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When in Rome
Posted: Thu May 14, 2015 10:10 pm
by DriftZ
so you thought I was gone.. haha
behold the new Barge!
I've never owned one of these thing'ys ... so all tips welcomed.
Re: When in Rome
Posted: Thu May 14, 2015 10:18 pm
by ecKARd
Rebuild your Vanos. Will feel like a new car.
Re: When in Rome
Posted: Fri May 15, 2015 8:23 am
by DriftZ
Vanos is all good apparently. This thing cost 18k 'Rand' and its minty
.. The only issue the car does have is a slightly slipping clutch, which was the reason the price knocked down from 1300 to 1000 pounds.
But don't be disillusioned I did not get this to keep and treasure
.. its been bought with a single purpose - NURBURGRING!!! ...and some Isle of Mann - TT course 'testing' before we go to the Ring
I've been looking at options for a while and this is the most cost effective way to do the ring for me... you can rent all sorts of track prepped cars at the ring for around the same amount this 328i cost and less but the issues are ... a lot more rules, LHD ( Mostly ) , and 'if' you off it the excess is sky high like starting at '8k EURO'... and I prefer to race what I own, that somehow gives me peace of mind to push as hard as I want. Hopefully the car is still 'fresh enough to sell on afterwards to get some money back.
I Leave SA in 2 weeks for the first stop IOM - TT. During the 2 week stay there we will do as much as possible to the Bmer to make it more track ready.
So keen!
Re: When in Rome
Posted: Fri May 15, 2015 10:09 am
by GameBoy
Lekker man! Enjoy!
Re: When in Rome
Posted: Fri May 15, 2015 12:04 pm
by Charlvdw
Northern Ireland?
Re: When in Rome
Posted: Fri May 15, 2015 12:22 pm
by DriftZ
Charlvdw wrote:Northern Ireland?
'Isle Of Mann', where they hold that crazy bike race the TT.
Re: When in Rome
Posted: Fri May 15, 2015 3:02 pm
by Charlvdw
DriftZ wrote:Charlvdw wrote:Northern Ireland?
'Isle Of Mann', where they hold that crazy bike race the TT.
Yea but the bm is from Northern Ireland?
Re: When in Rome
Posted: Fri May 15, 2015 3:38 pm
by DriftZ
Nope, bought it on the Isle of Mann. The Private plates cost around 300 pound.
Re: When in Rome
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2015 11:11 pm
by DriftZ
What a choca block week last week was... The TT is something to behold, and I pretty much had the best week any petrol head could ask for thanks to my brother and some mates. From rubbing shoulders with okes like Kieth from the band Prodigy and proper racers like Guy Martin... To racing over the TT course daily in the new bemer. I've never driven a course like it... The mountain section I was averaging over 200 for around 5 to 6 minutes non stop... basically flat out, quite ridiculous.
As for the bemmer .. managed to get a lot done in preparation for the Ring trip.
New Clutch
New dimpled and grooved brake discs all round.
Ebc yellow stuff pads all round
Balanced coil overs and raised to a usable height.
SS braided brake lines
17' mags of a E46
Bridgestone 0002's
Steel water pump
AC system removed
Full engine service . Filters . Plugs . Fluids ...
+ + ..
Crazy times, will post pix when I get a sec. Currently in Greece enjoying ouzo & go karts
back in uk next week for the road trip to Germany, gonna be epic!
Re: When in Rome
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 10:08 pm
by Grobblere
Awesome dude! enjoy. Cool ride choice...damnn thats cheap
Re: When in Rome
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2015 6:42 pm
by DriftZ
Re: When in Rome
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2015 9:01 pm
by AshayRS13
Living the dream dude! Enjoy
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Re: When in Rome
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 4:59 am
by DriftZ
On the Dover - Calais ferry now
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Re: When in Rome
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 10:58 am
by RB25SX
Would love to go to Nurburgring ! Enjoy.
Re: When in Rome
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2015 11:09 pm
by DriftZ
