Tropical cab, now w/ 5-lug Hartge's :)

Thu Mar 10, 2005 7:02 am

Hey fellas, a few big changes to my cab.

E30 M3 parts used for the 5-lug swap, 16x7.5 & 16x8.5 Hartge's,
Texstar OEM pads, Mercedes W123 brake master cylinder.

Still trying to source original Hartge centrecaps....previous owner
lost them

I'm diggin these brakes

Thu Mar 10, 2005 7:39 am

Simply gorgeous

Thu Mar 10, 2005 8:24 am

I'll second that! Looks stunning Chris

Thu Mar 10, 2005 8:40 am

Thanks fellas

These brakes are wonderful, but it really makes me realize how much Ian enjoys his massive Mov'it brakes

Thu Mar 10, 2005 8:48 am

Stunning mate!

Thu Mar 10, 2005 9:02 am

what everyone else said...

Thu Mar 10, 2005 10:53 am

NOW I MAY BE BIASED BEING THE HARTGE NUTTER!! BUT THEYRE THE F*****g DONKEYS NUDGER MY FRIEND LOVING THEM!!

Thu Mar 10, 2005 10:55 am

also buddy the centre caps try these guys they still sell them i belive http://www.birds.uk.com/
well they still sell the ones that come on the hartge h35 so i belive they will be able to get yours too m8 good luk.

Thu Mar 10, 2005 10:59 am

Looks awesome mate.I saw this on r3vlimited first, not sure if i posted anything on there, but your new wheels are absolutly stunning mate!

Thu Mar 10, 2005 12:12 pm

th emutts nuts mate one of the nicest looking cabbies i have seen for a while!!

Thu Mar 10, 2005 12:15 pm

That is really nice, again one of the best cabs i've seen for a while.

Rear head rests would look cool though.

Thu Mar 10, 2005 12:17 pm

Basically what everyone else said.

Lovely looking car......Very very nice.

Thu Mar 10, 2005 12:27 pm

I also saw it first on r3vlimited. Very nice!

PS: if anyone want the same wheels, but in 4 lugs, check this:
http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... 05349&rd=1
:bling:

Thu Mar 10, 2005 1:02 pm

Awesome

Thu Mar 10, 2005 4:27 pm

wow looks great!!!

im doing the m3 susp/brakes also

was planning on using stock master cylinder with e23 7 series hydraulic brake booster...... did u try this? or go straight to the merc one? and did the merc one bolt straight on?

cheers
Karan

Thu Mar 10, 2005 4:34 pm

would it have been possible to use a e30 m3 master cylinder?
cheers
Karan

Thu Mar 10, 2005 5:30 pm

WoW...thanks for the kind words fellas

I'll ck w/ Birds ;)

Re. the brake master cylinder. The E30 M3 one uses different size fittings so it's a pain. I initially went for the E32 750iL M/C since it's huge....25mm front & 25mm rear.....but it will only work if you have ABS since it only has 2 outlets (1 front, 1 rear). I needed 3 outlets (2 front, 1 rear) and there were not any BMW M/C's that I could use. Then I found out about the W123 Mercedes M/C which is the same size as the E30 M3 M/C but it is for non-ABS applications with 3 outlets. It was a direct fit except for some minor brake line bending.

Good luck w/ the swap.....you'll love the brakes!!!!

Sat Mar 12, 2005 6:28 am

yeah man diamond black cabs the way foreward!! go the smoked hellas and angeleye route to get some more blackness!!! v nice mate

check the tech article i wrote on diy smoked lights

mr lee

Sat Mar 12, 2005 10:58 am

Chris,

Car is looking sweet!!

Jit

Sat Mar 12, 2005 1:25 pm

Totally wicked - beautiful cab !!!!! Nice one Chris.................

Sat Mar 12, 2005 4:02 pm

Very nice car!!!!

Mon Mar 14, 2005 5:46 pm

awesome looking, chris

Mon Mar 14, 2005 6:49 pm

Thanks fellas, I'm real happy with the result

No plans for smoked lamps though, I like the contrast of regular lamps against the diamantschwarz ;)