This true story will make you weep... E30 M3 3.2 Conversion

Post Sat Jun 10, 2006 12:18 am

stop it argos my side's are hurting

Post Sat Jun 10, 2006 10:00 am

Keep this thread on topic please!
Either post constructively, or don't bother to post at all.

Post Sun Jun 11, 2006 10:05 am

The car is looking good lots of progress has been made and its looking more like a car everyday.

Andrew

Post Thu Jun 22, 2006 4:39 pm

Any news on progress? Or is the poor thing still sat in a workshop looking lonely.....

Post Thu Jun 22, 2006 6:41 pm

i saw it this week in the workshop

Seems the worst of it all is over!

Post Thu Jun 22, 2006 6:43 pm

how long si?

Post Sun Jun 25, 2006 11:59 pm

Post Wed Jun 28, 2006 2:34 pm

The car has its interior now and we are just waiting for one front suspension leg to come back from Keri at WMS as hes been using it to adapt his 4-pot kit for the M3...

Other than that, Andrew would be able to tell you more...

MFree

Post Wed Jun 28, 2006 2:52 pm

YEAAAAAAAH!! so its almost almost there then or what?

good stuff!

Post Thu Jul 06, 2006 12:59 pm

MFree wrote:The car has its interior now and we are just waiting for one front suspension leg to come back from Keri at WMS as hes been using it to adapt his 4-pot kit for the M3...

I can say one thing for this car: It's got very nice legs!

CNC bits, yum yum yum....

Post Thu Jul 06, 2006 1:15 pm

Looking good Keri !

Rob( M=Free) almost there then dude, kudos to you and all involved ( recently @ least )

Gaydon unveiling possibly, be a good venue and a nice running in trip

Post Thu Jul 06, 2006 1:40 pm

Ant wrote:Looking good Keri!

Ta! This is the prototype/mockup kit, it'll take a while before it can be used on a car, also there might be problems getting them inside the 17's on this car - watch this space and pray!

Post Sat Jul 08, 2006 9:59 am

I have split the off topic brake discussion into a new thread. Please continue here:

http://www.e30zone.co.uk/modules.php?na ... ic&t=39377

Ian.

Post Sat Jul 08, 2006 1:13 pm

ian332isport wrote:I have split the off topic brake discussion into a new thread.

Thank god for that, good man!

Just for reference, here are two more pics of what we HOPE will go on Rob's car: Note the rusty 280mm M3 disc for scale!

Post Mon Jul 10, 2006 1:14 pm

Im crossing everything waiting for CPC to let me know if its a gooer... we know we can shrink it by 10mm or so but thats not the point as when i had the Brembo kit that Kos bought off me originally fitted by GTS who did the car originally, the brake discs were SO SO close, 1-2mm from the ball joints and i couldnt get a decent 2inch dished wheel to clear the bulky caliper without ending up 10mm plus outside the front arches... so Its all down to the positioning of the disc relative to the centerline of the axle / balljoints and also how bulky that caliper is..

Here's to hoping but lets be realistic and say with the general 'paradigm' that this car has been in throughout its tortuous history, the likelihood is not great that they will fit.. im just preparing myself for the same old story so i can be pleasantly surprised when they DO fit!!

Im still about everyone, but ive backed off Phil alot in terms of rushing him or trying to because this project DID start out as a 'finish it please' and as you ALL know ended up being a 'oh, it needs totally restoring' one instead...

and i said i wasnt going to get drawn into malicious snubs and attacks from he-who-shall-remain-nameless who has 'posted' alot on my thread (if you call that posting)... there's no point, even when the comment/posting is implying criminal activity... I will deal with this in person in good time. thats all im going to say about that.

Later all

MFree

Post Mon Jul 10, 2006 3:19 pm

this is not the place for this stuff, from me or anyone.

I have NO idea what this means... I will happily explain the history of this car to you, what got taken from the car where etc etc... its like the rumours about the engine never running that got to Phil, I have no idea WHY... I will happily tell you the story in detail Argos.

So im communicating via PM with Argos, will endeavour to keep this on topic and track from now on

;)

MFree

Post Mon Jul 10, 2006 4:03 pm

Its good being 35 or 38 innit...

Anyone would have thought we were 3.5 and 3.8 years old till now.

A bit of maturity goes a long way

BTW THE DISCS FIT!!! news just in from Phil... all we gotta do now is see if there is enough radial clearance and disc face 2 wheel center for those hooge calipers to fit...

Measurements being sent now... just in case not, anyone got any 18" bbs split rims (and i mean the ones with the stepped polished rims and mesh center, not the 850i ones...) - he said knowing the answer would be 'no' lol and also wants 5 superb 3-piece AC Shnitzer (OZ made) Type II 17"s?

MFree

All we need now is JonB for a group Hug..........

I somehow doubt Demlotcrew will be joining us if it ever did happen...

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Post Mon Jul 10, 2006 4:23 pm

MFree wrote:anyone got any 18" bbs split rims

you could always try contacting these people.

http://www.justmatz.co.uk/products_offers_01.html

no connection with the seller, but they've hooked up a friend with some S Class polished 18's and they were tip top

Post Mon Jul 10, 2006 4:25 pm

Someone will know markuses email on here he's from germany im sure he has a set of 18inch splitties

Post Mon Jul 10, 2006 4:30 pm

Markus Glaum you mean?

He supplied all my carbon bits for the M3... I know Zoom and the painters scratched the rear wing up a bit but i must say on that that Im not that happy about the finish of my rear wing (i.e the carbon gelcoat) as it needs to be open carbon look to look the best and its not really up to it... its just hard to tell what is damage from mishandling and what is mould-based... is there any way of deep polishing/refinishing that kind of surface BTW anyone?

Thanks for your help maxfield, let's see if he comes back to me on the wheels.. i missed a totally immaculate set 4 months ago on ebay which should have gone for over a grand and went for just Ã‚£700 or so... i was gutted... no dough or takers for my wheels at the time...

Shame!

MFree

Post Mon Jul 10, 2006 9:15 pm

MFree wrote:I know Zoom and the painters scratched the rear wing up a bit but i must say on that that Im not that happy about the finish of my rear wing (i.e the carbon gelcoat) as it needs to be open carbon look to look the best and its not really up to it... its just hard to tell what is damage from mishandling and what is mould-based... is there any way of deep polishing/refinishing that kind of surface BTW anyone?

I would talk to a boat builders about it, sounds like a proper flatting then compatible clear lacquer coats would fix it? Whatever you do, make sure it's tested on a spare bit in case the paint reacts or peels off again!

Post Mon Jul 10, 2006 9:27 pm

argos

not sure about the group hug from me.

m-free may have a fiddle.....

Post Mon Jul 10, 2006 10:47 pm

MFree wrote:BTW THE DISCS FIT!!! news just in from Phil... all we gotta do now is see if there is enough radial clearance and disc face 2 wheel center for those hooge calipers to fit...

Measurements being sent now... just in case not, anyone got any 18" bbs split rims (and i mean the ones with the stepped polished rims and mesh center, not the 850i ones...) - he said knowing the answer would be 'no' lol and also wants 5 superb 3-piece AC Shnitzer (OZ made) Type II 17"s?

Just a note to add to this....it's going to be TIGHT in the 17's due to the deep-dish! Beyond that we'll have to wait until the brackets etc etc are done, so fingers crossed all round!

Post Mon Jul 10, 2006 10:57 pm

Argos wrote:
jonb wrote:argos

not sure about the group hug from me.

m-free may have a fiddle.....
Well I always thought you were a bit suspect Jon. But as they say, Girls are okay but you can't beat the real thing.

all wrong argos.

dont mind birds having a go at each other though.

my bumhole is a non return valve.

Post Fri Jul 14, 2006 2:03 pm

Nuff o that bumhole chatter... who like me loves a girl that CAN spanner not IS A spanner?

You just can't beat a girl with a ruddy great tool in her hand can you?

(i dont mean 'beat' as in 'hit' although that would probably not be wise either... i meant 'cant top')

MFree...

Post Fri Jul 14, 2006 3:41 pm

here's a quick update shot of some of the bodywork getting onto the car (Phil should probably wipe the dust off first... but it was about 11.00pm!)

And we have had the debate about the angle of the rear wing.. if you look at the DTM cars from 1990-91 they did have this rediculous angle on them... i have the Evo II AND carbon splitter to add to the front to try and balance the aero... but personally i think at this angle it will be simply a drag surface and have little aero effect at all...

but then again BMW raised the M3 rear bootlid to try and get the wing up into clean-er air as the higher it is the more effect it will have... i guess the E30 is not the most aerodynamic shape in the world!! even back then!

We are going to attempt to shim it back about 10-15 degrees though just so as it doesnt pull the bootlid off as i hit 100mph...

LOL

MFree...

Post Fri Jul 14, 2006 3:44 pm

So...

Is it on the road yet...?

Post Fri Jul 14, 2006 4:29 pm

could you post a pic of your car

Post Fri Jul 14, 2006 8:46 pm

no mate... i cant.. umm the front end is still work in progress...

this kind of thing doesnt take long tho and the workrate just went up by about 800% so thats why we are seeing progress...

I agree with you Argos about the door trims... i wanted Markus's Carbon ones but he's withdrawn them from sale now... yeah some genuine M3 ones would be good and also not a rear seat from a cabrio either, as that was for the benefit of the Rollcage but it looks MUCH worse than Kos said it would!

Hey ho...