My Journey Begins!

Spaniarduk · Post by **Spaniarduk** » Tue Jan 22, 2019 11:35 am

ben g, we all have our own style and we are all free to stick around and read or move on if it's not for us.

ben g · Post by **ben g** » Tue Jan 22, 2019 11:39 am

Spaniarduk wrote: ↑Tue Jan 22, 2019 11:35 am ben g, we all have our own style and we are all free to stick around and read or move on if it's not for us.

Agreed, but I just felt like I'd try and help you as I'm pretty sure no garage will sit, read that all and then reply, unless you've found the best and most patient garage in all the land.

tomscott · Post by **tomscott** » Tue Jan 22, 2019 11:50 am

Really enjoyed reading the thread and always love a good revival love story.

It does seems like the moneys rolling and wonder if its worth it? Good 3.0si's with mid milage start at like £6.5k and coupes there have been a few on the forum for sale with 50ishk miles for £8.5-9k

Especially when considering a full paint job etc. Its unlikely you'll ever see the money back and interest in cars over 170k will be slim when you consider the price of a good one is still not a huge expense.

Admire the dedication tho

JonLeeper · Post by **JonLeeper** » Fri Jan 25, 2019 5:33 pm

ben g wrote: ↑Tue Jan 22, 2019 11:39 am
Spaniarduk wrote: ↑Tue Jan 22, 2019 11:35 am ben g, we all have our own style and we are all free to stick around and read or move on if it's not for us.
Agreed, but I just felt like I'd try and help you as I'm pretty sure no garage will sit, read that all and then reply, unless you've found the best and most patient garage in all the land.

Strangely enough the garage not only read it and replied but offered some suggestions for improving what I wanted to do! We had a good hour long conversation and made a plan. Mind you the plan changed before we got anywhere near implementing it but that's not the point!

JonLeeper · Post by **JonLeeper** » Fri Jan 25, 2019 5:33 pm

tomscott wrote: ↑Tue Jan 22, 2019 11:50 am Really enjoyed reading the thread and always love a good revival love story.

It does seems like the moneys rolling and wonder if its worth it? Good 3.0si's with mid milage start at like £6.5k and coupes there have been a few on the forum for sale with 50ishk miles for £8.5-9k

Especially when considering a full paint job etc. Its unlikely you'll ever see the money back and interest in cars over 170k will be slim when you consider the price of a good one is still not a huge expense.

Admire the dedication tho

You're right and that leads me onto my next update!.........

JonLeeper · Post by **JonLeeper** » Fri Jan 25, 2019 6:21 pm

Sooooooooooo. As ever things change and questions are asked and then man-maths comes into play.

So as a result of, mainly the man-maths I have to admit, I now have a nice shiny 56 plate Coupe heading into the garage to get a nice makeover of all of the fun bits ready for a trackday on Sat 02 Feb at Brands.

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So the car has a full service history and has covered about 88k miles. It also came with a really nice set of MV2's which are going to get treated to my current winter rubber and put on as soon as it gets back from the garage.

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The work that's being done:

Full inspection, service and engine health check.
Gearbox oil flush and change.
Differential oil flush and change.
Fit B12 Kit with front strut tower reinforcement plates and Rogue engineering up-rated rear mounts.
Front suspension bushes changed to Powerflex Purple.
Rear suspension bushes changed to Powerflex Purple with the exception of the RTAB which will be a Rogue Engineering up-rated item.
Anti Roll bars replaced with H&R set with adjustable droplinks.
Full 4-wheel alignment.
Fit Rogue Engineering Short Shift Kit with a weighted Shift Selector Rod and up-rated gearbox mounts.

Then it will come back to me for the trackday.

I've booked it in for a full detail, paint correction, front bumper respray, and getting the Brembo 6 pots painted and put on the front.

Vijay · Post by **Vijay** » Fri Jan 25, 2019 7:08 pm

Truth · Post by **Truth** » Fri Jan 25, 2019 7:35 pm

In one go you’ve done more performance mods than most have ever done.

Vijay · Post by **Vijay** » Fri Jan 25, 2019 9:12 pm

Whats the interior like Jon?....

JonLeeper · Post by **JonLeeper** » Fri Jan 25, 2019 9:39 pm

Vijay wrote: ↑Fri Jan 25, 2019 9:12 pm Whats the interior like Jon?....

Champagne leather and in really good nick. Black piano gloss trim. The previous owner tbight that the steering wheel and gear knkb were a bit worn so bought new BMW parts!

JonLeeper · Post by **JonLeeper** » Fri Jan 25, 2019 9:41 pm

Truth wrote: ↑Fri Jan 25, 2019 7:35 pm In one go you’ve done more performance mods than most have ever done.

Well once the brakes are done I'll have done the brakes and chassis mods. Then I'll look at the drive train for the next lot of work. I'm thinking that I'll add a LSD and then look at letting the engine breath a bit better with a ram air filter, intake manifold, free flowing exhaust and manifold.

JonLeeper · Post by **JonLeeper** » Fri Jan 25, 2019 9:42 pm

Vijay wrote: ↑Fri Jan 25, 2019 9:12 pm Whats the interior like Jon?....

I'll take some pictures tomorrow morning.

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Fri Jan 25, 2019 9:53 pm

Welcome to Coupe ownership.

Nice list of jobs done - it sounds like you plan to have loads of fun in it!

MrPT · Post by **MrPT** » Fri Jan 25, 2019 10:16 pm

Are you going for the offset (eccentric) lollipop bushes? Might be worth a try if you’re getting a full alignment done. They are a popular mod for the E46 M3 but it would be interesting to hear how they feel with the EPAS on the 3.0si.

Truth · Post by **Truth** » Fri Jan 25, 2019 11:27 pm

JonLeeper wrote: ↑Fri Jan 25, 2019 9:41 pm
Truth wrote: ↑Fri Jan 25, 2019 7:35 pm In one go you’ve done more performance mods than most have ever done.
Well once the brakes are done I'll have done the brakes and chassis mods. Then I'll look at the drive train for the next lot of work. I'm thinking that I'll add a LSD and then look at letting the engine breath a bit better with a ram air filter, intake manifold, free flowing exhaust and manifold.

I think ur car is very lucky to have u!

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