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iain
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Sun Dec 31, 2006 8:34 pm

does anyone remember the orange cosworth powered e30 (was featured in performance bmw)
i think had a M3 body kit on it?
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Sun Dec 31, 2006 9:37 pm

dont recall that one,how long ago was it? :?
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Sun Dec 31, 2006 10:10 pm

it must have been about 5 years ago built by a guy in bournemouth
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Sun Dec 31, 2006 10:36 pm

iain wrote:it must have been about 5 years ago built by a guy in bournemouth
Really, I live in Bournemouth and am pretty clued up with all teh E30 goings on around here and have never heard of it.
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Sun Dec 31, 2006 10:43 pm

do you know if the shell was converted to run sierra inner wings&frount crossmember and legs& steering rack?
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Sun Dec 31, 2006 11:16 pm

can't imagen why he would swap no real need or benifit
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navi wrote:do you know if the shell was converted to run sierra inner wings&frount crossmember and legs& steering rack?
i think it was and sprayed black under the bonnet.
the guy that built also ran a shop sell tuning bits.
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Mon Jan 01, 2007 12:02 am

yep,black satin under bonnet, black sports seats (leather with rear head rests) tec 2 s.wheel,i think and frt seats had 'm' slashes, rear roller blind.
is it the same one?
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Mon Jan 01, 2007 12:20 am

would only really be benificial to cut the front and inner wings if planning to go for 4x4.

if 2wd then its easier to just make up mounts and mod the sump accordingly.
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navi wrote:yep,black satin under bonnet, black sports seats (leather with rear head rests) tec 2 s.wheel,i think and frt seats had 'm' slashes, rear roller blind.
is it the same one?
maybe i think his business was called racetec
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Mon Jan 01, 2007 11:32 am

yes and then it was sparyed yellow
and if i am right i brought it and broke it,will try and get some pics or a reg number
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dips346 wrote: and if i am right i brought it and broke it,
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dips346 wrote: and if i am right i brought it and broke it,
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and !!!!
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lol :D nothing wrong with that at all! its the revision,, im very bored...
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the more i think about it the bloke that built it was dave wellsprung?
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i know the car, i have the mag with it on the front cover

helped break it LoL
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Tue Jan 02, 2007 6:56 pm

dips346 is that you white m3 in the sig pic? now thats what i call beautifull! have a thing for white cars.
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325bhpbruiser wrote:dips346 is that you white m3 in the sig pic? now thats what i call beautifull! have a thing for white cars.
it was but now is owed by a zoner named koz
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Tue Jan 02, 2007 10:53 pm

well you done a grand job of making her what she was. whats with the headlights? seem tinted? legal? how was it done? sorry to pester just off the top of my head cant understand how its gonna project a beam.
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325bhpbruiser wrote:well you done a grand job of making her what she was. whats with the headlights? seem tinted? legal? how was it done? sorry to pester just off the top of my head cant understand how its gonna project a beam.
the headlights were proper hella smoked lights
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Why swap the unmatch sound of a straight 6 for a poxy 4 pot and it is a poxy 4 pot F**d (God I can even type it)had to get somebody else to build it for them (all of them burn oil by the mile if it's diesel or not). If you want big power spend less by adding a hover to a 2.5 or if you want a 4x4 an iX.

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foggy50361 wrote:Why swap the unmatch sound of a straight 6 for a poxy 4 pot and it is a poxy 4 pot F**d (God I can even type it)had to get somebody else to build it for them (all of them burn oil by the mile if it's diesel or not). If you want big power spend less by adding a hover to a 2.5 or if you want a 4x4 an iX.

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By the way I HATE F**D's :x (F****D ON RAINY DAYS)
Right I'm off my soap box.
:roll: :roll: :roll: :chainsaw:

Oh i forgot the cosworth engine is so shit and has more racing and rallying pedigree than most any other name out there

Another example of un-educated MONG that doesn't know what he going on about :english:
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foggy50361 wrote:Why swap the unmatch sound of a straight 6 for a poxy 4 pot and it is a poxy 4 pot F**d (God I can even type it)had to get somebody else to build it for them (all of them burn oil by the mile if it's diesel or not). If you want big power spend less by adding a hover to a 2.5 or if you want a 4x4 an iX.

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By the way I HATE F**D's :x (F****D ON RAINY DAYS)
Right I'm off my soap box.
IX running gear is crap compaired to ford.
fords are know to be reliable cars, with cheap to source parts, unfortunalty known for rust.

cosworth turbo is far more superior than a turboed m20. the cosworth lump is designed to be turbo powered.

i had a 1.8 diesel escort was slow but never went wrong, died of rust problems.
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foggy50361 wrote:Why swap the unmatch sound of a straight 6 for a poxy 4 pot and it is a poxy 4 pot F**d (God I can even type it)had to get somebody else to build it for them (all of them burn oil by the mile if it's diesel or not). If you want big power spend less by adding a hover to a 2.5 or if you want a 4x4 an iX.

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204bhp out of the box with easily available 330 bhp for the ever so cheap price of about £700-£800,plus that unmistakable cosworth rumble and turbo ptshhhhh.the unrivalled cosworth pedigree in all forms of motorsport .the self satisfying smug feeling you have from having a motoring icon under your bonnet is just a couple of reasons buy im sure i can think of many more winkeye
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Thu Jan 04, 2007 9:07 pm

at the end of the day when the car in question was built e30s
werent worth a light :roll:
as far as i remember it had never been done before.
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foggy50361 wrote:Why swap the unmatch sound of a straight 6 for a poxy 4 pot
4pots are the future
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