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

[dom9]

ManOpener said:

dom9 said:

I was imagining something more around £15k, to be honest.

A good standard E46 M3 will set you back that, a CS probably more.

dom9 said:

You're changing your argument now - is the clutch on this one brand new? There is an M5 manual available in the US so a clutch and flywheel must be available even if it needs modification, which isn't going to cost the Earth.

It's running an E90 M3 gearbox and, AFAIK, clutch.

For the record, I'm not sure it's worth £30k but I think you'd struggle to build one for much less unless you did all the work yourself.

I have no real argument there other than he did build it himself, according to the advert, so I'm not sure why people keep talking about a garage building it.

Again, I'm not slagging it off. I love it. I just don't see the value at £30k, which seems fairly consistent here.

A good M3 will cost you more - nothing in the ad tells me this is a better M3 than any other (almost) 100k M3 out there.

Standard cars are worth more, a good CS would cost you less an I believe mwstewart was talking about less when he was thinking about selling his car.

Again, it's not what it cost (could have cost £1MM for all we know) but what its value is on the 2nd hand market. At £30k, I think that would be the very top. With less miles, maybe. As it is; no way.

But, again, because the non-owners seem upset - it may be worth that to someone who can't do the work themselves and don't value mileage on the chassis etc. I freaking love this car!

[braddo]

anonymous said:

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What is the weight difference between the two? Probably not as much as there used to be.

[braddo]

tenfour said:

NomduJour said:

http://www.renegadehybrids.com/911/LS-1.html

944 would be a big yes. 911? Hard to believe a V8 out the back wouldn't fk up the handling.

Dunc the Trunk is definitely a champion though!

Edited by braddo on Friday 24th June 00:16

[NomduJour]

An aluminium LS swap can apparently be lighter than a standard one.

[jeremyc]

There are two LSx transplants that I'd love to do.

Firstly in a stock-looking London cab, complete with steel dished wheels with those hubcaps to accommodate wider rubber and the orange light at the front reading LSXI.

Secondly in my Land Rover, with side exit exhausts just behind the doors and the lettering on the bonnet reading D E A F E N E R.

[Diesel Meister]

V8 Landie FTW

[dom9]

I bought some LS swap books while I was living in the US. Some very interesting conversions have been done.

The LS swap forum is also a good one for 'ideas'. High power 'density' for the physical size of the engine.

However, I still think you can't beat the V10 for 'cool' factor!

[ATM]

This is mine

[Crook]

Leins said:

That's the one! Thanks s m

Found a pic online:

I used to love that magazine! I have that one. I would smuggly recount the 211.5mph top speed at any car conversation opportunity I still have the one somewhere with this thisng on the cover



And a subsequent one (I think) with a yellow topless one.

IIRC the edition with the red one had a Strosek 911 bought for a Swiss hoteliers daughter and was titled 'The Atomic Cockroach'

[ferrisbueller]

I'd like a Mazda LSx conversion.

[Output Flange]

ferrisbueller said:

Oooooh.....

[ferrisbueller]

Output Flange said:

ferrisbueller said:

Oooooh.....

Faster, louder, more economical! It's all win!

Find a fecked RX8, buy it for buttons and bosh!

[Output Flange]

I'd like an LS-converted Bentley T2

[Diesel Meister]

ferrisbueller said:

Faster, louder, more economical! It's all win!

Find a fecked RX8, buy it for buttons and bosh!

Dom9 - totally agree. I love the LS but it's not as cool as the S85, even in LS7 form imo.

[Output Flange]

[olly755]

ferrisbueller said:

Output Flange said:

ferrisbueller said:

Oooooh.....

Faster, louder, more economical! It's all win!

Find a fecked RX8, buy it for buttons and bosh!

That works.

Was always under the impression that the bonnet line was too low for one. Obvs not.

[ATM]

olly22n said:

olly755 said:

ferrisbueller said:

Output Flange said:

ferrisbueller said:

Oooooh.....

Faster, louder, more economical! It's all win!

Find a fecked RX8, buy it for buttons and bosh!

That works.

Was always under the impression that the bonnet line was too low for one. Obvs not.

Expensive, iirc.

I thought Craig at Dynotorque has built one of these and is running around in it as his DD.

[ATM]

Quick Search found this thread of a customer car that Craig has built - http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[ferrisbueller]

olly22n said:

ATM said:

I thought Craig at Dynotorque has built one of these and is running around in it as his DD.

I think he did, but i seem to recall getting one built isn't cheap.

Thread says £18.5k

[Minemapper]

tenfour said:

Minemapper said:

Yes, but then you're driving a Camaro.

Nothing wrong with the current/new Gen Camaros, dear boy. Indeed, I'd be in one right now were it not for an the previous owner of a perspective car apparently engaging reverse at some speed (still makes me shudder when I think about that test drive).

Nope, sorry. No desire to grow a mullet and rip all the sleeves off my shirts.