The Best ///M/Barge/General Rant/Look at this/O/T (Vol XVII)

[melvster]

Loving the compact, what is it, Hartge ?



spotted one today on the way home from Oulton Park, Avus silver and looked 'ard as nails.

This'll do me nicely


http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/a...

And this

[E30M3SE]

Output Flange said:

O/T, but do you know of any comprehensive S14 build threads on standalone management?

Yes, Steve Singleton's Sport Evolution. He's on here as 'stevesingo', fully rebuilt, by him, using lots of trick bits, running Motec with direct coil ignition, carbon airbox ..............

ETA

Here is a link to his entire rebuild thread.

http://s14net.vbulletin.net/forum/s14/e30-m3-galle...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xzD0AOLtY8&fe...

Edited by E30M3SE on Saturday 12th March 07:18

[E30M3SE]

melvster said:

Loving the compact, what is it, Hartge ?

Racing Dynamics.

[BlackGT3]

Comical description on this car listed at Anglia Car Auction - April Sale

http://www.angliacarauctions.co.uk/en/classic-auct...

[L100NYY]

BlackGT3 said:

Comical description on this car listed at Anglia Car Auction - April Sale

http://www.angliacarauctions.co.uk/en/classic-auct...

[100 IAN]

jeremyc said:

ope. I'd save for a little longer and have this one with it's V8 and Manuel goodness.


It's also in a colour that very much fits in with my fleet.

Is that one of the rare Spanish gearbox ones...........?

[Leins]

melvster said:

Loving the compact, what is it, Hartge ?

As E30M3SE said, it's a Racing Dynamics, specifically a K55. Whilst they made a number of E31 (8-series) K55s, only a single K55 Compact was produced, which cost the Italian equivalent of £90k back in 1997 IIRC. For that you got a slightly enlarged version of the 850ci's 5.4L V12 installed, and given a few tweaks to produce 424hp

I seem to recall a claim that 0-170mph was possible in 5th gear alone

melvster said:

spotted one today on the way home from Oulton Park, Avus silver and looked 'ard as nails.

Quite partial to an Avus Silver one myself, although most are down as "purple" on the V5 due to the base coat

[DoctorX]

L100NYY said:

BlackGT3 said:

Comical description on this car listed at Anglia Car Auction - April Sale

http://www.angliacarauctions.co.uk/en/classic-auct...

WTF?

[W00DY]

LaurasOtherHalf said:

Some old bodged up tractor of a 911 or a genuine, full on world champions WRC?



http://www.rallycarsforsale.net/ads/carlos-sainz-2...

I want that.





http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-911-996-9m96-Clu...

I imagine it's pretty good.

Edited by W00DY on Saturday 12th March 13:35

[L100NYY]

^^^^

Ref that 996;

Stickers aside I really rather like that, seems to go well and sounds good going by the videos.

[shirt]

this looks very clean and great value compared to the ones discussed recently.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/262328059405?rmvSB=true

[NomduJour]

If you don't mind LHD there are plenty of two-doors in Europe.

[Crook]

shirt said:

this looks very clean and great value compared to the ones discussed recently.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/262328059405?rmvSB=true

That is a great colour on an original 2 door!

[shirt]

LHD is fine. Ones available in Dubai are either shagged or silly prices, and all auto.

[shirt]

after some deliberation my list is as follows:

elan 26r replica. ship has sailed long ago for me to stomach costs associated with building a 911 outlaw, and this will whup it everywhere it counts.

lister bell stratos, 3.2 gta engine on throttle bodies. to supplement the loss of pork.

y61 nissan patrol tow car. king of the dubai tailgaters yes, but i also spend a lot of time professionally in dubious places and the patrol is a mighty fine piece of kit both on and off road.

either a karmann ghia or a 356 coupe replica. subaru engine, a/c, air ride. totally scene yo but reckon this would make for a neat daily driver.

stupid project: spaceframe 560sec silhouette racer with a v12 on straight pipes and ITB's.

cessna 172: no more expensive than any of the above really yet gives a much more unique perspective to the world.

[Pennyroyal Tea]

shirt said:

after some deliberation my list is as follows:

elan 26r replica. ship has sailed long ago for me to stomach costs associated with building a 911 outlaw, and this will whup it everywhere it counts.

lister bell stratos, 3.2 gta engine on throttle bodies. to supplement the loss of pork.

y61 nissan patrol tow car. king of the dubai tailgaters yes, but i also spend a lot of time professionally in dubious places and the patrol is a mighty fine piece of kit both on and off road.

either a karmann ghia or a 356 coupe replica. subaru engine, a/c, air ride. totally scene yo but reckon this would make for a neat daily driver.

stupid project: spaceframe 560sec silhouette racer with a v12 on straight pipes and ITB's.

cessna 172: no more expensive than any of the above really yet gives a much more unique perspective to the world.

Extra man points for your specificity

RE: your Patrol, the thing I find most alarming about them is their turn of speed, even out of the box. I understand that an RB26 conversion is but a fistful of dollars and a determined slam of the bonnet away, too

You know when you've been out in the desert sufficiently long when a tailgate terrorist Nissan or Toyota makes your 'list'.

Cessna a god shout. PPL is on my to-do list when I retire.

[Crook]

Thsi would make for an interesting tale driving it back

I think I need this

[Crook]

Did anybody post this ad after Cmoose posted the pictures from his day out? Up for ten and a half.

[LaurasOtherHalf]

W00DY said:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-911-996-9m96-Clu...

I imagine it's pretty good.

Edited by W00DY on Saturday 12th March 13:35

Cat D ruins it for me. Otherwise looks very nice apart from the centre console delete-what on earth is the craic there

[DoctorX]

Crook said:

Thsi would make for an interesting tale driving it back

I think I need this

I dread to think what a replacement hood would cost on that. Rather cool though.