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steerfromtherear
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Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:06 am

Just yesterday bought and fitted 16x9 all round Borbet A's so that spent the moneymeant to go on sorting the shabby bodywork :o:

Next is slamming it properly (as opposed to the heated springs way that it is now) :cool:
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Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:36 am

JohnnyThunders wrote:
munky30 wrote:Ideally it would be some decent suspension and a welded diff but by the looks of things it will be either a new head or a new engine. :evil:
Ideal time to go larger Munky? 3.5 conversion maybe.
sod that, too much work for not enough gain. If I was to do a proper conversion it would be a v8 or 12 but thats a bit of a pipe dream tbh.

Ideally I want a good head (am actually considering buying a new one! :eek: ) and a big fat nitrous injection.

I dont want big power all the time as I use it a lot and am tight. So a nice little boost at the flick of a switch will do nicely for track days etc.

Or a turbo... vrrrrooooooooom ptssshhhhhhhhh!. :twisted:
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Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:57 am

New alloys at some point, BBS RS or ORIGINAL ALIPNA'S

6 Branch

New number plates, still got english flag on them
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Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:57 am

MOT
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Fri Jul 06, 2007 1:06 am

im fancying a retrim like, and a new carpet (anyone know the price of a carpet?) winkeye
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Fri Jul 06, 2007 1:25 am

Carbon airbox and alpha N
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Fri Jul 06, 2007 1:39 am

rust free body :(
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Fri Jul 06, 2007 6:27 am

get the boat anchor of a b20 out and put the b25 in!
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Fri Jul 06, 2007 6:36 am

Fitting 13 button obc on Saturday
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Fri Jul 06, 2007 10:33 am

Slippy differ. Getting hold of one up here is proving a touch difficult though....
01' 330ci Sport
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Fri Jul 06, 2007 10:40 am

ohh yea car tax will be my final mod.....LOL!
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Fri Jul 06, 2007 10:53 am

next mod's for mine

convert to manual
and fit my intercooler (when I get the chance)

also got another set of wheels lined up
(watch this space)
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Fri Jul 06, 2007 4:45 pm

strip down rebuild, eventually

i've got her sitting the way i want her but there's a bit of rust on the front wings and a couple of dents so in for a penny in for a pound, she's a keeper
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for sale one left kidney, high mileage, need slight bit of work, will p/x for front wings and rear qtr panels
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Fri Jul 06, 2007 4:48 pm

Need to build a cold air induction kit, fit a LARGE intercooler, rig up boost control, wind up more boost!

Ow, fit the 3.15 lsd and make some black lines :twisted:
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Fri Jul 06, 2007 4:53 pm

Next mod is to get the Hartge sideskirts fitted, been painted since January but not had time to get them on
darkchild wrote: Next up is hopefully a pair of SE sideskirts
Does mean I have a set of SE sideskirts going spare
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Fri Jul 06, 2007 5:18 pm

Pair of M3 style polybushes for the control arms,when the zone shop sends them....
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Fri Jul 06, 2007 7:00 pm

Dimebag from hell polite request. Any chance of a different avatar? Yours screws my computer up every time it comes on screen.
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Fri Jul 06, 2007 7:22 pm

Forgot to say...next thing I'm gonna do is take it on a track day! Pointless having all these mods if you don't use 'em to the full winkeye
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Fri Jul 06, 2007 7:24 pm

MrDazzle wrote:Forgot to say...next thing I'm gonna do is take it on a track day! Pointless having all these mods if you don't use 'em to the full winkeye
:clap: :clap:
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Fri Jul 06, 2007 7:36 pm

Next mod to my turd is to sort the front valance aftera piece of tree lying in the road wrecked it.
Replacement valance in the garage, along with the paint, laquer etc, ready to spray it, just waiting on my mate with the compressor...
Replacement inserts are sorted too, also in the garage, apart from the thin one at the bottom of the valance, where the vent is on the 325i oil cooler... and that I pick up next weekend.
Currently slumming it in an E46 Touring
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Fri Jul 06, 2007 7:54 pm

steerfromtherear wrote:Dimebag from hell polite request. Any chance of a different avatar? Yours screws my computer up every time it comes on screen.
increase your cache size.
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Fri Jul 06, 2007 8:06 pm

munky30 wrote:
steerfromtherear wrote:Dimebag from hell polite request. Any chance of a different avatar? Yours screws my computer up every time it comes on screen.
increase your cache size.
Nein spracken ze computer
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Fri Jul 06, 2007 8:07 pm

I'll explain on msn sometime.
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duke wrote: I could throw a spastic round a corner with better precision
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Fri Jul 06, 2007 8:09 pm

ta not at home atm but ill find you later
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Fri Jul 06, 2007 8:20 pm

Will be a reshell and wheel referb for me... On the look out for a decent early 2dr shell. hint hint ... Any colour will do left or right hand drive..
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Fri Jul 06, 2007 8:24 pm

zaust wrote:Will be a reshell and wheel referb for me... On the look out for a decent early 2dr shell. hint hint ... Any colour will do left or right hand drive..
SPADGE?
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Sat Jul 07, 2007 8:04 am

Got rust on it... lol Have concidered this one.. need to have a proper look at it when I get some time off work....
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Sat Jul 07, 2007 12:03 pm

ported and extrude honed intake manifold
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Sat Jul 07, 2007 4:46 pm

zaust wrote:Got rust on it... lol Have concidered this one.. need to have a proper look at it when I get some time off work....
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Minimal rust and believe me i have seen a LOT more on far later cars!
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Sat Jul 07, 2007 4:53 pm

Fat Deep Dish Rims something in the lines of BBS or Borbets so anyone got for sale??????
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Sat Jul 07, 2007 5:53 pm

Cotty180 wrote:Next mod is to get the Hartge sideskirts fitted, been painted since January but not had time to get them on
darkchild wrote: Next up is hopefully a pair of SE sideskirts
Does mean I have a set of SE sideskirts going spare
You have pm.
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Sat Jul 07, 2007 6:37 pm

SPADGE wrote:
zaust wrote:Got rust on it... lol Have concidered this one.. need to have a proper look at it when I get some time off work....
Marc
Minimal rust and believe me i have seen a LOT more on far later cars!
If I Get some time I will pop up and have a look tomorrow if you are around...
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Sat Jul 07, 2007 8:45 pm

hey lads i'm planing on gettin a new interior for my '88 325i cab
hopefully replace my chrome bumpers front and rear (back bent thanx to some ass hole who hit me and fuked off. front was badly rusted when bought the car so had to fit a plastic one).
want to get smoked tail lights, smoked angel eye headlight, smoked side lights and smoked front indicators
then planning for full respray colour coding handles mirrors and side indicator mounting plate
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Sat Jul 07, 2007 8:50 pm

Throttlebodies and a rotex supercharger me thinks :D :D :D
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