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nice one, thats a big help!

ive had close to 30 ppl ask me this lately and all ive been able to say is uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurm........not sure! now i might actually sell my bits on the bay.

this place kicks ass

i take it oterwise it's straight fit?

what sort of work is involved to make it fit chrome bumper models?

as above, the car is 87 yank spec

will tech 2 bumpers +spoilers fit this?

thats devestating news :o didnt realise it was that tricky, so much for glues that are stronger welds, i always wondered why you werent alowwed to replace welds with that stuff for mot, just no-body ever gave me an answer. sounds like this sort of stuff is only worthwhile if your going the whole hog...

not tryin to get into war of words mate, soz. just keen to pull knowledge on this area. would strength be maintained if a mould of the origional boot floor was done? that way all the stiffening presses in the origional panel might be maintained. or is it the structure of the material that is the pro...

v.helpful guys.

thnks for all the input

sheet of carbon fibre Ã‚£90 ish panel bond Ã‚£50 ish and a fair few hours of labour, im time served so won't have to pay someone to do it, i have a friend who works with composites(builds + repairs racing boats) so it isnt dear to me at all! in fact far cheaper than a tow car. why is there no point ...

the way i see it if you want to go faster, as it's the m10 is should

1st upgrade brakes
2nd uprgrade suspension
3rd invest in forced induction

that way i can go fast safely, i like twisty roads ( i live in the lake district), fast in a straight line is boring

can anyone enlighten me as to what i need to swap my rear drums to disks on my 316i?

need to check before i phone a zone member to buy the bits i need, cheers

oop's forgot about that, ill get them up by fri

good point, i always miss the obvious! doh

good good, any news on the starage box's in the boot?

is it an mot failure if the front jacking points are removed

if you want to upgrade but stick to insurance freindly 50/50 weight ratio 4 pot rightness (assuming this is why you went for 1.8 in the first spot you can bung in an m10, this was my weapon of choice, they are by far the cheapest to make sick upgrades to.availiable in 1.6, 1.8 ,2.0 + 2.0 turbo all t...

no problem, welcome to the zone fella.

if ever your stuck for help pm me, altough everone on the zone does their best to answer all messages when they can a few do sometimes slip past the net

if it was your inlet manifold it's likely that the coolant hoses that fit to your throttle body may now be leaking, or dislodged from the main system, its easily done. get under the injection system with engine runnin and see if you can spot a leak there, (BE CAREFULL OF THE FAN HITTING YOU, it may ...

try this site

http://www.realoem.com

it should show what should be there

you mean warped head? this can happen easily if proper care is not taken upon fitting, also happens if new studs where not fitted. basically if the pressure on the head is applied unevenly, the head can easily be warped, just as cams will snap. if water is coming out id replace the gasket + studs, a...

you do the right thing there really, for the effort it is you may aswell try, you do after all have the origional lead to have a practice on and it's good to get into the habit of not missing bit's out cos they may not be needed, this is how most of my major boobs have happened :cry: i remember doin...

im not entirly sure on this, but with basic fluid dynamics taken into account i think you should, leave the valve as it is and get a higher flow pump to incrtease pressure + maintain standard flow. open the valve up with the standard pump to maintain flow and reduce pressure not entirely sure though...

out of interest are the bits you need to change for the conversion prop shaft and diff + selector shaft, or is there more to it than that

brianmooore is right there, he really knows what he's on about. winkeye best thing to do would be see if it runs without it, if it does your lucky + you have an early model. if it chugs like a sick fat lady with tb it's a later model, the sensor is what it uses to set the ignition timing. :mad: on e...

is the m3 csl the e46 with the carbon fibre roof? if it is this is where i got the idea from. i was thinkin of replacing the boot floor, roof, rear quarters + the panels between inner arches + chassis legs with carbobn fibre as these are structural the doors wings bonnet + boot i would like to relac...

yea i figured that mate :roll: if i didn't know that after 5yrs of damn bodyshop labour id be kinda gutted :D just trying to find a way to REPLACE lost strength! i may aswell explain exactly where im tryin to come from 1) i just dont get this, i know personally 1 person and have heard of many who ha...

oh well, how would it work with replacing panels with carbon fibre? we used to use a bonding agent by 3m which is meant to be stronger than a weld. if i bonded carbon fibre sheeting in it's place would it maintain it's rigidity as i have a feeling that if it was painted no-one would be any wiser, an...

mmm cheese

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cheers geez, sounds good,

when you made reference to sva before did you mean i'd need 1 even if i just remove bulkhead or just roof?

would a sva be needed without the roof chop, just the bulkhead? or rather would i get hell by the mot people, there is no spare so they have no reason to go in the boot.

there will be a facia panel on the inside also covering it from sight. how did they regain dtrength on the touring?

here is a rough idea of how ill do the cage, would this design be up to strengthening the rear, i aint got round to designing the front yet

would the cage stiffen it up enough + keep it legal

the roof will be a hardtop, so it' on or off + i would'nt mind getting a fibreglass one to keep weight down. dont want the cage to come above the doorcard level, this would allow me to fit a half roof skin over the rear seats to keep it all neat, it would have to be removable of course. two mx5 styl...

it would be the one in the pic if i do go ahead with it, all i know about the differences between cab's and saloons is the lack of parcel shelf and stronger sills. the roof would be miles down the line though + would include a full custom cage, my priority is the rear bulkead + parcel shelf. it's st...

im looking at removing the metal panel behined the passenger seat and putting a strut brace on the back to regain strength. is this legal? just that tourings dont have it so i wouldnt have thought it would remove that much strength. im converting it into a 2 seater you see and am considering fitting...

there is a kit bieng sold minus f/valance in the for sale section by me.

current offer is Ã‚£300 and will sell today

view forum for details or p.m an offer

im tring to get hold of a digital camera and then ill post some pics

i drilled large holes in the raised areas of the panel, made sure not to drill on edges as it can lose alot of structure

what was the standard weight od a 318i anybody, just trying to figure out where i stand on total weight?

im sold on it now... good job as it's too late to go back ive built a rear cage for the wee bi*tch (bloody hard work) and it's not bad even if i do say so myself, it's pretty light too. didn't want to fit a full one as it seemed a little un-neccesary for what i wanted my vision of the inside is star...

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rear disk conversion

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rear bulkhead, can it go?

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