M3 updated from Jan, new goodies.

[kieran325]

I've seen Steve over the last few weeks and I'd thought I'd take the M3 over for a run out and an inspection on the ramp

Here it is rolled out of hibernation over winter -







After a trip on the M62 and with the snow starting to fall, it now looks like this -











And a few others





Whilst I was there the snow came down thick, I thought I was going to be stranded in Huddersfield Sod it, we went for dinner and gave it time to thaw.

I made it home in the end, the car looks a disgrace but it's safe.

After the inspection of the underneath, it's safe to say it's good and something I'm rather happy about

A few bits were ordered from BMW ie new grilles etc, more on that to follow

Cheers Steve and thanks for the day

[E30BeemerLad]

That is a lovely looking car Kieran

[bss325i]

So your keeping it then?

Steve, pity your "oop north".

Is that Matts and Falksters turds i spy?

[beardymat]

I know which is the quickest car in that lot.

Good to know your car wasn't hiding any nasty surprises and you seem to want to keep it, for now at least.

[pacerpete]

Steve with the size of that unit and all them E30s you must have a full time job sweeping them up !


PS ; Haven't you got a sheet you can throw over Falksters turd ? Them "rimz" are lowering the tone


PPS ; An E30 M3 without any nasty "suprises" is a rare thing indeed

[Royalratch]

Phat. What an M3 fest.

[kieran325]

That is a lovely looking car Kieran

Thank you.

So your keeping it then?

Steve, pity your "oop north".

Is that Matts and Falksters turds i spy?

I was in two minds whether or not to keep hold of it, I was anchoring after the E92 M3 and still am I seen my M3 before Christmas and I thought it looked amazing, so for the time being it's staying.

Yes, that's Matts and Falksters

I know which is the quickest car in that lot.

Good to know your car wasn't hiding any nasty surprises and you seem to want to keep it, for now at least.

Yours is quick in 2nd in that snow

Looking good and the engine looks even better

Yeah it's solid, after seeing them E30's in the unit, I had a cause for concern, it came out better than expected

Steve with the size of that unit and all them E30s you must have a full time job sweeping them up !


PS ; Haven't you got a sheet you can throw over Falksters turd ? Them "rimz" are lowering the tone


PPS ; An E30 M3 without any nasty "surprises" is a rare thing indeed

Pete, next time I'm darn sarf I'll pop in and you can examine it and I'll even pay you for the privilege

Phat. What an M3 fest.

Indeed but no 4pot IS's insight

It looked good to be honest

[kieran325]

I hope you don't mind me showing your M3 Matt

[Cook318IS]

The sort of garage i dream of if i won the lottery looks exactly like that, the size, the m3's and a ramp!

Your m3 does look rather tasty though Kieran

[E30BeemerLad]

I tell you what, if I was a single bloke, I would buy an industrial unit and have some living quarters upstairs (nicely done) and then the works going on downstairs.

[beardymat]

I hope you don't mind me showing your M3 Matt

Not at all mate, just as long as you don't give out the location postcode, alarm code, camera locations, key Location and guard dog names and favourite flavour meat.

I still need to give you a run out in it, I reckon that conversion is right up your street having plenty of torque at relatively low revs.

[sweep]

I need to have a run up when i get chance.

[fingerman]

So do I but I need something half decent to get up there

Going to start calling Steve Don Corleone soon !

[e30topless]

Glad you got home safe in this shitty snow Kieran, your camera takes ace pics !

I am even happier that the Autopsy showed no rot on your 4 pot shitter, that's 1 turd less to sweep up after !!
all E30 /M3 owners should have all the plastics off and have a good poke around, best to catch any rot before it gets hold, can't be too careful with a 20+ year old car

Hows your leg healing up after the 2 Rotweillers got hold of you ?

[e30topless]

I still need to give you a run out in it, I reckon that conversion is right up your street having plenty of torque at relatively low revs.

Matt, the big coont can't fit into your SRD's

[dimebag_from_hell]

I wish I could nip out into a garage like that, heaven!

[tonybtonyb]

You lucky geezer

[e30topless]

I wish I could nip out into a garage like that, heaven!

not when it's -0 in winter , there's no chance of heating this place
would be great in spring-summer but I will be out by then
I am only borrowing this unit until mine is rebuilt , I will miss doing indoor test drives

[Simon13]

thats epic in there, the lift, motors all of it. Wish i could have my 2 door and touring in somewhere like that!

i love lachs M3's with 16 bbs. Looks perfect, but a lachs tech 2 on 15 bbs is up there also.

[Kos]

Phat. What an M3 fest.

Phat............ you the king of the correctly spoken English language and you use a word like that ! you can take the boy out of the council ghetto but you cant take the council ghetto out of the boy




BTW, nice lock up

[beardymat]

i love lachs M3's with 16 bbs. Looks perfect, but a lachs tech 2 on 15 bbs is up there also.

I'm a lucky man, wait till I get the M3 sorted beardy style. Wish I could have kept jbu too though.

[e30topless]

Indeed, Matt I love the S50 howl in a LHD car the sound "indoors" is addictive,,

Poss my next target once the SA turd is looking good ?

[DanThe]

I bet it echo's nicely in there

[beardymat]

Indeed, Matt I love the S50 howl in a LHD car the sound "indoors" is addictive,,

Poss my next target once the SA turd is looking good ?

That could be a while then

it does get hard to turn the engine off when indoors, if it had a full tank you could just leave it running and use it as a source of heat as well

[Felix79]

Safe to say about what £40,000 worth of M3's in there. Is one of the m3's a RHD one? I am sure there is a RHD one among that lot ( Beardys I think )

[kieran325]

Safe to say about what £40,000 worth of M3's in there. Is one of the m3's a RHD one? I am sure there is a RHD one among that lot ( Beardys I think )

There is a RHD one but it's not Matt's, I would say more than 40k.

[beardymat]

How dare you, mine is only molested (improved) as far as the S50. I did worry about it being LHD but after a couple of hours at the wheel i wouldnt have it any other way.

There is a birds converted one in there and its dreadfull what they did to them tbh.

No offence taken btw felix.

[Felix79]

How dare you, mine is only molested (improved) as far as the S50. I did worry about it being LHD but after a couple of hours at the wheel i wouldnt have it any other way.

There is a birds converted one in there and its dreadfull what they did to them tbh.

No offence taken btw felix.

[scott180gtb]

I can vouch for how cold it gets in there! After my last visit I ended up with tonsillitis. Mind you I was licking and sucking all the rusty turds!

[kieran325]

Picked some goodies up today from the dealer



Look Steve -







A complete grille set for the M3 -





The other grille has not turned up yet and the M3 badge for the grille is still en route

For the above grille set inc M3 badge is £184.51

A nice wall planner for the utility room -

[Cook318IS]

You spent all that money and all they did was give you a year planner

[The_Diddler]

So much 2-door 4-pot wrongness in one place

[beardymat]

So much 2-door 4-pot wrongness in one place

Ahem!

[Royalratch]

I thought those fuel pipe clamps were NLA - different for M3 I guess.

New grilles are the single best investment for any E30!

Always amazes me how many pricey Angel Eye kits I see set into manky grilles...

[johnt0709]

No the fuel pipe covers are still available - I bought one last year for the cabbie - the old one was more of an optical illusion.