E30 Zone

Thanks eamo, it all comes in useful.

A previous owner of a few E30's, the last being a 325i Sport, but now looking for an M3.

Just looking for some M3 specific 'buyers guide' info if anyone can help?

Thanks guys.
Phil

http://www.rallydesign.co.uk/catalog/index.php?cPath=562_563_564 These fellas, really helpful. They sent me the wrong bracket the first time, but soon got the correct item out overnight. I think it's a guy called Mark? who designs the brake conversions using willwood components, they are very well ...

Will they fit under the 15Ãƒ”šÃ¢â‚¬a wheels??? and how much?? After a few track days on standard calipers, ate power discs and pagid fast road pads, i opted for a big brake upgrade. The previous set up was adequate, but i felt it needed improvement. I fitted the Wilwood Midilite kit and it made a h...

After a few track days on standard calipers, ate power discs and pagid fast road pads, i opted for a big brake upgrade. The previous set up was adequate, but i felt it needed improvement. I fitted the Wilwood Midilite kit and it made a huge difference, much more powerful setup and a much later braki...

agent006 wrote:You can never be too stiff.

Please note this advice also applies to track cars.

lol...........

Just buy my car Sal, it's all sorted!! To be honest, it takes a while to get to know the circuit, i don't know which one you were doing but the GP is the biggest and fastest. I find that in the dry mine will tend to understeer...........there is not enough feel and steering precision in an old E30, ...

Just wanted to post my thoughts. It does depend on whether you are using polish or wax to some degree. If the paintwork is hot polish will dry as soon as it hits the surface and won't spread evenly and the thicker parts you end up with are more difficult to buff away. When using a wax, as already sa...

Aico wrote:How is your math skill? Topmounts are 50pounds I believe. 800+100=900. 900+VAT=over 1000pounds.

Are you struggling with the VAT calculation, I'll help you out, it's Ãƒ”šÃ‚£1057.50.

I can tell you what i have found on my 325 Sport on track, but as anyone will tell you, any road car setup is a compromise on track and a full track setup on the road is just dangerous!! :clin: I tried the H&R cup kit with old standard ARBs on track and then again after fitting the H&R ARBs with new...

I have been looking into Leda suspension myself.

Try Leda themselves for the servicing: http://www.leda.com/index.htm

Unless anyone has a better suggestion

Glad to hear you enjoyed yourself.

I really wanted to get up there yesterday, but alas, work kept me busy all day.

They are certainly addictive, and if you get a dry day at Silverstone you'll be grinning even more.

What circuit were you using, Grand Prix, National or International?

Fair enough Sal.

I will try and get up to see you on Monday.

Yeah, i think that is the way to go. Let someone else foot the bill, a bit like the bargain someone will get when i sell mine :cry: Leda coilovers would be the way i would go, hand built in the UK and i have read they are as little as Ãƒ”šÃ‚£50 to rebuild!! All i need to do now is decide what to get...

8O most corners flat out at silverstone 8O either you drive really slow therefore flat ou is not very fast or you are a nutter !!! LOL - come down next time i'm there and i'll show you what i mean. On the last track day a couple of weeks ago my mate who drives a 996 GT3 RS was behind having a right...

I agree with some of what you say. It has been great for learning, it's tough and reliable and wouldn't have been the end of the world if i had stuffed it into a wall. These were all reasons why i chose to use it in the first place. I do now feel that it is holding me back from honing my driving ski...

i have just got back from my first silverstone full GP circuit experience - apart from the bloody awful traffic on the A43 going home i had a good day (DONT USE THE A43 NEAR TOWCESTER-SILVERSTONE IT TOOK ME ONE HOUR TO DO 3 MILES !!! :( ) Silverstone is a very challenging circuit - i was very scare...

As usual Giles manages to sum things up nice and succinct.

If i get time in the afternoon Sal I will pop up and see you.

I should probably give you your strut brace back

As Karl says, take it at your own pace. When i first started at Silverstone i had professional tuition. This not only helped learn the circuit and correct line, but it also gives you confidence to push the car a little harder in places where your road driving judgement will probably tell you otherwi...

Hi Sal, Thought i better tell you what i have found running my E30 at Silverstone over the last few months. I always do the GP circuit and do approx 4 hours on track. Any 'road' tyre will take a hammering on a circuit, the tread (especially a new tyre) will heat up and be a little squirmy, it will e...

Ceeman, what car are you taking? I might be able to get to that one, its quite close to me. Who's organising it and whats the noise limit? Might even bring the DTM out to play :D I use a 1990 325 Sport, it's a had a few mods to make it more fun on the circuit, it could just do with a bit more power...

I'm doing a track day at Silverstone again this Sunday 22nd Jan.

There is normally a couple of E30's trying to keep up with the GT3 RS's. Anyone interested should come and see how it all works, it really is the most fun you can have in road car.

About 5mm

Thanks guys........i will go hunting for them

I have just had a Wilwood disc/caliper conversion fitted and it does not fit behind the BBS without a spacer.

The problem i have found is that a spacer stops the wheel self-centering on the hub, i have done it by eye but is there a better solution?

Any suggestions welcome.

Cheers Ceeman, have you used them? I just missed out on a couple on ebay, one brand new and the other one scrubbed for Ãƒ”šÃ‚£36. Was on the phone to the bloody misses and missed out on them. Yeah, i used them earlier this month. Some of the comments about Colway tyres on the zone have been really ...

About 50 quid a pop mate.

They are road legal in certain circustances i believe, such as pre-determined link routes on rally stages.....

I would take it that they are not road legal though to be safe. I only do very short distances

You have pm Ant

So............no one knows then?

Very Funny!!

I have just checked the ETK and it seems that the steel and alloy wheels use the same bolt? They are M12x1,5 (Dunno what the 1,5 means??)

It is probably only non-bmw wheels that require longer studs.

I have just bought a set of studs from GSF and they look slightly different from the studs currently fitted. The new ones are tapered with approx 25mm of thread, most of the thread seems to be protruding from the face behind the rim.

Anyone know if this is correct or should they be longer?

Glad you said that as i ordered some F2's yesterday and they have arrived today.

Any suggestions for scrubbing them in?

Brianmoooore wrote:Ceeman - On the subject of hydraulic headlamp adjusters at least, you are an expert.

I thought you would post sooner or later.

It's all that information i have gleaned from you

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When you fit wheel spacers, how do you centre the rim?

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