Calypso Project Part 2(now with V8 inside)...UPDATE-02/02/10

[FMH]

Shaz, whats the offset on these?

[SHAZ325iSPORT]

its ET-23

[FMH]

its ET-23

Nice one, my mate has an old 7 series with the same wheels i think, just want to make sure before i offer him a piss-take offer.

[god-father88]

wat a beast!!.. looks amazing!!

[hazd31]

This car looks and sounds awsome!

[E30_KIID]

Hello Shaz iv been thinking about converting to 5stud maybe next summer and just readin this thread has hepled me out alot. Your motor looks awesome mate

[bss325i]

cheers guys.

will be changing the wheels pretty soon.

will be putting some 17" genuine Alpinas on.

staggered setup,*j fronts and 9J rears.

bss325i i used the following -

E36 M3 Strut
E36 M3 Evo Hub/Calipers/Discs
E36 M3 Evo Wishbones
E30 M3 Offcentric Lollipop Bushes
E30 Top Mount
E30 Springs

The alpinas will be nice!

What rear arms are you using? Compact or Z3?

Do they give the same track as the front?

[FMH]

Do they give the same track as the front?

Nope, rears are 12mm wider.

[bss325i]

Do they give the same track as the front?

Nope, rears are 12mm wider.

I know they are wider than the standard E30 suff but are thy wider than the hybrid combo of E30/E36 parts Shaz has used?

[FMH]

Do they give the same track as the front?

Nope, rears are 12mm wider.

I know they are wider than the standard E30 suff but are thy wider than the hybrid combo of E30/E36 parts Shaz has used?

When you using the e30/e36 mix and match parts on the front, it just helps to re-centre the wheel, the track is the same as a normal e30 set up, its not any wider.

So yes, the rears are still 12mm wider.

[/// KAMI]

This car looks and sounds awsome!

Sounds even better.

shshaz get the Alpinas as these dont look good.

[hazd31]

This car looks and sounds awsome!

Sounds even better.

shshaz get the Alpinas as these dont look good.

i followed him round the block with the top down, rumble of that and the scream from my 320 ecooing down the streets!
It had a big old drivetrain whine going on too which added to the awsome ness!

[kam325itouring]

Yo shaz good to catchup!! the V8 looks proper naughty got to see it on the road next time!!!!

[SHAZ325iSPORT]

yeh definately mate,got most of it stripped down today,engines coming out tommorow,so should be up and running soon.

[SHAZ325iSPORT]

Right heres an Update- 17/01/2010

started to strip the engine to take it out-

tommorow will get the engine and box out,strip the engine bay so it can be ready for me to paint it.

also take the gearbox off and put the new clutch in.

MORE PICS TO FOLLOW

[DaveyB]

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[e302008]

number plate

[feens]

Looks the Buisness I like that

[Baz666]

Coming on nicely dude are you doing the work or is someone else.

[karimMSalama]

The car look so nice good job man

[SHAZ325iSPORT]

doing the work myself with my little brother,we have a garage in east london and do alot of work on e30z

[SHAZ325iSPORT]

Well more of an update,got cracking this afternoon,stripped rest of engine bay,took exhaust off,propshaft and then took the engine and box out.

then stripped the gearbox off to see how bad the clutch was.....

was that bad that on the edges it was crumbling

anyway as you can see from the pics the clutch was pretty bad

[SHAZ325iSPORT]

more of an update tommorow.

[iil325i]

Nice looking car mate, Though I would never buy a car back after I sold it lol

[/// KAMI]

Doing Well Shahz.........

[SHAZ325iSPORT]

Nice looking car mate, Though I would never buy a car back after I sold it lol

lolol,im sure you wouldnt mate,lol

[SHAZ325iSPORT]

well we have been very busy over the weekend with this and this is how it looks now-

i cleaned up the engine bay and started to prepare it for the respray

then obvioulsy sprayed it and left it over night on friday.

then on saturday we had a little running around to do,then when we got to the garage started to strip other pieces of engine,and then bolt it all back up together.

then took manifolds off and heat wrapped them.

took rocker covers off,paint stripped then and painted them aswell

then as you can see we dropped the lump into place.

will finish her off tommorow.

enjoy!

[FMH]

looking good, keeper or you selling this too when its done?

[SHAZ325iSPORT]

well once is sprayed il decide then.

but for now she staying!

[e302008]

let me no if you selling it

[oze30]

Don't sell it.. You'll regret it!!!

[bss325i]

Are you changing the top mounts?

[SHAKEELE30]

looking good shaz, make it look easier job than it actually must be , good job.....

[SHAZ325iSPORT]

Are you changing the top mounts?

lol,100% yes,that why i diddnt bother taking them off,lol

[/// KAMI]

looking good shahz....Il Be Down to see it soon...