Certainly is different! I know its been said about 10 times already but I think its really cool to look at but wouldnt do it myself! Always good to see interesting new ideas though!

Nice find! There cant be many left with such a low mileage! Sorry cant give much advice as im just learning myself doing my 1st project but you wont find a better place than this site for advice and ideas!

not sure how long its been in orkney but its been off the road for 10years! Yeah its all coming off then going to a guy to get sand blasted and primed before i weld up any bad bits. Where do you get new sound deadening from? Is it possible to still get new carpets and headlining from BMW? Im assumin...

The body is surprisingly good apart from the corners under the windscreen and a small bit in the boot near the battery box! I was amazed it wasn't worse because when I rescued it out of a car graveyard the back foot wells were completely submerged!! The body underneath has been wax oiled at some poi...

Car looks great! I like the gold alloys because its different. Not sure about the stickers either but its all a matter of personal taste! would be boring if everyone did their e30 the same!

Nice job so far! will look great when finished! Much nicer than the Jap cars in my opinion!

Great job you've made of the car! It looks amazing! these pic threads are really useful for me as im currently doing my 1st project e30 and although im an engineer, im a novice with cars!

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I dont mind spending the 6k for the conversion. I plan to do it myself. the car only cost me £300. But thanks for the heads up. gonna cost me a bit to get the engine shipped all the way to Orkney haha! I will just have to see what engines are available when I get home and get the M20 out then make a...

You will get more choice of different brands on ebay shops but your not going to get any cheaper deal than that thats decent quality.

Yeah the m52 does seem like the sensible option! i have noticed on ebay the m52's are much cheaper. But i never seem to manage to go for the sensible options! I'm willing to spend a lot on the car though as I intend to keep it when its done. I didnt know about the gearbox needing custom parts thanks...

After reading up on engine conversions I think im going to go for the s50b32 as the conversion doesnt seem much harder than the m50?

no i dont think I know gibby, is that both E30s your talking about Sanchez? Rarely see any in orkney! I just rescued mine out of a field! been off the road 10 years! currently offshore so havn't seen it in person yet but my mate picked it up and sent me some pics and it looks surprisingly clean! Tha...

Yeah that sounds like a good idea. engine swap is a route I havnt looked into yet but looks like it might be easier and cheaper than trying to tune up a m20! Im looking to keep the styling of the car quite standard but keen on getting the bhp up quite a lot as i currently run a 230bhp e46 and dont r...

cheers for the info. Thers no particular reason i'm just going to be taking the m20b25 out of my project car while the shell is fixed up and sprayed and trying to find out the best route to go down for a bit of extra power. Seems like the main options are stroker kits or turbo kits as well as cam et...

Hi ive just been looking into stroker kits as an option but can only find one site that supplys them and its in the usa and bloody expensive. Does anyone know where to source them and are they really worth all that money?

Cheers