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It's a Twin-Power Turbo - just BMWs way of saying it's a twin scroll turbo, not that there's two turbos.

I have twin turbo too, 525D/ 218 ps/ N47 und I have the little turbo on the top of a big turbo. Another construction ).

Lol, you can get new cassettes for them but they're almost as much as a second hand turbo and I couldn't be 100% sure it would fix the issue. It was completely locked up, it wasn't something that could be serviced without new parts.

Are you sure the play and noises are coming from the rack and not the tie rod ends? If it's just worn out rod ends you can replace pretty easy with the rack in place. Otherwise you'd need someone to inspect your rack, it could be a bust bearing or something. Seals and bearings are fixable, damaged gears not so much.

You'll find so many things to clean

Good tip!

Yeah should be a very similar process however you might find clearances a bit tighter on stuff because of the front driveshafts.

@@TheBuildRoom Thank you so much for replying. I'm about to attempt this job. Any advice regarding dealing with the drive shaft. I can't find any videos on youtube regarding xdrive

@@hamburger6133 just take it slow and be ready to get your hands in tight places. You could also get yourself a copy of ISTA that has instructions so you know the correct order for things etc. Worst case you may also be able to remove an engine mount to get things out.

Glad it helped!

What do laser cleaners cost? Can they be used with any metal?

How do you clean things like carbs with so many internal pathways that light can't reach?

Yeah mate have been struggling with time to work on the channel lately for a multitude of reasons, but am starting to get back into it - won't be weekly eps just yet but will be aiming to get back there at some point. Old VC is something i'm really on the fence with, hate the idea of cutting it up but at the same time i need a roof!

Haha - yeah might take him a while!

Thanks man - have been hoarding parts for the '34 and just about to start a new round of vids on it. WA R34s are a rare sight for sure!

Thanks man, much appreciated!

That's great Chris - there'll be a manual conversion episode and some other R34 stuff coming soon so stay tuned

Thanks 👍

Thanks Jeff - Doofa is getting an 18RG (at least until it's next incarnation) so this one is going to get something a little more special. Really want it to take over where VC has left off.

Agreed - perfect lines.

Thanks Fogz - overwhelming sentiment is to save it, so the question now i think its what do we do with VC - if i can find a roof from something that's decent maybe we'll do something with it.

Hi Mitch - good to hear from you. The more i look at both cars the more this one looks like the winner. Rust wise, this one is pretty stripped to start so I'll probably throw it on the rotisserie and just have the underside, engine bay, jambs etc sandblasted back, then paint strip the big panels before some 3k epoxy - will be the on right way to justify next steps. Dave has full recovered so no compo claims! To be fair he was working with my Metrinch stuff too which is both imperial and metric so was pretty safe from rounding off things thankfully (as such he just resorted to sheering them off) 🤣

Headliner went in the trash, too ripped to be any good but i did pull the bows - could trace them onto some paper for you and send it over if you want. Coni makes ends i believe or you could 3D print. Hit me up on Facebook and I can give you a contact of someone who's previously made headliners (i bought one for VC)

@@TheBuildRoom Cheers Cam. If I know the dimensions, I think I can make some replacement bows for myself! Can't wait to see how VC 2.0 turns out!

Yeah lots on there to like - very hard decision between this one and VC.

I feel like you're right there Owen, lots of opportunities here that don't make sense for VC, but plenty of options to continue on in a similar theme

Love the M140 - i have a F20 125i currently as a a daily and have thought about upgrading to the 140 just to get something that's practical but still has a B58. 👍

This is the one - they come in smaller sized depending on what your needs are. sydneytools.com.au/product/chicago-hush150-silenced-150l-air-compressor

Tell me about it

Thanks man - felt good to finally get this one posted!

Cheers mate - its been a long time coming!

That's subjective

Rated power is about 3.2kw for all four motors combined - not a small amount - I'm not sure how bad 15amp draw impacts that so I'd say best to ask a generator specialist.

What

What 2 things?

Haha - yeah it was a bit of a mission - heaps of kms on it since now tho and not a single issue.

Hahaha - what a find! In the spirit of JDM Leno perhaps.

Email me on thebuildroom@outlook.com and i'll send you a copy

Lol - yeah did that after the video - if you sneak a peak at the thumbnail for the vid it was gone, just wanted to ensure i didn't scratch it up first time out.

Yeah still holding up well, as a further improvement you can get better cooling on the motors if you take the plastic covers off which helps a lot.

Thanks - Will try that out!

You'd have to heat the light, remove the clear plastic and access that way, or if it's just a small area you could try to get to it from the back with a sponge or something on a stick

@@TheBuildRoom Thanks. Will probably try the stick + sponge method from the back at some point.

Yeah learnt my lesson on my old ta22. Never again for a car with good paint

No issues at all, but I think you either have a catastrophic failure or you don't. I still have mine and touchwood it's still going strong.

Will be a nice combo for it when you get to it!

yes i saw a video on the gye using cascade dishwashing pods on pistons and it even took off the heavy carbon on the pistons.he tried about 7 or 8 different cleaners and degreasers and cascade pods came in second and top pick was ZEP 505 DEGREASER im going out to bye the dishwasher pods tomorrow fo my new 10 liter amazon ultasonic cleaner.

From what I've heard you have to be careful with pods, especially on aluminium as they can have a serious staining on the surface. When it comes to steel however you can be a bit more intense.

Just the shim pins, not the shims themselves? You might be able to bend up some spring steel, or look for someone wrecking a car and get the pins off that, they're no worth much as stock callipers. Lots of cars in the US that people are breaking.

Nah all still good, not putting enough power through it to cause issues I think 🤣

@@TheBuildRoomI have an axle seal leak on my RA24 and was curious to see how it’s disassembled great job showing a step by step really makes a newbie wanna take a shot at it

Pretty sure it's by design so BWM can sell more 🤣

Hey - great you're thinking of jumping into a 1st gen. Major thing is rust - standard spots are drip rails, bottoms of front and rear windscreen, top and bottom of doors, bottom of front fenders, front of bonnet, bottom of rear quarters, a pillar where the door hinges bolt on, spare wheel well and both of the sills. Basically anywhere there's metal. Also look for any damage to the chassis rails from accidents and look for a relatively decent interior as parts are hard to find now and quite expensive. Engines are hard to kill so usually that's just a maintenance and tuning bit. As for Violet Crumbles there's big news in the next episode that will be out in a week or two so keep an eye out.

@@TheBuildRoom Cheers mate you earned my sub! I will definitely look out for rust. Also would an engine swap be viable - have you ever thought about it? Nothing huge just a 2L turbo or something similar

@@Gunnerlol93Lots of engine swap options, of varying degrees of difficulty. Getting a TA23, RA23 or RA28 (Aus versions - US versions are RA24 and RA29) you will have an easier time on swaps as the engine bay is longer. Common options would be 18RG, BEAMS 3SGE, 3S-GTE, SR20DET, 1UZFE, 3RZ - all depends on what you want to get out of it and how much you want to spend. The old ToyMods forum is a good resource, and I will be doing some swaps to mine in the future, but haven't decided on platform yet.

@@TheBuildRoom Mate thanks! Would be epic to see one on the channel eventually!

That's awesome - glad it helped and good luck with the new purchase!

What would you have done?

Not my first rodeo 🤣🤣

Good luck with it!

@@TheBuildRoom Had good luck taking it apart. Now just waiting on parts. It has the R33 separate blower tho.

Agreed - never hitting the US market meant it never really got much airtime, apart from the GTR love based on F&F franchise. It drives great for a 90s car.