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FAQ / REFERENCE => Member Profiles => Topic started by: IlovM42 on October 05, 2012, 03:37:33 AM
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Hi everyone!
First of all, I want to thanks the persons who have created this forum, They are so much information available for our little beloved M42 :D
So, you will understand very quicly for my bad writing, I'm not from England, USA or others English speaking country. I'm just a young French :) so I hope you have no difficulties to understand me:o
Let's speak a little of my life. I'm 24 years old, I live in Clermont ferrand, a small city in the middle of France, well known for having the head office of a great company, Michelin :D
I actually work for them as a mechanical technician since 2010
I own since February a 318is E30 and little by little i'm turning it into a "street race car"by this i mean, doing modifications and improvement to make it more efficient and fun to drive, staying street legal, and it's pretty hard in France because of the rules being very restrictive.
I have not a lot of money, so i'am focusing on the mechanic side for the moment and later on i'll do the esthetic part.
I will make a list of the mods and project later, and some pictures :)
See you ;)
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Your English writing skills are very good and easy to understand, so don't be self-conscious about that.;)
My father in-law was a Firestone engineer for over thirty years and started up a plant in northern France back in the early 70s. My wife spent her early teenage years attending school in Paris and then Brussels. The family has many fond memories of living in France and still keep in contact with some of their friends.
We always enjoy seeing photos of other members cars, so post them up soon!:)
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Welcome to the club! Can't wait to see your pictures. Your english is great BTW - no worries. Wish I spoke a second or third language! It'd really help out with my historical studies, that's for sure. I've been over there as well - my wife and I toured a bit of northern France and stayed in Paris maybe ten years ago. One day I hope to go back.
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Welcome to the site, you picked up a great little car. Your English is good too, can't wait to see some pictures.
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Thanks for the welcome :D
So here are some pics of my car, it's not very good looking, but it cost me about 650 euros so not so bad
The last owner strip the interior, cuz he wanted to turn it into a track car.
I didn't put it back cuz I want to make a funny light weight street legal car :)
So this is more or less how she was looking when i Bought it expect for the rear spoiler (was an hartge spoiler)
(http://i48.servimg.com/u/f48/17/58/54/85/img_1910.jpg) (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=5&u=17585485)
(http://i48.servimg.com/u/f48/17/58/54/85/img_1911.jpg) (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=6&u=17585485)
(http://i48.servimg.com/u/f48/17/58/54/85/img_1912.jpg) (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=7&u=17585485)
(http://i48.servimg.com/u/f48/17/58/54/85/img_2010.jpg) (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=8&u=17585485)
(http://i48.servimg.com/u/f48/17/58/54/85/img_2011.jpg) (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=9&u=17585485)
Mods that have been done:
-fiberglass hood
-new front suspension arm
-new bushes (polyurethane ones with M3 style front bushes)
-E36 steering rack
-MIM wheels with 205/50R15 Michelin Pilot Exalto 2
-2 sparco seat (real ones, not reclinable :D don't want rear passenger in my car :rolleyes:)
-new lights (white ones)
project
-new suspension (if money is available H&R -3.5mm and bilstein B6 or B8)
-front brake upgrade (porsche/brembo caliper with 285mm discs or more if it fit in the 15" MIM
- E36 G250 gearbox with S3.73 rear diff
-lightened flywheel? possibly
Lot of ideas for the engine but it's the more expensive to do...
-M3 E36 3l pistons (S50b30) on stock crankshaft and rod
-M3 E36 3l ITBs and MAF conversion.
-guess i'll need new camshaft for this
-remap for all this :D
I have an M47 cranksaft to build a 2.1litre stroker, but i prefer to stay simple and keep M42 cranshaft and rods (also keep price low...)
SO litle by little, i build this car and enjoy it in our french mountain road :D
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You don't like my car/project :(
I know it's not very pretty for the moment but things are done little by little...
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It's a fine looking car and I'd love to see some pictures showing what you've done to it. I have the same rear spoiler that was on a car I bought in Italy and I took it off when I sold the car.
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You don't like my car/project :(
I know it's not very pretty for the moment but things are done little by little...
Not at all - I love cars that need some love. The pretty ones are garage queens - who wants one of those? Check out my thread - my car is ten shades of red ranging from pink to crimson. Definitely not a prize-winner.
Your car has possibilities, and I'm jealous of all the great stuff you can get over there. Not just the M47 crank, but the little things - Euro smiley headlights, front grilles, spoilers, opening rear windows, number plate filler, analog clock...and the kicker - that hounds tooth sport seat!
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Well the car is not like this at the moment, but she still need a good wash inside.
I already change the front light for white one with smiley, and change grills for new ones.
I have change the whell too and I'm looking for a full Mtech 2 kit (already have the side parts and the spoiler, looking for the front and rear bumper soon :D
I also have one sport seat with IS fabric, but for the moment the car is more a race car than a show car :)
will post new pics soon, after wasing it a little, especially the inside :rolleyes:
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Hello everyone!
So, except I have some issues with my car overheating when i'm on the road but doesn't when the car don't move, I have some new stuff for it.
Here are my wheels, i've been cleaning them and taking off the paint last week end with a friend, next time i'll sand blast them a little and polish some faces to make them shinny :D
Here is a little picture during the work
(http://i38.servimg.com/u/f38/17/58/54/85/2012-110.jpg) (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=52&u=17585485)
I love the look of the E30 with these wheels :cool:
(http://i38.servimg.com/u/f38/17/58/54/85/2012-111.jpg) (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=53&u=17585485)
You can also see on this pic my new rear Mtech 2 bumper, a real one in plastic, not a copy in fiberglass. Well there is a little work needed to make it look good. Don't know why the previous owner cut it like that near the fender...
Next pic is a rear view, need to put in the Mtech 2 spoiler too, and I definitely need to change my exhaust, cuz this single exhaust look horrible with the Mtech 2 bumper :eek: I'm thinking of swapping the whole exhaust line with one from a 323i or 325i starting form the M42 header and going twin tube exhaust to see if the sound is better :rolleyes: If someone have already done it :D
(http://i38.servimg.com/u/f38/17/58/54/85/2012-112.jpg) (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=54&u=17585485)
And now the front, with the futur bemper, on Mtech 2 one too, but this one need a looooooooot of love as you can see with the two big crack and there is more damage to repair :mad: good point i didn't pay too much for them.
(http://i38.servimg.com/u/f38/17/58/54/85/2012-115.jpg) (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=57&u=17585485)
(http://i38.servimg.com/u/f38/17/58/54/85/2012-113.jpg) (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=55&u=17585485)
(http://i38.servimg.com/u/f38/17/58/54/85/2012-114.jpg) (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=56&u=17585485)
And i also have the Mtech 2 sides waiting for me in my parents house, so i'll have a 318is with full Mtech 2 bodykit :D will see later for the colour but certainly i will go the alpinweiss route with some touch of black here and there :cool:
Hope you like the project :D
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double post
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some pictures taken with a friend's 316 M10
(http://i15.servimg.com/u/f15/17/58/54/85/11911.jpg) (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=84&u=17585485)
(http://i15.servimg.com/u/f15/17/58/54/85/12011.jpg) (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=85&u=17585485)
a little try with a picture to see how it looks, not a specialist, not the sweetest e30 but i'ts mine and i like it
(http://i15.servimg.com/u/f15/17/58/54/85/121_co11.jpg) (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=86&u=17585485)
here some other pics
(http://i15.servimg.com/u/f15/17/58/54/85/12611.jpg) (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=87&u=17585485)
the 316 that will soon be with Mtech1 front bumper and sideskirts
(http://i15.servimg.com/u/f15/17/58/54/85/12711.jpg) (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=88&u=17585485)
and here with a friend 316i M42 swapped, sadly i had lost my front bumper during the travel i had luck there is no damage
(http://i15.servimg.com/u/f15/17/58/54/85/12811.jpg) (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=89&u=17585485)
So the car as it sit now have:
- 15" Mim wheels that i need to finish with 205/50 R15 michelin PE2
- bilstein B8 with lowering springs
- polybushes with M3 wishbones bushes
- interior stripped out
- 2 sparco seat
- Mtech2 fiberglass front and rear bumper
- E36 steering rack
- front strut hartge style
- 3.73 LSD
- fiberglass hood
- electric fan
and what i'm planning to do:
- E36 gearbox with 3.45 LSD ans short shift
- original spoiler
- replace stock rear silencer
- find 15" wheels and buy 4 federal 595RS-R for track use
- find a second M42 to build a more powerful engine, looking for 170, 180 hp with S50b30 (euro) pistons, cams and some works on the head etc...
Feel free to give your opinion
See you :D
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3.45 LSD? Kind of tall, isn't it?
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not with an E36 gearbox :D it will be a little shorter than the stock E30 gearbox with a 4,10 ;)
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Ah, okay. Transmissions are one of those components I never really give much thought to. Thanks for the explanation.:)
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E30 gearbox is around 0.8 in 5th and E36 is 1.0 :) I have E36 M42 and gearbox in my E30 and 3.73 diff and it revs a little much for a daily driver but since its just a winter drifting car its fine :)
Nice project btw! Do you have E85 in France? I want to put cams and E85 conversion i my M42, should be possible to get close to 180-200hp i think :)
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Well it's been a long time since i didn't post on the forum, even changed my user name ;D
So, if people have some interets on this tread here's a little update.
After too much time without taking care of the car, mostly due to not having place to work on, and also wasting time on another e30 that i finally decided to sell.. thinks are changing now!
In 2014 i managed to do my first and sadly last track day with the 318is. I really enjoyed it! And here are some pictures of the day
(http://i74.servimg.com/u/f74/17/58/54/85/img_1010.jpg) (http://servimg.com/view/17585485/235)
(http://i74.servimg.com/u/f74/17/58/54/85/img_1011.jpg) (http://servimg.com/view/17585485/236)
(http://i74.servimg.com/u/f74/17/58/54/85/img_1110.jpg) (http://servimg.com/view/17585485/237)
(http://i74.servimg.com/u/f74/17/58/54/85/img_1210.jpg) (http://servimg.com/view/17585485/238)
(http://i74.servimg.com/u/f74/17/58/54/85/img_1410.jpg) (http://servimg.com/view/17585485/239)
(http://i74.servimg.com/u/f74/17/58/54/85/img_1411.jpg) (http://servimg.com/view/17585485/240)
(http://i74.servimg.com/u/f74/17/58/54/85/img_1510.jpg) (http://servimg.com/view/17585485/241)
(http://i74.servimg.com/u/f74/17/58/54/85/img_1610.jpg) (http://servimg.com/view/17585485/242)
(http://i74.servimg.com/u/f74/17/58/54/85/img_1611.jpg) (http://servimg.com/view/17585485/243)
After that i barely drove the car since a few mounths ago.. also because i was working on another car i have, a 2000 ford fiesta zetec s with puma engine and a few goodies to be added later on to make it a little track/fun car for my wife. The blue one was mine but after an an engine failure i replaced it with the grey one
(http://i86.servimg.com/u/f86/17/58/54/85/12986310.jpg)
Since August, i now have a house with a nice garage to work on the car, but sadly i'm now with no job...
So time to strip down the car to see if there are problem to fix, and solve the ones i already know!
(http://i97.servimg.com/u/f97/17/58/54/85/dsc_0011.jpg) (http://www.servimg.com/view/17585485/264)
(http://i97.servimg.com/u/f97/17/58/54/85/dsc_0016.jpg) (http://www.servimg.com/view/17585485/269)
(http://i97.servimg.com/u/f97/17/58/54/85/dsc_0014.jpg) (http://www.servimg.com/view/17585485/267)
(http://i97.servimg.com/u/f97/17/58/54/85/dsc_0013.jpg) (http://www.servimg.com/view/17585485/266)
(http://i97.servimg.com/u/f97/17/58/54/85/dsc_0012.jpg) (http://www.servimg.com/view/17585485/265)
(http://i97.servimg.com/u/f97/17/58/54/85/dsc_0017.jpg) (http://www.servimg.com/view/17585485/270)
All electrical harness is out! Car is ā bit more stripped now, engine bay is empty
(http://i97.servimg.com/u/f97/17/58/54/85/dsc_0015.jpg) (http://www.servimg.com/view/17585485/268)
And some parts i bought for the future engine and for the car. E36 head with catcams 290/275, need to check but apparently hydro lifters have been modified, not replaced, to solid ones. This will go on top of a m44 block bored to 86mm. I found an m47 crank but turned out to be a 90mm stroke with short nose so doesn't suit my plans. Also got ā lightened single mass flywheel with renforced clutch.
(https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/58/54/85/dsc_0411.jpg) (https://servimg.com/view/17585485/273)
(https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/58/54/85/dsc_0412.jpg) (https://servimg.com/view/17585485/274)
Another part of my poject i have to take care off it's the braking. 4 pot calipers for everyone! Not sure to use this disc or solid one atm
(https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/58/54/85/_2016110.jpg) (https://servimg.com/view/17585485/271)
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well. i'ts been a while i didn't posted anything here.
lot have changed in my life. sadly the car sat in pieces for nearly 3 years without me working on it, but last summer after some love she was alive again and even did 2 track days since.
i will put pictures later on, need to put them on my laptop first.
currently working on the next engine with the free time we have thanks to corona.
hope yo guys will have interest in it
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I'm glad the car is still in your hands, you've put a lot of work into it. Thanks for the update!
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hi guys.
Here are some update with my car, if anyone have interest for it ;D
car have been disabled in august 2017 and didn't had a chance to properly work on it since july 2019.
first things first. After reassembling it (intake, exhaust, auxiliaries, clutch gearbox...) engine is back in the car
(https://i74.servimg.com/u/f74/17/58/54/85/img-2017.jpg) (https://servimg.com/view/17585485/311)
(https://i74.servimg.com/u/f74/17/58/54/85/img_2024.jpg) (https://servimg.com/view/17585485/305)
(https://i74.servimg.com/u/f74/17/58/54/85/img_2025.jpg) (https://servimg.com/view/17585485/306)
The front brake setup. 4 pot brembo, 300x24mm disc and 15" wheels.
(https://i74.servimg.com/u/f74/17/58/54/85/img_2026.jpg) (https://servimg.com/view/17585485/307)
left the car as i had to go again for work (working away from home.
(https://i74.servimg.com/u/f74/17/58/54/85/img-2018.jpg) (https://servimg.com/view/17585485/312)
couple month later I came back and i took care of the inside of it.
from this
(https://i74.servimg.com/u/f74/17/58/54/85/img-2015.jpg) (https://servimg.com/view/17585485/309)
(https://i74.servimg.com/u/f74/17/58/54/85/img-2016.jpg) (https://servimg.com/view/17585485/310)
to this
(https://i74.servimg.com/u/f74/17/58/54/85/img-2014.jpg) (https://servimg.com/view/17585485/308)
and outside looking more decent but still far far far away from being clean
(https://i74.servimg.com/u/f74/17/58/54/85/img_2027.jpg) (https://servimg.com/view/17585485/313)
the bonus. i managed to finish the car to be able to go test it on the track near my place.
(https://i74.servimg.com/u/f74/17/58/54/85/circui10.jpg) (https://servimg.com/view/17585485/314)
(https://i74.servimg.com/u/f74/17/58/54/85/circui11.jpg) (https://servimg.com/view/17585485/315)
felt so nice to drive it again after all this years.
i left again for work the following day and only came back 3 month later
did a second track day, my brother in law used my little fiesta in the morning.
(https://i74.servimg.com/u/f74/17/58/54/85/img_2029.jpg) (https://servimg.com/view/17585485/317)
(https://i74.servimg.com/u/f74/17/58/54/85/img_2028.jpg) (https://servimg.com/view/17585485/316)
now time for upgrades.
working on this engine to have a little more power, will do a post in the build section.
(https://i74.servimg.com/u/f74/17/58/54/85/projet12.jpg) (https://servimg.com/view/17585485/320)
(https://i74.servimg.com/u/f74/17/58/54/85/projet11.jpg) (https://servimg.com/view/17585485/319)
(https://i74.servimg.com/u/f74/17/58/54/85/projet10.jpg) (https://servimg.com/view/17585485/318)
also waiting for a half roll cage to arrive, have to figure out what to do regarding brakes as rear are still stock (just ds2500 pads)
did also some cosmetic to the car to make it look a little prettier
(https://i74.servimg.com/u/f74/17/58/54/85/img_2030.jpg) (https://servimg.com/view/17585485/321)