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tom_johnston
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e30topless
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them arches are going to take some filling ! what rims have you got planned ?
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leeparkes
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Sun Jan 11, 2009 3:24 pm
What wheels are you putting on it?
they are gonna need to be wide! or 12 inch spacers

Cypriotgeeza wrote:I done both my mates in my old 318is
felt so proud,even tried it with a E30 325i and got put in my place..

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Sun Jan 11, 2009 3:44 pm
Why?????


If you Got "Haters",Then your doing something Right!
CR24v??? Where's it all gone?? LOL
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leeparkes
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tom_johnston wrote:
leave the steelies on and it will look like your floating down the road,lol
Cypriotgeeza wrote:I done both my mates in my old 318is
felt so proud,even tried it with a E30 325i and got put in my place..

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tom_johnston
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Sun Jan 11, 2009 3:59 pm
this is one of the rears, i have only refurbed one front and one rear so far

and here is one of the fronts

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mattm
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Sun Jan 11, 2009 4:04 pm
I think this will look awesome when it's finished! Gotta love 80's Testarossa arches!
Ultra-wide split rim 3 spokes FTW!

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leeparkes
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tom_johnston wrote:this is one of the rears, i have only refurbed one front and one rear so far

and here is one of the fronts


Cypriotgeeza wrote:I done both my mates in my old 318is
felt so proud,even tried it with a E30 325i and got put in my place..

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corkie
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Sun Jan 11, 2009 4:26 pm
wow,aquired taste i guess ,good luck anyway,should be intresting when finished

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Sun Jan 11, 2009 4:50 pm
fair play mate.

ive got a cab going through the same process at the mo. keep up the good work.
"BEFORE I DIE, I WANT TO OWN A CAR WITH AN ENGINE THAT STICKS OUT OF THE BONNET"
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fuzzy
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Sun Jan 11, 2009 5:17 pm
are you giving it some bite to match the bark?
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GrindCulture
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Sun Jan 11, 2009 5:23 pm
fuzzy wrote:are you giving it some bite to match the bark?
Needs to have one hell of a bite for it not to be a bit

IMO.
Not in E30s any more

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Sun Jan 11, 2009 6:09 pm
leeparkes wrote:tom_johnston wrote:
leave the steelies on and it will look like your floating down the road,lol
FLOATING DOWN THE ROAD!

STOP IT YOU'RE MESSING WITH MY MIND!!!
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zaust
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Sun Jan 11, 2009 6:16 pm
Looking good.
Keep us updated fella.
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tom_johnston
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fuzzy wrote:are you giving it some bite to match the bark?
i not sure how to go about the engine swap yet, its a 320i at the moment, but not sure how much work involved 2 get a bigger lump in. anythin i can throw in without altering the wiring? not a fan of messing about with the cables under the bonnet........
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rebelcruiser
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Sun Jan 11, 2009 6:51 pm
now thats wide

it aint rubbin it aint dubbin...
for sale honda civic pm 4 details...
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tom_johnston
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Jon_Bmw wrote:I bet those tyres are a bit pricey.

u don't wanna know....... i had to sell my alfa to get a set

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kingcruizer wrote:fair play mate.

ive got a cab going through the same process at the mo. keep up the good work.
any pics? is it the same kit or the rieger kit?
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tom_johnston
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Ollie_bwoii wrote:
What happened to th eold chromie shell then?
there wasnt much shell left lol. woz left to rot away on grass for a few years......
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tom_johnston wrote:
i not sure how to go about the engine swap yet, its a 320i at the moment, but not sure how much work involved 2 get a bigger lump in. anythin i can throw in without altering the wiring? not a fan of messing about with the cables under the bonnet........
If you don't want to mess with the wireing then a 2.5 would be easy, a bit harder would be a 2.7/2.8 but a good one of either of those should crack 200bhp maby more depending how much money you put into it.
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Sun Jan 11, 2009 7:49 pm
Can't build a car like this without sufficient power to back it up All show and no go is

For all that effort, it's worth doing some investigating into your options. The M50 route is well documented for starters.
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fuzzy
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m50 is still a bit lame. whats bootymans got? about 500bhp?
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fuzzy
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Sun Jan 11, 2009 8:39 pm
turbo kit and nitrous would see good power figures. you cant have bark without the bite imo. bite without bark is fine but not the other way around

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Sun Jan 11, 2009 11:07 pm
Go for the m30 route, only need 3 wires tro complete on the electrics side of things and can be done within a few days if its all planned first.
Loads of info for it on the forum, thats where all my info came from and i did most of the work myself, and i only carry out diy jobs on the car before.


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CR24v??? Where's it all gone?? LOL
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Sun Jan 11, 2009 11:48 pm
M30 would have been my suggestion too Rav, this oldschool widebody kit would be complimented nicely by a 3.5 lump, then turbo it

Not in E30s any more
