E30 Zone

just started on my side exit - opinions? ignore rough finish inside - yet to finish!

not sure mate,have you got a picture showing the whole side of the car?

no my camera batts died on me, on charge for tmrw

First impresion is that it looks chavish/ricer

each to his own eh?

I dont like it either, dont think you will get a lot of support on here, but if you like it then screw the rest, enjoy

LIKE THE IDEA M8 DIFFERENT NICE !

bmwe30mtech wrote:I dont like it either, dont think you will get a lot of support on here, but if you like it then screw the rest, enjoy

y would i want ur support lol.

but yeah i like it, wouldnt have used my lunchtime otherwise!

That looks like it was alot of work! I know, I've done one before on another car.

I like it the way you have done it - want more pics, especially when it is finished.

They look great on those Australian touring cars (with flames licking up the rear quarters) so why not an E30?

yep fair play i like it lets see mre when your done

oh and that aint ali

Have you just whapped a big hole in the cill?

For it to look right it all depends on the rest of the car! If its heavily modified and either looks like it has lots of power OR it actually has lots of power then its ok. Otherwise its gay.

Ziggy wrote:Have you just whapped a big hole in the cill?

no. dont insult me

Adammcf wrote:For it to look right it all depends on the rest of the car! If its heavily modified and either looks like it has lots of power OR it actually has lots of power then its ok. Otherwise its gay.

its a stripped out 325i track / drift car

ollielsd wrote:

Ziggy wrote:Have you just whapped a big hole in the cill?

no. dont insult me

Well thank fcuk for that!
Where does it come out then? Can't picture it from that photo...

I'd paint the heat shield black, but apart from that side exits are awesome!

it does come through the sill, but its been cut and welded so as not to lose any strength, and i think my welding is prob good enough lol.

eh was thinking bout painting sheild as there is no other shiney on car - althou itd be a shame to paint Ti

Blimey, did you cut'n'weld a round pipe to make it oblong?

Pretty impressed if you did!

Can't really see the point in side exit exhausts myself though, unless you need to do it for packaging reasons, but there's plenty of room under then E30.

Ahh... fair 'nuff

I think the heat shield just looks too similar (strangely) to the fake stick on halfords ones.

Turbo-Brown wrote:Blimey, did you cut'n'weld a round pipe to make it oblong?

Pretty impressed if you did!

Can't really see the point in side exit exhausts myself though, unless you need to do it for packaging reasons, but there's plenty of room under then E30.

yeah split a 50mm SS pipe and welded in sections to suit, also split a pipe to make two into one and rolled a box and perf', almost done!

oh just seen - i used to live just down the road from u - but then i moved lol - pointless i know!

Ziggy wrote:Ahh... fair 'nuff

I think the heat shield just looks too similar (strangely) to the fake stick on halfords ones.

yeh know what u mean, see how it is when iv lived with the look for a bit

Blimmin good work! Where do you live now?! Could do with knowing someone who can weld like that!

currently in oxfordshire, but family in casmberley surrey and ringwood dorset mainly

ollielsd wrote:

bmwe30mtech wrote:y would i want ur support lol.

I meant support as in positive comments. You asked for opinions so i thought some might be positive, or 'support'

looks good
Not something id do myself but i think it looks quite cool.

V8 conversion and one on each side is what you want !!

I think its gona look good. IMHO i would give it a slash cut look in keeping with the anbgle of the side sills. Just a thought.

Looking good! Would like to see it with the whole car, doesn't look like a halfords one too much, they are more shiney than that and look toss!

i like it.
would like to see more pics, underneath the car etc.
looks good

will do more pics when i finish it tmrw

there was one on a Green Pure Performance Factory turboed BMW in PBMW about a year ago with a side exit exhaust, i personally thought it was the only thing that spoilt the car, if i was skilled enough to fabricate and weld like you obviously are i would have gone for a double rear, or a single exit rear. But that would be more for fashion rather than function, if your side exit is more for function (as it would be on a track car) then good work, and i really must commend you on yout inventiveness and welding skills

i have always wanted a side exit exshaust .i think it will make the car look amazing and sound just raw , sod wat this lot say about . will it spoil the look .

id say it will make the car .

id love to have side exit under the drivers side and with 2 slash cut pipes at an angle under the car but i was thinking under the cill not in it .
mainly coz its easyier .
but in the cill is a good idea with the welding

saw a vw scirocco with a drag spec . had the side exit but they just hammer the cill up into the car to make way for it lol looked good for it too