Hi I'm Rommies: Car Updates!!!

[Philip Foglar]

Must take a look at all the interesting cars driving around in Mozambique!!

 

[Rommies]

Hmm I wasn't in Mozambique for quite a while...
I went on vacation in December 2011 to Namibie!
There I got a lift in a orange Supra. (Hentiesbaai)
And there is beautiful long kilometers of straight salt/sout roads/paaie!

Boy that was a joy.
That people there also drive some awesom vehicles. I saw quite a few GTI's/M3's/lots of Land Cruisers etc.
These neighbouring countries def. get cars at a better price.

 

[Philip Foglar]

Lots of nicer Japanese cars there, but also strange other cars too! There was this strange Yaris/Corolla clone ugly thing called a Platz - the speedometer was hectically under reading, something like 40km/h was more like 80km/h!!

No control of what is allowed to be imported, so they get these young used cars from the East for cheap-cheap. Of course, no motorplans or warranties etc, so a lot of them were showing signs of mechanical neglect! :nonono:

 

[Rommies]

Just a few updates on my Supie:
Interior
Before:

After:

Engine Bay:
Before:

After:

All that I really done "performance-wise" is:
3.5" (90mm) Mild Steel performance Exhaust (Straight from the gearbox till the end). She really sounds awesome!!:joy:

Then I had my whole steering rack reconditioned. Now she turns like a dream without ATF leaks from the boots!


Coming up:

Koni Sport Shocks with OEM Coil Springs. (import)

Cusco front + back aluminium strut braces/towers (import)

Lenso Project D1R 18" Hyper Silver Narrow/Wide Mags.

And then most probably then I need to sort out the whole ECU. Replacing it with the Dicktator System through MRD. Boosting stock turbos at 1.2BAR hoping to make 400HP.
Or maybe I must just add a Apexi AVC-R Electronic Boost controller?? <(^^,)>
I'll keep ya posted.
:rollsmile:

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Oh and I want to add some Xenon/HID kits.

Carbon Fiber Bonnet with hood clips.

Caska Navi/DVD/Bluetooth/Handsfree/TV/reverse camera system.

Recaro/MoMo reclinable seats....although my OEM seats sits very comfortably

Maybe change my colour of the mirrors?

Recarpet my interior (by whom I do not know??)

Get some OEM Supra floor Mats

TRD Speedo guages. (10k RPM and 320km/h ~ costs a fortune though)

etc.


Damn who wants to donate some $$$???? haha!!! Still some work to do!!!:flyfun:

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I think I know this car, just checked in one of my old sns magazines. It was indeed owned by a guy in Bloem, he smashed it one day and was sponsored with repairs by a local Bloemfontein panelbeater.

It was not bad damage tho.

Car looks sweet:inlove:

Hey Sabre, Could you pleeeeeease (if not to much of an hassle) tell me in what issue it was? :fishwack::sorry:

 

[Rommies]

:flyfun:

 

[Thunder]

Met you at the one run.

Love what you done with it really looks sexy.

As for the sns issue I think it is somewhere in the 90`s.

Remember the guy said he went around a circle and slipped on water or something and hit a tree.

 

[Rommies]

Thanks man. Shes going in today for the suspension. After 2 months of waiting for shipment from Holland :flyfun:

Somewhere in the 90's?! Damn! thats a few years ago.
I dont have those SnS. Thanks for replying though.

:=):

 

[Thunder]

Thanks man. Shes going in today for the suspension. After 2 months of waiting for shipment from Holland :flyfun:

Somewhere in the 90's?! Damn! thats a few years ago.
I dont have those SnS. Thanks for replying though.

:=):

I`ll have a look for you and post the pics here when I find them.

 

[Rommies]

thanks man.

I'll be sad to see how my baby has been crashed.

Luckly I got my shipment thursday to improve some handling! :rollsmile:

 

[Thunder]

Ok guys, what are we doing to get more members and maximum forum exposure?

I will create a facebook group called bmwfanatics which will be our facebook presence, I will also put a link to this forum into my other forum signatures.

Looks really good. Does it actually help? :fencelook:

Sent from my GT-P6200

 

[Rommies]

offcourse it helps. it takes some strain off te chassis. improves handling through corners and better steering response etc. :=):

ps: i think your quote is from another thread :rollsmile:

 

[Rommies]

next mods:

put battery in the boot and fit a strut brace :rollsmile:

Iv'e done the strut brace so long!

Before: (some no-name brand and gabriel stuff)

And my new koni sport suspension with new OEM coil springs is finally fitted. Thank Koni SA & Steve Hurley
And After:

:rollsmile::rollsmile::rollsmile:
Ride is more comfortable and atleast I can get over any speed bumb without going 0.1KM/H! :joy:

 

[moranor@axis]

Koni FTW

 

[Thunder]

offcourse it helps. it takes some strain off te chassis. improves handling through corners and better steering response etc. :=):

ps: i think your quote is from another thread :rollsmile:

honestly don`t know where I got the quote :fencelook:

here are the pics I promised you.

here is the part where the guy asked for help after the accident Issue 94


And the 2 pages of the repairs a few issues later. And this is Issue 111

 

[Sabretooth tiger]

Looking awesome Rommies :thumbs:

 

[Rommies]

Looking awesome Rommies :thumbs:

Thanks man! Still doing a few mods here and there!

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offcourse it helps. it takes some strain off te chassis. improves handling through corners and better steering response etc. :=):

ps: i think your quote is from another thread :rollsmile:

honestly don`t know where I got the quote :fencelook:

here are the pics I promised you.

here is the part where the guy asked for help after the accident Issue 94


And the 2 pages of the repairs a few issues later. And this is Issue 111

Damn man! My heart is broken to see my baby like that!! :argh::bangdesk:
But thank you very much for all the effort! I really appreciate it.
I must say...whoever did the job...damn...it was done very well.
You would think after an accident like this the car will run like a crab (even after repairs) but not here. Everything is still in order. The guy that reconditioned my steering rack also told me the steering column is still in perfect shape. Then I asked him about the chassis...he also couldn't find a problem (like it was bent or something)

So I'm just very grateful for all who did a magnificent job/repair !!!
:rollsmile::joy::rollsmile::joy:

As I saw that my wheels not being sold, I decided to put them on.
Here is how she looks:

 

[Thunder]

Wheels looks good. :thumbs:
Why would you sell them?:fencelook:

 

[Rommies]

Wheels looks good. :thumbs:
Why would you sell them?:fencelook:

It's small wheels...225/40! I want to put on like a 285 :rollsmile:

 

[Thunder]

Why don`t you get them stretched? :fencelook:

 

[Rommies]

Hmm...sounds like an idea...I'll have to finish the current tyres first lol.

By whom could I do this?