Pics of my 2.7 touring

[Templ8e30]

Spec list:

Engine:

2.7 conversion
525e bottom end completely rebuilt
320i head with 325i valves, ported and polished.
Catcam 273 degree, all new rockers and shafts
BTB 'snake' manifold and Scorpion system
Magnecor ignition leads
NGK spark plugs
Zone 2.7 chip

Drivetrain:
Standard Getrag 260 overdrive box
Original 3.91 LSD
Z3 short shifter.

Interior:
Cloth sports seats
A/C
Cruise
OBC
Leccy windows all round
Leccy sunroof
Grey centre console/glovebox/knee roll
Momo steering wheel
Grey dials/stainless rings with red needles
Gauges in the centre console for oil pressure/oil temp/AFR
Genuine AC Schnitzer gearknob/handbrake lever

Exterior:
Original Lachs silver body colour, resprayed about 5 years ago
Standard touring side skirts
iS front lip
Blue top tint windscreen
Genuine smoked hella headlamps
Colour coded indicators and door handles
Red tinted tail lamps
Clear indicators
Westfalia removable towbar

Suspension:
H&R anti roll bar kit
H&R Touring springs
Koni adjustable shocks
Powerflex offset control arm bushes
Strut brace

Brakes:
Audi TT/S3 discs with e34 M5 calipers and E34 540i pads
Standard rear discs and pads

Wheels:
Italia Racing 17x7.5 5 spokes and 205/40/zr17 tyres

ICE:
Sony MD head unit and 10 discs CD changer
Sony front speakers
Genuine BMW touring rear speakers

Future mods:
Larger brake master cylinder
Megasquirt
Z1 rear discs and M3 calipers


Cheers,

Iain T

[brian325i]

uber kool

id say she can shift,i like the black iS lip and se skirts,what bhp roughly?

[eko]

Looks very nice Iain and an impressive spec list too.
Credit to you mate

[shedrool83]

That does look sweet.

[Eddie25]

V cool. Love the big brakes

[jaffro]

ive seen this car a few times close up it is truly stunning

[Gortour]

Looks lovely.
I'd love to get mine looking like that.

[dom-1984-320i]

That looks tasty, love the spec. Have you done all the work yourself?

[Templ8e30]

Thanks lads, she's a beauty

All the work and I do mean all of it done by myself

It's about 220bhp.

It's on a par acceleration wise with my mate's Honda S2000, I've had an indicated 150mph out of her (peeled the gutter trim off in the process !).

The only bodywork that needs doing is to replace the tailgate spoiler which has got some pitting, the rest is mint.

I reckon she's deserving of a mag article now, what do you think ?

Cheers,

Iain T

[hammoj28]

That looks ace. i like the wheels too.

[chicken]

love the motor looks real tasty

im undecided on the wheels but each person hads diferent tastes

hat off to ya bud

[Giggz]

lovin it lovin it lovin it! top class. love that engine bay. very tidy indeed. are those gauges by your front ashtray?

[Templ8e30]

lovin it lovin it lovin it! top class. love that engine bay. very tidy indeed. are those gauges by your front ashtray?

Yes they are mate, oil temp/pressure and AFR.

Cheers,

Iain T

[dazleeds]

love it as always Iain

wheres the close up of the new brakes???

[Giggz]

Quality, keep up the great work.

By the way what does AFR stand for??

[Templ8e30]

Air/Fuel ratio or mixture basicly. It monitors the exhaust gas through a wideband lambda sensor.

Dazzle, big brake pics are in here: http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... i&start=25
Page 2.

Cheers,

Iain T

[Pal318is]

Dude that looks Awesome Some very good mods and i'm loving the brakes

Pal

[d6dph]

Fantastic car.

Was unsure of the wheels when I saw the advert, but they look great on there.

Certainly worthy of a feature in Total BMW or PPC in my opinion. PBMW would like some fibreglass and bling

[andye30nut]

very nice im in the process of building my 2.7 2.8 engine

[greentouring]

I'd be very proud to own your car, and to have done all the work yourself, that's is even better!

[SamE30]

I like!

[maxfield]

Awesome car!

Wasn't too sure about wheels but they look great!

I'm sure you were going to a 2.8?

[bmwscorpion]

That is nice very impressive....

gotta say maybe one of the nicest tourings....

[Templ8e30]

Thanks for your comments lads, much appreciated.

Maxfield, the 2.8 is in the pipeline

Cheers,

Iain T

[maxfield]

Care to share some specs of this engine, PM me if you want to keep it private

[Geeman]

Iain... reg looks familiar... did this belong to another Zone member at some point...? Looks bloody nice.

Also, you still got your saloon?

Giles.

[daimlerman]

Looking good,Iain,how is the little girl doing now?(more piccies please!!)

[Templ8e30]

Iain... reg looks familiar... did this belong to another Zone member at some point...? Looks bloody nice.

Also, you still got your saloon?

Giles.

Hi Giles, the saloon was scrapped in March this year, too much rust. All the good bits were transferred to this Touring.

This E30 used to belong to 325SME (Steven Estebanez) and is the mint example from the E30 episode of Wheeler Dealers.

Steven sold it to Gazza325cab, it was a bit neglected by then though, I bought it from gazza after he lost interest in it. He spent a small fortune bringing it back to it's former glory.

I bought it off gazza back in March and have spent a lot of time modding and restoring since then.

Daimlerman, pics to be pm'ed shortly

Cheers,

Iain T

[gazm3]

When do I get to test drive this motor?.

[Templ8e30]

We'll arrange something mate, you're only half an hour away

I can guarantee that the drive is nothing like it was when you owned her

Cheers,

Iain T

[Templ8e30]

What's she worth by the way ?

Cheers,

Iain T

[swindy]

This is a mint motor mate, makes me sure I made the right choice of buying a touring.

Get it featured, loving the light interior, the contrast of grey and black looks mint mate, one question:

Are you glad you have to touring, or would you rather have the coupe?

[Templ8e30]

I'm glad I have the touring for the practicality, the saloon was quicker though.

I wouldn't change back

Cheers,

Iain T

[JPTas]

Mate, that is one hot car. I want a touring!! Looks great, goes well, it's an E30, and I could just throw the bike in the back! It's like a subaru sportswagon, but waaay cooler!! If only they were delivered in Australia. Wonder how much it would cost to import one...

Nice work.

[Templ8e30]

Mate, that is one hot car. I want a touring!! Looks great, goes well, it's an E30, and I could just throw the bike in the back! It's like a subaru sportswagon, but waaay cooler!! If only they were delivered in Australia. Wonder how much it would cost to import one...

Nice work.

Thanks mate, they handle slightly better than a saloon as well (near 50/50 weight distribution).

Initially I preferred the look of the saloons but bought this for the practiaclity and its condition, the touring shape has grown on me now and I love it.

Cheers,

Iain T