Show Us Your Motors!
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Seriously, this and the Evo, top man. Well done on preserving these classics, very jealous.
Seriously, this and the Evo, top man. Well done on preserving these classics, very jealous.
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There's more than just money in that R32 and Evo. It's take many a lifetime to finish a project to those standards.
To bring the thread back down to us scrubbers, it's peak post your filthy daily time:
Almost 5 years into this "temporary" car is now at 188k miles. It's starting to feel very harsh and rattly now due to rural daily school runs plus I drive it like I'm in my old EP3. I'm hoping to replace it with a Superb 280 in the next year or so unless it forces my hand sooner.
To bring the thread back down to us scrubbers, it's peak post your filthy daily time:
Almost 5 years into this "temporary" car is now at 188k miles. It's starting to feel very harsh and rattly now due to rural daily school runs plus I drive it like I'm in my old EP3. I'm hoping to replace it with a Superb 280 in the next year or so unless it forces my hand sooner.
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Final Day with F Type so a wash and put the fuse 15 back in - not bad mpg overall!
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5A fuse here controls the active exhaust, stock has the button but it doesnt truely open until after 3500rpm in dynamic mode etc. So with fuse out its loud all the time and technically would fail driveby regulations.
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5A fuse here controls the active exhaust, stock has the button but it doesnt truely open until after 3500rpm in dynamic mode etc. So with fuse out its loud all the time and technically would fail driveby regulations.
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Cross-posted from the BMW thread, but thought it'd be worth a mention here!
Shocker in mattyprice4004 bought another old shed...
A couple of years ago I went on a mission to find a well-specced late E61 535d - mission failed, as most seem to be in rather middling spec with questionable history.
In the end I gave up and settled for this 530d - not quite what I was after, but having the last iteration of the M57 engine along with piezo injectors I was well aware of the tuning potential and decided to take a punt.
Generic scenic eBay photo, with bonus terrible Instagram filter applied by the seller:
It started out life as a relatively high-spec E61 and had 190,000 happy miles of pottering along completely standard - until I thought 'let's see what we can do with this' like an idiot.
First step - move the tasteless CYA plate from my old Mazda 3 MPS over to this (bought when under the influence of many beers; I'm terrible at remembering car registrations. Helps a lot when parking!)
Before picking modifications, I took it to Germany on my annual 'Ring trip - a few laps highlighted that the suspension was pretty tired all round, the brakes weren't really up to much (what a shock) and power-wise it'd be handy to have a few more horses on tap. Obligatory picture, with my rather unimpressed face:
Once home, the shopping began - and it was a heck of a list!
Cue one rather chunky turbo, an R90 fuel pump and various other bits and pieces being thrown at it - followed by lots of attempts to get the damn thing to run properly.
Lots of parts also suffered along the way - as expected several of the plastic boost hose fittings didn't get along very well with their new boosty pal, and promptly exploded.
Same with a few drivetrain components (including the gearbox itself, but we'll get to that...)
Aptly named the 'Big Grey Tw*t' the aim was to create the ultimate Swiss-army knife - a car I can take on my yearly trips to the 'Ring, lug heavy work stuff about with, use daily without having to compromise on comfort (because I'm old) and MPG (well, that didn't work out!) and most of all, appear completely standard to the outside world (everyone loves a sleeper).
She's rough as balls on the outside, but I've never been one for a pristine car.
Mods:
- Turbo Systems Stage 4 HTD3279BB (79mm compressor, 58mm turbine) running 42+psi of boost
- R90 fuel pump
- Stupidly big (and very hard to mount) intercooler
- Custom mapping (2300 bar fuel pressure, which the pump is struggling to keep up with so we'll have to change that soon)
- Full suspension refresh (went standard because the M Sport setup is pretty good IMO) with all OE parts, probably worth more than the car itself
- The usual EGR and DPF removals, because the planet is a bit knackered anyway
- Set of Spyder alloys as the 245s I had on the back just couldn't put any power down at all even with Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 tyres
- XHP Stage 2 gearbox map (and yes, I hate stage tuning as much as everyone else - but that's what they call it)
- Gearbox mechatronic unit fully rebuilt after it had the world's biggest mood on her maiden voyage (all seals, Sonnax ZipKit, new solenoids etc. £££)
Power-wise it ran 390bhp on the last dyno run, however I then found a pretty big exhaust leak from the V band between turbo and manifold along with 3 boost leaks. Once these had been sorted the MAF figures at full boost suggest it's now around 420-430bhp, but I really need to pop it back on the rollers to verify.
It's certainly quick enough for a lardy bus!
One of the non-negotiable aspects of this journey was that the car has to look completely standard on the outside - I've always loved a sleeper (coming from my British cars such as the Rover 620ti and MG ZT260).
Anyway, enjoy. This is what happens when you find a bit of money and combine it with a love of old, crap BMWs.
Here's where we are today. Next week it's booked in for a full detail and paint correction - it'll never be a showroom example, but I feel after the torturous journey I should at least give the outside *some* attention.
I'll post an update with the after pictures - not that I'm expecting miracles!
Shocker in mattyprice4004 bought another old shed...
A couple of years ago I went on a mission to find a well-specced late E61 535d - mission failed, as most seem to be in rather middling spec with questionable history.
In the end I gave up and settled for this 530d - not quite what I was after, but having the last iteration of the M57 engine along with piezo injectors I was well aware of the tuning potential and decided to take a punt.
Generic scenic eBay photo, with bonus terrible Instagram filter applied by the seller:
It started out life as a relatively high-spec E61 and had 190,000 happy miles of pottering along completely standard - until I thought 'let's see what we can do with this' like an idiot.
First step - move the tasteless CYA plate from my old Mazda 3 MPS over to this (bought when under the influence of many beers; I'm terrible at remembering car registrations. Helps a lot when parking!)
Before picking modifications, I took it to Germany on my annual 'Ring trip - a few laps highlighted that the suspension was pretty tired all round, the brakes weren't really up to much (what a shock) and power-wise it'd be handy to have a few more horses on tap. Obligatory picture, with my rather unimpressed face:
Once home, the shopping began - and it was a heck of a list!
Cue one rather chunky turbo, an R90 fuel pump and various other bits and pieces being thrown at it - followed by lots of attempts to get the damn thing to run properly.
Lots of parts also suffered along the way - as expected several of the plastic boost hose fittings didn't get along very well with their new boosty pal, and promptly exploded.
Same with a few drivetrain components (including the gearbox itself, but we'll get to that...)
Aptly named the 'Big Grey Tw*t' the aim was to create the ultimate Swiss-army knife - a car I can take on my yearly trips to the 'Ring, lug heavy work stuff about with, use daily without having to compromise on comfort (because I'm old) and MPG (well, that didn't work out!) and most of all, appear completely standard to the outside world (everyone loves a sleeper).
She's rough as balls on the outside, but I've never been one for a pristine car.
Mods:
- Turbo Systems Stage 4 HTD3279BB (79mm compressor, 58mm turbine) running 42+psi of boost
- R90 fuel pump
- Stupidly big (and very hard to mount) intercooler
- Custom mapping (2300 bar fuel pressure, which the pump is struggling to keep up with so we'll have to change that soon)
- Full suspension refresh (went standard because the M Sport setup is pretty good IMO) with all OE parts, probably worth more than the car itself
- The usual EGR and DPF removals, because the planet is a bit knackered anyway
- Set of Spyder alloys as the 245s I had on the back just couldn't put any power down at all even with Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 tyres
- XHP Stage 2 gearbox map (and yes, I hate stage tuning as much as everyone else - but that's what they call it)
- Gearbox mechatronic unit fully rebuilt after it had the world's biggest mood on her maiden voyage (all seals, Sonnax ZipKit, new solenoids etc. £££)
Power-wise it ran 390bhp on the last dyno run, however I then found a pretty big exhaust leak from the V band between turbo and manifold along with 3 boost leaks. Once these had been sorted the MAF figures at full boost suggest it's now around 420-430bhp, but I really need to pop it back on the rollers to verify.
It's certainly quick enough for a lardy bus!
One of the non-negotiable aspects of this journey was that the car has to look completely standard on the outside - I've always loved a sleeper (coming from my British cars such as the Rover 620ti and MG ZT260).
Anyway, enjoy. This is what happens when you find a bit of money and combine it with a love of old, crap BMWs.
Here's where we are today. Next week it's booked in for a full detail and paint correction - it'll never be a showroom example, but I feel after the torturous journey I should at least give the outside *some* attention.
I'll post an update with the after pictures - not that I'm expecting miracles!
Cross-posted from the BMW thread, but thought it'd be worth a mention here!
Shocker in mattyprice4004 bought another old shed...
A couple of years ago I went on a mission to find a well-specced late E61 535d - mission failed, as most seem to be in rather middling spec with questionable history.
In the end I gave up and settled for this 530d - not quite what I was after, but having the last iteration of the M57 engine along with piezo injectors I was well aware of the tuning potential and decided to take a punt.
Generic scenic eBay photo, with bonus terrible Instagram filter applied by the seller:
It started out life as a relatively high-spec E61 and had 190,000 happy miles of pottering along completely standard - until I thought 'let's see what we can do with this' like an idiot.
First step - move the tasteless CYA plate from my old Mazda 3 MPS over to this (bought when under the influence of many beers; I'm terrible at remembering car registrations. Helps a lot when parking!)
Before picking modifications, I took it to Germany on my annual 'Ring trip - a few laps highlighted that the suspension was pretty tired all round, the brakes weren't really up to much (what a shock) and power-wise it'd be handy to have a few more horses on tap. Obligatory picture, with my rather unimpressed face:
Once home, the shopping began - and it was a heck of a list!
Cue one rather chunky turbo, an R90 fuel pump and various other bits and pieces being thrown at it - followed by lots of attempts to get the damn thing to run properly.
Lots of parts also suffered along the way - as expected several of the plastic boost hose fittings didn't get along very well with their new boosty pal, and promptly exploded.
Same with a few drivetrain components (including the gearbox itself, but we'll get to that...)
Aptly named the 'Big Grey Tw*t' the aim was to create the ultimate Swiss-army knife - a car I can take on my yearly trips to the 'Ring, lug heavy work stuff about with, use daily without having to compromise on comfort (because I'm old) and MPG (well, that didn't work out!) and most of all, appear completely standard to the outside world (everyone loves a sleeper).
She's rough as balls on the outside, but I've never been one for a pristine car.
Mods:
- Turbo Systems Stage 4 HTD3279BB (79mm compressor, 58mm turbine) running 42+psi of boost
- R90 fuel pump
- Stupidly big (and very hard to mount) intercooler
- Custom mapping (2300 bar fuel pressure, which the pump is struggling to keep up with so we'll have to change that soon)
- Full suspension refresh (went standard because the M Sport setup is pretty good IMO) with all OE parts, probably worth more than the car itself
- The usual EGR and DPF removals, because the planet is a bit knackered anyway
- Set of Spyder alloys as the 245s I had on the back just couldn't put any power down at all even with Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 tyres
- XHP Stage 2 gearbox map (and yes, I hate stage tuning as much as everyone else - but that's what they call it)
- Gearbox mechatronic unit fully rebuilt after it had the world's biggest mood on her maiden voyage (all seals, Sonnax ZipKit, new solenoids etc. £££)
Power-wise it ran 390bhp on the last dyno run, however I then found a pretty big exhaust leak from the V band between turbo and manifold along with 3 boost leaks. Once these had been sorted the MAF figures at full boost suggest it's now around 420-430bhp, but I really need to pop it back on the rollers to verify.
It's certainly quick enough for a lardy bus!
One of the non-negotiable aspects of this journey was that the car has to look completely standard on the outside - I've always loved a sleeper (coming from my British cars such as the Rover 620ti and MG ZT260).
Anyway, enjoy. This is what happens when you find a bit of money and combine it with a love of old, crap BMWs.
Here's where we are today. Next week it's booked in for a full detail and paint correction - it'll never be a showroom example, but I feel after the torturous journey I should at least give the outside *some* attention.
I'll post an update with the after pictures - not that I'm expecting miracles!
That's the best post I've seen in Motors for a long time. Proper motoring!
Reminds me someone wrote off 2x R34s and a Evo 5 in a single crash at the Nordschleife recently ouch - that had to hurt.
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Blurring numberplate wont take you off grid.
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Farewell TTRS, hello matching mini:
Lovely to drive, quick enough, saves me a fortune for what is now just an A to B car for work.
Lovely to drive, quick enough, saves me a fortune for what is now just an A to B car for work.
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Farewell TTRS, hello matching mini:
Lovely to drive, quick enough, saves me a fortune for what is now just an A to B car for work.
Not quite sure which version that is but recently took out the new Mini is ES (218HP) electric, along with Abarth Electric, Honda E Advanced and a BMW I3S.
I personally thought the new Mini was the best drive of them all, drove like a hot hatch, quite enjoyed it only annoyance for me was no ability to turn of the TC it seamed, whereas the previous model Mini (184HP) can turn it off, also weighs quite a bit less than new one, 1350kg. vs 1650kg still both good to drive and seem best pick of bunch of small hot hatch style EV's.
Driving R5 tomorrow.
Ebay for £200. Still steep but nice to have OE stuff. 
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Not quite sure which version that is but recently took out the new Mini is ES (218HP) electric, along with Abarth Electric, Honda E Advanced and a BMW I3S.
I personally thought the new Mini was the best drive of them all, drove like a hot hatch, quite enjoyed it only annoyance for me was no ability to turn of the TC it seamed, whereas the previous model Mini (184HP) can turn it off, also weighs quite a bit less than new one, 1350kg. vs 1650kg still both good to drive and seem best pick of bunch of small hot hatch style EV's.
Driving R5 tomorrow.
Yes, the SE. Considering the battery weight it drives surprisingly well. It’ll work well for what I need at the moment. Nothing to say I won’t have a crazy car down the line again, but not for now.
Enjoy the R5!
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Took my daughter for a "dad" lesson today. Stopped off at a local truck stop for some munch.
Clutch got a good workout too
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Clutch got a good workout too
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doughnuts in your daughters car ? shame on you ! 
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doughnuts in your daughters car ? shame on you !
She was doing all the driving I was sitting butt clenched in the passenger seat
! She is learning to drive in a new Peugeot 208 and the clutch is a lot lighter in this but she got the hang of it in the end.
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