E30 325i Rag-Top

I used to watch quite a bit of bike racing, as there used to be lots of over-taking and close racing, Barry Sheene flicking the v's behind him, etc. Now MotoGP is gettting too much like F1, only one or two teams are remotely competitive and it turns into a procession very quickly. Only excitement is when someone falls off.. The smaller bikes, MotoGP2 and 3 or whatever they are called now, are more exciting as the bikes and riders are much more even and you end up with 5 or 6 bikes coming round the last corner together. Shame they don't do enduros on bikes though. Bathurst was like tantric sex, hours of build up leading to an awesome climax.

Could be. Jamez is sorting out some set up issues with the new server, might cure this as well.

Any more details? Could be very interested. Where is container leaving UK from (can be a pain gettting diffs, etc shipped even within UK), where is it getting de-vanned in NZ? How are the costs of freight and customs etc. going to be divided up?

Ah, Ok, makes sense. If you are paying someone to do it then yes, can be cheaper to swap in another rack. Just make sure the one you are getting has no leaks, double-check with the seller.

Pretty sure it will fit in place and all bolt up correctly, the only difference might be the number of turns from lock-to-lock for the rack. Would still get you a warrant though. Is it not easier / cheaper to stop the existing rack from leaking?

Moved into more appropriate forum for you. And a free bump back to the top as well.

I've got the first performance / go-faster parts from the US of A to go into the engine now. Can't say too much as it's all Top Secret and I know other 2.0ltr competitors come on Bimmersport sometimes, so just a sneak peak... At LEAST a second a lap right there!

And expensive, don't forget that bit. It's all the silly little $5 and $10 bits that add up very quickly because you use so many of the little buggers to get it finished. Oh, and don't forget the dyno time to get it tuned properly.

Yup, all cars are worth more in parts than whole. But, that is assuming you get to sell all (or at least nearly all) the parts, don't factor in any costs for taking it all apart and the Mrs doesn't mind having half a car on the drive for months.

Needs to have a price please, as per the Forum rules.

Again, needs a price as per the rules.

Price please, as per forum rules. That way you won't get stupid offers either.

I think there is a E46 M3 CS in that colour kicking around, I think owner is on the forum. Certainly a nice colour, but not sure it's worth that much of a premium over an Msport 330Ci

I think there is a E46 M3 CS in that colour kicking around, I think owner is on the forum. Certainly a nice colour, but not sure it's worth that much of a premium over an Msport 330Ci

Do you really want to go down that road? I would guess maybe 100,000 houses are then released into the NZ market.. But what about all the other countries in the world that have let Kiwis buy property, they apply same rules, now 4m NZ citizens need houses (based on 8m+ Kiwi Passport holders, less than 4m living in NZ) even if only 10% have to return that's 400,000 people, or 100,000 homes for families of four.

Do you really want to go down that road? I would guess maybe 100,000 houses are then released into the NZ market.. But what about all the other countries in the world that have let Kiwis buy property, they apply same rules, now 4m NZ citizens need houses (based on 8m+ Kiwi Passport holders, less than 4m living in NZ) even if only 10% have to return that's 400,000 people, or 100,000 homes for families of four.

There was a 3.64 out of a 325i just failed to sell on TradeMe, the guy has offered it for $240, says there are no whines.

Coming back next season, as part of the Penske Racing that will be joining forces with one of the existing team (DJR I think...) Penske are a big outfit in US racing, will be interesting to see how they go in Aussie.

Converting it to what? The larger 7 Series (E32??) one? how simple / how much does that work out?

As for which pads and which rotors.. Well that's a whole other discussion!

Yeah, the sky is pretty much the limit when it comes to brake conversions, even on an E30. My suggestion would be to start with some very aggressive pads and slotted and drilled rotors front and rear, with some quality dot 5.1 fluid and a good bleed check of the whole system. This would give you a good improvement in bite and feel, without costing an arm and a leg, plus if you still want more then you can upgrade further when they have worn out. Bear in mind the E30 Series race cars still run standard callipers and rotor size, and they get pushed pretty hard for 8 laps or so without issues.

How serious do you want to get, and how much do you want to spend? Street or track use? Lots of options out there.

What brakes are you running at the moment? Vented fronts? Disc rears?

Not sure about the side skirts - especially when you realise they are E36 skirts modded to fit, the rear skirt works well though. I love those rims, I think this car can handle 18"s with all the other mods, whereas most E30s would struggle with a rim that big. That engine bay and under-body are to die for though, amazing level of work and detail in there.

1.8 bar isn't very high boost pressure for a diesel either, especially on an N57, those figures are well short of where the boost should be. They do tie up with the fuel injection pressures though at 1800 bar and 2000 bar.