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Mon Mar 08, 2010 11:30 pm

the plan for the rear window is to worry about it later,lol. im going to start by making up the framework and using plexi glass but i reckon i wont be happy with that, will look into how the custom car guys get on with one off stuff.

I know what you mean about the hearse thing but i reckon the M3 kit will balance it out, could do with a photoshop guru mocking it up.

just reading through your resto steve, just got to where you picked up the red one.
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Tue Mar 09, 2010 12:09 am

looks like you'll have fun.
Wasn't there a 4 door version made by a guy in Spain or some place ?
Someone put a link up for it a while back.
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Tue Mar 09, 2010 12:18 am

I like the look of that one but the one I was thinking of was a red 4 door.
Matt if your not sure what to do with the rear windows just make them out of metal.
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Tue Mar 09, 2010 12:22 am

i've wanted to do this for ages, in my opinion, it would be the best looking E30. 'the car that never was' :cool:

if you go for a single rear window, losing or capping the rear rollover hoop could be, err, interesting. this reason alone is enough for me to opt for a 4 door.
the seatbelt mountings will need a new home if you lose this too.

with a proper engine, shell rigidity would be a concern. easy enough to replace but i guess it'll be very hard to make it look factory again.

this looks to be an awesome project though, subscribed :thumb:
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Tue Mar 09, 2010 12:26 am

Silver tourer above
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Blue tourer with m3 arches
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Tue Mar 09, 2010 12:29 am

gareth wrote: it would be the best looking E30. 'the car that never was' :cool:
no no no

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Tue Mar 09, 2010 1:06 am

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gareth wrote: it would be the best looking E30. 'the car that never was' :cool:
no no no

coolest never made = m3 e30 pickups!

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will stop taking over your thread now! :D
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Tue Mar 09, 2010 1:30 pm

DaveyB wrote:
gareth wrote: it would be the best looking E30. 'the car that never was' :cool:
no no no

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will stop taking over your thread now! :D
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Tue Mar 09, 2010 1:31 pm

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That one doesn't look right.. It is still running Touring front doors, so the back looks very long and out of proportion
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Tue Mar 09, 2010 2:37 pm

I think the problem with the blue one is the lack of door handles. The red one that's out there on the net looks much nicer: The guy spent the time grafting cut outs for the handles. With no handles the rear does indeed look too long (cos the front doors are too short).

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Tue Mar 09, 2010 4:56 pm

Nice front door mod :)
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Tue Mar 09, 2010 5:27 pm

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Looks more naturally proportioned than the blue one.
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Tue Mar 09, 2010 6:58 pm

agreed. i'd build it like the red one if i was to tackle this myself.
i can see i would spend a lot of time making the door shuts on the rear look correct though. a big fat 'wedge' would look wrong so the lip would need to be pulled out to where the M3 arch sits. this would be a horrific amount of faffing though!

does anyone have a link to the red one? i had it saved as in my favourites but the link is now broken
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Tue Mar 09, 2010 7:09 pm

I liked the look of the four door ones but the handle positioning looks all wrong and out of proportion, also the rear glass looks cluttered with all the breaks in it although this is better on the red one. The plan is for one piece glass and the removal of the c pillar with strength added by incorporating roll cage tube (or similar where it wont fit) in the b pillar,sill and from the b pillar back towards the tail light under the window all fitted under the exterior panelwork so it looks stock from the inside and out. Im also wanting to tie the b pillar tubes side to side at the top by a tube bent to go round the back of the sunroof tray and above the headliner, again for a stock look. Thats the plan but since it doesnt appear to have been done before i may have to adapt as i go.
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Tue Mar 09, 2010 8:48 pm

Looking forward to this one
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Tue Mar 09, 2010 9:03 pm

Blue one looks good here:

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See what you mean about the rear door handles though, don't think you could ever make them look right. :mad:
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Tue Mar 09, 2010 9:39 pm

2 door is the way forward for an M3 kit, :D as stated already the 4 door doesn't pull it off !

how about using a steel panel instead of the rear window and use it as a 'company van' with your logo on the side !

the first ever E30 M3 van :D
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Tue Mar 09, 2010 10:53 pm

Rubbish 5min job but gives you an idea.

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I used an M3 and added the touring rear.
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Tue Mar 09, 2010 11:22 pm

This is going to a epic thread. Probably the craziest build.
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Tue Mar 09, 2010 11:24 pm

rrs wrote:Rubbish 5min job but gives you an idea.

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I used an M3 and added the touring rear.
thats the fella, now just get some style 5`s with nogaro centres on there and i wont have to build it at all, lol
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Tue Mar 09, 2010 11:49 pm

this will be :cool: once completed im 100miles away and i cant wait :mad: wonder what its like for you.

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e30topless wrote:how about using a steel panel instead of the rear window and use it as a 'company van' with your logo on the side !

the first ever E30 M3 van :D
i like that idea! a touring would however make the worlds most useless van! :D
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Wed Mar 10, 2010 12:38 am

go for it mat

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you are using 2 door, longer doors arent you? winkeye
gotta have the extra length
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love the look of this
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thats the fella, now just get some style 5`s with nogaro centres on there and i wont have to build it at all, lol
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with rear door handles would look just about right
keep it looking like it was made like it
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with rear door handles would look just about right
keep it looking like it was made like it
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Steve wrote:
beardymat wrote:
thats the fella, now just get some style 5`s with nogaro centres on there and i wont have to build it at all, lol
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Dont like the rear window.. Needs to be broken up..
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yer keep it orignal
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Something different !

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