PROJECT E30 M3 CONVERTIBLE - YOUR MISSION SHOULD YOU WISH TO

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Post Wed Jan 19, 2005 4:04 pm

DECIDE TO TAKE IT ON.

You mission is to build a new E30 M3 convertible from new. You have acquired the shell from BMW. You will need to have the following in the car:

Air Conditioning
Heated seats, wing mirror, screen jet nozzles
Cruise Control
Xenon lights all round

It also has to be converted to RHD

So where do you start?

The idea of this thread is to actually build this car. Getting all part numbers and prices and start posting what you are doing and how much it will cost.

Okay, I will start with the easy bit

1 x Sports Steering Wheel M-Tech II Black
Part Number: 32 33 2 226 731
Price excl VAT Ԛ£249.17
Total price Ԛ£292.74
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Post Wed Jan 19, 2005 4:06 pm

Wouldn't you need to spray the shell and get a steering rack and pinion and a dash fitted before a steering wheel?
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Post Wed Jan 19, 2005 4:49 pm

look on real. isnt all the numbers and pictures on there?

but wahay! on building an m3 from scratch, my god uԚ´re good :lol:
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Post Wed Jan 19, 2005 4:51 pm

The M3 steering rack doesnt fit rhd does it? From what ive heard ppl are forced to use 325i racks and theres a great many positive things said about the M3 rack :(
Maybe an E36 rack conversion?
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Post Wed Jan 19, 2005 4:54 pm

E30Adam wrote:Wouldn't you need to spray the shell and get a steering rack and pinion and a dash fitted before a steering wheel?
i think she's just talkin bout all the bits you would need not any particular order!
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Post Wed Jan 19, 2005 6:23 pm

That is correct. I hadn't put it into any order!!

Plus, I could look it all up; just thought it might be a laugh to see if we could all plough together and produce one in reality.

I certainly do not have the ways or the money to do this in real life, I'm afraid to say :cry:
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Post Fri Jan 21, 2005 2:32 am

pink fluffy dice,
Ԛ£7:99, (+ vat)
halfords.




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Post Fri Jan 21, 2005 12:36 pm

you will also need some money for comfort eating/drinking/smoking when you realise that you will never be accepted by the bmwcc gb mpower section as your car does not have the correct part number for the steering rack and it is not serviced at bexleys. :cry:
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