Taff*tune E30 Touring - Drifting forum

sideways.taff · 08-08-2007, 17:53

A weekend of tramp drifting with Mike and the others down at Brawdy was too much of a laugh to resist the way of the tramp for any longer.

In the three days since the weekend I've managed to find myself a cheap E30 318i Touring. The body is all solid with no major rust patches anywhere, just little fleks of orange where the paint has been chipped away. It runs and drives fine, drives in a straight line, accelerates nicely, brakes well and in a straight line. It has a slighly rattley tappet on one of the front two cylinders which did get better as it got hotter so I'm hoping a nice engine flush and oil change will reduce it some more. I'm not overly fussed about the engine really, just wanted a nice straight shell that is ripe for an engine swap when this ones dead. I'm slowly going to get the parts together to swap the lump out for something a bit more meaty, maybe an M50 lump but the 318 lump will do me for now.

Its MOT'd till January but the TAX ran out last week.

I'll pick the car up tomorrow so I'll be setting to work stripping it of excess weight in the afternoon, may even get the diff out of it and get it welded. Seeing as I've got an arch roller at my disposal right now I might as well roll the arches a bit for when I do get some pimp dished rims to drive around on.

Anyway, thats it for now, its something that the majority of DW never thought would happen, but there we have it I've gone and bought myself a tramper!

Pictures to follow tomorrow.

**Paz** · 08-08-2007, 17:59

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Originally Posted by sideways.taff

It has a slighly rattley tappet on one of the front two cylinders which did get better as it got hotter

They all do that, just ignore it. haha

These things steer good, i used to have one too!

Jimthejunior · 08-08-2007, 18:02

Haha, i wonderd when you'd come out to all the DW massive.

sideways.taff · 08-08-2007, 18:03

Out and proud Jim lad, out and proud!!!!

MJG · 08-08-2007, 20:12

Wahey. Good shit man

Look forward to seeing you at some drifty days

Dori Mat · 08-08-2007, 20:13

cue 20,000 view thread of M3 engined pimp rebuild

sideways.taff · 08-08-2007, 20:49

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Originally Posted by Dori Mat

cue 20,000 view thread of M3 engined pimp rebuild

hehe, I know I'm gonna have to show some restraint with this one lol!

Lee · 08-08-2007, 21:30

good stuff bryn, sell all the unwantin bits on e30zone,

welcome to the tramp way!

harrietxxx · 08-08-2007, 21:55

im so proud of you , i think i have a tear in my eye

good going , keep it up and get some photos up

sideways.taff · 08-08-2007, 22:41

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Originally Posted by harrietxxx

im so proud of you , i think i have a tear in my eye

haha! Ow bless!

BMWsean · 08-08-2007, 22:48

you dont mess around!, good effort! we'l be seein u sideways next time then

sideways.taff · 08-08-2007, 22:51

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Originally Posted by BMWsean

we'l be seein u sideways next time then

haha... no, you'll be seeing me heading towards understeer city

"take me down to the understeer city, where the tyres are clean and the taff is shitty"

retrodan · 08-08-2007, 23:56

haha dude this will give ya the right skills for when that monster if finally built!!! god work, but try to keep it simple man!!! u got one car to finish yet!!! good luck/work

Silverfang · 09-08-2007, 06:51

Hahah wondered when you'd be getting something for practising :P

Big up on the E30 though, they're bloody good cars to flick about

sideways.taff · 09-08-2007, 12:10

I think I almost killed it on the way home!!! hahahaha! It was boiling a bit when I got home and was pretty smokey... Might need that engine swap sooner than I thought!

four pot of doom.... its obviously boiled at least once before lol... judging by the smears on the rad and bonnet!

Tes wasn't sure what to make of it. Either she thought it was her new bed or she didn't like the smell... maybe it reminded her of the smell from Friday night... the smell of a tramp..!

Danc · 09-08-2007, 12:32

I've come the the conclusion that you should be supervised from now on im just waiting for the carbon fibre body panels or £2000 wheels

MJG · 09-08-2007, 13:24

Hahahah. At least it got you home. I think you should get a 2.5 before it blows, otherwise you'll have another engineless car and you might get tempted to just clean the engine bay, just strip it back to a bare shell, just re-engineer the rear subframe, just knock together some custom tubular front end........

Bless Tes, she loves the smell of tramp, as the tramps gave her love on Friday. Post up a picture of her, she's very sweet. Just a shame the weirdo speaks welsh. GWELLI, GWELLI!!!

Croeso to Tllamp Dryff.

Nick · 09-08-2007, 13:48

bryn,

i got 2.5 conversion
e36 rack
diffs
polybushes (brand new in box)
disc braked trailing arms
a 318 exhaust with dtm backbox (achtung)
and loads of other bits and bobs.

just let us know if you want anything,

the car looks tidy, i was expecting a faded red 318 with gash steels with wheel trims.

MJG · 09-08-2007, 14:16

Buy Nick's 2.5 conversion, polybushes and e36 rack woop woop. Keep the drums on't back though for a half decent handbrake.

gaz_moose · 09-08-2007, 14:26

cool a shit bmw to learn in

08-08-2007, 17:53	#1 (permalink)
sideways.taff -NightWalkers- Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Wales Posts: 5,279	*Tafftune E30 Touring** A weekend of tramp drifting with Mike and the others down at Brawdy was too much of a laugh to resist the way of the tramp for any longer. In the three days since the weekend I've managed to find myself a cheap E30 318i Touring. The body is all solid with no major rust patches anywhere, just little fleks of orange where the paint has been chipped away. It runs and drives fine, drives in a straight line, accelerates nicely, brakes well and in a straight line. It has a slighly rattley tappet on one of the front two cylinders which did get better as it got hotter so I'm hoping a nice engine flush and oil change will reduce it some more. I'm not overly fussed about the engine really, just wanted a nice straight shell that is ripe for an engine swap when this ones dead. I'm slowly going to get the parts together to swap the lump out for something a bit more meaty, maybe an M50 lump but the 318 lump will do me for now. Its MOT'd till January but the TAX ran out last week. I'll pick the car up tomorrow so I'll be setting to work stripping it of excess weight in the afternoon, may even get the diff out of it and get it welded. Seeing as I've got an arch roller at my disposal right now I might as well roll the arches a bit for when I do get some pimp dished rims to drive around on. Anyway, thats it for now, its something that the majority of DW never thought would happen, but there we have it I've gone and bought myself a tramper! Pictures to follow tomorrow.

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08-08-2007, 18:02	#3 (permalink)
Jimthejunior Represent Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,875	Haha, i wonderd when you'd come out to all the DW massive.

08-08-2007, 18:03	#4 (permalink)
sideways.taff -NightWalkers- Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Wales Posts: 5,279	Out and proud Jim lad, out and proud!!!!

08-08-2007, 20:12	#5 (permalink)
MJG e30 of Death Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Derby, England Posts: 11,519	Wahey. Good shit man Look forward to seeing you at some drifty days

08-08-2007, 20:13	#6 (permalink)
Dori Mat UberLifestyler Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: oxfordshire Posts: 3,790	cue 20,000 view thread of M3 engined pimp rebuild

08-08-2007, 21:30	#8 (permalink)
Lee Skint Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Doncaster Posts: 832	good stuff bryn, sell all the unwantin bits on e30zone, welcome to the tramp way!

08-08-2007, 21:55	#9 (permalink)
harrietxxx dorifto kingu! Join Date: May 2006 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 1,695	im so proud of you , i think i have a tear in my eye good going , keep it up and get some photos up

08-08-2007, 22:48	#11 (permalink)
BMWsean gripper Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 25	you dont mess around!, good effort! we'l be seein u sideways next time then

08-08-2007, 23:56	#13 (permalink)
retrodan celebs in car Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: sittingbourne,kent Posts: 3,031	haha dude this will give ya the right skills for when that monster if finally built!!! god work, but try to keep it simple man!!! u got one car to finish yet!!! good luck/work

09-08-2007, 06:51	#14 (permalink)
Silverfang No longer K1 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: UH's workshop / Milton Keynes Posts: 958	Hahah wondered when you'd be getting something for practising :P Big up on the E30 though, they're bloody good cars to flick about

09-08-2007, 12:10	#15 (permalink)
sideways.taff -NightWalkers- Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Wales Posts: 5,279	I think I almost killed it on the way home!!! hahahaha! It was boiling a bit when I got home and was pretty smokey... Might need that engine swap sooner than I thought! four pot of doom.... its obviously boiled at least once before lol... judging by the smears on the rad and bonnet! Tes wasn't sure what to make of it. Either she thought it was her new bed or she didn't like the smell... maybe it reminded her of the smell from Friday night... the smell of a tramp..!

09-08-2007, 12:32	#16 (permalink)
Danc doughnutter Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Leyland,Lancashire Posts: 56	I've come the the conclusion that you should be supervised from now on im just waiting for the carbon fibre body panels or £2000 wheels

09-08-2007, 13:24	#17 (permalink)
MJG e30 of Death Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Derby, England Posts: 11,519	Hahahah. At least it got you home. I think you should get a 2.5 before it blows, otherwise you'll have another engineless car and you might get tempted to just clean the engine bay, just strip it back to a bare shell, just re-engineer the rear subframe, just knock together some custom tubular front end........ Bless Tes, she loves the smell of tramp, as the tramps gave her love on Friday. Post up a picture of her, she's very sweet. Just a shame the weirdo speaks welsh. GWELLI, GWELLI!!! Croeso to Tllamp Dryff.

09-08-2007, 13:48	#18 (permalink)
Nick potato king Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 6,284	bryn, i got 2.5 conversion e36 rack diffs polybushes (brand new in box) disc braked trailing arms a 318 exhaust with dtm backbox (achtung) and loads of other bits and bobs. just let us know if you want anything, the car looks tidy, i was expecting a faded red 318 with gash steels with wheel trims.

09-08-2007, 14:16	#19 (permalink)
MJG e30 of Death Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Derby, England Posts: 11,519	Buy Nick's 2.5 conversion, polybushes and e36 rack woop woop. Keep the drums on't back though for a half decent handbrake.

09-08-2007, 14:26	#20 (permalink)
gaz_moose .MTM. Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: under your bed Posts: 3,125	cool a shit bmw to learn in