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Wed Aug 17, 2011 1:09 pm

Hi Guys,

I've had my E30 since feb this year. It was a stock 320i when I bought it and have some plans for her but taking it slow.

The first mod was a new heart, these old m20 engines didn't cut it for me.

It had its first outing at BMW Festival last sunday. Here are some pictures:

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A new heart!

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Sleeper!!!

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Engine spec:

M52 24v 2.8
M52 gearbox
E36 328i prop
3.07 LSD
Kenlowe electric fan
New rad
Simota carbon induction
Custom exhaust system
M20 single mass flywheel
E36 steering rack

Big thanks to Dips @ CustomCars for doing the M52B28 engine conversion, Kos for detailing the car and to quote him "2 mop heads f*cked, 2 clay bars f*cked & 4 micro fibres f*cked!". More pics of the conversion and the detail will be up soon.

That's all I can think of for now, thanks for looking. Comments appreciated.

Bhups
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Wed Aug 17, 2011 1:13 pm

Thats lovely - very tastefully done and the engine conversion looks almost factory :cool:
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fuckin beauty!
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absoloute stunner !!! would love a ride in an e30 like this, love the overall appearance and look although center caps and a chrome kidney i think would really look so much better on that car being a sleeper, for that original classic look

whats the overall cost hitting at ?

awsome :cool:
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Wed Aug 17, 2011 10:44 pm

thats a lovely sleeper you have there :D
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Wed Aug 17, 2011 11:09 pm

you need an m50 intake manifold and throttle body.

looks nice otherwise 8)
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very :cool: :cool:
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Looks stunning :cool:
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saw this car the other night, looked very clean!

nice one for taking me for spin bhups. . . . F****** LOVED IT!

keep up the good work!
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Thu Aug 18, 2011 12:26 pm

Very nice E30, Engine swap looks very tidy as does the car 8)
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I thought I saw this at Gaydon, looked really nice.
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Thu Aug 18, 2011 1:27 pm

Thanks for the comments guys! :)
polsta wrote:absoloute stunner !!! would love a ride in an e30 like this, love the overall appearance and look although center caps and a chrome kidney i think would really look so much better on that car being a sleeper, for that original classic look

whats the overall cost hitting at ?

awsome :cool:
Cheers mate, im after centre caps and with regards to the grills im going to keep them black as the car is shadowlined. So far the car owes me just under £3k.
magpie wrote:you need an m50 intake manifold and throttle body.

looks nice otherwise 8)
Cheers mate, its on the cards in the near future.
E30GAV wrote:saw this car the other night, looked very clean!

nice one for taking me for spin bhups. . . . F****** LOVED IT!

keep up the good work!
Cheers Gav!
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Thu Aug 18, 2011 7:11 pm

Saw this at Gaydon, very nice!
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Very nice Bhups, and WOW 8O Gav you back!??
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Fri Aug 19, 2011 10:32 am

Cheers guys.
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See this on StanceWorks the other day,very nice :)
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Rav335uk wrote:Very nice Bhups, and WOW 8O Gav you back!??
lol still here rav, just sitting back and being lazy.

bought a 325 converts just trying to finish that off atm. . .

insurance is way to high though. il post some pics soon.
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Sat Aug 20, 2011 4:42 pm

looks awesome...moar pics please :cool:
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looks ok lol
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Very Nice :D Coversion looks tidy :cool:
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Mon Aug 22, 2011 12:34 pm

Looks like a very tidy install! :cool:
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Thanks guys! :)
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looks shit! :chuckle:
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Lol d*ck!
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nice mate..... im with mick, needs the m50 inlet setup... opens up a fair few hidden ponies :twisted:
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Does the car have ABS?
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No it doesn't.
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very noiceeeee :cool:
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very nice bhups. i admired this at Gaydon too.
p.s. i have centre caps available mate :wink:
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Cheers guys!
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Thu Sep 01, 2011 11:18 pm

Got some caps.

How the badges were before

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Replaced with new ones

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And how the caps look on the car

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Met up with Zebbs a couple of weeks ago and decided to do a night shoot. Here are some photos.

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Someones robbed you centrecaps :mad:
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Wed Sep 07, 2011 9:12 pm

The shoot was done before i had the caps lol.
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Wed Sep 07, 2011 9:12 pm

That car is awesome! bhups mate it looks a minter not a sleeper!

Engine bay is really tidy, the m50 inlet is the right choice like the guys said...

Its a beaut

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I'll check with the manager
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