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Highly recommend PFC 01/06/08 if you can get them to fit (or make them fit) your calipers.

Thanks for the DBA 4000 Series plug Mike; might need these guys to pester the UK/EU Distributors to get some in for a trial.

Schroth Profi II-6 = best set of belts for the money. With their crotch strap it is quite easy on the 'package'!

Driftwood, if you check out any of the SpecE30 suppliers in the US most will have an eccentric adjuster kit that you can weld onto the subframe.

Ireland Engineering now do one that has serrated mounting plates so they can't move out of alignment once tightened.

Brian, A PBMW spec car would pretty much be eligible for Improved Production Racing anywhere in the country - there are racetracks close to most state/territory capitals. That being said, if he happened to move to Victoria, he could make a few small changes and come play with the E30 Racing Cars in ...

Possibly me?

rix313 wrote:There's a chap on here who does the Aus version of PBMW. Can't recall user name though.

Most of the guys running E30Racing Cars in Australia changeover to the <1988 735/750 Master Cylinder; just needs a t-piece adaptor for the non-ABS Cars with 2 outlets on the front axle. No issues of being unable to push the pedal, shortens the travel up making 'sponginess' or other fading/poor perfo...

I've always used the Ireland Engineering Billet Mounts - nice billet aluminium with generic size bushes from some GM/Ford sway bar.

Have had very good experiences with the PFC06 compound pad on standard calipers, in the 7752 shape you can get 12mm thick 01 or 97 (more racey versus more track car-y) for about 45 quid plus VAT from PartBox/CoOrdSport.

Otherwise try ordering online from BimmerWorld in the USA. They have plenty of 0278.06 & 0279.06 in stock.

We're now running the ATL 12 US Gallon Well Cell with the built in surge tank and high pressure pump. Comes as an all in one unit you just need to do plumbing and wiring. Not cheap but much easier, just use a single in-line external filter. im going for a boot mounted (where the spare wheel was) fue...

Never had a problem with Demon Tweeks (but buying from AUS); they always have plenty of stock and way too easy to buy over the net.

Co-Ord Sport, Part-Box, Demon Tweeks. Use Google UK search for more.

Part numbers: 0278.06.17.44 (front) & 0279.06.16.44 (rear)

Nice work Greg; those PFC06 pads obviously doing the job!

I should also mention that I am a big fan of the Schroth Profi II-6H harness, which allows you to convert the lap straps to a 'pull-up' style from the traditional 'pull-down'. Really nice crotch strap design as well that doesn't dig into your bits. second that! So nice to still have feeling in your...

I was going to suggest that either the FIA or the MSA would have a technical drawing which should illustrate the recommended installation angles for all 6 belts - shoulder, lap and crotch. Be sure to use the 50x75mm reinforcement plates under the floor (should have come with some in the harness kit)...

Australian standards:
318i/320i/323i (some)/325e (some): 18/12
318iS/325i/323i (some)/325e (some) 20/14.5
Convertible: 16mm rear

Others:
Whiteline 24/16 (fixed front, 3 way rear)
SpecE30: 22/19 (fixed front, slider or 3 way rear)

Vorshlag from the USA.

Correct. Performance Friction's Z-Rated compound or even their basic Carbon Metallic road compounds are basically no longer available for the E30 front pad shape (were never available for the rear). Hence most people using the 06 compound; works to about 70-80% effectiveness on the road, but lasts f...

Performance Friction PFC06. Part numbers:
Front: 0278.06.17.44
Rear: 0279.06.16.44

Job done.

No, you will still need a boss kit of some description e.g. MOMO, Sparco, OMP etc. You could, however, weld a shaft onto the steering shaft, but then you would not able to rotate the steering wheel to suit the wheel alignment.

spic wrote:does this fit direct without the use of a boss

That's great. Well done. I have used one, and have fellow E30 Racers who have used the Sparco units who experience play between the steel shaft and the aluminium receiver. With the Krontec that wear possibility is removed. For the little extra $$, I'll stick with the QR-01 in the future. I have a li...

Yoko AO50s in 205/50 R15 get a decent wrap - softer compounds than the AO48, so better suited to shorter track day sessions than longer races.

I personally have a real dislike for quick release bosses - Every car I have ever driven with one fitted had a tiny bit of play in it, except for the weld on examples used in radicals and single seaters. I changed from the Lifeline/Sparco/Momo style to the Krontec QR-01 and it is a massive differen...

My coater talked me into a 'thermal dispersant' coating that encourages heat release - calipers look good, don't get too dirty, and don't get hot!

Have found that a bit of front toe out gives the car a little more 'turn in'. On a really high speed circuit without low/medium speed corners, you'd probably run 0mm (i.e. straight) to maximise straight line speed and minimise scrub. We run between 0 and 2mm TOTAL toe out, would not consider running...

Front: 0.5-1.0mm toe out each side. Camber (depending on tyres) 3.0-4.5 degrees. Castor as much as you can get. Rear: 1.0-2.0mm toe in each side (if you can get it that low). Camber 2.0-3.0 degrees. Trim car with anti-roll bars (all the way through corner) and dampers (transfer from throttle to brak...

Krontec QR-01 - available from www.krontec.de

As fitted by BMW Motorsport to the R56 Mini Challenge car, GT4 M3, and as used by a bunch of other professional outfits!

Cotty wrote:
djs325 wrote: I use a boss kit and bolt on quick release
Which quick release did you get?

I have to run the seat as far back as possible to get the legs of my 188cm frame into position. But my arms are short so I use a boss kit and bolt on quick release to bring the wheel further back. I also dropped the column in my car, because as you add extensions to the wheel, it gets further elevat...

Probably 350mm. It's not a NASCAR where you have to get 'hard on the wheel'!

That could be either a Sparco 368 (380mm diameter, 65mm dish) or the 345 (350mm diameter, 63mm dish).

So either 350mm or 380mm outside diameter.

One of the best solutions I have seen for this is to use dry ice (CO2). Place it on top of the insulation for a short while, let it freeze it and it should chip right off. The other solution I have seen is to use liquid nitrogen, but that's a bit extreme! But of course, that doesn't help you get rid...

+1 on this. Just pulled apart a MINI Challenge car that had direct bolted Recaro seat in it that had been in a major (60mph+ into wall at 45 degree angle). The 4mm steel side mounts were massively bent, but stayed in one piece, and the seat shell remained intact. If that had been a set of sliders wi...

A rear brace on an E30 is basically cosmetic, unless you do a rear coilover conversion; in which case you would combine a rear brace with some turret reinforcing.

Greg, upload the video to YouTube and then post the link or embed the video here. It's all pretty easy to do!

Might want to look at at an upgraded adjustable rear anti-roll bar first, with some extra negative camber on the front as well.

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