My M52 TechII Tourer

[craigieeb]

Well I think the time has come to do a bit of a build thread,

After the demise of my old E30











I ended up buying this Tourer last year..




Thought it looked a bit dull and drab, so fitted my wheels and stuck a Tech II body kit on.

starting to look a bit better




Next up was the engine, I had the M20 2.7 lying about so I thought it would be rude not too

So out came the 2.5





And I had the 2.7 ready to drop straight in.





And there she was sitting in the bay..





What an Awesome engine that 2.7 was, sadly I got board of it and wanted more!!!!
so out it came, and it made it's way in to here..







And with the 2.7 out of the way, it made room for the M52 2.8











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So the spec list as it stands..
It's a 325i with an M52 2.8 engine
M50 2.5 inlet manifold
318is gearbox
lightened flywheel
3:64 LSD
CDA induction kit
GAZ front and rear adjustable shocks
60/40 spax springs
rouge engineering rear top mounts with reinforcement plates
front custom alloy top mounts
solid steering linkage
manual steering rack
Custom down pipes and a 3" straight through stainless exhaust

Oh yeah Carbon fibre bonnet






So left to do....
M3 front wishbone bushes,
A set of cams,
remap,

fit the brakes
Brembo 4 pots with 312mm discs



fit the 16" Azev K alloys
Fronts are 7 and a half J, rears are 9J



shot without the centre caps...


And the final thing to do is drill and tap the inlet manifold for this................




mmmmm raw carbon weave 15lb nitrous bottle,
this engine will also be running a 180 bhp shot via direct port.




Wonder how long before I get bored of this engine and go for the M3 lump

[E30BeemerLad]

I demand a ride in this when the gas is hooked up mate

a mighty shot like 180 will do marvels for my 1/4 mile times

[DanThe]

That a nice lid there Craig

Is the engine a steel liner job?

[beardymat]

sweet looking touring in the correct colour too

[craigieeb]

I demand a ride in this when the gas is hooked up mate

a mighty shot like 180 will do marvels for my 1/4 mile times

Not a problem, I'm sure i'll be down the strip soon fella

That a nice lid there Craig

Is the engine a steel liner job?

Cheers Dan,

and yes it is

sweet looking touring in the correct colour too

Yep nothing like a coat of lachissssilber

[magpie]

great car this one,the more i see it ..............

[oomz1975]

F*****g hell, I like this.......that m52 looks right at home.

[bss325i]

400bhp with the NOS = WEAPON!

[Duke137]

Well its about time this found its way on the pic gallery!

As bss325i said, a weapon!

So cool, love to see what times this would get at pod....

Greart car Craig well done mate

[MurphyE30]

About time you got some pics up

will look the business on the Azev's combined with the CF bonnet

[RM2186]

Looking really sweet Craig, proper job

[tonybtonyb]

Very nice fella

[DanThe]

Would love to see this doing some 1/4 mile runs

[shedrool83]

Very nice .
Need to see a video when the bottle is hooked up.

[craigieeb]

Cheers lads

Hope this engine loves the gas like the 2,7 did,
that thing, just wanted more and more, total animal!!

But this thing is far from finished, it's got a few teething problems,

It wouldn't be an E30 without them tho

I'll keep this updated during the process...

[bigredbmw]

lookin good craig ......

[ImysE30]

Sweet touring, subtle but effecive

NOS

[craigieeb]

Cheers dudes

Just took it for an MOT.......

PASS

no advisory's, not even a grunt or a moan

whoop whoop

[RM2186]

Well done Craig, right royal result! You bringing it to Teesside Park on Sunday afty?

[craigieeb]

Not sure yet, I'm supposed to be fitting Murphy's LSD before his 318 small case



explodes

[magpie]

Not sure yet, I'm supposed to be fitting Murphy's LSD before his 318 small case



explodes

the meet starts at 2pm till .............?

[MurphyE30]

Just been out for a quick blast in the Tourer, Its Awsome

And the Brembo's are pretty impressive!! Think im going to have to get some

[cplagz]

pics of brembos under wheels ? any clearance issues?

[Jhonno]

I'd say the Brembo's were gonna be tight with those wheels..

[craigieeb]

I had to sell on those wheels as the Azev's just needed a massive spacer for them to fit
and with my style of driving they were a

But the clearance is fine with the 17" "Motorsport Rep Things" i'v got on at the mo,
I had about 1mm clearance from the rear of the wheel to the caliper,
so i used a 5mm spacer, as i know things like to expand under heat,


I am on the look out for another set of 16's but tbh im sort of limited to what will fit

pics of brembos under wheels ?

I'll take a couple this afternoon for you mate,