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    Hey Guys,

    I am Louis from Adelaide South Australia.

    recently bought an e30 after always having subarus.

    this is probs the slowest car i have every owned but the one i have enjoyed the most.

    plans for it are to drop an SR into it and some $$$ wheels instead of the cheap XXRs :p

    any ways i will post some pics of the build so far... hope you enjoy.





    2 weeks after i took possession the DGR coilovers arrived








    how its sitting with the rears in :



    wheels arrived !! 16x8 +0
    rubber should be here this week 195-45-16




    and picked up this recaro for 50 bucks
    needs a bit of a repair but not to bad, its missing the black plastic insert from below the headrest. how can i find a new one ?



    fronts in next

    had massive issue with the the coilovers being the wrong size for the strut so i had to source some 50mm struts :letitout:

    got it all sorted see the pics






    hows it was sitting .. note had to run a spacer upfront with stock wheels






    rubber on guards rolled







    and some proper pic








    and a little vid


  • #2
    love the colour mate and it looks like youve got good plans for it. just a bit confused since you said not xxr's then got them, sorry if i missed something
    i have two e30's sitting in my driveway but sadly nothing happens very quickly

    my tumblr for anyone thats interested: http://crispyas.tumblr.com/

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    • #3
      looks good man!
      Hit me up for all your quality used bmw parts needs! http://properperformance.com/ IG: Lowlygent

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      • #4
        favorite color e30 right there. good work, and welcome!
        Originally posted by s t a y g o l d
        and don't trash talk people, that's for hos at the club.
        S4 Avant - Build Thread

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        • #5
          bit of an update on my e30.

          so instead of going down the SR20 route i am going to turbo the little single cam M40.

          i am not gonna chase big power just something i can kick the clutch in.
          not gonna run any more then boost then 10 psi

          i am gonna rebuild the top end of the motor.

          so far i have.

          - lumpy cam from kent cams in the uk
          - genuine lifters/tappets
          - genuine idles , pulleys and belts
          - genuine gaskets
          - OEM water pump
          - Oil filter housing gasket
          - OEM oil spray bar
          - M40 turbo manifold
          - turbo dump pipe
          - 325is injectors
          - rebuilt steering rack
          - t25 turbo (NEW)
          - Adjustable fuel pressure regulator

          what i need to get
          - decent fuel pump
          - intercooler
          - some sort of piggy back engine management
          - LSD
          - time and more time

          the plan is to get the cam in run the car in for a couple thousand ks then bolt the turbo bits on.


          also a vid of my car

          [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD5cj8HbGQY"]Louis' E30 BMW ~ Adelaide Feb 2013 - YouTube[/ame]

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          • #6
            pic of the turbo kit.



            stripped it down a bit more .. its slowly coming along.. the more i strip it down the more i need to replace haha





            handy working for bmw : overnight parts from Germany !!



            Kent cams sent me this lovely lumpy



            found these on ebay for 50 bucks



            and a few pics of my recaro finally in !!!




            and a pic of my 328i next to my dirty 30 happy days !!!

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            • #7
              i **** water pumps ! prick of a thing to get out

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              • #8
                Started to strip everything ready to bolt these goodies below to the banger




                New number plates




                And below my new work rig,

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                • #9
                  This is interesting.

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                  • #10
                    Good to see more South Aussies in the forums! Car looks great man

                    Sent from my potato
                    My shitty ratty Golf

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