Officially she's being broken for parts to go towards my next project, of which some of you know already

Sent the tax off today as the ring has done a bit of damage on the old girl, but the engine will be fighting its way thru the gearbox in something a touch different


please people - do NOT PM me asking for parts as I do not know what i will need yet

 

What you putting it in? An E30 BMW?

 

Better still, put it in an E21 or 2002!

 

Rich - 4x4 E30 bmw it is, got my eye on a stunningly rust free donor shell at the moment that is 2 mins from where I live and cheep as chips

 

Your not hanging round are you fella!!! I knew what u wanted to do but didnt think u was going to do it this soon!!

Cant wait to see it when its finished tho!! Its somethink i always wanted to do...amazin cars!!

 

Shit mate you was serious wasn't you!!!

Can't believe your gonna break her, tis a mint car, and rapid around the ring

 

Nice one mate

Shame really though, as your car looked VERY VERY nice in the mag this month

 

Mark - the ring took far too much out of her, and i can't bear to sell it to anyone else, also with it being a cat-D, people would be put off it

however, the new motor will be simply stunning once complete, i'm looking forward to spending many hours in the garage during the summer already

 

Funny how everyone gets a mag feature then breaks their car a month or so later....

It`s the kiss of death.....

 

Are you not selling the engine then?


Sounds good mate

 

Rad - the engine and running gear etc etc will all be going into the new charriott

Its going to be a long struggle, but in the end it will all be worth it

 

Fair one, just im looking for a good engine


For my S2......

 

I didnt know it was a CAT-D car............ Just goes to show they can be VERY good cars

I am sure once the BMW is done it will be very good.....I used to have an E30 M3 and it was SOO much fun, maybe not the fastest of cars but you will be sorting that

Keep us posted

 

Are you sure you want to run 4x4 still???

That complicates the project a hell of a lot!

Although they did make a 4x4 E30 (325ix) they were rare, and i would think finding a set of front hubs/uprights from one will be hard.

If you went 2wd with a T5 the project would be as simple as some engine mounts, a prop and maybe some sump mods.

I can recommend using a company called autoprop for your prop. You could ask them to make a bmw/cossie hybrid out of your two props, but with their very reasonable prices it is usually worth gettting them to make a complete new one. Much better to have brand new UJs and joints.

My brand new 3 inch prop for my kit car only cost Ł120! Bargain.

 

R.I.P. one beautiful saph cossie gracie.

 

gracie take the plate ooff before you start breaking it

 

Good luck with it all!

 

with the bmw be undercover police vehicle too? i bet

 

Why on earth would you want to take one of the most sublime handling RWD cars of all time and then fucking wreck it by making it a crap 4wd car with the weight distributed too far forward (which you will HAVE to do due to the drive shafts at the front) and a chocolate ford gearbox?

See some sense man, and do what garage 19 days, do it RWD!

 

Still got both of mine, they have both been featured

Good luck with the new project Paul

Steve.

 

nice one mate,if you need to know anything about cossieing the e30 ,let me know,i can advise on any problems you will encounter,although mine is rwd not 4wd.what e30 are you using the touring,convertible or saloon?

 

No you cant, cause yours has the engine in the correct place

 

Deffo got to be rwd matey....


Check out the vid Shorty sent you.....

 

Anyone remember the Yellow E36 powered by a cosworth engine and using the 4x4? It was featured in Revs a good few years ago.

Was one hell of a nightmare project but it looked well and went superb.

I would think RWD would be the way forward as you can obviously handle one properly.

 

what a shame to hear ths graceland. I didnt see or read any posts tho that mentioned ya car being smacked up

 

Sad to hear you're gonna break the car Gracey - although the project sounds pretty cool to me so its not all bad

Look forward to seeing whatever you do

 

i like that project idea


any idea of costs ect involved as if the saph strugles at mot time i could be tempted


e30 M3 replica

 

good lad!

If you need a hand just ask!

Alex

 

i paid Ł2600 in labour charges to have my e30 done,and i was supplying all the bits and i was quoted another Ł1500-Ł2000 to have it 4wd with cossie running gear.are you planning on doing the work yourself?

 

Fuzzy - I will be doing all the work myself and fabricating everything I need - its not the first time i've done something like this 3 years ago, i built a kitcar from a pile of box section, and had it a rolling chassis with engine and transmission fitted in 3 months

 

What chip says is the way forward gracie as i did say that when you told me about your idea

Good luck with what ever you do mate and give me a bell if you need anything or a hand mate

 

i wish i had the facilitys to do more of my car myself,although im a joiner i am fairly handy with the spanners and welding gear but dont have the space.

 

Graceland,

what were u guys up to at the back of the ferry chucking stuff onto the deck below?

RW

 

Hmmm, not a fan of the idea myself. Turbo-ing an E30 M3 would be better but I'm against all this cross breading different marque engines in other marque chassis - its the automotive equivalent of a lady-boy! But what ever floats ya boat man!

 

How the hell did you learn to do this shit?!

Your skills are impressive mate, I'll give you that.

 

Just out of interest, do you prefer the looks of the E30 to the Sapphire or is it that you just fancy having a one-off car? Just wondering as they seem to be a similar size and weight, the E30 BMW and Sapphire? Or do you enjoy the building part of the project?

 

Been there and done that. Makes an awesome car!

 

Graccie,

I've got got a straight E30 M3 shell you can have for a few quid?

 

WTF happened there mate

 

2.5 barrell rolls!