my E30 M3 replica build

Sat Nov 23, 2013 8:27 pm

breakermart wrote:you can buy them off ebay for £63.40 and posted for £4. its 3m x 9m. how fooked up is that!!! fookin bargain lol brand new in the box

got a link?? i'm in need of one.

Sat Nov 23, 2013 8:30 pm

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121139940087? ... 1439.l2649

there you go mate

Sat Nov 23, 2013 8:44 pm

breakermart wrote:http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121139940087? ... 1439.l2649

there you go mate

cheers dude

in the watch list till pay day

Sat Nov 23, 2013 8:46 pm

haha, I know that feeling.

Sat Nov 23, 2013 9:30 pm

I was going to got for the 6 x 3m one as limited space on my drive.

Good idea though, better than paying £50 for a fitted cover

Sat Nov 23, 2013 9:32 pm

ImysE30 wrote:I was going to got for the 6 x 3m one as limited space on my drive.

Good idea though, better than paying £50 for a fitted cover

& you get to work in the dry

Sat Nov 23, 2013 9:39 pm

Exactly, kill 2 birds with one stone

Tue Dec 03, 2013 8:53 pm

sent my e30 325i flywheel off today to be machined and lightened a bit for my 328i. il get some pics up once its back on Saturday!
hope iv had it machined in the right places.... didn't realy know what I was asking for when I took it in, just pointed at it and said take some off there where its meaty lol. its amazing iv made it this far given how clueless I am about all this.

oh yeah and iv already lost my marquee to the wind lol. note to self, :always tie them down and don't rely on pegs. had to go next door and identify the thing like a bloody corpse in a morgue. it is truly dead.... "yep.... its one of mine"

it was laying there all ripped twisted mangled and snapped. FFS

Tue Dec 03, 2013 11:46 pm

I hope the marquee is still usable!

Wed Dec 04, 2013 12:07 am

Wed Dec 04, 2013 3:43 pm

the marquee is fooked, it didnt even last 1 week. My own fault. Il try and re use it but dont think it will work.

Wed Dec 04, 2013 6:45 pm

I was waiting for my pics to upload on photobucket when i saw your thread and clicked on it..

an hour and a half on i just remembered my uploads!

Im very impressed man! Its one thing doing all that work in a workshop/ bodyshop but on your own in a garage is something else!

Looking forward to seeing this finished!

"watch this thread"....yes please

Wed Dec 04, 2013 8:44 pm

cheers Cypriotgeeza, im sorry my thread distracted you lol, to be fair iv not realy gone into much detail on things, as in how stuff was done and all that but as id complete something id take a pic and upload it. (without distraction) lol
will be a while before its completely finished as funds are getting tighter. but glad your a fan, its people like yourself who make doing this more enjoyable so thanks. always nice to impress.

Wed Dec 04, 2013 9:26 pm

breakermart wrote:cheers Cypriotgeeza, im sorry my thread distracted you lol, to be fair iv not realy gone into much detail on things, as in how stuff was done and all that but as id complete something id take a pic and upload it. (without distraction) lol
will be a while before its completely finished as funds are getting tighter. but glad your a fan, its people like yourself who make doing this more enjoyable so thanks. always nice to impress.

Think of it as a marathon n not a sprint! (i try to but my impatience won't allow it!

) lol

Wed Dec 04, 2013 10:27 pm

yeah iv always said to myself.... it will be done when its done! theres no dead line!

but then again sooner the better because the longer it takes the harder it is to stay enthusiastic! I think next time I make some real progress il get excited again.

Mon Dec 16, 2013 11:23 pm

got my e30 325 flywheel back, had the back machined, still room to take more off but wasn't sure how far to go with it, what do you all think?

Thu Mar 13, 2014 4:07 pm

Updates!?!?!?!

Wed Apr 16, 2014 10:43 pm

sorry guys nothing as yet, but i do have a question......
iv got the e36 m3 evo 5 stud conversion......
and the z3 quick rack upgrade sooo.......

what tie/track rod ends would i need to use? e30 or e36, m3 or m3 evo, z3 or just somthing else....

iv googled it and cant find an answer.... HELP PLEASE!!!

basicly pairing up the z3 rack with e36 m3 evo hubs

Wed Apr 16, 2014 11:17 pm

I've had my Touring stored in a poly tunnel for 3 years, sadly the recent winds demolished them. One bit of advise Mart, get your Gazebo tethered down, as believe me, trying to do it in a gale is far from fun

Also, keep it well aired when not windy, the humidity can build up a lot in these "tent" type structures.

I'll be relpacing my poly tunnels soon hopefully.

Cracking build too

Wed Apr 16, 2014 11:20 pm

'ere it is......

Sun Aug 17, 2014 5:01 pm

well once again i moved house and this time i have no garage or drive way, sooooooo i had no choice but to store my car at work, baring in mind im a truck driver so my car is now sat in the back of a curtain side trailer after some carefull falk lifting and to be fair its quite a spacious work shop. trouble is its now 6 foot off the ground lol. il get some pics next weekend and you can all have a chuckle over it

Sun Aug 17, 2014 10:46 pm

I'm laughing already!! Look forward to the pics

Tue Aug 19, 2014 11:08 pm

Wed Aug 20, 2014 8:07 am

That's excellent!

Fri Aug 22, 2014 11:08 pm

does make a supriseingly good workshop lol. all i could think of doing without leaving it outside

Mon Aug 25, 2014 12:27 pm

Great build, I'm looking to do the same build soon. Wouldn't mind coming to look at this as I'm based in leicester. I'll be using my e92 m3 as my daily and my build for track etc.

Unless you want to sell yours at some point?

Thu Aug 28, 2014 10:51 am

Just read through this whole thread. WOW! kudos to you brother thats some awesome work! i now have a pre facelift e30 316 and want to build a similar m3 rep to yours. but with m5x turbo motor. been fantastic reading and look forward to seeing more progress on this, i am considering buying steel quarters and wings to avoid all the fibreglassing. incredible work buddy. will be in touch with you when i start mine for tips and advice. i have been playing with e21's for the past 8-9 years this is my first e30.

Thu Aug 28, 2014 2:23 pm

THIS is definitely my favourite build thread!!!

Awesome work breakermart

Thu Aug 28, 2014 7:45 pm

Fantastic thread and a great inspiration, I've got a tacky M3 rep I plan on stripping down and working from ground up to make it look the real deal with an S54 swap. Amazing build and outstanding effort on your part, will be watching this eagerly for updates!

Thu Aug 28, 2014 11:31 pm

thanks again everyone, its still awesome to hear i have some fans of my build, i enjoy show my progress as much as you lot enjoy seeing it. i really must do some work to it though, all its done in the past year is just be moved about and pick up scratches and nocks. but stay tuned for updates

as for viewing it, 1 im not happy with people learning where exactly i keep it, no offence though. and 2 my boss would be pissed if i just started inviting people down to the yard who he doesnt know. but im always happy to help any other way i can, when its finished youl get to see properly

Thu Aug 28, 2014 11:38 pm

just want to say WOW at how many views this thread has recieved 21019 at this point

Mon Oct 27, 2014 12:22 pm

great thread,im starting one of these soon but not buying the car till iv got all the bits,out of intrest where did you source the metal C piller,and interiar trims and glass or where they ebay find?plus again looks real smart,lol have u flat an polished yet??iv just spent about a week flat polishing a truck i painted in january an omfg its like working glass rock hard!!

Sat Nov 01, 2014 1:54 am

my advice is start the build and buy the bits as you go along...
some parts are so rare and hard to come accross, iv used all e30 related forums in uk and the states. silly things like parcel shelf extention and c pillar interior covers and that random bit of trim that goes over the roof where the back window extention joins original roof was a bloody hard one to find. some bits like the rear window screen believe it or not can still be bought from a bmw main dealer along with the trim that goes around it, think its somthing like £350 all in. trust me iv tried to find a second hand one worldwide.... impossible.
the c pillar extention was an ebay find. you can buy fiber glass ones but dont do it, its a main structual part so you need it to be steel. i paid £500 for mine and that was cheap. iv seen them go for £1500 on ebay. boot lid and spoiler is genuine. theres so many fiddly bits you need to get to do a good job that youl never start the project if your waiting to have all the bits.
iv not really touched my project for about a year now as my funds are needed for other things but il eventually get back onto it. still need to flat n polish it but as its moved about so much with moving and storage, it really could do with a respray.
so many people say they are going to do this build too but so far iv not seen 1. prove me wrong mate as id love to see some competition

Sat Nov 01, 2014 7:25 am

I used to have 20ft curtainsider as a workshop, was lovely in the summer being able open it right up

Sun Nov 02, 2014 1:04 pm

yeah i no what u mean,but i own a bodyshop and i havent got the space to dump a car for too long so finding the parts first is a must then i can take a few weeks out and build it in one hit,as for them alusive parts its all about anything c piller related,as everything else seems very easy to source,i am considering a grp c piller off a guy who builds them for racing and the interia trims can be supplied in grp as well as a poly rear window,the wings and quaterss im getting from bmw plus the rear quarter inner tubs .
i must say when i first went for this plan for a build i was shocked as to how many parts of the car are differnt,it was only reading this thread i realized the front indicaters where different!!

oh an trust me you will have some compatition lol iv just got some catching up todo