So here it is.... an E30 M3 for me! Now sold.

[zinnoe30m3]

I also think on a road car the conti's tread pattern is so much more period suited with the block style, the toyo & falkens big 'V' pattern are too modern looking or more suited to a track car.
Of course you shouldn't necessarily choose a tyre on this and it's only my opinion

[M3888]

ive got toyo R1R,s on my m3 they are fantastic in the dry and 100 each ,very soft though which in turn gives grip by the bucket loads but wears quick ,at 100 a corner thats ok though
any one else used these?

[e30topless]

New boots look great

[jimbom30cab]

100% improvement, they should stick to the track well

[bss325i]

The conti's were less than £100 a corner!

As for being better than the conti's?! Don't make me laugh Simon! Your T1R's were goin off after one lap of the ring when we both took tourings and my conti's were fine!

T1R's have a soft side wall. Much tyre lean.

[bss325i]

Keep it up, spurring me on to doing a little progress thread on mine.
I'll probably be popping up to ML soon to book it in for a little job, be nice to see the motor and meet you

Always worth putting up a thread!

Yes I saw you and your car when you popped down to show dan when you just bought it. Love the seats!

[Demlotcrew]

T1R's have a soft side wall. Much tyre lean.

Contis have a softer sidewall than the Toyos, its what I like about them for wet conditions.

[Gert_8]

Take loads of pics at the ring please!!

[bss325i]

T1R's have a soft side wall. Much tyre lean.

Contis have a softer sidewall than the Toyos, its what I like about them for wet conditions.

Not what I have found at all regards the side wall but they are good in the wet.

[Andyboy]

Landsail LS1's for the win.

I had a set of Maxxis rubber on my 318Ti and I did 25 laps of Croft in one go, and they didn't go 'off'. Very soft compound so they gripped like a bastard in the dry.

None of us are driving Gods and we'd all get handed our arses around the 'Ring by some Adenau youth in a 1.4 Polo.

[M3888]

any one got views of toyo r1r v contis ?
where are you getting contis for less than 100?

[bss325i]

Camskill. £98 a corner for 225/45/16

[DanThe]

Nankangs are better value than T1R's

[appletree]

I must have got the last pair off oponeo as there no longer on there in that size.

[Mitchen]

Took this out for a spin today in the new rubber

...

For all of 2 meters

[Gavla]

Took this out for a spin today in the new rubber

...

For all of 2 meters

???????

[oguz327]

when is the roll cage going in?

[FEP]

Then what happened?

[bss325i]

I suppose I had better update this then!

It's a long story but I was meant to take this to the ring back in May and it was decided that repairing the front floor/lifting pads on both sides was a good idea along with the other prep for the trip so out came the carpet and while my main man Gary was repairing the drivers side....



I got a bit inquisitve with the heat gun on the sound insulation stick on pads and found some more rust.



That put going to the ring out of the question so it was either go in my 325i (which also needed some basic prep) or take the Munich legends track turd....



At 10.30 the night before the trip the clutch master died on said turd which left me with no time to get a new part and fit it so I ended up going as a passenger with Simon in his E34 M5.

Maybe it was a sign not to go....

It's pretty much sat there doing nothing up until this week due to a house move, a holiday, work, an M5 engine build etc etc but Gary is back on the case and it should be solid by the weekend and back together soon after so I can start using it again!

What has caused the rot i hear you ask? Well at some point someone has replaced the metal brake pipe that runs across the bulkhead in the engine bay and full marks to them for using a BMW steel line but where they have bent it to shape and routed it, it's knocked the "elephant trunk" partially off so rain water from the scuttle has been draining straight onto the engine bay sound insulation which has acted like a sponge and rotted the bulkhead from the outside in.

Possibly the same craftsman also replaced the clutch master cylinder but did not refit the bulkhead grommet for it correctly and that let water into the drivers footwell.

GRRRR!!!

[powelly]

That gnarly scab by the glove box hinge looks the makings of another hole

[bss325i]

Makings?!

There are a few holes!

[bss325i]

Lots more metal has been cut out!



Now, some of the other smaller holes on the bulk head and the big nasty one near the trans tunnel to be repaired permanently and finished to be as invisible as possible would require the engine and box to be removed and the heater box etc etc and as said earlier in the thread I'm not looking to get into a full blown resto at this stage so those areas have had temporary repairs to make it solid and water right for the time being.

The front floor "jacking pads" and inner sills on the other hand are accessible without too much agro.






Sections cut from a rust free donor car meant repairs would look as per factory and retain the jacking pad feature.







Some of the in progress pics, note the temp repair on the left to the hole next to the trans tunnel.





Both sides done and in zinc primer.





Some alpine white blown in and some sound insulation reinstalled.

[Mitchen]

Now that's a proper welding job

[bss325i]

Some pics of the "Jacking points" after the repairs were covered in 3M bag sealer and some Alpine white paint blown in.





And what to recap, what they looked like before hand.

[appletree]

Nice repair, can't believe yo managed to find a car with originals that were good enough to use! That must be a rarity!

[Demlotcrew]

Looking good a‘aaaa

[bss325i]

Thanks guys. Cars don't seem to rust like ours on the South east of America so when i put wanted ad up on R3V forum, i specifically asked for some sections cut from a car from California.

There are still cars over here that have not rusted on the square pads but they tend not to be breakers. The nicest ones I've seen recently were on the red 318i i reshelled Oz's 327i into.

[B7]

And the cirrus 320 was good as well.

[bss325i]

Yes they were in great shape as are the ones on my sport.

[DanThe]

Top job Barry, well worth the extra wait

[bss325i]

Thank Dan, it's been nearly 4 months since it was last on the road and finally today it left the workshop!





As well as the repair work to the floors, sills and bulkhead it's also had a pair of new front wings as the old ones were rotten at the bottom and scabby elsewhere.

There has also been the addition of a new genuine Evo 2 front spoiler and brake cooling ducts in place of the front fogs and the blanked off bumper vents for the rad were cut out.
These along with the front bumper and wings had new paint and it was all fitted up with a new Sport evo bumper seal, new sport Evo kidney grill and the headlamp and scuttle grills got some satin black paint.

New ones of those will be fitted when it gets it full resto but for now they look ok.

As you can see, the black front bumper tape is missing, I have two parts but the other is on world wide back order from BMW and C3 are also out of stock!

Also, I've misplaced the side repeaters but i have some spares at work which I'll pop on tomorrow.





Another new addition is a pair of Recaro LS's in the correct matching "houndstooth" trim which are in pretty good condition. They are from a 4dr car but can be converted relatively easy for use in a 2dr with the tilt function and a pair of 2dr donor seats are in the pipe line.

Very happy with these as the interior was really letting the side down and now that the carpet has completely dried out and all of the dashboard parts and trim parts have been individual cleaned it not such a bad place to be.

Still a long list of jobs to do including finishing off 13 button OBC and cruise control retro fits of which the dash looms were fitted when the dash was out plus various suspension jobs.

But the main thing..... back into daily use!

[Nobby_N]

Loving This! Well done Barry

[Kos]

Some pics of the "Jacking points" after the repairs were covered in 3M bag sealer and some Dulux white paint brushed in.





And what to recap, what they looked like before hand.

Great work Bazza

[bss325i]

Cheers mate. I wish it was me that could do that, kudos must go to my mate Gary.

[bss325i]

Oi!