Boost Junky 1 Report post Posted July 18, 2009 James my friend Your exhaust is gonna sound like a bat outa hell! Mines pretty much the same but yours is gonna be much louder lol being NA... Loving the touch of M3 guards etc gonna look so badass bro! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jamez 2147483647 Report post Posted July 18, 2009 Looking damn good James, how much did those guards set you back? Is this becoming a habbit not bolting things on hmmm? I do recall some mtech 2 bits sort of "flapping" around hahaha. The guards and side skirts set me back $1500, they will be bolted/glued on, but I have to correct the front suspension to tuck the wheels under the guards, so im going in today to put offset tops on and see if that makes any difference. Might go for 6 degrees of camber and see what effect that has what do you guys think about the rear, should I get the M3 boot and rear window bit or should i just leave it as it is? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
westy 614 Report post Posted July 18, 2009 I vote M3 boot and window. Looks kinda funny without. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest FrantiC Report post Posted July 18, 2009 Yeah, needs the m3 rear to look complete, or else looks like a half-arsed e30 m3 conversion Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybrid 1044 Report post Posted July 18, 2009 Yeah, needs the m3 rear to look complete, or else looks like a half-arsed e30 m3 conversion The parts costed out for m3 boot and "rear window frame" to be over $4000+ a few years a go when I looked into it. The prices have all since gone up 30% :/ since this ression sh*t. New pricing.. * Rear window frame 1600 odd. * Boot lid 2500+ * + misc stuff / latches and hinges. It becomes pretty un-economical to do it for just a race car pretty quickly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jamez 2147483647 Report post Posted July 18, 2009 don't worry, ive got a guy thats got fiberglass copies for cheap that just glue/bolt onto the E30, I Will sort out if I'm going to get them by Tuesday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest FrantiC Report post Posted July 20, 2009 Just noticed your sigg, is it a 3.3L s50 ?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jamez 2147483647 Report post Posted July 20, 2009 (edited) nah its only a 3.2L S50 but the 333i that was released in South Africa only had a 3.2 M30 This means that it can get a C.O.D and it will probably be a CatB because of the addition of the twin cam head If it gets this, it means that it can run at/in more meets/class's. Edited July 20, 2009 by Jamez Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silver Fox 43 Report post Posted July 20, 2009 I would suggest James, that if you can get any COD for that car, it will be because of who you know, not the car. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jamez 2147483647 Report post Posted July 20, 2009 that's harsh Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silver Fox 43 Report post Posted July 20, 2009 Sorry mate. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nobimmer 694 Report post Posted July 20, 2009 COD? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CamB 48 Report post Posted July 20, 2009 Certificate of Description - its a motorsport NZ designation for classic car racing. It's a bunch of restrictions on changes/modifications to still allow the car to be considered a classic. I, for one, hope James does get a CoD. Means I am more likely to. The rules around turbos have a quirk that makes it hard to comply. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
APT 195 Report post Posted July 20, 2009 ^^ exactly what i was thinking Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
westy 614 Report post Posted July 20, 2009 James, your s50 is iron block. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jamez 2147483647 Report post Posted July 20, 2009 woops, mind glitch Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jamez 2147483647 Report post Posted July 21, 2009 The decision has been made not to make this project a complete M3 swap as even tho the parts would of been cheap, making them fit and look right would of taken up alot of money and for a project like this looks dont really matter. It is going to run Tech2 Bumpers and m3 guards, bit of an odd combination, giving it a.......unique look Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OLLIE 26 Report post Posted July 21, 2009 i'm sure it will look the part. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greenday-rulz21 6 Report post Posted July 21, 2009 I think the guards look frikin mean from the back with out the spoiler, smooth and sort of subtle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybrid 1044 Report post Posted July 21, 2009 The decision has been made not to make this project a complete M3 swap as even tho the parts would of been cheap, making them fit and look right would of taken up alot of money and for a project like this looks dont really matter. It is going to run Tech2 Bumpers and m3 guards, bit of an odd combination, giving it a.......unique look Nothing wrong with that at all Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jamez 2147483647 Report post Posted July 22, 2009 (edited) Bought new wheels today, BBS RX 17x8 10p, these will suit the 230/640/17 wets nicely The tires that came with the rims are up for grabs if anyones keen, $200, Tires are 235/45r17's Duran Sport-Ones, near new lots of tread. Edited July 22, 2009 by Jamez Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[email protected] 0 Report post Posted July 23, 2009 Amazing project James, don't know how I missed it. The results will be superb. Hope the BBS wheels serve you well, missing them already! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Creaver 55 Report post Posted July 23, 2009 I THOUGHT THEY LOOKED FAMILIAR! haha. Awesome project! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jamez 2147483647 Report post Posted July 23, 2009 Update: Bought another set of wheels thanks to Mike-E34 Went into fit them, they look pretty decent but not all is well on the car, the EWS is being retarded, so tomorrow im going to give Gavin @ hi velocity and see if he can chip it to skip the EWS Brakes are fitted and working and offset tops have seemed to fix the wheels being to far out, also a seat has been put in, Sadly the clutch was not bleeding so they are leaving it to magically fix itself overnight Front Rear Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jamez 2147483647 Report post Posted July 27, 2009 (edited) Update, no pics till Thursday Over the weekend I bought some shortened rear shocks and a rear wing off Ray (the wing is similar to Tech2 but has a bit more scoop) also the front guards got flared/rolled to make way for the tires. Got new springs, 575lb fronts and 500lb rear, but put some 170lbs in the rear for shits and giggles but it didn't really make much difference so im leaving them in for now and Today they were meant to be cutting the rear guards off to make way for fitting of the m3 flares Also tried to hunt someone down in NZ that can eliminate EWS but failed, so the EWS equipment is coming up from chch with a small chance its the right one. If its not, Ross and BMWorkshop reckons they can re align the EWS and ECU unit's for $60, so no big loss there. All in all it should be ready in a few days, with the wiring as the only thing left to do, since their electrician is away getting married Then Gavins going to run it up on the dyno and see if he can get anymore HP out of it. Then around that time the M3 front spoiler/bumper/splitter should be turning up Then it will be off to the painters to become a black car, anyone got suggestions for shades of black? car should look like this from the front once painted edit- with brake ducts instead of fog lights Edited July 27, 2009 by Jamez Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
