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by newt
Sun May 29, 2011 4:17 am
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: just spotted this, could be a bargain for someone out there
Replies: 14
Views: 422

Re:

tonybtonyb wrote:And a leaking roof!
probs just the seals had dried out :wink:
by newt
Sat May 28, 2011 3:41 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: just spotted this, could be a bargain for someone out there
Replies: 14
Views: 422

Re:

links just packed up i guess :/ was a 320 convert with leather at £495
by newt
Thu May 26, 2011 10:39 am
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: new year, new project. finished and home...
Replies: 330
Views: 28514

Re:

MORE PICTURES PLEASE! :cool:
by newt
Tue May 24, 2011 1:17 pm
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: wrong engine mounts = drifting fail :(
Replies: 23
Views: 961

Re: wrong engine mounts = drifting fail :(

pauldeacs wrote:bound to of bent the wishbone i would of thought, ive clipped kerbs at much lower speeds in e30s and e36s and ended up with bent wishbones.
the front wheel hit head on... ish, and only dented but the back swung in side on hence it snapped :L
by newt
Tue May 24, 2011 11:01 am
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: wrong engine mounts = drifting fail :(
Replies: 23
Views: 961

Re: wrong engine mounts = drifting fail :(

yea i used them on mine for about 2 weeks but mine has a standard e30 steering u/j set up so mine hit when cornering hard so i went for harder ones instead of changing my u/j i saw you wanted a set of e28 m5 mounts as you were using e34 ones so thought they would be fine with your set up! i was tol...
by newt
Mon May 23, 2011 11:45 pm
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: wrong engine mounts = drifting fail :(
Replies: 23
Views: 961

Re: wrong engine mounts = drifting fail :(

craigieeb wrote:Owch,
nice work
:P

Where did you get the mounts?
BMW, GSF ECP etc ?
they were b15nac's on here so i have no idea where they came from, he wanted to try out mk2 escort ones and i had e34 525 ones so bought his old m5 ones were only a few weeks old,
by newt
Mon May 23, 2011 11:23 pm
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: wrong engine mounts = drifting fail :(
Replies: 23
Views: 961

Re: wrong engine mounts = drifting fail :(

Have you checked the car thoroughly as I wouldn't like to gamble the damage stays with a couple of alloys, your sump and an ally mounting arm.... 8O nah ive had a quick look around. cars being towed back to mine tomorrow and ill pull the engine out an see what the rack and subframe is looking like,...
by newt
Mon May 23, 2011 6:57 pm
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: wrong engine mounts = drifting fail :(
Replies: 23
Views: 961

Re: wrong engine mounts = drifting fail :(

nah its just one your linkages with two e34 universal joints,
by newt
Mon May 23, 2011 6:34 pm
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: wrong engine mounts = drifting fail :(
Replies: 23
Views: 961

Re: wrong engine mounts = drifting fail :(

yea was 2nd gear about 40, as i came of the roundabout and went to straighten up it was stuck full lock so just ploughed me straight into the curb, should have it back on the road for the weekend though :) round 2 haha this time with some solid mounts!
by newt
Mon May 23, 2011 4:03 pm
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: wrong engine mounts = drifting fail :(
Replies: 23
Views: 961

Re: wrong engine mounts = drifting fail :(

Oh dear.... Which mounts were they? ECP ones? All that work on those wheels aswell! That is exactly why I don't drift my E30 as I just know I would wreck it. fiar play though with getting stuck in to repair it! they were just round m5 ones with half inch spacers on top, ive got another 2 of those w...
by newt
Mon May 23, 2011 1:27 pm
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: wrong engine mounts = drifting fail :(
Replies: 23
Views: 961

Re: wrong engine mounts = drifting fail :(

i had a sump gaurd but it wouldnt clear my sump :/ yeah those are m5 mounts, gunna hocky puk it i think as i dont have the 130dollars for the solid ally mounts
by newt
Mon May 23, 2011 1:23 pm
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: wrong engine mounts = drifting fail :(
Replies: 23
Views: 961

wrong engine mounts = drifting fail :(

well i went out for a play in my e30 m50 last night, i knew my mounts were abit soft but though it will be okay as it only scrubs a little on tight left handers, so off i went to a nice big roundabout with my mate in his 200sx, was all going well till i decided to try and drift off the exit from the...
by newt
Sat May 21, 2011 1:26 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: i have a bmw 318is e30 with a e36 engine i have no spark
Replies: 3
Views: 101

Re: i have a bmw 318is e30 with a e36 engine i have no spar

it sounds like it could be the ews system but would need to know more about the engine and stuff, what e36 engine is it? what year was the e36? are you using all the loom and ecu/ews from the e36?
by newt
Sat May 21, 2011 11:50 am
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: 9000 rpm tach
Replies: 10
Views: 466

Re: 9000 rpm tach

could you fit a 6pot coding plug, then adjust the dial to suit? due to the coding plug say 6000rpm would read 4000rpm am i right? then the needle wouldnt spin around as far :D
by newt
Thu May 19, 2011 7:48 pm
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: My 1st e30
Replies: 11
Views: 585

Re: My 1st e30

needs the tec2 front end! other than that it looks stuning 8)
by newt
Thu May 19, 2011 1:59 pm
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: E30 M50'd Tourer
Replies: 138
Views: 7116

Re: E30 Touring

not bad pics for an iphone4 :P
by newt
Mon May 16, 2011 11:37 pm
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: my e30 m50 project. update: new wheels/painted engine covers
Replies: 38
Views: 1230

Re: my e30 m50 project

yeah not sure weather i like it more like it is now, looks nice and smooth
by newt
Mon May 16, 2011 11:16 pm
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: my e30 m50 project. update: new wheels/painted engine covers
Replies: 38
Views: 1230

Re: my e30 m50 project

got my new wheels, they need a refurb though so i chucked two on to see how they look, need some lower profile tyres though http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m247/I-LUV-TRIALS/2011-05-14170638.jpg and also thought id tidy the engine covers up abit, few coats of bmw sparkling graphite later and... h...
by newt
Sat May 14, 2011 3:12 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: ★ ☆ May COTM E30s in reflection ★ ☆
Replies: 121
Views: 6895

Re: ★ ☆ May COTM E30s in reflection ★ ☆

hongkongfuey wrote:here is my effort then

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:x that was exactly what i had planned!
by newt
Fri May 13, 2011 7:07 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: ciggerette lighter not working
Replies: 12
Views: 384

Re: ciggerette lighter not working

the spades on the fuse were corroded, works now 8)

didnt even think to check that, saw the fuse wasnt blown so thought nothing of it :roll:

cheers bimanut :)
by newt
Fri May 13, 2011 6:46 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: ciggerette lighter not working
Replies: 12
Views: 384

Re: ciggerette lighter not working

my lighter socket doesnt work either :/
by newt
Fri May 13, 2011 11:44 am
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: A motorsport application for bottletops
Replies: 18
Views: 734

Re: A motorsport application for bottletops

theres a little bit about this car in pbmw i think, pretty epic if you ask me :mad:
by newt
Fri May 13, 2011 11:33 am
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: Engine bay photos
Replies: 67
Views: 3115

Re:

ahhh yeah, i couldnt see it in the other pics :mad: lol

looks tidier without it on the sides tbh 8)
by newt
Fri May 13, 2011 12:15 am
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: Engine bay photos
Replies: 67
Views: 3115

320iAN wrote:my standard but exceptionally clean M42
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wheres your bonnet seal mate? :?
by newt
Thu May 12, 2011 12:42 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: yellow lights diy
Replies: 8
Views: 317

Re: yellow lights diy

what i done with my lights, got my film from a mate for £3 though :P

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by newt
Thu May 12, 2011 12:15 am
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: my e30 m50 project. update: new wheels/painted engine covers
Replies: 38
Views: 1230

Re: my e30 m50 project

lady-lumps wrote:will have to be sunday evening mate as I'm away.

Or just let pauldeacs know he has a key to my garage and just give him the money chap.
yeah thats cool, ill give you a shout sooner the time, moneys here but im in no rush for them so when ever is good for you :)
by newt
Wed May 11, 2011 1:48 pm
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: my e30 m50 project. update: new wheels/painted engine covers
Replies: 38
Views: 1230

Re: my e30 m50 project

lady-lumps wrote:
newt wrote:wouldnt mind some se skirts though :wink:
Got some sat here waiting for you 8)
ill have those off you this weekend :)
by newt
Mon May 09, 2011 10:12 am
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: My PBMW Feature -E30 V8 With photos now
Replies: 13
Views: 646

Re: My PBMW Feature -E30 V8

bought it night before last :) looking good :cool:
by newt
Sat May 07, 2011 11:53 pm
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: my e30 m50 project. update: new wheels/painted engine covers
Replies: 38
Views: 1230

Re: my e30 m50 project

nan means fanny? haha wish i lived up there, i just get ripped for it here, always get "is that your nans car?" lmfao

not sure what to do with my paint work tbh, been thinking about carbon wrapping the whole car...

Adam
by newt
Sat May 07, 2011 11:06 pm
Forum: Members' E30s
Topic: my e30 m50 project. update: new wheels/painted engine covers
Replies: 38
Views: 1230

Re: my e30 m50 project

tinted my lights today, what you guys think?

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Adam.
by newt
Sat May 07, 2011 10:53 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: 10j et-9 wheels
Replies: 22
Views: 709

Re: 10j et-9 wheels

leeparkes wrote:
chopper wrote:I've got 10j rears and had my arches flared and it still rubs on a 40mm drop!
Any pics? :D
what he said^^ aha

these have pretty stretched tyres though, not sure what drop i have on the back tbh aha, could cut the arches out and fit like rivited rally ones i spose aha
by newt
Sat May 07, 2011 7:14 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: 10j et-9 wheels
Replies: 22
Views: 709

Re: 10j et-9 wheels

what sorta arch work did you need to run those fella?
by newt
Sat May 07, 2011 3:35 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: 10j et-9 wheels
Replies: 22
Views: 709

10j et-9 wheels

how much arch work would be required to fit 10j banded steels on the back of my e30, there 15inch et-9 with 205 50 tyres stretched on

Adam.
by newt
Fri May 06, 2011 8:35 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: Cheapest insurance for a 325i ?
Replies: 22
Views: 721

Re: Cheapest insurance for a 325i ?

im paying silly money :cry:

£417 a month, :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

its cus im 20 with no noclaims and ive only had my licence a yr, plus ive got a 24valve engine fitted :/

also i swapped the insurance over, so couldnt shop around for the cheapest quote :cry:

i hate my life :/