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gareth
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Thu Feb 27, 2014 12:03 am

After 15 months being a driveway ornament, my E30 passed it's MOT first time with no advisories today! :D

I had to clean the rust off the brakes and change the pads all round as they were pretty low and as a result of some trackday abuse the pad material had cracked. Add over a year of rain, rust had crept under the brake lining and split it free of the pad backing plate! 8O

I also had to rebuild the drivers seat using a very decent condition passengers seat base frame as the original one had cracked clean through on both sides. Now it's the tightest non sloppy E30 seat I've owned, well worth the hours tinkering.

I've now got until the 8th to bed the brakes in properly and give it a service before the Raw Motorsport / Ergen Motorsport trackday at Castle Combe on the 8th. Can't wait!

Oh and something i hadn't realised til I saw the logbook earlier... I've owned this car for 9.5 years now, about 8.5 years of that having the M30B35 in. :cool:
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Thu Feb 27, 2014 12:13 am

Its great to get back in an E30 after a long while aint it, Good news :cool:
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Thu Feb 27, 2014 5:51 am

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Thu Feb 27, 2014 8:38 am

Excellent. Big smile on your face after a prolonged hiatus? :)
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Thu Feb 27, 2014 7:31 pm

Damn right :) May not have any rear tyres left before long... haha! :D
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Thu Feb 27, 2014 7:40 pm

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Good work!
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Thu Feb 27, 2014 8:36 pm

The pads came away from the backing plate, French tat is all I can think.
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Thu Feb 27, 2014 8:39 pm

gareth wrote:Damn right :) May not have any rear tyres left before long... haha! :D
Who cares, they probably need replacing anyway :wink:
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Thu Feb 27, 2014 8:42 pm

zaust wrote:The pads came away from the backing plate, French tat is all I can think.
Not at all, EBC Red's! They were very tired though
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Thu Feb 27, 2014 8:48 pm

Oh and no pics til it's had a clean... it's embarrassingly matt white at the moment!

Does look pretty much like this, just a bit less shiny!

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Fri Feb 28, 2014 11:09 am

Dont know that your daily is but after jumping into my E30 after a diesel corsa I realised how much i missed it!

Dont care what anyone says driving a tidy E30 is something else!

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Sat Mar 01, 2014 12:01 am

This is/was my daily...! http://smg.photobucket.com/user/gareth_ ... ica%20L300
34bhp/tonne FTW! :cool:

So err yes, 200+bph is refreshing! I'm having to re-tune my reflexes somewhat!
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gareth wrote:This is/was my daily...! http://smg.photobucket.com/user/gareth_ ... ica%20L300
34bhp/tonne FTW! :cool:

So err yes, 200+bph is refreshing! I'm having to re-tune my reflexes somewhat!
Haha that is an epic daily!!
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Sat Mar 01, 2014 5:36 pm

Always a great feeling jumping back into a M30 powered E30 :cool:
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Sat Mar 01, 2014 6:39 pm

good news gareth ...let the abuse begin :D
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Sun Mar 02, 2014 1:13 am

YAY! :cool: good work that man winkeye.

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Sun Mar 02, 2014 9:32 pm

Back on the road as mine gets sorned

the karmic balance is restored!
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Sun Mar 02, 2014 10:28 pm

Good stuff, threads like this make me think of that day I can say the same after 2 years off the road and have that 1st drive..
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Mon Mar 03, 2014 12:15 am

Well after a weekend with T-cut, wax and polish... It's shiny again! First time it's looked so loved in a few years.

Oil and filter this week then it's getting half stripped out and coooonted round Castle Combe at the weekend :cool:
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