Here's a few pics of me motah - she don't scrub up badly.

[m3ben05]

Were taking our group A around easter time and im going with my cecotto on the zone trip so may see you there!

Shame they wouldnt fit under 16's i need a decent set of brakes!

[ian332isport]

Were taking our group A around easter time and im going with my cecotto on the zone trip so may see you there!

Shame they wouldnt fit under 16's i need a decent set of brakes!

Diameter wise, they may well fit under a 16" rim. The biggest problem is clearance between the front face of the caliper and the back of the wheel spokes.

Here's a better shot of the brakes (taken just after I originally fitted them, but before it was lowered).

[m3ben05]

Thats good to know Ian, im guessing yours are 17's?

Just looked on there site, they dont seem to do a kit for the M3

[Dan318-is]

Thats good to know Ian, im guessing yours are 17's?

Just looked on there site, they dont seem to do a kit for the M3

i think they 18s mate

[ian332isport]

Thats good to know Ian, im guessing yours are 17's?

Yes they are 17" - 7.5x17"

Just looked on there site, they dont seem to do a kit for the M3

Pretty sure they do.



You could also try Godspeed (http://www.godspeedbrakes.co.uk/). The owner has an E30 M3 race car and I'm pretty sure he does kits for the M3 (cheaper than Mov'it).

Ian.

[m3ben05]

wow, Godspeed do a 4 pot kit with 325mm disks for only 700

[philn]

I can only see the front of your car in the 2nd picture, there's a pretty nice sport in all the others though.

[RCWells]

Ian, it's been said in so many ways, but your car is incredible. Very clean work all the way around and very tasteful as well. Definitely an E30 to aspire to in many respects.

Kudos!

[ian332isport]

I can only see the front of your car in the 2nd picture, there's a pretty nice sport in all the others though.

Cheers Phil

I had to read that a few times before I twigged

Have you sold that M5 to Ste yet

Ian.

[philn]

I've given in Ian.

Been out car hunting this morning. I've come to realise I can't own a fwd car, and that all VW dealers are nobs.

Looking for another e30.

[Karan]

I've given in Ian.

Been out car hunting this morning. I've come to realise I can't own a fwd car, and that all VW dealers are nobs.

Looking for another e30.

looking awesome Ian!!!

fancy buying the sport back phil?

[philn]

Just got another Karan. Exactly the same as GUG, except the leather and the engine!

I am loving it, a lot easier to slide around the M5.

Ian I'll have you a race at weekend, Mine's got a K&N.

[ian332isport]

Ian I'll have you a race at weekend, Mine's got a K&N.

Phil,

Should be faily even then. I've got a K&N as well

[Simon]

Love your car Ian, always admired since the first time I saw it an a mag, still had the M20 then?

Your car is a definite roll model for others to follow!

I think I'm also known for picking faults, the only things I can say is, you could have shaken your passenger mate before taking the pics!!

[Andy325i]

Ian, it looks as stunning as ever



This shot is almost pornographic dude!



Andy

[Jhonno]

what master cylinder are you running with those brakes?

how does the hydraulic system all mount up?

do you have any pics of where the servo used to be? what happens to the hole where the servo was?

never seen a hydraulic setup in person other than the few pics of your engine so trying to get an idea of what bits i need and how to mount it up..

[ian332isport]

what master cylinder are you running with those brakes?

how does the hydraulic system all mount up?

do you have any pics of where the servo used to be? what happens to the hole where the servo was?

never seen a hydraulic setup in person other than the few pics of your engine so trying to get an idea of what bits i need and how to mount it up..

Jhonno,

The master cylinder is the 25mm one from an E32 750i.

The main part of the hydraulic servo simply bolts in place of the original vacuum servo. Same sized hole and mounting bolts etc. Here's a very early picture when I was trial fitting things.



That picture shows the standard E30 master cylinder and an E32 7 series hydraulic booster unit. I later swapped this for the E23 7 series unit as it's shorter (It's not actually shorter, but more of the cylinder is inside the car so it gives more clearance). Here's a picture that shows the difference between the E23 and E32 booster.



In the first picture above, you can also see the large fluid reservior that the system uses. You can mount this wherever you can find space really. The only other part of the system is the valve block with the pressure accumulator. I don't have any good pictures of this installed, but here's a picture I found that shows it (and the rest of the parts).



Here's a picture that shows my setup from above.



Ian.

[Jhonno]

Dude you are a legend!!

That explains it perfectly to me, and now i've seen it i understand how it works

I will reply to the pm with the wiring colours etc once i have the e30 part of the loom.. i've got the e36 m3 interior side already. Its difficult to get to a scrappy during uni term time

[iil325i]

phat this is the best e30, i just wish i could have it, or could build one like this, its just tops

[Splondike]

The best E30 around for me. Simply because it looks like it rolled out of the factory like it.... (yesterday)

Superb as always Ian.

[LowLevel]

Any more pics of this car?!

[agreen]

Car looks amazing matey.

[JGG1]

Mint mate!! Love it!!

[Simon13]

Any more pics of this car?!

yeah bmw car mag this month!

[SidewaysScouser]

Forget car of the month, or for that matter car of the year - this is the finest car here. Bar none. I just wish I had the mechanical ability to even attempt something similar!

[Andyboy]

And the Feb 2008 Brown Nose award goes to..............

[Nemo]

Big respect for having the talent to make it and kept it looking soooo damn good.

What sort of power is it running?

Any idea of performance figures? ie 0 - 60, 1/4 mile etc

[diamondblack77]

cracking sport ian and in my fav colour, nice one

[bmwbreaker]

wow wasnt expecting to see that engine in the bay!!!

looks A1 a credit to you

[LowLevel]

Can we see some more pics? I definitely would love to see some more!!!

[blyoss]

What seats are they?

Standard Sport seats, but I had them re-trimmed in lots of Dead Cow 8)

Ian.

Slightly of subject, but i notice you said you got the seats retrimmed. Could you tell me where you got this job done and how much it cost.

P.S stunning look car mate

[ian332isport]

Blimey ! You did well to find this old thread. It was started back in 2005

There's not really much to show on the car really. It still looks pretty much the same as in the pictures above (apart from the smoked Hellas).

You can see my stereo install and suspension rebuild in these threads:

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... ic&t=71452
http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... ic&t=30618
http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... ic&t=34663

Any idea of performance figures? ie 0 - 60, 1/4 mile etc

0 - 60 is about 5.5 secs in the dry. It's been measured at 5.8 secs on wet concrete (Bruntingthorpe). My best 1/4 mile is 13.8 seconds at a little over 100 mph. That was fully loaded with interior and stereo (and a rather portly driver).

Slightly of subject, but i notice you said you got the seats retrimmed. Could you tell me where you got this job done and how much it cost.

It was done by a place in Hove (near Brighton) called the Trimming Centre ( http://www.thetrimmingcentre.co.uk ). It wasn't cheap, but it was done with very good quality (Bridge of Weir - http://www.bowleather.co.uk ) leather. I think it cost around £1500, but that was quite a few years ago. A lot of the extra cost was to have the door cards done as well.

Cheers,

Ian.

[iMAGiNE]

Oh my God... your car is amazing... I have nothing else to say... I'm from Romania and I was thinking of buying and restaurating an E30 but I haven't got any funds by now because I'm a student... maybe the future will be nice with me

[blyoss]

Forgive my ignorance, but which engine have you put in yours. Your car looks amazing, im not going to lie, that look so good, how much did the whole engine upgrade cost you?

[ian332isport]

Forgive my ignorance, but which engine have you put in yours. Your car looks amazing, im not going to lie, that look so good, how much did the whole engine upgrade cost you?

It's an S50B32 enigne from an E36 M3 Evo (1998). Including the engine and 6 speed box, it cost around 7K to complete (back in 2002/2003)