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Sun Mar 08, 2015 1:25 am

A little update to show what ive been upto today. I received a email last week informing me that the unit i store my e30 in is to be sold and I have to be out by end of may so need to use my time wisely... this has kicked me uo the arse to get some bits done that have been niggling me, firstly as afew of you know I blew my m20b28 up last summer so ive been fitting a temporary m20b25 in over winter as and when time allows, so last week I finished plumbing the engine up and she fired up and ran great, I also picked up some 16" compomotive th mono alloys buzzing about this as ive wanted some for ages (theyve gone for referb)
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One bug of mine was when I got all the parts powder coated two year back the powder coater did my rear arms blue insted of black.... I was in to much of a rush to get it finished so tuned a blind eye to it, well.... I went up at 10am and pulled the beam off... again. I found that the powder coating is peeling off the rear beam and arms so ive taken them for blasting again and im 2k painting them. Im also replacing the tired braided brake lines and brake lines front to back, painting my diff black instead of red and undersealing the car. So here are some pics so far. More next week when im back home
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Sun Mar 08, 2015 9:10 am

Nice wheels are you keeping them silver?
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Sun Mar 08, 2015 10:56 am

Cheers theyve gone a dark anthracite grey pick them uo next week with quite excited theyve gone in like that but are coming back referbed with new center cars, decals & federal rsr tyres a‘a
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Sun Mar 08, 2015 11:41 am

Great pics and great colour, I'll use these for reference for the underside of mine once it's in its new garage.

Surprising what you get done under a bit of pressure, I treat it like a regular working day!
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Sun Mar 08, 2015 12:15 pm

Those rims should look good. Nice work graham
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Mon Mar 09, 2015 7:29 am

Similar registration to my first E30, G667BLR, an alpine white 316i. Poverty spec but felt like a Rolls Royce in comparison to the Peugeot 205 it replaced.
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Mon Mar 09, 2015 12:17 pm

Cheers lads
Mine was a poverty spec 318 originally too dark child.
Cant wait to get back home on friday to get so.e more done. Not sure if I should go underbody black or body colour underneath
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Mon Mar 09, 2015 1:02 pm

Black! Blue would be fine if your not planning on driving it
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Mon Mar 09, 2015 6:34 pm

Yeh I think so paul, also im skrewed if I wana do a colour change in future it its blue a‘a
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Fri Mar 13, 2015 6:53 pm

Had a day of fitting new lines, cleaning, re seam sealing, and 3 good coats of shux, unfortunately the lighting wouldnt allow me to take a great pic, but the finish is satin and looks nice and even I wont be body painting it im quite happy its protected and clean looking for many years to come
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Wheel pick up tomorrow :cool:
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Fri Mar 13, 2015 8:51 pm

Nice wheels - it took me ages to find mine and they are only 15's!

Look forward to seeing them fitted.
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Sat Mar 14, 2015 2:24 pm

Cheers dude these were a lucky find lol

Picked my wheels up to me these are wheel porn I cant begin to say how chuffed I am so ill stick some pics up wrapped in federal 595 rsr

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Sat Mar 14, 2015 4:05 pm

^^^ What's the width (J) on those and the offset?
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16x8 et 25 pal
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Alittle more progress this morning. Arb fitted tank secured and arches done. Its no concourse underside but im happyImage
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Sun Mar 15, 2015 4:19 pm

Looks great so far :)

What did you use underneath it?im wanting to reseal mine underneath when I finish my welding
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Sun Mar 15, 2015 8:06 pm

Lurch320i wrote:Looks great so far :)

What did you use underneath it?im wanting to reseal mine underneath when I finish my welding
Cheers mate. I used hammerite stone chip shutz , overpaintable one though, it drys hard so is easy to clean the one with added waxoil has a slight sticky rubbery finish and looks horrid before long, I used it through my schutz gun on my compressor
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Sun Mar 15, 2015 9:52 pm

Looking good man :cool:
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Sat Mar 21, 2015 12:37 am

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Some parts arived and some others found again, Replacement black diamond lines, condor transmission mounts and b&m shifter :cool: busy day tomorrow
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Sat Mar 21, 2015 7:27 pm

Rear arms back from the bodyshop reblasted and painted 2k black Image

Refitted all the bushes and reassembled the subframe ect. Also replaced the tired braided lines with new 6 pc black diamond kit.

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Massive massive improvement im over the moon with the transformation
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Sat Mar 21, 2015 8:08 pm

looks much better under there now , what's the bracket in the spare wheel filler plate for ...

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looks a bit too far over for the back box :?
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Sat Mar 21, 2015 9:25 pm

Yes its got a custom ashley competition exhaust its a single system front to back rather than the twin so needed the exhaust mounts and back panel adjusting to suit, the cut out on the back panel is further towards the center
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i see ...are you an old ford man re the Ashley Zaust ?
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Sat Mar 21, 2015 10:02 pm

magpie wrote:i see ...are you an old ford man re the Ashley Zaust ?
That obvious is it haha :mad: haha yeh Im a big fan of motorsport type cars, I looked at afew different exhausts but the stwin stainless are so heavy, and id been pulled afew times for noise with my old scorpion so gave a old friend at ashly a call with my specs,decibels needed to be under 90 and I needed it as straight as posible with no restrictions and 3 inch bore to match with the engine thats going in and he made it at a bargain price of £240! Cant beat that
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Heritage.....you know it makes sense 8)
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Sun Mar 22, 2015 3:30 pm

Gear shifter overhaul, complete new bushes, selector,b&m shifter, rod& knuckles
Video before http://vid1302.photobucket.com/albums/a ... 7cgx83.mp4

Underneath
http://vid1302.photobucket.com/albums/a ... skofze.mp4

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http://vid1302.photobucket.com/albums/a ... 9ltzin.mp4

New and old
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Condor speed shop poly transmission mounts
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Prop, new brake lines inc clips (had zip ties before) and other bits bolted up
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Thats it untill my suspension arives. Its been a busy weekend but well pleased with the progress.

Off for a much deserved pint or 10!
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Sun Mar 22, 2015 10:01 pm

Right mission then.....
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Thu Mar 26, 2015 8:27 pm

Todays been a good day, my bc coilovers have arrived, 10kg (560ib) front springs 12kg (672ib) rear springs and 30 way adjustable damping. Look forward to heading back from london tomorrow and hopefully get them fitted this weekend Image
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Fri Mar 27, 2015 3:34 pm

initial_g wrote:Condor speed shop poly transmission mounts
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FYI, that coupling is on the wrong way, the arrows have to point to the flange they are bolted to.
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Fri Mar 27, 2015 5:42 pm

check out demlot knowing his stuff innit :D


p.s. I was going to tell him but you beat me to it butt :cool:
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Fri Mar 27, 2015 5:44 pm

Andge you only know that because I told you a˜‚
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Fri Mar 27, 2015 10:13 pm

Demlotcrew wrote:
initial_g wrote:Condor speed shop poly transmission mounts
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FYI, that coupling is on the wrong way, the arrows have to point to the flange they are bolted to.
Oh $hit serious? This is haw I removed it too... must have been like this for 6+ years :cry: cheers for the info lads, does it make a difference? Tbh ill just correct it
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Fri Mar 27, 2015 10:21 pm

If you want the coupling to last then yes it does make a difference.
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Sun Apr 05, 2015 10:38 pm

Top work as usual, coming along nicely 8)
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Tue Apr 07, 2015 3:22 pm

Cheers lads
So this weekend ive got the rear bc coilovers on, and the front stripped ready to cut/weld the hub on. Also on the list for next weekend is to clean/stone chip the front arches black and clean the arms ect.
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And its down from its hight looking dusty but non the less more complete
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