e30 M3 - Project Bankrupt.

[fourmotion]

Okay more bits!



Diff casing back freshly painted



Diff cover powder coated.



Powder coated prop, shields, ARB brackets, rear sub frame camber and toe plate brackets welded in and powder coated. New fuel tank also powder coated.

Cheers,

Warren

[breakermart]

Looking great Warren! Make sure you put Sport Evo seals on top of the front wings

where would i find evo sport seals?

[Jhonno]

Errr.. BMW..

[breakermart]

i was looking for sombody to come back with a reply like. such and such has a set for sale.

[LondonTom]

i dont take kindly to Errrr sarcasm. i was looking for sombody to come back with a reply like. such and such has a set for sale.

Like your location hasn't a hint of sarcasm.

[breakermart]

no lol, i was just being factual lol.

[Jhonno]

i dont take kindly to Errrr sarcasm. i was looking for sombody to come back with a reply like. such and such has a set for sale.

Where's the sarcasm? They are available from BMW.

[breakermart]

ok, im not looking to wind anyone up, i didnt think bmw still made these anyways but does anyone know anyone with a set for sale? cheers guys

[Dezzy]

Errr.... No.

[breakermart]

thanks for nothing

[Rav335uk]

Errr.... No.

thanks for nothing

You're lucky you got that reply off dezzy

[breakermart]

sorry for going a little off topic fourmotion im loving your M3. very envyous. im having to settle with my replica until i one day earn some decent money. wich reminds me i must hand my CV into that pimp!

[fourmotion]

As above you can get the seals from BMW or C3 BMW. Anyway, diff is all back together. Its a little bit different to the pic now because theyve swapped out the zinc plated bolts for stainless.

Diff is now back together. :0)





All powder coated, new bolts and seals. Ready to go back in!

[Kos]

I'm surprised you didn't get a finned diff back plate from a Z3 M

[oldroydsr4]

I'm surprised you didn't get a finned diff back plate from a Z3 M

Why would you bother? a complete waste of money. Theo ran a temp sensor in his diff and the z3m back plate made no difference to the oil temp over the standard cover.

On this basis the only reason is for the spec list.

[Kos]

For a car that was on 2 grand BBS RS's which were sold and will be improved on, I don't think it will ever hit the that track.

So, dare I say it the spec is important and even though it's not seen its a nice thing to have

[fourmotion]

[fourmotion]

It was considered but as above, £250 for something that makes no difference to the way the car drives and ,more importantly, would give me serious headache when getting my car on and off my drive. Its going to be low and my drive is like a pyramid and the HLS system will only raise the front.

But the money is being spent elsewhere so don't you worry your little cotton socks......

Interesting info regarding Theo and the temperature readouts. Do you think the way the air flows under the e30 might be the cause? There must've been some benefit otherwise why would BMW have gone to the effort of fitting it?

[Kos]

they 250 now ?

i remember them when they were £90, then £130, then £155

[fourmotion]

With all the bolts, gaskets and the like, yeah. That's the price I was quoted by e30shop and they don't come up second hand regularly either.

[oldroydsr4]

Interesting info regarding Theo and the temperature readouts. Do you think the way the air flows under the e30 might be the cause? There must've been some benefit otherwise why would BMW have gone to the effort of fitting it?

Fully agree, BMW won't have tested and developed it for no reason. The additional heat generated in the differential from the S54 may be a cause but this but it doesn't explain the lack of difference from Theo's tests (300hp SR20). BMW may have seen temp spikes in some of there dynamics/powertrain tests that weren't simulated in Theo's use on track.

Who knows but I for one would not pay £250 for a diff back plate only to break a fin off when the diff falls off the jack on install.

[brettski]

I'm sure i saw this on the m6 this week on the back of a trailer. Hope its ok!

[M-technik3]

You are not kidding when you say project bankruptcy. Nice build

[fourmotion]

I'm sure i saw this on the m6 this week on the back of a trailer. Hope its ok!

Yes it was on a trailer going up the M6! Nothing wrong with it dude, still in build! Monumental effort by TRD and friends. Cant believe how much time, effort and money its taken to get to this point..... No turning back now!

Cheers,

Warren

[brettski]

Good to hear its ok mate it looked great even on the trailer!

[Finto_316]

unreal

[Kos]

c'mon and get some pictures up

[fourmotion]

Haha Kos. Well 18" centerlocks are on, Alcons are on and KW HLS is working a treat. I was going to takethe motor out for a proper detail over winter but new home that needs work means the better half has other ideas!!! We'll see )

To be honest, I had been contemplating a sale for an old Porsche for a while now but I've decided to keep the M3. I seem to go through stages of boredom/ complacency probably because you get used to seeing the same image from day to day. I've been in the middle of a house move for the last 4 weeks and finally got the car to its new painted garage on the weekend (which wasn't fun considering it was dark and right in the middle of torrential downpour! - I get far too paranoid about this car). Anyway, cleaned it all up Sunday and realised it was a good decision keeping it. Having a break has definitely rekindled my love for it.

This shot was from Sunday just before I took it out for a blast with some mates.

[Steve]

Simply wow !

Great work.

[Cook318IS]

Did you have this on show at the Forge Motorsport day at Castle Combe in September?

[Demlotcrew]

Interesting info regarding Theo and the temperature readouts. Do you think the way the air flows under the e30 might be the cause? There must've been some benefit otherwise why would BMW have gone to the effort of fitting it?

Fully agree, BMW won't have tested and developed it for no reason. The additional heat generated in the differential from the S54 may be a cause but this but it doesn't explain the lack of difference from Theo's tests (300hp SR20). BMW may have seen temp spikes in some of there dynamics/powertrain tests that weren't simulated in Theo's use on track.

Who knows but I for one would not pay £250 for a diff back plate only to break a fin off when the diff falls off the jack on install.

I seen a ±2 20ºC reduction in final drive with the Z3 cover, I bet Theos temp sensor was not in far enough. Believe me, the cover is needed on a track car.

Seen this car at Gaydon, some serious spacers all round

[fourmotion]

Not spacers Andrew, they are integral to the adapter for the centre lock adapter plate, centre spindle and wheel spigots. I'll show you how they work sometime if you like. We're looking at different solutions at the minute to refine the design as I'm keen to reduce the overall width of them. I've got about 12mm of meat to trim and thats it. Once Ive got it right, I'll then be swapping barrels and lips to change the offset accordingly but its going to take some time.

Yeah, I was at the Forge action day. That was probably my favourite car related show of the year! Really good mix of machinery on display and fantastic track action.

[Demlotcrew]

Would be good to see some photos, not a centre lock design im familiar with.

[jmc330i]

Are centre lock wheels legal for road use? I was once told there had to be a minimum of 3 securing points.

Just off to read the beginning of this thread, looks an amazing build

[mani]

This is something els