E30 Zone

Thought I would start a new thread on this H36 I've bought. Needs reshelling after a large side-on impact into a tree. I took delivery of it this morning - in three parts! The front, the back, and the roof, with the damaged side and part of the floorpan retained for the insurers.

Here's the spec

S38B36 engine from an e34 m5 (exhaust manifold, cylinder head, camshafts, ECU and sump all modified by Hartge)
Hartge Kevlar bonnet
Hartge Mono wiper
3.73LSD with 40% lockup
Modified propshaft and gearbox output flange
Hartge ARB's 3 way adjustable front and rear - 29.5mm front 18mm rear
Additional alloy fuel tank, total capacity 100l
Hartge 280km/h speedo
Hartge aux gauges, engine oil temp, oil pressure and diff oil temp
Hartge rear strut brace
Hartge valved Bilstein shocks and Hartge springs
Hartge uprated brake system
Sport Evo bootspoiler with adjustable gurney flap
Sport Evo brake ducts
Recaro leather interior with leather doorcards
Hartge 16" wheels (7.5J front 8.5j rear)
A/C
OBC


A 'few' pics

As it was at the breakers


exhaust system




Gearbox output


Front ARB


Manifold


Fuel tank and pipework


Gauge cluster


Hartge speedo


Dead pedal


Diff




ECU





Rear brakes



Will post up more as I go along. Plan is to find either an M3 shell or complete car and reshell it, but I think i'm going to get the thing fully fragmented first.

Its not that bad is it

You got yourself a whole load of good parts there

look forward to see the project keep us updated

Nice one, i am glad it is getting re-shelled, the thought of it getting broken for parts made me sad!

I heard from a bmw mechanic over here that Bmw still have some m3 shells in there storage.

I personally think it would be worth making some enquiries to see if you can purchase one, after all it is a very very rare car.......

You never know!

Good boy for saving it!
you beat me to it, as i wanted to!!

Details on the rear brakes young Theodore!!! Dia, caliper used etc etc

Hero!

17" split rims would finish it off friend.

Theo, pull your finger out I expect it fragged before the week's out

bss325i wrote:Hero!

17" split rims would finish it off friend.

I think a lampost already did.

Holy chuff, that's had quite a smack! Fair play to you, will be keeping my eye on the progress of this so keep it updated!

This is going to be one interesting thread!

Theo whats the black thing on the right hand side on the ecu?

http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/4945 ... 133lm1.jpg

another intresting thread to look forward to..
good luck theo

Tris, i'm pretty sure they're are no M3 shells left at BMW.

Dan, will get some detail on the rear brakes when I take them apart, look to be between 290 and 300mm and 24/25mm thick. At first I thought they were m3 calipers spaced outwards, but I compared it to an m3 caliper and it's different.

Barry, I'm thinking about it! Fancy a p/x with these wheels?

Silvershadow - I'm not sure tbh, perhaps it's the device which gets rid of the lame 155mph speed limiter?

Thanks for all the other words of encouragement.

Just had a first look at the front brakes, not what I was expecting:



Discs bolt onto an alloy bell and measure 302mm x 28mm according to a stamp on the caliper.

Good lad was looking forward to this thread! Will watch with interest

Nice one Theo, glad to hear things are moving in the right direction, another quality thread in the making!

Good on you Theo for taking this one on. i was sat staring at the photo`s of it with the words "1 of 6" and the thought of using my overdraft again when you revealed you had done the deal. You saved me from a world of debt and earache lol.

Im confident you will do the car justice and look forward to the rebuild photo`s and hopefully seeing it for real when its done

Sorry mate! I think you would have been rather better equipped to do the project, the front bulkhead looks modified and quite possible the transmission tunnel too. Will be fun trying to replicate that!

This is going to be a fantastic project!

If you are struggling to find an M3 shell, why not just transplant everything into a 316i shell and make a sleeper!

Nice one Theo. And the right colour as well!!

Looking forward to this one BIG TIME.

Wow! I can't wait to see what comes of this project. Congrats on a once in a lifetime score.

If the right people at BMW knew you had this Theo you may be able to get some 'honest' info on M3 shells

Any chance of a new avatar now?

I really don't think a new shell is an option, imagine the costs when you include god knows how much trim, exterior panels, glass etc. Your comment does intrigue me though Dan, who are these 'right people'!?

The idea is to get a decent shell or a complete car. If this isn't possible then plan b is to put it all into a standard lhd 2dr shell. There's no way it's going in a RHD car due the exhaust manifold.

M3 shell only Theo.. Even if it takes a while longer

I like the brake disc, very smart. Are they a big single pot sliding calipers?

Every couple of months a shell comes on ebay.de about 3k for a roller needing work

Jason

Theo325 wrote:I really don't think a new shell is an option, imagine the costs when you include god knows how much trim, exterior panels, glass etc. Your comment does intrigue me though Dan, who are these 'right people'!?

Would be nice (and possibly of financial benefit) to know though wouldnt it

The 'right people' ........

surely most of that would polish out.
seriously mate i,m sure what ever you decide, it,ll look the bollox.
hats off to you mate.

I know the guy who owned this car, We've done some work on it in the past.

If i remember rightly the rear discs are off a 635/M6. It still uses E30
handbrake shoes with extra metal 'shoes' rivited to the inside of the
disc.

The front brake discs are AP items and now special order.

IMO dont even think about putting this into a normal E30 shell,
it needs to be done the right way, E30 M3 shell.

e30matt wrote:I know the guy who owned this car, We've done some work on it in the past.

If i remember rightly the rear discs are off a 635/M6. It still uses E30
handbrake shoes with extra metal 'shoes' rivited to the inside of the
disc.

The front brake discs are AP items and now special order.

IMO dont even think about putting this into a normal E30 shell,
it needs to be done the right way, E30 M3 shell.

Thanks for the interesting post. I was under the influence that the M635csi uses a solid rear disc, might be wrong though.

You're right about the M3 shell comment, anything else would be a bit of a cop out. I've been offered a lovely missano red shell but it has the ID from a 316i so really not sure whether it's any use??

Theo325 wrote:

e30matt wrote:I know the guy who owned this car, We've done some work on it in the past.

If i remember rightly the rear discs are off a 635/M6. It still uses E30
handbrake shoes with extra metal 'shoes' rivited to the inside of the
disc.

The front brake discs are AP items and now special order.

IMO dont even think about putting this into a normal E30 shell,
it needs to be done the right way, E30 M3 shell.

Thanks for the interesting post. I was under the influence that the M635csi uses a solid rear disc, might be wrong though.

You're right about the M3 shell comment, anything else would be a bit of a cop out. I've been offered a lovely missano red shell but it has the ID from a 316i so really not sure whether it's any use??

Is your car a recorded as a breaker only?

If not why not use the original id?

Yes, cat B.

Theo325 wrote:

e30matt wrote:I know the guy who owned this car, We've done some work on it in the past.

If i remember rightly the rear discs are off a 635/M6. It still uses E30
handbrake shoes with extra metal 'shoes' rivited to the inside of the
disc.

The front brake discs are AP items and now special order.

IMO dont even think about putting this into a normal E30 shell,
it needs to be done the right way, E30 M3 shell.

Thanks for the interesting post. I was under the influence that the M635csi uses a solid rear disc, might be wrong though.

You're right about the M3 shell comment, anything else would be a bit of a cop out. I've been offered a lovely missano red shell but it has the ID from a 316i so really not sure whether it's any use??

it'll be M5/M6 from looking at an m5 rear setup today.. Wonder if they are matching calipers..

Theo this looks like its gonna be a cracking project, well done

Theo any part numbers on the front and rear calipers?!

Jhonno wrote:Theo any part numbers on the front and rear calipers?!

Had a closer look at the rear brakes, it's quite an interesting setup. The disc has a liner bolted to the inside of it so that standard handbrake shoes can be used. I can't see any part numbers because someone has got a bit carried away with the caliper paint! Did measure the disc and it was 298mm or 296mm....already forgotten The calipers use the same pad as the e30 m3 and look very similar, these are just wider.

Here are some more pics;

Custom carrier adaptor


With BMW carrier installed


Insert in the brake disc for the handbrake shoes to contact


Modified subframe - why didn't they just make the mounting arm differently?


Manifold close up


The boat anchor


The rear end is totally bare now can't decide whether to sell it to get more space, or keep it until i've sourced a shell (the rear end on this shell is neither rusty nor bent)