E30 Zone

Near Pontefract.

Nice car mate.

What have you done with your original front seats?. Would you be interested selling them if they're in good condition? PM me if so, Im only down the road from you too.

Yep that would be mine, just doing the finishing touches. will get a thread up soon. The conversion kits are up forsale.

Good luck with your conversion.

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Havent updated this for ages so thought i'd let you know how its been going. Since my last update not much has changed the petrol tank started leaking where the filler pipe joins to the tank so had to put a new tank on her ( Worst job ive ever done :x ) Fitted some eibach anti roll bars which in my ...

Think ive sorted it now. With me having the dash out there was wires everywhere so i didnt spot it but when removing the dash i took off a cluster of earth wires all on the same bolt connected to the bulk head and when i refitted it i never re attached them :o: when i did the petrol gauge started to...

Tried another temp sensor but it still reads just above 3/4 mark so its not that. Wonder if the viscous fan clutch has had it. should it be hard to stop when the engine is hot? Is there a better way to check it rather than the newspaper check?

fixed the rev counter, turned out it was just a fuse. temp gauge is still up near the red though!

Right just had another go with the car. I'm pretty sure its the temp gauge ive had it running for ages the heaters are blowing out hot air, bottom hose on the rad has now got hot. The gauge is now sitting between the 3/4 mark and the red section. still no rev counter, if the batteries have gone in t...

Yep im sure its the right thermostat cos its the same one i had in before i just took it out to test it in some hot water and you could see it opening so theres nothing wrong with that. The thermostat bleed valve is definately clear because coolant pours out of it when i unscrew it. Im staring to wo...

the hose is clear i can see it pumping water back into the bottle when you rev it. I'm quite sure its not a faulty gauge. And it surely has to still have an air lock in it for the bottom hose to be cold on the rad up to the thermostat. The heater is blowing hot ish, i dont remember it being much hot...

Still cant get it to bleed up. ive tried all the above. i got the coolant flowing really fast out of the stub connected them bk together and topped it up keeping the header tank full. Tried it with and without the thermostat in. tried it with a hose pipe in the heater matrix hose untill water was po...

Rain water was leaking in through the seal between the bulk head and heater matrix housing and it needed some welding on the bulk head.

Still no joy. the coolant was already flowing out of both the heater matrix stub end and the hose. Evey hose is hot apart from the bottom hose coming from the rad up too the thermostat! Why is this. Any other suggestions?

cheers max

Thanks for reply fellas. Yep the heater is on hot. Thanks brian i'll try that tomoro and seehow it goes.

I'm having problems bleeding the coolant on my 325. Ive had the heater matrix off and now its all back together the temperature gauge just goes into the red so im guessing theres an air lock in the system. I thought it was the thermostat so tried it without one but still no joy. when i undo the blee...

Had my heater matrix off and now its back on im struggling to bleed up the coolant system! not sure if ive put the pipes back on the correct way round the pipe from the top heater matrix hole ive got running accross the block to the thermostat and from the bottom hole ive used the small pipe which g...

( Gothydude ) Thanks pal. Will be updating this in the near future as i am getting loads more bits for her!

Yes the Corolla is up for sale at the mo. Here is the link to the piston heads add:
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3146590.htm

Ended up working so i couldnt make it. (djsimmy) i'll let you know if i can make the next one. I'll try to blag my bro too for a mini convoy!

yes thers was one to adjust the spring but i took it out as the car wasnt low enough even when it was fully closed.

Will be coming to this if im not working. Anyone driving down from Pontefract area?

Think i'll try something around 1000lbs and see how i get on!

Thanks for the help/advice. Max

Although making the shock longer would mean i'd have to compress the piston more to bolt it up to the car and would be even more compressed when sat back on its wheels, so cant be anything to do with damper setting. confusing

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I know what you mean its not ideal having a balls out track/drift setup and using it as a road car too, i'd like to have something else i could plod about in as my daily and just use the e30 for track days but i cant afford to run both so i'll put up with the rough ride. I dont do too many miles in ...

Heres a pick from my project thread. not sure if this will help

http://www.bc-racing.co.uk/c-bci07/bmw- ... -m3-82-94/

Not sure if ive done that right. Doesnt give much info for the rear!

Sorry I havent explained it very well. I am building the car for track/drift but it will also be my daily. The springs are in the stock position. I'll see if i can put up a link of the kit. Not too good with computers!

There already straight springs on it. 120mm long. Been looking on the faulkner springs website and will probably order some from them but im not quite sure how stiff to get them because theres that much to choose from. lol

Anyone any ideas on this?

cheers

Just wondering what sort of rear spring rates people are running as I feel mine are way too soft. I have the BC Racing coilover kit while the front is fine, the back feels like it could do with stiffening up. The dampers are on the hardest setting but still not stiff enough. I'm running rotor grid w...

Just wondering what sort of rear spring rates people are running as I feel mine are way too soft. I have the BC Racing coilover kit while the front is fine, the back feels like it could do with stiffening up. The dampers are on the hardest setting but still not stiff enough. I'm running rotor grid w...

Think ive sorted it. Theres a little bleb in the back of the sill behind the wing (like you said DHFiS) and it should drain out of there but ive filled it with seam sealer when repairing the sills before i had it painted! oops

Thanks for your help. Max

Is it seperate to the drain for the 2 vents in the scuttle pannel under the windscreen?

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