But that rebuild really got me hooked on the light E30's and loads of torque (Coming from a very rev-happy 145hp Peugeot 106 GTi). I actually spun out when test driving the first E30 I had, because I had never driven a rwd car before, and I diddnt expect anything to happen at 3000rpm with my foot down! Anyway I learned a lot from doing that build, but short after the engine was done, I was forced to sell it. Owned a Golf GTD for a while and then godt back to another E30 with an ETA motor. But this one was also pretty rusted. And after owning this one, I got a bit scared of their age and rust problems, because i cant repair rust at all myself.Anyway I've been missing my first 206hp E30 from the day i sold it, and always wanted to get something like that again. But then life takes turns you never though would have happened, so it's taken me 10 years to finally get the car I've missed soo much.
This time i went all in, and wanted the looks to pair up with the power under the bonnet. And I have always been a fan of the M-Tech II's, so I wasnt in doubt that if I got another E30, it should be an M-Tech.
I then found this car en Germany, and a good friend of mine is picking up German cars on a regular basis and importing them to Denmark. So he helped me get in contact with the seller, and we got an appointment with him. Too bad for us, we picked the last Sunday in the Germans summer vacation, so the traffic was horrible, and we diddnt get there till late in the evening. (We drove for 12 hours to get down there!)
So it was dark and rainy when we arrived, really not the best weather to buy a car in. Overall I though the car was looking nice, and we also got the price down so I decided to take home.
The drive home was even worse than the trip down there
We got the car home to me, and I started poking around a bit. And yesterday was my first and most likely the only day I get to ride the car this year. More flaws and error popped up, but it was still a blast to drive
The engine paired with that diff and the light weight of the E30, really makes some killer accelerations. Especially in third gear, it just rips through the revs like a mad man.The engine is a M52b28 with M50 intake, and some custom exhaust. Should be good for about 205-210hp. This is drives the ZF gearbox and 3.15 diff.
Anyway, I better get on to what you all are here for, the pictures
In my driveway:
I totally forgot to take some engine bay shorts, I will add the later together with a list of things that needs fixing. And that list is getting way longer that I had hoped for already!
Also another local E30 owner dropped by yesterday, because he had seen my E30 in the driveway. Never meet the lad before, but I think it's nice that people just drop by like that, to share their passion for these old cars. He also wanted to buy my wheels, which is something I've considered to get rid of anyway.
But let me know what you guys think of the car
So today was my last ride in it for about 6 months...
