should i???????

[Karan]

ok i have been having thoughts recently regarding my sport....... now ive been longing after a tourer in b;ack or white.... for a while cos of the weight distribution advantage and general driftiness..... what im thinking is stick a stock 25 lump in the sport and sell her as she is, keeping only my lump and management, all susopension will remain on the sport! then i will sell the sport as a stock sport with suspension mods. i will then buy a mint tourer shell and put my lump in that....and voila hero chariot!!!!!! myself and dave and any other tourers will have ourself a tourer drift collective!!! who thinks i should do this and who thinks i hould leave it as it is. i plan on moving the lump back an inch or 2 in the tourer for supremem weight distribution, this is not a problem, as i will have had practise from the project with regards to bulkhead stuff....... at the end of the day i will have created a lovely car and still have money left over....... so do i do it???????

[Zayyan]

Don't do it....you know you love that Sport!

[Rearwheel_nick]

if you want to do good at drifty shit, buy jap crap basically. if you just want to do drift stuff for fun, just keep your car its pimpety pimp pimpppeness.

[Karan]

dont wanna go jap........ sport drifts good...... but not so good in 3rd gear drifting above 80mph, this is where a tourer would be better i think....

[andrewe30m3]

dont wanna go jap........ sport drifts good...... but not so good in 3rd gear drifting above 80mph, this is where a tourer would be better i think....

careful with the phrase "i think" - best you try first.

FYI - an e36 has a 50 50 weight distribution.

[Zayyan]

an e36 has a 50 50 weight distribution.

But they do look

[Adammcf]

I wouldnt bother. Too much hassle for very little gain.

[Karan]

e36 NO WAY hosay! i would have a minter of a shell thought at the end, amnd personally i dont car whether its a sport or not...... although i know to a lot of ppl they would prefer a sport

[Karan]

I wouldnt bother. Too much hassle for very little gain.

i copuld do the engine in a day, the work isnt the problem.....

[Gwynleym10]

How about lighteneing the front of the sport?
Ie lighter panels (i can point you in the right direction for them....)
and maybe alu control arms?

All that costs a bit though...
or
Why not just put some ballast/sand/wieght of some sort in the rear bumper.....

[billgatese30]

it would be rude not to mate.

think, better body work than you have now
even more of a sleeper than the GUG
and cheap as chips
plus, its something different, and change is good.

plus its better than jap.



oh and i thought that it was only the e36 compact that had the 50/50 balence, not the saloon/coupe. and they also had e30 rear suspension

[Karan]

Yeh finally someone who sees where i am coming from with the idea!!!! i mean the GUG is in good nick and looks well tidy... but after having a near concours 318iS, its not the same is it.... plus i like the look of tourerr and the sport is a bit in ure face, plus i need something to do in summer when the other thing is done

[Gwynleym10]

It will also be different to the m5/e30 being an tourer, if you know what i mean. Not having two saloons...

[nav786]

i say go for it. it will be another project, that will keep you busy. plus you will have two saloons if you dont, and whats the point. If your not bothered about sport or not then do it. A black mtech kitted tourer will be the danglies, and that 2.7 in there would kill.

end of the day its up to you. if your happy doing it then go for it. plus you will be doing the work yourself so should be cheap as chips.

Its good to be different.

[russ325i]

i'll swap you my '90 touring for yer sport! i'll have to admit that i have fallen for the e30 touring since she presented herself to me after the death of my 325iSE coupe, there's a certain something about them!

~russ

[Karan]

i'll swap you my '90 touring for yer sport! i'll have to admit that i have fallen for the e30 touring since wrapping my coupe, there's a certain something about them!

~russ

if its mint and low mileage....... i mean nearly concours mint.,.... then ure on

[russ325i]

if you're after one with a knacked camshaft follower, two rear wheel bearings and no carpet due to the previous owner knifing it out having not attributed the water leak to an open rear window and paint that looks like someone has had a go at using a brillo pad then be my guest mate!

~russ

[billgatese30]

go on karan, take it


you said that you needed a project for the summer

[Karan]

errrrrrrm sorry dude.... i think im better off with the GUG LOL she still cleans up good

[russ325i]

go on karan, take it


you said that you needed a project for the summer

listen to the man! ...just to make things even better she's not even english registed, you can pick her up from bournemouth tommorrow if you like!
on a serious note though, maybe you should stick with the sport (considering the prices they fetch over here!)

~russ

[Andy335Touring]

Another hot engined touring

Sleeper style,you know it makes sense !

[Danstable]

Karan,

I have a 1991 J reg 325 Tourer in black on 155k. Bodywork is pretty much sound, beige leather in above average condition, air con (not working due to a snapped belt), electrics all round. Have a 3.64 LSD, OBC, and Alpina replica exhaust all still waiting to be fitted. BBS's are near mint.

It has had some problems with the cntral locking recently and is starting to lose its appeal due to just a few nigly things. Money is tight and I'm contemplating selling. Just needs some TLC from someone with the time and knowledge.

If you're interested then let me know and we can have a chat.....although the price will have to be right for me to let her go.

[john325tewerin]

Shoot me if u like but it's a Touring over a saloon everytime for me.
Always has been and always will be.

Fill yer boots Karen.

[M3Jimbo]

The fact the thought has even enterd ya head means its time for a
change! If ya dont then every time you see a mint tourer then ya gonna
have the hump cause right at that moment you could be opening a can of
whoop ass on him! My mate has just picked up an absoulutely mint 325i
tourer that ewas sat in a feild for over a year for Ԛ£650 all it needed for
the mot was 2 rear tyres and it need a new lower front valance!!

Point is tourers are cheap???
You could end up with a fiar bit of wedge in ya pocket!!
Big smile on ya face!!

Ignor front wing it still has polish on it! but Ԛ£650 and its SOLID!!

[Simon]

Deffo go for the touring! Mine's going to be undergoing a transplant sometime soon too!

[Andy335Touring]

Deffo go for the touring! Mine's going to be undergoing a transplant sometime soon too!

Which engine ?

[Simon]

Another good reason to go for a tourer is that they don't seem to rust anywhere near as bad as the saloon, don't see many with rusty scuttle's and rear arches, they only seem to suffer on the rear tailgate, also they are less likely to have been abused than a saloon!

[Simon]

Deffo go for the touring! Mine's going to be undergoing a transplant sometime soon too!

Which engine ?

Was originally planning a 3.2, but I think that from a cost perspective, a 2.7 or an M30 would be better. Whatever the decision, it will be better than the asthmatic 2.0!

[320Touring]

Dont do it Karan!!!! because...

Karan=GUG, GUG=Karan!! you and the car are as one

you have a lovely sport with plenty of oomph, and a reputation as a drift chariot

speaking as a touring owner, i'd say keep the sport-all the work is done and it works (ok apart from the gearbox )

save your pennies and buy an m3

[Andy325i]

dont wanna go jap........ sport drifts good...... but not so good in 3rd gear drifting above 80mph, this is where a tourer would be better i think....

I've stood the back end out at 80 mph (totally unintentional!) when overtaking a d*ck I used to work with, he shat himself then again so did I!

That was the last time he gave me attitude about BMW dumping Rover. What a

[Davenotouring]

Up to you mate,

No-one can tell you what to do, just give you ideas.......

Touring would be cool, but I reckon you'd be gutted loosing the sport. But fcuk it, you're only young and as mentioned above...variety is the spice of life.

Go for it....

[Karan]

u r right with the GUG=Karan thing.......... i am more confused then when i started this thread, oh well, watever happens will happen in summer..... simons tourer is something that i think would be great with my lump in it......

[Davenotouring]

Dvla mate!!

G2 GUG Ԛ£499

How bout that!

[buster]

i must admit,simons touring looks very nice !

[Karan]

Dvla mate!!

G2 GUG Ԛ£499

How bout that!

hmmmm interesting,.......