Lee Parkes' E30 Alpina B10.

[Rav335uk]

Are you afraid of a bit of comp mate????

[leeparkes]

would you put your log book on it?



























Quite fancy me a cab

[Rav335uk]

No chance on the log book mate, not that silly.
I know yours is quicker, down to the weight and diff difference.
Had a race with a 330 convertible on Sat afternoon all the way from b'ham to cov .
He wasn't going anywhere, and a bit shocked i think.
He was giving it the large when i saw him, bullying a ford focus, so had to join in, but at 135+ i was still in his mirror all the way LOL

[leeparkes]

Only joking mate,
i think the missus would murder me,plus with my luck id snap a rocker and you would fly past laughing.

[Rav335uk]

I know mate, not to worry, oh btw that was with the roof down too

I'll meet up with you there on the weekend.

[ImysE30]

Lee would have gone past him and left him for dead

Looking forward to the meet

[Rav335uk]

Oi get back to WORK!!!!!!

[ImysE30]

Finishing up for the day now and the sun's come out

[Rav335uk]

Lee, hows the motor holding up, any heating issues in this weather???

[DanThe]

With the M20/b25 = 1242kg

With the M30/b35 = 1311kg

What's the full spec of your car Lee? Im going to get mine on the bridge soon, probably next week as im nearly done fitting everything up.
Would be good to compare

Car looks very nice BTW

[leeparkes]

Rav,its going quite well with the b25 rad,no issues,fans been on a lot today though!

Dan p.m. sent

[Rav335uk]

Good to hear, i think my rad must be a bit blocked, as in traffic it don't half build heat up quick

[leeparkes]

Good to hear, i think my rad must be a bit blocked, as in traffic it don't half build heat up quick

same here mate,and my fan has been on lots this past couple of days but it hasnt gone near the danger area,even in heavy traffic.

[Rav335uk]

Good to hear, changed my temp switch today, see if that cures it

[leeparkes]

The temp switch to kick the fan in?

Have you still got it by the thermostat?

[Rav335uk]

Yes mate, temp switch to kick it in, why?? what you using for yours??

And no, spoke to Dave at m-tech today, going to move it to the engine block

[leeparkes]

Yes mate, temp switch to kick it in, why?? what you using for yours??

And no, spoke to Dave at m-tech today, going to move it to the engine block

Mines on a switch at the mo coz im too idol to sort it out.

im sure the switch needs to go in the 'bottom' rad hose,
have you got a plug on your rad for a switch? if so put it there,as soon as the rad feels hot water the fan will kick in

where on the engine block did Dave say?

[Rav335uk]

Where the thermo housing is, but on the block,
plus my bloody wires are no good, too thin, so bought so 25 amp wire and hopfully doing that tomorrow to as i've noticed they heat up.

[Rav335uk]

How quick does your car feel compared to the b25????

[leeparkes]

How quick does your car feel compared to the b25????

Loads!

The kick i got in second on the m20 i get it in third on the m30

[Rav335uk]

Fun, isn't it

[E30Gheko]

Cool thread. Just finished reading it.

Lee your engine looks the dogs in there!

Inspirational stuff. The search for a donor begins!

[leeparkes]

Cool thread. Just finished reading it.

Lee your engine looks the dogs in there!

Inspirational stuff. The search for a donor begins!

^ Cheers,easy isnt it

[Rav335uk]

Too much time on his hands

[Nay]

Fantastic Build fella!

[gareth]

Its been back on the bridge and the weight gain is far from good,

With the M20/b25 = 1242kg

With the M30/b35 = 1311kg

Its gained 69kg

I was weighing a E28 in at the weekend and had a few suprises.
1: said E28 was loaded up with scrap bits and despite lack of engine or diff, came in a 1520kg!!!!
2: my M30 beastie can tow a loaded E28 up a 1 in 10 gradient in 3rd that's 2920kg + two 90kg ish blokes!
3: my car on the weighbridge is 1400kg!

for everyones reference, to get a comparison, it is a 325i touring with a M30, large case diff, E34 M30 gearbox (no weedy little M10 one here), electric stuff all round, no aircon, towball fitted, petrol just off the red, 10 litres of LPG, LPG system fitted with donut tank, spare wheel in the boot and about 10kg worth of tools, towbar and baby seats etc in it at the time. no amps or bass box or anything like that either

is mine the heaviest E30 in the world?

[ImysE30]

A cabby would probably weigh the same, might be more?

[leeparkes]

Its been back on the bridge and the weight gain is far from good,

With the M20/b25 = 1242kg

With the M30/b35 = 1311kg

Its gained 69kg

I was weighing a E28 in at the weekend and had a few suprises.
1: said E28 was loaded up with scrap bits and despite lack of engine or diff, came in a 1520kg!!!!
2: my M30 beastie can tow a loaded E28 up a 1 in 10 gradient in 3rd that's 2920kg + two 90kg ish blokes!
3: my car on the weighbridge is 1400kg!

for everyones reference, to get a comparison, it is a 325i touring with a M30, large case diff, E34 M30 gearbox (no weedy little M10 one here), electric stuff all round, no aircon, towball fitted, petrol just off the red, 10 litres of LPG, LPG system fitted with donut tank, spare wheel in the boot and about 10kg worth of tools, towbar and baby seats etc in it at the time. no amps or bass box or anything like that either

is mine the heaviest E30 in the world?

Nice one ^

Im still baffled at how mine gained nearly 70kg,i literally pulled the m20 out then m30 in,im using m20 prop,m20 rad etc so really its just an engine and box swap.

an undressed m20 is 117kg,m30 is 143kg so just a 26kg difference,where does the extra 43kg come from???
all i can think of is the gearbox,inlet mani and maybe flywheel,oh and beefys mounts

Anyone know if the inlet mani is heavy,ie compared to the m20 one

[Rav335uk]

,where does the extra 43kg come from???

It's you you FAT git.
I thought you had put weight on when I saw you at the last meet.

[leeparkes]

,where does the extra 43kg come from???

It's you you FAT git.
I thought you had put weight on when I saw you at the last meet.

Its all muscle moosh!

[Rav335uk]

Horse steroids you mean

[leeparkes]

No, cattle!

[Rav335uk]

MMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[gareth]

Nice one ^

Im still baffled at how mine gained nearly 70kg,i literally pulled the m20 out then m30 in,im using m20 prop,m20 rad etc so really its just an engine and box swap.

an undressed m20 is 117kg,m30 is 143kg so just a 26kg difference,where does the extra 43kg come from???
all i can think of is the gearbox,inlet mani and maybe flywheel,oh and beefys mounts

Anyone know if the inlet mani is heavy,ie compared to the m20 one

the clutch and flywheel are a lot larger.
the M30 alternator is mahoosive.
i know, it's a pair or large testicles that accompany the M30 swap. somehow fitted to the car without us noticing. they must weigh 10kg each
figures i guess...

[blitz877]

how did you modify the 325 g/box flange to fit the m30 mate?? did you also use the 325 prop??