E30 Zone

having just got my car back from the 'specialist' after him 'sorting' some smoke issues,i was having a closer look under the bonnet.on the cosworth engine there is 16 turbo manifold studs and bolts into the head.of the 16 ,6 are missing and 1 is not tightened up.there is also 4 large bolts holding the turbo onto the manifold of which 1 is missing and 1 is only half tight.there is also loose bolts all over the place causing oil to leak everywhere,as you can imagine im not to happy.if it wasnt such a liberty i would have went down and gave the fcuking idiot a good kicking,but hes an old guy.this is the final time for sure though after having the benefit of the doubt several times already.so if your looking for a garage in the Carnwath,Lanarkshire area do not use Ace performance.
rant over.

fair play mate i bet your well pissed off i would be i been following your thread so you reakon this is where all your smoke issues are arising from i hope you get it sorted mate chin up

go give them a kicking it will make u feel better

if you paid them to do the job it should be done right old fellow or not stick it to them ok so we are all human at least give them a second chance before casterating him on the forum.i have a mechanic {and i use the term loosly}good guy close and conveinent to me but the fool could hardly change the oil on my car on the other hand have got another fellow german by decent trained on the e21 and grew with the e30s he is almost 60y/old he is across town and everytime i need say a timming belt changed he keeps the car for a week but dosent he do a ring a ding job a bit costly but my 323 never ran so sweet anyone in brisbane australia looking for top bmw mechanic peter holzman from baverian motor service at strathpine.so age should make us wiser more cautious and thorough not sloppy so no excuses for the old fellow

aaaaaand breathe!

alright muzz,i take it youve not seen any of my posts in the past regarding my engine conversion?its not a case of a second chance,hes had several second chances already.at one stage id spoke to trading standards about seizing my car back half done,as hed taken 17 weeks to do what was originally quoted as a 2 week job.the shoddyness of the work hes done means it comes back in a worse condition than before with more bolts loose or missing.like i said before, avoid using ace performance.he talkes a good job but the practical is disappointing.

sounds like a complete wanker. i would love for someone to do that to my car, give me an excuse to set a f@@@ing good hideing in to the prick. Wonna go and sort this out? drop me a pm!

no offense but why did/have u kept taking the car/engine back to him then if u knew he was a bit of a tool?

to try and put right some of the problems without having to pay for someone else to sort it.seem to be going backwards now though.thanks for the offer e30bmlover but im a dab hand at that sort of thing,but like i said,itd be a liberty as hes actually a decent enough old bloke

Fuzzy if your looking for a top garage then try

BM MOtors
71 station Rd
Law Village
Wishaw

01698 375146

I have been going to him for about 10years now and would not let anyone else touch my Sport Evo.

In fact the car club are having a visit at his place on the 30th July.

Give him a call and tell him I sent you. You won't be disappionted

thanks mate,hows he with cosworths though?ill give him a phone tomorrow

thats crap dude. grr.

thing is I dont know any FI places round about here

you could try Scott and Co in Coatbridge, they're good for most things, and reasonabley priced

Scott & Co
Gartsherrie Rd, Coatbridge, Lanarkshire ML5 2EU

Tel: 01236 434322

Myself and James (hammoj28) have used them a few times.

fuzzy wrote:thanks mate,hows he with cosworths though?ill give him a phone tomorrow

No doubt you have heard of them, but;

A.V.A.
0141 848 5257
Easter Walkinshaw Farm
Walkinshaw Rd, Renfrew, PA4 9LP

Cosworth specialists.

My cosworth owning friends dont take their cars anywhere else mate

Of course you only hear the bad stories, but i can assure you 9/10 customers are happy with the work they have done. Iv been up to a few RR days and the boys are a great team and know their RS fords inside out.

AVA have a very good name.

you could also ask on passionford for other recomendations in your area.

Fuzzy - You could always take a drive down to see me - Many members on Passionford are more than happy with my services , Altho West Yorkshire is a bloody long drive from scottyland

btw - how are my pictures coming along chap ;)

ah, graceland if im not mistaken,welcome to the zone, your pics have been pm'ed to you on www.passionford.com .paulsimon8 is another likeminded individual whos in the process of building a cossie powered e30

FUMING FOR YOU.

Mate, as you said if it werent an old guy some heads would be bashed together, but still this is not on. Personally my second move would be to get in contact with him, keep a cool head and point out exactly where he has gone wrong etc etc.

I would then proceed to tell him that unless he covers the costs towards having the work re-check, new bolts + nuts put in their correct place that HE has left you with no alternative but to speak with TRADING STANDARDS.

That will put the shits up him and im confident that he will try and come to some sort of understanding. If he doesnt hes a stubborn old git and then proceed to carry out the orginial option, which is a bloody good shooing!!

Best of luck

fuzzy wrote:ah, graceland if im not mistaken,welcome to the zone, your pics have been pm'ed to you on www.passionford.com .paulsimon8 is another likeminded individual whos in the process of building a cossie powered e30

Don't forget it will have full M3 running gear too when completed

You mention that he's an old guy, maybe he's going a bit senile? It might be that he just isn't up to the job. If so, you would be better to cut your losses and find another garage.

muzz wrote:he is almost 60y/old

Hey you bunch of flamin' kids! "Almost 60" is something that'll be applicable to me in not many years time.
I'm not quite so senile yet that I can't sort out a lot of your electrical and other E30 problems. Can still drag myself out of my bathcchair and on to my Zimmer frame to do a bit of spanner work as well!
And I wouldn't finish last around the track with you lot either!
Now, must have my Horlick's and go to bed.

I like old boys, they've been there and done it "got a story for ya son"

I'm young and i KNOW it all, end of

yes but just because theyre old it doesnt always make them good.crap young tradesmen turn into crap old tradesmen

hey people dont get so touchy on the age bit im clocking 40 this year so im no spring chicken but im very young where it counts age does not mater when your talking mechanics only results if a pimple faced 17yold can do the job then he is my man/woman for the job

how much did you pay for the conversion.I ended up taking my cosworth engine out my e30 and rebuilding it due to so many silly bodges.

hi mate,conversion cost me £2600,and that was labour only as i supplied all the bits except engine mounts and a 4wd exhaust manifold.i pm'd you earlier but im having technical problems with this site so i dont know if it got through

iv got a 2wd manifold ,turbo is t34 exhaust side t4 inlet,external wastegate with screem pipe.