Ashley1995
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Hello one and all!
Last year I organised this for a handful of us (about 20 I think we had in the end)
I have been contacted by the organisers asking if we want to attend again this year? Anyone up for it?
get your name down and if we have enough I will arrange again.
Non E46s welcome, I'll possibly be in the E30 if not the daily.
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It's taking a huge amount of time to load pages, a good 15/20 seconds from clicking to the page loading. (not my internet, I'm on 100mb down here!)
Also seems to freeze up when I post a reply to something.
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Christmas meant slow progress on the car throughout December, but I have now got some parts and tools together to carry on.
Bought a pair of new lower arms, clutch slave cylinder ( that's going to be fun to fit...), steering pump and new rear lollipops.
Also got some Bilt Hamber rust treatment gel and under-seal, torque wrench, nut splitters and a rotary sander.(I'm hoping I can polishing pads for this?)
I need to get some sheet metal from somewhere to start with the welding as this is whats holding me back at the moment. Luckily a friend has said he would help out with this as I'm a novice! Updates soon! (I hope
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10 hours ago, bungers said:
Cheers dude, do you have a picture of the headlights with the projectors & shrouds fitted in daylight?
Nice looking touring, and good work on the projectors, they make a huge difference.
Bungers, I did a similar upgrade in my old coupe. I used a different retrofit kit but results are the same. Pictures here: http://www.e46zone.com/forum/topic/49204-ashleys-titan-323/?page=6
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On 27/12/2015 13:20:30, TriggerFish said:
Ordered the E30 a new Shrick camshaft
I went for 272 degrees in the end. The higher lift ones could give a few more BHP, but all of the graphs I've seen show that they only make the extra power over about 5,000rpm (or whatever). Until then, they make less power, so the 272 seemed the best for daily driving. Add in the fact that there's no concern about the valve and the pistons hitting, and that swayed my opinion.
And finally, who doesn't love some dirty car photos!? (Yes, it needs lows. Again.)
We should have E46Zone awards, You'd win dirtiest car of the year by a landslide
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Ooohh a 'Gran Coupe' very nice [emoji106]?
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Tidy that mate
only £25 ? thats cheap!
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Parked it next to something a bit special
Signal Green? Chris Harris has just bought one this colour I believe!
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On 20/12/2015, 19:46:53, Zonda_ said:
Replaced it with a 430d M Sport Gran Coupe after it turned out the subframe was cracked.
Pictures..!!
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Ho Chow calls into work and says, 'Hey, I no come work today, I really sick. Got Headache, stomach ache and legs hurt. I no come work'.
The boss says 'You know something Ho Chow, I really need you in today. When I feel sick like you do, I go to my wife and ask her for sex. That makes everything better and I go to work'.
Two hours later Ho Chow calls again. 'I do what you say and I feel great, I be at work soon......... You got nice house'.
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Rolled one of my arches. Didn't go well!
We used it as a test before doing a friend's Mark 1 scirroco. Seems bette. To destroy mine before scraping it than his arches.
E46 i presume? Fancy doing the E30 but don't want to ruin them
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Awesome, love the way this thing changes so much just by swapping the small details! [emoji106]?
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Typically, I got all the work done to the car, got home and after the weeks there was a blue MyHermes card in my letterbox, and behind my outside bins was the parcel ........
Typical! At least you could sell them on
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Bolted the steering rack back on to the subframe. May be easier to re-install this way as it was a PITA to install to the frame on the car.
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Meh fast classic car or house.... I'd have the E30!
Certainly done your research then! Impressive stuff.
Z3 short shift is on my list to do as well, hoping to get some more power out of mine but without spending so much.
Not sure how yet though
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Nice fire!
I dropped the E30 engine off to a very nice chap in Wales (16th country visited for 2015 [emoji4] ) for some work. Should be done in a week or two. This work will come to roughly £500, plus another £200-300 in parts (bearings, rockers, piston rings) + ~£300 on a cam shaft (not forgetting the original £250 for the engine). It adds up depressingly quickly, and around Christmas time too. I just hope the power increase is worth it!
Woulda been cheaper to throw in an M50/M52, but then, it doesn't look original, and there's nothing to say that won't be worn out either...
That's a whole lot of work!
I guess the good thing is your guaranteed a working, running engine by the end of it.
What sort of power you expecting once complete?
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Hermes are s**t! I've had problems with them and since won't use them.
Any chance of the sender getting his money back?
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Absolute bargain! Get some pics up
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Sprayed up my subframe and left to dry in front of the fire.
There are some finger marks where it wasn't as dry as I thought but you won't be able to see these once installed
Before
After
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mmmmmm *drools*
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Subframe came off. I started cleaning it up but then got bored very quickly and decided it was easier to drop at the sandblasters.
24 hours and some primer later.... its back.
The 'After' picture I took turned out terrible so i'll get another!
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Easy to remove?5 minutes ago, Ashley1995 said: Picked up my subframe from the sandblasters. Good job, fast turn around and primer'd for £30Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I've got free access to an engine crane now, so can make a start on my engine bay
4 bolts... Plus two for the engine mounts.
But that's after removing the steering rack, anti roll bar, and lower control arms.
I've stripped the whole lot to replace everything anyway so easy for me. Used the crane to take the weight of the engine.
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What Have You Done To Your Car Today? Volume 2
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Received another steering pump, this is the forth one now.. and hopefully the last
Stripped it down and cleaned it up a bit
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