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Also the stock 02 turbo ran arches and wider wheels/tyres without any negative impact on handling so I'm not overly concerned should I opt to go that route. Many moons back I ran a turbo arched tii with 8x13's and 235/50 and the only negative was the inner tyre wall ever so slightly fouling on full lock. If I do go with the Alpina 'pig cheek' arches I will only be going with a 7J and staggered 205 front / 215 rear or thereabouts. Right now though, I just want it running and driving again so that I can put some miles on it. 
Well the newly rebuilt m44/1.9 twin cam is back from the builder and is looking fresh as a daisy. All it needs now is the block painting and it'll be ready to drop back in the engine bay. Whilst they were at it, I also had them vapour blast the ITB's so they're looking like new now too! I'm really excited to see it all come back together after so long. There's very little on the mechanical side that hasn't been renewed or refurbished!
It shouldn't be too much longer... 
Famous last words?!
It's all pretty much ready to be bolted back in as we did a dry build and stripped everything back out to do the powder coating and engine refresh. As far as I know it's just mapping left but I don't want to tempt fate obviously.
A crisp autumn day and a run on the coast road between Hayle and St Just, or maybe the Atlantic Highway, seems like a plan though.
Famous last words?!It's all pretty much ready to be bolted back in as we did a dry build and stripped everything back out to do the powder coating and engine refresh. As far as I know it's just mapping left but I don't want to tempt fate obviously.
A crisp autumn day and a run on the coast road between Hayle and St Just, or maybe the Atlantic Highway, seems like a plan though.
Fingers crossed for no last minute snags. Forgive me for asking, as you have probably already covered this above, but are you going for something like an Amethyst ignition mapping system? I have had one of those put onto my Fiat 124, and it seems pretty nifty as a sensible modernisation, without going overboard on the MAX POWAH YO, or detracting from the 1970s carby character of the car.
I opted for a DTA S60 as I used one in my E30 M3 and it was perfect for the job without being stupidly expensive.
My goal has always to try and keep it at least looking kind of period. A kind of 60's version of my M3? Maybe?
I just wanted 02 turbo levels of performance but with a revvy NA engine. Ideally I'd have liked an s14/2.3 but they're just too expensive nowadays whereas m44/1.9 are just a few hundred quid.
My goal has always to try and keep it at least looking kind of period. A kind of 60's version of my M3? Maybe?
I just wanted 02 turbo levels of performance but with a revvy NA engine. Ideally I'd have liked an s14/2.3 but they're just too expensive nowadays whereas m44/1.9 are just a few hundred quid.
It’ll definitely be getting used. I’m a firm believer in cars being driven and I’ve worked and saved too hard to pay for this only to then just polish it.
Yes, my M3 was sold on again by Lee and he’s in a 911 now. The new owner wanted an E30 M3 for a long time and I know he loves it almost as much as I did. Almost!
Well there was more progress today.
Yes, my M3 was sold on again by Lee and he’s in a 911 now. The new owner wanted an E30 M3 for a long time and I know he loves it almost as much as I did. Almost!
Well there was more progress today.
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