my e30 3.6 td project proper driving vid with exhaust page 7

[336tdse]

well ive ordered a vent for the hole in the bonnet. made up and fitted a breather pipe. fused and hidden under carpet fuel pump feed. tidied up glow plug switch wiring. chrome front bumper and valance, drivers wing and mirror and handbrake should be arriving tmrw got a small leak leak from the sump just when its running when warm but i think ive cured that today. took the washer bottle for screen wipers out of a mk2 fiesta and got wiring done just need to fit it now. im geting fairly close to mot time i think

[town325i]

what is going to protect the rad or are you just going to leave it as it is if you do you need and asbo for your car its going to scare little kids in the street looks like something out of starwars

[336tdse]

what is going to protect the rad or are you just going to leave it as it is if you do you need and asbo for your car its going to scare little kids in the street looks like something out of starwars

thinking about using some grill mesh and painting it so it looks like a huge bmw nose badge

[336tdse]

had a good day at it today. had a hole in drivers footwell so welded a plate in welder is an ass but it done the job. got the wing off. had to drop front of sump and squeze in a bit of silicon to stop a little leak. made and fitted a handle to the bonnet for lifting it off. took wing mirror off. just waiting on wing, mirror, bumper and valance,once there adapted and fitted i think its mot time

[336tdse]

i am tempted to spray it this colour when its done, always loved this my first e30

[Alex]

dechromed chrome with chrome arches in yellow

bit of a wierd combo tho

[336tdse]

dechromed chrome with chrome arches in yellow

bit of a wierd combo tho

didnt like the arch covers at all they just covered some rust that appeared a few years after i bought it.

if it all works out and car is ok its defo getting a full respray of either black or yellow.

[Bewdley320T]

Sorry but it has to be said that your totally bonkers, however, its people as bonkers as you that make this country great. That there MOT man gonna have a fit when he see's wot you brung him! Just to get it running is an acomplishment especially for a young un like yourself, more power to your elbow. Whatever you do, don't give up on any other crazy ideas you have. We need people like you more than ever nowadays.

[jbh]

totally bonkers but i love it... would love to see it up close well done mate and good on you

[robbo86]

if it all works out and car is ok its defo getting a full respray of either black or yellow.

Yellow, definately yellow. I dont know why ut the idea of a crazy diesel car in bright yellow makes me

[336tdse]

totally bonkers but i love it... would love to see it up close well done mate and good on you

thanks mate, time is gonna be short for finishing it now as my missus is having 5 min contractions as i type !
should be done shortly after christmas

[aj_mckay]

totally bonkers but i love it... would love to see it up close well done mate and good on you

thanks mate, time is gonna be short for finishing it now as my missus is having 5 min contractions as i type !
should be done shortly after christmas

Which? The car or your wife!?!? Good luck with the baby!

[jbh]

thanks mate, time is gonna be short for finishing it now as my missus is having 5 min contractions as i type !
should be done shortly after christmas

hope all goes well with the baby mate and wish your other half all the best

[336tdse]

thanks mate, time is gonna be short for finishing it now as my missus is having 5 min contractions as i type !
should be done shortly after christmas

hope all goes well with the baby mate and wish your other half all the best

cheers fella we home again hospital said 1st stage contraction and only 2 cms yet so just gotta chill at home and wait a bit longer

[336tdse]

Sorry but it has to be said that your totally bonkers, however, its people as bonkers as you that make this country great. That there MOT man gonna have a fit when he see's wot you brung him! Just to get it running is an acomplishment especially for a young un like yourself, more power to your elbow. Whatever you do, don't give up on any other crazy ideas you have. We need people like you more than ever nowadays.

im pleased with how its gone im 28 years old and havnt got a days college behind me. the only gcse i got was 1 u !
always been interested in engines since i was 10. had my first car when i was 11 a 4x4 fiat panda farm rager

id say im about 90 % self taught from common sense and books and 10 % from questioning a few top mechanics in there fields.
the main thing is for me just believe in yourself and have a go. common sense goes a long way in most things in life imo.
tbh all the pre electronic control stuff is pretty much the same basic principal.

prime example when i cranked the vm engine over with injector pipes off no 3 injector was blowing compression out of the injector inlet, so i ground a washer down as a shim to put the tip at the same pressure as the others and works perfect

i doubt it would of been so easy with a modern injector though.

[Speedtouch]

[quote="336tdse"]

id say im about 90 % self taught from common sense and books and 10 % from questioning a few top mechanics in there fields.
[quote]

So the poor mechanics all have to work in fields where you are?

[336tdse]

id say im about 90 % self taught from common sense and books and 10 % from questioning a few top mechanics in there fields.

So the poor mechanics all have to work in fields where you are?

very good sir in there specific fields of expertise

[Speedtouch]

Sorry - couldn't resist following on from the farmyard engineering theme with a lame joke about fields

[336tdse]

well havnt had much time to work on car. my daughter is here after missus in labour for 48 hours ! we where within 10 minutes of quiting and going for a c section when she finally came, scariest thing in my life ! she perfectly healthy 8 pound 7 ounces, tall and slim like her mom with some of my face

[ImysE30]

Congrats fella. It's been a very good xmas for you

[Rav335uk]

Congadulations mate.Bonus

[336tdse]

thanks guys happiest day of my life

[336tdse]

well car is on the back burner for a few days ive been busy with this little one.







pics of when she was born, me and milla and the missus and milla im so proud of em

[robbo86]

Congrats mate, on both the car and the kid!

[GrindCulture]

congratulations buddy

[336tdse]

well was at the yard today sorting alternator for the cosworth and had couple of hours on the bm. got bonnet vent on and cut up and fitted front valance. bottom of front splitter should sit about level with the bottom of the rad mounting. gonna have to cut ends of front bumper so they just meet the side of the rad then make a frame to sit round the rad that bolts to the bumper corner pieces mesh in front of rad and painted so it looks like a huge bmw grill

[DRIFTBOY]

This is one of my favourite cars ever!



Congrats by the way, best wishes to you and your family.

[336tdse]

This is one of my favourite cars ever!



Congrats by the way, best wishes to you and your family.

cheers fella, i got 2 projects now

[Bewdley320T]

LOL I'd love to be fly on the wall when the next owner takes it to "Kwik-Fit" and asks the 16 year old "Fitter" for a complete new exhaust.LOL

[336tdse]

LOL I'd love to be fly on the wall when the next owner takes it to "Kwik-Fit" and asks the 16 year old "Fitter" for a complete new exhaust.LOL

good one mate i guess thered be alot of confusion
this car will be handed down to my children ive always wished my dad had kept one of his old cars as a vintage for me. ive got a 1980 yamaha rd250 lc in my shed too as another vintage gift for my children when there old enough.

[Flozman]

Wow, A+ for effort but you should have got the a bigger car for that lump, it is an intresting conversion but not one i can see alot of point in really.

[ChrisiS]

Very mad max..............

[Morat]

So... do you really really hate changing gear or something?
Looks like a very well done project - and totally individual

[grafo]

3600 ccm turbodiesel motor? omg! its crazy!

[336tdse]

well had a couple of hours today. got wing on. bolted up valance and cut to suit and fitted splitter and bumper corners. gotta fit new clutch slave tmrw. should hopefully be moted by the end of january i just layed the number plate on the rad, gonna fit it on the left hand side where fog light should be.