24v Granite silver cab

[e30topless]

after owning m20's since the year blob thought i would give the 24v thing a go ,

some of you will know/recognise this cab as Malcolm's old turd.

I bought it over the phone and was happy when it turned up today exactly as described, cheers Malc,

it's my first Granite silver e30 I love the colour,
only had a short blast up the road so I have no idea how the 24v compares to the 12v

here's a few pics.....





the donk was fitted by Ant at A-tech and a very neat job was done it looks almost factory, apart from the airbox one of the jobs on the to-do list



it's now in the frag garage....













for a spot of de-counciling

[E30BeemerLad]

Welcome to the 24v club sir

[fowler]

thats was good conversion i helped in that one the airbox is a very tight fit matey if you can get it in well done the best bet for OEM look it a CDA carbon look one.
If my memory serves me right something to do with the air box resonance tube gets in the way

[fowler]

for got to say what are you taking off ????

[E30BeemerLad]

You need an early M50 325 air box.

The later ones have the resonance bit that sticks over near the top hose and it won't fit. You need to make some brackets up to mount them too. I'm making do with the cone filter until I can be arsed to sort it properly. If you have ABS forget about it though

[fowler]

though there was a reason it was not fitted !!!
t'was a good bus that one

[E30BeemerLad]

I think the only one you can get away with is an M30 air box which you have to butcher and stuck the air meter inside. It's a bit of a bodge

[fowler]

if it was me i would leave as

[e30topless]

I think the only one you can get away with is an M30 air box which you have to butcher and stuck the air meter inside. It's a bit of a bodge

will look into that cheers Lee, I hate cone filters !

for got to say what are you taking off ????

needs chrome kidneys and orange winker rightness ! oh, and a few factory options

[fowler]

I think the only one you can get away with is an M30 air box which you have to butcher and stuck the air meter inside. It's a bit of a bodge

will look into that cheers Lee, I hate cone filters !

for got to say what are you taking off ????

needs chrome kidneys and orange winker rightness ! oh, and a few factory options

lol i see

yes go with early 1994-1996m50 air box fella

[Alpina99]

That's a very nice looking car, thanks for the engine bay photo, it gives me an idea of the standard to aim for,

[tylerma]

hope she brings you lots of fun mate
she did for me

[DanThe]

Its the old vanos-non-vanos donk

Good buy Steve

[spook]

There will be bits of bread and onion down the seats from monster micks foreshore

[Alex]

looks great steve, i feel i might get left behind now on this years pod run, i didnt do to badly last year mind

[e30topless]

hope she brings you lots of fun mate
she did for me

cheers Malc

was going to call you, but I have dropped my phone and wrecked it !

[shovels]

whoops
I know there is one thing I forgot to chuck in
the new handle for the horse shoe release

its in the loft I just forgot to get it down
so I'll do it over the next few days and post it up to ya special delivery

hope thats ok

edit
it is Malcolm
posting from my old mans account

talk about confusing

now now Alex

[Alex]

^ Multiple accounts?

[e30topless]

don't worry malc I already have one,

Alex, the run to the pod should be fun, I am sure you will keep up ,

[Alex]

I cant wait till pod time

[Falkster]

Looks good Steve!!

[andrew320i]

needs chrome kidneys and orange winker rightness ! oh, and a few factory options

Are your black kidneys the black plastic or are they standard kidneys that have been sprayed? If they are the black plastic and you want rid I will swap you for my chrome kidneys or may buy them off you depending on price.

[magpie]

dibs on the donk m8,
you'll change it for something bigger when you get bored.

you just can't leave your spanners alone.

can i have a go in it ?

[toby]

hope she brings you lots of fun mate
she did for me

Sorry to read about the health problems you are having at the moment Malc.

after owning m20's since the year blob thought i would give the 24v thing a go ,

I hope you enjoy the new the new motor.

[Dezzy]

I love the colour mate.
Your right about that E36 engine cover. It looks shit!
M42 rightness ftw

Shame it's not a chrome 2 door mate. I could have sent you a sticker

[e30topless]

I love the colour mate.
Your right about that E36 engine cover. It looks shit!
M42 rightness ftw

Shame it's not a chrome 2 door mate. I could have sent you a sticker

the engine bay is in major bits at the minute Dez, I just can't help myself

will be fitting the M42 wiring cover, should look lots better
oh ...and I found an engine under the plastic bits !

[Dezzy]

Ha ha it's there mate.

What's the spec of the lump?
Flywheel clutch set up?
What box and diff combo has it got?

Just goes to show what a nice cab can look like if you don't use a stupid French blue and tacky re trim

[e30topless]

the donk was one of Dan's
373 diff and a dirty 6 box,
I have no idea about the Flywheel clutch set up, probably stock ?

[Dezzy]

That diff will be lively at 373 and a dirty 6 box.

If the clutch is a duel mass wrongness you need to chuck an M20 flywheel cluch and starter motor on there.

[Rav335uk]

Ha ha it's there mate.

What's the spec of the lump?
Flywheel clutch set up?
What box and diff combo has it got?

Just goes to show what a nice cab can look like if you don't use a stupid French blue and tacky re trim

Ha ha , couldn't help yourself could you, any way, hope fully a new turd is one the horizon to add to my fleet.
Oh, faster than yours too

[e30topless]

so you finally fitted the Merlin engine in the E21 Rav ?

[Rav335uk]

so you finally fitted the Merlin engine in the E21 Rav ?

PM'd

[Alex]

have you driven it yet Steve?

[e30topless]

had a short blast down the lane and into the garage, seems fruity enough

[e30topless]

Decided to tidy up the bay and get it more 'stock' looking

after a bit of research, it seems the M50 swappers prefer the M42 loom cover on the bulkhead I have one so it seems rude not to

it should look much better

when i removed the old e36 cover I found this





a burnt wire !

where does it go and what does it feed?
(it's the smaller brown wire out of the 4 in the bunch)
any ideas what could have caused it ?