PH artical on GAMA E30 V8

[Tedswagon]

£7000 for basic conversion


http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/news/defau ... ryId=22712

[320iAN]

it's also featured in this months Retro Cars mag http://www.retrocarsmag.com/thismonth.asp

[Felix79]

A 4 door!

[GamaMotorsport]

A 4 door!

i love 4 doors......

[rp2]

hmmmmm. i have been saving for a few years and have a deposit for a house. maybe i could divert £8k to having a V8 and live a home annoying my mum for a while longer

what a dillema. boring house or awesome car

[The_Diddler]

A 4 door!

i love 4 doors......

Four doors rock, good choice for gama

[Tedswagon]

I have to say a 4 door makes a great sleeper, better than a misleading 316 badge

Here is the link

http://www.gamamotorsport.com/e30/

[Cotty]

I like the quote from Gama "We are in the middle of building a 4.4 supercharged touring for a customer at the moment with a target of 440bhp"

[smithysmith]

it's also featured in this months Retro Cars mag http://www.retrocarsmag.com/thismonth.asp

And last months BMW car mag, old news.

[SeymourCake]

drive in drive out for £7k?

[German-Whips]

To be honest, I'd rather have an E60 M5 engine in there!

[oldroydsr4]

Not for 7k you wouldn't.

[Si316]

Very nice! What are the Gama racing wheels? Banded steels?

[Cypriotgeeza]

GAMA V8-R
The V8-R is for those who want a super fast road car that can also hold its own on the track. With a choice of V8 engines from the 286 bhp M60 to the 400 bhp S62


Kinda takes the fun out of doing it yourself if you ask me..but i know where my money would go if i had £7,000 to spare

[Jindmahi]

I think its a brilliant idea and if someone thinks they can offer this kind of service at a cheaper cost for engine, gearbox, brakes, electrical, chassis set up, custom/fabricated parts, labour cost, all with proven bhp????? Then they should get the word out...Stealth e30s But if you read the whole article Gama also mention that they will be making kits so you can do the conversion yourself.

[ImysE30]

The kit is on their website, around 2k IIRC.

V8 Tech 1 FTW

[Cypriotgeeza]

The kit is on their website, around 2k IIRC.

V8 Tech 1 FTW

+1!

[e30shed]

Pistonheads have driven the demo car now, new link:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topi ... S#topicTop

[pacerpete]

Sorry lads, come back when your quattroporte has useable brakes and steering

[GamaMotorsport]

Sorry lads, come back when your quattroporte has useable brakes and steering

yes. and window wipers don't forget.

[pacerpete]

Sorry lads, come back when your quattroporte has useable brakes and steering

yes. and window wipers don't forget.

Ah, "they all do that "


After many months of juddering erratic wipers ,I spent a Saturday afternoon recently sorting out the dodgy wiper motors in 3 of my E30s. My knuckles are skinned but my wipers work spectacularly

[Cotty]

Sorry lads, come back when your quattroporte has useable brakes and steering

If you had your own E30 fully sorted then its just the conversion you have to shell out for.

[e30-EVN]

awsome! people just would not see it coming at all . it would be amazing to say your e30 achieves 400bhp n/a but im still stuck on the idea of a straight 6 turbo ,, having said that having a v8 one sat next to it on the driveway would be insane

[pony]

Thats a fair bit on money for a BMW E30.

By BMW E30 M3 standards in terms of performance this is a bargain!!

By BMW E30 325i Sport standards considering a mint one costs 4- 6k it is still a bargain provided the drivetrain, chassis, brakes, suspension components are all upgraded to cope.

Anyone who thinks otherwise is in cookkooo land. As BMW E30s though cheap to buy still cost a fair bit to put right especially if you want to do it properly. They are old cars now and lots of components start to need replacing compared to new cars. e.g. suspension etc

[Cotty]

OK so who is first in line for one?

[nickso]

bit a of niche market isn't it? not many people wanting a bmw v8 in their e30 in the first place, especially for that kind of money.

suppose someone has to offer these things.

[Cotty]

not many people wanting a bmw v8 in their e30 in the first place,

I'd love one

[Dezzy]

Me too!!!

I wanted the one in Glenn's M3 but someone beat me to it grrrr

[gooner1]

bit a of niche market isn't it? not many people wanting a bmw v8 in their e30 in the first place, especially for that kind of money.

suppose someone has to offer these things.

Think plenty of people would want one.

Afford one is another matter.

[nickso]

i would love one too but how many people that say they want one actually go ahead and do it?

also if it was a choice between an m60/62 for that kind of money or a bit more for an LS1 i think i would bide my time for the chevy.

[Jindmahi]

I want one!!!!!