Sammy J
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sh*t id drive a 135i TT defiantly and i most certainly am not gay
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Whats a set of these worth?
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Thanks for your support guys. will post pics up asap but unfortunately the car is covered in dust as its being stored in a container and i drag her out on Saturdays to work on it but never the less ill be posting pics up for all to see. HELLBM, i am toying with the idea of putting an e36 steering rack into it but i just need to know how much closer to the block it brings the steering arm, im anyone has a measurement that would be much appreciated.
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Well where do i begin.
Im about 2 weeks into the project so far and i have got the motor and box out of it and sold them, striped the engine bay of the radiator A/C condenser oil cooler and all pipes, i have taken the brake booster out, the dash bottom is all out and center console is out too. i took my old 3.73 ratio diff out and swapped a 3.46 LSD into it no problem, only thing im not sure about is the speedo connector is different (original was two round plugs and the new diff is two flat ones?)
I have replaced the belts on my m60b40 motor and took the rocker covers and had them polished up and re-fitted so they are all nice now. steam cleaned the motor and got rid of 15 years worth of road dirt. looks like new
. I bought a 5 speed manual out of a 530i v8 e34 from the USA and its in the country now just got the freight bill
was a little, actually a lot more than i had anticipated. i had planned to buy a set of 6 pot brakes for the front and make my original struts with koni adjustable shocks into adjustable height and camber tops through stocks in chch.So on the weekend i though i would put the motor in for a test fit, and its really tight about 10mm on either side of the chassis rail but it fits perfectly, i will be making another cross member to use the original mounts on the motor as the mounts that have been made to fit on an e30 with this motor dont use the factory engine holes and it sits really far towards the back of the motor so would almost be trying to fall forward. So this Saturday i will have completed the cross member and have the engine and gearbox mounts sorted. pics to come on Saturday. the only thing im going to have troubles with is the wiring... so if anyone has any tricks or clues about this it would be much appreciated. i have both engine looms (325 and 540) and the factory 540 computer to run the motor. will keep you all posted with my progress as i can.
Cheers
Sam
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this car parks across from my house everyday, an asian lady drives it. it actuallyy has bmw 4pots on it. i was looking at it before i bought my car. its pretty tidy, not prefect but still its 20 years old. wouldnt be hard to tidy up with a detail.
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Hey all,
you may remember a while ago i had a video of the 502 starting and a few pics of the car.. well now she is all finished. i took it up to the hot rod nationals a couple weekends ago and we got two awards, best street machine in NZ and 3rd best interior in NZ. Also got best day car at the rangiora muscle car show. If anyone wants to come for a look your more than welcome just PM me. My dad and i have our own customising company, BnS customs. we build race cars, show cars and street cars. so if anyone needs some work done also just PM me.
Cheers
Sam
P.s here is a brief spec sheet
Vehicle details:
Year: 1970
Make / model: Chev Camaro generation two
Engine details:
Model / capacity: 502 ci big block Chev
Origin of engine: factory crate engine (new)
Block internal specifications: cast block, forged steel crankshaft, forged steel rods, forged pistons
Cylinder heads specifications: oval port heads hydraulic roller cam, roller rockers
Intake system: high rise alloy manifold, Holley 950 carb
Fuel system: custom alloy drop tank, high flow electric pump
Ignition system: HEI ignition systems
Exhaust system: Doug’s shorty headers, 3†pipe with X pipe, 3†flow master American thunder mufflers. All HPC coated
Cooling system: Custom Alloy cross flow radiator, twin electric fans, alloy overflow can, alloy trans cooler.
Engine bay: Smoothed firewall. Deloomed, smoothed and painted wheel tubes.
Other engine bay information: Painted body colour, sub frame powered coated, custom polished multi rib pulley set, hi ratio steering box, mossier sump, nolathane mounts everywhere including engine mounts.
Driveline details:
Gearbox make / model: Turbo 200/4R 4speed overdrive Auto. Rebuild to handle 800 hp.
Gearbox internals: valve body modified to allow full throttle up shifts including into overdrive
Differential / axles: new Mosier 12bolt with positrack, Alloy cover, custom width to accept 10†wide wheels
Suspension: front; tubular top and bottom front arms, Air ride airbags with adjustable shocks. Hotchkis front sway bar, electronic Air ride controller
Rear suspension type: Air ride technology 4 link with hotchkis sway bar and Air ride rear bags and adjustable shocks. Electronic air ride controller
Others: solid alloy body mounts, chassis connectors and nolothane bushes.
Brakes:
Front: Willwood 13†disks, 4 pot alloy callipers, performance street pads
Rear: Willwood 12†disks with internal handbrake shoes, alloy callipers, performance street pads.
Smaller performance master-cylinder with adjustable bias
Wheels and Tyres:
Wheel make / model: Boyd Coddington street yard dog
Wheel size - front: 17 x 8
Wheel size - rear: 18 x 10
Tyre brand and width - front: Yokohama 255/40/17
Tyre brand and width - rear: Yokohama 335/30/18
Vehicle exterior:
Modifications: custom flush mounted grill, custom front blinkers using wire mesh and hella lights, front side marker lights removed and replace behind wheel with “V†shaped lights. Custom side mirrors with indicator lights built in. Carbon fibre inserts in door handles, all chrome removed and smoothed from side windows and roof line. Front and rear screens bonded in flush with no chrome surrounds. Custom made rear LED light inserts and blinkers.
Panel & paint: full body off rotisserie paint and panel. All steel including cowl hood. Custom mixed dark brown colour with gold fleck. Double gold fleck stripes. (Brandshatch of Chc did the body work and paint) whole car has been seem welded
Chassis: fully stripped and powered coated, chassis connectors, solid alloy mounts, seem welded.
Interior:
Seats: full custom interior including carbon fibre dash and door inserts. Hot Rod Air air-conditioning unit fitted under dash. Custom light and aircon knobs made at school metal work by Sam. Porsche front seats with electric adjustment and heating. Custom rear bucket seats and surround made by Brent and Sam. Fully dynomatted, including dynalinner, wool carpet, new roof lining with custom interior lights, custom door panels to include front speakers, interior fully covered in black leather including dash top with red stitching door panels, window pillars etc. Red leather seats. Electric windows and central locking fitted. Flaming River waterfall steering wheel. Factory shifter with shift plate modified to suit 4 gears.
Steering wheel & shifter: Flaming River, modified factory shifter
Gauges / meters: Autometer gauges in carbon fibre dash insert.
Other notable interior modifications: (e.g. custom dashboard)
Custom air conditioning vents (eyeball vent in a alloy ring set in carbon fibre)
Audio System / In Car Entertainment:
Sony Xplod headunit, 800watt amp to run 2 sets of rainbow 6.5inch component speakers with tweeters in the front, 2xpioneer competition class 12†subs in a custom made box with complete boxed in trunk covered in leather hiding battery etc etc powered by a 800w s class mono block pioneer amp
Performance:
Engine factory 502 hp, plans to upgrade cam and add Nos once engine run in. Maybe a fuel injection kit with a slim line valley blower too
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no lsd
just ya basic run of the mill 3.46 diff, sooooo good for cruising, only revs 3k in 3rd @ 100k hopefully i can get it back to a condition that will get it re-registered
but if worse comes to worse i will re-sell the whole car, but hopefully i can get it back on the road, cause other than the ding in the back its mint condition bar the front seats
What does it rev at 100 in 5th?
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yep i got one too, titled hello
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hey mate, are these the ones i just bought?
cheers
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SOLD thanks guys
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You could do a Route 66 type thing. Lots of rusty old oil drums, US Highway road signs, an old petrol bowser etc. Combine it with the mirrors and lights to show off the underside and illustrate the classic vs modern thing you've got going on with the car.
mate thats a bloody good idea, i have a few old rusty shell 44 gallon drums etc lying around which could work really well! thats for that.
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A HA!!! I knew id seen this car before, I drive past your house everyday, I like on Repton St just down the road. This thing is awesome im a huge fan of it, and your e30. And your mrs (?) Merc looks the goods to
Im very jelous of your hoist as well.
Do you mind if I come check it out some time?
Riley
haha cheers mate! you talking about the mrs that drives the merc (dads one) or the other one. lol.
yeah sure mate your welcome anytime to come down for a look, ill take you for a fat in it to if you like? my number is 021 301 394 just text me anytime you like and you can come check it out. that goes for anyone else on here to.
cheers
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Are those Porsche seats front and rear I see? Certainly the fronts are. Did the rear ones get liberated from a 928?
you have a good eye mate, the fronts are porsche but the rears are BMW! out of a 635 haha i think they fit perfect in there, we made a steel surround to get them to fit nicely
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bump, motor is sold. now just the gearbox left. offers over $800 including shipping to wellington or auckland. will be in the car unitl easter and then its out
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hey there everyone,
a while ago i posted up a couple pics of my chevy camaro that we have been building, well now the old girl is finished and we took it out to the rangiora muscle car show and it won best car out there. that was its first show and since then we have been invited to display it at the national hot rod show in wellington over easter. Now here is where im stuck for ideas... how do i display the thing? i thought mayb put it on small blocks under the wheels and have it lowered right down with the airbags with some mirrors underneath and lights around it and inside it or something.. Does anyone have any idea what i can do?
cheers
P.S i have uploaded some finished pics for you guys can do a video if you like, sorry if they are to big
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Interested, whats the aprox drop? I'm after something around 20-25mm, enough to take away some of the height but retain the stock look.
cheers
its about an inch drop
so yeah its about 20- 25mm
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If you want it...yes....free or I can sell you a Z3 1.9 short shifter for $110 incl Gst
ill have a free one thanks
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are these the springs you have in your signature e30 pic?
nah they are my lower cobis, attached is a pic with motorsport springs sorry about crap quality they are old photos
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Hi there
i have a set of motorsport springs out of my e30 325i se. they are lower that the standard height springs and correct me if im wrong they are stiffer too.
offers around $250
cheers
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I also have got a couple if anyone wants them...just didnt want to come out and say it
are they free? if not how much?
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$1k for a G260? Steep
not really, low k, well looked after, out of a nz new m325i and people can try it and see how nice it is before they buy it. an advantage over the average box which you cant do that with.
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$1100 for everything motor related and $1000 for gearbox. can frieght to wellington or auckland for free
E30 SE v8 conversion
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thanks mate, much appreciated