Bmw 130i project

[rwdvectra]

yonex said:

This just gets better. Should be an awesome tool when finished.

cheers, thats the dream

dunny83 said:

Interesting looking back at your first post:

"I've come from a long line of vauxhall,mainly vectra's, from C20let conversions, v6 conversion and lastly VXR's which are a very under estimated car. I had a vector vxr track car but was costing me too much and the direction it was going it was becoming a full on touring car so ended up braking it"

Lol, looks like you can't help yourself! Thats good for us though as this has to be one of my favourite projects on here

Cant wait to see it finished and on track

we have a joke at work as when got the car i said i won't be touching it....... I was hoping it would be a quick-ish NA car with not much potential for turning into a money pit but hasn't worked out like that

chrisb92 said:

Wow, I've just come across this. Looks amazing! Can't wait to see the finished product.

ashley95 said:

Wow! this is awesome!
Excellent work

cb1965 said:

Cracking project, love how it started off so'lightweight' and is now full on and then some

Thanks

BMRuss said:

I'm excited for you, lots of hard work gone into that by the looks of it.

Didn't know you were in Rochester? let me know the address and I will shoot up with Mario for a nose one weekend mate.

look forward to it mate

dom9 said:

Great thread - Looking forward to seeing this built back up!

Beedub said:

s54 = engine perfection.

well done !

thanks

Amirhussain said:

Great thread! Don't know how I've come across it nw. Love your work and dedication!

The thread title isn't really a clue to the project anymore but not sure how to change it so it's a bit hidden lol, thanks

[M77MWW]

fantastic read so far mate!!! your not too far away either, I'm only down the a2 by Bexleyheath. what times you done at the ring

[vMPM]

Best looking E87 I've seen! This car is going to be nuts when it is finished, awesome project!

[sjj84]

Pretty impressive so far, will be ace when finished.

[rwdvectra]

I had a busy day yesterday, will update soon but left the car with the clutch, flywheel, gearbox, engine, body panels and a lot more done, slowly getting there

Edited by rwdvectra on Sunday 14th February 12:51

[rwdvectra]

M77MWW said:

fantastic read so far mate!!! your not too far away either, I'm only down the a2 by Bexleyheath. what times you done at the ring

I pass bexleyheath nearly everyday. I'm starting to learn where every bump is on the a2 between london and rochester :-D

I've never timed myself around there for some reason, might do in the future

vMPM said:

Best looking E87 I've seen! This car is going to be nuts when it is finished, awesome project!

sjj84 said:

Pretty impressive so far, will be ace when finished.

thanks for the comments

[Stuart Thompson]

This car is screaming out for a flossmann wide body GTR kit.

[rwdvectra]

No updates as the car has been away getting the DTA and Race technology dash wired up, should be back at the weekend.

Some pics from before it went away


Clutch from CG Motorsport, all fitted





Had an accident, let the jack down with an axle stand underneath







Had a -6 jic fitting welded to the fuel rail and made up a fuel line for my braided hose to go onto, tight fit!!!











got the car in a position to be taken away for wiring









car was too wide for the trailer so had to fit a space saver back to front and just squeezed on with mm to spare!!








Also got rid of the Eos and picked up a Passat CC for my daily

[rwdvectra]

After just over a month i got the car back last saturday. Went back over to track and road and got trailered back



Wiring all completed





ECU mounted



Have a problem with my race technology dash. Seems to have a firmware issue. Been sent away so hopefully will get it back next week



Picked up a 1M exhaust from birmingham last sunday and trial fitted it. I had to cut off the end's that attach to the downpipes and use the E46 Flanges. All lines up ok so will fit it proper over the next week or so

[DoubleSix]

Jeebus H...

[anonymous-user]

Sweet.

[lindrup119]

Any updates on this one?

[Chr1sch]

That is very very cool!

[rwdvectra]

Where do i start with this thing!!!


I got to the point where i was a days work from starting it and then remembered from when i took it out the M3 that it had a misfire so decided to check everything before start up.

Its then i realised why it had misfire




Decided to stick a camera down the bores and although the crowns didn't look too bad they weren't great either so i done a compression test. Cylinders 2+3 come back low




At that point i decided to strip the engine down before deciding what way to go with it













I've decided i will probably fit JE piston's, standard rods, race bearings, and all ARP bolts. Just getting the funds together for the build at the moment though.


Managed to get hold of a 1M bumper for cheap so i can run 265 section up front eventually.





Made a start on the rear's. already running 10j ET23 on the rear but now have spacers











Got hold of an 60l ATL fuel cell. I was going to mount it up where the boot was but decided against having the weight high up so chopped the rear bench away and got started on mounting it lower to help with handling.
















In-between all that i took the daily out to the ring for a few laps while i was out in Belguim




Updates as and when, not looking to get it up and running until feb next year now though

[ManOpener]

Wide arches too

Love this build.

[helix402]

Had the head gasket failed on the M3 engine?

[jaacck]

I don't usually post but made a special effort to log in to say that this is awesome. bookmarked

[lee866]

ManOpener said:

Wide arches too

Love this build.

Wide arches wasn't the plan but coming across the 1M bumper has forced my hand

helix402 said:

Had the head gasket failed on the M3 engine?

It has yes. I knew it was misfiring but it had electrical issues so put it down to that. I'm glad i never investigated the issue back when i had the M3 as i doubt i would of done the conversion so i'm not complaining

jaacck said:

I don't usually post but made a special effort to log in to say that this is awesome. bookmarked

I appreciate that mate, always nice to read peoples comments and other peoples perspectives on the build

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Thanks mate appreciate that, i'm so looking forward to getting it done

[Deutscheblonde]

And my standard ('ish) 130i suddenly feels inadequate . Fantastic project, look forward to seeing those arches on.

[Markbarry1977]

Roll on Feb, can't wait to see the end results.