new project now im back in employment :)

thought i'd give you all a head up that im finally starting my project bmw 318is m44 now ive got some form of cashflow, got lots of plans for it but i'll go into detail about those in another post, more to follow

 

[T9 man]

^^ Congratulations on the new job young man!

 

[Prince]

Boom, start new job on monday guys, more money for the car, gonna save up and get me some AP coilovers

Good stuff mate! APs are good from what I've heard. What are you doing about the top mounts?

 

[garfieldthefirst]

cheers guys, hopefully gonna get some adjustable top mounts aswell

 

[stamford]

Well done buddy, about time things went your way.

 

[turbonutter69]

Good stuff. Congrats on the new job.

Boom, start new job on monday guys, more money for the car, gonna save up and get me some AP coilovers

 

[garfieldthefirst]

just went to put my mirrors on and the company sent screws that were far too long and ruined the holes they were meant to go into, so now ive gotta get small peices of threaded bar glued into the holes using industrial glue and then nut them up from the inside, nothings ever simple, hopefully be sorted tomorrow

 

[Prince]

What mirrors are they mate?

 

[garfieldthefirst]

Finnaly here they are guys, new pics of the car with the new mirrors on

 

[T9 man]

Very nice buddy and worth the extra faffing about me thinks

 

[garfieldthefirst]

cheers, yeah deffinetly

 

[Prince]

You know you're going to have to get the full mtec kit now don't you?

 

[garfieldthefirst]

yeah a freind of mine has a m3 front bumper for me

 

[Prince]

Just don't forget the side mouldings.

 

[garfieldthefirst]

i plan on buying a new camera before the shows this year aswell lol

 

[Prince]

Good stuff. You'll definitely want it for Gaydon. Especially if the musuem is open.

 

[garfieldthefirst]

yeah the museum was good last year, i spent a lot of time looking over that awesome off road land rover which hand just about everything you could ever think of on it

 

[garfieldthefirst]

small update/bit of news

gonna be a bit quiet for a while, easter's coming up and my work gets crazy this time of year, however it does mean that i can save a huge amount of cash and sort all my suspension out, looking at the best part of £700 for all the things i want, other small bits will be done to the car whislt im saving but it wont be much

gonna get:

AP coilovers
adjustable top mounts
rear camber control arms

 

[Prince]

Tbh mate you don't really need the rear camber arms. You can achieve a fair bit of camber with the adjustable washer on the arm. I would get poly bushes instead.

 

[T9 man]

Tbh mate you don't really need the rear camber arms. You can achieve a fair bit of camber with the adjustable washer on the arm. I would get poly bushes instead.

+1

 

[garfieldthefirst]

really, id heard a few people saying that theyre kind of important when you lower the car

 

[Prince]

really, id heard a few people saying that theyre kind of important when you lower the car

I run -3 camber out back just using the standard components. They're a good upgrade on tired, old parts but poly bushes are a much better upgrade. If all you're bushes are original they will have perished quite a lot after this long.

This was one my bushes that was replaced around this time last year:

These things make such a difference to the way the car feels:

 

[garfieldthefirst]

yeah man, i have been looking at all the bushes on the car to see which ones need replacing urgently, this is something i might do, set at a time whilst im saving for coilovers, will give me something to do

 

[Prince]

yeah man, i have been looking at all the bushes on the car to see which ones need replacing urgently, this is something i might do, set at a time whilst im saving for coilovers, will give me something to do

Even if you don't poly bush, you'll at least to replace the bushes with OEM items. It would be a good idea to get the bushes fitted along with the coilovers and top mounts.

 

[garfieldthefirst]

yeah defo gonna do poly bushes

 

[T9 man]

yeah defo gonna do poly bushes

You won't regret it

 

[Prince]

You won't regret it

x2

 

[garfieldthefirst]

my rear arb bushes and links have are a bit worn so im gonna replace them next week

 

[Prince]

my rear arb bushes and links have are a bit worn so im gonna replace them next week

You may as well get an Eibach ARB then (it comes with the poly bushes). I'd fit one on the front as well though. Get all the bushes done at once if you can to save on the labour.

 

[garfieldthefirst]

You may as well get an Eibach ARB then (it comes with the poly bushes). I'd fit one on the front as well though. Get all the bushes done at once if you can to save on the labour.

yeah gonna look for ARB's at some point, coilovers are priority right now, its easier for me to do poly bushes set at a time due to time restraints and work and i dont have any labour costs because i do all the work myself with my dad just walking me through it

 

[Prince]

yeah gonna look for ARB's at some point, coilovers are priority right now, its easier for me to do poly bushes set at a time due to time restraints and work and i dont have any labour costs because i do all the work myself with my dad just walking me through it

Fair enough mate.

 

[garfieldthefirst]

ARB set by eibach looks good gonna send them an email about price unless you know it?

 

[Prince]

ARB set by eibach looks good gonna send them an email about price unless you know it?

Not off the top of my head. Give CA a call. Either Roy or Phil will answer the phone. Tell them 'Matt Ayling' told you to call and they should look after you. Possibly the best customer service you'll come across imo.

 

[garfieldthefirst]

cheers mate, how have i never found that site before

 

[Prince]

cheers mate, how have i never found that site before

No worries mate!

 

[obi_waynne]

Not seen you around in a while any updates on this project - or have you moved on to another one?