restored e30 sport mtec 2 with 18" alpinas and imola re

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barny
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Fri Jun 20, 2008 6:45 pm

hi people finished the sport bar the back bumper i would like to hear what you think coz performance bmw said they would not put it in the mag coz it looks standard and no engine mods which has up set me coz i have built car from shell for 14 months and it was fu*ked when i got iT....................... robbie
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Fri Jun 20, 2008 7:35 pm

I think your car would be better suited to the pages of Total BMW mag. Performance BMW seem to prefer the nasty chav and U.S. stuff. I love the look of your car by the way, Wouldn't change a thing about it and would enjoy reading an article on it.
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Fri Jun 20, 2008 8:53 pm

total bmw mag is way much better :wink:

car looks stunning

where is the clock in the dash
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Fri Jun 20, 2008 8:54 pm

oh and where do you get 18" alpinas from they look :cool:

do you need to roll the arches so they fit
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Fri Jun 20, 2008 8:57 pm

thanks alex and jim f. i ditched the clock/ trip computed due to space for the headunit, lot happening behind there lol
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Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:08 pm

barny wrote:thanks alex and jim f. i ditched the clock/ trip computed due to space for the headunit, lot happening behind there lol
cool :cool:
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Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:18 pm

love the car mate, wheels look good too...i want some alpinas instead of my bbs'...

wot angel eyes are they and do you have eyebrows on???
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Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:45 pm

now gonna up load angel eyes on a new post it will be under robbys sport e46 angel eyes
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Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:53 pm

Alex wrote:
barny wrote:thanks alex and jim f. i ditched the clock/ trip computed due to space for the headunit, lot happening behind there lol
cool :cool:


yea ive rolled all archs and flared them out over wheels so they dont rub or hit, the wheels are hard to get hold off
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Fri Jun 20, 2008 11:23 pm

looking lovely mate. Full credit to ya. Any chance of posting the pic before the transformation?
Cheers. :D
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Sat Jun 21, 2008 1:13 am

SIIIIIIIIIICK

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Tue Jun 24, 2008 7:16 pm

i got rid off the trip computer due to the head unit coz its a double din, so i made a new pannel cut the bottom of dash out and moved heater controls down for more room, but its done tastefully so not to look out fo place .......robbie
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Wed Jun 25, 2008 6:02 am

looks great mate!! well done
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Wed Jun 25, 2008 6:11 am

looks :cool: nice one
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Wed Jun 25, 2008 6:55 am

car looks awesome, love that interior!
and those 18" alpina's look BIG!! :cool:
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Wed Jun 25, 2008 11:12 am

Oh now I do like that! Thats beautiful!

The 18's don't look too over powering either like some other 18" rim choices I've seen.

Nice work! :cool:
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Fri Jun 27, 2008 7:15 pm

exellent work
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Fri Jun 27, 2008 7:18 pm

Looks good mate, like that interior 8)
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Fri Jun 27, 2008 7:27 pm

Look great, love the interior, really nice contrast to the car colour. Well done for all your hard work, has paid off for sure! :cool:
M20B25 actually :)
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Fri Jun 27, 2008 10:42 pm

mate your car looks shit hot ............. :cool:
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Tue Jul 01, 2008 10:35 am

Hey barny,

I've been given the chance to get some 18" alpina reps and was wondering how much it cost to get your arches flared and rolled. Do you have any issues at all with rubbing or clearance issues on full lock?

Looks so sweet with 18's. :cool:
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Tue Jul 01, 2008 12:30 pm

hi mate i was not easy coz i have heated and streched and rolled the arch lips at the front and flared the rears and smoothed iside so there is no water traps realy its a bit involved if you dont want any rubbing i only done it coz i built car from a rolling shell. if you took it to a body shop yor prob looking at £1000 to do it propaly to fit 8O
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Tue Jul 01, 2008 12:31 pm

ill put some pics on this week of all the stages i done ............. robbie ........

user name is barny its my mates account !!!! :cool:
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Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:43 am

that is an awesome looking e30 you got there mate
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Wed Jul 02, 2008 10:23 am

that looks realy good mate
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Fri Jul 04, 2008 1:14 pm

love the car, the id love some interior like that it really brings it all together
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Fri Jul 04, 2008 2:47 pm

nice :cool:

Screw PBMW, they can't get anything right anyway, how many M20B25's have they featured now that have had dry liners fitted ow and larger throttle bodies when the pics show stock TB and inlet manifold.

Are you up for the meet tonight at Raydon? Check the meets section, there's gonna be a fair few there tonight!

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