e30 super charger touring now a v8

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for a few zoners who have asked for pics........enjoy

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liking it :cool:
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Love that malacite green, always nice work Dips, any previews of the V12?
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Foooookin love it!
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swindy wrote:Love that malacite green, always nice work Dips, any previews of the V12?
v12 aint been touched for a long time ,might start soon still got a few other cars to do yet
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update on this car ,it now runs a very nice v8 :D with a few touchs and 22k plated bits ,about 60% done for now


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More pics... :cool:
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:D need to get some better pics of the custom stuff whens its finished

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Fri May 23, 2008 1:28 pm

What did the engine come out of?

That looks... :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:

What happened about the V12?
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Fri May 23, 2008 1:31 pm

aceraf wrote:What did the engine come out of?

That looks... :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:

What happened about the V12?
engines a rover/tvr heavly worked 3.9 ,did have a 4.6 but using that for another project instead
the v12 was in another green tourer which has been removed and will be going into another bmw shell winkeye
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Fri May 23, 2008 1:36 pm

Looking cool is, has the cab been robbed of it's engine?
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e21Jason wrote:Looking cool is, has the cab been robbed of it's engine?
yep you guessed it ,got a big badder engine for the cab :twisted: 720bhp at the moment
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dips346 wrote:will be going into another bmw shell winkeye
:wink: I know what it is going into
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Fri May 23, 2008 1:53 pm

d6dph wrote:
dips346 wrote:will be going into another bmw shell winkeye
:wink: I know what it is going into
not really a top secret now ,should have parked somewhere else :mad: :D
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Fri May 23, 2008 1:56 pm

Very very very cool, loving the fabricated bits 8)
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Fri May 23, 2008 4:54 pm

This sounded very nice at Aces. Sounds nice when being booted too.

When do the turbos go on? :)
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Fri May 23, 2008 7:07 pm

Jon_Bmw wrote:This sounded very nice at Aces. Sounds nice when being booted too.

When do the turbos go on? :)

lol ,not on this one
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Proper car..

And it's only a baby winkeye winkeye
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Fri May 23, 2008 7:42 pm

very nice indeed :D
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Did you use leather dye on the dash?
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Sat May 24, 2008 12:46 am

Dips, you are naughty!!!!! As soon as my car is back on the road i'm coming to see you!!!!!
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Sat May 24, 2008 1:09 am

you are jsut on another planet!

the ideas are astonishing; how this stuff is possible is beyond me!!

great work great work!!!
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SK360 wrote:Did you use leather dye on the dash?
yes mate
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Sat May 24, 2008 9:27 am

Excellent work Dips 8)
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Sat May 24, 2008 10:29 am

Very nice Dips; bet she sounds schweet too.

I'm guessing this is a touring you'll keep for yourself?

What happened to the brown one?
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greentouring wrote:Very nice Dips; bet she sounds schweet too.

I'm guessing this is a touring you'll keep for yourself?

What happened to the brown one?
the brown got sold as i got offered very good money for it ,same will apply to this i guess as my car count has gone a bit silly now and its at 17 bmws :eek:
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Sat May 24, 2008 10:47 am

Wow, that Rover V8 looks quite tiny 8O was space a major issue when fitting?

[EDIT]Oh, and can we please have a video (or an mp3) of the thing running? Pretty please? I'm sure I'm not the only one who wants to hear what it sounds like.
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casper8r wrote:Wow, that Rover V8 looks quite tiny 8O was space a major issue when fitting?
its bigger then you think .lol ,as i its been done in a way it can sit low and back as it can ,a lot of trail and error
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Its nice to see somebody fixing e30's instead of stripping them.Keep up the good work.
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Sat May 24, 2008 11:58 am

looks great dips as i have said mate, looking forward to seeing ur other enigne project finished too

I do like th eblown glass pieces i saw this on american chopper and them american style shows they always look really trick pieces and makes the engine look alive wel done fella 8)
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Sat May 24, 2008 5:21 pm

i bet it sounds awesome, dips?
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glenn wrote:i bet it sounds awesome, dips?
yes ,yes ,,when we going to meet up ?
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Sun May 25, 2008 9:47 pm

Looking wicked uncle Dips, look forward to a passenger run once she is full run in, sounds the don mate :cool:
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