E30 m50 "hatchet"

[m50b25]

Said I might as well start a thread for this. This is my first project so it will probably be slow and painfull. The car is a rusty-roofed E30 4door with an m50b25 engine. I took it as a p/x for my old e36, this started as a road car but penalty points changed them plans. Don't have a huge budget as I'm still in college that's why things will be a bit slow for now and I've no shed either haha

So things I've done so far are:

- car came with bc coil overs :) and an e36 rack fitted
- stripped interior including the dash.
- beat out my heater motor with the hammer.
- stripped all the interior wiring loom and threw it in the bin.
- d2 racing hydro and new obp .625 cylinder.
-new disks and CL pads.
- sprayed the inside last night with the help of " Dermot-r32"
- got a Mishimoto rad (not fitted yet)
- ordered a 3 gallon fuel tank with built in swirl pot (on the way)
- had mike Deane build my 3.6 LSD

Plans to do:

- spray the outside
- fit the new rad and make up a frankenstine expansion bottle
- lower the car
- get extra lock
- fix the bumper after super drift
- fit the fuel tank and new lines
- flock the dash and wire the new fuel pump to a switch as well as a second fan and the lights etc
- refit the bucket seat and harness
- fit a new low temperature thermostat and a better (not leaking p/s pump)

Probably more just can't think ATM. Anyway hope to update this again shortly and any ideas comments appreciated, good or bad


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[veedubmk4]

Looks like your making good progress,fair play

[dil]

paint turned out well! what colour is the outside going?

Makes me want a project car myself, very tempted!

[m50b25]

Looks like your making good progress,fair play

It's not going as quick as I'd like but that's always the case ha,

And dil it's going black on the outside with bits of pink and green ( to match the harness )

[m50b25]

Took the badges off today and gave the boot a quick sand down, not sure if im gunna use the same spoiler , leave it spoiler less or make up a spoiler, took a few pics to see if any one wreck ones the ducktail would look decent.?

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And the rough mock up of how the standard spoiler mounted on the edge would look


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[shea]

stick on a rocket bunny

[m50b25]

stick on a rocket bunny

I might see if I can find an s13 spoiler, think that would be the closest to the e30?

[Lucius]

Spoiler less mate. Leave that sexy ass clean.
Good luck with the project ;)

[dermot-r32]

lip that was on it or a take on the rocket bunny type spoiler.:)

[m50b25]

Spoiler less mate. Leave that sexy ass clean.
Good luck with the project ;)

thanks man, im so unsure what to do :/

[m50b25]

lip that was on it or a take on the rocket bunny type spoiler.:)

wel have to give a look next weekend lad, tis wrecking my head

[m50b25]

fuel tank arrived this week so said id throw up a few pictures of it, ripping the old rusty tank out at the moment, the joys of boring Saturday nights .
so i got the tank made by murray motorsports with a built in swirlpot and foam filled, nice tidy 12litre tank, small but twill do grand for now not exactly a fery heavy car on the juice. still waiting on the braided fuel lines and clips and the fuel pump.

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and the foam inside

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the fuel filter

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and the exhaust and heat sheild off, exhaust going to be decated and s/s straight pipes fitted this week hopefully,

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and the trusty outdoors garage, nice when its raining and cold at this time of the night :/

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[m50b25]

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[Lucius]

Nice progress mate. Keep up the good work:cool:

[m50b25]

Nice progress mate. Keep up the good work:cool:

thanks man, if you know anyone looking for a 2.4 diesel rad, the big ones, i have one which i dont need :)

[m50b25]

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[m50b25]

Things are slow at the moment with college and work so hopefully after exams are done il have more time :) but here's a bit for now


The new radiator, tight enough

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And the new tank
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[mike e30]

Gud man your keepin busy with it anyways. Where did u get the braided lines and pump from need to sort one now aswell

[m50b25]

Gud man your keepin busy with it anyways. Where did u get the braided lines and pump from need to sort one now aswell


I got the tank filter and pump in Murray Motorsport in Dublin and got the fittings and lines in John Moynihan rallying in millstreet he was by far the cheapest around, half the price of Murrays and he's very helpfull too :)