CR24v Custom M52B30 FTW. New Exhaust, New gearbox and Fan.

Post Fri Mar 11, 2011 12:12 am

I can understand the clutch being heavy esp as a daily,

but B8's are necessary for the twistys

one other thing,
why is it all cr24v owners all started life with 316's ? is there something we should know ?

Post Fri Mar 11, 2011 12:15 am

Dezzy wrote:No we just strive for perfection Dan. You should try it

Ahh so perfection is an e30 on stilts with soggy suspension...?

Heavy clutch on a daily, you get used to it.. Then end up trying to stamp hole in the floor of modern cars :lol:

Post Mon Mar 14, 2011 7:55 pm

How's she feeling a week down the line then mate?

Post Mon Mar 14, 2011 8:12 pm

Ordered my new clutch today mate.

It feels great. The car is faultly apart from the blasted clutch. I am getting used to it now. Just need it it be nice to drive. It's hardcore ATM.

Post Mon Mar 14, 2011 9:11 pm

Well done fella, looks great!! You WILL get looks, it's great to see a good e30 example rolling the streets of boro instead of the usual e36's and filler riddled Chav tarnished 320i's!

Enjoy, youve earned it!

Post Mon Mar 14, 2011 9:35 pm

svenga wrote:Well done fella, looks great!! You WILL get looks, it's great to see a good e30 example rolling the streets of boro instead of the usual e36's and filler riddled Chav tarnished 320i's!

Enjoy, youve earned it!

Cheers I need to do a really sh1t job before I can enjoy it properly.

Steve mine was a 318i mate.

Post Tue Mar 15, 2011 8:05 pm

Driving to work this morning, Rear top mount burst.

115 miles since the engine was fitted and standard lamforda e30 top mounts gave up. CR24v power just isnt kind on these turds.

Bought these from local stealers today. E46 M3 cab efforts with discount £38

115 miles must be a record?

Fit them and the new clutch this week end.

I hope this turd is finished soon. I want to drive it, not swear at it.

Post Tue Mar 15, 2011 8:09 pm

Dezzy you sure you put the washer under the mount as in the one built into the dust cover its been done mamy times before

Post Tue Mar 15, 2011 8:14 pm

Mate i am sure.

I have made that mistake on other E30's

Fitted correctly, just pushed the rubber out of the plate its self under hard throttle in second

My paddle clutch isnt helping as its transmitting judder through the car.

Hopefully it will turn up tomorrow as didnt today.

When it does i will txt you the details Dan, I havent forgot. I have forgot to look for the other's we talked about.

Might be best if you just post them please

Post Tue Mar 15, 2011 8:27 pm

the record i heard was around half an hour fitted for a top mount from GSF a few years ago on Naylors old stock sport!

Post Tue Mar 15, 2011 8:45 pm

Simon13 wrote:the record i heard was around half an hour fitted for a top mount from GSF a few years ago on Naylors old stock sport!

That will be V-tech chinese shite! The worst quality parts ever known to man only supplied by GSF

Over and out Dezmondo

Post Tue Mar 15, 2011 8:47 pm

DanThe wrote:
Simon13 wrote:the record i heard was around half an hour fitted for a top mount from GSF a few years ago on Naylors old stock sport!
That will be V-tech chinese shite! The worst quality parts ever known to man only supplied by GSF

Over and out Dezmondo

I beat that, literally about 3 minutes after fitting, as I pulled out the garage and drove up the road

Post Tue Mar 15, 2011 8:54 pm

A ball joint I had from them in a V-tech box didnt even last the fitting job! Not E30, some french scrap, by the time I had the bottom arm/wheel back on there was play in it

Post Tue Mar 15, 2011 8:55 pm

DanThe wrote:A ball joint I had from them in a V-tech box didnt even last the fitting job! Not E30, some french scrap, by the time I had the bottom arm/wheel back on there was play in it

That sounds like a quality part for a french scraper

Post Tue Mar 15, 2011 8:57 pm

Just to repeat myself dudes, lamforda E30 topmounts 115 miles. Anyone beat it?

Post Tue Mar 15, 2011 8:58 pm

town325i wrote:
DanThe wrote:A ball joint I had from them in a V-tech box didnt even last the fitting job! Not E30, some french scrap, by the time I had the bottom arm/wheel back on there was play in it
That sounds like a quality part for a french scraper

Careful, Rog might hear you

Post Wed Mar 16, 2011 8:46 am

what's the plan for the clutch removal without taking the engine out?

Farm the job out to Mr clutch ??

Post Wed Mar 16, 2011 8:59 am

I am sworn to secrecy mate.

Safe to say it's a fook about.

Post Wed Mar 16, 2011 9:41 am

you three musketeers and your codes of practice FFS you even have a secrecy agreement

Post Wed Mar 16, 2011 9:47 am

magpie wrote:you three musketeers and your codes of practice FFS you even have a secrecy agreement

They are worse than the fooking MOD them 3

Post Wed Mar 16, 2011 10:11 am

This is the reason we keep the riff raff out.

We can't have all the pleb's knowing what we know.

Post Wed Mar 16, 2011 10:22 am

Dezzy wrote:This is the reason we keep the riff raff out.

We can't have all the pleb's knowing what we know.

You mean what yoda knows and you and lee just agree

Post Wed Mar 16, 2011 10:31 am

Reason it's kept quite is because it's a right shitty job to do, wouldn't want to "Tarnish" the club

Post Wed Mar 16, 2011 10:38 am

town325i wrote:
Dezzy wrote:This is the reason we keep the riff raff out.

We can't have all the pleb's knowing what we know.
You mean what yoda knows and you and lee just agree

Absafuckinglutlly!!!!

Post Wed Mar 16, 2011 6:12 pm

My job for Sunday morning.

I got a right touch with this. Ordered it through a mates account as he using ecp more than us. It's brand-new but not on the stock. I got it for pound notes.

Brand new M20 clutch kit for £50 is a bonus.

Just got to fit it now

Post Wed Mar 16, 2011 6:57 pm

Not much meat in that centre hub is there Dez

Just measured mine and its 27 & 29mm

Dont have an M20 clutch here to compare to

Post Wed Mar 16, 2011 7:13 pm

I will measure that tomorrow.

I wasn't looking at it while we were chatting dude. There isn't alot is there

Why would there be really. Cost more wouldn't it?

Might still work though, maybe another 228/230mm plate with the correct or closer splines?

Post Wed Mar 16, 2011 7:18 pm

Dezzy wrote:maybe another 228/230mm plate with the correct or closer splines?

Already tried the same spline theory with no joy

Im just going to hack one up tomorrow to see for myself how well they are put together

Post Wed Mar 16, 2011 7:32 pm

Dezzy/Dan if it helps this is a pic of my M20 clutch

Post Wed Mar 16, 2011 7:42 pm

Looks to me like they are douled in mate?

I reckon you will crack it mate.

Post Wed Mar 16, 2011 9:13 pm

Rav335uk wrote:Reason it's kept quite is because it's a right shitty job to do, wouldn't want to "Tarnish" the club

Yep it is a nasty job, but it can be done in the car "just" with out leaving half the bolts out

Post Wed Mar 16, 2011 11:16 pm

What's the beef with this clutch? I'm not understanding what you're talking about

Post Thu Mar 17, 2011 7:50 am

E30BeemerLad wrote:What's the beef with this clutch? I'm not understanding what you're talking about

Pm'd brother.

Post Thu Mar 17, 2011 8:16 am

Dezzy wrote:
E30BeemerLad wrote:What's the beef with this clutch? I'm not understanding what you're talking about

Pm'd brother.

Another secret for the homo's club

Post Thu Mar 17, 2011 8:17 am

Just carrying on a conversation me and Dezzy were having about machining a clutch