bmw tramp build that turned into a moneypit kinda proper build....ha!

[Diesel-Dick]

rite so aaaammmmm been meaning to start this thread with a while, probly wont be much interest cos its not a dirty datsun but anyway :p sooo basically i had a 318is and had a great time in it during the snow with famous jh and nickae86 in their snow mobile bmws. :D but then she got a tip and was just leaft there for a while

http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz84/cian_tdi/001-1.jpg

then when the snow was gone the 1.8 engine wasnt good for much so said id lash in a 2.5 engine, so went and bought this 525 off pt-y2k off the site to use as a donor car.

http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz84/cian_tdi/S7300355.jpg
http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz84/cian_tdi/S7300358.jpg

so took the engine out off the 525. . . .

http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz84/cian_tdi/003-2.jpg

bought some poly engine mounts off mike @ barrysmotorsport.

http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz84/cian_tdi/001-2.jpg

at the same time john was after breaking his 328 for parts and the bold man was going to scrap the mint shell so since my one was as rusty as a average uk spec cam i bought johns shell and fully polybushed 2.5 axle with 4.4 diff and some strut braces :afro:
http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz84/cian_tdi/002.jpg
http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz84/cian_tdi/003-1.jpg

off then to strip al the interior and stuff out of that shell ,

http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz84/cian_tdi/009.jpg

and take all the bits needed off my first shell to get it rolling

http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz84/cian_tdi/011.jpg

swaped over the needed panels and lightened most of them aswel, then she got a good lash of matt black :cool:

http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz84/cian_tdi/028-1.jpg http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz84/cian_tdi/086.jpg

and the lad that was sprayin it works at dublin airport so he had aqquired some aer lingus green paint so the engine bay got painted green

http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz84/cian_tdi/106.jpg

next was the engine had to get sump and a few other bits off a e36 to make the e34 engine fit in

http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz84/cian_tdi/009-1.jpg

here she is up on the lift haha

http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz84/cian_tdi/PHTO0006-1.jpg

then got the big engine crane out and put in the engine

http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz84/cian_tdi/PHTO0182.jpg http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz84/cian_tdi/PHTO0184.jpg

next was to buy coilovers, just got cheapo egay ones but should be grand for a while

http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz84/cian_tdi/PHTO0202-1.jpg

so this is the way the car was lookin when i last seen it,

http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz84/cian_tdi/PHTO0205.jpg

the car is at paul twomeys (pt-y2k) at the moment getting wired up so hopefully will have it back at the end ov the week :kiss:

in the mean time ive picked up a few more bits bucket seats and harness, hydro, eccentric poly wishbone bushes from barrysmotorsport, and the best thing. . . . extra lock set up that was on famous jh's old cosworth powered e36 :)
http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz84/cian_tdi/PHTO0216.jpg http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz84/cian_tdi/PHTO0215.jpg

this is the lock setup when it was in johns car

http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz84/cian_tdi/22022008220.jpg http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz84/cian_tdi/22022008222.jpg

and id say i have enough of spare wheels anyway haha!
http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz84/cian_tdi/PHTO0212-1.jpg

thats it for now hopefully ill have an update soon :cool:

[Chuck_g]

Love this car lad, hurry up n get her out :)

[podgedun]

hahaha u shoulda got pink wheels too would add nicely to the collestion :)

[Diesel-Dick]

Love this car lad, hurry up n get her out :)

she b out soon i hope chuck nd im gonna get kinky wit ur quarter panel sometime! :p


hahaha u shoulda got pink wheels too would add nicely to the collestion :) might do yet im gonna spray da dishy wheels dat are on her now, might go pink since im obviously a homo at heart after da carry on at punchestown :rolleyes::D

[Mac_C]

Sweet bit of progress there lad !

Nicely set up too !

Wont be long till shes ready for the track :)

[nicknack]

Jeese fair play, looking forward to seeing this up and running.

[pole drift]

If there was a like button I'd mash it, this is cool :)

[pt_y2k]

He'l be on tomor evening to pick up that stuff laaaad! :) will have her roaring by the weekend....:)

[AndysR20det]

it is pretty cool she'l be animal to go round, fair play

[Diesel-Dick]

sound lads, she should be great craic, i know its only 2.5 but the 4.4 diff and epic lock should help alot, and im a strong believer that its not all about the power figures! jus look at that lad in the blue ae86 at punch and john hickey nailing the track in his unmapped laggy as foook s14! :afro:

[180sxbreaker]

looks well ted.........savage lock on it..fair play

[patt]

looks good lad

[tomsheen]

pretty much my exact same project man.. i cut a shit loada wires tho so who
knows will it run ha.. cant wait to see how this goes so ill get some idea of my own..
well wear with it lad :cool:

[aimee]

She's Lookin well Rooney, goldstone?

[Diesel-Dick]

She's Lookin well Rooney, goldstone?

of course! :D

[aimee]

of course! :D

Wooooohoooooo :D

[git]

usless bastard'n bmws :cool::cool: hi !!!!!!!

[Diesel-Dick]

Wooooohoooooo :D bring scones! actually make some now ill call inta ye for a chat some evenin durin da week! nom nom nom lol

[Diesel-Dick]

usless bastard'n bmws :cool::cool: hi !!!!!!!

haha ive been waiting for u ta cum and rape this thread! :rolleyes: shur might put a dirty datsun engine in it when the 2.5 kettle boils ha! :p

[git]

haha ive been waiting for u ta cum and rape this thread! :rolleyes: shur might put a dirty datsun engine in it when the 2.5 kettle boils ha! :p

haha good man ! i like all your self work fairplay dude

[Diesel-Dick]

haha good man ! i like all your self work fairplay dude

''self work'' i like the sound of that! usually i get called bein a ''rough hungry farmer'' . . . . i prefer wat u said! :D xxx

[aimee]

bring scones! actually make some now ill call inta ye for a chat some evenin durin da week! nom nom nom lol

Mmmm scones! Yeah might make some during the week lol

[bob2222]

my old 328,if i remember righty it still has nct till 2012 some time??
what happened the 2.8 engine??thought there was alright power in it myself

best of luck with rest of build and fair play on work done so far :afro:

[Diesel-Dick]

my old 328,if i remember righty it still has nct till 2012 some time??
what happened the 2.8 engine??thought there was alright power in it myself

best of luck with rest of build and fair play on work done so far :afro:

ya still another good few months test on it haha! eh i think john sold the engine and stuff to a lad that was doin a conversion into an e30, i only bought the shell cos it was mint. thanks man :D

[hondaluver]

best of luck with it dude, saw it in up close the other night, like e36s :)

[Diesel-Dick]

forgot bout this thread :o

so the car is goin now, had it goldstone sunday, delighted with the handling and steering!

Big thanks to nicky quealy for sortin out the wiring it was some mess when he got it. https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/270702_217846848250784_100000764115155_549550_5560 911_n.jpg
and famous jh for fitting the hydro and tiein up last few loose ends! :kiss:
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/285261_221269887908480_100000764115155_558580_4909 019_n.jpg
few pics from goldstone
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/185480_2128007652939_1628391644_2054880_3145668_n. jpg
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/228886_2128006852919_1628391644_2054875_5687022_n. jpg
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/229706_2128003092825_1628391644_2054855_2595075_n. jpg
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/215196_2128000132751_1628391644_2054848_6290496_n. jpg

vids
https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150739572855293


‪cian kenneally. goldstone 1st day out‬‏ - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPXmwQe42xM)

[Robbie Daly Ps13]

How many of you cunts is there....!

[Diesel-Dick]

How many of you cunts is there....!

probably enuf for 2 teams next year? ha

[Prodrifter86]

haha fairplay dude! nice to see it going!

[tomsheen]

nice job lad.. how did the power feel and the gearing..
im in the middle of building pretty much the exact same thing, just wondering what twill end up lik? :D

[Stevie e39 drift]

Fair play and good luck with her . Its cool to see something different on the scene getting sick of the usual 180 , 200 sx , s13 , 14 , 15 n r 32 n 3's .. Nice to see these coming up more ...... Glw her .... I like everything but the black front quarter lights .........

[Diesel-Dick]

haha fairplay dude! nice to see it going!
sound lad! will have ta get some incar vids with ur camera and editing at the next mondello day! :cool:


nice job lad.. how did the power feel and the gearing..
im in the middle of building pretty much the exact same thing, just wondering what twill end up lik? :D
it had plenty power, thats 3rd gear in the vids but the 4.4:1 diff helps the gearing alot! :D

Fair play and good luck with her . Its cool to see something different on the scene getting sick of the usual 180 , 200 sx , s13 , 14 , 15 n r 32 n 3's .. Nice to see these coming up more ...... Glw her .... I like everything but the black front quarter lights .........

ah ya i must get a front nosecone, nd i tink i jus sprayed da corner lights cos one was orange nd one was clear! :o

[tommiii]

nice build nice to see her running and going sideways.

[japman2202]

Nice car ladhttp://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/284627_10150737717320293_678875292_19874025_109204 1_n.jpg


http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/282521_10150738096340293_678875292_19880086_642357 9_n.jpg

[Diesel-Dick]

^^^^^^^^^^ camera fone assasin!!! lol

[alan180sx]

goin well in stones lad fair fucks pics are cool

[japman2202]

Some phone lawwwd :afro:

[blusrule]

Need parts??? :p

Ah good to see it going for ya now! Nice bit of lock on it in the video

[Diesel-Dick]

Need parts??? :p

Ah good to see it going for ya now! Nice bit of lock on it in the video

ya nd i was no where near full lock in them vids id say! im good for parts! :rolleyes: lol

[DaveM-sport]

Non vanos :)

Big turbo, intercooler and lots of fuel... job done :afro:

[Famous jh]

Non vanos :)

Big turbo, intercooler and lots of fuel... job done :afro:

Shhhhh...I'm workin on it..He just doesn't know it yet :afro:

[k1nick]

ha ha some lock on tha wheels, there nearly at right angles to the car. you should get are lingus to sponsor you.

[Diesel-Dick]

ha ha some lock on tha wheels, there nearly at right angles to the car. you should get are lingus to sponsor you.

oh god dont say dat, da lad dat sprayed it had big huge aer lingus stickers off the side ov a plane nd he wanted ta put em on da side ov the car lol :o

[DaveM-sport]

Shhhhh...I'm workin on it..He just doesn't know it yet :afro:

Some description of a turbo, intercooler, mls gasket, arp bolts, injectors and fuel pump and few other small bits... Healthy 4-500 bhp straight away :D

[Diesel-Dick]

Some description of a turbo, intercooler, mls gasket, arp bolts, injectors and fuel pump and few other small bits... Healthy 4-500 bhp straight away :D

is dat actually all id need? is it on bmw-driver theres a lad with a thread doin it nd he has 10k spent so far jus gatherin parts nd preppin da engine! :eek:

[DaveM-sport]

Spending 10K on an M50 turbo is retarded. It's a very impressive build n I'm sure it'll easily make more than 600bhp.

But the thing is M50s are only worth 2-300 as a bare engine so best bet is sticking the essential bits on and making a reliable 4-450bhp and if it ever does shit itself you can just bolt the bits on to another engine, change the headgasket and things and your off again.

[Diesel-Dick]

Spending 10K on an M50 turbo is retarded. It's a very impressive build n I'm sure it'll easily make more than 600bhp.

But the thing is M50s are only worth 2-300 as a bare engine so best bet is sticking the essential bits on and making a reliable 4-450bhp and if it ever does shit itself you can just bolt the bits on to another engine, change the headgasket and things and your off again.

http://cgi.ebay.ie/92-99-BMW-E36-325i-328i-M3-T3-T4-Turbo-Charger-Kit-/200641793921?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2eb72ecf81#ht_1775wt_754




:cool:

[Diesel-Dick]

updating this a after gettin a cage :) happy out with it, done by a local fella who does mostly hotrod cages so very few on here would know him. ill let the pics do the talkin :cool: and exuse da ruff paint job, that was my fault :p and any critisism or advise welcome.. . .

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[Diesel-Dick]

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[Mac_C]

Looking good man ! love the colour choice stand out nice against the black :cool:

[Diesel-Dick]

Looking good man ! love the colour choice stand out nice against the black :cool:

thanks lad, the black is going soon, probly repainting white not sure yet :)

[blusrule]

Nice cage, whats it like to climb in and out with the door bars? Find it hard enough with the bucket seat! Ha