My M50,M30 AIRBOX NOW FITTED!

[eko]

Went over to my mam`s for the day today,so decided to spend an hour or so giving the car a bit of a scrub!
Used Maguires quick detailer for the first time,must say im pretty impressed

Anyway heres the pics,let me know your thoughts,always open to some constructive comments











and the view that most people get to see


Still plenty to do to it yet inc fit the diff(3.45)thats been sat in my shed for the past month,fit M30 airbox in place of the shitty piperX,source and fit Mtec1 rear valance,swap the exhaust for standard 325 jobbie.

As said all constructive comments welcome

[ajm-e30]

looks nice mate, did it take long to convert to the m50??

[buster]

I think it looks good as it is.Just need an M30 airbox on there and maybe try and tidy the seats up or get some new ones.
the exhaust would look ok if it was straightened up a bit.

[maxfield]

looks good definbatly need the M30 airbox on there

[ChizFab]

smoked indicators would be nice!!!

[jonb]

toby

get rid of the plates, and that silly air filter.

apart from that the car looks great. go piss on some 2.7"s.

[Dan318-is]

Its tony jon

dude, what happened to the hartge's? it looked lush(er) with them on. looks like a nice conversion though mate!

[eko]

ajm-e30 took about 12 days work spread over a month or so!

buster,exhaust has been on and off so many times,just chucked it on at the last go,getting binned soon anyway.
M30 airbox is in my shed waiting,just got to pull my finger out and fit it.
Seats are pretty good apart from the drivers bolster,seen much worse if im honest and for £30

maxfield as above mate

ChizFab now thats a good idea,might look into getting a set and maybe smoke the fogs too?

jonb its Tony but you can call me what you want Do the plates look that bad from an `outsiders point of view`?

Dan318-is sold the wheels a few weeks ago mate,got pissed of with seeing the never ending kerb damage and bought 4 tyres only for the misses to drive on a flat 4 days later shredding one of them enougth was enougth,but got a top price for the though!

[cliffybabe]

that car is a sleeper mate, congrats

[buster]

yeah sorry dude,i meant the drivers seat not all the seats.
Plates look ok to me though

[bmwe30mtech]

Love that, not my usual sort of e30 taste, but that looks great.

Black grill and lights look so mean.

First picture is great, 'real E30' look. Nice work eko.

[eko]

that car is a sleeper mate, congrats

It sure is mate,kicks arse off the lights

[cliffybabe]

kicks arse off the lights

u need to put a 316i badge on the bac to really confuse people

[eko]

kicks arse off the lights

u need to put a 316i badge on the bac to really confuse people

Sounds like a Subaru tho,sort of gives the game away

[d6dph]

plates look a little chavtastic for my liking mate (says me with my silly wheels etc.), a nice set of pressed german plates would be a good touch.

Apart from that it looks awesome, a real credit to you.

[eko]

plates look a little chavtastic for my liking mate (says me with my silly wheels etc.), a nice set of pressed german plates would be a good touch.

Apart from that it looks awesome, a real credit to you.

German badge though,im not to sure?
Can you get the same style without the `D` on?

Link to cheapest most reliable site for me?

[bmwe30mtech]

I like the plates, there fine. Never been a fan of the german ones . Think im on my own there though.

[d6dph]

Link to cheapest most reliable site for me?

http://www.dubmeister.co.uk/

I have bought two sets from these guys and they have been really quick.

[schuey]

I reckon it looks real nice,but the plates are a bit pikey!

Slightly off topic but is that a sub you can just see in the boot,and is it just mounted on a board firing through the ski hatch?

[Jon_Bmw]

Tony i thought you were mad breaking up the IS, but i can see why. Looks a true beauty, so much rightness with the engine to match. I bet you are enjoying that massively, if only the haynes track was as cheap as it was last time, you could have a right laugh with that.

Good work

[eko]

I reckon it looks real nice,but the plates are a bit pikey!

Slightly off topic but is that a sub you can just see in the boot,and is it just mounted on a board firing through the ski hatch?

Yes it is!
Mounted on a piece of 18mm MDF,not ideal but no room for a box,got to fit a pram in there

Jon_Bmw,thanks mate-6 cylinders and 24 valves is so much more rewarding

[DanThe]

Looking good mate

As said, get the M30 airbox done

You should take advantage of having the battery in the boot and fit the M3 bulkhead cover, will hide those horrible relays and loom sticking out of the 318 covers.
Whats that youve got the ECU in at the mo? Im sure if you move the battery terminal/post it will go behind the M3 cover with the relays

Youve got a nice battery terminal on the E34 remember

[hammoj28]

Love it! Nice sleeper look too.

[eko]

Looking good mate

As said, get the M30 airbox done

You should take advantage of having the battery in the boot and fit the M3 bulkhead cover, will hide those horrible relays and loom sticking out of the 318 covers.
Whats that youve got the ECU in at the mo? Im sure if you move the battery terminal/post it will go behind the M3 cover with the relays

Youve got a nice battery terminal on the E34 remember

Whats this M3 cover like then?Price?
Using the ECU`s cover from the E34,cut down to fit to cover mine up,only a temp job untill something more suited turns up!

[DanThe]

Its about a tenner, No 21 in the link, havnt got a pic mate

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do ... g=51&fg=20

[eko]

Its about a tenner, No 21 in the link, havnt got a pic mate

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do ... g=51&fg=20

Nice one Dan

got to phone BMW this week and order the 2.8 shifter so ill make some enquiries

[Pal318is]

She's looking lovely Tony, well done fella....Would just sort the zaust out and change the plates, just little niggles like that really mate. Apart from that she looks spot on

Pal

[TW166Y]

nice! are them 15" bbs? it really sits well on those h&r's... would the cupkit sit the same height as this then tony? sweet mate

[eko]

nice! are them 15" bbs? it really sits well on those h&r's... would the cupkit sit the same height as this then tony? sweet mate

Yes they are 15`s.
Not sure how the cupkit would sit but these springs and shocks seem to go well together,not to hard or soft and handles well too

[TW166Y]

what shocks are on there tony and where did you get them from aswell as the springs? seems to sit really nice and low(ish) for a 35mm drop.. infact i think its perfect mate... again though what shocks are the springs matched with?

[eko]

Shocks are Bilstien taken from my old iS,H+R`s were bought from another zoner recently

[randomdave325]

she's lookin sweet there m8. other than sounding like a tank, it goes like a slut so it's all good m8.
m3 ecu cover business sounds good tho. if u order one get one for me. has anyone got a pic of one in place??

[eko]

she's lookin sweet there m8. other than sounding like a tank, it goes like a slut so it's all good m8.
m3 ecu cover business sounds good tho. if u order one get one for me. has anyone got a pic of one in place??

Dave its not an ECU cover,it goes on the bulkhead behind the original battery location!

My plan is to swap the E30 battery terminal block for the flatter version from an E34,leave it mounted in the same place but put the cover over the top of that and the relays.
Should tidy that area up a bit more,then ill carry on with an ECU cover!

PS-already got mine.Picked it up from Westerley last week,cost about £13 inc VAT,2 day order

[buster]

she's lookin sweet there m8. other than sounding like a tank, it goes like a slut so it's all good m8.
m3 ecu cover business sounds good tho. if u order one get one for me. has anyone got a pic of one in place??

Dave its not an ECU cover,it goes on the bulkhead behind the original battery location!

My plan is to swap the E30 battery terminal block for the flatter version from an E34,leave it mounted in the same place but put the cover over the top of that and the relays.
Should tidy that area up a bit more,then ill carry on with an ECU cover!

PS-already got mine.Picked it up from Westerley last week,cost about £13 inc VAT,2 day order

i fitted one to mine , aswell as the 4 cylinder wiring cover,to cover the s50 wiring.Pic below :

[Dan318-is]

That wiring cover is off my old iS!!