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neil a walker · 15-04-2008, 16:58

If your not doing it yourself then yeah, sadly a garage would charge you a few hundred for the trouble.
As with all old cars, they can rust but i dont think as much as s13's considering. Mates got the best of both worlds, mk2 celica supra with mk 3 turbo engine and box. Sadly he cant sell it to me as it is what i want to end up doing. just buy the best you can afford!

z4f786 · 15-04-2008, 17:01

Just checked wikipedia, I mean mk3, I dont think I will even find mk2

z4f786 · 15-04-2008, 17:02

If I get one with gasket done already, are they pretty solid apart from that? I want reliable performance

neil a walker · 15-04-2008, 17:11

there are mk2's out there, just have to be lucky on ebay. Other than the head gasket problem they are a really good engine and can take a lot of abuse if healthy. The cars are very over engineered and pretty solid, lots of electric bits and bobs (to go wrong) and more of a tourer like a 300zx, sum decent coilovers, polybushes, exaust, bit more boost and would be a good car, 1500 odd kilos but most modern cars like the 350z and m3's are similar weight

z4f786 · 15-04-2008, 17:16

Do you know anyone local who would know how to weld a bm diff? and is it worth doing?

neil a walker · 15-04-2008, 17:16

admitadly bm's are probably more reliable as they dont have the turbo's to frick everything up, can also get hot, but with every drift car, cooling is the biggie, get really hot going sideways at full revs. so lots of venting and powerful fans are the important

z4f786 · 15-04-2008, 17:19

e30 325s are peanuts on autotrader, if I weld the diff would this be wise?

neil a walker · 15-04-2008, 17:20

yeah, i do mate, will ask him how much if you want. he's a tig welder/fabricator at work so not a barn bodger. I'd go with a e36 325ise or something, the 4 doors are stiffer too. need a decent seat though!

z4f786 · 15-04-2008, 17:24

Yeah If you could let me know a price that would be wicked, I want to know exactly what I am getting and how much its gonna cost

caged · 15-04-2008, 17:26

im oxfordshire, no car on the road at moment but countme in soon

z4f786 · 15-04-2008, 17:28

Caged I see your a welder! welded much diffs before?

Dori Mat · 15-04-2008, 19:25

ah olly sorry forgot about you

you need to get a skid car

caged · 15-04-2008, 23:07

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Originally Posted by Dori Mat

you need to get a skid car

yeh i know - the wheels are very much in motion

dont worry mate - and iv lost your number

caged · 15-04-2008, 23:09

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Originally Posted by z4f786

Caged I see your a welder! welded much diffs before?

a few yes

z4f786 · 16-04-2008, 10:14

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Originally Posted by caged

a few yes

how much am I looking at? and is it good for daily use, Iv heard a lot of things but dont know from experience.

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15-04-2008, 16:58	#21 (permalink)
neil a walker spl dori master Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: the shire Posts: 423	If your not doing it yourself then yeah, sadly a garage would charge you a few hundred for the trouble. As with all old cars, they can rust but i dont think as much as s13's considering. Mates got the best of both worlds, mk2 celica supra with mk 3 turbo engine and box. Sadly he cant sell it to me as it is what i want to end up doing. just buy the best you can afford!

15-04-2008, 17:01	#22 (permalink)
z4f786 gripper Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Oxford Posts: 17	Just checked wikipedia, I mean mk3, I dont think I will even find mk2

15-04-2008, 17:02	#23 (permalink)
z4f786 gripper Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Oxford Posts: 17	If I get one with gasket done already, are they pretty solid apart from that? I want reliable performance

15-04-2008, 17:11	#24 (permalink)
neil a walker spl dori master Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: the shire Posts: 423	there are mk2's out there, just have to be lucky on ebay. Other than the head gasket problem they are a really good engine and can take a lot of abuse if healthy. The cars are very over engineered and pretty solid, lots of electric bits and bobs (to go wrong) and more of a tourer like a 300zx, sum decent coilovers, polybushes, exaust, bit more boost and would be a good car, 1500 odd kilos but most modern cars like the 350z and m3's are similar weight

15-04-2008, 17:16	#25 (permalink)
z4f786 gripper Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Oxford Posts: 17	Do you know anyone local who would know how to weld a bm diff? and is it worth doing?

15-04-2008, 17:16	#26 (permalink)
neil a walker spl dori master Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: the shire Posts: 423	admitadly bm's are probably more reliable as they dont have the turbo's to frick everything up, can also get hot, but with every drift car, cooling is the biggie, get really hot going sideways at full revs. so lots of venting and powerful fans are the important

15-04-2008, 17:19	#27 (permalink)
z4f786 gripper Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Oxford Posts: 17	e30 325s are peanuts on autotrader, if I weld the diff would this be wise?

15-04-2008, 17:20	#28 (permalink)
neil a walker spl dori master Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: the shire Posts: 423	yeah, i do mate, will ask him how much if you want. he's a tig welder/fabricator at work so not a barn bodger. I'd go with a e36 325ise or something, the 4 doors are stiffer too. need a decent seat though!

15-04-2008, 17:24	#29 (permalink)
z4f786 gripper Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Oxford Posts: 17	Yeah If you could let me know a price that would be wicked, I want to know exactly what I am getting and how much its gonna cost

15-04-2008, 17:26	#30 (permalink)
caged Drift Gibbon Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: banbury, UK Posts: 1,235	im oxfordshire, no car on the road at moment but countme in soon

15-04-2008, 17:28	#31 (permalink)
z4f786 gripper Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Oxford Posts: 17	Caged I see your a welder! welded much diffs before?

15-04-2008, 19:25	#32 (permalink)
Dori Mat UberLifestyler Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: oxfordshire Posts: 3,701	ah olly sorry forgot about you you need to get a skid car