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Adrian H 
Senior Member II
Joined: 06-May-2004
Location: The Toon
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 Posted: 06-March-2005 at 06:10 |
Ian,
What can I say but, AWESOME !!!!! I done a similar project with a road E30 M3 about six years ago and just wished I had documented it with photo's like you have done. Please keep them coming.
Are those rods, Pauter's (they look like it) ? If so, to answers Dave's question, they weigh approx 585 grams.
Adrian
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M3Nally
Really Senior Member II
Joined: 28-May-2003
Location: United Kingdom
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Points: 1302
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Posted: 06-March-2005 at 05:17 |
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Superb attention to detail, but that is whats makes it stand out.
I too would love to see it
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Ian Godney
Really Senior Member I
Joined: 01-September-2004
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Points: 257
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Posted: 06-March-2005 at 04:19 |
Hi Dave
Yes got the flanges and they are in cheers for that , I'll send you a few quid for a drink , the flanges that were fitted in my diff were 5 series ones so Nigel Moseley thought , I will have to look into this to see if bigger shafts snd outer CV's can be used , it will make it stronger , I dont know what the rods weigh , and there fitted now so cant do it , I am looking for 300+bhp
Phil - No thats on there so I dont get my MOMO suede one dirty yet
Thanks for the kind words , it's actually the first car I've built , all the others I've bought , I just believe that if a jobs worth doing its worth doing right , people were looking at me stupid the attention I put into getting all the clips straight and level  - I need to get out more...
Robbie - Where are you based , I'm coming over a week wednsday , will be in Dublin overnight then driving down to Cork for the West Cork rally , were staying in Clonakilty (sp) will be celebrating the rally , St Patricks day and Wales winning the Grand slam  were playing you that weekend but over here , but I'm over there , er if that makes sense
Edited by Ian Godney
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DAWIEM3
Really Senior Member I
Joined: 17-February-2004
Location: United Kingdom
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Points: 489
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Posted: 06-March-2005 at 03:14 |
Hi Ian,
Those rods look wicked. Whats the weight on them and what power are you looking to get out of the engine.
Did the diff flanges arrive ??? and good luck for the rally.
Cheers,
Dave.
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E30 M3 Track Car
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E30 C2 2.7 Alpina
E36 M3 3.2 EVO
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Rob L
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Joined: 22-October-2002
Location: South East
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Posted: 05-March-2005 at 15:41 |
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All of these fantastic pics drool drool drool. What a fantastic job you are
doing there Ian - superb workmanship, be a shame to take it rallying and
get it all dirty, not!
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andyclient
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Joined: 26-October-2004
Location: suffolk
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Points: 648
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Posted: 05-March-2005 at 15:32 |
Outstanding quality, Looking forward to seeing the finished product
Andy
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01 E46 320d Touring
88 E30 M3 Sadly Gone
93 E36 325 TD Gone but still going
87 E30 Hartge 325 (gone but not forgotten)
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JC , e30 m3
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Joined: 02-June-2003
Location: Surrey
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Posted: 05-March-2005 at 13:58 |
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fantastic project! I have been party to building works touring cars that weren't put together as well as this baby!
Good luck
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jamie
jamie@carlin.co.uk
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78 911 SC
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Phil-C
Really Senior Member II
Ex E30 M3 owner...
Joined: 06-May-2003
Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: 05-March-2005 at 13:55 |
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hmmm, something tells me you're taking this rally car preperation quite seriously...particularly the Group N steering wheel!
I'm looking forward to seeing some photos of the finished article. I suspect it's going to be quite something.
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Robbie Bradford
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Joined: 16-July-2004
Location: Co. Laois, Ireland.
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Points: 2124
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Posted: 05-March-2005 at 13:54 |
Excellant
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Ian Godney
Really Senior Member I
Joined: 01-September-2004
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Posted: 05-March-2005 at 13:35 |
Been a bit busier with the car this week , put in the fuel lines and brakes lines
Fitted a false floor on the drivers side to fit the floor mounted pedal box to , and fitted the pipework
Had the block back from being re-bored , so gave it a lick of paint
Ready for these beauties
Also got my clocks this week so will have to have some alloy sheets laser cut to fit in the dash
Got my Samco hose kit , I am trying to get a few more sets for the 4 others who was interested in the group buy , as I have a man on the inside , he's going to see what he can do
even got a free key ring and hat !
You could say I'm as happy as Charles and Camilla
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Robbie Bradford
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Posted: 20-February-2005 at 12:58 |
It just gets better and better
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215m3
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Joined: 10-May-2003
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Posted: 20-February-2005 at 10:22 |
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Ian updated pics look superb and it's coming along. If your off around the Gaydon meet your goind to have to bring the car along for us to see it in the flesh.
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Jake
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Joined: 19-February-2005
Location: East Anglia
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Posted: 20-February-2005 at 09:01 |
WOW Ian, I am very very impressed with your work and attention to detail. That kind of workmanship is more rare than it should be. Well done mate, I hope I get to see it in person some day.
Jake
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Ian Godney
Really Senior Member I
Joined: 01-September-2004
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Posted: 20-February-2005 at 07:05 |
Been doing a few more bits on the car the front and rear calipers are on now
Fronts
Although they are 325mm they look a little lost behind the wheels , I did want to fit bigger discs but the calipers wouldn't take one , and as I wanted to keep the prodrive calipers , tough !
The rears are standard discs grooved , with the rear Prodrive Subaru WRC calipers , the calipers were originally fitted to a vented disc so I have skimmed the calipers to make them narrower to suit the solid disc
The hydraulic handbrake is now fitted to the handbrake lever , I have kept the standard handbrake as the strutineers on the rallies are quite strict on this
As I have gone RHD the pedal box was giving a few headaches , I tried to make an Escort Mk 2 one fit as they are readily available , but was too much hassle , so have decided to fit a 3 pedal one from Tilton , it will be bolted to an alluminium plate which will be bolted to the floor , it will have a series of holes in the plate so the pedals can be moved back and forth to suit other drivers , I can then fit the seat back as far as I can taking into account the gearstick , I still need to reach that , I can space the steering wheel back to suit , that way I can get the centre of gravity back so it will take the fast jumps better without nose diving ,
I have had my 2:5 crank delivered on friday , with the shells it was Ł528 inc Vat , the blocks gone off for a bore , I sent the rods and pistons off with the block otherwise I would have included pics ,
The heads off to Lesters monday for the porting , I'm hoping to have all the engine bits back by next week to start putting it together . and this will top off the engine bay
I have ordered my seats , have gone for Recaro's now , the person who was supposed to be selling me his WRC Prodrive seats is dragging his heels so I cant wait any more , got the TRS 6 point 3 belts coming this week also , still trying to get it ready for this rally on the 29th March !
Edited by Ian Godney
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kevin
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Posted: 12-February-2005 at 12:16 |
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It's looking very good Ian, can wait to hear how you get on with it at the first event.
BTW I like the gold wheels
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'04 E46 330Ci Convertible
'08 E61 535d Touring (TorqueMeister Towbarge)
’95 E34 M5
’89 E30 M3 (Cecotto)
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Robbie Bradford
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Posted: 12-February-2005 at 08:56 |
Ian - make sure and keep us informed about coming over to Ireland in september, we could have a meet in you honour
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Ian Godney
Really Senior Member I
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Posted: 12-February-2005 at 03:57 |
No this car is tarmac only , it aint going anywhere near a gravel road I am doing Caerwent in South Wales as my first event in it (as long as its finished ) , then will be doing Eppynt in mid wales , and over to Ireland in September, I'm not going to do a championship in it this year , just going to do some good events and have some fun.
I photo shopped the car with gold and white wheels , it just lookes so much nicer with gold , and its my car so I can put whatever I want on it , so , ner ner ner ner ner !!
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Alan F
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Joined: 15-January-2003
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Posted: 11-February-2005 at 16:55 |
An M3 rally car should have gold wheels, back in the late 1980's Prodrive ran cars for the likes of Ari Vatanen with gold wheels. Also on the BTCC cars of Sytner and co.
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Rags
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Posted: 11-February-2005 at 14:58 |
Looking good.
The only i dont like is the gold rims! sorry
But, what do I know?!
As said, the attention to detail is fantastic!
Almost makes it sad to let it go rallying!
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Higgim
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Posted: 11-February-2005 at 07:02 |
Very impressed with what you are doing Ian. It will great to see an M3 doing the rounds. Will you be taking it in the forest ??!
I navigate an Escort Cossie which is off the road at the moment due to catastrphic head gascket failure! We will be back in the spring though!
Here's a pic of the car on last summer's Prom Stages on The Wirral. (Nice Tarmac event). Our car is nowhere near as good nick as yours though!
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