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Nissan engines are becoming a popular conversion now , that one in particular sounds like fun though.

Mick , I'll post some pics with the new dark front end later on (they are all on other computer).

Hey up Murphy , naa the cossie conversion has taken a back seat for now. Still got all the bits ready but other priorities have pushed it to the back of the queue (fiancÃ© , child , house , mortgage , wedding plans.... etc.. etc.. ). The car projects definitely made faster progress when I was young ...

Cheers , I thought I'd go dark to go with the shadowline trim but I didn't want to go too dark , black wheels can look really lost in the arches and have very little presence.

Now that looks super-clean!
Lovely.

Shortly after that came another change of boots.... 17"x 8" Compomotive MO's http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g115/L9KOS/bc79f7ec.jpg Which I then had refurbed in anthracite , which is pretty much as she sits now.... http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g115/L9KOS/Bikesale034_zpsa7f395c7.jpg http://i5...

Thought I'd update this as the car has went through some image changes in the last couple of years... Tech 2 spoiler was ditched long ago in favour of standard 'is' lip... http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g115/L9KOS/M-tec1053.jpg Then she was treated to some staggered borbet A's.... http://i54.phot...

I'm thinking of changing the open diff in my 318is for an LSD item but I'm unsure which size casing I need and which ratio diff would be best for the M42 engine.

Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks , Doog.

Chris bought my Borbet A's for the asking price and made immediate payment.

VERY trustworthy buyer , excellent communication , highly recommended.

Looks like a bathroom window! lol

Thought 2 pics would kinda work here...

1, Rain beading on the bonnet:

or 2, Wet morning at Lindisfarne:

What... THE ACTUAL F@CK... is that?!?!?

How on earth can anybody stand back to look at that creation and think.. "Yes!"

I use mine in all conditions , damp being my favourite! Especially with the amount of nice roundabouts on my daily work route.

Must admit though , I tend to avoid driving it in snow... they're not tail happy in the snow , they're just shit!

It offends my eyes.

Morat wrote:He who does not use axle stands shall become axle stands....

I shall be quoting that one. cheers. lol

Frost auto restoration supplies do an excellent rubberised underbody sealant and rust encapsulator from Eastwood. Although I personally wouldn't use it over the top of rust , it is marketed as a product which will stick to anything including rust and is recommended as way of stopping the elements ge...

Thanks , they aren't staying white like... gonna go anthracite with black detail.

Well finally got them on , had some awesome luck finding spacers too... guy I work with had a set of 15mm hubcentric spacers in E30 fitment which he sold me for £40! Score!! They're Eibach too. So.... wheels turned out to be 17"x 8" , 4x100pcd and et35 , spacers have taken em out to et20 , tyres are...

The hub centric spacer kits come complete with longer bolts , at £50 per axle though they ain't cheap!

215/40/17

Just hope that's gonna be enough or this could be an expensive waste of time. lol

Thanks for the help fella.

Thanks for replies...

So with et35 wheels I'm probably gonna need 15mm hubcentric spacers to get anywhere close then?

I'm moving away from the poked out look of my staggered Borbet A's.

I'm making the switch to Compomotive mo's , want them as flush to the arch as possible without catching or sticking out.
Definitely don't want them sitting back in the arch , can't stand wheels that look lost way back in the arches.

Can anyone tell me what offset is best for 17"x 7j wheels on an E30?

Cheers , Doog.

Sold Mark my Wilwood 4 pot front brake set-up , very smooth deal and VERY fast payment.

Could not recommend this guy enough , quick and easy to deal with.

Loving the input guys , thanks.

Staggered , 16x7.5j + 16x9j

As title , people running 16x9j.. Quick question , what size tyres are you running? And do you have any arch clearance issues?

Thanks in advance , Doog.

Shameless photoshop... lol

My fuel light is more reliable than my jumpy gauge , needle can never make it's mind up. lol

Mine's never worked in the 5 years I've had the car. Got power to screen when ye work the switch , screen jus dusnae graft. :( Original dealer sticker in rear window is what always stops me from changing the screen to fix the fault. Am I right in thinking that cabby's have rear screen blower de-mist...

ps who can be first to say what the backing track is tick tock Well thats an easy one , Black box - ride on time.... or if you wanted to be slightly more pedantic and go for the original that black box sampled it was Loleatta Holloway's 1980 disco hit "Love Sensation" 8) (but that track from the E3...

WOW!! Bought front panel from Darlow last week , it arrived today and is quite possibly the best packaged item I have ever recieved! I was worried about panels getting damaged in transit as is usually the case , but there was no fear of that. ten out of ten for effort! Also , when this guy says item...

I personally like the mirrors, maybe u could spray them red ? As u have with the eyebrows I thought the met' black went well with the shadowline trim , also I have a tech1 spoiler ready to go on which is largely black aside from a narrow insert on top. I've got some tech1 skirts to go on as well bu...

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