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e30 repower. M10 --> M20b25

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When I was 18ish (over half my lifetime ago) I mounted a curb in my e30 and took out the sump on my m20 engine, ever since then I've loved the south African sump guard. This car isn't a SA native so decided to add a guard for extra protection. Hopefully I wont be mounting any more curbs and this will only provide added protection while on pot hole filled / bumpy CHC roads.

This one was one I collected many years ago, when offering it up to the car I could see it was pretty bent up.. took it into a mates shop got it on the jig and bent it back into place.. after that the install went pretty smoothly.

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22 minutes ago, 325iRod said:

Thank you @darren_mk, it has been very rewarding :) 

Hopefully catch up again sometime soon at a Chch meet! Think there is a visit / tour Paul has organized this Saturday, I have put my name down.

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Pulled out the medium case open diff over the weekend and installed this medium LSD 3.9 I recently acquired..

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That was a good buy I felt!

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@Gaz yeah i thought so, wasn't expecting to get it for that price, he dropped it of for an extra $40 all the way from Motueka.

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Got a new half exhaust system to go in over the weekend, cant wait to hear the new exhaust note 😁

 

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Recently decided to upgrade spring / shock combination, now running H&R race springs and Koni yellow sport adjustable shocks across all 4 corners.

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Here's a pic of the front Koni shocks v standard Monroe's..

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And last pic of the day.. with new springs / shocks installed. very happy with the look and drive feel.

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A Tech 1 and Tech 2 👌🏽 living the dream!

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Had to make some changes to one of the factory down pipe setup. 

The exhaust setup I had was a 2 piece system, the Scorpion bolts up to a 3 piece system so a bit of work to get everything to line up.

Just need to get some bolts and then everything will be ready to bolt back in.

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Nice -

The best sounding ones always had a scorpion middle & rear, good choice. 

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Finally got around to doing something with these wheels, had them sitting in the garage for a few years..


Dismantled and had all nut and bolts zinced. Sourced a new set of 15inch lips slightly deeper than what they came with (+.5inch) this also increased the overall width of the the wheels (6.5 to 7inch). Had a local shop straighten the barrels and repair a crack in one. Cleaned up all four faces and prepped for paint and had new lips polished.

 

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Waiting on 4 new valve stems and hex caps to arrive, once these show up ill grab some tyres and install them on the car.

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They look great Rod!

What tyre size are you going for?

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Thanks Darren.
That's a good question, I’m not sure yet.. I think I’m going to use the set that’s currently on my 15inch basketweaves for now (205/15/50).
Ultimately, I’m leaning towards a set of road legal semi slicks but need to do some research and find a “good deal”. 

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