Stripping weight off an E30 325

Andy916 · Post by **Andy916** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 3:26 pm

Hehe, not to mention the weight lost from the driver's waistline in the last couple of years eh James!!

How prone is the 2.5 straight-6 to oil surge? Investigating that and dealing with it is something I reckon you should add to the must-do list, with the lateral force those R888's can generate.

Andy

IWANT1 · Post by **IWANT1** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 5:41 pm

Well, we've got a bit more to come. My local plastic shop will sell me a large piece of extruded acrylic for about 25 quid. They'll then charge me about 2 quid per panel I want cut out of that

how local :?:

jdening · Post by **jdening** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 6:38 pm

IWANT1 wrote:
Well, we've got a bit more to come. My local plastic shop will sell me a large piece of extruded acrylic for about 25 quid. They'll then charge me about 2 quid per panel I want cut out of that
how local :?:

Cherry Hinton

jdening · Post by **jdening** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 9:30 pm

Andy916 wrote:Hehe, not to mention the weight lost from the driver's waistline in the last couple of years eh James!!

How prone is the 2.5 straight-6 to oil surge? Investigating that and dealing with it is something I reckon you should add to the must-do list, with the lateral force those R888's can generate.

Andy

Dunno - I've read some things about it, but that might cost more than 30 quid, hence out of my budget...

Post by **Stuart** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 9:54 pm

Excellent retort James. I would love to follow your 'don't spend if you don't need to' but I have been corrupted by the likes of Dunkinator and Madenglishman. They are both evil and to be avoided at all costs :thumb:

My Sierra has been a more simplistic build................but in fairness it has been in a shed for the last year. Can't your sump be welded with some plates? That should be very cost effective and may be enough.

Andy916 · Post by **Andy916** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 11:45 am

jdening wrote:Dunno - I've read some things about it, but that might cost more than 30 quid, hence out of my budget...

Ach, you just wanna blow the motor up so you can nick Neil's 635CSi lump

Andy

jdening · Post by **jdening** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 7:53 pm

Andy916 wrote:
jdening wrote:Dunno - I've read some things about it, but that might cost more than 30 quid, hence out of my budget...
Ach, you just wanna blow the motor up so you can nick Neil's 635CSi lump

Andy

:roll:

slarty bartfast · Post by **slarty bartfast** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 7:27 pm

I have got my E30 down to 1085kg last time we weighed it, and I am now putting on a GRP bonnet and front bumper and have removed some of the soundproofing