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glenn
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Sun Apr 16, 2006 2:43 pm

any more pics karan?
could do with some up to date one's to see how this is progressing mate.
ps, answered your other post, rad should be ok.
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Mon Apr 17, 2006 10:09 am

Any ideas on how much the manifold and system are gonna cost Karan?

I'm going to have the same problem on my conversion and it's the bit I'm least looking forward to sorting out. (as well as the brake servo/master cylinder fouling the plenum)

Good luck buddy, keep motivated!

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Thu Apr 20, 2006 12:43 pm

prop now at reco-prop to be finished next week.
gearlinkages tig welded, and inlet plenum cut and tig'd to fit round servo.

fella from prism motorsport coming today to see car and if he can do the manifold for me!

end of may is the target now cant wait to surprise some serious cars muaaahaha

pics coming later of the inlet and other bits.

Karan
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Thu Apr 20, 2006 12:52 pm

let me know what my boy says about the manifold and rad
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Thu Apr 20, 2006 1:57 pm

he said he can do it as soon as hes finished with ure car. hes gonna do the rad for me too. top geeza!!

cheers dips


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Thu Apr 20, 2006 6:28 pm

Looks great dude :cool:


Silva is slick :twisted:
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Thu Apr 20, 2006 7:47 pm

looking good mate :cool:
good call on the inlet/servo mod.
did you make the gearbox mounting karan?
it's gonna leave a lot of people with open mouths at the traffic lights :eek:
good work mate.
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Thu Apr 20, 2006 9:58 pm

glenn wrote:looking good mate :cool:
good call on the inlet/servo mod.
did you make the gearbox mounting karan?
it's gonna leave a lot of people with open mouths at the traffic lights :eek:
good work mate.
cheers

yeh i adapted the m20 mounts and beefed it up a little
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Thu Apr 20, 2006 10:06 pm

Comin along nicely, this is gonna be rapid!
Nice job on the custom stuff, fits like a glove!
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Thu Apr 20, 2006 10:12 pm

Looking good at last, that beast was'nt in the other week when i picked up the seat :o Look's made to fit............almost lol
The sx is looking sweet geese, finally got rid of those 19's and spoiler then lol I bet it's alot easier with that size wheel on.......anymore spin's lol
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Thu Apr 20, 2006 10:49 pm

nope no more
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Sun Apr 23, 2006 11:09 pm

Hi, looks like one of those projects where you needto double your budget and time.
I have just bought an M5 lump and will start the same project next month.
Can you send me your book???

LOL

This thread has more chapters than most, but seriously if you have written an S38 into E30 biography I will buy it!

hope it is finished soon.
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Mon Apr 24, 2006 8:04 am

problem is lotas of small sized problems to which there are a variety of solutions so you have to sit there and chose which way u wanna go about things. Its also a very long engine and getting it aligned with the gearbox on is very hard
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Mon Apr 24, 2006 11:05 am

Karan,

Drop me an email and hopefully we can chat about your progress and you can teach me the ways and where fors of the bimmer conversion.

I take it my first action is to source some E30 M3 struts etc for the 5 stud conversion!

Not sure what M5 parts I have on the shell I am getting!!

Any suggestions?

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Sun Apr 30, 2006 12:53 pm

wiring now done thanks to Ian Haynes!! couldnt have done it without ure help, prop arrives wednesday and car goes off for manifold and radiator in the next week or so

cheers
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Sun Apr 30, 2006 1:25 pm

Hi Karan,

Thanks bud. Glad I could help :cool:

Cheers,

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Sun Apr 30, 2006 2:06 pm

Who's doing the rad Karan ?

I'd recommend Tim Brise, http://www.brise.co.uk, good quality, no silly prices and a superb reputation.

if you know what needs doing for the manifolds I'll mod them to your spec no worries, unless you plan to line the pockets of Hayward and Scott some more :lol:
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Sun Apr 30, 2006 5:09 pm

cheers for the offer ant, but i ot a good quote from clive at prism motorsport for the manifold and rad already.... less than a 1/3 of what ppl like BTB charge

thanks!!

cant wait to get this rolling
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This thing is going to be a beast

Can see you drifting it in Fourth! winkeye
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Mon May 01, 2006 3:16 am

Karan, dont suppose to could PM me the details of Prism.. Location, cost etc.. Gonna be needing similar myself soon hopefully :)
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Sun May 14, 2006 12:22 pm

I love this conversion - you must be getting excited now it's nearing completion, has the rad and manifold been done yet??? Any latest pics etc?!

I'm mega inspired by this and am seriously thinking it's the way for me to go!
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Sun May 14, 2006 2:55 pm

got prop back and there was a prob with it so its gone back to be done... should have it soon

manifold/rad after that
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Sun May 14, 2006 3:46 pm

thats one exciting thread mate

cant wait to see this finished

im thinking of either an m3 or m5 conversion late in the year so these threads are a great learning tool for me

keep up the good work and hope to hear youve finished
sometime soon :D
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Mon May 15, 2006 2:05 am

this shud be awesome when its completed.


if anyones after manifolds etc theres a place in Cardiff called Prospeed where the bloke is a genuine exhaust god - good prices too.
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Sun May 21, 2006 12:18 pm

What a waste of money..look, if yer change yer mind il take the whole thing of yer for a couple of quid..you got no worries there Karan so rest assured if you need some extra £ for uni or nights out :wink:












Btw.. your one sick puppy! :cool:
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Sun May 28, 2006 11:52 am

Karan I have nearly stripped my M5 out of it's shell, I do not wantto get rid of the shell though until I know I have everything I need off her.

Couple of areas I was unsure of.

Wiring!!!!!!!!!! I have taken out all the engine and motronic unit, all the way up to the round multi-plug. My old E30 only has about half the pins in the end that the M5 has.

can you give me some info or the guy who helped you?
Shall I take the fuel tank and pump?

Let me know how you are getting on.

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Sat Sep 02, 2006 11:05 am

hello everyone

big update

the car runs!

had a radiator made from radtec and then exhaust from hayward and scott

was a leak in one of the oil cooler pipes so it spat oil everywhere---but no big deal cos i ran it for 5 secs and switched it off then i noticed the leak!!

so need some new pipes made up

pics to follow, the rad and manifold/exhaust work is amazing!!
just needs those pipes and the leccy fan connecting and the bumper and lights back on and shes ready for MOT!

cheers to everyone who has made this possible especially the likes of Ian and Andrew!

and for those 5 seconds it sounded mental!!

cheers
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nice one fella
where you been hiding
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Well done mate, you reckon you'll make it to santa pod?
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Awesome Karan.

Can't wait to see it/have a ride.

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Sat Sep 02, 2006 12:06 pm

Good to hear man.. Been looking forward to hearing about progress since seeing it a while back.

This gonna be the new drift chariot?

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about bloody time :D

well done Karan looking forward to seeing this sometime.
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Great stuff! :cool:

You do get a nice warm feeling when it runs for the first time winkeye
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