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ive got 318is which i was going to cossie, but its worth more standard so ive locked it away
always wanted a e30 with a cossie lump, saw this myself on ebay and thought it was a nice car which looked like the conversion had been done well. fair play fella
here's a shit pic of my e30
Last edited by LHD220Turbo; 30-05-2014 at 05:32 PM.
Fitted a transit connect starter and its not engaging my flywheel correctly car sounded like it was gonna blow up with the rattling! On the hunt for a cosworth one if anybody local has one?
If its running genuine E30 M3 struts, hubs ect they're worth about Ł2k now a days.
How is the rear diff secured? You'll have to be careful if its still on the single ear mounting.
I always wanted an E30 that spat flames when I changed gear.
Didn't Ginge? build one, some user off here built one years ago...
graceland had one, so did chip but obviously mine was the best because it was a touring. cosworth saloons are ten a penny.
I had to get the rear end strengthened. bent and torn diff mountings and the rear axle mounts also needed toughened up.
Thanks for all the positive replies folks waiting on a ggr oil cap arriving in the post as the seal on mine has been nipped at one point! Had the arse end out the other night which was fun!!
Found out the mystery noises coming from the gearbox lol the gearbox bolts aren't even tight need to drop the box and re-tap the threads!! Gonna get it across to sitech in fife after that for a check over and tune up
Here is some photos from last year i took! Ive hardly used the car! Gonna get it out this year again and get the gearbox issue resolved and hopefully get it across to sitech in fife for a health check.
Love it, I too remember the max power one. I had an e30 m3 evo and a 325i sport back in the day. I don't think e36 M3 wheels would look nice but alpinas would look good.
Love E30's. A mate had an 89 325i Sport, loved driving it. Would love one, but must be pretty rare now, especially as nice as the one in this thread....
I sold it to Adrenaline Junkie on here, who then had it a bit before Matt (?) (Silky16v) had it - Last I saw after that really was pictures of it in bits!
Great to see it back on the road, looks superb with the dolphin grey paint - Much better than the black paint that was on it just to get it on the road!
Pedalbox wasn't home made Matt (?) - It was from JJC Race & Rally IIRC, wasn't the best but with the limited space it was all that was available at the time, in the time I had to get it to FordFair that year. Lack of servo assist was an issue though - caused a few hairy moments when I had it!
There was plenty of work to be done when I passed it on too, it certainly wasn't a minter by any standard, but a decent base for working with
The running gear was genuine E30 M3 stuff too for the hubs etc - it's like rocking horse shit to find now!
long time ago Gracey, soz thought pedal box was homemade, maybe it was swapped around before i bought it cause it looked awful and bits of metal just welded here and there
i got the short straw as the engine died not long after i had it and the back arms were all knacked so i fitted new z3 arms and poly bushes and new suspension springs with narrower tyres to get the ride height down, this helped massively with traction
ive got 318is which i was going to cossie, but its worth more standard so ive locked it away
always wanted a e30 with a cossie lump, saw this myself on ebay and thought it was a nice car which looked like the conversion had been done well. fair play fella
Car is taxed and insured again! Took it out for a wee spin before i left for work! Need to mot when i get home and il get some gopro videos up and fresh pics
Car flew through the mot and i just bought another T5 box for it before i came offshore! Get it fitted when i return home Maybe even get some pics lol.
Really interesting to see how it started out... I had just assumed it was a 325i sport with a cossie lump so I was shocked to see it started out a bog standard spec car - epic!
Really interesting to see how it started out... I had just assumed it was a 325i sport with a cossie lump so I was shocked to see it started out a bog standard spec car - epic!
Yeah its weird looking at the original photos. Could have never imagined it looking like this. Its a really comfy car to drive and very fast as well so im really happy with it. Just need to change out the box when i get home and then get the engine in for a health check at sitech in Fife.
30-05-2014, 05:30 PM
car sounded like it was gonna blow up with the rattling! On the hunt for a cosworth one if anybody local has one?
need to drop the box and re-tap the threads!! Gonna get it across to sitech in fife after that for a check over and tune up 
