2 YEAR CAB PROJECT, WHAT DO YOU THINK??

[elf]

good on ya be different,like a few others on here.
i used to be slated by a few select people when i first put car up.
realy couldnt give a toss about the purists with there clear indicators and alpinas.
but as time goes by i ignore them,constructive critasism ok slating not
one or two need to compute that.
apart from that love the site
us modding boys will take over soon.

[kingcruizer]

couldnt of put it better elf. cheers.
p.s get them 20's on. your car will look mad

[Speedtouch]

Good for you for daring to be (very) different! Love the colour, and the interior is rad, also the lambo doors - way cool. I think maybe you need some extra skirts in the middle to fill it out a bit to match the arches though - or how about a nice set of mudflaps to complete the rally stylee

[d6dph]

Good for you for daring to be (very) different! Love the colour, and the interior is rad, also the lambo doors - way cool. I think maybe you need some extra skirts in the middle to fill it out a bit to match the arches though - or how about a nice set of mudflaps to complete the rally stylee

Something like the DTM box arches may look cool.

Have to admit it looks better in theses pics, the dash and interior look great.

[GBE30]

Hello mate,

Thumbs up for having the balls to carry out such crazy interior mods and the work you have put into it.

Personally i am more of a standard e30 man, and i am not sure about some of your mods as they are not to my personal taste.

But hey we are all individuals with differing tastes.

Those dual tri firing rear rocket launchers look fun too.

All the best.

GB

PS: Do you have to get fuel directly imported from NASA??

[GBE30]

Looks much better without the triple twin exhausts mate, makes it look cleaner from the rear!

[Gouki]

exhaust much better mate.

[Ziggy]

Hmmm... Thought it looked terrible from the first pics (sorry!), but it's a lot better now...

Interior's mental. How much shmeggin work?!

IMHO, there's too many things going on if you get what I mean? I'd change the white lighting for smoked, & blacken all the chrome & mesh.

& those arches need wider (probably smaller dia) wheels - some 16s with a big dish would work.

But it's your car, who gives a toss what I think?!

[m3ben05]

Still not my taste but i have to say it looks a lot better than in the 1st set of pictures. I suspect it will look better again in real life.

Fair play to you mate

[bootyman]

I think the biggest problem with this place is that a lot of people dont have any idea of the amount of work and effort needed to make a show car. I dont have the physical skill to do a lot of the work done on my car so i've had to take it to professionals to be done, but i've known exactly what i wanted and how i wanted it to look and i've been there many a day and night when the professionals have struggled with the mods they had to do.

Yes the car may not be to everyones taste, and no car will ever be. Hell i'd take a Lamborghini and change things about it and that's the ultimate car for me, so if nothing at all, al least give the man credit for spending many years of his spare time doing something different and just open your minds and broaden your horizon. Even the standard E30's many of you drive today would not be here today and we'd all be still driving around in steam powered crap 1830's cars had people just followed the trend and dared not to be different. That's all i'm really saying on the subject.

[bimzee]

god some people have no respect for others work, last time i had cheaked the site was called e30sone not standard e30zone dont let these RUDE zoners put you of the site, good on your hard work how did you do the interior bdw

[Royalratch]

styling is like fashion... love it or hate it... if you love it, f*ckin do it mate, if not, thats fine..

I know why you've done your car up like this, and you've done a nice job on it, regardless if its everyones cup of tea...

my bodywork is standard because its a track car, thats why i have an e30, but fair play, its a show-stopper irrespective of of its everyones cup of tea or not...

Keep it up bud.

That's total bullshit I'm afraid. Styling is NOT like fashion. Styling is either right and wrong. There are design rules. People study art and design for many years to learn them. Sometimes they are broken and innovation is the result. But it takes talent, years of study and refinement. Unless you don't give a shit about something that 'works' then do whatever you want - in which case, don't open your creation up to judgement by asking what poeple think.

People have to learn that there are WRONG mods. WORNG! We can pussy foot all day about being nice and bla bla bla but the car is vile and that's a FACT.

Now, I can respect the guy's ability and effort - I could not do what he did.

But people need to stop with all this righteous moral bull and call a nasty car a nasty car.

[ad318i]

god some people have no respect for others work, last time i had cheaked the site was called <b>e30sone</b> not standard e30zone dont let these RUDE zoners put you of the site, good on your hard work how did you do the interior bdw

no its not, its the e30zone :psml:

[maxfield]

People have different tastes.

People might thing standard is just rong

He loves his car thats all that matters. Why should he care if you think it's a 'fact' that the car is vile.

He loves it in my eyes thats all that matters

[Royalratch]

The cars are built to demonstrate what can be done. I've seen show cars that dont even drive, but that's not the point. Now i have 10 tv's, 26 speakers and things you aint even heard off before. It's not cause i need them, but its a show car and that's what Joe public wants to see at shows. A car they can stand for 10 minutes talking about and not some Mtech 1 with Aplina repica's.

Even if all they want to talk about is hopw nasty the car is?

[gooner1]

Not my taste mate, but fair play for being different.Think anyone is entitled to express their likes or dislikes
but for ANYONE to say its wrong is out of order. Who,s to say whats right or wrong on someone elses property.

[Royalratch]

People have different tastes.

People might thing standard is just rong

He loves his car thats all that matters. Why should he care if you think it's a 'fact' that the car is vile.

He loves it in my eyes thats all that matters

C'mon bud. The point isn't really about an individuals rights and all that matters is the owener etc. We don't care do we?

We just want to look at cars and say awesome or horrible. It's a car forum not Trisha...

[oakey]

if you youre car gets this much attention its gotta be a good thing. whether people like it or not it stands out by a mile.
its when no one gives any comments that you need to be bothered.

[Bailey]

styling is like fashion... love it or hate it... if you love it, f*ckin do it mate, if not, thats fine..

I know why you've done your car up like this, and you've done a nice job on it, regardless if its everyones cup of tea...

my bodywork is standard because its a track car, thats why i have an e30, but fair play, its a show-stopper irrespective of of its everyones cup of tea or not...

Keep it up bud.

That's total bullshit I'm afraid. Styling is NOT like fashion. Styling is either right and wrong. There are design rules. People study art and design for many years to learn them.

to be fair styling is like a fashion in a way that trends come and go, i.e 3 spokes (apparently they were all the rage!) and things like that. Mods in the car world die out very quickly so its not easy to keep up.

I like the car buddy! I recently had my beemer resprayed and helped the spray bloke out by doing all of the prep work etc, and i was shocked at how much work i had to put in to get it how i wanted it. (four weeks) (I have to admitt i did keep the colour original, but did get some house of kolour rainbow metal flake added as a subtle touch)
Now i will do all of the work on my car if i'm able, because theres nothing quite like the satisfaction when its all done. Just in the process of hand polishing the thermostat housing, rocker cover is done, throttle body next.

Keep it up mate, Guy.

[m3ben05]

Wow, this is a blast from the past, i think this thing is on ebay now

[Bailey]

Christ, just looked at the date when it was first posted!! ah well, funny how these things tend to crop up!

[tregzybmw]

To spend hours and hours modifying, and thousands and thousands on modifying...only to make it look worse (in 95% of peoples eyes) than standard is the reason why people have a right to express there negative comments.

[ShineOn]

You stick something like this on a public forum, you'll get comments from both sides. If you don't like it, don't post it in the first place.

I think they guy has amazing talent for what he does - I really do. Now if he could just find some taste he'll be set for life. Although, the black one looked cool on those rims.

[kingcruizer]

oh my god, i cant believe this has popped up AGAIN as ive said before the car was built for the modified car shows not to sit in dick lovett show rooms as a mint standard example, thanks for all the comments though, maybe before i start the next cab thats sat in my paint shop i should get some advice from you all and produce the ultimate e30.

[Chris-W]

For what it's worth, as much as I do not like it, I have great respect for what you have done.

[vroooom_ptssssh]

Hideous, thats not modifying, thats mutating....

[snoops]

ive gota admit i admire the time n effort put in 2 ,this the dtp exhaust is def better than the triple!

[mybmw6]

On the negative I'm not a fan of the arches (a bit too blocky for my taste) or the double m3 side grills. But on the positive I think the interior looks fantastic especially if you did it yourself. What did you do it with, fibreglass or two part construction foam?

Good luck with any future mods you carry out!
Cheers Matt

[m3ben05]

read the thread, its being sold

[mybmw6]

read the thread, its being sold

I said good luck with any future mods you carry out, I didn't say anything about the mods being on that car....

thanks for all the comments though, maybe before i start the next cab thats sat in my paint shop i should get some advice from you all and produce the ultimate e30.

From reading the thread... I'd say he has plans to continue on modifing

[munky30]

Thats nasty. None of the mod's you've done work together. Wide arches when you dont need them, but no side skirts. Black grill and silver mesh, teh interior, while well made, really doesnt work with the car.

two years wasted in my humble opinion. All these people who 'respect the effort and hard work thats gone into it' are being poilte, what they really mean is they think its looks like a heap of crap but they're sitting on the fence.

Also, good luck getting that into max power or fast car. Its not jap, a saxo, or has silly power. Its also not that well made, they may like outrageous cars in those magazines, but they like well made ones where the styling works together as a theme, not just bits and bobs thrown together.

Sorry to be harsh, just being honest.

[clubfx2]

Nav, you going to the Guildford meet on the 15th?

[riklusby]

Hi mate, not my taste either but after spending 2 years building my own kit i can appreciate the work and time involved !!

what did you find hardest ? for me it was shaping the arches

[jewels]

Maybe the Zone should have 3 sections to display your cars 1 Stock 2 Modified 3 Ultra Modified.
But hats off to you its having the desired affect last time i looked you had over 3000 hits and over 100 comments.
Try to get some high res pics up

[Greeny]

Definately different, a tad over the top with the arches, but hey who cares it's an E30 and thats all that matters.

It's people like kingcruizer that are keeping the E30 in the modifing mags after 25 years not many other cars out there still being used and abused like the E30.