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DiarmaidE36
01-01-15, 23:24
Bought this 318is a few days before christmas, full m3 rep with the vader interior. I know its far from a powerhouse but it will do the job until i change the engine down the line, and it was dirt cheap ;)
Havent had the chance to do much with it yet other than put the welded diff from my last 36 in, plan at the moment is coilovers, hydro, strip it out, 4.44 diff and hopefully a cage and then get it out to a few drift days.
anyway, this is how the car sits at the minute, excuse the shit photos
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If anyone knows of a small case 4.44 diff for sale let me know. Should be getting a few bits in the post one of these days now.
That interior is a very rare colour! If it's clean you should get about 500 euro for it!
DiarmaidE36
02-01-15, 01:10
That interior is a very rare colour! If it's clean you should get about 500 euro for it!
Small tear on the driver seat but the rest is in fairly okay condition, should get the price of the car back just by selling them hopefully
thehatchet
02-01-15, 01:41
Have a 4.44 there
Bought this 318is a few days before christmas, full m3 rep with the vader interior. I know its far from a powerhouse but it will do the job until i change the engine down the line, and it was dirt cheap ;)
Havent had the chance to do much with it yet other than put the welded diff from my last 36 in, plan at the moment is coilovers, hydro, strip it out, 4.44 diff and hopefully a cage and then get it out to a few drift days.
anyway, this is how the car sits at the minute, excuse the shit photos
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If anyone knows of a small case 4.44 diff for sale let me know. Should be getting a few bits in the post one of these days now.
Nice love a good e36! Where did you pick her up? Don't recall seeing her advertised.
Best of luck!
DiarmaidE36
02-01-15, 13:12
Have a 4.44 there
where abouts are you? and how much :)
DiarmaidE36
02-01-15, 13:14
Nice love a good e36! Where did you pick her up? Don't recall seeing her advertised.
Best of luck!
Sound haha, spotted it in a neighbours driveway about three years ago and its sat there since so i just decided to ask about it, 300 euro later and its mine
Andrew200sx
02-01-15, 15:18
ohh man, 300euro. a bargain right there.
DiarmaidE36
02-01-15, 18:26
ohh man, 300euro. a bargain right there.
Can't tell if that's sarcasm or not... :p
You will have lots of fun in that! Happy Drifting! :)
DiarmaidE36
02-01-15, 20:26
You will have lots of fun in that! Happy Drifting! :)
Last yoke was only running an m40b18 from an e30 so even the is engine should be a nice change, 60 psi in the rear and we'll be right :cool:
DiarmaidE36
02-01-15, 20:39
Bought these for it today, ta technix coilovers. They're no HSD's but sure cheap and cheerful, should be here by the end of next week
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dermot-r32
02-01-15, 21:24
Have a 4.44 here. Pm if any.interest
Andrew200sx
03-01-15, 00:20
Can't tell if that's sarcasm or not... :p
no man i wasnt joking. you got a right old bargain at that. cheap drifter. get some more photos up....or use photo bucket. people will be more interested in the tread if the pictures were bigger.
DiarmaidE36
03-01-15, 00:24
no man i wasnt joking. you got a right old bargain at that. cheap drifter. get some more photos up....or use photo bucket. people will be more interested in the tread if the pictures were bigger.
I was wondering why the photos were so small, must set up an account so. The front bolt on the diff has sheared off so will get some more photos when the car is back on the ground which should be tomorrow hopefully
DiarmaidE36
03-01-15, 23:56
Got the diff back in today after drilling out the sheared bolt, gave the yard a nice blackening ;) This week should see a nice few bits done to the car, should hopefully have it stripped out, bucket seat in, 4 point harness in and all going well should have my coilovers by next weekend. Going to take the wishbones, hub and steering rack off my old e36 before i crush it and keep them for when i start on the lock mods. Hope the photos are the right size now, thats my old 36
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j136/DiarmaidE36/drifter_zps1b1f51f0.jpg
Andrew200sx
04-01-15, 12:49
cool...sounds like a plan, get a good diff, some lock and even a htdro handbrake and she should be fit for a bit of drifiting. e46 wishbones are a cheap and chearful way of getting extra lock on an e36. fit straight on and are about an inch longer than e36 ones. have a wee look on google about them.
DiarmaidE36
04-01-15, 23:41
cool...sounds like a plan, get a good diff, some lock and even a htdro handbrake and she should be fit for a bit of drifiting. e46 wishbones are a cheap and chearful way of getting extra lock on an e36. fit straight on and are about an inch longer than e36 ones. have a wee look on google about them.
I think ill just chop the e36 ones and lenghten them because i can pretty much do it for free, around 35 mm is right iirc
DiarmaidE36
05-01-15, 18:21
Few better pictures of it http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j136/DiarmaidE36/318ishg_zpsb1cb0620.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j136/DiarmaidE36/318ish_zps45fa0fa7.jpg
Threw a big backbox on it for a laugh
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j136/DiarmaidE36/318ise36_zpsaafc9ef4.jpg
Anyone interested in the vader interior? Small tear on drivers seat and a small fag burn on the back seat but both easily fixed. 350 ono
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j136/DiarmaidE36/318isss_zps94dfe059.jpg
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Have my bucket seat and harness ready to go in
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j136/DiarmaidE36/bucket_zps88aa9d92.jpg
sideways-theonlyway
07-01-15, 10:17
Good stuff Diarmaid, hope this one is a bit luckier for you :D
DiarmaidE36
07-01-15, 16:11
Good stuff Diarmaid, hope this one is a bit luckier for you :D
Cant complain about the last one either, took some amount of abuse for a 250 euro car haha. Sound Paul :)
Interested in the vader interior. Can you pm me some better pics please and thanks!
DiarmaidE36
07-01-15, 21:04
Interested in the vader interior. Can you pm me some better pics please and thanks!
Yeah it will be tomorrow evening before i get them :)
Yeah it will be tomorrow evening before i get them :)
Sound job
DiarmaidE36
08-01-15, 22:39
Sound job
PM'd you
DiarmaidE36
08-01-15, 22:47
right, so the car is now all stripped out, just need to remove the sound deadening and cut out the boot and ill be happy for now. Removed the driver and passenger airbags while i was at it. Finally got around to putting the bucket seat in too. Car is ten times livelier now so thats good, its looking like ill be heading out on Tynagh the 22nd of February with it for the IGR driftday, cant wait. REALLY need a 4.44 diff now so if someone can help me out with that it'd be much appreciated! but anyway, heres some pics :)
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Its looking like i should have a hydro and some sponsor stickers for it on Saturday all going well
Bought these for it today, ta technix coilovers. They're no HSD's but sure cheap and cheerful, should be here by the end of next week
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I can vouch for those Ta Technix coilovers had them in a road car and are now in my drifter brilliant bang for buck!
DiarmaidE36
09-01-15, 12:18
I can vouch for those Ta Technix coilovers had them in a road car and are now in my drifter brilliant bang for buck!
Have joms in my mk3 golf and I think they're meant to be close enough, bit bouncy but great for 200 euro
I've had ta-techniks on my red e36 and jom on my road e36 (which will be replaced by bc coilovers next week), for budget coilovers ta-techniks are superior , my joms just attract rust
DiarmaidE36
10-01-15, 00:48
I've had ta-techniks on my red e36 and jom on my road e36 (which will be replaced by bc coilovers next week), for budget coilovers ta-techniks are superior , my joms just attract rust
Well that's good so �� mine just arrived today
DiarmaidE36
10-01-15, 22:59
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Had it out for a spin this morning, love how it sounds
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j136/DiarmaidE36/10913673_830430943666419_684145565_n_zpsaea4ff0d.j pg
Coilovers arrived so ill get them in one of the evenings
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http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j136/DiarmaidE36/10934275_830430946999752_477643982_n_zps3d4f8fc4.j pg
Picked up a hydro and some stickers forit last night too, put the stickers on today and i should hopefully have the hydro plumbed in in the next fortnight
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j136/DiarmaidE36/10921682_830430890333091_1262979825_n_zps2ea3dd26. jpg
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I'll get better pictures when the weather clears up :)
I'm thinking of de-catting and straight piping this, will i lose power because of the loss of back pressure with it being na and all or will it be okay? help appreciated
DiarmaidE36
20-01-15, 22:23
4.44 SMALL CASE E36 DIFF WANTED! welded or open will do
DiarmaidE36
23-01-15, 23:46
Right so time for an update ;) My ta-technix arrived so i set about putting them in, surprisingly didn't shear any bolts in the process considering my luck. Turns out it was only on cut springs and not lowering springs after all
Before
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During
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Couldnt get the top mounts off the old shocks because the ram was spinning with the nut as i tried to open, so out came the Aldi welder http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j136/DiarmaidE36/d5_zps6be8bcc9.jpg
Considering nobody would want the shocks i just welded along the ram and was able to catch it with the vicegrips then. Sorted, off came the top mounts and threw them onto the coilovers.
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j136/DiarmaidE36/d4_zpsc86198fd.jpg
Put the coils in and bolted them all up before repeating the same with the other side.
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j136/DiarmaidE36/d7_zpse43fcb01.jpg
The racing dynamics were rubbing the coilovers so i had to put the msport wheels back on until i get some spacers.
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j136/DiarmaidE36/d3_zpsd577c7e9.jpg
I then went about putting in the rears. I put the spring and adjuster in but it was sitting way too high so i pulled out the adjusters again. It was still sitting a bit high but the springs have settled since and are now at a nice height.
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j136/DiarmaidE36/10934275_830430946999752_477643982_n_zps3d4f8fc4.j pg
And i also stuck on a tow strap off the old 36
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j136/DiarmaidE36/d9_zpsa3185ba2.jpg
And just some photos after getting it back on all fours, ignore how dirty it was and the buckled arches, all will be sorted soon
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j136/DiarmaidE36/d19_zpsa0c99d4f.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j136/DiarmaidE36/d21_zps8bde589e.jpg
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Started overheating but i bled loads of air out of the system and now its staying bang on in the middle, delighted.
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j136/DiarmaidE36/d15_zps6bf781d3.jpg
Have to say for 200 euro the coilovers have made some difference to the car, its 100 times more predictable when sliding.
That said she did meet a wall last night....
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Nothing a cable tie or two wont fix. I also stripped out all the sound deadening but have no pictures of it yet.
Next on the list is lock mods and plumbing in the hydro. Cant wait for the 22nd of February in tynagh now.
drifter kid
24-01-15, 14:13
story lad are you from beack ennistymon way? think a lad i know was showing me picks of the car said he was in your class or something. looks like a good build you sticking with the 1.8 :)
DiarmaidE36
24-01-15, 21:32
story lad are you from beack ennistymon way? think a lad i know was showing me picks of the car said he was in your class or something. looks like a good build you sticking with the 1.8 :)
Yeah im from Ennistymon haha, who was that? I'll stick with the 1.8 till it blows and then go for a 6 cylinder :)
DiarmaidE36
28-02-15, 23:08
Update due on this very soon, missed out on Tynagh because i burst seals in the gearbox the night before, was absoloutely raging. But anyway, onwards and upwards! ;)
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