Munts316i 0 Report post Posted May 20, 2004 okay, thats cool, i was expecting little things like that anyway, but are the cars all the same size?like length width?etc im sort of planning what i can do in the next few years now, so of cource i'd get bigger brakes and better shocks and suspension before doing any engine swaps. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Spargo Report post Posted May 21, 2004 Different E30 shells: 4 doors: <87 , >88 , wagon 2 doors: <87 , >88, M3, convertible (same shell all years, just different rear lights, post 89, arches stayed the same) Am i misising any? There were 7 different shells (unibody chassis) in total. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gus 5 Report post Posted May 21, 2004 I am planning on using the same suspension set up, and exhaust (seeing mine is leaking more and more and getting louder and louder). So I have more than just a passing interest in your finished product. me too! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gmccormack 0 Report post Posted May 21, 2004 okay, thats cool, i was expecting little things like that anyway, but are the cars all the same size?like length width?etc im sort of planning what i can do in the next few years now, so of cource i'd get bigger brakes and better shocks and suspension before doing any engine swaps. Yes the cars are all basically the same .There are no differences between the bodies that concern the engine swap from 4 to 6 cylinder.As long as you get all the parts that are particular to the engine you want to fit eg ,ECU,engine wiring,gearbox,diff,radiator,engine mounts,brakes,springs,sway bar etc, it all bolts straight in.Some car need a small change to their wiring but this is dependent on the year of the car/engine & only involves 11 wires Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Andrew Report post Posted May 21, 2004 Car has motor in - but this is the interesting bit - the 323 head i'm using actually has higher compression than the 325 head.. meaning the pistons where touching a bit of the head when cranked manually - so a bit of the cylinder head has been machined out. The upside of all of this is the compression ratio will be around 9 to 9.5 :1 .. Should be bringing it home Monday. They are just doing all the plumbing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OLLIE 26 Report post Posted May 21, 2004 i went and saw it today those buckets look badass, so did that engine with the head off and no plumbing done, the pistons look nice, so when you gettin it back?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E30-323ti 66 Report post Posted May 21, 2004 Pic's damit, I want to see shiny pistons & machined bits from heads!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OLLIE 26 Report post Posted May 21, 2004 engineers porn. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
speakeasy 0 Report post Posted May 21, 2004 engineers porn. lol. f**king perverts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Andrew Report post Posted May 22, 2004 Went down and did some little things on it today - will be getting drivin home Monday - then there is a poo load of comestic crap to do. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OLLIE 26 Report post Posted May 22, 2004 comestic? is that like a combo of domestic and cosmetic or like a new super conclectic democratic chronseshedit word. cosmetic aye andy go hard Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
*sic 1 Report post Posted May 23, 2004 sounds badass dude Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Andrew Report post Posted May 24, 2004 well went to pick up the car today , they were just finishing it off - they were driving it (before the clutch was bled) and went to bleed the clutch and nothing worked.. so I need a new master or slave cylinder. This is getting annoying. Should be bringing it home tommorow - seat needs to be raised and car fulled checked over. Then again I should have been bringing it home 3 days in a row now. :banghead: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gus 5 Report post Posted May 24, 2004 when ya gonna scan the invoice in and post it up? just quietly..shouldnt they not have been driving the car with the clutch unbled?? could that have not helped the MC or SC failure along? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Andrew Report post Posted May 25, 2004 Well - have a car sitting in my driveway - wait a min it looks just like the old one ... on the outside. A couple of words - This is BMW driving at its most unadulterated - no sound proofing - no rear seats, ahhh the sweet whine of the diff and exahust. This would have to be the smoothest m20 I have ever seen, balanced and blueprinted. Yes - its incredibly torquey - 3rd gear at 40 kph full gas gave wheelspin. The 323 head and unusually high compression is responsable for that. I have yet to explore above 4500 (doctors orders) but the way it revs is so quick (lightened crank + flywheel). As for handling - amazing - I would recommend the Jamex/Bilstien/Urethane bushes combo to everyone + a manual rack. The turn in is so direct - the back bushes aren't in yet. I won't post any pics till its finished. (Still Tinting/Exhaust - some painting to do). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Napier_E36 0 Report post Posted May 25, 2004 (edited) congratulations man, and im glad to hear that all that money and waiting has paid off - what just 1500km till you can see what above 4500 does? let us know! :mosh: Edited May 25, 2004 by Napier_E36 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gus 5 Report post Posted May 25, 2004 just been for a ride...one word badass Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E30-323ti 66 Report post Posted May 25, 2004 Well since you have to clock up 1500k's I suggest a road trip, to Wellington!! Have like a "m e g a m e e t" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Andrew Report post Posted May 25, 2004 Well since you have to clock up 1500k's I suggest a road trip, to Wellington!! Have like a "m e g a m e e t" I couldn't believe how quick the speedo moved - had to time it behind dads car to get proof. Yeah I was thinking how cool a megameet would be - a bit of planning and a middle ground - perhaps Taupo again? More to think on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dave 2 Report post Posted May 25, 2004 just been for a ride...one word badass nothing else to say...except i can add one of these: :mosh: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gus 5 Report post Posted May 25, 2004 somewhere round july? i have a birthday on the 7th.....and the middle of the hols for us uni bums Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OLLIE 26 Report post Posted May 25, 2004 january again? andrew come and visit me Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Napier_E36 0 Report post Posted May 26, 2004 januarys too far away, and taupo sounds good - july/august sounds good, just give heaps of notice and EVERYONE book that time in for no work, and no other commitments!!!! lets make it huge! with everyones car having the www.bimmersport.co.nz stickers on the back and all that - make it proper and professional! :mosh: then we can do a bit of this: :beer: , :pimp: , :drugs: :puke: etc... in that order (drink, pimpin it, drugs and puke.... badass ) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bumpstop325 0 Report post Posted May 26, 2004 do you know how f**king cold taupo gets in the winter??? plus its like peak season prices for accomo. but suppose i will just have to drink another 40oz of black heart and quit whining. August sounds good. Gisborne?? less cops, lot more twisted roads. no shelley, haha you poor c**ts haven to listen to her. "i know where i can put my chin if it gets itchy" lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Spargo Report post Posted May 26, 2004 badass :mosh: :love: M E G A M E E E E E E E E T is good, late july? Hahaha tim, thats so dodge, yet so funny. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
