Newbie On The ( Engine ) Block !

[CA Automotive UK]

hello to all , roy at CA Automotive here !
Finally got off my backside and accepted Durgesh's kind offer to join the forum .

will be back to post stuff up soon , just testing my account etc is working

regards to all

Roy

[CA Automotive UK]

why oh why does it always happen to me .....
could one of you kind people let me know what i have done wrong now as I cant seem to make my signature image appear ; I have wrapped it as instructed ..havent I :mad:

thanks in advance


on another subject , just so I dont have a repeat of the fiasco last year on the "other" forum , can I just check with the mods that i can :
1. advertise new products on the forum ?
2. advertise 2nd hand parts likewise
3. generally trade

i will be happy to abide by the rules ..honest

roy

[BigFas]

Hi Roy, welcome

Slight mistake on your image tags

the last bit should be [/img]

[444bhp Ray]

Welcome Roy,nice to have you,to have you nice, good game, good game. :D

[Afif]

welcome man [jam.

[Ali_]

Welcome to another Mad House Roy [ok

[peppernick]

Welcome Roy ;) ;)

When are my 15" pizzas arriving? :D

As for advertising, Teddy is sponsoring us T-shirts for HIN (homemade ones :p ), if you can get us some cool EvoTechnik socks I'm sure we can have a deal ;)

[Durgesh]

Hiya Roy,

Welcome mate, good to finally have you here in our little forum.

I just sorted your Sig out, as Fas said its because you had [IMG] and not [/IMG}.

[ok

On a Serious note, please feel free to advertise, trade, sell, and buy etc.

Only rule at the moment is not to step on "SSDD-Motorsport's" toe's, but you have a lot of different stuff, so this should not be a problem.

Durgesh

[ANT MAN]

Welcome Roy. I have some cousins in Gosport. Horrible place isn't it ;) Just pulling your leg. Whereabouts in Italy? I've been to Milan, Venice and my favourite place - Rome. Moschino is so cheap over there :D

[Tin]

Hi Roy,
Welcome, Just wondering, do you have the carbon fibre e39 hood instock? any close up pics? also do you do any aftermarket rear diff's (3.45?)
Thanks
Tin

[westside]

welcome roy nice to se eyou over here :-)

[CA Automotive UK]

hi to all , and thanks for all the welcomes ! Would have replied sonner , but being the computer spas that I obviously am ( ..and I remap cars ..frightening ) i must have set something wrong 'cos i did not get any e mail notifications ...aaargh :confused:

anyway , here are some replies :

1. Nick , pizzas are on their weay , but please call me as we have to discuss spacing out your wheels .... Anyone with ACS type 4 's , oem M3 e46 wheels and other wheels with no outer dish , be warned you will need 15 to 20 mm spacing PER WHEEL to make Stoptech 355mm big brake kits fit .

2. Fas as ever thanks for sorting out my signature ..hope all is well , have you bought the X yet ?

3.Hi Durgesh , me and teddydo much business together so I would not tread on his territory , just let me know if I do guys .

4. NO ant Man , you were right first time ...Gosport is crap ( sorry to any of my neighbours ) ...we moved here temporarily cos the hose was so big and such good value at the time ...we came to view on sundays so did not get a good "feel " for the area ...ah well , Italy here I come .. we must have been seperated at birth Ant ..I had my honeymoon two years in Venice , year before visited Rome , before that Verona ..we were absolutely blown away each time ...people food , history etc ...so we decided to live there !

5 Hi Tin ...bonnet not in stock no , that will be made to oredr can incorporate vents etc if desired . Regarding the diff I will be backto you soon as ...

6 westside ...nice car !!

thanks again to you all , speak soon

PS did I mention our current project ? Customer has laid down large deposit for complete re vamp of his E24 M6 :
- metal M3 wide arches grafted on
- complete bare metal respray
- seam and gusset welded body
- carbon fibre spoliers , boot ( csl shape ) and bonnet
-600 bhp 4.6 V8 based on 540 engine , with Alpina heads , Vortech supercharger etc
- Brembo brakes
- coilover by Kormann
-roll cage
- 18" kerscher KRC wheels

- and so on ...like i keep saying , where do you lot get this kind of money ..NO DONT TELL ME I DONT WANT TO KNOW !

[BigFas]

2. Fas as ever thanks for sorting out my signature ..hope all is well , have you bought the X yet ?


No X buddy, they're just TOO expensive for me.

Am keeping the vert until the summer, then either part it out or sell it complete. I've got my heart set on a Cayenne for now, whether it'll happen or not, is another question, but even without negotiation, it's cheaper than an X5. Who knows. I may just say to hell with it and by a Vectra :(

[CA Automotive UK]

can anyone suggest why I am not getting e mail notifications of replies to threads ?
in the "edit e mail " section i have enterd the correct e mail address , and in the "options " section I have chosen " instant e mail notification " ....

any advice greatly appreciated

[BigFas]

not just you, it's something that's happening to everyone.

Durgesh is upgrading the site to include a chat-room, and he's had some configuration issues. I'm putting it down to that, hopefully he'll be along later to clarify. I'm sure the feature will be back soon

[CA Automotive UK]

some early pics of the 6 series project ...

[CA Automotive UK]

ooops will re size the rest i think .....

[toffer325ti]

some early pics of the 6 series project ...

:eek: Thats not just a project. It's a fecking bodyshell/complete rebuild!! [read

But from reading the forums, your more than capable ;)

[lee330sport]

Hi Roy, nice to see ya on here.

Mental 6 project :cool:

[Har5ha]

welcome Roy!

[Durgesh]

Yup Sorry have shut down the email feature as it was causing some problems, it will be back soon.

Durgesh

[mysticm3]

Welcome Roy mate, you made it here finally :)

I am sure you will find a lot of people interested in engine/performance upgrades which currently I do not have the expertise/facility or knowledge to help them with [read

I think Peppernickm is our in-house technical expert, you might need to fight with him to take the throne :D

[churchwa]

Hey Roy,

I was wondering if you had done anything the the S54 engine in an M Coupe before?

I find it difficult to find stuff like strutt braces (non tube ones) and air filters (although i know groupm do one :))

[CA Automotive UK]

thank you all again for your kind hospitality !!

some replies :

1. yes , the M6 project is our biggest ( and scariest ) to date , a lot of money and a lot of work but will look awesome i think ....customer just agreed with our suggestion for full carbon GTR style bonnet , CSL style boot lid and carbon e46 door handles , BMW carbon black colour to rest of bodywork . Any opinions will be gratefully received ......

2. M54 into Z coupe , notoriously difficult to get parts for ..why I dont know ..there are enough customers around ! Gruppe M only induction worth its salt really on these . Our wiechers range has oval strut braces as well as round ....
carbon engine covers also available , cams , software etc

have had trouble getting posts thro on this forum , hope fully this one will show ...am going to try to post some pics of our stand at Ally Pally extereme wheels show last weekend next ..
regards

[CA Automotive UK]

Hopefully These Will Show Thro'

[CA Automotive UK]

The blue E36 is our wide body 328 ...we chucked the lot at it ..exhaust , pulleys , cams ,water injection , BBTB , schrick mani , custom exst mani , Vortech supercharger , daztec etc etc ..... 315 bhp and 330 ..I say 330 ..yes thats 330 ft lbs torque :D ..about 50 more than S52 M3 ...and yes we have INDEPENDANT dyno chart as verification . [cool
as you can see from the second image of the owner customer satisfaction is everything ...:-)

[BeemerBoy888]

Hi Roy, good to see you on this forum [ok (Steve, black 330sport convertible)

Hows things down there in Gosport?

[Har5ha]

Roy, if you have having probs with pages loading here..try running microsoft antispyware..details are the geek section.

Had similar problems...and that sorted it out!

[Ali_]

Well roy ive read a lot about your adventures in mags here and there and it looks like youve got your hands full with the M6 re birth, look forward to future updates and dealings [banana

[CA Automotive UK]

thanks for the advise Harsha , will try now .

thanks to you all yet again for such hospitality ...what a difference !

By the way , we are curently working on something abit different at my house ( Gosport sucks by the way Beemerboy ...but wont be here too much longer ) ...a Golf 4with turbo , cryo cooling combined with Active water injection , side exit exhausts , HID , and NOS and lambo doors ....he only came in for silcone hoses [hmm

any one wnat to see stage pics later ?

[peppernick]

Gosport sucks by the way
It's not that bad other than the ferry ride :( Froze my butt off and there isn't even a shelter :mad:

Great to see the projects you've got up your sleeve Roy. Sounds like a good 2005 and a very busy one [cool [cool