winchester's sepang bronze E30

[winchester]

Ordered a new early model front plate with four holes for the extra cooling, plus it fits the M-tech 1 front better. Also ordered a extra light for the trunk. Talked to the guys where I ordered the wheels (they were supposed to arrive today) and they apologized for the inconvenience, and the wheels were still being shipped from Germany. They told me I'd have them during next week. Also dyed my carpet black, which looks awesome.

Tomorrow I'm dying the headliner black aswell, and hopefully I'll get done with the wiring so I can put my interior in. Rear apron should be here tomorrow or on Saturday. Really happy seeing the car come together, haven't driven it in almost two years, so should be fun.

Also working on putting together a list of items to buy to start the next phase of the project for next winter, engine and drivetrain - expensive shit right there. Thinking of adding a cooling pump for the differential from VAC Motorsports along with a finned M cover. Any opinions?

[TheNeek]

I dislike sepang bronze so much

[winchester]

Cool story, TheNeek.

[Tomisimo]

Look good so far, what engine is in it right now? This is one car I'm going to be looking for at the gatebil treff this summer.. where you from?

[winchester]

Look good so far, what engine is in it right now? This is one car I'm going to be looking for at the gatebil treff this summer.. where you from?

As of now the engine and drivetrain remains untouched, so it's still original - M20B20. Won't do anything to that part of the car until next winter, so if I am to show up at events it won't be to show off my engine, hehe. I'm from Møre og Romsdal.

[Tomisimo]

Cool, nice to meet you. That engine you have there is good enough to move your car. for now hehe.. really looking to your swap newt winter.
I'm from Oslo.. Looking for a e28 as new project. I have few ideas, and good connections with SS-Performance. They can help me register a crazy swap. but will have to wait.

[winchester]

Ah, cool. Hehe, it will work for cruising this summer, but it sure lacks power to really make me smile. Aaye, SS-Performance is a good connection, but rather expensive at that. If my application doesn't hit home run with the DMV/Biltilsynet I must say I am considering contacting them, but 10,000$ is quite a chunk load of money.

[Tomisimo]

What they do it take your car and drive it to Germany and TUV certify it. and than if it is TUV worthy than DMV a.ka biltrangsynne dont have anything to say. and since the car is under 97 make, you dont need to pay any horse power tax. so work they do is worth the money Rather save some and make it legal. thats tits when you can have white number plates.

[winchester]

What they do it take your car and drive it to Germany and TUV certify it. and than if it is TUV worthy than DMV a.ka biltrangsynne dont have anything to say. and since the car is under 97 make, you dont need to pay any horse power tax. so work they do is worth the money Rather save some and make it legal. thats tits when you can have white number plates.

Yeah, I know exactly what they do. But even if it's TÜV-certified the DMV can still disapprove of that, seeing as how they must act according to Norwegian rules and not German. Just look at the Wenås brothers who drove to Germany and got their E30 S50B32 Dekra-certified (which the DMV told them to do in order to get them legalized in Norway) and when they got home they simply said "No can do." Disliking Norway a lot.

[Tomisimo]

Yea.. thats the thing with Norway. really boring when it comes to cars. But SS have some connections, so they get their crazy cars to be certified. My friend recently had hes 320touring built with S50B32. paid alot but what a car.. nuts

[winchester]

Yeah, not only cars, but taxes and fees in general, they're sucking our wallets dry! It's like a bank robbery during the day, while the cops are eating donuts and watching. He just put one in, or did he get it approved of the DMV? B32 is the dream, but I don't think they'll allow me to do that, heh.

[Tomisimo]

No real deal. it says in the documents 320/M3 321Hk. Yes he got it out of a Z4, double Vanos with 6sp. Totally rebuilt with all M3 specks and parts. Since BMW newer built a Touring M3 from that era, he thought it was cool to do, its like a sheep in wolf clothing. Man do we had some fun here on E16/E18 with kids that thought they had a faster car.

[winchester]

Haha, sounds swell. Would love to use the B32 myself, more power, better lubrication system etc. but thanks to the DMV I can't. Just found myself a M-tech 1 rear and front bumper now, closing the deal with the seller tomorrow. So now I suddenly have 1 complete M-tech 1 kit and 1 extra rear bumper.

[Tomisimo]

nice!! Will be baller I think. with that color you have. I have a friend, her father is looking for a new car, and he has 1gen e30 coup, that he had since new. He said, that I can have it when he's getting a new one for free. he wanted to junk it, I stept right in and sain no way you do that. So I''m waiting. Have some crazy ideas for that one, seems like S50 is to popular swap these days. Thinking M50b25, and modify it with different internals and supercharge it. 500hp would be a breeze. But I really want to do a e28, They have so much charm. I regret so much to this day that I sold my, was my first car. a red e28 525i. here is a hint V12? if I ever get me one.

[winchester]

nice!! Will be baller I think. with that color you have. I have a friend, her father is looking for a new car, and he has 1gen e30 coup, that he had since new. He said, that I can have it when he's getting a new one for free. he wanted to junk it, I stept right in and sain no way you do that. So I''m waiting. Have some crazy ideas for that one, seems like S50 is to popular swap these days. Thinking M50b25, and modify it with different internals and supercharge it. 500hp would be a breeze. But I really want to do a e28, They have so much charm. I regret so much to this day that I sold my, was my first car. a red e28 525i. here is a hint V12? if I ever get me one.

Yeah, I'm falling in love with my car on a sexual level here, it's getting freaky!

Well, that's quite nice of him! Personally I don't like E28 that much, they're to big and.. well, 5-series is not my kind of meat. E30, E21, E24, and E46 is the way to go in my book.

Haha, M50B25 supercharger is just as common as S50 swap, if not even more. My next project will be converting an E30 into M3, which will be made for track use, so I'm always up for reading projects regarding turbo/strong naturally aspirated track car threads. I once dreamt that I was pulling 300 km/h in my E30, and to my surprise it was powered by an S85. Should I take that as a sign from above?