M52b28 1050kg trackslag... Currently getting pampered

[Ad-Osborne]

presume alot of you will know the car as i bought it off a member of the site...

its a trackslag so has seen a bit of abuse and as i am currently off the road due to illness ive decided to give it the pampering it deserves.


when i picked it up (had a bit of fun on the way home with the 14 road tyres)

the only positive part of the scrappage scheme... an e36 328i engine.

the interior. or lack of it should i say

[RM2186]

Nice one, you putting it back to standard interior?

[Ad-Osborne]

my first idea was to do a few jobs with what i already had

de tangoed lights

removed spoiler and won an mtec 2 on ebay for 22 quid


I thought i would do a tester on the wheels yesterday



thats it so far still waiting for the centres for the wheels and probebly polish the dishes and drop the car a bit more

[Ad-Osborne]

nah i like the feeling of being in a track car plus it is really quick it only weighs 1050kgs (40 less than a cliosport)

forgot i did the grills black too


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[Ad-Osborne]

plans are to finish wheels and bbs centre caos
fit mtec 2 spoiler and clean up paint and dents in general
stainless exhaust

maybe yellow headlights? not sure on red though

[Ad-Osborne]

Tech 2 soiled arrived today. Needs paint but il sit on to see what it looks like

[tonybtonyb]

Once the BBS's are fitted the transformation will be clear to see keep us posted

[Ad-Osborne]

Will Do. Should be getting the centres this weekend so il get cracked on

[choppa7]

When you say you de-tango'd the rear lights, have you just painted them red?

[pauldeacs]

When you say you de-tango'd the rear lights, have you just painted them red?

with about 20 layers of normal red paint rather than red tint laquer by the looks of it! cant see the output being too good?

[Ad-Osborne]

Haha no 2 layer of red lawyer 1 clear the redder the better imo

[Dezzy]

Lights look garbage imo.

Tech 2 spoiler on tech 2 sports only. Otherwise its just an ironing board.

Right engine though

[oldroydsr4]

Agreed, lights look crap unless done with the correct spray and tech 2 spoiler looks questionable on a tech 2 IMO.

[Ad-Osborne]

Well I'm changing the bumpers probe ly anyway so il probe ly get tech 2 ones...
I like all reds orange looks shite

At the end of the day I'm 21 I'm not trying to create a concourse standard e30 sport because to me that's boring. I'm having fun and learning how to do stuff

[Ad-Osborne]

Right anyway I need a bit of advice...

When I bought the car the immobilser had the key taped in it. So I fitted the chip in the e30 key and the immobiliser ring to the ignore barrel. Put it all back together fired up and... Wipers go washer go wild. Remove all and inspect.

I tried removing the stalk and the wiring down to the footwell to make sure I hadn't knocked it for now. It continued.
I unplugged the relay for now.what could it be?

[E30BeemerLad]

Either you have managed to damage the insulation on the wires around the column, or perhaps it is worth pulling the wiper relay out of the fusebox and checking there are no loose fuses underneath it.

I had the same problem on mine, but it was caused by the front of the electric fan rubbing on the wiring loom that runs across the front panel.

[Ad-Osborne]

Cheers mate I don't think I damaged a wire as unplugged it where the pedal box is. It has a 36 fiascos under the bonnet. I may just try a new relay if they are cheap

[Ad-Osborne]

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trial fit before spraying

[Welsh_rhys]

How u get it that light fella thats cool as

[Ad-Osborne]

Cheers bud. Most of the second skins are cut out and it's fully stripped plus the 2.8 motor is lighter... Il take some pics when I have it out next

[Jhonno]

At the end of the day I'm 21 I'm not trying to create a concourse standard e30 sport because to me that's boring. I'm having fun and learning how to do stuff

I love how people always say it's not bad taste it's because I'm not boring..

I agree with peoples light and spoiler comments, looked much better before.

What suspension are you running? You going to tidy up the wiring at all?

[Ad-Osborne]

I prefer tech 2 so il probe ly change it all to that. Tbh other than people on here who would know the difference unless they saw 2 together....

It's a custom set-up haven't really inspected it properly.

As for the wiring he said it was a custom loom off a guy on here so all seems to work well. Visually I might try to tidy it a little and wire in the auto cut in for the fan then I'm happy

[Dezzy]

I prefer tech 2 so il probe ly change it all to that. Tbh other than people on here who would know the difference unless they saw 2 together....

It's a custom set-up haven't really inspected it properly.

As for the wiring he said it was a custom loom off a guy on here so all seems to work well. Visually I might try to tidy it a little and wire in the auto cut in for the fan then I'm happy

The engine loom will be a Danthe custom loom i reckon. The car loom is what Jhonno is asking about if have read it right.

Fitting a horrible (my opinion) tech 2 kit will will only add weight. This will ruin the handling and looks.
Strip more out, dont add more tat would be my advice

[Ad-Osborne]

Yeah good point really. Il see what the front end looks like after paint and decide

[Dezzy]

You wouldnt belive how much the fiber glass bumper mounts weigh on the tech 2 kit

Its not a wise choice for a track slaaaag

[DanThe]

Is this Stoney's old car? It is one of my looms if so, just pm me if you have any issues with it

[Ad-Osborne]

Yours looks nice I think I prefer black bumpers better

If I see I cheap bootlid I might go no spoiler but till then tech 2

Il see how it looks with the wheels etc done and decide