Another M30 3.5 is born 2006... going in the tourer now 2011

[Andy335Touring]

Martin's at the Zoo i think ?

[gareth]

that was the other day wasn't it? looking for live scampi odd chap!

[Andy335Touring]

Oh yeah, then he's Zorbing ?

[Toby_Unna]

Look at all us lazy 335er's stuck on there PC's not working

lol, not me, i've been welding up the exhaust on my bloody 205

[gareth]

nothing like some arc welding pure UV to add to the tan ey?

[Andy335Touring]

Getting it ready for the MOT ?

[gareth]

when else would you bother to repair a 205?!!! unless it's an unspoilt 205 GTi that is, i do have a soft spot for them still

[Toby_Unna]

no it was about to fall off lol, someone had 'fixed' it with a halfords exhaust fixing kit

it's leaking brake fluid too a bit, but one thing at a time eh

[gareth]

just top it up

[gooner1]

Cheers for pics charlE30 , exactly what i wanted. Re e28 rad mate, i have two rads sat in my garden one of which is the one you want but for the life of me i can,t remember what the other one is from.Anyway if i use the as yet unidentified rad, you are welcome to the E28 one for the price of postage.

[Toby_Unna]

the bloody red light came on months ago gareth, i told my girlfriend it was an (erroneous) brake pad warning and to stop moaning about it. then i got in it yesterday and the brakes felt all nasty. it soon transpired that there was bugger all brake fluid in there, the brakes were running mainly on air and a rear wheel cylinder is sweating a bit lol

i think that makes me a 'cowboy'

[gareth]

yeehaaaaa!

[Theo]

Those guages look great Toby, it's given me the kick up the arse to get them sorted.

Charlie, nice work on the exhuast, it was the part of the conversion which frustrated me most, and my exhaust system is still crap! I'm torn between making a single 2.5" pipe system, or getting an M3 centre section with no silencer and having a flange made up to go on the downpipes.

Gareth, my 335 also failed on CO emissions at first. I fiddled with the screw on the AFM - no change. New spark plugs, Air filter and replaced ecu temp sensor with one which worked properly. STILL no change. So I pulled the exhaust probe out and it passed straight away

[gareth]

exhaust probe? none of that techno tomfoolery on my boat engine!
is yours a later engine? mine is a 1988 E32 lump

[charlE30]

Have you guys got nothing better to do

Washed the car and took a few piccy's, there a bit crap as I couldn't be bothered to take the car somewhere nice (well more like I've now had a beer)

Manky black bonnet left on for now just to check engine/bonnet clearance



Pina's will be coming off to make way for the black with silver lip 15" BBS



Guess where my washer bottle came from?? 325 rad currently fitted complete with kinked hose I've had no issues at all with the cooling system, temp stays stable at just under half and gives out nice hot air in the cabin very quickly..





Temporary fan switch next to the heating controls, I'm surprised at how little you actual need a fan..



Rest of interior to go back in... at some point



Anyway I'm off to spend a bit of time with the missus.... she's been a little neglected this week any of you guys going to Gaydon??

Charlie

[gareth]

Have you guys got nothing better to do

funny you should say that... no!

looks good. i actually like the black bonnet.

[DRIFTBOY]

Fantastic stuff guys!

Just got home from zorbing (might put some pics up in 'Pub Talk') and had plenty to read here!

Gareth - I did warn you about my comedy diff! Your 3.38:1 ratio sounds interesting, please keep us updated!

Toby - guages look great, they are already on my turbo conversion shopping list!

Charlie - Very tidy install, well done! My car won't have turbo by Santa Pod. Not this year anyway, will be a standard engine!

I did practice a second gear emergency start last weekend. Nice big wavey number 11 about 100 yards long!

[Theo]

exhaust probe? none of that techno tomfoolery on my boat engine!
is yours a later engine? mine is a 1988 E32 lump

No, I was refering to the probe they used for the emissions test at the MOT centre!

[gareth]

martin, your diff has so far done me proud and has got me to the MOT place at least! i bought 2 diffs today, a 3.64 open E30 one and this wierd 3.38 EH hydraulic locking thingy from a E34 525ix. tis wierd! there's a thread i've started about it

theo, now i see... cunning!
maybe i should fit a dummy 3rd tailpipe to put it in!!!

[DRIFTBOY]

Glad I could help Gareth!

I should have made a sound recording of that diff, it reminded me a bit of the straight cut gearboxes I used to use on Minis!

Your diffs sound very interesting, I'll be keeping an eye on that thread!

[Andy335Touring]

Talking of diffs, i swapped mine and i'm going to sell the 3.64LSD but the zone suddenly has loads of them for sale over the last couple of weeks, not good for getting a decent price for mine

I'd be best off sticking it on ebay ?

[charlE30]

Talking of diffs, i swapped mine and i'm going to sell the 3.64LSD but the zone suddenly has loads of them for sale over the last couple of weeks, not good for getting a decent price for mine

I'd be best off sticking it on ebay ?

Stick it on ebay mate with a buy it now price, I bet it goes quickly I tend to do most of my selling on ebay as you tend to get a better price on there. It can't hurt to advertise on here aswell though...

[Andy335Touring]

I was thinking of sticking it up at £250 on buy it now, seems to be the going rate(normally) ?

[charlE30]

I was thinking of sticking it up at £250 on buy it now, seems to be the going rate(normally) ?

Yep £250 is the going rate definetly worth advertising on here though aswell mate, people might be prepeared to pay the going rate if your just down the road from them... saves all the agro of postage etc

[gareth]

yours has just had new bmw oil etc hasn't it? got to be worth a few £ more because of it.

oh, i've had a look at that electro-hydraulic LSD thing i bought, it's wierd!!!!! i'm uploading pics etc now....

[charlE30]

Bit of an old thread revival as the M30 will be getting transplanted next week into it's 3rd E30 (in my ownership) This time it'll be Will be going into my zinnober tourer Should be pulling it from it's old shell tomorrow.

I'll update as I go along

Charlie

[ImysE30]

Good choice there

Although i was tempted with creating a track car

[charlE30]

Started pulling my old 2dr apart I'll miss the car so much I'm transferring the reg over to the tourer. Zinnober red 2 dr saloon is all grown up now in the guise of a zinnober red tourer

This is the state it's in now.. two bolts and it's all out



Managed to get a complete top and bottom gasket set so will completly strip the engine down and replace every single gasket & seal.. may even treat it to a lick of paint. Got to work out if I can adapt my M20 air con bracket to fit the M30 engine..

Engine will be out tomorrow, I've got this week and next to get it all back together before going back to work..

[leeparkes]

[ImysE30]

End of an era but beginning of another

[zaust]

Good choice in shell. Keep us posted.

[charlE30]

Bit of an update, been busy replacing most gasket's and seal's and giving it a good clean and a bit of VHT paint. Just got to replace the rear crank seal. To my joy it looks like it's had a replacement head including all new rockers/cam shaft etc at somepoint before I brought it.







Managed to modify the M30 air con bracket including a spacer for the lower part to use the standard M20 aircon compressor(cheers marc ) I would have used the M30 compressor but it's all recently been regassed



Going to book a couple of days of next month to get it into the tourer

[leeparkes]

If i was in your shoes with the engine sitting like that id be tempted to take the head off and give it cheeky skim,

turn it into a high comp

[Rav335uk]

1mm should do it

[charlE30]

I had thought about the skim but after seeing the other thread with the 1mm skim and now having major problems made me a bit skeptical - most probably not related but you just never know.
Long term plan will be to eventually have a turbo/supercharger so lower compression will be my friend