my E30 M3 replica build

[Hoobs]

iv stated it earlyer in my post.... sevral thousand times

Sorry I must have missed it

I'd seen a couple in eBay etc

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1375478.htm

[reepers13]

iv stated it earlyer in my post.... sevral thousand times

Sorry I must have missed it

I'd seen a couple in eBay etc

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1375478.htm

Yep that's the same one but he doesn't do the Evo front bumper

[Hoobs]

I'm buying mine from TRACKM3 on here. The quality is excellent too.

[reepers13]

I'm buying mine from TRACKM3 on here. The quality is excellent too.

Is that a username or company?

How much if you don't mind?

[Hoobs]

Username.

I can't actually remember but they're not horrific prices and they're very good fit/quality. Martin is also a thoroughly decent chap and I wouldn't hesitate using him again. In fact, he's sorting the final bits for my track car now.

With regard to the arches themselves, make sure that whoever supplies the rear quarters has put a return lip on the wheelarch. I bought from Pesch motorsport and because the return is missing the panel is unable to retain its shape and is very flimsy as a result. It's fixable but time is money.

[tuonome]

have to say this project reminds me of me fitting my wide arch kit to my eg civic n making the kit flow with the rest of the car as honda mightve designed it, i know how much work is involved, keep going your so close and its a credit to ya honestly well done, even if it had a 1litre diesel engine in it id still drive that white M3 rep with a big smile, well done

[adit]

^ ^ ^ you need to reduce your avatar pic size tuonome!

[breakermart]

thanks tuonome. the work gone into it so far is quite a tall order, still got so much to do... its starting to turn back into a financial burden again as each time i look at it i can see more things i need to buy, still needs a few grand throwing at it. just wish i had a pile of bits ready to bolt on. im going to make a start on the 5 lug conversion today as not got much else laying around lol. those of you with m3's or m3 reps lets have a look at what you got? feel free to throw a picture up as id love to see

[dav_o4]

I've just sat and read through this full topic for the past hour and something

Well done on the work so far mate. Can't wait to see what it looks like when completed

[breakermart]

lol hard core. the other day i read through the lot and i had just forgot just how much iv done on this car up to now. its like tonite, i was in the garage until 22:30 smashing fook out the struts trying to remove bolts and bushes. had to just tear myself away as i just lose track of time with the thing.
but thankyou for taking the time to read my build and im just as excited to see it finished as you are.
i look forward to any of you lot on here to spot the car out and about on the road.

[Hoobs]

those of you with m3's or m3 reps lets have a look at what you got? feel free to throw a picture up as id love to see

I'm building a track M-poster based on an early LHD 320 also. It's currently off being caged by www.questmotorsport.co.uk and will be running an M52 on megasquirt, with US M3 cams & M50 inlet.

[harry_p]

[goosiegander]

[harry_p]

rat look

[Andyboy]

running an M52 on megasquirt, with US M3 cams & M50 inlet.

Why are you replacing a sophisticated engine management system with rubbish like that?

[e21Jason]

My old one from last year

[Hoobs]

running an M52 on megasquirt, with US M3 cams & M50 inlet.

Why are you replacing a sophisticated engine management system with rubbish like that?

Sorry, I should have written standalone. I did originally think of going with MS but having researched it online there seem to be too many issues. I wanted to go with standalone to try and optimise changes, like the cams, but also to try and lose all the defunct wiring. I'm still making enquiries though, so haven't actually settled on any single standalone product.

[Andyboy]

What defunct wiring? Everything on the Motronic M3.1 system and its successors is there for a reason. That's why the engine is so well behaved, starts perfectly hot and cold and is quite capable of managing power outputs of up to @ 300 bhp whilst delivering perfect driveability and good economy. Alpina managed it quite easily with the B3. DanThe on here has a 260 bhp Alpina M50/52 that goes like a rocket and behaves like something BMW designed. On an M20 there is a sort of reason to use something so crude although even that's debatable. On a 24v engine with coil packs, air mass meter and Vanos there is none.

Don't waste your time and money. All M3.1 needs is a decent remap.

[M3Jim]

Just read through your thread and I have to say for a first time effort, your doing a fantastic job!

Where did you get the kit from btw?? lol

Here is my old girl!

[breakermart]

loving it. but you all had to rub it in with the GENUINE M3's gits.... lol and M3jim the m3 bodykit is discontinued now forever.... i had to make mine out of empty washing up liquid botles and sticky back plastic... with my parents concent ofcourse lol and heres one i prepared earlyer... but thanks for the kind words anyways. just having issues with my 5 lug conversion.

as for everyones m3's they look amazing. except for one but i wont name them... lol the white one stood out to me for looking how mine will look (supposed) when im finished.

[Hoobs]

Someone could save themselves all that hard work. (Don't look Breakermart! )

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/4188503.htm

[Hoobs]

What defunct wiring? Everything on the Motronic M3.1 system and its successors is there for a reason. That's why the engine is so well behaved, starts perfectly hot and cold and is quite capable of managing power outputs of up to @ 300 bhp whilst delivering perfect driveability and good economy. Alpina managed it quite easily with the B3. DanThe on here has a 260 bhp Alpina M50/52 that goes like a rocket and behaves like something BMW designed. On an M20 there is a sort of reason to use something so crude although even that's debatable. On a 24v engine with coil packs, air mass meter and Vanos there is none.

Don't waste your time and money. All M3.1 needs is a decent remap.

Do you mean Seimens? My e21 ran an M52 (taken from an auto admittedly) and there is a lot of extra wiring that just looks messy and isn't actually playing any part other than being part of the old loom. We did manage to undo and remove the auto control ECU thing but there was still plenty more that could have done with being junked. I'm not saying there is anything wrong with the OE system, as there's not. It was simply a cosmetic thing.

[breakermart]

ooops i looked, but to be fair, even though my build probably cost me more than that replica so far, at no point have i had £2500+ to just buy somthing. and least i know whats gone into it and say i did it

[Hoobs]

It was more for people who might have seen yours and fancy one of their own.

Out of interest, when you fitted the early rear panel did you have to change the ends of the rear quarters or could you just un stitch the original rear panel? Or are light apertures different?

[breakermart]

fair one, when i fitted the rear panel, i did it in quite a crude way as not much lined up. the depth (top to bottom) of the early panel is shallower than that of the deeper late rear panel and quaters, so i just pulled the quaters in to line up and weld a seam. leaving me to cut the excess off as all this is hidden by the m3 quaters.
basicly if it didnt have the bodykit and you could see everything (the metalwork) it would look a bag of sh*t. it has the strength but not the looks.

[e30mclow]

[breakermart]

it's going to look great when all back together

i will say, please try and get a pair of proper m3 indicator lenses. theyre a different size to both pre and post facelift normal m3s. it's the finishing details that can make or break a project. so many people just bodge any set of lenses in and they look terrible

+1,

i have a pair of used m3 indicators here if they are of any use to you

are they still for sale by any chance mate?

[davethegoat]

Good work! Any updates?!

[breakermart]

hi davethegoat, (are you realy a goat?) progress is slow lately, im slowly fitting the e36 m3 evo suspention and brakes, got as far as n/s front done and been too busy to do rest but im in need of all the running gear now and quite skint so things are at a holt wile i save. oh and got a quick rack fitted too lol. woooo. nothing worthy of pictures yet. the whole car still needs a good 1200 grit and polishing before i call the bodywork finished.

[BATTS91]

Just read this whole thread ! Top job deffo looking out for the finished product;)

[breakermart]

Just read this whole thread ! Top job deffo looking out for the finished product;)

cheers batts91. always good to hear. gotta admit, iv lost momentum lately, its hard getting the motivation to open the garage and do a bit. having to move house soon so that wont help.

wile im here... has anyone got any e30 m3 parts for sale that i could use? had sombody offer me some m3 indicators and then disappear off the face of the planet so still looking for some

[breakermart]

has anybody got some m3 fog lights or front bumper mounted indicators for sale please?

[Rav335uk]

I take it you need the complete light set up???
If you need just the lamps, I have a NEW set in boxes.

[breakermart]

i think the fogs can be wangled one way or another, but the indicators are proving to be like rocking horse poo. anyone want to prove me wrong?

[Rav335uk]

LOL