E30 Zone

Seeing as my sport is back on the road now, I thought I'd treat you mortals to a few snaps I took today after giving the old dog a quick sprinkle with the hose.

Hope you enjoy!

Full res images available for £10 each

Engine & Transmission: 2.8 litre M20 with modified pistons & E36 328i crank, Schrick 284\272 camshaft, Schrick dual valve springs, Dastek unichip & remap, MAF conversion, oversized throttle body, FSE adjustable [fuel pressure regulator & guage, Scorpion full stainless steel exhaust system, polyurethane engine mounts, Getrag 260/5 sports gearbox with Z3 short-shift conversion, 25% locking 3.91 ratio Limited Slip Diff

Steering: E36 quick-rack steering conversion with custom made high-pressure pipes to give 3.4 turns lock to lock

Suspension: H&R cup kit, M3 rear shock mounts and camber correction front shock mounts, M3 eccentric control arm bushes, Eibach anti-roll bars, all new bushes including sub-frame, anti-roll bar, link arms & diff

Brakes: ATE Power discs with genuine BMW pads and ATE Super Blue Racing fluid, Goodridge braided flexi hoses

Wheels & Tyres: BBS RM012 8" Split Rims with Toyo Proxes T1-S tyres

Styling: Factory fitted M-tech 2 sports bodykit, clear indicators and side repeaters, all-red tail light clusters, smoked hella xenon headlamps, leather sports seats with rear centre arm rest and rear headrests, M-tech 2 steering wheel, M-tech 2 gear knob, rear sun blind, retro fitted full OBC and cruise control, Audi VDO ancillary guages, M3 instrument cluster

Security: Clifford Concept 500 Full Closure Cat 1 Alarm System & Immobiliser with proximity sensors

Ice: Kenwood KDC-5090R CD Player with Pioneer 13cm 2-way speakers & ipod interface

ooohhhh, she's looking good buddy!!!

Cheers fella, was after 45 profile tyres but they've stopped making them now so had to make do with 50 profile baloons.

Can anyone make me a new sig with any of the above images?

lovely car

something about 15inch rims tho just don't fill the arches

Looks the dogs bollocks Rims look awesome.

maxfield wrote:lovely car

something about 15inch rims tho just don't fill the arches

The car drives like it should though instead of running on clumsy 17's and lets not get started on that debate. We all know some people refuse to believe that a larger wheel reduces the handling of the car. Having driven mine with 15's, 16's and 17's I can definately say it performs a hell of a lot better with 15's on it. Plus it doesn't look rice.

maxfield wrote:lovely car

something about 15inch rims tho just don't fill the arches

???

Look at the rear arch, there's no bloody room!!

Adam,

That is really really nice, I'd be proud to own it!

The wheels compliment it really well, and it's very tidy!

Top marks.

Top marks for the car, but 1 out of 10 for location, it's that bloody church again!

Simon wrote:Top marks for the car, but 1 out of 10 for location, it's that bloody church again!

Was gonna say exactly the same thing!!

Got a stirring in my pants looking at the pics tho, the BBS' couldnt be anymore perfect if they tried!

Sorry if i missed it but what tyre n size are you runnin?

well it is sunday .

doesn't everyone go to church on Sunday's lol

wheel are ok i guess

I'm running 205/50/15's

I tried to get 45's but they don't make them any more and next time I'll get 195's for a bit more of a stretch, maybe I could find some 195/45/15's?

The church is easy for me, it's opposite my house!!

looking good adam. have your rear arches been tweaked at all? they look very thin in one shot...

E30Adam wrote:The car drives like it should though instead of running on clumsy 17's and lets not get started on that debate. We all know some people refuse to believe that a larger wheel reduces the handling of the car. Having driven mine with 15's, 16's and 17's I can definately say it performs a hell of a lot better with 15's on it. Plus it doesn't look rice.

i've had 15" BBS, 16" alpina replicas and 17" BK alpina replicas and i found the 16's to be on a par with (or bettter than) the 15's but i am running 215/40/16's so the rolling diameter is actually less than on the 15's! the 17" BK's are ok for boat anchors, flower pots or traffic bollards but no use as wheels!

Yeah the arches have been extended an inch to take 9" wheels from when I had the Keskins fitted.

They've also been rolled!

nice! maybe that's contributing to the 15" BBS lookng a bit small, that and your sig pic showing it with 17's on!

In an ideal world I'd like to do a 5 stud conversion but I really can't be arsed now

I'll do ya a sig pic if you like fella... Still love the wheels btw

Very nice too, What did you trip over in the first picture

d6dph wrote:Very nice too, What did you trip over in the first picture

My tongue

Ziggy, would be much appreciated if you could russtle me up a sig, my photoshop skills are lame to say the least.

nice car mate, why dont you edit the rear badge to '328i'?

E30Adam wrote: Ziggy, would be much appreciated if you could russtle me up a sig, my photoshop skills are lame to say the least.

Will do - I'll do it tomorrow after work

looks awesome adam,and i think the tyre choice is perfect also as standard are 205 55 15,your 205 50 15's are just enough to make them not look like balloon tyres.A lot of peeps fit the 50 profiles to the standard 15 bbs and they look good.

snoops wrote:nice car mate, why dont you edit the rear badge to '328i'?

A better choice would be to put a 316i badge on surely

I like to keep unsuspecting boyracers guessing

nice m8, really good to see her back on the road again

oh yea lol 316i is definitly the way to go

Nice Like it alot!

And if you wanna use it feel free!

Looking nice Adam, good to see her back

looking good Adam, but as others have said.................find some better backgrounds other than that bloody church

Absolutely fantastic mate....them rims suit it down to the ground. love it.

Good to see it back on the road again, think there the best wheels i've seen on it so far!

Hey, I like my church

Don't diss it or God will burst your tyres

E30Adam wrote:

snoops wrote:nice car mate, why dont you edit the rear badge to '328i'?

A better choice would be to put a 316i badge on surely

I like to keep unsuspecting boyracers guessing

i was tempted to leave the 316i badge that came with my new tailgate on for exactly this reason. nobody ever expects a quick 'old estate car'

i also have a stealth bodykit-free sleeper image going on which helps wind up the saxo brigade. the only giveaways are the scorpion m3 exhaust (might paint it black!!!), the lowering and the anthracite stealth alpinas

You can't beat a street sleeper.

Absolutely stunning, in every respect.