murrans 325i.

rob0r · Post by **rob0r** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 10:20 am

Noice! Jealous about the rims big time, I nearly bought a set for £280 back in the day! The engine's looking sweet, my baur should be running the same lump soon enough. Great stuff

Danny043 · Post by **Danny043** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 9:12 pm

Looks good, that's a bargain! And I think the grey colour suits your car well. Have to see what looks better once they're painted.

murran wrote:

And it looks like the wrong ET value to me

DrGonzoPOW · Post by **DrGonzoPOW** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 10:54 pm

Nice wheels matey. Why do you end up getting all the best deals ???

murran · Post by **murran** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 12:23 am

well toms been prepping....... or should i say faffing with the engine bay and the front panel as its had a front end bump before we got it and its all wonky.
despite the fact weve said were guna put a new front panel in it at some point he spent 2 hours f*** about with the porter power and his hammer a dolly. so the inner wings are still not even in primer and we only have tomorrow left to get it in a mobile state!

tho im ready on the engine side cambelt and water pump swapped from the e21 lump. e21 tin sump is on. ive put the e21 fly wheel on as its considerably lighter, with the 2.5 clutch on it. sorted out all the exhaust manifold studs, new copper nuts!

oh im a looser too as i for got to take the camera this morning!!

murran · Post by **murran** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 12:45 am

DrGonzoPOW wrote:Nice wheels matey. Why do you end up getting all the best deals ???

murran · Post by **murran** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 4:46 am

im excited now! its in, after 9 hours today, its in!

painted inner wings, painted all the stupid brake linkage.

just pipes, wires and put the pedals back together. oil and coolant to go in. etc.

yes, oh yes!

one thought tho, we hate the e21 expansion tank for the coolant! wana use something else thats more in keeping and smaller?

e21-Mark · Post by **e21-Mark** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 8:41 am

Treat yourself to a nice shiny aluminium one from Mocal or similar maybe?

murran · Post by **murran** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:07 pm

it runs and is soooooooooo fast!
solved the coolant reservoir problem, had a walk round a local scrapyard on sunday morning.... a fiat seicento one fits loverly!

pics!

vid! sounds the same as it did before but much more angry!

Peter V. · Post by **Peter V.** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:48 pm

It sounds great. The reaction on the throttle is perfect.

Keep up the good work.

Gr Peter V.

Nick1984 · Post by **Nick1984** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:28 pm

nice job murran!!!

can't wait to see the car drifting

e21-Mark · Post by **e21-Mark** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 12:39 am

Are you gonna bring it to this Retro Car mag meeting in March??

DrGonzoPOW · Post by **DrGonzoPOW** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 2:09 am

Shit mate, that looks and sounds the dogs bollocks. Nice job !

murran · Post by **murran** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 8:44 am

RetroBeemer wrote:Are you gonna bring it to this Retro Car mag meeting in March??

where abouts is it??

thanks for the positive comments!

Cisse · Post by **Cisse** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:23 am

wow!

Very nice work done here.
M20B25 rocks

And it sounds just great!

+1 : get some drifting vids on here

murran · Post by **murran** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 1:24 am

well weve finished everything, bonnet pins (aero catches), strut brace. will post up pics when i take some more.

just driven it back from toms workshop........ its so fast and so angry.
dropped tom off had a coffee at his then got in the car to go. nailed it up toms steep road he lives on, wheels spinning away in 2nd, then bang!!
down to one wheel drive as its popped the n/s outer cv joint!
still drives tho, thanks to the miracle that is a welded diff!

bastard!!!!!!
pmed rob reguarding a second hand one.
im also guna pop in at the local bm breakers (quarry motors) in the morning as they have two e21s in. see how much they want for one.

just cant believe it, i dont see how the extra power would make any difference to the stress on the components when the wheels are spinning???