Beemerlad's M52 Chromie

[Rav335uk]

I hope to be doing 1/4 mile passes at York in July Rob

I hope to be with you.

Mate, that would be the stuff of legends

3rd July is the next I believe

Paul, yeah that is birdshit on the jimmy hill, cooonts. Does Rav keep pigeons?

They got there then Lee, they're trained to go one way, stay there too and Shit on the 24V chromies , and Baldylocks, they're on the way to you too

[Dezzy]

They have been!

All over my boot lid about 4 days after I polished it.

[E30BeemerLad]

May get a couple of jobs done on the old turd on Sunday, depending on how often it pisses down, grrr.

Went on a brief scrap yard troll today, there's 4 E30's in my local yard at the moment, one of them a bronzit chromie 320i. I relieved a facelift moredoor of it's non-sunroof overhead black panel & sun visors and OEM electric ariel & wipes from the glovebox. Got a m20 starter motor for Dezzy and a PAS pipe to help finish the E36 rack swap.

Was going to rape some clios for their servos as there's loads of the horrid turds there, but the ones I haven't had the servo away from already still have their engines in and that doesn't look like much fun.

What's the deal with rear calipers from an E34 540i manual? noticed one there (engine & box obviously gone) Has one front caliper on and both rear.

[Dezzy]

I am pretty sure Dan used them with redriled E46 discs on the rear of his mate. Get him pm'd. You may be going back up the yard today.

Thanks for the SM.

[Andyboy]

Those 540i rear calipers are facked Lee, rusty as old arseholes and both bleed nipples sheared off.

That Bronzit 320i has been well raped has it not! May need a non PAS rack - have you got the original from the 316 and is it any good?

[Dezzy]

Those 540i rear calipers are facked Lee, rusty as old arseholes and both bleed nipples sheared off.

That Bronzit 320i has been well raped has it not! May need a non PAS rack - have you got the original from the 316 and is it any good?

I have a very good one from a 70k White chromie up here if it's needed

[E30BeemerLad]

Already served the manual rack Andy.

Those 540 calipers did look pretty rusty. Dan, do you still want me to bother next time I'm there?

That bronzit 320 chromie looked like it was a nice car, rear arches starting to look fruity, but the driver wing was OK and the doors look tidy

[E30BeemerLad]

Collected a scorpion M3 system tonight, reckon she's gonna howl a bit, the 50mm pipes should help it breathe better than the stock system I hope.

The DTM wrongness will be getting dealt with though

[E30BeemerLad]

I asked Ollie if he would do me a quick photoshop lash up of what the mims would look like with the centres on gold, as it is something I had been considering because the wheels need a tidy up any way.

Not sure I like it really and think I'll stick with silver.

[Cook318IS]

Its going to sound gorgeous with the m3 system I dont particularly like the gold and silver rims... reminds me of subarus tbh! If you really want to change it why not go for a nogaro centres (not exactly an original idea but if it looks good who gives a shit!)

[Dezzy]

^^^ agree with cook mate. Nice twist on oem.

[Jhonno]

The gold looks wank.. End of

[Ollie_bwoii]

15" BBS would be my port of call.

[DanThe]

Gold -

[Jhonno]

[quote="Ollie_bwoii"]15" BBS would be my port of call. [/quote

Not everything needs BBS'..

These are an alternative that looks good!

[d6dph]

Gold wheels and some cheeky JPS stickers on the wings. Come on you deviant, you know it makes sense

[Rav335uk]

Like this Dave.

[d6dph]

Maybe not quite as loud as that but a nice gold pinstripe and a JPS logo set into it on the wing could look quite retro cool.

[Alex]

15" BBS would be my port of call.

But it wouldnt be YOUR first port of call

[Dezzy]

Lee your out on your ear if you jps sticker anywhere on your turd.
There is only one sticker aloud you know that.

[d6dph]

Go on Lee, Upset some (most) people

[Jhonno]

Dave you deviant.. The gold just doesn't work.. Maybe if it were red..

[Ollie_bwoii]

15" BBS would be my port of call.

But it wouldnt be YOUR first port of call

Yes that's true, but my cars a turd and Lee's is tasty.

I quite like it one steelies tbh.

[DanThe]

Dave you deviant.. The gold just doesn't work.. Maybe if it were red..

Has to be gloss black to pull off gold stripes

[Bob_S]

gold wheels are cool! I had them on my 24v for a while until I found some 16's

[E30BeemerLad]

Lee your out on your ear if you jps sticker anywhere on your turd.
There is only one sticker aloud you know that.

What about a gold CR24v sticker

The whole JPS thing was something that was going through my mind when I thought about the gold alloys

These Borbet's look cool on the MK2 golf

[E30BeemerLad]

This is the list I worked out of jobs I need to do

Fill & bleed clutch system
Fill & bleed brake system
Wire up electric fan
Buy new coolant hose for rad & fit
Fill coolant system & bleed
loom connections/ final wiring
Exhaust manifold - modify
M3 system modify/fit
replace dash coding plug - done
replace fuel gauge - done
fit EWS module
make bracket for air filter
fit strut brace (front)
fit strut brace (rear)
engine earth strap
fit washer bottle
reverse light switch wiring
new Z3 shift lever (buy)
new throttle pedal
fit rear blind clips - done
Audio wiring
cut & weld front jacking points
fit fuel tank supply hose
fuel filter
electric ariel
Sort out PAS pipes (trip to Pirtek for a buggering)


Trouble is, I really am in a can't be arsed mood with it at the moment

[daimlerman]

This is the list I worked out of jobs I need to do

Fill & bleed clutch system
Fill & bleed brake system
Wire up electric fan
Buy new coolant hose for rad & fit
Fill coolant system & bleed
loom connections/ final wiring
Exhaust manifold - modify
M3 system modify/fit
replace dash coding plug - done
replace fuel gauge - done
fit EWS module
make bracket for air filter
fit strut brace (front)
fit strut brace (rear)
engine earth strap
fit washer bottle
reverse light switch wiring
new Z3 shift lever (buy)
new throttle pedal
fit rear blind clips - done
Audio wiring
cut & weld front jacking points
fit fuel tank supply hose
fuel filter
electric ariel
Sort out PAS pipes (trip to Pirtek for a buggering)


Trouble is, I really am in a can't be arsed mood with it at the moment

Not too much left to do then....

[E30BeemerLad]

I bought a metre of coolant hose today, it's all coming together

Serious effort to be made tomorrow

[leeparkes]

What M3 system do you have for it?

[E30BeemerLad]

It's a scorpion E30 M3 system, I measured the bores of the pipes and they are 50mm. It has some nasty DTM pipes on it, which will be getting the good news.

Pics blagged from Steve's advert

[leeparkes]

Same as mine



They sound glorious!

[E30BeemerLad]

Fill & bleed clutch system
Fill & bleed brake system
Wire up electric fan
Buy new coolant hose for rad & fit - DONE
Fill coolant system & bleed
loom connections/ final wiring - DONE
Exhaust manifold - modify
M3 system modify/fit
replace dash coding plug - DONE
replace fuel gauge - DONE
fit EWS module - DONE
make bracket for air filter
fit strut brace (front) - DONE
fit strut brace (rear)
engine earth strap - DONE
fit washer bottle - DONE
reverse light switch wiring - DONE
new Z3 shift lever (buy)
new throttle pedal
fit rear blind clips - DONE
Audio wiring
cut & weld front jacking points
fit fuel tank supply hose
fuel filter
electric ariel - DONE
Sort out PAS pipes (trip to Pirtek for a buggering)

[Dezzy]

Good work mate.

This week I have promised myself I will crack on with mine. Then hopefully sort your exhaust next weekend fingers crossed

[E30BeemerLad]

Cheers mate

I cranked mine over today, mainly just to check the wiring was OK. Couldn't hear the fuel pump prime at all which I thought I would as the tank is bone dry. Are there any extra fuses or relays I should be adding to the fuse box with this car having been a non-injection car?