Car of the month - September: M40's

[CHRISP]

More Pics will do some more the weekend

[aceraf]

Here's my contribution...my bros NEON BLUE 318i Design sitting on Borbet A 9js with a 60mm drop. Will be taking some new pics over the weekend so may be adding tho these.

[grantfk10]

More Pics will do some more the weekend

Cool pic!
What's the decal on the front O/S wing?

[cass1_5503]

heres a few pics of my gem

[josh-hocking]

nice car cass1_5503

[CHRISP]

More Pics of my M40 turbo

[greentouring]

Well everyone, here's my '93 316i Lux touring once again! It obviously can't compete with the turbo-charged cabs and so forth, but every time I get a little money, I do something new. This week I added clear side indicators. I've owned her since 2004, but have only started modding her this year. She is structurally sound, has never been welded after leaving the factory, and now has just 88,000 miles on the clock!


Took this today outside a French furniture factory.


A side view; she'll look even better when she's had the suspension done.


A rear view.............


One more for luck....................

[josh-hocking]

whens the winner gonna be said? i might put some more pics up tomorrow (if i get bored)

[HartgeH27]

The clock is ticking but time is still available!

[josh-hocking]

more pics!!











thanks!
josh

[CHRISP]

Nice Car Josh it dose you proud.
looks very clean keep up the good work

[Mr_Clarksun]

Hello fellow e30zoners.

It gives me great pleasure to say I have been allowed out of my box once again for one day only, fed me some delicious treats and given the chance to decide the fate of this months e30zone car of the month entrants.

And what a hardy task it has been! The standard of this months cars has, quite frankly, astounded me. Who would have thought that out of the much maligned M40 crowd such gems could emerge. The little fellas have surpassed themselves. No more proof could ever be asked for to demonstrate the passion and enthusiasm the e30 stirs in their owners souls.

Once again zoners, feel proud of your comrades achievements, revel in their glory and be astonished at the time, effort and love that your brethren shower upon such a meager and mocked example of the E30 breed.

As such a high standard has been shown this month I feel it is my duty to mention a few of the runners up and give credit where credit is due. In no particular order I would like to congratulate;

Shame320ii, while your name implies bigger and 'better' things, your mean and moody 318i touring stands out as a fine example, daring to break from the norm with styling touches such as the alpina splitter and cold air feed headlight. Aceraf, if it had been your car and not your brothers, I would have had a much harder time of deciding this months winner. The stance and wheels of his design edition cab are the icing on an already very appetising cake. Gortour, your incredibly clean, oem+ modified touring stands out to me as one of the best the zone has to offer. Clean original lines, superb condition (excepting temporary damage from errant tree trunks) and immaculate interior has the potential, with a little bit of work and a lot of love, to become a concours item at shows across this land. JoshuaHocking, suffice to say, for one so young you have achieved great things with your project and as a member of the much discredited and despised 'youth of today' you are a shining example to many. Commitment, taste and an eye for a true classic is something to be proud of, ond one day I'm sure you will be rewarded for this.

And so, after much rambling and with a casual brush to the side for the other entrants (all of them excellent in their own way) I move onto the man of the hour, the pillar of salt, the one and only...
ChrisP, take a bow my friend, you are the proud owner of Septembers E30zone Car of the month!

To take an e30 and grace it with forced induction is one thing, to perform such a task to a lowly M40 is enough in itself to warrant great admiration, but to have achieved this with such a superb and spotless car and not have compromised on anything makes you a very worthy recipient of this dubious honour.

A turbo installation that fits so well with the car, from the piping and turbo trickery tucked so neatly into the engine bay to the intercooler mounted in that bumper like it came from the factory deserves the respect of many.

Enjoy your time at the top, and never give up the pursuit of more power. Prove the M20 doubters wrong and keep up the good work. I have no doubt we will see bigger and better things from your bastion of small engined, big power vehicles the world over.

[mattG]

Congrats Chris you can now sleep well

[mineralblue]

It was always on the cards, nice motor, well done

[smithy318i]

well done Crisp. pretty obvious you were going to win.

[Hyperion]

well done and congrats Chris

[greentouring]

I knew it! lol Anyway, congrats and great-looking car.

[josh-hocking]

well done well deserved!!

[grantfk10]

Congratulations, and a deserved winner!

[eko]

Well deserved win Chris.
Very tastefully modded car and a real credit to you.

Well done mate

[aceraf]

Congrats,

there was only ever 1 winner really....how do you compete with a turbo'd cab???

Really stunning!

The design will have to wait it's turn, and i'm sure it's day will come

[tailoutcharlie]

well deserved chris vvvvroooooooooooooooommmmmmmm pttsssssssshhhhhhhhhhhh


and another quality post from mr clarksun,

whoever he is

[Rosc0PColtrane]

My pic of the front still kicks ass.

Further clue to Clsrksuns' ID, mediocre grammar and a patronising tone; yet the ability to take on the guise of another character.

[d6dph]

Congrats Chris. Highly deserved winner.

[Rosc0PColtrane]

Cracking car, dramatic sounding and clean as a whistle. Pwn3r of all 4 pots.

[CHRISP]

A big thank you for all your comments and thank you to Mr Clarkson for picking me out of all the top m40s.
I would like give half the credit to ANT for doing the turbo conversion Top man.
Nathan your pic is out again thanks

Thanks again Chris

[tylerma]

nice one Chris get in there mate
you must be chuffed

[CHRISP]

nice one Chris get in there mate
you must be chuffed

Well chuffed Malc.
we will meet up one day i Hope

[maxfield]

Well done dude, much deserved.

[tylerma]

no doubt about it chap
if you are going to the pod we can have a good chat there

[CHRISP]

Hope to go to Pod if car is back from Ants, are you going to run Malc ?

Thanks Maxfield

[tylerma]

probably not going to run it mate
some changes coming soon so just enjoying it for now

are you looking to run yours

[CHRISP]

Herd about changes .
as for running it i like it in one piece and its a long way home to walk

[Kos]

run yous cars ! i really dont see the point in building a "poweful" car if you wont run it. its only 15 a second sprint.

[CHRISP]

I mite be talked in to it .it wont take much