4 door iS??

[BrianBimmerHead]

Anybody done a moredoor iS ?? Was kinda thinking of it as my next project slammed flared arches phat wheels. I've noticed a few really nice moredoors lately. What do you think go for it or stick with 2doors?

[rubber_duck89]

do it to a touring.....go on.........you know you want to

[StuBeeDoo]

IIRC, someone here - can't remember who now - put an M42 into a red 318i 4-door.

Was a canny while ago now - 5 years or more I think.

[ImysE30]

I think it was Robbo86 or something?

If you can find a good shell, then do it, if that's what you fancy

Diddler will become your best mate

[BrianBimmerHead]

yeah was thinking touring, but its been done too much. Iam getting a cheap iS at the weekend and was gona do a complete swap over interior etc to a clean 4dr shell

[bss325i]

IIRC, someone here - can't remember who now - put an M42 into a red 318i 4-door.

Was a canny while ago now - 5 years or more I think.

That was Demlotcrew.

[fuzzy]

the fact somethings been done before shouldnt disuade you if its what you want but if your looking to do a conversion thats different youlll need to have a better imagination than an is into a 4 door.

[andyp]

IIRC, someone here - can't remember who now - put an M42 into a red 318i 4-door.

Was a canny while ago now - 5 years or more I think.

That was Demlotcrew.

yep car still belongs to a zoner on here now, cant think of his name

[Steve-E30]

I think it was Robbo86

Yep he did do one recently

[SPADGE]

IIRC, someone here - can't remember who now - put an M42 into a red 318i 4-door.

Was a canny while ago now - 5 years or more I think.

That was Demlotcrew.

yep car still belongs to a zoner on here now, cant think of his name

Still belongs to a Zoner although it is looking a little worse for wear these days.

[magpie]

IIRC, someone here - can't remember who now - put an M42 into a red 318i 4-door.

Was a canny while ago now - 5 years or more I think.

That was Demlotcrew.

yep car still belongs to a zoner on here now, cant think of his name

papercutout has the moordoor,
robbo done a touring

[Steve-E30]

papercutout has the moordoor,
robbo done a touring

Robbo86 who attends the diner meet definaly has a moordoor i.s.
Also jam172 who used to post on here did a white i.s. touring

[ImysE30]

That was Demlotcrew.

yep car still belongs to a zoner on here now, cant think of his name

papercutout has the moordoor,
robbo done a touring

Mistaken him for GrindCulture perhaps

[Alex]

robbo has a 4 door IS i think

grindy has a touring

You could always put a decent engine in

[StuBeeDoo]

IIRC, someone here - can't remember who now - put an M42 into a red 318i 4-door.

Was a canny while ago now - 5 years or more I think.

That was Demlotcrew.

That's the one! Does he still come one here? Haven't seen him for ages.

[BadDave]

Anybody done a moredoor iS ??

BMW made a 4dr IS for the portuguese and Italian markets,to get round local taxation laws re cars over 2.0Litres
They badged it as the 320I.S. and fitted it with a smaller capacity 2.0L S14 lump and only available in LHD unless it's been converted.

[BrianBimmerHead]

the fact somethings been done before shouldnt disuade you if its what you want but if your looking to do a conversion thats different youlll need to have a better imagination than an is into a 4 door.

yeah i could put a ferrari 350 engine in a cab, but i was looking for something cheap and pracitcal

[clipper]

Anybody done a moredoor iS ??

BMW made a 4dr IS for the portuguese and Italian markets,to get round local taxation laws re cars over 2.0Litres
They badged it as the 320I.S. and fitted it with a smaller capacity 2.0L S14 lump and only available in LHD unless it's been converted.

Yup, 192 bhp. I'm still looking for one of the 2000 or so made. They don't come up for sale very often.... In fact I've never seen one for sale.

[jaymos]

put a 5litre v10 in it, i might do that with mine

[djk]

Moredoor FTW. I really don't understand why 2-doors are seen as so much 'better' - the aesthetic difference is minimal, it's not like the e36/46/90 coupes that are increasingly divergent from the saloons stylistically. You pretty much have to intentionally count the doors on an e30 to tell the difference!

[bss325i]

robbo has a 4 door IS i think

100% has a 4dr, a wine rot one.

I sold him the conversion parts.

[bss325i]

IIRC, someone here - can't remember who now - put an M42 into a red 318i 4-door.

Was a canny while ago now - 5 years or more I think.

That was Demlotcrew.

That's the one! Does he still come one here? Haven't seen him for ages.

He's a Mod but rarely posts.

Still has his awesome S14 powered 318iS.

[AdamGardner]

Just fitted an m42 into a 4 door 325i for road rallying last week.

[sihooker]

Moredoor FTW. I really don't understand why 2-doors are seen as so much 'better' - the aesthetic difference is minimal, it's not like the e36/46/90 coupes that are increasingly divergent from the saloons stylistically. You pretty much have to intentionally count the doors on an e30 to tell the difference!

Agreed!

...and there's nothing like cruisin' with the roof open and all FOUR windows down in the summer (that 2 week warm period anywhere between May and October) with the stereo givin' it some Led Z.

[djk]

Moredoor FTW. I really don't understand why 2-doors are seen as so much 'better' - the aesthetic difference is minimal, it's not like the e36/46/90 coupes that are increasingly divergent from the saloons stylistically. You pretty much have to intentionally count the doors on an e30 to tell the difference!

Agreed!

...and there's nothing like cruisin' with the roof open and all FOUR windows down in the summer (that 2 week warm period anywhere between May and October) with the stereo givin' it some Led Z.

Were we separated at birth? I rolled up to the Gaydon show exactly like this, and I don't care if I looked like a c0ck.

[sihooker]

Hey...in my book, looking like a cock can only attract the ladies!

I can't work out why i'm single though...

[jaymos]

Moredoor FTW. I really don't understand why 2-doors are seen as so much 'better' - the aesthetic difference is minimal, it's not like the e36/46/90 coupes that are increasingly divergent from the saloons stylistically. You pretty much have to intentionally count the doors on an e30 to tell the difference!

Agreed!

...and there's nothing like cruisin' with the roof open and all FOUR windows down in the summer (that 2 week warm period anywhere between May and October) with the stereo givin' it some Led Z.

amen brothers

[Ollie_bwoii]

...and there's nothing like cruisin' with non sunroof rightness and BOTH windows down in the summer.

Corrected.

[sihooker]

Ollie!!

[sihooker]

...and there's nothing like cruisin' with the sunroof open and all FOUR windows down in the summer.

I agree, and i worship facelift E30's and hate chromies...in fact i want to give mine to charity.

That's better....

[Ollie_bwoii]

...and there's nothing like cruisin' with non sunroof rightness and BOTH windows down in the summer

Oh Why did I buy a lowley more door.

Well......

[sihooker]

...and there's nothing like cruisin' with non sunroof rightness and BOTH windows down in the summer

Oh Why did I buy a lowley more door.

Well......

Ok, i give up. I can recognise dogged persistence when i see it!

[sihooker]

Chromie deviant...

[jaymos]

why though would someone pay more money for a car with less doors?

[Ollie_bwoii]

Because a coupe looks better, end of!

Don't fight it any more, if a more door was better than a 2 door than why didn't BMW make an E30 M3 4 door, or an E30 318is 4 door etc........

You get the idea.