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Thanks guys. I've spent a little more than $1200 on it now, but not as much as you'd expect really. LSD would be good but not really too desperate at the moment. Looking at tidying up the conversion, have a final few bits and pieces to do, and getting it all legal cert wise. Then maybe fix up the rest of the bodywork, not really much to do though. Also I want to keep it looking old school, so I am planning on getting roof racks to go with the wipers on the lights and a few other trinkets.

Nah still has rust, just with a topping of bog! ( jooookkeee ) But in all seriousness, it looked a lot worse 2 months ago.

Si Amigo

Thought I should put some pics up of my car. Haven't put any decent ones up yet. Still got heaps of work to do! Thanks SIR E30 for giving me the location!

This guy isnt doing himself any favours

325i has 15 - 20 more hp.

If you want easiest to install get a MK1 Golf booster, but from the one person I know who ran a MK1 booster he said the brakes are pretty crap. If you want decent brakes get the vacuum booster setup from a 7 series, and you can run either the 7 series master cylinder or 5 series. Just make sure you get one with the same sized threads for both the front and back brake lines as the E30. I was lucky enough that my E30 had only two lines going to the master cylinder so it was basically plug and play, but RyanG's had 3 lines going to it so it was a little more work. Best ask him about that. To get the booster to fit you do a mixture of shaving the fins off the inlet manifold, putting spacers under on the engine mounts, and slotting the holes the booster mounts too. If you read on the net about people running E21 brake boosters, I'm pretty sure it's only LHD e21 boosters which work, because the E21 boosters I've seen in NZ are mounted remotely and wont work.

F*** this s***!!! COLD!! Car is looking splendid though!

Do this.

Nah, just 2.0 and 2.5 non vanos and vanos. Non-vanos is where it is at, rough idle ftw.

M50 bro, m52 are a lot more money for not much more engine really. Bad luck Nathan

All e30 diffs are interchangable but they are not all the same. There are medium and small case.

Even a petrol station might have some.

Time for m50 conversion huh?

I reckon they look good but to decide between them I'd have to see them beside the weaves.

24 valves at the front, right? Just make it before November so I'm on the right side of the planet!

Seems like someone got the E30 before we did. RATS.

Yea that's what it does. It's kinda annoying but im used to it now. Kinda keen to just get a fan sorted and that stupid dash light fixed. Jesus Christ. Serves you right!!!!11

Car runs good. Few minor problems. Needs fan set up - it's getting hot in traffic Master cylinder weeping - need a better L joint going to resivour It revs up when i push the clutch in - possibly an air leak

Car runs. Just need to put some interior peaces back together and slap on the bonnit and then im off for a skid. CHUR.

I can just see you walking up the driveway looking all smug

That looks a lot better than the original photos in this thread, but kinda looks like a sign written company car.. it's almost like you need NZARMY Recruitment written on the side lol. Basically if I got a glimpse in town of your car I'd think it was a company car with advertising on it. Oh by the way, can you make decals? I'm looking at getting a simple one made for my back quarter windows

hahahahah that is absolute class right there. that Gpforums thread has the most crack up stuff on it and its updated almost everyday

Fair comment. I know that. But, it would be worth mentioning to the op that it could be a headgasket in my opinion. Sorry I just thought you had misread something, my bad. Also, if it overheats after only ten minutes, if it was a leak of somesort it would have to be pissing out from my experience. My car was pissing out coolant like no tomorrow and it would still run fine for way over 10 minutes. My limited knowledge on something like this would make me think headgasket or an airlock.

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