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Post Tue May 24, 2005 9:18 am

in the last month or so ive spent more on my car than i have in the last 5 years. but ive got a couple of extra bits that i still wanna do, ive just chipped it and done a single wiper conversion, waiting for my strut bar and 16" alloys to come through the post (big letter box here) :D
thats on top of the induction kit and mteck boot spoiler ready for a spray.
so, whats next for you?

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Post Tue May 24, 2005 9:47 am

next is......

all the parking dents and scratches removed and an m-tec kit if i can find one
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Post Tue May 24, 2005 10:50 am

Paint my new rocker cover and inlet manifold, hit my strut brace, drop off the rest of my 15" BBS in a bit to be refurbed and get the tracking done while i'm out, tidy up my boot install, clear indicators and a bloody good service.

Then work can commence on the E21 i'm picking up on Sunday :cool:
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Post Tue May 24, 2005 4:47 pm

Well 2.7 obviously :lol:

But well before that, Aux gauges, EBC Green Stuff pads all round, new shockers, and tidy up the paint work.
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Post Tue May 24, 2005 5:08 pm

Well sort out this dent,

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Dont think its gona polish out :lol:

Might get a OMP front stut brace.

Sort out the drivers side lock barrel.

Clear front and side repeaters.

And i think thats it for now

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Post Tue May 24, 2005 5:10 pm

DUDE you is going to need a well big sucky thingy for that :cool:


No seriously how do you fix somthing like that, just cut it out and weld a new panel in?
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Post Tue May 24, 2005 5:41 pm

how did you do that without touching the door? 8O

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Post Tue May 24, 2005 5:46 pm

fit LSD, 6 branch and sideskirts, fit a BMC filter somehow and get it remapped. then remove a small patch of rust. Then for a trip to Santa Pod 8)
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Post Tue May 24, 2005 6:50 pm

to fit all the bit that are around the house to stop the wife going on at me
scot 328i with 260bhp
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Post Tue May 24, 2005 6:57 pm

get the holes in the car sorted.....
fit my welded diff, fit my uprated injectors and chip, fit clutch, do timing belt.
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Post Tue May 24, 2005 7:50 pm

ON a dry day, on a sharp roundabout, isn't there s slight chance you might break the welded diff?
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Post Tue May 24, 2005 8:22 pm

Da-Tango
Scorpian exhaust
BBS RS
Engine polishing
New number plates
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Post Tue May 24, 2005 8:35 pm

kent cams, fan delete, lighter flywheel mb. am still recovering from just paying off my insurance tho.
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Post Tue May 24, 2005 8:38 pm

Big Engine and BBS RS's for me please.

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Post Tue May 24, 2005 8:40 pm

Big Mofo engine n LSD

Plus finish the m3 suspension brake conversion
Got cable ties? Get diffin..

Arch roller for hire.

www.zeroexhausts.co.uk

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Post Tue May 24, 2005 8:41 pm

davetouring wrote:Big Engine and BBS RS's for me please.

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That for the touring or the sport? BBS RS looked awesome on the touring photoshop!
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Post Tue May 24, 2005 8:42 pm

The big engine and RS's would be for the touring.

Plus H&R Cup Kit and Wilwoods when money allows!

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Post Tue May 24, 2005 9:02 pm

See my sig pic :)
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Post Tue May 24, 2005 9:43 pm

Going for the full trans op are we?

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I thought this was about cars.........................oh sh1t sorry that's the avatar.

How do you fuel the throtle bodies with no AFM? And if the answer is
MAF (which I have heard so much about) can you explain what it is :wink:
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Post Tue May 24, 2005 9:43 pm

Widge wrote:Going for the full trans op are we?

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I thought this was about cars.........................oh sh1t sorry that's the avatar.

How do you fuel the throtle bodies with no AFM? And if the answer is
MAF (which I have heard so much about) can you explain what it is :wink:
aftermarket ecu - standalone
Got cable ties? Get diffin..

Arch roller for hire.

www.zeroexhausts.co.uk

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Post Tue May 24, 2005 9:46 pm

Yeah, but how does it know how much fuel to inject if it doesn't know how much air the engine is using?
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Post Tue May 24, 2005 9:54 pm

Widge wrote:Yeah, but how does it know how much fuel to inject if it doesn't know how much air the engine is using?
its preset according to the throttle position and revs
Got cable ties? Get diffin..

Arch roller for hire.

www.zeroexhausts.co.uk

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Post Tue May 24, 2005 10:29 pm

:lol:

Well:

Finish of the home brew TBs
Mod the sump for my new oil returns
Refit engine and 'box
Put suspension back together
Measure up for and make exhaust manifolds
Make up the rest of the intake system
Wire up New ECU
Wire up alarm and immobilisor
Buy some tyres
Re-trim steering wheel
Make an LSD at some point
Run the engine in

Hmmmm, sure I'm missing something from that list :lol:
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Post Tue May 24, 2005 10:42 pm

Elliot and Widge, see thread here on what happened,

http://www.e30zone.co.uk/modules.php?na ... sc&start=0

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Post Tue May 24, 2005 10:45 pm

Oh yeah now I remember, cheers mate. Hope you get it all sorted properly. It'll look great when done, but we could all do with out the hassle of these things :cry:
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Post Tue May 24, 2005 11:33 pm

sheesh! and i thought i had problems 8O bloody 4x4`s, should be banned, banned i tells ya!

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Post Tue May 24, 2005 11:40 pm

elliot wrote:sheesh! and i thought i had problems 8O bloody 4x4`s, should be banned, banned i tells ya!

elliot
Unless you live on a farm :lol:

OR

One has a rolling country estate darling :wink: