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325, S50 conversion? complete car?
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 4:42 pm
by M3Jimbo
Hi does anyone know of a 2door e30 with an s50 conversion for sale as a complete car? Doesn't have to be a track day warrior on coilovers just a fairly straight motor with the engine in an running an driving? What sort of money would they go for?
Thanks for any input
Re: 325, S50 conversion? complete car?
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 5:13 pm
by glenn
pm sent
Re: 325, S50 conversion? complete car?
Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 11:43 pm
by shabalake
Me too im lookin for 1!
Re: 325, S50 conversion? complete car?
Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 11:48 pm
by Dezzy
Jhonno has a full conversion for sale.
Its a proven plug and play set up. Straight forward bolt in S50. FTW
PM him for details
Re: 325, S50 conversion? complete car?
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 12:02 am
by airborne_7
Theres one on pistonheads
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2072195.htm
not sure of the colour though
Re: 325, S50 conversion? complete car?
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 12:27 am
by shabalake
defo not my colour
and i'm thinkin of a convertible
Re: 325, S50 conversion? complete car?
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 12:30 am
by Kedge
Thats been through a lot of hands if its the one i'm thinking of.
Doubt there's been many S50s dropped into cabs.
Re: 325, S50 conversion? complete car?
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 12:36 am
by Dezzy
shabalake wrote:
defo not my colour
and i'm thinkin of a convertible
S50'd cab is madness imo
Re: 325, S50 conversion? complete car?
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 12:53 am
by Kedge
Imagine the scuttle flex
Re: 325, S50 conversion? complete car?
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 3:20 pm
by ImysE30
300bhp is nothing for a cab
Re: 325, S50 conversion? complete car?
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 3:27 pm
by Dezzy
ImysE30 wrote:300bhp is nothing for a cab
You do talk some poo my friend. You will find out with that 3ton donk at the front and 350bhp at the rear, bolted to a rotten Roses tin.
Re: 325, S50 conversion? complete car?
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 3:30 pm
by gooner1
ImysE30 wrote:300bhp is nothing for a cab
I would'nt call it nothing, it's nearly twice what most
would be running now, given the age, loss of Hp. Anything more would call for some structural strengthening, surely.
Re: 325, S50 conversion? complete car?
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 3:30 pm
by ImysE30
Dezzy wrote:ImysE30 wrote:300bhp is nothing for a cab
You do talk some poo my friend. You will find out with that 3ton donk at the front and 350bhp at the rear, bolted to a rotten Roses tin.
2.7 Supercharged cabby on here running over 300bhp, has been comfortably without any problems for a while
Re: 325, S50 conversion? complete car?
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 3:51 pm
by Royalratch
I doubt it gets a good hiding tho. E30 Cabs shake even with an M40 in.
It is a silly idea.
Re: 325, S50 conversion? complete car?
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 4:56 pm
by oldroydsr4
I agree no point in a s50 cab. Also I've never met an m3 convertable owner who isn't a complete tool - as an example in the last 3 times I've visited the ring I've seen one get stacked only to hear the wide boy driver giving it the large back in the paddock.
I never seen the point of an m3 cab but I guess you have to be 'that way inclined'.
Re: 325, S50 conversion? complete car?
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 5:17 pm
by Royalratch
Cabrio owners are well known to be 'confused.'
Re: 325, S50 conversion? complete car?
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 5:52 pm
by pacerpete
oldroydsr4 wrote:I agree no point in a s50 cab. Also I've never met an m3 convertable owner who isn't a complete tool - as an example in the last 3 times I've visited the ring I've seen one get stacked only to hear the wide boy driver giving it the large back in the paddock.
I never seen the point of an m3 cab but I guess you have to be 'that way inclined'.
Alas, most M3 owners are "tools" , roofless or not
Re: 325, S50 conversion? complete car?
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 6:21 pm
by Dezzy
Totally agree. The advantage of the M3 is all the little changes to the body and running gear to make them handle better.
WTF is the point in cutting the roof off?
Re: 325, S50 conversion? complete car?
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 6:44 pm
by dan-t-man
Royalratch wrote:I doubt it gets a good hiding tho. E30 Cabs shake even with an M40 in.
It is a silly idea.
i have an s50 in my cab and regularly thrash it within an inch of its life,the s50 is a smooth strong engine and will never rattle or shake anything its dropped in
Re: 325, S50 conversion? complete car?
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 6:49 pm
by DanThe
The weight of these anchors does reduce the scuttle vibration slightly
Re: 325, S50 conversion? complete car?
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 7:06 pm
by Royalratch
Dezzy wrote:Totally agree. The advantage of the M3 is all the little changes to the body and running gear to make them handle better.
WTF is the point in cutting the roof off?
To court the pink pound which, interestingly, is plentiful.
Re: 325, S50 conversion? complete car?
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 7:49 pm
by Dezzy
Royalratch wrote:Dezzy wrote:Totally agree. The advantage of the M3 is all the little changes to the body and running gear to make them handle better.
WTF is the point in cutting the roof off?
To court the pink pound which, interestingly, is plentiful.
That explains Imy then.
Re: 325, S50 conversion? complete car?
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:07 pm
by DHFiS
Dezzy wrote:Totally agree. The advantage of the M3 is all the little changes to the body and running gear to make them handle better.
WTF is the point in cutting the roof off?
As has been said on this site before, it was "done to put the homo in homologation".
Re: 325, S50 conversion? complete car?
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:10 pm
by Royalratch
LOL.
Re: 325, S50 conversion? complete car?
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:11 pm
by Royalratch
It would be fun to see a Cabrio compete in a world class race series though!
Re: 325, S50 conversion? complete car?
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:14 pm
by DanThe
Royalratch wrote:It would be fun to see a Cabrio compete in a world class race series though!
Race round the drive through? First to order big mac and fries wins, extra points for bagging a hoe en route, maximum points for 'turning heads' with banging tunzs
Re: 325, S50 conversion? complete car?
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:16 pm
by E30BeemerLad
Hero status for a lamp post
Re: 325, S50 conversion? complete car?
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:21 pm
by mattrs
To the op, i saw a s50 e30 rally car go on ebay this week for 4200! But i think you would have to pay upwards of 6k for a reasonable one.
Re: 325, S50 conversion? complete car?
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:26 pm
by DanThe
Clearly not a 'rally' car, have you got the link still?
Re: 325, S50 conversion? complete car?
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:28 pm
by mattrs
Of sorts, I must admit it seemed very cheap!
Re: 325, S50 conversion? complete car?
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:30 pm
by DanThe
Re: 325, S50 conversion? complete car?
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:32 pm
by Dezzy
That's for nowt
Re: 325, S50 conversion? complete car?
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:32 pm
by mattrs
item number, 220722403322
Any thoughts as to why so cheap? Aside from the paint job.
I may well of bid on it but i was to late!
Re: 325, S50 conversion? complete car?
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:36 pm
by mattrs
Cage, tyres, gaz, s50 etc etc
Re: 325, S50 conversion? complete car?
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:38 pm
by DanThe
No idea, ive seen M20'd track cars sell for more