more door 325(tech 1/2)

[cliffybabe]

so what did u do dude???

[shedrool83]

Not done anything yet Bud upto my eyeball at work atm.
Going to get the damaged wheel checked out hopefully tomorrow.

[cliffybabe]

fingers crossed dude

[shedrool83]

While the suspension was getting fitted i noticed the wishbones where needing replaced so out they came today.
Also fitted m3 poly lollypop bushes,drop links and new track rod ends.

Nice weather for it






New wishbone ready to go back in




All done





With the help of a fellow zoner gcs325 it wasnt to bad a job to do.
We had a couple of nuts that where a b**ch but that was about it.
I'm very happy with the front setup now just the back to do when fund allow.Think the next thing is an lsd though could have done with one today.
All in all been a productive weekend as we also swapped gsc325 swing arm.

[cliffybabe]

looking good dude, How did u get on with the 9j's??

[shedrool83]

looking good dude, How did u get on with the 9j's??

Decided to keep them.
Might be doing a swap deal 2 7.5 for two 9's.
Still not had a chance to get the 9 looked at but theres no hurry now.

[shedrool83]

New dizzy,rotor arm and 8mm silicone ht leads
Now i want red silicone hoses

[gcs325i]

Any improvement since changing them?

[shedrool83]

Not really mate.Think i'll do the inlet manifold gasket next,still think i have an air leak somewhere

[aceraf]

How could i have missed this thread, especially considering you nicked my styling mod with the stripes Nah, jus kidding. I can't take credit for the stripes anyway as it was on the car when i bought it! I was going to nick your idea with the german colours on the grille but didn't. think that definitely looks good and gives the car a very aggressive look.

Car's looking very nice, and funnily enough i also now have a dolphin grey 4door (lpg'd 325i SE) that might be getting tech 2'd. If it does, then my 9j borbets may go on that...definitely change the look of a car.

Think the tech 1 spoiler works well on these dark colours with the tech 2 kit. I might try without a spoiler 1st to see how it looks...i've seen it done on 2doors and it looks good on the saloons, but not seen it done on a 4door.

How is the hot tuning suspension setup? I'll need to lower the front on mine if i tech 2 it, and would be nice to know how soft/hard the hottuning suspension is.

[shedrool83]

The suspension is very good imo but i have lost a bit of comfort(to be expected i suppose)its fine on normal roads but can be a bit harsh on the country roads.
I did have a look at the car without a spoiler fitted but opted for the tech 1,am also going with tech 1 sideskirts

[shedrool83]

Just updating my thread as have a few more jobs completed with the help of gcs325.

The comfort leathers gone and been replaced with grey cloth sports interior but is likely to be change again soon for black leather sports interior.



Finally got the reverse lights working(thanks to gcs325i) by fitting a new switch(what a pita of a job)

Also fitted the Z3 shortshift bought from a fellow zoner and if you dont already have one i would highly recommend it,totally transforms the driving experience for not alot of money.

Fitted the rs2000 engine mounts that have been talked about on here and they work well.We also did the gearbox mounts.

I had bought a new bmw steering guibo to fit to the linkage then a solid one went up for sale on here so bought and fitted that instead.

I have a complete rear end setup thats being refurb'ed at the moment to go on soon.This will have new wheel bearings,poly bushed trailing arms and poly rear beam bushes,poly diff bush and 5 coats of hammerite.
With the work already done this might make the ride abit harsh but the car is only a weekend toy so i can live with that.





engine mount had gone at the manifold side.



New one in




Solid guibo

[shedrool83]

The 4 door has had yet another interior fitted .
The cloth interior that went in recently only stayed for a couple of weeks and is now for sale as i found a black leather one to replace it.

[gcs325i]

Looks good mate.

[shedrool83]

Cheers Garry i just got the cards done this morning before the snow started blowing through.

[shafiq]

it think other alloys were better

[shedrool83]

Got started getting the poly bushed rear beam ready to swap over.
The trailing arms will be done once we can get the nut loose as it would not budge tonight.

[gcs325i]

It was rather funny having the whole bench in mid air then my foot burst through the cabinet door trying to slacken that nut, twas rather tight . Did you remember your gas bottle?

[shedrool83]

Just noticed the gas bottle on the third pic.I'll get it later

[andye30nut]

i cant belive how much this car has transformed since i saved her from the scrappy.....
was solid as a rock and went really well.

[shedrool83]

It does look a bit different now to what it did when i picked it up from Iain's.
She has had a fair bit of money,time and love throwing at her tho.But shes not to far away from being finished now.

Did you ever find the pics of when you had her Andy?

[andye30nut]

il have today and il need to fire up old pc there on 1 of them somewhere

[andye30nut]

here some old pics i found

[shedrool83]

Cheers Andy .
Not much of that car left tbh think by the time its finish the only bit i'll still have from when you had it is the keyring.LOL

[Sanchez]

Nice changes from Andy's there Jake.

[shedrool83]

Cheers Peter
O/t hows the search for a tourer going?

[shedrool83]

Need some opinions guys.

I i have finally found a replacement 9j for the buckled one i have(thanks james3320) but it has a black center and silver dish.
So do i do the rest with black centers or all black or paint the black one silver to match the rest.

Had a go on photoshop to see what would look best but i'm still unsure.
I'm not liking the all black atm

I tried to do one with polished lips black centers and silver center caps but it was beyond my photoshop ability's.

[ImysE30]

Definitely not all black, black with a polished dish would look nice i reckon

Where's Ollie?

[Ollie_bwoii]

Definitely not all black, black with a polished dish would look nice i reckon

Where's Ollie?

but thats very true!

[shedrool83]

I'm tempted by the black centers and polished lips myself.

Can someone good with photoshop colour code the centers please.

[shedrool83]

Finally got the door fitted to the garage where my cars are going to be stored and worked on.

So i was busy today getting some storage fitted and getting the washing facilities sorted.Still abit to do but made enough room to get one in for the time being.

I now have somewhere to go and work on the cars if its pissing down woohoo

[Sanchez]

nice new home.

Kitchen sink for washing parts or for when you get kicked out the house!!!!

[shedrool83]

nice new home.

Kitchen sink for washing parts or for when you get kicked out the house!!!!

I think the amount of time i'll be spending in there a bit of both.

[Sanchez]

looks very i hope you apend a happy hour tinkering away on the motors.

boy ide love that space.

[BadDave]

There's plenty of room there for the cabby as well.
It sure does beat having to doing everything outdoors in all weathers Jake.