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Nice project so far and subscribed
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I personally prefer the look of the current colour. I think it looks classier. Gun metal would work nicely though!Comment
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This is a perfect e36!
I would stick with the orange like the ambers...Comment
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Two or three weeks back I was told that a set of 18" BBS LM reps were for sale locally. Got in contact with the seller and after finishing work at 10pm I shot over to pay and collect. The wheels are mint and shod with 215/40's on the 8's and 225/40's on the 9's.
The new wheels:
Took the rear and front wheels off the drivers side and compared them to the 18's. Gonna be monster truck stance judging by these pics...
9's against the Z3M's
8's against the Z3M's
So after thinking this could be the wrong route to go down I decided to try them on anyway.
And the result is disappointment
The just don't sit right and even after spacers and different tyres I still don't think they well look right! Think this is down to the arches being flared. If the the arches were standard then I think they could work. But at least its settled my thoughts on running 18's. So i sold them for much cheapness and the Z3M's kept for a while longer.
After selling the LM Reps, a week later i was picking up another set of 18's, this time Style 32's in 8" and 8.5" widths with massive offsets of 47 and 50 respectively and 215/35's all round. Spacers were in order so found a pair of 25mm hubcentric's for sale on here that Djsimmy was selling.
Spacers and the wheels:
Chucked the spacers on and the wheels. Set the front up with no camber at all and the rear with full camber on standard arms. Rolled the car out of the driveway to get a decent look.
Front fitment is nearly there. Could do with a set some 205/40 or 205/35's on then run some wider spacers. With the rear arches being flared quite a lot to get the Z3M's on the rear Style 32's could do with much bigger spacers than the 25mm ones used at the moment. So, i doubled em up making the spacer 50mm in total :lol: and re-fit the rear wheel.
Doubled up fitment is slightly too wide so for the rears i'm going to need 40mm spacers and 30mm for the front. But they are winter's so i guess it doesn't matter too much, but i do like my car to look good year round!
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I noticed one of the 8.5 rear's kept going flat while they were sat in the garage. Took it off to see if I could hear it loosing air. Found three cracks in the inside rim!
But luckily i was offered a pair 9's on Edition 38 and they were local so collected them on my way to work that night. Got the tyres swapped over the following day then test fitted them
The offset on these rear's is et22 so a 10mm spacer should bring it somewhere near how the Z3M's sit which are et8. But with it being Christmas time, the chance of getting anything posted out any time before was slim, so stick the wheels on anyway.
Because Touring Car? :lol:
Fronts are spaced 25mm (8jET47 wheels). Tempted to get another pair of 9's for the front, but gotta remind myself they're just for winter! lolComment
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The z3m's look the best. 18's just make it look donked the way it sits
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damn dude so far so sexy! thats freakin nice, i wouldnt of doubled up those spacers but whatever haha, i would prefer the 5 spoke wheels better, but its your car, nice!
Instagram: @half_lung
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cars up for sale im sure i see it on ebayComment
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Yeah it's been on Ebay, but daft offers mean i'll probably hold on to it a bit longer.
The 18's didn't last long! Boxing day came and went. I was down at Mallory Park for the Plum Pudding races. While down there I met up with the guy who bought my old E36. I was there to possibly do a swap. The deal breaker for me was the new exhaust he'd had made was far too loud! I couldn't live with it even for a week! So home I went. Seeing it made me realise I wanted it back on 17's, so the Roadstars are back on till the local powder coating place re-opens in the New Year where they will be going silver.
Obligatory pics:
Got a few things to sort aswell. The Roadstar's dishes aren't taking too kindly to the winter.
The drivers side mirror seems to be melting itself :lol:
The splitter has broken so need a new one of them
The front bumper needs painting, it needs new front wings and a grill panel. Then I might show it some love!!
Then we got some snow!!
Ploughing the local neighbourhood like a boss
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....all on Nankang's! And snow also means playing about in it!
Not sure this vid will work, but never gonna be Drift King with a shocking performance like this :lol: :lol:
Last edited by Jimmy 46; 01-22-2013, 06:30 PM.Comment
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I noticed one of the 8.5 rear's kept going flat while they were sat in the garage.Comment
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I sware i have seen this for sale on ebay at the moment... Looking for a new project???Comment
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dude keep the z3m's and paint the centres that colour the rear ones areComment
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Yeah it was but ended. Not put it back on till I decide what to do. Take this one a different direction or start another project...Originally posted by Mattfrench92 View PostComment
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I was looking at bidding but would prefer built not bought plus it’s not exactly the best time of year to buy a new car in the UKOriginally posted by Jimmy 46 View Post
Keep up the build hopefully I will be joining the e36 group come the summer.Comment
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Nothing wrong with buying a built car! A build is never complete, and someone else can put their ideas into it. It'll be going back on ebay soon as I really need a van for bike trackday/racing commitmentsComment
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