M52 b30 stroker rebuild back on the road

[pacerpete]

Nice diff !

[alpina123]

Very nice

[Cypriotgeeza]

got to love a bit of rear end action lol

[magpie]

the springs are back from powder coating and the rear adjustable arb fitted .


looking a bit flaky


as you were


i could've had them any colour i liked but went for black to avoid a council fest underside .

rear arb fitted and some council spec rear springzz chucked on for a stop gap till i get some more tinker time

[leeparkes]

It will feel a tad livelier with that diff ratio and torsen to boot!

[magpie]

it's gonna be like a whole new ride with all the changes

[SteSE]

Nice drive train setup

[AndyZippy]

Mick, what (if anything) did you need to change with the gear linkage and gearbox mount to change to this from the iS 'box?

[magpie]

i've not asked Yoda yet but i'm banking on the 320i linkages i have and same mountings/bracket from the 318is ...i might look into gearbox rubber mount upgrade but never had a problem with the oem ones ....yet .

[craigieeb]

Use the linkage that came with the 2.8 box,
Dont know if there is a difference between the m40/m20 box mount bracket, but I used the m20 with no problems.

[appletree]

What diff was on the car before the 3.07?

[magpie]

3.64 slipper

[magpie]

the postman has just been ...on a Sunday with my order from BMW .




i thought these dust covers were meant to be blue

[DanThe]

Not from BMW Mick, Bilstein provide blue

[magpie]

i took the cover off the car the other day and fitted the diff along with the shiny rear springs as the mot is due on the 14th of this month and i'd like the garden ornament mobile again ...thank fook the winter is nearly over and my car never floated away or drowned,living on the top of mount consett has a plus side i guess



I love this jack .





i still need to fit the front springs/dampers,ARB and these mondeo rear drop links that can be used as a straight replacement for e30 front droplinks ...the mondeo ones are rose jointed so can only be an upgrade/improvement over bmw stock parts .

ECP part number on the box ,i think they cost around £30




after fitting the diff i got the jump leads out and fired the bitch right up ....time to see if it will diff ... would berude not to innit

with it being a z3 3.07 torsen married to a 318is box i did wonder if it would pull away in 1st gear but it managed and with a dip of the clutch i'm side ways on the first attempt !

so i tried a burn quick burn out and needed a boot full and some clutch pedal action but it span up and left some 11's so i'm happy and the diff test went well

in e30 terms what ratio diff would be the same ? i'm guessing my top end is gonna be quite fast ?

[rich318i]

the postman has just been ...on a Sunday with my order from BMW .




i thought these dust covers were meant to be blue

Billy ones are plastic crap. Is it that time of year everyone are doing their shocks. 15 quid for them boots the rip offs

[magpie]

£15 each boot rich,but they came in a nice BMW bag

[rich318i]

Snap!!! the rip offs

The tits gave me the wrong nuts for the billy tops gave me course nuts and not fine. Total different car now!! with the B8's and H&R set up, brakes are better with the standard brakes, off set bushes next then the Eibach ARB


What spring pads you using fella?

[magpie]

i'm using the thinner rear pads [yes they have two sizes] i think maybe even m-tech ones if such a thing exists

i'm looking forward to fitting the front suspension but will probably do it after the mot ,then pay the rent on 1st of next month .

i need to change the h/brake , the ratchet has gave up ratcheting and the drivers side h/brake shoes need some adjustment and then i need to fit these .



and that should be a straight pass or i'm having an argument !

[rich318i]

Not from BMW Mick, Bilstein provide blue

Blue to look fancy Dan and they are sh---

[rich318i]

i'm using the thinner rear pads [yes they have two sizes] i think maybe even m-tech ones if such a thing exists

i'm looking forward to fitting the front suspension but will probably do it after the mot ,then pay the rent on 1st of next month .

i need to change the h/brake , the ratchet has gave up ratcheting and the drivers side h/brake shoes need some adjustment and then i need to fit these .



did the 9mm front on mine but with the new off set bushes guessing will be a 3mm -

and that should be a straight pass or i'm having an argument !

[rich318i]

no way think be sweet

what rims you using?

[Brianmoooore]

in e30 terms what ratio diff would be the same ?

3.07/0.81 = 3.79

[magpie]

in e30 terms what ratio diff would be the same ?

3.07/0.81 = 3.79

oh that's not bad at all,pulling the engine and fitting the e36 box can wait a bit longer

or at least until i drive it regularly again and find out if both the old diff and the 318is box were making a racket .

either way the next time time i pull the engine,the e36 box is getting cable tied in ....it will be used at some point on my watch

[rich318i]

in e30 terms what ratio diff would be the same ?

3.07/0.81 = 3.79

oh that's not bad at all,pulling the engine and fitting the e36 box can wait a bit longer

or at least until i drive it regularly again and find out if both the old diff and the 318is box were making a racket .

either way the next time time i pull the engine,the e36 box is getting cable tied in ....it will be used at some point on my watch

Try and get a 3.25:1 with the e36 box

[magpie]

no way think be sweet

what rims you using?

eerm ....






these

[rich318i]

your sorted then now !!! with the 16's

[Morat]

You can get new dust boots for the front shocks from BMW.

31321128548

Where on earth does Morat live?

The state of those springs!

cheers Barry i was going to ask about them in BMW chat as i can't find them on the billie stein website .

i'm going to have the springs powder coated along with the rears when the car gets sorned end of next month ,this year gets an extension into the autumn after the shit start to the season i had .

Morat is from out in the sticks of Yorkshire dales way so the springs have been covered in horses shite all there lives,he's now running an lpg powered Jeep as the shite is getting deeper lol

Haha the Jeep is prehistoric but strong. And rust free underneath which is my new criteria for judging vehicles!

All is not lost... Bilstein do shocks for a Jeeps too

It's good to see those parts live on. I loved driving FUCR but the rust was in nasty places like the base of the B pillars and I couldn't flog it on to some unsuspecting victim who'd probably snap it in half one day.

It turned out that FUCR had a blow over below the glass before it was served to me so it looked fine on the bay but was only going to be a short term fling. I decided to put the parts on and enjoy it while it lasted and got 5 years out of it.

Cheap motoring compared with my old Fiat Coupe 16v turbo which snapped its cambelt. .....

[tom325ise]

You can get new dust boots for the front shocks from BMW.

31321128548

Where on earth does Morat live?

The state of those springs!

cheers Barry i was going to ask about them in BMW chat as i can't find them on the billie stein website .

i'm going to have the springs powder coated along with the rears when the car gets sorned end of next month ,this year gets an extension into the autumn after the shit start to the season i had .

Morat is from out in the sticks of Yorkshire dales way so the springs have been covered in horses shite all there lives,he's now running an lpg powered Jeep as the shite is getting deeper lol

Haha the Jeep is prehistoric but strong. And rust free underneath which is my new criteria for judging vehicles!

All is not lost... Bilstein do shocks for a Jeeps too

It's good to see those parts live on. I loved driving FUCR but the rust was in nasty places like the base of the B pillars and I couldn't flog it on to some unsuspecting victim who'd probably snap it in half one day.

It turned out that FUCR had a blow over below the glass before it was served to me so it looked fine on the bay but was only going to be a short term fling. I decided to put the parts on and enjoy it while it lasted and got 5 years out of it.

Cheap motoring compared with my old Fiat Coupe 16v turbo which snapped its cambelt. .....

I bought the cylinder head from your FUCR off Mick a few months back. It's going to be flatted off next week then will be going onto my car in about 6 weeks time (after my house extension is finished). I'll then be a few plastic trims short of a completed project!

[leeparkes]

Nice progress Mick

[rich318i]

what springs and billies you using?

[magpie]

rich318i

http://www.larkspeed.com/index.pl?a=i&p ... ension-Kit

tom325ise ,good to hear you'll be back on the road soon .

Cheers Mr Parkes

[magpie]

found out cause of a breaking squeak ...too many burn outs !



found a new set of rear pads down the shed that were in the boot of a 323i rot box i broke a while ago



new boots fitted....i hate that mudflap mark !





that's the weighbridge dodged for another year



no advisories which is nice ..nine days to go until i pay the rent

while taking it to the mot station i've noticed a random howl from somewhere...i hope to fook it's not the new Diff !

[rich318i]

rich318i

http://www.larkspeed.com/index.pl?a=i&p ... ension-Kit

tom325ise ,good to hear you'll be back on the road soon .

Cheers Mr Parkes

using same dampers B8's but using the H&R springs and Eibach ARB

Brake wise going the EBC and see how they go

[craigieeb]

while taking it to the mot station i've noticed a random howl from somewhere...i hope to fook it's not the new Diff !

You found out what it is yet fella?