Plastic bumper wrongness
galvanising?
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deluded fools use the baby m3 chestnut when trying to sell320 wrote:whats all this about the IS being a baby m3, isnt that like comparing a sierra sapphire cosworth to a ghia. i just dont get it???

m52 b30 stroker 6-speed 318is Galvanizer
m42 touring
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Cos its a four pot,which can beat us 6 pot owners around corners!320 wrote:whats all this about the IS being a baby m3, isnt that like comparing a sierra sapphire cosworth to a ghia. i just dont get it???
And where did the 'galvanistion' of iS's come from...magpie wrote:deluded fools use the baby m3 chestnut when trying to sell320 wrote:whats all this about the IS being a baby m3, isnt that like comparing a sierra sapphire cosworth to a ghia. i just dont get it???
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Yep,in a couple of years these is,s will be worth a fortune!G-Bear wrote:Christ they must be doing better than I thought...macas wrote:Even one of the chemical brothers had an is,thats where they got there "galavanise" tune from!
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Galvanising is where the metal is zinc coated to prevent rust, I deliver stuff to a local galvanising place for Progress rail. Was going to get price to get few parts done on my rebuild
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According to the 1990 3 series brochure..........Cloggy Saint wrote:none, nothing, never.
'The bodyshell of the 3 series is zinc-plated at all vital points. Further stages in the multi-step rustproofing process are the cathodic dip bath and the sealing of all joints and seams"
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I don't care what the brochure said in 1990, in 2012 they're all rusting like tinfoil lobster pots.
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It will be mate, the is has a 16v lump and fatter front struts for starters!320 wrote:does the galvanisation of the IS add weight, from what iv read the 318IS is heavyer that the standard 318, is that correct

spoil sportMattTheHat325 wrote:It will be mate, the is has a 16v lump and fatter front struts for starters!320 wrote:does the galvanisation of the IS add weight, from what iv read the 318IS is heavyer that the standard 318, is that correct
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Don't forget the extra 's' on the bootlid!320 wrote:spoil sportMattTheHat325 wrote:It will be mate, the is has a 16v lump and fatter front struts for starters!320 wrote:does the galvanisation of the IS add weight, from what iv read the 318IS is heavyer that the standard 318, is that correct



