The outcome of my meeting- E30 M3 M30 Turbo Cabby rep

[Rav335uk]

I personally would not put 400BHP through a cabrio.

I would

You going to seam weld the shell then?

Nope

[bss325i]

I would

You going to seam weld the shell then?

Nope

Have you ever seen what happens when you jack a saloon shell up? Cab's are alot worse!

[Alex]

You going to seam weld the shell then?

Nope

Have you ever seen what happens when you jack a saloon shell up? Cab's are alot worse!

you should have seen when i jacked my old 84 rotten turd up you struggled to open the doors for the thing twisting lol

[kingcruizer]

im running 324bhp through mine. everything is uprated and its fine. does pull a slight wheely when booting it around corners though.

[Rav335uk]

Nope

Have you ever seen what happens when you jack a saloon shell up? Cab's are alot worse!

you should have seen when i jacked my old 84 rotten turd up you struggled to open the doors for the thing twisting lol

That must be fecked.
When I jack mine up, I can open the doors no probs, one thing I know is that my cab shell is solid, very minimal rust, and thats surface rust.
And I'm sure that Kingcruizer is running Big BHP through his Cab.

[Alex]

Have you ever seen what happens when you jack a saloon shell up? Cab's are alot worse!

you should have seen when i jacked my old 84 rotten turd up you struggled to open the doors for the thing twisting lol

That must be fecked.
When I jack mine up, I can open the doors no probs, one thing I know is that my cab shell is solid, very minimal rust, and thats surface rust.
And I'm sure that Kingcruizer is running Big BHP through his Cab.

it doesnt look too bad in the pics, but when it was fragged/smashed up rolled on roof etc the rot was unbelivable. i could put a screwdriver through various parts of the floor, it had rusty scuttle (on a pre facelift ) rusty front valance, rust bubbles on roof, sunroof tray had rotten away at the front, bulkhead rot, arches were rusty, from the rear arch going to the front door i managed to knock enought rusty out to stick my hand inside the car, rotten around towing eye, rot as you opened the door starting in door shuts, inner arches wernt bad but not the best. there was no single panel that didnt need welding, most suspension would have been fecked too, rot behind the grills under windscreen pissing water in, Water came from every corner of the car

[bss325i]

All e30 shells flex, even the rot free ones as they are not a very riggid design.

Putting serious torque through a standard cabrio shell will flex it to the point of slowly opening up the seam sealer which will let moisture in which will cause rot.

That is just the begining of the problem as serious torque will twist the shell and start to throw alignment out.

Even a standard saloon shell with 400lbft+ will end up with stress fractures. A roll cage and seam welding will prevent this.

[DanThe]

Common weak points are front strut turrets and diff mount

There are not many cars out there that do not flex, even my chromie flexes slightly when on the 2 post lift and that is 100% rust free

[bss325i]

Common weak points are front strut turrets and diff mount

On Alpina E30's, the front turret seams were prone to cracking due to the stiffness of the suspension.

[spook]

All e30 shells flex, even the rot free ones as they are not a very riggid design.

Putting serious torque through a standard cabrio shell will flex it to the point of slowly opening up the seam sealer which will let moisture in which will cause rot.

That is just the begining of the problem as serious torque will twist the shell and start to throw alignment out.

Even a standard saloon shell with 400lbft+ will end up with stress fractures. A roll cage and seam welding will prevent this.

A pair of 15 quid hot tuning strut braces will sort this out Imy

[ImysE30]

oooh nooo xs turbo!!! i used eat those at a rate of one per 2000 miles dont go above 5-6 psi on that turb m8! looking good anyway m8y il pop down and take alook dude

Where you been hiding dude? No wonder you went back to n/a then How's the track car?

I'm not going mad power, a cab's for cruising not racing/tracking

300bhp would do me fine

Spook - Hottuning braces been ordered

[chris_335]

engine in
plates off
and vids up

[Blitz]

Dont muscle cars crack in the bulkhead/inner wing area because of the torque.

[ImysE30]

I'm not going for mad power so it should be okay, watch this space soon

[Blitz]

Any updates? Or are you going to unveil it once its completely finished.

[ImysE30]

Got a new cabby (sneak pic to the left ) so that's taking up most of my time now, got to rebuild it back up from scratch otherwise the engine would be in by now

I'm hoping a month or 2 before it's all finished, Santa Pod is the deadline

[Rav335uk]

Sneak preview then??

[Steve]

Come on then Imy ! we need more pics

[ImysE30]

In due time Steve

Rav - Look at my avatar pic

[Alex]

M3 innit

[Ollie_bwoii]

M3 rep innit

That's it.

[Rav335uk]

In due time Steve

Rav - Look at my avatar pic

Seen that one, a bigger pic of that would be better.

[ImysE30]

M3 rep innit

That's it.

Done the proper way

Rav - You'll just have to wait just a lil bit longer

[Steve]

M3 rep innit

That's it.

Done the proper way

Rav - You'll just have to wait just a lil bit longer

Good for you Imy, don't keep us waiting too long

[ImysE30]

That's it.

Done the proper way

Rav - You'll just have to wait just a lil bit longer

Good for you Imy, don't keep us waiting too long

Cheers Steve, i'm hoping to create a one off eye catcher, got to show something after all the 'talk'

Still got loads to do, weather isn't helping

[Mayze]

Are you changing the color I seem to recall you saying you were going for something special?

looking forward to seeing the end result,

[johnt0709]

Good Imy take your time with it

[ImysE30]

No, it's white, nice and shiny

E30 M3 Cabby rep with E30 M3 suspension and a M30 Turbo under the bonnet

[Mayze]

White m3's look the dogs keep it clean and it will look fantastic.

[ImysE30]

I'm hoping so, will be stored in a heated garage when not in use (that'll be most of the time then )

[Blitz]

Is it on E34 540i wheels?

[ImysE30]

Not sure what they are, it's got odd wheels on it now, just temporary so i can move it about.

Going to get some nice deep dish wheels

[bmw-mad]

Like the sneaky pic Imy

[ImysE30]

Location looks familiar

[Mayze]

there was a guy in the new members section who had an e34 with hartage wheels on it but being an e34 they were dished they would look v on your car.