M30 Cab - Another mod another pic - 05/08/09 (page 5)

Fri Apr 17, 2009 11:51 am

Drop looks

40mm or 60mm?

I would only lower 40mm max

Fri Apr 17, 2009 12:00 pm

ImysE30 wrote:Drop looks 40mm or 60mm?

I would only lower 40mm max

haha, i was just looking at the pics of your car. the front is 60mm. the rear is standard at the mo. but will be going down about 40mm i hope. i dont know what the rear springs i have lower the car by as i took them from a friend. he thinks it might be 60mm, i hope not. its perfectly fine over speed humps so i am happy.

Fri Apr 17, 2009 12:06 pm

raj1980 wrote:
ImysE30 wrote:Drop looks 40mm or 60mm?

I would only lower 40mm max

haha, i was just looking at the pics of your car. the front is 60mm. the rear is standard at the mo. but will be going down about 40mm i hope. i dont know what the rear springs i have lower the car by as i took them from a friend. he thinks it might be 60mm, i hope not. its perfectly fine over speed humps so i am happy.

Make sure they are cabby specific springs, otherwise it will not lower the said amount.

60/40 drop looks nice

Fri Apr 17, 2009 12:24 pm

yeah, i heard the cabby springs are slightly bigger and able to handle more weight. is that true?

i will have to fit them and see, they are only temp as i will be saving for some coilovers.

Fri Apr 17, 2009 12:35 pm

Cabby and touring springs are stiffer and harder to allow for the extra weight at the back (cabby roof and extra boot space in the touring).

2 door springs will fit but if they are 40mm they will drop the car about 45mm

Fri Apr 17, 2009 12:49 pm

raj1980 wrote:
ImysE30 wrote:Drop looks 40mm or 60mm?

I would only lower 40mm max

haha, i was just looking at the pics of your car. the front is 60mm. the rear is standard at the mo. but will be going down about 40mm i hope. i dont know what the rear springs i have lower the car by as i took them from a friend. he thinks it might be 60mm, i hope not. its perfectly fine over speed humps so i am happy.

Well thats wrong mate you shud drop the back by 60mm and the front by 40mm have you not seen 60/40 drops meaning back then front you can do a 60/60 but drive careful mate i have to as i have a 60/60

Fri Apr 17, 2009 12:54 pm

im sure its 60mm front and the rear 40mm if you got a 60/40 kit

Fri Apr 17, 2009 1:08 pm

The engine will bring the drop lower anyway with a 40mm drop at front and 60mm on back as it wont get affected that much, i thought.

Mon May 04, 2009 7:40 pm

recently i added a set of home smoked headlights and Hid kit, then decided to go on a road trip with the mrs. drove through france, belgium, germany and back.

i thought i would share some holiday snaps....

my fav pic

the mrs on a sweet bike

couple of the e30 in Bavaria

while out there i got myself a nice hardtop too

Wed May 06, 2009 11:48 am

Cracking trip to take in an E30! Nice looking hardtop too! It suits your car very nicely.

Wed May 06, 2009 12:29 pm

thanks AJ. the trip was fantastic, i wish i had more time. oh yeah forgot to say my E30 count for the entire trip was 15 (not including the M3's in the bmw museum)

Wed May 06, 2009 8:54 pm

Looks a nice trip, would love to take mine on a road trip

Thu May 07, 2009 2:22 pm

its was fantastic. i would do it again. i say we get a few people together and do a e30 euro trip.

Thu May 07, 2009 2:33 pm

raj1980 wrote:its was fantastic. i would do it again. i say we get a few people together and do a e30 euro trip.

Damn fine idea - would have to include the Nurburgring though!

Sun May 31, 2009 7:14 pm

NEW TOYS!!!!! well happy with the car right now.

sitting nice and low with the smoked headlights.

BORBET B

i sent the car to the gym. its much stronger now

Sun May 31, 2009 8:57 pm

You certainly have been busy

Get some front smoked indicator lenses and i would drop it a bit more, too high at the back IMO

Looks the bollocks though

Sun May 31, 2009 9:56 pm

raj, when did all this happen? looking good on the b's!

Mon Jun 01, 2009 9:13 am

ImysE30 wrote:You certainly have been busy

Get some front smoked indicator lenses and i would drop it a bit more, too high at the back IMO

Looks the bollocks though

the front indicators are smoked but used the orange lens at the mo until i pick up the silver bulbs that flash orange.

the back needs to come down. its not beed lowered on the back yet. i have 60mm springs, looking for some 40mm ones.

Mon Jun 01, 2009 9:14 am

wow, those wheels look great with that colour paint. did you do the engine conversion yourself...?

Mon Jun 01, 2009 9:18 am

panesar_e30 wrote:raj, when did all this happen? looking good on the b's!

didnt expect it to be so quick. was looking for the b's and found a set on ebay which i snapped up asap, they need a refurb but well happy with the look.

i want to find a tech 1 kit now and see if i like the look. if not the tech 2 kit is sitting in the garage.

Mon Jun 01, 2009 9:19 am

aj_mckay wrote:wow, those wheels look great with that colour paint. did you do the engine conversion yourself...?

no, i got Shaz (SHAZ325iSPORT) to do it for me, he is a top dude.

Wed Jun 17, 2009 12:37 pm

raj looking sweet man,get that tech 2 on there.

Mon Aug 03, 2009 3:09 pm

not much of an update, i had a heating issue, i swapped the electric fan for a spal extreme one. that didnt help so i re-wired all the wiring to the fan and found it was spinning it the wrong way. its now sorted the issue, the car does not get hotter than half. i need to get a bigger alternator now so looking for a 140a one.

here are some pics of the car taken yesterday. the more i look at it the more i think keep the chrome and not bother with the tech 2.

Mon Aug 03, 2009 3:40 pm

thats really nice mate

Mon Aug 03, 2009 3:43 pm

Lovely looking motor.

Don't spoil it and fit a Tech2 kit... keep the chrome!

Mon Aug 03, 2009 5:15 pm

lovely cabby looks great, some excellent pics from your trip

Mon Aug 03, 2009 5:18 pm

Geeman wrote:Lovely looking motor.

Don't spoil it and fit a Tech2 kit... keep the chrome!

yeah i will be sticking to the chrome , i will be putting the tech2 kit on ebay within the next few days.

Mon Aug 03, 2009 5:21 pm

MillwallSE14 wrote:lovely cabby looks great, some excellent pics from your trip

thanks, i am glad i done it. it was a great experience.

Mon Aug 03, 2009 5:22 pm

Keep the chrome, and smoke/tint the fogs.

Mon Aug 03, 2009 5:31 pm

gooner1 wrote:Keep the chrome, and smoke/tint the fogs.

funny, i was just thinking that. anyone had experience with light tint film? any good? where can i get some from?

Tue Aug 04, 2009 4:14 pm

kidhan raj, looking nice! what suspension u using?

Tue Aug 04, 2009 7:18 pm

panesar_e30 wrote:kidhan raj, looking nice! what suspension u using?

kidha Singh, I'm using standard shocks and spax springs to get it through mot. I'm looking for a decent setup. Not sure what to get.

Tue Aug 04, 2009 7:34 pm

Hi Raj,
Car looks much better mate, looks like you've been busy.
Have you sprayed the other hardtop yet???

Tue Aug 04, 2009 8:33 pm

Good looking car fella. Good choice not going with the tech2, looks well on the chrome for a change.

Tue Aug 04, 2009 10:06 pm

Coops90 wrote:Good looking car fella. Good choice not going with the tech2, looks well on the chrome for a change.

thanks mate. I have a few plans and some nice tricks to go onto the car. Hope it comes out right.

Rav, I have not sprayed it yet. I'm toying with a couple of ideas. I will update as soon as I get it done. Next on the list is suspension and strut brace. How is the e21 coming on?