E30 Zone

At last, im satisfied to say that i have a M52B28 powered car

Although the engine has been fitted for a few months, the car was down on power so i wasnt proud to have the M52, but it seems this was due to a crap air filter, and faulty thermostat.

Anyway - let me know what you guys think. I'll also use this thread for any issues that i have for all the niggly bits so there is a easy to find record in case some one else needs help in the future.









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Spec: (originally 320i Auto Convertible )
M52B28 Engine
M42 Box & Manual Conversion
RPM Strut Brace
Inverted Billies with Eibach springs
Z3 Short Shift with Storm Motorwerks weighted gearknob
MTec 2 Kit
Black Leather interior
Carpet dyed black
E46 armrest conversion with cupholders
Eonon Digital TV screen
Mongoose Exhaust


Things to do:
Replace Rad with larger unit, and foam seal it
Sort out engine oil check engine light
Maybe tint out rear lights red
refit armrest as it has sunk a bit
fit some ICE
Respray and get some 16" BBS RS's
Sort out saggy headlighting in Hardtop
Get 370mm steering wheel
reconolise leather

Stunning, you should be very proud of your work

Could i ask a couple of Qs?

What do you mean by foam sealing the rad ?
I've not heard of "invered" billies before

The arm rest looks great mate, i take it this is a LHD arm rest ?

nice work

looks

Cheers guys

inverted billies are b8's - as used in the 325i sports and m3's

as for the rad - there are gaps around the fan and bodywork - so im guessing that the fan is not as efficient as it could be - so im going to get some foam strips between the rad and bodywork to create a kind of a seal so all the air goes through the rad.

thats the theory anyway - ive seen it on some small cars that ive worked on and going to give it a go on this.

Yep - LHD armrest - i have a RHD if anyone wants to buy it for their E46

cheers, nice one

how is the ride on b8 shocks? also have a cab and im lost between the b4's and b8's

I had a cab before with b4's on h&r a - I found it too bouncy but I think that b8's give a nice controlled rude - esp noticeable on how little the car drops after going over a speed bumps - Ur not too far - come over and have a test drive if u want

I went for Boge Turbo's in the end as i couldn't afford Billies, they perform well imo

nice cab.. guessing the tourings being broken to fund goodies for this?

should have some more ££ for you for the valences soon-ish. planning to pay the remainder around the 15th then we can get a courier arranged.

touring was being broken due to rot - it sat on the drive for a couple of years doing nowt except attracting scrap metal merchants!

I swore that I would never buy another e30 - then I spotted the cab on bay and missed my old motorsport & e36 cabs so I bought it.

Then I swore not to do any engine mods - and ended up buying a 2.7 bottom end, and everything else to convert it, but keep it as an auto.

Then someone was breaking their conversion and the m52 bits, converted it to a manual, and sold the 2.7 parts - this is the result! lol

Saw this parked up when i went to see sunny, lovely motor

dude, we need a FULL road Test report

kangman wrote:Saw this parked up when i went to see sunny, lovely motor

why didn't you pop in to say hello?

haha i know the feeling.. half the time plans go straight out the window.

i planned only to stick a turbo on my M20 and thats now turned into a mini restoration with ACS kit, my old mille miglias up for sale to hopefully help fund new wheels and wanting to fit a full interior again as the cars got no carpets or sound deadening on the floor/trans tunnel, no parcel shelf or rear speakers and other stuff removed to shave weight previously. figure 30-40kg or so worth of sound deadening, interior and whatnot isnt going to matter once the M20 is force fed.

cars seem to rot a hell of a lot faster when theyre parked up than when theyre being used

I took this for a drive the other day, roof down, wind blowing through my hair cruising down the back streets of Hayes - took it for a longer drive it was that good. Pulls hard throughout. M52 ftw.

All that remains is for him to wash it.

Well you took it out for so long, you had plenty of time to get it washed, and polished, and detailed ;)

Looks really nice, lovely