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Oh seriously I did a better skid in my diesel hilux I hope a real enthusiast buys that car and returns to its former glory Such a waste......

hahaha "Get in your little car and go get good gas mileage" total Gold.

Oh Yeah Got my cams today !! Bad ass

Atta The fancy dot 5.1 race fluid Fluid Riley uses in the 340i isn't that expensive you should ask him where he got his from.

New desktop on my Duel 20" monitors at work !!!!!!!!

I think the spacer is the likely culprit When i did my conversion on my old E30 I measured up the flex plate and flywheel and made sure to put the spacer on the same way that it came out. I had no issues.

My Definition of a chrome wheel is as follows ............( see picture ) Needs to be on a proper classic car with genuine knock off hubs the whole potato. People seem to miss the point the fact that even if chrome wheels had no chrome on them they would still be ugly and as useless as tits on a bull. However there is also some very nice wheels that are highly polished or shiny ( simialr to chrome ) like the Weld Prostar drag wheel

Well Sure has been a busy day The mission for today was to build the driver side Header and adjust it to clear the brake master cylinder ( its tighter than, well something really tight ) I am hoping there are no issues removing that rocker cover. I believe with some clever angle fitting I can have plenty of space between the collector and brake hard lines, A fairly thick heat shield will definitely have to be made to go in between. Otherwise I have run out of materials to build the crossover pipe & braces.

Ported Cylinder heads & Custom Intake manifold setup soon

Cheers Westy that's much appreciated if you would do that.

This was a nightmare and I am very proud of the end result. Even more of a nightmare will be to ensure the other side is the correct mirror image. Already my drawing is now out of date due to a number of revision to make fit better around the engine block and heads. This is the first header I have made, all of this has been done with a hacksaw and some files + a bench vice. This will be professionally tig welded I'm not game enough to do the welding myself.

haha yes not quite that much, fixed now

Incary > there was a special version of this car that came factory fitted with a RB20DET it was called the 200ZR Japan model only due to their tax laws for cars 2000cc or under Forrest > cheers mate i have owned the car for about 3 years rego has been on hold for about 4 years so time to get cracking Apex cheers mate it is quite different , this car was a factory Turbo manual with the regular options has traveled 320,000 kms but the body & interior are MINT, mechanics were in good order just needing a freshen up. apart from the tubular headers & inter cooler it will look mostly factory down to radiator cowling and various covers and nick naks. an extra 150 hp wont be any trouble, i have seen no other engine with 13 head bolts for only 3 cylinders, crank shafts have been known to withstand 9500 rpm without any modifications, the Main bearing caps are all incorporated into one massive girdle assembly which is also very stiff. very stout over engineering motor , rod bolts are the main weakness, which now have the ARP treatment Rods are very beefy Forged ones. The Americans manage to squeeze 450 Wheel HP out of these motors without opening up the bottom end. This is about the limit for cast pistons on these motors. Factory is 220 hp Crank about 180 Wheel HP. with 7.8 : 1 compression and 5 psi

Hi all Just a few small projects for my 300zx Short block has been rebuilt balanced & assembled, Cylinder heads have been ported awaiting machine work. ARP Rod bolts ect.... Fancy valve springs have arrived From Schneider cams in the USA 110 seat pressure should be good for 7000rpm Kelford Cams are currently working on a regrind for my own cams. Adjustable Cam gears, this is an OEM cam gear turned out with a new centre machined up for it, gives 8 deg retard and 5 deg advance and uses 8 bolts rather than 4 or 5 like other cam gears. Shorty Style Headers, these will be used in conjunction with a crossover & turbo feed pipe routed behind the engine as per oem, they will flow much better than the abortion of a manifold nissan decided to use back int he 80's. Front Suspension Has been decked out with Koni Adjsutable's King springs and urethane bushings, 300mm & Nissan 4 pot brakes are waiting to be fitted. I am a CAD student at poly tech this is my own work, please excuse the terrible pics but i am more concerned about detail on a drawing being correct rather than a pretty picture. Steering Rack has been rebuilt by myself with new seals and bushings complete with new tie rods rack ends and dust boots to cap it all off Some of you know I sold my E30 a while back as it was too much of a distraction to my Datsun 300zx project. When complete the 300zx should be a reliable 350 hp ( approx 16 psi on a t3/t4 stg 3 turbine with 60-1 compressor wheel ) with lightening fast spool and massive torque once on boost. The 300zx shares the same suspension design as an E30 which i now have quite a bit of expierence with. Same camber issues ect. Upgraded sway bars are produced in the USA so I expect to have to bite the bullet and order them partically as I wont be going coil over. She needs and LSD and saving up the $2500 for a Quaffie Might be worth it in the long run My Main inspiration is to be able to keep up with Rileys 340i on the track, which will be a MASSIVE achiecement if its even possible. I'm looking foward to having some good battles at ruapuna. Forgot to mention the Headers & Cam gears are my own design & all other work has been done by myself.

Great Video Henry Good Driving Good work pressing the "check button" around 7 :16

I know it all costs money but you Will love yourself if you go for some KONI adjustable shocks with the king springs. I have king springs in my 300zx , they are fine.

I have now seen this at least 6 times from another forum and now an excuse to watch it one more time

Good luck with the sale I never have seen an E30 that looks so good on bottle caps.

Well done Atta !! Now it needs .................... all the go fast bits like Koni adjustable shocks and urethane !!!!

Sam those brakes are HOT Can't wait to see them tucked under those wheels of yours Well done on getting it running

I actually had a sad wee moment the night before it left................... But yeah Riley and Myself are Pro as give us a pm if you ever need help

You know you're obsessed with BMW's... When you do hours of frustrating work on the v8 e30 just to satisfy the addiction because i sold my E30.

Engine And G Box Mounts, if they look soft torn or "all bent out'a shape" get new GENUINE ones or a custom / aftermarket replacement. Do the New Center hanger bush anyway... you might be surprised what looks alright under the car is actually S**T and full of cracks.

Just when i thought an E30 couldn't be done differently........ Phone NASA to work out the wiring.......... 10/10

Might not be as interesting but in the Wigram air force base area there is the usual street names then you come across "Spitfire Lane" or Mustang Place looks cool between all the mundane street names