Bmw Z3m m50 turbo (hairdressers competition car)

Thread in 'Project Cars and Builds Threads' started by Tommy Bates, Feb 1, 2015.

  1. Tommy Bates

    Tommy Bates Member

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    hey guys ,

    new project as my e36 compact was looking A bit battered and been looking for a excuse to swap everything into a z3 for ages
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    so here she is sports fans !!

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    got her back home then started work on it almost straight away

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    got myself some shiny rotas

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    need smaller tyres I know but you get the idea

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    got some cool skid wheels
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    ripped the old 1.9 engine out

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    and the wiring loom

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    painted the engine bay
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    and that's where I am at the moment

    waiting on a paddle clutch and mls head gasket now before I put the engine in
    I will be putting a 2.5 m50 non vanos turbo in it in the next week or so

    then the cage will be going in and getting it painted
     
  2. mint

    mint touch my fruit

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    Do you get hardtops for them? Looks like a sweet project though man, Love the bay.
     
  3. LiamE36

    LiamE36 Active Member

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    Mint you can get hard tops for them.

    Looks cool man, that engine bay colour is cool as fuck.
     
  4. Tommy Bates

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    you can mate yes , they are rather expensive though lol

    im going to run the soft top on it though I think , with a cage
     
  5. chidley

    chidley i like fingers

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    about time you started a build thread.. maybe i should start mine :S
     
  6. Al_E11evens

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    Yes! Waiting for an m50 turbo zed on here
     
  7. chidley

    chidley i like fingers

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    thanksyou for your help today broski xx
     
  8. driftron

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    agree about the bay coulour does look very nice indeed look forward to seein progress of this ,was quite surprised at last skidrisk how well a z3 was goin round so a m50 turbo should be epic lol
     
  9. Wackojacko.

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    Will be sikkkkkk.
     
  10. chidley

    chidley i like fingers

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    ^complete bumder
     
  11. Kingu

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    This is off to a good start for sure! Will keep an eye on this!
     
  12. victim

    victim Bimmer Skidder

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    Looking sweet broski
     
  13. Patj

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    Love the car man! What size turbo are you thinking about running?
     
  14. Tommy Bates

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    Little update for you guys , sorry nothing big has changed but money's tight this month
    Scrapped the old girl
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    Head gaskets have arrived

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    Esentric lolly pop bushes orderd for better caster on full lock (will be needed when I extend the wishbones

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    Wide mouth bumper , poor picture I know

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    And hears what Owen auto-body's have designed me for the roll cage

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  15. Chunky Nugget

    Chunky Nugget honkeytits!!

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    Looks good dude. I think you need a cross bar in the roof if your running a soft top my man.
     
  16. jon07043278

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    What Chunk said. At least one bar across the roof.

    Good on you for turbo'ing it. Going to be tight though :).
     
  17. Tommy Bates

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    Well spotted guys haha , I did ask for a roof X to be added after I was sent this picture, I will also need a harness bar across the back
     
  18. Tommy Bates

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    Got the head off the other night

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  19. retro ross

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    This will be a awesome car
     
  20. Tommy Bates

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    This has set me back abit , anyone know if a vanos head is the same as non vanos?????
     

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