that little bit too much effort?

No that's fine, it was only so I could sort something out for the NW lot. I'll ring some campsites, and see if anyone is taking bookings for male groups.

This times a billion. If you flick through eBay/PH/AT you'll find bucketfuls of cars that will do around 28-35mpg or so. They're often cheap as anything, because people are running out and buying a car that runs on the fumes of petrol for 500 miles. A guy on PH bought a Saab 9-5 HOT for £460...

It's running some Eastern European winter tyres at the moment, I'm undecided if they're good or bad for skidz n s**t.

So, one week in. It's been lovely, not really done much other than my daily commute in it. Already looking for a few little upgrades for it, nothing massive though. It's also averaged 32.1 MPG, over a mix of motorway, dual carriageway, A and B road driving. I've also not really been hanging...

What's the crack with camping?

Very nice. We need to get the CS NW 3 series together. We've got: Me: E21 You: E30 Oli (he is technically on here): E36 Jon.G: E46 BIFCAIDS (Mike): E90 Someone from Bolton way has an F30 too. Would make a decent photo opportunity :)

It'd probably do more damage than it would prevent, swirls and abrasion. It has to get wet at some point I guess.

Today was supposed to be another mega productive day, get loads done and get the car close to being finished. I came home this morning and was nearly sick when I saw this: It had collapsed during some storms last night. By what I can only describe as a miracle, the car is completely...

So my new brake lines arrived yesterday. They're custom lines from HEL. The quality of them is sublime, they really do look and feel like a very premium product. Hopefully get them fitted this weekend.

So much awesome. Careful how much reign you give Rhys over fitting them, otherwise you might end up with HSD'd wiper blades.

1. Eddie 2. Rhys 3. Pete 4. JamesBryan ​5. jesus 6. Aucky 7. Kneel 8. 9. 10.

Best. Reg. Ever.

I love it. I'll have to get some pictures of the Clio, because you cannot appreciate just how s**t it was. To drive, the E39 is effortless, still getting used to a floor mounted pedal, but other than that, it just pulls along so easily. The engine has a lovely sound to it, nicely muffled, as...

Thanks Jon, I'm all over that.