Project Frankenstein. . { 320i auto to 335i manual }

Mon Aug 17, 2015 11:54 pm

lovely looking car mate, proper clean! hoping to work my way through the whole thread when I've got some time

Wed Aug 19, 2015 12:06 am

Thanks guys

Iamjamesy: I hope you do..you will take a trip down the road that got me here lol and it wasnt at all smooth!

Mon Aug 24, 2015 9:34 pm

Update time people!

Started off the day by fitting the Z3 1.9 shifter I bought which is DEFINITELY one of the best mods you can do to an E30!

It has made the gear changes so much more tighter and precise! Feels like a well oiled rifle locking another bullet for action

Also changed my gear stick boot as the pictures show clearly enough its seen better days

Very small vid of it in action

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So then I moved onto the other part I was itching to fit

It came from a 2.4td Auto so it hasn't had a hard life at all!

I'm still not sure on the Ratio but I thought id try it out as they had these fitted on the E30 M3 so I will see how it is for a bit and if I don't like it I will drop the LSD into the 3.64 gears!

Gave my friend a visit and helped him fit his LSD..

We then gave the cars a good polish and went for a drive

I don't think many people would "appreciate" the Yobbish videos of us testing out our LSD's so I wont upload them

But what a lot of fun it was! (and all OFF road of course)

What an animal it is now!

I now know why people rave on about lsd's on E30s! It totally changes the characteristics of the car! I just wish I did it sooner!

Sun Aug 30, 2015 11:53 am

Tue Sep 01, 2015 8:04 pm

Looking good, LSD + E30 = lots of WIN and FUN

Video(s) required though

Wed Sep 02, 2015 8:32 pm

ImysE30 wrote:Looking good, LSD + E30 = lots of WIN and FUN

Video(s) required though

Thanks bro!

I really don't think the vid will go down well in here!

Ill send it to your inbox

lol

Wed Sep 02, 2015 9:48 pm

no fan of mods but always enjoy your posts and the work you put in

Wed Sep 02, 2015 9:51 pm

ianev wrote:no fan of mods but always enjoy your posts and the work you put in

Thanks mate!

Sun Sep 13, 2015 11:21 am

Just a few pics from Ace cafe on the Bmw night. .

Sun Sep 13, 2015 10:51 pm

Cabby galore

Mon Sep 14, 2015 1:00 am

Cypriotgeeza wrote:

Looks like a scene out of "Paid in Full"

Tue Sep 15, 2015 11:26 pm

87mtech27 wrote:
Cypriotgeeza wrote:

Looks like a scene out of "Paid in Full"

Sun Oct 04, 2015 12:27 pm

Yep i think they are knackered

Im considering either poly or solid mounts after seeing that!

Mon Oct 05, 2015 9:36 pm

It's from all those doughnuts and drifts

Mon Oct 05, 2015 9:39 pm

ImysE30 wrote:It's from all those doughnuts and drifts

It did cross my mind Imy im not going to lie lol

Mon Oct 05, 2015 9:44 pm

Cypriotgeeza wrote:
ImysE30 wrote:It's from all those doughnuts and drifts
It did cross my mind Imy im not going to lie lol

Haha

Are/were they normal OEM bushes?

Mon Oct 05, 2015 9:45 pm

I'd go poly, the last thing you want is a mount shearing again and if the engine moves the dizzy cap damaging the radiator.

Mon Oct 05, 2015 9:56 pm

Yea they are OEM bushes Imy..put the one from my scrapper on it for now..

Jim - my main worry wasn't the dizzy cap contacting the radiator..it was when I was braking and the exhaust manifold flange was wedging against the steering column uj's rendering my steering useless

I had a couple of hairy moments im not going to lie

All sorted now

Just wondering what mounts to go for next..it may well be poly bushes

Mon Oct 05, 2015 10:09 pm

Poly bushes are Jim said or i think there is a thread somewhere (probably in the M30) section on people using landrover bushes?

Mon Oct 05, 2015 10:15 pm

ImysE30 wrote:Poly bushes are Jim said or i think there is a thread somewhere (probably in the M30) section on people using landrover bushes?

I can't remember who it was but someone said they didn't last at all! Or was that the burton power ones..hmm..

I will do some researching..it probably wont be driven much from here on anyway

Mon Oct 05, 2015 10:19 pm

Here's a couple of threads for info. Looks like the landrover mounts are good but you need a spacer to lift the mount a little like Lee has done:

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... drover+m30

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... drover+m30

Mon Oct 05, 2015 10:26 pm

ImysE30 wrote:Here's a couple of threads for info. Looks like the landrover mounts are good but you need a spacer to lift the mount a little like Lee has done:

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... drover+m30

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... drover+m30

Thanks Imy! Much appreciated as always bro!

Mon Oct 05, 2015 10:30 pm

No worries bro, It's what the Zone is/should be about, helping one another out

Tue Oct 06, 2015 5:55 am

ImysE30 wrote:No worries bro, It's what the Zone is/should be about, helping one another out

I couldn't agree more man!

Sun Dec 06, 2015 12:45 pm

Nothing really new to report other than I'm still enjoying the beast!

Got it Mot'd yesterday took a couple of snaps as you do. .

Tue Dec 08, 2015 9:38 pm

Clean

Wed Dec 09, 2015 7:18 pm

ImysE30 wrote:Clean

Thanks man!

Mate when are we going to get some pics of our beasts side by side?!

Sat Dec 12, 2015 6:02 pm

Cypriotgeeza wrote:
ImysE30 wrote:Clean
Thanks man!

Mate when are we going to get some pics of our beasts side by side?!

Soon, hopefully once the weather clears up in Spring

Fri Dec 18, 2015 2:44 pm

always enjoy updates on this thread

Sat Dec 19, 2015 2:45 pm

MPOWERCRAZY wrote:always enjoy updates on this thread

Thanks man..Plenty more to come in the New year so keep an eye out

Mon Dec 28, 2015 2:11 pm

So due to this freak weather the beast is seeing alot more action then it is used to at this time of the year

Here's some pics from last nights cruise up to london

Mon Dec 28, 2015 7:18 pm

Looking good

Fri Jan 01, 2016 3:15 pm

KW355 wrote:Looking good

Thanks man!

Sat Jan 02, 2016 3:24 pm

Quality

Sat Jan 02, 2016 4:13 pm

Love this car !!!