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

mr edd · Post by **mr edd** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 11:51 am

Thats the car from the retro cars artical in may 2005

e21-Mark · Post by **e21-Mark** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 2:26 pm

Trial fitted the spoiler but going back once re-painted and having the front arches re-worked.

Gave the underneath a thorough check and no rust anywhere! YAY!

Coilovers have arrived from GAZ so they'll be going on in early January!! My Crimbo present to myself.

Marneus · Post by **Marneus** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 3:46 pm

Looking good mate! Post up your impressions of the GAZ coilovers as I'm thinking of getting a set at the end of Feb, do you know how low they will let you take it?

Jason_323i · Post by **Jason_323i** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 4:01 pm

With my Gaz I can dump the sump on the floor is that low enough

Marneus · Post by **Marneus** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 4:06 pm

Jason_323i wrote:With my Gaz I can dump the sump on the floor is that low enough

That'd be just about right

I need to drop it another 50mm to make it sit right, which ones do you have? The Gold ones?

E21meister · Post by **E21meister** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 4:13 pm

RetroBeemer wrote:

Looked at this pic quickly and thought the car was hovering..! Who needs a flying DeLoren

Mobster · Post by **Mobster** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 4:25 pm

Welcome to the club boyz !!!

e21-Mark · Post by **e21-Mark** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 2:54 pm

Right, well its Christmas Day, Claire has popped out and I'm trying to arrange time to have the suspension on my car sorted out. Not easy when everyone else is sitting down to a turkey dinner.

Anyway, after handing over a great wad of cash to GAZ the 323 struts I got from Dave @ e21-Revival have been converted into lovely, shiny coil-overs. (Happy Crimbo to me!

) In early January my car is going over to another Dave @ M-tech in Essex to have them fitted along with adjustable top mounts. I think I might well flip the rear subframe bushes at the same time and get the negative camber, on the rear, down to a more useful level.

Once the suspension is sorted it'll be going back to Mick @ Pristine Bodyworks to re-fit the Alpina front spoiler, Motorsport rear spoiler and roll the arches, prior to re-painting them. Hopefully, that little lot should bring about quite a transformation for next year. Especially once I fit the single wiper conversion.

I think I might garage it for a couple of months after that lot, to protect it from the worst of the Winter and all the salt and crud on the roads. I guess running round in a 316 will make it seem a hell of a lot quicker come Spring time.

The Mosselman turbo set-up is sat in the boot awaiting my attention so that'll be the next thing on the list. Mind you, I've been checking out Nitrous systems.....

Mobster · Post by **Mobster** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 3:10 pm

Dude, its Christmas day. Screw the forum and spend time with the family. lolz

--ALPINA-- · Post by **--ALPINA--** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 4:45 pm

Mobster wrote:Dude, its Christmas day. Screw the forum and spend time with the family. lolz

Eh? what about mobster!!!

and dont give all this about muslim, cos over here no matter what it happens!!

Dont ask me!!! i decided to stay at home and relax by my self..

j

e21-Mark · Post by **e21-Mark** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 4:49 pm

My e21's more reliable than my family. Apart from Claire that is.

Mobster · Post by **Mobster** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 11:06 pm

RetroBeemer wrote:My e21's more reliable than my family. Apart from Claire that is.

Ha-ha-ha awesome response. I obviously dont celebrate Christmas and did venture out to take my Alpina Replica out of the garage i rent. Took the Purple E21 down and got it stuck in snow. Took me over an hour to get the bloody thing out.....I should have stayed indoors and played monopoly.

Mobster · Post by **Mobster** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 11:08 pm

Ha-ha....Jimmi dont get me wrong, i'm just pulling Marks Leg. Where were the 2 boyz and the Missus

--ALPINA-- · Post by **--ALPINA--** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 11:50 pm

Mobster wrote:Where were the 2 boyz and the Missus

looool, who`s?

j

Mobster · Post by **Mobster** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 11:58 pm

--ALPINA-- wrote:
Mobster wrote:Where were the 2 boyz and the Missus

looool, who`s?

j

Yours dude ???

Sorry Mark, we will return to talking about your car but hey, its Xmas.