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Bhups E30 M52!

Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 1:09 pm
by bhups
Hi Guys,

I've had my E30 since feb this year. It was a stock 320i when I bought it and have some plans for her but taking it slow.

The first mod was a new heart, these old m20 engines didn't cut it for me.

It had its first outing at BMW Festival last sunday. Here are some pictures:

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A new heart!

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Sleeper!!!

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Engine spec:

M52 24v 2.8
M52 gearbox
E36 328i prop
3.07 LSD
Kenlowe electric fan
New rad
Simota carbon induction
Custom exhaust system
M20 single mass flywheel
E36 steering rack

Big thanks to Dips @ CustomCars for doing the M52B28 engine conversion, Kos for detailing the car and to quote him "2 mop heads f*cked, 2 clay bars f*cked & 4 micro fibres f*cked!". More pics of the conversion and the detail will be up soon.

That's all I can think of for now, thanks for looking. Comments appreciated.

Bhups

Re: My E30 Sleeper!

Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 1:13 pm
by capri_rob
Thats lovely - very tastefully done and the engine conversion looks almost factory :cool:

Re: My E30 Sleeper!

Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 1:19 pm
by lyricalnut02
fuckin beauty!

Re: My E30 Sleeper!

Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 5:11 pm
by polsta
absoloute stunner !!! would love a ride in an e30 like this, love the overall appearance and look although center caps and a chrome kidney i think would really look so much better on that car being a sleeper, for that original classic look

whats the overall cost hitting at ?

awsome :cool:

Re: My E30 Sleeper!

Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 10:44 pm
by Finto_316
thats a lovely sleeper you have there :D

Re: My E30 Sleeper!

Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 11:09 pm
by magpie
you need an m50 intake manifold and throttle body.

looks nice otherwise 8)

Re: My E30 Sleeper!

Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 11:21 pm
by tonybtonyb
very :cool: :cool:

Re: My E30 Sleeper!

Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 11:21 pm
by THEHOOD
Looks stunning :cool:

Re: My E30 Sleeper!

Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 11:00 am
by E30GAV
saw this car the other night, looked very clean!

nice one for taking me for spin bhups. . . . F****** LOVED IT!

keep up the good work!

Re: My E30 Sleeper!

Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 12:26 pm
by bridgemond
Very nice E30, Engine swap looks very tidy as does the car 8)

Re: My E30 Sleeper!

Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 12:28 pm
by TPS
I thought I saw this at Gaydon, looked really nice.

Re: My E30 Sleeper!

Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 1:27 pm
by bhups
Thanks for the comments guys! :)
polsta wrote:absoloute stunner !!! would love a ride in an e30 like this, love the overall appearance and look although center caps and a chrome kidney i think would really look so much better on that car being a sleeper, for that original classic look

whats the overall cost hitting at ?

awsome :cool:
Cheers mate, im after centre caps and with regards to the grills im going to keep them black as the car is shadowlined. So far the car owes me just under £3k.
magpie wrote:you need an m50 intake manifold and throttle body.

looks nice otherwise 8)
Cheers mate, its on the cards in the near future.
E30GAV wrote:saw this car the other night, looked very clean!

nice one for taking me for spin bhups. . . . F****** LOVED IT!

keep up the good work!
Cheers Gav!

Re: My E30 Sleeper!

Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 7:11 pm
by oomz1975
Saw this at Gaydon, very nice!

Re: My E30 Sleeper!

Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 7:16 pm
by Rav335uk
Very nice Bhups, and WOW 8O Gav you back!??

Re: My E30 Sleeper!

Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 10:32 am
by bhups
Cheers guys.

Re: My E30 Sleeper!

Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 2:34 pm
by SLIMADI
See this on StanceWorks the other day,very nice :)

Re: My E30 Sleeper!

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 2:33 pm
by E30GAV
Rav335uk wrote:Very nice Bhups, and WOW 8O Gav you back!??
lol still here rav, just sitting back and being lazy.

bought a 325 converts just trying to finish that off atm. . .

insurance is way to high though. il post some pics soon.

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 4:42 pm
by cro320
looks awesome...moar pics please :cool:

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Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 8:39 pm
by dips346
looks ok lol

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Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 9:15 pm
by MurphyE30
Very Nice :D Coversion looks tidy :cool:

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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 12:34 pm
by Demlotcrew
Looks like a very tidy install! :cool:

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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 6:47 pm
by bhups
Thanks guys! :)

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Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 4:00 pm
by Gouki
looks shit! :chuckle:

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Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 5:30 pm
by bhups
Lol d*ck!

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Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 8:50 pm
by e30-EVN
nice mate..... im with mick, needs the m50 inlet setup... opens up a fair few hidden ponies :twisted:

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Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 8:52 pm
by Dezzy
Does the car have ABS?

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Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2011 1:21 pm
by bhups
No it doesn't.

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Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2011 7:26 pm
by no1_jazz
very noiceeeee :cool:

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Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2011 11:12 pm
by adit
very nice bhups. i admired this at Gaydon too.
p.s. i have centre caps available mate :wink:

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Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 9:28 am
by bhups
Cheers guys!

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Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2011 11:18 pm
by bhups
Got some caps.

How the badges were before

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Replaced with new ones

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And how the caps look on the car

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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 8:52 pm
by bhups
Met up with Zebbs a couple of weeks ago and decided to do a night shoot. Here are some photos.

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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 9:03 pm
by Rav335uk
Someones robbed you centrecaps :mad:

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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 9:12 pm
by bhups
The shoot was done before i had the caps lol.

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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 9:12 pm
by mercdriver
That car is awesome! bhups mate it looks a minter not a sleeper!

Engine bay is really tidy, the m50 inlet is the right choice like the guys said...

Its a beaut

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