E30 Zone

Posted: **Thu Oct 27, 2005 8:09 pm**

A 2dr 325 with no sunroof??

Posted: **Thu Oct 27, 2005 8:33 pm**

Yes! Don't see many mind!

Posted: **Thu Oct 27, 2005 8:36 pm**

Another light weight special eh Duncan

Posted: **Thu Oct 27, 2005 8:56 pm**

lol you never know andy

doing the trackday at donny last weekend in my mates strada abarth has made me want another track toy.
but must build my mad kart first though.
so many daft idea's so little time and money

Posted: **Thu Oct 27, 2005 8:59 pm**

I wouldnt mind any E30 minus sunroof,
weight saving and theyre just a pain in the arse to be honest.
Never seen one mind, so theyre not that common eh?

Posted: **Thu Oct 27, 2005 9:04 pm**

Whats the spec of the strada abarth as it wasn't hanging around

Or is it really light ?

Which tyres were they, not road legal i guess ?

Posted: **Thu Oct 27, 2005 9:59 pm**

Strada has the good old 2.0 twin cam lump in it circa 135bhp on twin 40's (tuned easy to 175bhp)
was running on colway F2 road legal slicks (excellent tyres)
i was lucky and the owner james let me have two sessions driving the car

Got to say it was the best handling FWD hatch i ever driven and went pretty well was holding off mike in his 535 on the straights upto 80mph then he started to gain but over a whole lap the strada was quicker (mainly due to the tyres)

Never got a ride out i mikes 535 this time as he had the missus with him but it was going really well deffo surprises a few people

Posted: **Thu Oct 27, 2005 10:18 pm**

My old Red E30 was minus a Sunroof, but it did start life as a bottom of the lug 316i

Whats the sort of weight saving u get anyway without it?

Posted: **Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:30 pm**

Prob about 2kg

Posted: **Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:35 pm**

DanThe wrote:Prob about 2kg

Sunroofed cars probably get that back when they rust! I remember opening the roof of my old 316i and the dammn thing sprinked rust onto my head!

Posted: **Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:38 pm**

I would imagine it's getting on for upwards of 10kg for an electric one. Plus that fact that it's high up, so hurts the centre of gravity.

Posted: **Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:41 pm**

I think it's a very slight structural strength increase which is one of the advantages, and why the Milltek Sport boys want non-sunroof cars.

I want to remove the sunroof on the Civic and rivet a plate there, I shall weigh the mechanism, cradle, and motor and see what it weighs.

It's all fitted at the highest point in the car so it's doing my centre of gravity no good either, maybe I should just slump down in the seat too!

Posted: **Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:41 pm**

I spent ages looking for a 325i sans sunroof a couple of years back to strip and take to the ring
Gave up in the end

Posted: **Fri Oct 28, 2005 10:05 am**

I had a modded strada 130TC many years ago fookin quick car and great fun.

I lost my license in it too... for 2 years for speeding.... ouch back in 1990.

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was just wondering is there such a thing as.....

was just wondering is there such a thing as.....