Suspension/wheel upgrade on my (H26). Thread resurrection!

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Mon Mar 24, 2008 2:50 pm

i do like ur alloys it makes me wanna dot he 5 stud conversion
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Considering Selling the Cabby, looks like its gonna go
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Mon Mar 24, 2008 4:05 pm

Thankyou everyone for your comments. :D

cliffybabe wrote:i do like ur alloys it makes me wanna dot he 5 stud conversion
Go for it mate, its the best thing i ever did.

Loads of choice for alloys and my brakes are awesome with the Ferodo pads im using.

James.
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Fri Nov 25, 2011 6:05 pm

Been away from my e30 and the Zone for a while so thought it was about time i resurrected this thread and put my Sport back on the road. Its been dry stored for nearly two years now while ive been busy with buying a house etc but after seeing Lee at Morrisons in his e30 i decided to get my arse into gear get it out and either use it or sell it as its no good it sitting there getting dusty.

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So today i put its battery on charge, once fitted it fired up straight away and ticked over as it should.
Next up is to give it a thorough check over/service and a bloody good clean.

James.
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Fri Nov 25, 2011 7:17 pm

Welcome back and just in time for the shite winter weather and impending salt trucks :D
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Fri Nov 25, 2011 7:42 pm

That's still a lovely looking car James, get it on the road and then see what you think
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Fri Nov 25, 2011 7:50 pm

epic get it on the road, theres no salt down yet!
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Sat Nov 26, 2011 10:45 am

Cheers guys, looking back at the thread it looks like its been sat for alot longer than i thought but everything looks nice and clean underneath with no issues to report the brakes are free and work as they should but that will be as i only managed to do about 500 miles after the suspension etc was fitted before it was laid up.
Only change since was to swap the wheels from the style 5's to a set of five 16 inch Ravaglia rims, i know to some this will be a downgrade but i feel the car handles better and looks right in a subtle way.
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Sat Nov 26, 2011 1:33 pm

Ravaglia's had deep black centres, unless those have been repainted they could be off any M3 standard M3.

Agreed, they look much much better than the style 5's.

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Sat Nov 26, 2011 5:42 pm

Demlotcrew wrote:Ravaglia's had deep black centres, unless those have been repainted they could be off any M3 standard M3.

Agreed, they look much much better than the style 5's.

Andrew
Yeah i removed them off a Revaglia that was getting converted to a race car. They must have been repainted by one of the previous owners as they came to me silver.
Keep going to see the car all the time now and really liking it again, cant wait to get it mot'd.
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Sun Nov 27, 2011 10:53 am

jimerilo wrote:Image
Looks great on 16" BBS. Was something i was thinking of doing when i first bought my sport.
http://www.bmrperformance.co.uk

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Sun Nov 27, 2011 11:50 am

sitting nice mate
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