Anyone been done a good turn by a Zoner?

[E30BeemerLad]

Dirty dirty boy...................................
At least its a BMW though

Better than say..............a Lexus Soarer.......................

The Soarer is an engineering tour de force and it's surprising the car is only 3 years newer than the E30.

I went jap as I wanted something that wouldn't break down

But I'll be back with an E30 in due course tractor boy

[Widge]

TBH I was thinking about engine transplants today and found myself thinking why don't people who want to put jap angines (or ford engines for that matter) Just leave them in the car they started in .... like the one Lee bought!!!!

Toyota really isn't it??

Daz I'll probably be round 10ish in the moning with the PAS pump mate, don't think I can stop and watch either got a packed day planned.

[E30BeemerLad]

Do you really not like the idea of cross transplants Dave?

Yeah it's a Toyota, sold as Toyota Soarer in Japan and as the Lexus SC400 in USA. It was the first Lexus, Lexus standing for Luxury EXport to United States. They are built like nuclear bunkers

[E30Mark]

E30Mark - erm... picked up a wheel for me ages ago, *started* a kitchen for me...

When i finish my olympic run of 7 day weeks i'll pop over and finish off the lights

Did my back in this week, just as i thought i was getting on OK with knocking out my neighbours walls

Seriously i'll be in touch soon!

BIG UP TO THE ZONE !!! & to the Mods who keep this place going

[Widge]

I like the idea of putting silly engines in things. But to put a Jap 4 cyl turbo engine in would totally change the carachter of an E30 for me, and if the engine is that good just leave it in the other car!!

I'm 50:50 I like the idea but then I think of the work and think I would be better in a car that was designed to go really fast in the first place. If I'm gonna endu p spending £3k on a transplant then I would rather get an old porche 911 and play with that.

But as I say I'm 50 50 like clarkson my opinions change with the weather!
My mission now is to make my car sound so good it makes me smile everytime I start it.

[E30BeemerLad]

If you're gonna stick a jap lump in an E30 then no nasty fragile 4 pot wrongness.

I figure a MK3 Supra Turbo can be had for £100 for a rusty shitter, the engine drops straight on the E30 mounts and the engine fits. 6pot sounds still, 230bhp & torque out of the box, more once the 2 cats are gone and then limitless tuning potential with an engine designed for forced induction. There is also the ijz 2.5 Twin turbo in the soarer and 2jz 3.0 tt from the MK4 Supra for big power. 500hp on standard internals not a problem.

The Skyline motor is a liability if tuned and is best avoided.

check these out
http://forums.eurocca.net/showthread.php?t=13398

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/720651

this is some thread hijack

[stevetigger]

Oi you cheeky monkey FREE PARTS???????

I've just had to send away to NASA, the only people with a computer big enough to calculate you account!!!!!!!

I was only joking with ya!

[JazzMan]

I'd have to say every who's ever answered questions I've posted! Big thank you, the whole forum is a suberb resource

[Gravy]

I'm not sure I'd even think about doing my engine conversion let alone actually start collecting bits n pieces for it if the zone wasn't available for backup and advice from all its knowledgable and thouroughly bloody nice blokes!

Big thanks to K10 who I met yesterday to buy a few bits off of at zone rates, many many thanks I'm chuffed to bits - I hope I will be able to meet many more zoners who I would add to this list in the future!

This places rocks, when it was down a few weeks back I was really bored when on the net - thezone is now my staple evenings read!

[StuBeeDoo]

Daz for posting parts off before getting paid and sensible prices.
Widge for "doing excatly what it says on the tin".
Johnna for lending me a tool and even delivering it to my shop (and we still haven't met up yet).
If I've missed anyone out, please shout.....

How could I have missed out ANT? - Top Dude, never likely to meet him, but always willing to give good advice.

[Widge]

Oh bummer, if I'd put 2+2 togeather we could have had mini meet !!
I dropped the power steering pump off just when you had gone for petrol

Good luck with the 23 mate, hope it all goes well.
Any luck with the steering daz?

[dazleeds]

Oh bummer, if I'd put 2+2 togeather we could have had mini meet !!
I dropped the power steering pump off just when you had gone for petrol

Good luck with the 23 mate, hope it all goes well.
Any luck with the steering daz?

we went passed you and honked horn twice ya def git

was in the e46 prob why you didnt notice

cheers for pump fella
didnt get it done today but will asap

your not off down south anytime soon are ya??

pm me if u r mate

[Widge]

Na not off dawn Sawf for 6 months I think.
Was that when I was outside your gaff? Don't really notice E46's
Got the 323 away ok then? Only 5 left Must make the garden feel empty

[dazleeds]

both times just by the traffic lights just up road lol

see bloody new shapes no one notices them lol

yeh 323 now has new home
does look a bit bare outside

looked good with em all outside ealier

[Widge]

I was in a bit of a hurry so just had a quick chin wag with the misses. If I'd realised it was Tng21 I would have stayed, I thought it was just the scrap man coming for one!
Must have missed you by seconds then

[dazleeds]

just had a quick chin wag with the misses


yeh something along the lines of

how do you cope with him i was told lmfao when she told me lol

[Widge]

It was more like point down the garden and say, how do you cope with him......and THEM!!!!

Would have been entertaining seeing you two loading a car on to the truck!!!

[dazleeds]

It was more like point down the garden and say, how do you cope with him......and THEM!!!!

Would have been entertaining seeing you two loading a car on to the truck!!!

what ya mean entertaning???

i reversed it straight on fella

purrs like a kitten

[Widge]

I think by the time I got to the traffic lights I was in a dream of how to make the Cab chassis stiffer for when there's the V12 in it!!!

Now I think about it I do remember some beeping but I thought it was from the tit behind me getting impatient so I stonked it away from the lights.

[stevetigger]

Any photo's of the 323 going??

This has gone very Off Topic

[Widge]

It s my thread so we can go as off topic as you like!!!!!!!
Any photos??? I doubt it, daz and a camera I think doesn't go!
But I'm sure we'll be hearing more from Tng21 - take loads of photos mate, and do a 323 M3 lockalikee progress thread.

[stevetigger]

True, Theres an invite if I ever id see one TNG21

[Taz]

DIPS346 is a nice guy gives zoners a discount

i used him 2 times and the goods always came on time and well packed

[Widge]

Mate what's with the german flag??? Not my cuppa tea IMHO
Looks well executed though!

[Widge]

Where abouts in Norfolk are you mate?

[stevetigger]

Mate what's with the german flag??? Not my cuppa tea IMHO
Looks well executed though!

My grill, My cuppa tea!

[stevo]

oh, coldo gave me a pair of front seats for nothin'!!!
cheers mate, nice one