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I absolutely love that color!Bmw CCA # 490080
1995 525iA RIP
1987 325e Cirrusblau-Metallic/Pacific Blue (Daily)
DSC_1725 by Matthew Johnson, on Flickr
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awesome work - love your thread title. I'm the same way, figure out the money later.. you'll be fine in the end..91 DS S52 Slicktop, 91 Calypso M42, 89 Royalblau M20, 84 Bahama Beige 323i, M535, Euro e24, ap1
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Originally posted by Hooffenstein HD View PostSkip the E36/Z3 rack and go straight for an E46 rack. You'll need E36 tie rod ends though.
Originally posted by animal View Postawesome work - love your thread title. I'm the same way, figure out the money later.. you'll be fine in the end..
Cannot wait to see how it drives once it's done
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Hnnnnnggggg Lazur Blau.
Ship it across the ditch to me pls.
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Originally posted by rturbo 930 View PostWhy is that? Do you have experience with both? I was planning on ordering a Z3 rack next month...
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Originally posted by rturbo 930 View PostWhy is that? Do you have experience with both? I was planning on ordering a Z3 rack next month...
E46's are everywhere, the racks will generally be newer and in better condition if you're pulling one at the junk yard.
Originally posted by econti View PostThat's where I'm going. What do you have to do for the linkage? Same as Z3 swap?
I chose to ditch the E30 style shaft though and use the XC Barina/Vauxhall Corsa C steering shaft to get some more room in the bay for headers, or a turbo dump.
Last edited by Hooffenstein HD; 11-20-2014, 01:40 AM.
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OK. So, I've been doing some thinking.
Apologies if post turns out to be long winded.
So the thing that I wanted to work out, was what I actually wanted the car to be.
I love driving fast, want to try drifting, but I also enjoy long road trips.
So, I'm now on a mission to create the ultimate all-round E30.
Track work, grand touring, technical windy roads, drifting, road trips. The car has to do all of them.
At the moment I have a decent income and don't spend it on anything aside from a gym membership. So I figure there are only a few times in your life that you can dump money into cars, and this is one of them. Cars for me are my biggest passion, and if any of you knew me in person you'd realise how I talk about almost nothing else lol.
With that in mind, I've started building up a parts list.
Note that this will change on a regular basis.
I'll need a strut brace, E46 steering rack, LSD, driveshaft with good unis, guibo, centre bearing, short shifter, big brakes front and rear (probably RX7 as someone's selling some good second hand ones), Fortune Auto 500 coils, and numerous other things, with the final piece for the puzzle being a turbo M42 with a GT2560 on the side aiming for at least 250hp.
The thing that I need help with, however, is the interior. Just not sure what direction to take.
With that in mind, I've got a few pics of ideas that I'm considering, and I'd like your input on what would be best.
I already have sports seats in bad condition that need a retrim. Steering wheel would be this in 330mm as I love the design:
Option 1: Diamond stitch.
This, except in a black or dark grey, and only door cards and seats done.
Option 2: pattern retrim
This except in the blue/green that the iS has.
Option 3: Stripped
Bucket seat, 4 point harness, half cage.
The car I used to daily had no doors and interior at all, and I enjoy it. So comfort isn't a huge problem.
Option 5: Retrim
Basically this exactly. Except with the Nardi wheel as I flat out refuse to use a fake steering wheel.
This one's my favourite.
(what door cards are these? M3?)
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330mm is too small for a daily, you won't be able to see your gauges. I'd stick to 350mm.
One other thing to consider is that Nardi steering wheels require an adaptor since they use their own bolt pattern. This will put the steering wheel closer to you which may, or may not be a problem depending on the design/dish of the wheel.Last edited by Hooffenstein HD; 12-04-2014, 06:57 PM.
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I vote option two. I love plaidBmw CCA # 490080
1995 525iA RIP
1987 325e Cirrusblau-Metallic/Pacific Blue (Daily)
DSC_1725 by Matthew Johnson, on Flickr
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