The Car That Will Be My Downfall!!!! (1987 Sport) AND POLL!

Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:38 am

lol. she's had a good go at me over the years - i've been borderline insane sometimes (i hear someone muttering "all the time" in the background somewhere) and shes had me in tears, shes stressed me out so much when i thought all was lost and pointless.

Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:42 am

but you still love her...........ahhhhhhhh

didn't madness do a song that would sound good about now?

It must be love, love, love
It must be love, love, love
Nothing more, nothing less
Love is the best

.............

Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:48 am

time for your medication buddy!

Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:50 am

says the welshman thats went so far past insane he went full circle with this project and is only getting his sanity back.........i think its all that p40 has gone to your brain scott :lol:

Tue Sep 19, 2006 11:00 am

*40 ???? How dare you use such profanities in my presence! How dare you speak to me in that manner..... why i aughta.....

Tue Sep 19, 2006 11:01 am

so if its not the p40 then what other intoxicating substances were they then???

and do we have an estimated completion date then?

Tue Sep 19, 2006 11:07 am

billgatese30 wrote:so if its not the p40 then what other intoxicating substances were they then???

and do we have an estimated completion date then?

ketamine, EPO, Alcohol, paracetamol, nitroglycerine, carbohydrate, gelatine and catnip. lol

she should be at Pod on saturday, but she wont be "finished" she will still be work in progress but she will be running work in progress.

Tue Sep 19, 2006 11:10 am

something has driven you on for years
so keep on it mate

at the end youll look at her and know she is exactly how you wanted

failing that gimme your dealers number cos thats some good shit you getting mate

Tue Sep 19, 2006 11:12 am

u want some? sure! my dealers number? sure.......

Trainer & Sons BMW, Swansea. 01792 ........ pmsl.

Tue Sep 19, 2006 11:17 am

SCOTT325SE wrote:u want some? sure! my dealers number? sure.......

Trainer & Sons BMW, Swansea. 01792 ........ pmsl.

well if thats where your enthusiasm comes from they must be a whole lot better than my local

cars looking sweet mate
keep going and you know youll be satisfied in the end

cant be many tech 1s out there with that size receipt pile can there mate

Wed Sep 20, 2006 10:41 am

Keep it up scott, I can't see all the pics but my Tech1 is going in to the bodyshop next year to get a total respray too!! Its gonna cost a bomb but yours will be perfect in the end!! Keep it goin!!

Wed Sep 20, 2006 10:58 am

pics u girls blouse

Wed Sep 20, 2006 7:06 pm

keep going scot see how it compares to my bargin tech 1

Sat Sep 23, 2006 11:00 am

Respect to you, which seems to be the consensus. It seems funny though that all these people who congratulate you and say it will be worth it are the very ones who jack at paying decent money ieÃƒ”šÃ‚£4000 + for a decent car thats already had the money spent on it.

Sun Sep 24, 2006 5:52 pm

pnd wrote:Respect to you, which seems to be the consensus. It seems funny though that all these people who congratulate you and say it will be worth it are the very ones who jack at paying decent money ieÃƒ”šÃ‚£4000 + for a decent car thats already had the money spent on it.

amen! realy do appriciate that comment!

Mon Sep 25, 2006 11:59 pm

SCOTT325SE wrote:Right, this car will be the death of me i can feel it!!

These are pics of my Mtech 1, 325i Sport with 190,000 miles on it.... doesnt show at all does it?

By the time she comes back from the bodyshop, i'll have shelled over 6 grand on her, just to get her back to standard spec! and i havnt even started on the engine or running gear yet!!! EEK!

Will add more pics when i get her back from the spray shop.

Remember to vote in the poll too.

I will always rated the tech 1 over the tech 2's,Due to aggrestion factors .. I too am in the process of restoring my tech1, and its burt a hole in my pocket the size of the Mersey tunnel. But I know being a visionary it will look spot on when its finished.

I dont know who else saw the Diamond black Tech1 at the top of the E30 zone line up at Santa Pod. It was a 36,000 mile example.

I spoke with the elderly gent that owns it and he was asking Ãƒ”šÃ‚£6000 pound for it as is was moving abroad, which in my eyes I felt it was worth every penny and more.

He had owned in 17 years and it was a doctors car before that.
I think I have a picture of it. I will post it if I can find it.

I just hope mine will look that good when its done.

Jay-T (larchs Silver 87(e) Tech 1)

Tue Sep 26, 2006 12:41 am

that car had had paint on the arse end mate - just bare that in mind if you know anyone who was looking at buying it. both skirts had been repainted, rear skirt, bumper, rear slam panel, and both front wings. was a good job, but not perfect.

Tue Sep 26, 2006 11:48 pm

SCOTT325SE wrote:that car had had paint on the arse end mate - just bare that in mind if you know anyone who was looking at buying it. both skirts had been repainted, rear skirt, bumper, rear slam panel, and both front wings. was a good job, but not perfect.

Yeah I did notice that it had paint work. But it was still a good looker.
and well pritty original apart from paint.

Had the original steel spare wheel with Perelli P6 tyre.

The owner did mention that the paint issues as well and the bloke I was with was a painter as well.

I really can't wait to finish mine off and get it back on the road.

Fri Sep 29, 2006 1:46 pm

I cant see any photos.

Is it just me?

Fri Sep 29, 2006 2:40 pm

me either

Sat Sep 30, 2006 10:16 am

ive deleted them from my photobucket album since then guys.

Mon Oct 02, 2006 7:55 pm

my photobucket is about 7 pages now, i never bother deleting anything. its a shame you deleted the pics

Wed Oct 04, 2006 12:27 am

at one point i maxed out my photo limit..... i was on a lot more than 7 pages. lol

Wed Oct 04, 2006 12:30 am

come on boyo get some more bloody pics up

as much as it is chrome bumper wrongness i still want to see it

Fri Oct 06, 2006 10:34 pm

Ure a gutsy bloke alrite,the best o luck with it.Ive just bought my first bm and starting fae scratch myself,some of my pals think im stupid for spending the money on doing it up but ive always wanted one.I know wat i want the car to turn out like and money is no object,at the end of the day the car will be fixed up the way u want it.thats wat matters.

Fri Oct 06, 2006 11:08 pm

just seen this thread, deffinately a big thumbs up from me! its easy to critisise someone for spending more than it would cost to buy a clean example of their particular model (big tech 2 fan but i dont exactly disslike tech 1s) but you try finding a car in the condition yours is in!

i started with an accident damaged tech 2 but it only had 87k (only

) and most importantly was unmolested. when im done i may have between 2 - 3k in it (bearing in mind i run a bodyshop) which will buy a cleanish tech 2 but you will not find one like mine in that price bracket.

yours may have a high recorded milage and mine is recorded as a write off but who cares? not me and i suspect not you because we will know our cars have nothing to hide from us.

hope to catch up with you and your car sometime (might get mine done for next year

) as its on the list of zone cars id like to see

Fri Oct 06, 2006 11:21 pm

beardymat wrote:(might get mine done for next year )

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didn't you say this last year?

Fri Oct 06, 2006 11:24 pm

billgatese30 wrote:
beardymat wrote:(might get mine done for next year )
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didn't you say this last year?

coughhh yes he did

Sat Oct 07, 2006 12:32 am

easy lads, had a lot on this year

dont think the springs will take the weight of much more dust so id better get crackin this winter.

at least i got the 2.7 built ready for it

Sat Oct 07, 2006 10:38 am

beardymat wrote:easy lads, had a lot on this year

dont think the springs will take the weight of much more dust so id better get crackin this winter.

at least i got the 2.7 built ready for it

have you got the 8 done yet? or are you still tangled up in 3.5 metric tonnes of wire

Sat Oct 07, 2006 4:02 pm

billgatese30 wrote: have you got the 8 done yet? or are you still tangled up in 3.5 metric tonnes of wire

the wiring is in along with engine panels and interior but now im tangled in 1.5 tonnes of hydraulic pipes for the active rear steering,they all fell apart when we undid them so i thought he might just leave it off as they rarely work but hes got a bee in his bonnet about originality so hes having the pipes made up

Wed Nov 16, 2011 12:54 pm

did this car get finished?

Mon Dec 17, 2012 10:59 pm

rossmc88 wrote:did this car get finished?

No, and it is about to be broken for spares. Somebody save it before its pulled appart!

Mon Dec 17, 2012 11:09 pm

bmwe30mtech wrote:
rossmc88 wrote:did this car get finished?
No, and it is about to be broken for spares. Somebody save it before its pulled appart!

It's a leggy patched up / rusty turd , get it weighed !

Tue Dec 18, 2012 5:59 pm

pacerpete wrote:
bmwe30mtech wrote:
rossmc88 wrote:did this car get finished?
No, and it is about to be broken for spares. Somebody save it before its pulled appart!

It's a leggy patched up / rusty turd , get it weighed !

I was waiting for that...!

The Car That Will Be My Downfall!!!! (1987 Sport) AND POLL!

Am i JUST mad or have i totally lost it?