Mark's 316 M52/2.8 + Cat cams & Jenvey ITB's

DrGonzoPOW · Post by **DrGonzoPOW** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 1:03 am

Yeah man, if your going for the wide arch blend it all in. I think the riveted look is shite!

e21-Mark · Post by **e21-Mark** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 1:11 am

I like the rivets! What I don't like so much, is the way the bumpers get in the way. It all looks a bit clumsy but I guess you're limited to what you can do. I prefer the rivets to having half a ton of filler that cracks and falls off on the first bump in the road.

DrGonzoPOW · Post by **DrGonzoPOW** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 1:18 am

Yeah there is that. Personally just think they dont suit the car. If it was all rally'd up then maybe.

Jason_323i · Post by **Jason_323i** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 1:58 am

Mark if is just to get decent rubber on then dips from the zone who has a bodyshop near heathrow could pull the arch's out 1-2" easy

Also on my car I have used rivnuts to bolt the arch's on as you can not change the wheel with them on, but long rivit's and a bead around the edge is the way forward if you want to go that route

Jason

DrGonzoPOW · Post by **DrGonzoPOW** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 7:16 pm

some arches ont bay now mate, dunno if there any good ?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TURBO-ST ... ccessories

e21-Mark · Post by **e21-Mark** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 7:19 pm

Have decided to see Dips and find out how far the standard arches can be stretched/flared? If I can get an inch or two, then I'll do that. Thanks though.

dannyboy · Post by **dannyboy** » Sat Mar 12, 2011 12:45 am

Hi mark, long time... Dips is a good guy... his v8 touring is a bit of a beast.... met him a few times over the years.... him and a friend of his called 'Kos' had a E30 M3 with a m30 3.5 turbo a few years ago... quick car... he knows his stuff...

Rav320uk · Post by **Rav320uk** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 12:10 pm

dannyboy wrote:Hi mark, long time... Dips is a good guy... his v8 touring is a bit of a beast.... met him a few times over the years.... him and a friend of his called 'Kos' had a E30 M3 with a m30 3.5 turbo a few years ago... quick car... he knows his stuff...

+1 Dips knows his stuff, plus he has 2 E21's too

e21-Mark · Post by **e21-Mark** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 1:48 pm

Yeah, I've been in touch with Dips and am just waiting on him having a slot to fit me in. Unfortunately, with the show season coming up, he's really busy with VW's but hopefully it won't be too long till it's in to get sorted.

Other than that, my cars running really well at the moment. Since the head was refurb'd and the Schrick cam fitted, it had to go back and have the cam oil seals replaced after the rear one failed. Eventually it was all sorted out and new breather pipes fitted and routed to an alloy catch tank. I was a bit concerned at the amount of vapour and oil residue that was finding its way into the AFM & air filter but Jason was kind enough to offer the benefit of his experience. Since the head work the problem has been solved and it's back to being as it should. I do still want/need to have the under-bonnet wiring re-done though. Although the wiring works, I do think it's a bit of a bodge job and it's all pretty old & brittle now anyway.

murran · Post by **murran** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 1:55 pm

e21-Mark wrote:I do still want/need to have the under-bonnet wiring re-done though. Although the wiring works, I do think it's a bit of a bodge job and it's all pretty old & brittle now anyway.

id like to sort out my e30 engine loom.
theres lots of wires in it that arnt used for owt and really its the wrong shape and length. it annoys me. but like you said it works and if its not broken - dont fix it!

e21-Mark · Post by **e21-Mark** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 6:48 pm

Heart transplant planned for May/June

DrGonzoPOW · Post by **DrGonzoPOW** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 11:23 am

Boshty as owt!

Rav320uk · Post by **Rav320uk** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 11:59 am

Wrong,wrong,wrong.

Please don't put that Plastic engine in your car Mark.
If anything, M30 it, keep in times of the car.
IMO, these look totally wrong in the engine bay.

dannyboy · Post by **dannyboy** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 2:52 pm

Rav320uk wrote:Wrong,wrong,wrong.
Please don't put that Plastic engine in your car Mark.
If anything, M30 it, keep in times of the car.
IMO, these look totally wrong in the engine bay.

Dont forget Rav, Mark already has an m30'd 3.5 (twr 335i)

, id would say strip it and use as a track car, but mark already has one of these too

or turbo the m20...

Better still keep as is, its a minter already and spend the cash on the other too (335i/track car) or enter a small race series in the track car.... :popcorn

nas80 · Post by **nas80** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 3:13 pm

LOL - an engine looking wrong is fine if it makes the car go very fast!

I dont understand this period thing - theres hardly anything thats original in an e21 thats decent!!!!!

if Mark was going to keep in times then most of the stuff on his car would have to go as well.

Willwoods / coilovers / rims / paint? / interior etc etc.

all this you NEED in an e21 that has decent power otherwise you would crash no?

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