E30 Zone

Hehe cool, no probs mate, you know where there is another one going cheap ;) lol.

I used to have an e30 but its in bits now, got an M5 rep (5 series sport) that I'm doing up now.

Theres me mate, but then you already know that, I guess I have 50% of an E30 in my garage and I've yet to send the log book so I could be classed as a E30 owner lol!

Think there's a lot of chaps on here from Bristol way...

This is a bit of an odd one really. I've got a couple of opinions on it. First off M badges by themselves are a little pointless IMHO, they don't really mean anything, but if you want them and it floats your boat, and your car has some BMW Motorsport products on it then it is perfectly justified. Th...

The only asia tech ones I like are the Yakuza I think, they look similar to an AMG rim or topline but in black.

TBH the wheels make the car! I bought it from Andy the mod from BMW land (silverbmw328 I think) and also from the 5 series forum. He lives in Milton Keynes yes. To be honest it's pretty good, not the original paint, looks to me like it's been sprayed on a few pannels, but still looked good. Bit of r...

P.S My mate bought the scabby blue one lol! Well actually it is nice too see if I can get some piccies of that one up as well!

Just a quick update, on my friends hunt for one and me looking for him, I found this little beaut on the autotrader, I liked it so much I bought it lol, another car to add to the collectiom, here are a few pics of her: http://members.lycos.co.uk/XtreamEZ/BM11.JPG http://members.lycos.co.uk/XtreamEZ/...

still lol @ this thread.

Bloody hell a grand is good for a 325???! I was paying only 760 fully comp on my E36 M3, and I was only 25 at the time! Beleive it or not that was with admiral.

Looks like a good buy for 1800! Well done, as for the motor looks stock, but cleaned up. With cars being well over 10 years old and no history though, who knows what could have been done to it. Certainly wouldn't be much over the 200hp mark though. Don't forget that these cars are pretty light by co...

lol @ this thread

Cool. A friend of mine is thinking of buying a M50 325 sport. The seats are worn etc but it seems a sound car. I warned him of the weight being a little too much for the 2.5 lump, but he will be stripping it anyway if he gets it. Just guaging realistically what weight can be saved. It's fully spec'd...

Wow thats still a lot. How about ripping out aircon condensor, compressor, and all associated ancillaries, taking out ABS etc etc?

Surely there is potential to get it close to 1200ish?

Anyone have any idea what sort of weight a fully stripped E34 525 sport would be?

List shows them being around 1500kg's!

Cheers!

Superchip is stand alone isn't it? Or am I think ing of uni chip? That pressurised air stuff makes no differance what soever you have to be going 150mph+ before you gain 0.1hp and that would be on a really well designed induction system. I'll find the article I read............. Lol dude, I'm not t...

Cool, I would expect around 185's so that's not bad. Oh yeh on the induction, sorry motorbike speak, you know they have pressurized air boxes / induction dependent upon the speed you are travelling. If ever I put an induction kit on, I usualy fashion a nice big airdam from the front, encasing the fi...

Hi guys,

Just out of interest, what sort of power would a port and polish, long deg cam (but still road legal), cold air pressurized induction and remap geton a 325i? 185ish / 180lb?

Cheers!

Hi Guys, Thanks for the tips on the soundproofing. Re the shocks, no I haven't got any more pics and I am gutted. I should have taken some for my file of when it was all off. I had the struts off with hubs and disks attached from either side along with the wishbones and everything! I was so into it ...

Cool, I'll take a gander when I get home!

Sorry forgot to say, it's currently a 320i sport. Also them dark patches in the footwell are some weird black like tar crap. My missus is not happy at all, because I keep managing to get it on my trainers and then walking it into our carpet. I ran all the way up stairs and rubbed a dirty fkin great ...

Thanks for the coments chaps :) The reason for stripping was three fold really. To make it lighter and faster, to see what the shell was like to assess whether it was worth investing more cash in, and to fix any issues b4 they could and would kill the car! Under all of the carpet the only prob was a...

Hi Guys, Just thought i'd post up some piccies of me E30 build and how it's going. Changed all the chocks for uprated shortened gas units, changed the springs for -60mm springs 50% stiffer, all the old shocks out (which were actually in great condition!): http://members.lycos.co.uk/XtreamEZ/E30/allo...

No probs ;)

Hi Chaps, Just out of interest i've heard from E-tech motorsport that a 320i sport can have a 325i lump dropped in needing nothing else and you will still gain the extra hp / torque. That is to say, the original 320 chip will remain, the MAF / Air flow meter, no oil cooler etc etc. Will this really ...

Lol should have read the post 'what size wheels' not tyres lmao.

I guess any really as long as they aren't too massive or heavy. Some ppl go over the top but a 15" with 175 45 15 is good on the back and say 205 45 15 on the front with the pressures adjusted.

generally you go for a smaller width on the back, so if your running 225's front and back, on 7j's run 225's on front for steering and something like 195's on the back, also have pressure on the backs say 45 and fronts at 30. Don't go for a massive profile, so a no to 65's drop to a medium profile. ...

Hi Guys, Was going to put this in the tech section, but wanted to know ppl's views on the M10 block. Also does anyone have any idea what sort of power a 1.8 M10 would put out with a stock bottom end, but ported / polished big valve head, a hi-lift long deg cam and full throttle body set up? I've bee...

As titled!

Cheers:)

Ello Chaps, Seing as I have never owned, driven or been in an E30 325i, can someone give me an idea of the pace of the car, what it is equal to in terms of straight line performance. I'm still weighing up options of which engine to put in my E30 coupe, so far it is between the following: 2.5 24v 5 s...

Cool thanks for that matey

Makes me feel a lot better knowing that I haven't killed the car as far as being legal on the road is concerned

Lol that's funny, never thought of that. So as long as they dont think you have pulled all the shabby shit out that doesn't work so they can't check it, and then put it back in, you are ok?

How about the bucket seats / subframe?

Cheers!

Well, it's not MOT time yet, not for another 10 months, but I am interested to know what I will need to ensure I have when it comes to MOT time. I obviously know the usual things, IE they check seat belt tensioners, fixings, tyres, brakes, structure, bushes, lights, cv joints, steering rack, exhaust...

Hi Mate, Thanks for the reply. Well what I did in the end was pretty much as planned. I bolted two supports going from left to right side of the car into the original bolts. I then drilled the metal bars and bolted the seat runners to them. I haven't taken the car out yet, but they seem solid as hel...

Certainly a nice car. The leather as mentioned looks very worn, in which case could only really point to it being a town car, hence the low mileage as well. Lots of small trips, lots of in and out of the seat. Other things may be equally as worn from many short journeys, but for 6k whats a 150 on ge...

Lol I was going to order one of these, guess not now

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