333i project..moving on,

[E30BeemerLad]

I can't do wednesday, got the pleasure of having a tooth removed

[e30topless]

I can't do wednesday, got the pleasure of having a tooth removed

I have the tools to do this Lee, plus it will be fun

pop down anytime guys, we could push a tourer in there and set fire to it to keep warm ?

[scott180gtb]

I would love to tag along to see this garage. Steve I can sweep and mop at the same time.

[Speedtouch]

Maybe you could pinch a 333i badge off one of these (a Mercedes-Benz Actros 333i):

[S38B38]

It is fantastic to own a rare e30 ,, and this is one of the UBER rare

[e30topless]

Maybe you could pinch a 333i badge off one of these (a Mercedes-Benz Actros 333i):

I luckily got this with the car,



be nice to have a new one though but I doubt they are available !

It is fantastic to own a rare e30 ,, and this is one of the UBER rare

Thanks, I have owned many E30's and a quite a few of them have been lovely cars..but this just makes me grin when I think of how it will look/drive when finished

[TPS]

Steve, I'm used to regularly pass this car when delivering on an Industrial Estate in Henley, it looked nice & I'm so glad its being saved. Will be closely following this.

[e30topless]

Steve, I'm used to regularly pass this car when delivering on an Industrial Estate in Henley, it looked nice & I'm so glad its being saved. Will be closely following this.

any pics ?

I found a parts Donor !

I owned this car a while back , a quick call to the current owner and bought it back ,
he has never used it after the headgasket went last april.. it's a SA car in the same colour Aero silver and has some lovely Chrome ect, but sadly the shell is rotten

[Dezzy]

How rotten steve?

Is it none sunroof?

I might be interested in it as a track slag

[e30topless]

thought i had better take a quick look at the Big brakes and see what is needed... the Alpina discs are fooked

these things are Big and Heavy! here's a pic next to an normal 325i disc...


and still bigger than these Wilwood discs,


Calipers are a lot bigger too , I am sure someone mentioned that the Pads are used on something else ?


with these Brakes and an M30 up front I doubt it will be very good in the twisty roads of yorkshire...

[e30topless]

How rotten steve?

Is it none sunroof?

I might be interested in it as a track slag

non sunroof Dez, it's bad on the rear end and under the fusebox, would make a good slag !

[DanThe]

Get onto Keri for replacement discs, he did these a lot cheaper than BMW IIRC

[Dezzy]

Steve I will bell you about it tomorrow mate.

I still have that Tech 2 pod up here too!

[e30topless]

Get onto Keri for replacement discs, he did these a lot cheaper than BMW IIRC

I'm on it ! I think Si13 needs a pair too.. ? can't remember the List price from the stealers but they aren't cheap..

Steve I will bell you about it tomorrow mate.

I still have that Tech 2 pod up here too!

sure thing,

I need to get up there at some point Dez,

[The_Diddler]

Shame about that turd Steve , oh well just have to frag it for its morsels then, bye bye 2 door

[Dezzy]

Shame about that turd Steve , oh well just have to frag it for its morsels then, bye bye 2 door

Or I will take it and weld it up.

[The_Diddler]

Either way Dezzy its dead tee hee, fragged or converted to track car, its days are numbered

[DanThe]

There will be more enjoyment from it as a track car than a festering naked heap

[e30topless]

Shame about that turd Steve , oh well just have to frag it for its morsels then, bye bye 2 door

Or I will take it and weld it up.

I hope you don't mean weld the diff ?

[senna]

thought i had better take a quick look at the Big brakes and see what is needed... the Alpina discs are fooked

these things are Big and Heavy! here's a pic next to an normal 325i disc...


and still bigger than these Wilwood discs,


Calipers are a lot bigger too , I am sure someone mentioned that the Pads are used on something else ?


with these Brakes and an M30 up front I doubt it will be very good in the twisty roads of yorkshire...

I have a spare set of these disks if you want to p.m me.

[e30topless]

I have a spare set of these disks if you want to p.m me.

pm sent !

[Dezzy]

You know me better than that. It would probs end up with the diff of my White one.

[Simon13]

Steve i'm going to make a trip soon with the relevent bits to Keri. Let him do his thing to get a more affordable solution for a few of us with these brakes. They are awsome when in good condition.

BMW want about £200 PER disc

The calipers are merc w124 3.0 ones. Also the 190 cosworth uses them too. Pads are £19 for bosch ones from GSF. The calipers on service exhange are about £45 for a minty refurbed one. If you can put up with a merc logo on the new ones. The caliper bracket is the money item. As its a bespoke item that bolts a merc caliper to an E30 strut. Don't lose them!! can replace the rest but not these.

Steve, whats the master cylinder off for the brakes? it wont be a stock 325i at a guess.

[e30topless]

Nice one Si, keep us up to date with the discs, so 190e cozzy pads fit ? don't really want a Merc emblem on the calipers... and no , I won't lose them (i hope )

not sure on the Master ? will have a look tomorrow

[Simon13]

they're just a big merc girling caliper, 54mm piston. Alot bigger than a 325i caliper!

[e30topless]

just a bit bigger !
here it is next to a 325i caliper for comparison ...

[beardymat]

I might have a contact with a caliper refurb company so may be able to get yours done without exchanging for merc items. It's a friend of a friend kinda deal so only 50 50 till I can ask the question.

There are other options of course like rebuilding them yourself with a little outside electro plating.

[e30topless]

that would be great Matt, at the minute they just look like a big lump of pig iron !

[beardymat]

kinda fits in with the whole theme at the mo

[DanThe]

kinda fits in with the whole theme at the mo

I have some 540 calipers to do soon Steve if you want to send them stripped down I can have them done at the same time, got a great contact for rust removal (place that did Dezzys block) and I use the backdoor of the zinc platers
I will be having mine linished again to make them nice and smooooth like these rears I had done





The zinc platers I use do calipers for the local refurb place, they told me they use a 'lesser' plating just because it sticks better to the half arsed sandblasted state that they come in. Something bleach its called, looks kind of washed out

[e30topless]

kinda fits in with the whole theme at the mo

Matt,


that's the shizzle right there Dan, how nice do they look ? I will be in touch soon,

Si, are these the same calipers?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MERCEDES-W124-E-S ... 23063f425d

[Simon13]

no you want ones for the w124 300 E. So the big petrol ones. The merc logo on the exhange calipers is tiny and you can't see it with the wheels on!

try GSF, i doubt you will refurb them yourself for less than they charge with more aggro dealing with snapped bleed nipples, running about, buying seal kits etc

I did the diy refurb on my rear calipers as ECP/GSF wanted £70-80 per caliper and they are tiny!

[DanThe]

See how that caliper in the ebay link has rusted in the box, thats the same 'bleach' coating they use on most recon calipers.
Diddler has seen mine up close and thinks they are the tits when I was picking faults
I had those sandblasted as I didnt know about the derusting place at the time, I also had a set done for town325 that were derusted and finished in chemical black, I think Paul will be having his rears done like this

[Dezzy]

I didnt see my block in the flesh but you can tell that it was brand new by the paint job on it.

The finish Dan applied after it had been dipped was brushed on.


It looks the nuts up close.

Shame you dont see any of it once its in the car

[bodger]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Brake-CALIPER-COV ... 483cdc5944

steve, here is the answer