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

[leeparkes]

Its well worth it Rav, i did mine in the summer

Did you fill the voids in the beam bush Eren?

No...should i have? lol

It tightens it up a tad more, you can get proper fillers (look like little pieces of drainpipe lol) and they just push into the voids (holes) in the bush.

Or you could fill them with Tigerseal.


If you still have your old beam bushes they should have a date stamp on them somewhere.

[Rav335uk]

Its well worth it Rav, i did mine in the summer

Did you fill the voids in the beam bush Eren?

No...should i have? lol

It tightens it up a tad more, you can get proper fillers (look like little pieces of drainpipe lol) and they just push into the voids (holes) in the bush.

Or you could fill them with Tigerseal.


If you still have your old beam bushes they should have a date stamp on them somewhere.

Cowboy!

[Cypriotgeeza]

Coming soon



I Stuck one on for a laugh and it needs lowering first by the looks of it lol

[Rav335uk]

Same hieght as my chromie

[Cypriotgeeza]

Same hieght as my chromie

4x4 FTW

[Cypriotgeeza]

A couple of pics messing around with my sisters new camera

[leeparkes]

Where's the Borbets?

[Cypriotgeeza]

Where's the Borbets?

in my living room annoying my mum haha like i said mate prob spring next year..no point putting them on and wrecking them in the winter.. that plus moneys tight atm and i need the lowering springs 1st

all in good time mate..i hear yours is running better now?

[leeparkes]

Better but not quite right.

[Cypriotgeeza]

Better but not quite right.

i guess any improvement is good news aint it lol

[leeparkes]

Well it is using less fuel, lol.

[Cypriotgeeza]

Well it is using less fuel, lol.

an E30 using less fuel is progress if you ask me

[leeparkes]

[Rav335uk]

Where's the Borbets?

in my living room annoying my mum haha quote]

Don't worry, it's the done thing
My RS's were in my lounge for nearly 18mths

[E30Ad]

Good build mate, liking the 318 badge bet that shocks a few people!

[Cypriotgeeza]

Good build mate, liking the 318 badge bet that shocks a few people!

Thanx mate..it prob will when i get it on the road my mate keeps tellin me to put a "h" after the is so it reads 318ish

[Cypriotgeeza]

I think its high time I updated this as I've been MIA for a while lol

Well the 318is is sold now Was a reluctant sale but one that had to be done! Ended up sitting on my driveway for about a year as I now have a booorrriinngg diesel for my daily.. 550miles to a full tank is the only reason im driving it

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My main problem is the person who I sold it too..is my cousins fiancée and they live halfway down my road haha I pass it everyday im just glad he is taking good care of her!

Onto the 3.5, and this project has been at a standstill for a long time now.
So today I decided to give it a once over and see if its worth saving, lets just say the body and underside are too far gone imo! Kinda gutted as I was going to try for insurance again now that im 25!

So ive decided its all down to the insurance, im going to test the waters once more, if it IS possible I might relocate the m30 into a better bodied shell..
if I get £5000 quotes again this is prob going to be the end of the road for my m30 dream...

watch

this

space..

[Rav335uk]

Welcome back dude.

[Cypriotgeeza]

thanx Ravman! and I hope you accept my apology for missing your calls! been a bit of a bad time for me lately! been going through the wars!

So today I thought id get going on "Frankenstein" and this has also screwed me haha

how you been? im going to need to get a big cup of tea ready and sit and read your build thread as I feel propa out of the loop!

[ImysE30]

£5000 quotes on a M30

[Cypriotgeeza]

yup when I was 22 I think..read my m30 thread if your interested mate!

[ImysE30]

I was following it mate as i've got an M30 turbo in mine

Can't believe it was 3 years ago

I'm 25 now too, praying to the M30 insurance gods

[Cypriotgeeza]

I know time flies doesn't it!

you got yours insured?

[ImysE30]

Sure does, 2013 is the year though

No not yet, just waiting for it to come back ready on the road and then i'll start spending some days on the phone

It's heavily modified from when it left the factory, it's a completely new car really when you look at it

Have you had any quotes yet?

[Cypriotgeeza]

nah not since I turned 25! it really did put me off when I tried last time! lol

Good luck man! really hope it is our year!

[leeparkes]

Errr, welcome back dude.


You should be ok now being 25 with insurance as you will be eligible for a classic policy.

[ImysE30]

Quotes have come down a lot for me since May. Turned 25 and now got a clean license with 2 years NCB.

Quote on a 635 CSI comes in at £125 for the year

I pay £1300 for my E36 318 cab at present, renewal came in at £500, how crazy is that

I hope it won't put me off, i've waited 3 years to drive the damn thing

Yeah hope yours goes well too dude, let the M30's take over

[Cypriotgeeza]

leeeeee! Longtime no speak mate how you been?

Got any insurance companies you could recommend?

[Cypriotgeeza]

Quotes have come down a lot for me since May. Turned 25 and now got a clean license with 2 years NCB.

Quote on a 635 CSI comes in at £125 for the year

I pay £1300 for my E36 318 cab at present, renewal came in at £500, how crazy is that

I hope it won't put me off, i've waited 3 years to drive the damn thing

Yeah hope yours goes well too dude, let the M30's take over

That's f**kin brilliant! who is that with?

[ImysE30]

Quotes have come down a lot for me since May. Turned 25 and now got a clean license with 2 years NCB.

Quote on a 635 CSI comes in at £125 for the year

I pay £1300 for my E36 318 cab at present, renewal came in at £500, how crazy is that

I hope it won't put me off, i've waited 3 years to drive the damn thing

Yeah hope yours goes well too dude, let the M30's take over

That's f**kin brilliant! who is that with?

Current policy is with RAC Direct. The 635CSI quote was from Flux Direct, part of Adrian Flux I think.

That was on confused.com so could get it cheaper by going through a broker or even ringing them direct

[Cypriotgeeza]

I think im going to give them a try during the week! got nothing to lose..

[leeparkes]

Sound mate, i was with performance direct up until this year when they decided to whack £100 on my renewal so now im with sky insurance.

[ImysE30]

Think Sky Insurance do Zone discount too

[Cypriotgeeza]

I still have a bad taste in my mouth from sky, cant remember if they wouldn't touch me or if they gave me a £5000 quote aswell

might aswell try them again! Like I said nothing to lose anymore lol

[ImysE30]

Older and much wiser now

Good luck dude and let us know how you get on