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by martinpallot
Fri Jan 06, 2017 1:08 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: Standard E30 to M3 rear axle upgrade
Replies: 9
Views: 1983

Re:

Theres no point going for e30 m3 stuff unless you want 5 stud, in which case you can simply fit the drive flanges to (available new from bmw) to a standard e30 disc braked arm- the trailing arms are the same reason for going z3m is bigger bearings in the trailing arms and slightly stronger shafts to...
by martinpallot
Thu Jan 05, 2017 12:32 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: Standard E30 to M3 rear axle upgrade
Replies: 9
Views: 1983

Re:

find me the other one, two shafts and the diff to go with it and you wont be far off.

As stated, that's the price for the last complete one I saw for sale. I don't talk shite just for the sake of it.....
by martinpallot
Wed Jan 04, 2017 10:37 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: Standard E30 to M3 rear axle upgrade
Replies: 9
Views: 1983

Re: Standard E30 to M3 rear axle upgrade

Z3m axles go for about 4K last time I saw one for sale and dtm axles are a double that if you can find one/havekne built
by martinpallot
Wed Feb 10, 2016 9:57 am
Forum: Motorsport / Track Day Builds
Topic: Martin's rally car build - update 8/2/16
Replies: 116
Views: 52545

Re: Martin's second attempt at a rally car build

Top speed is 114 mph at 7350rpm which what the rev limiter is currently set at. Sixth gear is 0.96:1 For track work I would say this is far too short and would be leaning towards a 3.91 with an s54. When I ran the car with the s50 and and the standard 5 speed gearbox I had a 3.91 fitted. With a 4.45...
by martinpallot
Tue Feb 09, 2016 1:22 pm
Forum: Motorsport / Track Day Builds
Topic: Martin's rally car build - update 8/2/16
Replies: 116
Views: 52545

Re: Martin's second attempt at a rally car build

The diff ratio is a 3.62, but the gearbox has internal drop gears so give an effective ratio of 4.59
by martinpallot
Mon Feb 08, 2016 5:34 pm
Forum: Motorsport / Track Day Builds
Topic: Martin's rally car build - update 8/2/16
Replies: 116
Views: 52545

Re: Martin's second attempt at a rally car build

We did two events last year, a small local rally where we finished 11th overall out of 30 odd cars. it was a good shakedown for the jersey rally as i'd changed down to 15" wheels and skimped on the tyres by buying d-mack. it was quite a hot day as the event was run in June and i really wasn't a fan ...
by martinpallot
Sun Jan 24, 2016 2:30 pm
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: GKN cv joints / driveshafts
Replies: 6
Views: 965

Re: GKN cv joints / driveshafts

gkn are oem. no better or worse, with big power its the outer cv that starts going though not the inner. usually once you upgrade the shafts the next thing to go is the diff output flanges and you end up having to do both
by martinpallot
Tue Oct 27, 2015 2:40 pm
Forum: Motorsport / Track Day Builds
Topic: Dan's track day to race car progression thread
Replies: 301
Views: 106522

Re:

the diff bolts like to unwind themselves, so will be going back in with some thread lock next time http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a155/Danharborow/track%20car/20151025_131317.jpg Be interested to see if you have any issues with the twist making things come loose - I had no end of problems with v...
by martinpallot
Wed Jul 22, 2015 9:37 am
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: E30 superlite
Replies: 141
Views: 22780

Re:

Those are just ordinary e30 arms - e36 arms have rubber bushed ball joints and e36 m3 Evo arms have the outer ball joints which aren't set back. :?
by martinpallot
Wed May 13, 2015 10:40 am
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: 5 LUG setup
Replies: 56
Views: 4000

Re: 5 LUG setup

The idea above would mean the rear end of the wishbone would be lower than the front which is undesirable as it causes odd changes in dynamic castor resulting in funny handling. With evo wishbones and hubs and eccentric bushes you shouldn't have any issues with un-centered wheels
by martinpallot
Thu Apr 09, 2015 10:18 pm
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: e30 vert 3.0 diesel
Replies: 37
Views: 3836

Re: e30 vert 3.0 diesel

This looks interesting - would like to know what gearbox and clutch/flywheel you used and if you have it running on the standard ecu and drive by wire setup?
by martinpallot
Tue Apr 07, 2015 12:59 pm
Forum: Genuine BMW Parts Dept - Cotswold BMW
Topic: Price Please
Replies: 1
Views: 166

Price Please

33411131063

thanks

Martin
by martinpallot
Sun Mar 22, 2015 8:55 pm
Forum: Genuine BMW Parts Dept - Cotswold BMW
Topic: Price please
Replies: 1
Views: 169

Price please

2 of 33411095772 please

Thanks

Martin
by martinpallot
Mon Jan 19, 2015 1:20 pm
Forum: Genuine BMW Parts Dept - Cotswold BMW
Topic: Price please
Replies: 1
Views: 174

Price please

21511223302
21517570284
23111224845

Thanks

Martin
by martinpallot
Mon Jan 12, 2015 2:48 pm
Forum: Motorsport / Track Day Builds
Topic: Martin's rally car build - update 8/2/16
Replies: 116
Views: 52545

Re: Martin's second attempt at a rally car build

In car footage of the second from last stage of the 2014 jersey rally

by martinpallot
Wed Jan 07, 2015 3:34 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: E30 5 Stud the over complicated wrong'un way.
Replies: 14
Views: 1561

Re: E30 5 Stud the over complicated wrong'un way.

How does your front solution for the bearing sleeve differ from this setup?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-E30-5-lug ... 3cee581e1c
by martinpallot
Wed Dec 17, 2014 2:03 pm
Forum: Motorsport / Track Day Builds
Topic: Martin's rally car build - update 8/2/16
Replies: 116
Views: 52545

Re: Martin's second attempt at a rally car build

Video below from 2014 Jersey rally which we finished in 21st out of 81 starters Largely uneventful with the exception of the gearbox oil cooler splitting at the start of the event, we cut the lines and bridged them to continue Bolts came out of right rear caliper bracket, lucky one of them just abou...
by martinpallot
Fri Nov 14, 2014 12:48 pm
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: Converting E30 LSD 4.4 Diff to 3.64
Replies: 8
Views: 590

Re: Converting E30 LSD 4.4 Diff to 3.64

N-Gen wrote:what was said above is correct information, the 4.45 and 4.27 diffs were all small case.
4.45's came in e28's in medium case and are a direct swap into an e30
by martinpallot
Fri Nov 14, 2014 12:44 pm
Forum: Motorsport / Track Day Builds
Topic: Track or Rally Car Build Costs - how much have you spent ?
Replies: 17
Views: 9984

Re: Track or Rally Car Build Costs - how much have you spent

How does the cage looked compromised? Why would rally suspension be heavier? You wont be using a fan on track so that hardly a priority Why would you need to change the coilovers? the whole point in coilovers is that the springs can be swapped easily and cheaply. The cas is set up for tarmac so so t...
by martinpallot
Thu Nov 13, 2014 6:36 pm
Forum: Motorsport / Track Day Builds
Topic: Track or Rally Car Build Costs - how much have you spent ?
Replies: 17
Views: 9984

Re: Track or Rally Car Build Costs - how much have you spent

Track car and rally car will have very different budgets - also depends on how much of the work is farmed out and how much is done yourself. at a guess i would say I've sunk around 30k into my car as it is now. This would be double had i not done it all myself. Would realistically see about half bac...
by martinpallot
Tue Nov 11, 2014 12:08 pm
Forum: Genuine BMW Parts Dept - Cotswold BMW
Topic: Prices please
Replies: 3
Views: 268

Re: Prices please

Thanks please can you send me the parts breakdown with prices to mjlpallot@gmail.com
by martinpallot
Mon Nov 10, 2014 1:09 pm
Forum: Genuine BMW Parts Dept - Cotswold BMW
Topic: Prices please
Replies: 3
Views: 268

Prices please

11211706855
11212241940
11211717782
11211706864
11241404133
11311403081
11311403367

Thanks
by martinpallot
Fri Sep 12, 2014 11:25 am
Forum: Other BMW Chat
Topic: Anyone breaking an e34/e32/e24/e28?
Replies: 0
Views: 178

Anyone breaking an e34/e32/e24/e28?

Must be m30 3.5 - need the inner and outer rear drive flanges. Preferably someone with some brain power to remove them without wrecking them!
by martinpallot
Thu Sep 04, 2014 4:12 pm
Forum: Motorsport / Track Day Builds
Topic: Dan's track day to race car progression thread
Replies: 301
Views: 106522

Re:

Be interested to see if you have any issues with the twist making things come loose - I had no end of problems with vibrations making everything at the back come loose. I've had to install schnoor washers and lockwire everything. Hopefully it's problem solved now!
by martinpallot
Thu Sep 04, 2014 3:02 pm
Forum: Motorsport / Track Day Builds
Topic: Dan's track day to race car progression thread
Replies: 301
Views: 106522

Re:

Take it you've braced to the diff? Have you solid mounted the rest of it too?
by martinpallot
Thu Sep 04, 2014 3:00 pm
Forum: Motorsport / Track Day
Topic: E30 M3 bodykit
Replies: 7
Views: 1662

Re:

If your going rallying, then spend the money on parts that will keep the car reliable and improve performance, not on fibreglass tat which will weigh the car down, make it slower and spider web and fall off once you twat the rear end on a hay bail
by martinpallot
Fri Jun 27, 2014 1:21 pm
Forum: Motorsport / Track Day Builds
Topic: Martin's rally car build - update 8/2/16
Replies: 116
Views: 52545

Re: Martin's second attempt at a rally car build

A video from last october
by martinpallot
Tue May 27, 2014 1:07 pm
Forum: Genuine BMW Parts Dept - Cotswold BMW
Topic: Prop centre bearing
Replies: 1
Views: 196

Prop centre bearing

Part number 26121226723

Thanks
by martinpallot
Tue May 13, 2014 11:01 am
Forum: Genuine BMW Parts Dept - Cotswold BMW
Topic: S50B30 conrod shells
Replies: 5
Views: 344

Re: S50B30 conrod shells

Great thanks, can you deduct vat as order is going to jersey?
by martinpallot
Mon May 12, 2014 4:46 pm
Forum: Genuine BMW Parts Dept - Cotswold BMW
Topic: S50B30 conrod shells
Replies: 5
Views: 344

Re: S50B30 conrod shells

Part nos

11241404133

11241404688
by martinpallot
Mon May 12, 2014 4:08 pm
Forum: Genuine BMW Parts Dept - Cotswold BMW
Topic: S50B30 conrod shells
Replies: 5
Views: 344

Re: S50B30 conrod shells

Engine was fitted to a 1994 e36 m3 3.0 - don't have vin nos or anything like that
by martinpallot
Fri May 09, 2014 10:24 pm
Forum: Genuine BMW Parts Dept - Cotswold BMW
Topic: S50B30 conrod shells
Replies: 5
Views: 344

S50B30 conrod shells

6 blue and 6 red please-standard size.

Thanks
by martinpallot
Sun Apr 27, 2014 8:12 pm
Forum: Motorsport / Track Day Builds
Topic: Martin's rally car build - update 8/2/16
Replies: 116
Views: 52545

Re: Martin's second attempt at a rally car build

Been a while side I updated this - didn't do anything with the car after the Jersey rally, I knew there was a list of things that really needed sorting so sort of buried my ahead in the sand for a bit. Couple of weeks ago decided it was time to crack on with it. First thing was to pull the motor out...
by martinpallot
Sat Feb 01, 2014 9:44 pm
Forum: Engine Swaps / Forced Induction General Chat
Topic: My E30 M3 S85 V10 Swap
Replies: 409
Views: 139814

Re:

looks great but how is it going to steer with the rack moved forward? the ackerman is going to be crazy!
by martinpallot
Wed Oct 16, 2013 10:14 pm
Forum: Motorsport / Track Day Builds
Topic: Martin's rally car build - update 8/2/16
Replies: 116
Views: 52545

Re: Martin's second attempt at a rally car build

Couple of photos courtesy of JJ Gallagher ImageImage