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Post Sat Jun 21, 2008 6:58 pm

jay1980 wrote:I might have to venture out of Brixham and take a look aswell sometime mate, now my m30 dump is done too!
Mini meet at Eko`s abode then :P
Be good to meet you again Jay and check out the M30.
Going to have to get a meet going soon but ill wait till mines finished first,maybe mid July time on Dartmoor?
You guys who have never attended a SouthWest meet are missing out,always an excellent turnout of 25-30 cars and usually an eventful day :P
I might even get Dave to do a meet at Fritz`s with the rolling road winkeye
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Post Sat Jun 21, 2008 7:01 pm

eko wrote:Going to have to get a meet going soon but ill wait till mines finished first,maybe mid July time on Dartmoor?
Sounds good to me, I haven't been to any meets at all yet.
eko wrote:I might even get Dave to do a meet at Fritz`s with the rolling road winkeye
Sounds even better! winkeye
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Post Sat Jun 21, 2008 7:05 pm

I might even get Dave to do a meet at Fritz`s with the rolling road
im definately interested in that! i'd b up for a meet now that my iS is about 95% mechanically sound now :D jay that wasn't you coming out of halfords was it? the engine certainly didnt sound like no 4 pot if it was u :cool:
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Post Sat Jun 21, 2008 7:07 pm

jay1980 wrote:
eko wrote:Going to have to get a meet going soon but ill wait till mines finished first,maybe mid July time on Dartmoor?
Sounds good to me, I haven't been to any meets at all yet.
eko wrote:I might even get Dave to do a meet at Fritz`s with the rolling road winkeye
Sounds even better! winkeye
Last local meet I went to was a top day.
Leisurely(yeah right winkeye ) drive round Somerset then all down to Fritz for rolling road session :D

Give it a couple of weeks till im up and running and we can get something organised.
Hopefully the weather may improve then too :roll:
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Post Sat Jun 21, 2008 7:13 pm

eko wrote:Hopefully the weather may improve then too :roll:
I don't know mate, I'm quite enjoying this weather with my m30!! winkeye
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Post Sat Jun 21, 2008 7:15 pm

jay1980 wrote:
eko wrote:Hopefully the weather may improve then too :roll:
I don't know mate, I'm quite enjoying this weather with my m30!! winkeye
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Post Sat Jun 21, 2008 8:41 pm

eko wrote:
jay1980 wrote:
eko wrote:Going to have to get a meet going soon but ill wait till mines finished first,maybe mid July time on Dartmoor?
Sounds good to me, I haven't been to any meets at all yet.
eko wrote:I might even get Dave to do a meet at Fritz`s with the rolling road winkeye
Sounds even better! winkeye
Last local meet I went to was a top day.
Leisurely(yeah right winkeye ) drive round Somerset then all down to Fritz for rolling road session :D

Give it a couple of weeks till ive got OBs's up and running and we can get something organised.
Hopefully the weather may improve then too :lol:

Has been ages :roll: Rolling road sounds good, maybe Total Bm will like to cover it again winkeye
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Post Sat Jun 21, 2008 8:51 pm

78gizmo wrote:Looks like an excellent install Tony. Am just getting the mot work sorted on my touring, then will have to call round one evening when the weathers better. Think i can here my touring calling for a modern engine like yours!
jay1980 wrote:I might have to venture out of Brixham and take a look aswell sometime mate, now my m30 dump is done too!
:banana: Fill your road with more E30's :mad:

Well worth the trip guys, looks really neat, Id like to see yours too Jay (engine) seeing as you didnt show me when I popped the springs round...

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Post Sat Jun 21, 2008 8:56 pm

OBs wrote:Id like to see yours too Jay (engine) seeing as you didnt show me when I popped the springs round...:D
The dump was at my bros mate, only had the fish stink wagon at mine!! :o:
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Post Sat Jun 21, 2008 9:16 pm

OBs wrote: Give it a couple of weeks till ive got OBs's up and running and we can get something organised.
:P
You done them braces/wings/bonnet/rear valance yet/For fook sake youve had all day :roll:
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Post Sat Jun 21, 2008 9:21 pm

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Post Sat Jun 21, 2008 9:50 pm

OBs wrote::cry:
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Love you really :group:
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Post Sat Jun 21, 2008 9:52 pm

eko wrote:
OBs wrote::cry:
:fart:

Love you really :group:
Get me PM? :?
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Post Sat Jun 21, 2008 9:54 pm

OBs wrote:
eko wrote:
OBs wrote::cry:
:fart:

Love you really :group:
Get me PM? :?
Yes I did and added the pic to my other post :wink:
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Post Sat Jun 21, 2008 10:01 pm

eko wrote: Yes I did and added the pic to my other post :wink:
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Post Sun Jun 22, 2008 10:26 pm

Hi Tony, not had the bonnet up on the 318 for a long time! Been away for a few weeks, then doing mot work / changing front wings and valence etc on the touring. Consider the screen yours Tony, you can get it whenever you want if you can replace it with a standard screen.
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Post Mon Jun 23, 2008 8:21 pm

78gizmo wrote:Hi Tony, not had the bonnet up on the 318 for a long time! Been away for a few weeks, then doing mot work / changing front wings and valence etc on the touring. Consider the screen yours Tony, you can get it whenever you want if you can replace it with a standard screen.
Chris ill have to pop over when the car is MOTed and swap screens.Only takes 10 mins per car to swap them so by the time the kettle has boiled we`ll be ready to be done :P
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Post Mon Jun 23, 2008 8:36 pm

bss325i wrote:Any more pics Tony?
One of how its stands now.
Few more little jobs to finish before I can think about booking it in for MOT,hopefully by the end of this week :P

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Post Mon Jun 23, 2008 8:38 pm

when you want to sell it.. keep me in mind winkeye i think im starting to prefer this over a convertible.... and it saves me a job of keeping it on my grandmas driveway and visiting her :D
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Post Mon Jun 23, 2008 11:06 pm

Cook318IS wrote:when you want to sell it.. keep me in mind winkeye i think im starting to prefer this over a convertible.... and it saves me a job of keeping it on my grandmas driveway and visiting her :D
Lad over the road from me is interested too :D
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Post Tue Jun 24, 2008 6:33 pm

i can part ex a kidney, my eybrows and some marks and spencers aftershave i got for christmas! winkeye tempted? :chuckle:
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Post Tue Jun 24, 2008 6:41 pm

Cook318IS wrote:i can part ex a kidney, my eybrows and some marks and spencers aftershave i got for christmas! winkeye tempted? :chuckle:
Dibs on the brows if Eko dosnt take them and if you want to sell seperate, how bushy are they?

Sorry for the highjack Eko :o:
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Post Tue Jun 24, 2008 6:45 pm

average bushyness, not milhouse style!
if you want to sell seperate
do you want one eyebrow or two winkeye could always swap :mad:
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Post Tue Jun 24, 2008 6:50 pm

Cook318IS wrote:average bushyness, not milhouse style!
if you want to sell seperate
do you want one eyebrow or two winkeye could always swap :mad:
I will think about it, id prefer a pair tbh I hate the lop sided look...

I like John Prescot beautys :D
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Post Thu Jun 26, 2008 8:55 pm

Finally got to give it a test drive down the road tonight :P
Dew teething problems to sort out,small oil leak that looks like its coming from the oil filter housing somewhere,water leak from the thermo housing and a clunk from the front end as its pulling away.
All will be sorted this weekend though ready for MOT next week.
Pulls well and sounds sweet,cant wait till its road legal :D
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Post Thu Jun 26, 2008 9:05 pm

dagnamit! :cry:

Good work dude

Wanna come & do mine :)
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Post Thu Jun 26, 2008 9:30 pm

Good work dude!!

They are fun arent they :cool:
Got cable ties? Get diffin..

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Post Thu Jun 26, 2008 9:36 pm

Have you checked the part numbers for the MAFs yet Tony?

Air box on? winkeye
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Post Thu Jun 26, 2008 9:40 pm

good work there, keep going and get it finished, mine should be ready for a test drive in next couple of days, if the weather holds for the better!! :mad:
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Post Thu Jun 26, 2008 9:41 pm

E30BeemerLad wrote:Wanna come & do mine :)
Got 2 more to do once mines finished 8O

Dan is yours on the road now then?

Andy,forgot to check the MAF numbers but did PM Dan and he said yours is compatable with mine regardless of year difference.
Airbox-started modding it to fit which it does just fine.Problem is the inlet pipe is to long so pushes the MAF to far towards the front of the car.Gave up at that point and chucked that cone thing on,just wanted a go of it :P
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Post Thu Jun 26, 2008 9:49 pm

Yup its all legal.. Already abused a 330ci in it..

No speedo atm tho, so you lose sense of speed somewhat
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Post Thu Jun 26, 2008 9:53 pm

Jhonno wrote:Yup its all legal.. Already abused a 330ci in it..

No speedo atm tho, so you lose sense of speed somewhat
Fair play :D

So is it living up to expectation?
Suppose its only a stopgap though till the S50 is sorted?
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Post Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:07 pm

Um.. Yeah.. It is quick, with a nice mid range, and very good on fuel (well anything is compared to the e32..)

It is only a stop gap though yes
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