CR24v Custom M52B30 FTW. New Exhaust, New gearbox and Fan.

Post Mon Mar 29, 2010 12:17 pm

Rav335uk wrote:
Only disc reartrailing arms to find and powdercoat and I can chuck this together.

Guess who has some already

Unless it's someone up north it's no use to me matey

Post Mon Mar 29, 2010 12:27 pm

Ah well, was trying to help out

Post Mon Mar 29, 2010 12:36 pm

I thought you were just showing off ha ha. Tell me more

Post Mon Mar 29, 2010 10:52 pm

that's the biggest propshaft i've ever seen! :lol:

Post Mon Mar 29, 2010 10:54 pm

You live a sheltered life. I could take bigger.

Post Mon Mar 29, 2010 10:55 pm

Dezzy wrote:I thought you were just showing off ha ha. Tell me more

I have som here for the right money

Post Mon Mar 29, 2010 10:58 pm

Dezzy wrote:You live a sheltered life. I could take bigger.

Post Mon Mar 29, 2010 11:03 pm

gareth wrote:
Dezzy wrote:You live a sheltered life. I could take bigger.

Post Mon Mar 29, 2010 11:03 pm

Rav335uk wrote:
Dezzy wrote:I thought you were just showing off ha ha. Tell me more
I have som here for the right money

Thanks mate but I have just bought some for the right money within collection distance. Courier would have been a fortune. Cheers though.

Post Mon Apr 12, 2010 8:55 pm

Small update tonight (No jhonno it's not in yet)

I went to Steve's (E30topless) early Sunday morning to pick up a Jimmy Hill spoiler for the chromie along with some rear disc trailing arms. Although the trailing arms were to far gone in the end Steve is sorting a good pair for me. Cheers Steve.

Then it was back up the A1 to York for a CR24v meeting. E30beemerlad and Danthe.
That's where I picked up these little beauties

They will look the nuts covered in brand new leather with my E30 rear bench

Thanks Dan your my hero

So hopefully my next update will be rear beem new diff and disc trailing arms fingers crossed.

Post Mon Apr 12, 2010 8:59 pm

Will look great when they are recoverd.

The car needs front fogs too

Post Mon Apr 12, 2010 9:04 pm

I know it needs a few little things to finish it but I will get there.

Post Mon Apr 12, 2010 9:08 pm

I have a very good pair of prefacelift fogs here Dezzy

Post Mon Apr 12, 2010 9:08 pm

Keep us posted on the retrim of the seats .

Are you using the same guy as Billgates used I believe he is close to the Boro???

Post Mon Apr 12, 2010 9:15 pm

I don't know who chris used mate

Post Mon Apr 12, 2010 9:19 pm

Guy done a real good job

i think he was from Darlington

Post Mon Apr 12, 2010 9:27 pm

The bloke I am using is in stockton mate. I have seen his work and it's really good.

I will stick some pics up once they are done.

Post Mon Apr 12, 2010 9:30 pm

How much does a nice leather job like that cost nowadays?

Post Mon Apr 12, 2010 9:31 pm

turk wrote:How much does a nice leather job like that cost nowadays?

Fooking loads

Post Mon Apr 12, 2010 9:33 pm

Haha, I bet, im guessing......... 400+ for just front seats?

Post Mon Apr 12, 2010 9:35 pm

Guess is correct mate.

Post Mon Apr 12, 2010 9:38 pm

Haaha... I had enquired myself last year, I was planning on black exterior and red interior trim on sports seats... but since have gone off the idea and im gonna go all black... and possibly even on my e46 conv electric seats... shud look tidy.

Post Mon Apr 12, 2010 9:38 pm

nice seats Dez, you kept that quiet ! have you got a trimmer lined up ?

Post Mon Apr 12, 2010 9:43 pm

Yes mate I get my work van back as a daily start of next month.

Hopefully take the chromie off the road then and get it round to the trimmers and chuck the 24v lump in it ready for running in and mapping.

Can't wait now just want it finished so I can enjoy it.

Post Tue Apr 13, 2010 7:44 am

Impressive work Dezzy!

Is all this work to get to B30 still easier than transplanting an M54B30 (from a 330i?) or is it partly the challenge too?

Post Tue Apr 13, 2010 9:10 am

In all honesty mate it's probably the hardest way to get a 3lt 24v motor. I didn't set out to build it this way and prob's wouldn't do it again.

A 330 motor is stranggled by emisions and doesn't make very good power but would be an easy conversion same as any M5x bolt straight in.

Post Tue Apr 13, 2010 5:47 pm

Jimmy Hill prep'd and painted today. Looks really good. Thanks again Steve.

The car is minging needs a good wash might take a better pic tomorrow.

Post Tue Apr 13, 2010 5:49 pm

Whats this cr24v????? mallarky

oh looks good too

i think a tech 1 front valance would look best

Post Tue Apr 13, 2010 5:51 pm

CR = Chrome
24v = Engine

No tech one for me mate. It's a chromie and pround of it!

Post Tue Apr 13, 2010 5:52 pm

Post Tue Apr 13, 2010 5:54 pm

Alex wrote:Whats this cr24v????? mallarky

Your not worthy Alex

Post Tue Apr 13, 2010 5:59 pm

DanThe wrote:
Alex wrote:Whats this cr24v????? mallarky
Your not worthy Alex

I couldnt be arsed with keep fit windows and brown glass

i would like to give the IS the 24v treatment, seems a perfect shell, and now the timing chain is quite rattly (nothing to do with the 7250rpm action

) it seems to make sence

Just gotta build up them no claims got 2 years so far

Post Tue Apr 13, 2010 6:02 pm

Who's got keep fit windows?

Post Tue Apr 13, 2010 6:04 pm

Dezzy wrote:Who's got keep fit windows?

Oooo The original owner of your car must have been loaded

Povo spec chromies

Post Tue Apr 13, 2010 6:07 pm

keep fit windows and steering FTW