Cooks m52 316i - going S54!

[Cook318IS]

Did the front wheel bearings today. One side was a right pain. I couldnt get the new bearing back onto the hub to save my life - it was incredibly tight (yes i did make sure it was going on square several times!!) The other side was easy. One of the bearings had lots of play when it was on the car and just it literally just fell out when i took the hub not off - no force required at all

Im still getting a bit of grinding noise sometimes when i turn which i think could be the topmounts. I noticed that they were abit rough when we did the suspension but i've been waiting for a set of uwe topmounts for sale. Ive seriously been thinking of selling the car recently so i'll probably just get a set of normal ones. I have a turbo shaped itch that needs scratching

My tweeter pods have now got infinity tweeters in them too

[Dezzy]

Just supercharge the M52 mate. Your car is waaaaaay to ice to sell.

[Cook318IS]

Just supercharge the M52 mate. Your car is waaaaaay to ice to sell.

I have thought about it mate, but the it'll be a nightmare to sell once ive done it for the amount i'd want for a tidy well specced 2.8 supercharged / turboed e30! And insurance could be a bit of an issue!

[Dezzy]

You could still sell it as a none s/c and the the bits?

[monkey]

don't go selling it Paul you will kick yourself when its gone and could you really see yourself driving a subaru ?

[Cook318IS]

i would regret it without a doubt, but i fancy a turbo. i might just end up buying a new camera that ive got my eye on considering that the e30 is alot cheaper insurance than a ricer turbo!

I wouldnt mind a newer impreza, and my mate is keeping his for abit now too. If anything i think i would go for a imported nissan silvia s15 spec r turbo - cheaper to insure than the e30, more turbos than the e30 and more horsepower than the e30!

[town325i]

You sell that car and buy an imprezer you will kick your sell that hard up your own arse you wont know where to land!

[Cook318IS]

I've got next week off so the car is booked into the local bmw specialist to have the rear wheel bearings done.

The list of jobs for next week if the weather is any good -

Fit the new lock kit,
Fit the maplight mirror,
Fit the decent front door cards,
Fit the new airbox + make a bracket for it,
Fit the new lambda sensors,
Fit the new cam + crank sensors,
M50 manifold
Wash and wax it

And despite me looking like a bit of a tool heres a rolling shot that was taken on the way to the dyno day

[eko]

Quality pic mate

[Cook318IS]

Cheers mate, Kris's girlfriend took it. The one of matt's e30 is even better though!

[eko]

Cheers mate, Kris's girlfriend took it. The one of matt's e30 is even better though!

Whenever I ask Cheryl to take a rolling pic she only manages to get the lower rear valance in and loads of road

[Cook318IS]

Got myself a new camera lense today. Canon 17-40mm L lense for anybody that actually cares (so happy to finally own an L lense )

So one washed and waxed 24v e30!


Moonlit E30 BMW by Cook24v, on Flickr


E30 316i by Cook24v, on Flickr



I can't recommend dodo juice shampoo and collinite wax enough. The car hasn't been washed / polished for quite a while but the wax is simply epic. I've had so many people turning around to look at it becuase it looks so clean again

[DanThe]

Great pics

[monkey]

looks good

[Dezzy]

Gay pics, good though. The shine does look epic in them pics. I love Red e30's that look like yours and not the usual....

[E30BeemerLad]

Are you using a lighting rig Paul or just the available light from the car park?

Awesome pics and the car does look damn shiny

[Cook318IS]

Cheers guys

All natural lighting lee. Just using a tripod + trial and error! I have lighting + camera flashes on my wishlist of bits i want. Infact the last two were taken in very VERY little light with about a 20 second exposure time (i think it was about that, i've taken about 120 photos tonight )

[spook]

Ace pics guv

[E30BeemerLad]

I'm going to have to look at the book on how to do long exposures on our Nikon as I want to do some night shots with the trailing of car lights. I only ever shoot with it on full auto

[town325i]

Got myself a new camera lense today. Canon 17-40mm L lense for anybody that actually cares (so happy to finally own an L lense )

So one washed and waxed 24v e30!


Moonlit E30 BMW by Cook24v, on Flickr

Now that pic is fooking amazing

[Cook318IS]

I'm going to have to look at the book on how to do long exposures on our Nikon as I want to do some night shots with the trailing of car lights. I only ever shoot with it on full auto

A tripod is all you need really, but a remote can help just incase you knock the camera. Well worth having a play with the settings mate!

[gooner1]

The Collinite wax, was it the Marque D Elegance stuff you used

[Cook318IS]

this stuff.

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wax/colli ... d_207.html

Although i got it in this pack so i've got some uv protection stuff to hopefully keep the car red for longer!

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/complete- ... d_408.html

[spook]

Just ordered some of that.

[Dezzy]

The one thing I don't like about whit is can only ever look "clean"

I will get over it though.

[eko]

Quality pics mate but cant believe you let your car rule over your social life

[Cook318IS]

Quality pics mate but cant believe you let your car rule over your social life

I wish i could of gone mate, i presume it was brilliant?

[eko]

Quality pics mate but cant believe you let your car rule over your social life

I wish i could of gone mate, i presume it was brilliant?

Quality mate.
Frankie Boyle early December?

[Cook318IS]

Quality pics mate but cant believe you let your car rule over your social life

I wish i could of gone mate, i presume it was brilliant?

Quality mate.
Frankie Boyle early December?

Sounds good mate. Got any details yet?

I can hear it raining outside all that waxing this afternoon and its raining

[eko]

Think 2nd December mate.
Ive seriously got to invest in some decent polish/wax for once as I know my car will respond well to it but im just too tightfisted and lazy to be arsed to buy it or do it

Wanna borrow a 316i for the day???

[Cook318IS]

i think the 2nd should be ok.

I'll do it if you want? I've got a bit of that wax left before i buy some more, and i've got a little bit of that shampoo left before i buy some more of that too!

I might be free towards the end of the week / weekend if thats any good?

[gareth]

The one thing I don't like about whit is can only ever look "clean"

I will get over it though.

Not to worry, throw TFR over it, rinse off then go and drive the thing! Damage can be completely hidden with tipp-ex too

[Cook318IS]

white cars look clean but leave it for a few weeks in winter and it'll start to turn it grey! Been there and done that

[Dezzy]

That's what garages and work vans are for mate.

[gooner1]

this stuff.

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wax/colli ... d_207.html

Although i got it in this pack so i've got some uv protection stuff to hopefully keep the car red for longer!

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/complete- ... d_408.html

Cheers for that.