Recent content by JoeyD

GT7 scapes mode, vs real life - they've been all over Noth Yorkshire & the Lakes (as well as the rest of the world) taking pictures for you to insert a car in-game. More fun to visit in real life though right??

Not sure if any of you have tried this - would deffo recommend as an excuse for a drive out! Don't visit Hardknott Pass though, it's horrendous :ROFLMAO:

Wow, 5 year thread bump Well, the E36 ended up looking pretty good for a compact! It did a few trackdays ...before donating its engine & suspension to an E30 Then it sat for a while and got scrapped a couple of months ago In summary, MX5 = good car, E36 = good car. The end!

OZ Leggeras Always wish I'd bought Ohlins, they're meant to be the best for road and track. That suspension alone probably makes the car worth it!

This is great, you've done all the right things. Crazy how capable they become with suspension upgrades. I do really miss mine tbh!

So wee update on the compact, cba starting a thread. As above failed MOT on emissions and a crusty exhaust, so took that off to have a look... Nice and riggy. The 'cat' was just an imitation apparently! Weird. I intended to just fit a complete coupe exhaust from a 328 with a bit of length...

@TomSx got anymore info on this or a build thread? Uses a BMW gearbox right? Just curious how its mated; adaptor plate or custom bellhousing...

Yes you did! I remember. Yeah looks like a proper fun championship! So failed its MOT today, needs an exhaust and one of the headlights is from a LHD lol! No biggie, exhaust needed to go anyway and I wanted to swap the headlights for proper glass lense ones like you'd get on a coupe or saloon...

2.8 M52 out of a 328i. Would love to try a regular 318ti though, bet they're more than powerful enough for some cheap fun! They race them in the 'Compact Cup' looks like a right laugh!

I thought the same for a good few hours, seeing it all the same colour took some proper getting used to!

Before And after. Winner! (kidneys on order!) Should be going through an MOT next week and then it's time for a trackday :smile:

Yeah looks ideal! The engine is a smaller displacement than mine so not dissimilar at all. Shame mines RHD because bmw motors like boost... steering column ruins everything!

It's just on BC coilovers with the interior stripped. It's very light at the rear which makes for "interesting" handling... Might get a thread up at some point as I feel like compacts are just labelled as crap for having an old fashioned rear end. Thing is, nobody ever said the E30 M3, Z3M etc...

It's not pretty but it's a decent project and it's a surprising amount of fun! Going in for paint on the front end in a week or two thank god...

Thats right yeah! Loved the NC and wish I could've kept it but realistically I don't actually need a car so this was sitting outside my house costing money and ultimately getting wrecked by little kids that live on my street so... I'll be moving house next year and it would've been a little...