zoners in south wales?

[oi_oi_savaloy]

I live about 20 mins from Scott325SE (he's in Carmarthen - ish) just outside Narberth, Pembs.

I'd be up for a meet (yep, even on a week night!) but my engine has just gone kaput and I'm stuffed on the E30 front at the moment. My 320 touring needs a new steering rack (which I'm in the process of changning myself - oh my god, what a ballache that's turned into) and my 325i touring is in need of a new cylinder head.

Apart from that I'm ready to go!!

[Hellbound]

Which one of you bumboys was out breaking into Go Outdoors on newport road then?!?

[beema_boy]

eh?

[Dominitry]

Not me, not interesed in stores that supply accesories for that thing they call exercise!

[beema_boy]

were the hell is "go outdoors"?? wont have been me tho if its to do wit exercise im wayyy too lazy

[Hellbound]

were the hell is "go outdoors"?? wont have been me tho if its to do wit exercise im wayyy too lazy

Twas on the news; 4 lads from llanrumney/rumney broke into the new 'Go Outdoors' store on newport road, then 2 were killed by a train as they made off.

Anyway, saw a white 318i 2dr on newport road today...I'm seeing more and more E30's around Cardiff now...may have to switch to something less common

[beema_boy]

neva heard of any place called go outdoors on newport road and i dont live far away frm there lol.
ive seen lots of e30s lately too love em tho

[Dominitry]

Oh that, i know who the 2 lads were...not personaly obviously but the one was calling his ex gf all sorts of words shouting in my street and the other lived 2 streets away, didn't know they were breaking into the place

Can't say i've seen many E30's though i've been indoors all week with this stupid bug

[SCOTT325SE]

Scott325se I dont suppose it was you in the black 325i sport about a year ago that i lost a drag to in the dark and the wet on the a470 north road near the m4 coming into cardiff? - i watched it squat and the lsd squirm all over the road - lush car. I cant remember what i was driving, maybee a red auto.

If it was a Sport, then probably not if it was a year ago.
If it was more than a year ago, then possibly, but my Sport has been tucked up in the garage for the last 12 months.

If it was a 4door and not a Sport, then it might have still been me, as my 4door is black too. Thats LSD equipped and does pretty well. I tend to drive my cars pretty heavy all round, so the back end squatting and squirming around wouldnt be an un-known event.

I do make a point of looking across to E30 drivers and giving them a 'nod' if they pass me/i pass them. Sort of a "nice car mate" or "yep, youve got one of them too..... " knowing nods.

[beema_boy]

Scott325se I dont suppose it was you in the black 325i sport about a year ago that i lost a drag to in the dark and the wet on the a470 north road near the m4 coming into cardiff? - i watched it squat and the lsd squirm all over the road - lush car. I cant remember what i was driving, maybee a red auto.

If it was a Sport, then probably not if it was a year ago.
If it was more than a year ago, then possibly, but my Sport has been tucked up in the garage for the last 12 months.

If it was a 4door and not a Sport, then it might have still been me, as my 4door is black too. Thats LSD equipped and does pretty well. I tend to drive my cars pretty heavy all round, so the back end squatting and squirming around wouldnt be an un-known event.

I do make a point of looking across to E30 drivers and giving them a 'nod' if they pass me/i pass them. Sort of a "nice car mate" or "yep, youve got one of them too..... " knowing nods.

ive had this happen to me a few times lol
its a "we are better than everyone else " nod i think

[SCOTT325SE]

in a very minor way its almost like saying "yea, we're having more fun than most other people on their journeys"

[beema_boy]

lol its a good sense of smugness for e30 owners knowing our 20 year old bangers are twaice as good as any other car from that generation

[blitz877]

bloody hell there seem to be a few of us over here then, nice to see your back in a proper car mason!! if anyones about on the weekend i could do with some help with this engine conversion im doin

[Dominitry]

I'd offer to help but would probably make more work and more problems than anything

[blitz877]

mate your more than welcome to pop up, any help is good help

[knightmare]

what exactly have you got planed ?

[RotE30]

Interested in lending a hand, i am planning am planning a 2.8 24V conversion next year. I just bought a KW 60/40 shocks/springs set - anywhere decent to source all the rubber bushes from - i want to do them all at once - GSF?

[oi_oi_savaloy]

If you're going to track it go polybush. If not then buy the regular ones from BMW itself. They're nearly as cheap as the GSF/Euro car parts.

I'm sure if you speak to BMW Cotswold they'll do you a deal or get the reference numbers off REALOEM (google it) and then speak to bmminiparts.co.uk but I'd speak to BMW in the first instance.

I have no relationship with bmmini...their prices just look really cheap!

[RotE30]

Narbeth - fancy, I was there last week. cheers for the info.

[oi_oi_savaloy]

Well, I live in a little village just outside (which I wont bore you with the details!). Just in the process of buying a car ramp for one of the sheds here so me and my brother in law can work on the cars properly!

Don't take my advice on the bushes - make sure you get a second opinion - there are people on here with far more knowledge. As I understand it the polybushes place too much strain on other parts of teh suspension - which is fine if you're going to strengthen them for racing but a complete ballache if it's just for road-use. As I say - I'm sure if you post in Technical someone with far more info will be along shortly!

[beema_boy]

so whens this meet then ladies??

[gare30]

isnt junction 30 lantrisant? weres the toby there

[knightmare]

J30 St Mellons

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/place?cid ... jAe38IGQBA

its been streetmaped

[Foe]

Evening all

I'm up in the Heath, although my kids live in llanrumney. I think I seen a black E30 with tri spokes in the area. Also saw a nice red E30 on Tuesday morning up on the coast road by Tesco.

I got a beigh left hooker (car not a prossey).

[Foe]

LOL I'm such a T**T realised the black E30 I saw is Beemer_boy's which is at the start of the thread

[Hellbound]

Saw a green L plate 318i touring on the A48 this morning driven by a middle aged woman so doubt she comes on here!

[Foe]

You never know lol!

[Hellbound]

Probably didn't even notice me drive past her. There's no love between E30 owners in Wales!!

[Foe]

ahh there is, she was probably fixated to the road ahead!!

Just realised ROTE30 lives a few streets down from me!

Is anyone sorting a meet?

Also if anyone needs a hand more than happy to try and help out....

[beema_boy]

im crap at organising

think everyone shud post times they can be avilable for a meet.

cant do weeknights but anytime week days and obv weekends

[RotE30]

Foe - is it your mint e30 cab?

[knightmare]

how about the 27th? Show of your new xmas jumpers

[beema_boy]

+1 for the 27th

[Foe]

Foe - is it your mint e30 cab?

I wish it was!

Mines the shabby looking beigh one sometimes parked on Caerphilly road.

[Foe]

+1 for the 27th

+2 as long as it's after 8pm, as I should be back from the in-laws in kent then.