m3 touring v8

Sun Jul 02, 2006 5:54 pm

i really do like the look of the touring with the m3 arches,it really suits it.is it all formed in metal? itll have the power to back up the aggressive looks, the complete package

Fri Jul 07, 2006 4:12 am

nice work, this is definately a monster

Fri Jul 07, 2006 6:38 pm

Nice car mate.Wouldnt mind knowing some more about the motor youve got in it.V8 rightness...mmmmm

Sun Jul 09, 2006 1:23 pm

lovely! exactly what i have planned... with out the V8...

I've sold my 318iS and started collecting the parts for my M3 tourer, then somebody mentioned this thread to me! will have to pick your brains how you tackled the rear wing conversion, i have a pretty good idea of whats involved, plus i know how to weld / lead solder etc...

Mon Jul 10, 2006 11:36 pm

WOW that thing gonna be faster than sh*t off a stick

Matt

Mon Jul 10, 2006 11:44 pm

i want one!!!!

shit dude, respect, in the highest and mightiest form !

Fri Jul 28, 2006 9:20 am

just looking back through the photo gallery at all the touring pics, and i would just like to say......
YOU DA MAN
I WORSHIP THE GROUND YOU WALK ON.
awesome car dude.

definately keep us up to date.

R E S P E CT

Fri Jul 28, 2006 9:26 am

Looks amazing! But a sequential box ?

Fri Jul 28, 2006 5:30 pm

am i the only one that thinks that vent suits it quite well??

stunning mate, when are you going to have it done by roughly?? any ETA?

Fri Jul 28, 2006 5:40 pm

WoW!!

Looks like an awesome car in the making!

Fri Jul 28, 2006 8:07 pm

..........I mean ............

That is awsome

Mon Jul 31, 2006 9:13 pm

Thanks for all the nice comments guys, must admit i cant wait for it to be finished and it will certainly be doing a few track days etc.... must admit i was so tempted with that red e30 touring as a stop gap was a nice looking car!

Mon Jul 31, 2006 9:43 pm

Lost count of how many times its been said but I'll say it again, AWESOME mate!!! Well done!

Where you based?

Nick

Mon Jul 31, 2006 10:05 pm

loks deadly

Tue Aug 01, 2006 11:10 am

That looks sweet i want to do the same thing but i want to use the E39 4.4 v8 in it

Tue Jul 17, 2007 2:41 pm

how did this project go?

Fri Nov 02, 2007 6:16 pm

Sorry not to have kept you guys/girls informed on this one! the reality is i have been so snowed under with work and other commitments i havent done a thing to it apart from use the car as a bench in my garage!! i also had problems logging on with my user name so have had to change it!, to be honest i have just re registered on here for your opinions really, a friend of mine has just offered me Ã‚£4000 for the car in the state its in, no engine or manifolds but everything else to finish, gearbox/prop/sump etc.... and i am really in a dilema what to do, its not that i have lost interest i love the car to bits and i truely believe it would be an awsome car when finished!!! but i just cant see me ever having the time now or in the near future, if it was yours would you sell? i am not desperate for the money at all and i have even considered finding an old barn to store it in untill i have got the time but i must admit i could with the space in my garage!!

Fri Nov 02, 2007 6:26 pm

good work so far!

it deserves to be finished

Fri Nov 02, 2007 6:37 pm

if you dont need the money dont sell it. eventually you will get around to finishing it. eventually. if youve lost interest in the project then fair enough sell it on but otherwise youll just regret it. especially if you see it driving around when someone else has finished it.

Fri Nov 02, 2007 6:54 pm

Robcharley, just go back and read the plaudits for your work. Then ask yourself what you will do with the space in your garage if you sell it. You say you dont really need the money you have been offered and its just a case of spare time. Looks like you have done the majority of the work already so imho finish it mate , however long it takes. As fuzzy has already said, you will only regret it if you dont.

Fri Nov 02, 2007 7:16 pm

Keep it! You would be gutted if you sold it imo

Fri Nov 02, 2007 10:27 pm

Keep it! this thing is awesome, makes my v8 look a bit tame lol

Fri Nov 02, 2007 10:58 pm

Don't sell it, mate. Store it until you have the time to finish it. You've said yourself that you don't need the cash. It has the potential to be one of the best and fastest E30's in the world. All the hard work is done and I think you would regret selling it when it is so close to completion. Don't let somebody else benefit from all YOUR hard work!

Think ahead to when it is finished and you can enjoy it.

Taylor.

Wed Nov 07, 2007 3:57 pm

Dont sell mate, ive been in the same position as you a couple of times over the last 3 1/2 years with my project, at the moment i dont have the funds or the time i need to invest to get the old girl finished and the lock up i keep her in costs a fortune every month and no doubt i could use the lock up to make money if it was empty, But i know she will be finished some time and when shes on the road ill have the satisfaction of knowing ive built her up myself, for me and when that day comes i wont care how long it took or how much it cost

Wed Nov 07, 2007 7:53 pm

Thanks for all the replies guys it has certainly made my mind up now!! i no its proper sad but i even made my self a cup of tea and went and sat in the car the other night just to think!! i just cant sell it! thanks

Wed Nov 07, 2007 7:55 pm

drifty325i wrote:Keep it! this thing is awesome, makes my v8 look a bit tame lol

I dont know m8 that is a fine set of wheels you have there!, the e30 is just made for the 8!!

Wed Nov 07, 2007 7:57 pm

Wow, thats an awesome, unique beast in prospect, looks stunning.
I think you'd be crazy to sell it looking at it so far!

Wed Nov 07, 2007 9:06 pm

robcharley wrote:
drifty325i wrote:Keep it! this thing is awesome, makes my v8 look a bit tame lol

I dont know m8 that is a fine set of wheels you have there!, the e30 is just made for the 8!!

The V8's do fit the e30's extremely well. Excellent balance and handling is just a tad understeery, (but I have yet to do a wheel alignment and set the roll bars up properly).

But I have a touring, so it evens it out better!

Interestingly enough, when I had the M30 in it, it handled worse than with the V8!!

I've always wanted to do the M3 mod to my touring, just never found the right parts! (plus I want to keep my racing dynamics body kit!) Maybe i can graft it all together???

Stoked to hear your not selling the beast. trust me.. You won't regret it!!

Sat Nov 10, 2007 12:15 pm

Oh my god an M3 touring, can't wait to see when it this project will finish!

Sat Nov 10, 2007 12:23 pm

now thats not something you see everyday, looking good will be awesome when finished

Sat Nov 10, 2007 4:21 pm

i'll bookmark this thread. i like the idea of m3 body on touring.

Sun Nov 11, 2007 8:21 pm

I'm for sure that once you find back the time to work on her, she'll be awesome. If you'd live near, I'd pass by to help,but I 've a little space in between, water...