I'm coming back to E30 Land!

Post Tue Mar 22, 2005 9:36 pm

Yes the bug has caught up with me again. Was sitting in E30pilots E30 touring the other day and thought, mmmmm.......I do miss having an e30.

This is after having 2 M5's and an E30 M3! Still want a 325i.

So, by tonight I may be a fellow E30 owner again. Who needs 5 studs!

Post Tue Mar 22, 2005 9:37 pm

good one mate. nice to see you seeing sense again. (although i suoppose an m5 isn't such a bad thing). looking for one to do up or a minter from the start. also, are you keeping the m5???

Post Tue Mar 22, 2005 9:44 pm

Keeping M5 for weekends, its too much hard work around town because of the longer gearing and it just a waste driving it around like this.

Need E30 Touring.

I lost my 5 series Touring to thieves a few weeks back and it came in so handy so Touring it must be!

Post Tue Mar 22, 2005 9:44 pm

That was different from what you said on the phone yesterday,

Post Tue Mar 22, 2005 10:00 pm

Well I just bought a touring! A red stroke pink one!

I'm back guys!!!

Post Tue Mar 22, 2005 10:00 pm

Post Tue Mar 22, 2005 10:09 pm

bring it round then lets have a look

Post Tue Mar 22, 2005 10:21 pm

M5pilot wrote:red stroke pink one!

Can't imagine what you'll be up to this weekend then?

Post Tue Mar 22, 2005 10:41 pm

Amazing,no matter what people drive,so many fall back into the arms of the good old 325i.

Time to get out the Farecla??

Post Tue Mar 22, 2005 10:49 pm

Sal,M5 powered Touring,nice !!!!

Post Tue Mar 22, 2005 11:01 pm

nice one Sal.... having myself dsriven some exotic larger cars such as amg mercs and M5s, there are some itches that can only be scratched with a smaller rear wheel drive car...... much more fun

i feel a sport box and 3.9 lsd coming on........

Karan

Post Wed Mar 23, 2005 12:11 am

Yep, Sport box..or any box will do to be honest, the gearbox is totally shagged on this one!

152k red/pink Touring, Failry straight with one dent on the wing. Bought for Ãƒ”šÃ‚£500 with all old MOT's etc. Interior is MINT! Everything works.

I have no idea how to get the red back to what it should be like but I feel a few tons of T Cut and lots of elbow grease required.

Brakes are horrendous, cluth very good......but that gearbox is just so so shagged I cannot explain.

Looks like Ãƒ”šÃ‚£50 gearbox from JonB and my 3.64 diff going in.

Engine is wicked but the gearbox just vibrates and groans and whines and makes all sorts of dodgy noises.

Everything else pretty good.......NO RUST!

So who can fit a gearbox here?

Post Wed Mar 23, 2005 12:46 am

Probably worth looking on here Mr Pilot,this is just about the best paintwork restoring stuff you can get............IMO!

http://www.fareclacarcare.com/

Post Wed Mar 23, 2005 7:51 am

compound and polish all the way, come round and i will show you how to do one panel ONLY.

Post Wed Mar 23, 2005 7:55 am

Welcome home Sal.......

Post Wed Mar 23, 2005 8:16 am

Andy, Wil come round as soon as I get it taxed so that you can show me how to do it on ALL the panels

Its good to be home boys, even though its a total turd of a car to drive.

Need gearbox!

Post Wed Mar 23, 2005 8:54 am

welcome back comrade

Hap

Post Wed Mar 23, 2005 8:58 am

sal

i will try and dig out a gearbox for you.(really not sure what i have and havent got now).

as for comming back to e30"s?? i swore you never were going to. this will make a nice run around though. aslong as you keep the hero chariot.

Post Wed Mar 23, 2005 9:01 am

Jon ive just spoke to sal and told him ive got a spare box sitting here if he needs it,

Post Wed Mar 23, 2005 11:22 am

that cool andy. much easyer for him.

Post Wed Mar 23, 2005 12:25 pm

Cheers Andy!

Just find someone to fit it for me aswell and its job done.

Cant understand what the horrid vibration is through the car, its defo not wheel balancing, feels like something is seized up because there's quite a droneing noise aswell. Maybe a wheel bearing or the hand brake is not letting go properly.

Car vibrates alot when trying to accelerate and then vibrates shit loads at any speed over 40 mph. Wheels not buckled either.

Its good to be back, now my life has a purpose - get the e30 working properly!

Post Wed Mar 23, 2005 2:17 pm

M5pilot wrote:Cheers Andy!

Just find someone to fit it for me aswell and its job done.

Cant understand what the horrid vibration is through the car, its defo not wheel balancing, feels like something is seized up because there's quite a droneing noise aswell. Maybe a wheel bearing or the hand brake is not letting go properly.

Car vibrates alot when trying to accelerate and then vibrates sh*t loads at any speed over 40 mph. Wheels not buckled either.

Its good to be back, now my life has a purpose - get the e30 working properly!

do it yourself its pretty simple... they arent even heavy

ill be doing mine soon

Karan

Post Wed Mar 23, 2005 2:17 pm

most likely prop.... centre mount is prob hangin off...

Karan

Post Wed Mar 23, 2005 3:46 pm

What ever it is I hope its not a nightmare!

I dont have the space to do it so some garage is going to get it for the day and tell me everything wrong with it.

Must get some lowering springs for it.....its like a 4X4. I think a call to AVO will be needed in the near future.