E30 Zone

Posted: **Mon Jan 21, 2008 5:31 pm**

Hey folk im mark from falkirk just picked myself up an e30 316 for Ã‚£400 not too bad at the end of the day

so far it needs a new front wing and the back arches are bubbling so these will be getting replaced

so today ordered 2 front wings 2 back arches and bought a 325 diff from james some progress begins then the respray in march cant wait

quick pic

Posted: **Mon Jan 21, 2008 5:38 pm**

Welcome mate. Are you keeping it the same colour? And what other plans you got for it? Looks good.

Posted: **Mon Jan 21, 2008 5:41 pm**

hammoj28 wrote:Welcome mate. Are you keeping it the same colour? And what other plans you got for it? Looks good.

yea will be getting kept the same colour

the general intention is just to get it looking clean and respectable at the end of teh day and a wee bit of slidey fun lol

Posted: **Mon Jan 21, 2008 5:44 pm**

thats good find for Ã‚£400, well done and welcome

Posted: **Mon Jan 21, 2008 5:50 pm**

welcome

Posted: **Mon Jan 21, 2008 6:13 pm**

welcome clean and tidy car there

Posted: **Mon Jan 21, 2008 6:16 pm**

Welcome buddy

Nice car......great result...

Posted: **Mon Jan 21, 2008 6:43 pm**

Ã‚£400 bargin

Welcome

Posted: **Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:56 pm**

welcome

Posted: **Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:01 pm**

welcome mark. your pretty close to me as im in broxburn

Posted: **Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:04 pm**

Welcome Mark, you are also pretty close to me as well... I live North of Stockholm!

And by the way I started my carrier as an E30 owner with an 316 and I do miss it a lot!

Posted: **Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:14 pm**

my first e30 was a carb 316 i loved it untill a wheel fell off

welcome aboard

Posted: **Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:21 pm**

Mark
welcome James had mentioned you had been in

Posted: **Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:25 pm**

Nice, and looks good - welcome

Will be up in Falkirk in a few weeks so may see you about (it's not that big a place and I'm always on the look out

)

Posted: **Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:22 pm**

erll folks small update took my car to get a pre mot check today

and i must say i was soo surprised

car needs to pass an mot :

small patch of welding in the front inner wing
all new brake pipes
new brake pads
new brake shoes
and a rear shock needs fixed but its being changed for adjustables all round so its fixed next week then re mot

Posted: **Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:35 pm**

Welcome to another 316i owner!

Posted: **Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:38 pm**

Hi there, and welcome - not too far from me either. I'm in Kincardine.
Looks like there are quite a few Zoners appearing in the Central Belt

Posted: **Tue Jan 22, 2008 8:20 pm**

welcome to the zone

Posted: **Tue Jan 22, 2008 8:51 pm**

Welcome aboard!

Posted: **Wed Jan 23, 2008 3:43 pm**

well going down to my local garage tommorow sounds of silence to get my back arches ordered and have my e30 leave for 3 weeks

to get a full repsray all the mot stuff done and my car lowered 60mm woohoo!

Posted: **Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:35 pm**

Where abouts is that Mark?

Posted: **Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:43 pm**

its down middlefiel industrial estate in falkirk dave under takes any kind of work hes curently doing a restoration on a beetle and a old transit lol!

and his quality of workmanship is amazing custom exhaust specialist and an amazing welder

Posted: **Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:50 pm**

Hey mate welcome to the zone!

How much are you paying for the full respray??

Posted: **Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:53 pm**

E30Marky wrote:its down middlefiel industrial estate in falkirk dave under takes any kind of work hes curently doing a restoration on a beetle and a old transit lol!

and his quality of workmanship is amazing custom exhaust specialist and an amazing welder

Cheers for the info Mark, might check him out, is that anywhere near B&Q?

Posted: **Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:57 pm**

Hi mate and welcome.............Car looks a bargain and im looking forward to seeing the project as it progresses ! Antmore pics ?

Posted: **Thu Jan 24, 2008 12:06 am**

nice motor mate, I am in enfield so we are quite neer each other, if u need a good parts supplier or E30 mechanic drop me a pm and ill point you in the right direction

t

Posted: **Thu Jan 24, 2008 12:11 am**

Is Enfield near Falkirk

Posted: **Thu Jan 24, 2008 12:32 am**

lol sorry dude, i missread the post! its near if u own a helicopter :p

Posted: **Thu Jan 24, 2008 11:39 am**

grantfk10 wrote:
E30Marky wrote:its down middlefiel industrial estate in falkirk dave under takes any kind of work hes curently doing a restoration on a beetle and a old transit lol!

and his quality of workmanship is amazing custom exhaust specialist and an amazing welder
Cheers for the info Mark, might check him out, is that anywhere near B&Q?

its just down the road and round the corner from b&q told him i sent ya

Posted: **Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:25 pm**

hey mark, welcome aboard. prob see you about in falkirk, am from maddiston. got a red 318is. no doubt see you around

Posted: **Thu Jan 24, 2008 10:19 pm**

jonboye30 wrote:hey mark, welcome aboard. prob see you about in falkirk, am from maddiston. got a red 318is. no doubt see you around

think i know the car red e30 with black wheels if so see you about the town alot

Posted: **Fri Jan 25, 2008 8:16 pm**

heres another wee update thanks to james the car will now be fitted with a 2.5 straight 6 engine

Posted: **Fri Jan 25, 2008 8:29 pm**

Good nchoice in lump to go in. Has got all the requiered cylinders of a normal car lol..

Welcome to the zone fella.

Posted: **Fri Jan 25, 2008 8:30 pm**

I would say your missing 900 cc's and 2 cylinders but you can work up to that and I'm biased, anyway welcome

Posted: **Fri Jan 25, 2008 8:38 pm**

Welcomr

Thats one nice 316i. Colour looks great with the BBS wheels.

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