Beardymats S50 into E30 M3

[UweM3]

my No6 shell looked bad on a 30k engine! all others are fine.
And that's with the dual pickup sump.

[beardymat]

Hey Andy, nice to know you're still bumming about here. Don't think for a minute I was criticising the work you did or the condition of things, I knew you were one of the first to do the conversion and its been refined ever since and as for the oil leak it would be impossible to see with the lump in.

The shell is absolutely fubar but it was always going to be a doner as you know. As is so often the case with these cars its not till you strip them that you find out how bad they are. On the plus side it has a good solid roof which I am going to re-use.

The scorched bearing was the one from the front of the engine and I've been told its because the sump isn't baffled so its possibly down to the drag strip action. I'll look into that later, as it is I now know the engine inside out which is never a bad thing.

Still got the angle eyes if you're still deviant enough for em.

[buster]

angel eyes to council for me,i've seen the light

I wish i'd known you were selling your sport though,i've been looking out for a clean one.
I just love the oem look which you got me wanting every time i saw F88 JBU.

[beardymat]

It may be coming back up for sale again, I've told the lad to let me know if he needs to sell it. Wait till you see the M3 when I've done with it full body job coming up.

Looks like I'm stuck with the angel eyes then

[buster]

I wish i could repair bodywork
I can't wait to see the m3

Can't give them lights away
I would have had the dash clocks back but i see they've gone.

One thing i meant to say before about the fuel problem i had.It used to hesitate after a long right hand bend, fast right hand bend or roundabout when below 1/4 tank of fuel.A swirl pot was going to be the solution.

[crossie]

my mate that works in your street /estate keeps telling me your car sound lush!
and is very smart!

Im intrigued now, will i know him?

owns the landscaping company - drives a blue skoda- white transit!

[Alpina99]

Come on Matt, don't tease,
Start the bodywork part of the thread !!

[Jhonno]

Matt, is your PM box full? I did reply to you re the check panel, but it appears sat in my Outbox.. I PM'd you aaaaages ago about some bodywork also, and that did the same.

[beardymat]

Matt, is your PM box full? I did reply to you re the check panel, but it appears sat in my Outbox.. I PM'd you aaaaages ago about some bodywork also, and that did the same.

Im currently on 64% but have been a bit full lately, feel free to try again.

Body resto will begin when i get my garage built and i think i may be going down the route of fully refurbing a second shell with dipping along the way as per xworks. This way i can keep mine on the road as long as possible in the meantime as i expect to be going nuts on this one.

[Jhonno]

Re sent

[Rallyprep_UK]

lovely car

well done !

[seventhstoned]

My first post on this site......just wanted to say nice write up!

I'm researching the S50B32 swap. I have a E30M3 and a complete RHD S50B32 6SPD. Looks like I will have my hands full, but it sure seems worth it! As an S14 purist I never thought I would consider such a swap.

This site is a great source of info.... Thanks!

[Jhonno]

What's wrong with your S14?

[seventhstoned]

The S14 is currently being rebuilt. Once completed, it will get some rest on a pallet along with all my other original parts. I'm actually purchasing a complete E36M3 3.2 six speed so I will have most of my swap parts. Once I take delivery of the E36, I will start my own thread......

[ian332isport]

What's wrong with your S14?

It's 2 pots short

[Jhonno]