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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 02:57 PM
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Heres some pics from before the rebuild








One of the first upgrades brakes suspension ARBs strutbrace and powdercoating of airbox and rocker cover







New wheels




Engine being stripped




Car being stripped for respray






All in primer






In the spray booth





Angel eyes and black grill





New rear lights



Finished paint job














Heres some specs of the engine off the top of my head.

EVO III crank
JE 11:5 pistons
Carbon airbox
DTA managment system
EVO III injectors
Ported and flowed head
284/276 cams
48mm TBs altho they cam standard
Supersprint centre section and back box

Brembo 4pots with 330mm disks
H&R coilovers
ARBs & new bushes

Next mods

BBS LMs
New diff
And some I.C.E
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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 03:00 PM
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Where were those pics taken mate?
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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 03:05 PM
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Trent bridge nottingham
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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 03:59 PM
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i like everything but the wheels... its an older car, stick to wheels which suit the style

give it some respect
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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 04:03 PM
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Nice motor , not too keen on the choice of rims and the angle eye headlights!
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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 04:03 PM
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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 04:36 PM
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Love the e30 m3 ,cracking looking car ,i would have gone with tinted hella headlamps though
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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 04:44 PM
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i love a nice e30 m3. and this is a cracking example. lovely job
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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 05:10 PM
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looks great that engine
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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 05:53 PM
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love it, especially that carbon airbox, i bet it sounds the nuts
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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 05:59 PM
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always fancyed 1 like that & yours is nice, not sure about the wheels tho
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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 06:02 PM
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thats the tits!

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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 07:00 PM
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E30 M3`s rock

As said above though, not sure if the wheels look right.

Looks stunning though
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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 07:00 PM
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very nice
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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 08:13 PM
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If you'd read the wheels will be changed to BBS LMs which will be in the next month or so

And it sounds awesome especially when the throttle bodies are full open and 7.8k
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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 09:11 PM
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Such a nice car, gonna look even better with those BBS's on

but i aint feeling those rear lights
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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 09:48 PM
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thats awsum, love the old shape m3. is that a standard colour as ive neva seen one that colour before?
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 07:31 AM
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Looks like lachs or negaro silver to me ,bbs lm,s will look great
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 01:53 PM
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It's nogaro silver
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Old Feb 11, 2007 | 12:21 PM
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cracking car pal, where was the respray done? You from mansfield then?
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Old Feb 11, 2007 | 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by K3V HA
cracking car pal, where was the respray done? You from mansfield then?
London road coach works.

My dad used to live in essex.

And i live in mansfield woodhouse
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