E30-323ti

The 16's would look good on the E30....

Sounds like you need an LSD to even out the tyre wear *LOL*

The only way to get 400nm is cubes or forced induction. Also remember that many nm's (roughly 2x what they came from the factory with) is going to make the E30 a very different beast to drive, and needs some very considered choices for suspension & tyres to keep the rear stuck to the asphalt and (try to) retain some of the characteristics you've come to love. Speaking from experience...

Transitional behavior (feel) of the tyre will be different between the different rim widths. If you went to say a 245 on a 7.5" rim up front, the steering would be quite vague and sloppy with the tyre being more pinched onto the rim (prob' outside the recommended fitment range too). The 235 on a 8.5" is the opposite, albeit not as drastic, but will have a much more positive feel than the same tyre on a skinnier rim. In the real world we are not running 10/10th's at a trackday in our street cars, you probably won't even notice. But it's nice to remove the known variables / compromises. My 2c, find another pair of 8.5's and run 235/40's all-round for track days.

225/245 is the correct combo for the 7.5"/8.5" rims (per the 3.2l M3's) 235's all round was the the 7.5" rims only (per the 3.0l M3's) 235's all round on the staggered rims (and visa versa) wouldn't be a nice combo.

Dinan 540i TURBO

They need to be +96 E36 M3 Arms AND Offset CAB's. Ideally you will also use +96 E36 M3 Kingpins, both these and the control arms have different geometry than the pre-96 M3 & std E36. Bimmerworld had these on sale some time back for ~$40US each. Look like the price has gone up Someone on here had a E36 compact backend for uber cheap IIRC

Nice merge collectors. Looking forward to seeing the spagetti come together! I think I used 15º also, but no mill to do those nice copings... Out of curiousity, why 62º not the 60º you'd expect? I had to use (lots of) paper templates out of my CAD model and the angle grinder

On our old Altezza a 215/45 was the factory size on the OE 17x7" rims.

With ^that^ in mind, and having been down that road, I'd definitely be looking at something bigger.

Casting my mind back many years now, the problem with the RX7 / corrado combo was. Retains thin front rotors (22m thick) with only +20mm increase in diameter. RX7 pads have only a small area of friction material in relation to the size. Size being a problem for wheel clearance. Piston area is smaller than the stock single piston, so screws the brake balance. Back in the day (first time around +12yrs ago) I used 2pot Sliding Calipers from an EVO-4. If I were to do it again, I wouldn't go past one of these setups from 300mm.de

^^ ROFL ^^ Swap out the 'Vaders' for some Wookies or Ewoks.

Someone on here had a e36 ti rearend for dirt cheap, that'll get the back-end done easy as pie. Front-end, the most cost effective was is to use E36 parts also. Bimmerworld has E36 M3 (+96) spindles/kingpins for $40us each not that long ago, but you'll still need the hub (integral with the wheel bearings) and brakes etc... And the (+96) M3 control arms.

THIS!!!

Nice!! Instantly thought of this car:

Well the Z3 reinforcement plate and the repair plate are just flat plate and straight forward to draw-up and get laser / water cut locally...

Most places have the Z3 reinforcement plates available, if that is what you are after, or there are these shock tower repair plates. Mason Engineering also do this rear strut tower brace which also reinforces the strut tower mounts.

That was while it was red flagged. Is still streaming.

Use VLC - open a network stream using: http://motorsport-au.hopto.org:8080

And rear mount the faces to the rim for starters - surprised this wasn't done in the refurb... (IIRC that'll give you an ET of 29-ish)

Don't worry Andy, I've reported the thread - clearly someone has hacked your account.

Yip - this one: http://bimmersport.co.nz/topic/49162-e34-m5-36l

No doubt the M30 Turbo is one hell of a power plant - and it'll spool that HX35 in no-time with 3.5l behind it. It would have been a dreamy combo in an E34, E28 or an E24 (mmmm), but just seems weird in an E39.

...weird combo. http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/bmw/engines/auction-762693516.htm Has boost which is kewl, but is still weird combo.

General rule is you will never make money out of 'projects' let alone incomplete ones, of which I take it you are at terms with. From my POV, it's not worth any more than a stock (legal) 318ti, as someone (who knows what they are buying will also be buying the risk(s) associated with getting it legal, and thus will be looking for a 'bargin'. Harsh I know. The flip-side it there is always someone out there that doesn't know sh!t and may be willing to pay the value you are looking and not care about the legal side of things. It sucks you're in this position of getting rid of it, as it would be much better for you to get it cert'd and enjoy it for a while, thats why we do these projects isn't it....