Track e30- engine time -saab b204r 400hp 😲

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A little update to show what ive been upto today. I received a email last week informing me that the unit i store my e30 in is to be sold and I have to be out by end of may so need to use my time wisely... this has kicked me uo the arse to get some bits done that have been niggling me, firstly as afew of you know I blew my m20b28 up last summer so ive been fitting a temporary m20b25 in over winter as and when time allows, so last week I finished plumbing the engine up and she fired up and ran great, I also picked up some 16" compomotive th mono alloys buzzing about this as ive wanted some for ages (theyve gone for referb)
Today-
One bug of mine was when I got all the parts powder coated two year back the powder coater did my rear arms blue insted of black.... I was in to much of a rush to get it finished so tuned a blind eye to it, well.... I went up at 10am and pulled the beam off... again. I found that the powder coating is peeling off the rear beam and arms so ive taken them for blasting again and im 2k painting them. Im also replacing the tired braided brake lines and brake lines front to back, painting my diff black instead of red and undersealing the car. So here are some pics so far. More next week when im back home

[appletree]

Nice wheels are you keeping them silver?

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Cheers theyve gone a dark anthracite grey pick them uo next week with quite excited theyve gone in like that but are coming back referbed with new center cars, decals & federal rsr tyres a‘a

[BHadley]

Great pics and great colour, I'll use these for reference for the underside of mine once it's in its new garage.

Surprising what you get done under a bit of pressure, I treat it like a regular working day!

[P_VIDDY]

Those rims should look good. Nice work graham

[darkchild]

Similar registration to my first E30, G667BLR, an alpine white 316i. Poverty spec but felt like a Rolls Royce in comparison to the Peugeot 205 it replaced.

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Cheers lads
Mine was a poverty spec 318 originally too dark child.
Cant wait to get back home on friday to get so.e more done. Not sure if I should go underbody black or body colour underneath

[P_VIDDY]

Black! Blue would be fine if your not planning on driving it

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Yeh I think so paul, also im skrewed if I wana do a colour change in future it its blue a‘a

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Had a day of fitting new lines, cleaning, re seam sealing, and 3 good coats of shux, unfortunately the lighting wouldnt allow me to take a great pic, but the finish is satin and looks nice and even I wont be body painting it im quite happy its protected and clean looking for many years to come



Wheel pick up tomorrow

[LondonTom]

Nice wheels - it took me ages to find mine and they are only 15's!

Look forward to seeing them fitted.

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Cheers dude these were a lucky find lol

Picked my wheels up to me these are wheel porn I cant begin to say how chuffed I am so ill stick some pics up wrapped in federal 595 rsr

[zd3bx]

^^^ What's the width (J) on those and the offset?

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16x8 et 25 pal

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Alittle more progress this morning. Arb fitted tank secured and arches done. Its no concourse underside but im happy

[Lurch320i]

Looks great so far

What did you use underneath it?im wanting to reseal mine underneath when I finish my welding

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Looks great so far

What did you use underneath it?im wanting to reseal mine underneath when I finish my welding

Cheers mate. I used hammerite stone chip shutz , overpaintable one though, it drys hard so is easy to clean the one with added waxoil has a slight sticky rubbery finish and looks horrid before long, I used it through my schutz gun on my compressor

[ImysE30]

Looking good man

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Some parts arived and some others found again, Replacement black diamond lines, condor transmission mounts and b&m shifter busy day tomorrow

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Rear arms back from the bodyshop reblasted and painted 2k black

Refitted all the bushes and reassembled the subframe ect. Also replaced the tired braided lines with new 6 pc black diamond kit.






Massive massive improvement im over the moon with the transformation

[magpie]

looks much better under there now , what's the bracket in the spare wheel filler plate for ...



looks a bit too far over for the back box

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Yes its got a custom ashley competition exhaust its a single system front to back rather than the twin so needed the exhaust mounts and back panel adjusting to suit, the cut out on the back panel is further towards the center

[magpie]

i see ...are you an old ford man re the Ashley Zaust ?

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i see ...are you an old ford man re the Ashley Zaust ?

That obvious is it haha haha yeh Im a big fan of motorsport type cars, I looked at afew different exhausts but the stwin stainless are so heavy, and id been pulled afew times for noise with my old scorpion so gave a old friend at ashly a call with my specs,decibels needed to be under 90 and I needed it as straight as posible with no restrictions and 3 inch bore to match with the engine thats going in and he made it at a bargain price of £240! Cant beat that

[magpie]

Heritage.....you know it makes sense

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Gear shifter overhaul, complete new bushes, selector,b&m shifter, rod& knuckles
Video before http://vid1302.photobucket.com/albums/a ... 7cgx83.mp4

Underneath
http://vid1302.photobucket.com/albums/a ... skofze.mp4

After
http://vid1302.photobucket.com/albums/a ... 9ltzin.mp4

New and old


Condor speed shop poly transmission mounts


Prop, new brake lines inc clips (had zip ties before) and other bits bolted up



Thats it untill my suspension arives. Its been a busy weekend but well pleased with the progress.

Off for a much deserved pint or 10!

[BHadley]

Right mission then.....

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Todays been a good day, my bc coilovers have arrived, 10kg (560ib) front springs 12kg (672ib) rear springs and 30 way adjustable damping. Look forward to heading back from london tomorrow and hopefully get them fitted this weekend

[Demlotcrew]

Condor speed shop poly transmission mounts

FYI, that coupling is on the wrong way, the arrows have to point to the flange they are bolted to.

[andyp]

check out demlot knowing his stuff innit


p.s. I was going to tell him but you beat me to it butt

[Demlotcrew]

Andge you only know that because I told you a˜‚

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Condor speed shop poly transmission mounts

FYI, that coupling is on the wrong way, the arrows have to point to the flange they are bolted to.

Oh $hit serious? This is haw I removed it too... must have been like this for 6+ years cheers for the info lads, does it make a difference? Tbh ill just correct it

[bss325i]

If you want the coupling to last then yes it does make a difference.

[ImysE30]

Top work as usual, coming along nicely

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Cheers lads
So this weekend ive got the rear bc coilovers on, and the front stripped ready to cut/weld the hub on. Also on the list for next weekend is to clean/stone chip the front arches black and clean the arms ect.



And its down from its hight looking dusty but non the less more complete