e30 work in progress

[dacky20]

318i 4door bought with 1month mot and tax and looked like it was on stilts with 17" wheels not the look for me so obviously got full mot and tax done 1st
lowered ( alot on low profiles )
16" 40mm profile tyres tsw on spacers for the flush look 3mm gap on rear
rolled arches
raised bonnet
full stainless exhaust
piper-cross panel filter with modded box
sticker bombed sun visors
black kidneys
carbon badges
tinted windows
and obviously pg tips bear for good LUCK

heres a few pictures go easy on me its still a work in progress ;)

the day i picked it up

and now ( today )




AS FLUSH AS ITS GOING TO GET

AND AS LOW TOO





ANY COMMENTS WELCOME JUST DONT BE NASTY LIKE IVE SAID WORK IN PROGRESS AND I THINK IM GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION WITH IT
CHEERS TIM

[Duke137]

Wowzers you are going to need a sump guard! or a lot of spare sumps!

Dude, make sure you turn caps off next time

What are the overall plans or is it a drifter like your mate has?

[dacky20]

yeah just a daily muck about really nothing too serious and im going to make or get my brother to make me a sump guard made many before lol
plans coming soon will be
deep sunstrip
splitter for front ( valance , lip, whatever your preference )
strip the interior and get some nice buckets fancy some 180sx bride ones in there

[dacky20]

another quick picture im going to see if i can get more camber tomorrow

[tonybtonyb]

Now that is low..so you haven't got any speed humps where you live

[dacky20]

yeh got loads but they are the kind that go all the way across so just go slow over them no problems its taken alot of chopping and messing but finally got it how i wanted it ;)

[dacky20]

been really busy today and managed between my brother sorry i didnt get pics but it was just heck tick
getting the diff of was easy enough my brother then welded up the teath and plated the middle up and welded that too just to make sure , then filled up with oil and put back on ( nightmare ) to do due to bolts on the diff carrier not linning up for some reason so ended up fitting new ones for good measure !
end result been 100% locked diff all is good so far back end is hard to keep in line now only have to change gear hard and its out downside loads off wheels skip but thats to be expected from a welded diff i no i could have bought a lsd but hey hoo i have no money and wanted a cheap skidder hence the weld !

[dacky20]

does anyone no what i would need in order to put a m44/m42 engine in my 318i ? really want this swap but does it involve a case of engine mounts ecu engine and loom ?
cheers any help would be great

[Duke137]

You can use your M40 gear box and everything backwards but you will need M42 engine and ancilliaries and exhaust.

Stay away from E36 M42/M44 stuff as E30 M42 parts bolt straight in obviously

[dacky20]

nice one cheers for that mate so ill start looking at e30 318is engines then really cant wait to get a better engine in there !

[jaymos]

Looking good mate are they Hockenheims on it?

[123tom123tom]

looking good bruv in them picks.... I need to stop mine from catching it is doing my head in on hard turns!!

[dacky20]

Looking good mate are they Hockenheims on it?

yes they are fit really well too

[dacky20]

looking good bruv in them picks.... I need to stop mine from catching it is doing my head in on hard turns!!

hahhaa me too drivers rear side makes a stupid farting noise when i slide that way or set of quick i think the hammer is coming out very soon ;)

[lukec88]

i know its a little thing but for me some new fresh number plates would make it look better.

[dacky20]

i know its a little thing but for me some new fresh number plates would make it look better.

agreed mate im getting some pressed ones very soon the ones that are on it are them cheap paper backed ones