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stitch-626
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Sun Apr 06, 2008 7:27 pm

due to the rusty demise of the road whore mk1, i have had to aquire another.

so with many thanks to spadge
ive laid my grubby little mits on this beauty

its a 316, 1800 m10 with twin choke webber carb.
sports interior
glass sunroof
a boot ful of servicing bits
no rust
105k on the clock
history as big as my wifes ass

just need to chuck a bucket of water overher and fit my koni adjustables

heres some pics just after i went shopping

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wanted passenger side rear door for touring.pref dark blue

wanted, toy Bmw's any series, not for me for my 3year old daughter.

I have a rondevous with death, i drive an E30 in scotland
Nelly
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Sun Apr 06, 2008 7:31 pm

does that mean the blue tourer with the leaking tank is going Ian?
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"I F**KING LOVE YOU GUMBO"
whipsey
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Sun Apr 06, 2008 7:33 pm

are you doing an engine swap ian or messing with this one?
zaust
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Sun Apr 06, 2008 7:33 pm

pimp my ride take 2 lol.
M30 Tech 1 Touring on gas.
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d6dph
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Sun Apr 06, 2008 7:36 pm

stitch-626 wrote: history as big as my wifes ass
8O Brave, Brave man.

Looks like a very nice purchase. :)
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Alex
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Sun Apr 06, 2008 7:38 pm

looks good shame about the sunroof tho
stitch-626
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Sun Apr 06, 2008 8:22 pm

nelly: no thats hayley's mummy wagon (mk2)

whipsey: no i like playing, twin 45's are on the cars

d6dph: i'm still hurting from the slap

alex: whats wrong with the roof i like it , its like me ..............................differant
wanted passenger side rear door for touring.pref dark blue

wanted, toy Bmw's any series, not for me for my 3year old daughter.

I have a rondevous with death, i drive an E30 in scotland
stitch-626
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Sun Apr 06, 2008 8:40 pm

nelly: no thats hayley's mummy wagon (mk2), will be getting a shiney new tank in the near future

whipsey: no i like playing, twin 45's are on the cards

d6dph: i'm still hurting from the slap

alex: whats wrong with the roof i like it , its like me ..............................differant and will match my rear pop-outs
wanted passenger side rear door for touring.pref dark blue

wanted, toy Bmw's any series, not for me for my 3year old daughter.

I have a rondevous with death, i drive an E30 in scotland
capri_rob
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Mon Apr 07, 2008 7:49 am

Liking the car stitch - dare we ask how much £Â£ ?
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e30topless said : Proper BMW's have 4 headlights, last of the run was the E30 and E34/E32 anything after that is just complete shite
Nelly
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Mon Apr 07, 2008 8:38 am

Shame - i would of raped it of panels :lol: - the new weapon looks fine, still got the Baur doors here with the electric windows + motors intact if you ever fanced converting yours.

Neil.
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dave318
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Mon Apr 07, 2008 7:03 pm

good purchase

need to do somthing about the headlights tho 1 smilie 1 not
stitch-626
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Mon Apr 07, 2008 7:42 pm

capri_rob: i swapped the dirty diesel powered nightmare e30 and £200, to be honest i'de have swapeed the diesel for a fart=in-a-can i was that pissed off with it

nelly: still got rw1 saton the other side of camp to get a few bits off only doing the drivers side to leccy, maybe.......

dave318: hadn't noticed that but it will be sorted. cheers
wanted passenger side rear door for touring.pref dark blue

wanted, toy Bmw's any series, not for me for my 3year old daughter.

I have a rondevous with death, i drive an E30 in scotland
whipsey
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Tue Apr 08, 2008 1:13 pm

i've got another smiley here i can bring up art the end of the month ian
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Tue Apr 08, 2008 1:33 pm

I never seen such a great example of a carb'd beast before. Nice one :wink:
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Alex
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Tue Apr 08, 2008 2:24 pm

stitch-626 wrote:nelly: no thats hayley's mummy wagon (mk2)

whipsey: no i like playing, twin 45's are on the cars

d6dph: i'm still hurting from the slap

alex: whats wrong with the roof i like it , its like me ..............................differant
i dont like aftermarket sunroofs
capri_rob
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Tue Apr 08, 2008 3:00 pm

Alex wrote:
stitch-626 wrote:nelly: no thats hayley's mummy wagon (mk2)

whipsey: no i like playing, twin 45's are on the cars

d6dph: i'm still hurting from the slap

alex: whats wrong with the roof i like it , its like me ..............................differant
i dont like aftermarket sunroofs
I would never have one fitted to a car but I wouldnt let it put me off buying a car just because it had one - you get used to it!
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e30topless said : Proper BMW's have 4 headlights, last of the run was the E30 and E34/E32 anything after that is just complete shite
ed325i
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Tue Apr 08, 2008 6:20 pm

Looks nice one of the last m10 e30.
twin choke webber carb.
Where have they mounted the choke cable inside the car ?
stitch-626
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Tue Apr 08, 2008 8:33 pm

it was on the cardy bit under the steering column, yes it is broke now.
i've jut moved it to the spare slot above the cd player
wanted passenger side rear door for touring.pref dark blue

wanted, toy Bmw's any series, not for me for my 3year old daughter.

I have a rondevous with death, i drive an E30 in scotland
stitch-626
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Wed Apr 09, 2008 7:00 pm

jobs done so far:
tech 1 wheel is fitted
choke moved to dash oard, instead of the under dash pannel
cd/mp3 head unit and amp/subs wire in and thumping away like a guddun!

still to do
koni's to be fitted
wheels to be changed
service
fit my rear pop-outs

most of this will be done on sunday......YAY!
wanted passenger side rear door for touring.pref dark blue

wanted, toy Bmw's any series, not for me for my 3year old daughter.

I have a rondevous with death, i drive an E30 in scotland
stitch-626
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Tue Apr 22, 2008 10:37 pm

update on the whore:
dropped 40mm on some jamex springs (don't laugh they're only a temp drop)
koni adjustable shocks f&r
and some nice wheels pinia "ish" stylee :cool:

will put up so pics tomorrow

hoping to:
fit a set of twin 45's or bike carbs.
fit a tubular 4-into-1 mannifold and a nice sounding backbox
uprate the brakes to vented discs up front.
fit z3 shifter and refurb the gear linkage
rear pop outs
change all of the bushes and mounts
wanted passenger side rear door for touring.pref dark blue

wanted, toy Bmw's any series, not for me for my 3year old daughter.

I have a rondevous with death, i drive an E30 in scotland
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