E30 with SR20DET
Moderator: martauto
A vid from last August at the Ring;
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I've got a few plans for the car;
-Bigger front brakes, 2 piece discs
-Stack dash or similar
-Some sort of front undertray
-Replace the horrid bonnet with a slighty less horrid one which is in my garage
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I've got a few plans for the car;
-Bigger front brakes, 2 piece discs
-Stack dash or similar
-Some sort of front undertray
-Replace the horrid bonnet with a slighty less horrid one which is in my garage
Hey dude! 
Did you get any in-car at the ring?
Did you get any in-car at the ring?
WMS E30 brake kits! (4-pot 280mm & 300mm front / 2-pot 290mm rear)
www.wms-brakes.co.uk / http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&t=209737
www.wms-brakes.co.uk / http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&t=209737
Theo wrote:Hello mate!
No in-car footage, sadly. I remember I had just fitted Karan's camera to my car only to drive up to the entrance to the circuit and be told that the day was over.
Awesome car Theo!
Had another great day at Snetterton on Sunday, car was entertaining on old slicks which took alot of warming up - I will hopefully have a video soon to demonstrate how bad they were cold!
Found the car to be quite oversteery mid corner so I decided to crank the front anti-roll bar from soft to hard (bypassing the middle setting!) and it really improved the balance, quite why I haven't done this before I don't know. Actually that's a lie - it's because I'm really lazy.
Some random pics; (yes, that's my ugly mug in the second photo)
Found the car to be quite oversteery mid corner so I decided to crank the front anti-roll bar from soft to hard (bypassing the middle setting!) and it really improved the balance, quite why I haven't done this before I don't know. Actually that's a lie - it's because I'm really lazy.
Some random pics; (yes, that's my ugly mug in the second photo)
Sweet! Not sure what line that Renault is taking?!!
WMS E30 brake kits! (4-pot 280mm & 300mm front / 2-pot 290mm rear)
www.wms-brakes.co.uk / http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&t=209737
www.wms-brakes.co.uk / http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&t=209737
Hartgeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee? 
It was a 530x235x65mm cheapo from ebay - this is the seller: http://stores.ebay.co.uk/tuningpartsbay
Right then, a weekend of tinkering lies ahead. I've got a gearbox from a Skyline R33 GTST (the rwd one), matching front section of prop and custom adaptor plate to bolt this straight on to the SR20DET engine. Gear ratios are more or less the same but 5th is a touch longer so I should get fractionally better cruising MPG and also an increased top speed to 160mph from 150mph.
Will try to get some pics over the weekend...
Will try to get some pics over the weekend...
It was a resounding fail in terms of taking photos! Got it all stripped down, and have mounted the adaptor plate after some minor fettling. Need another weekend to re-fit the flywheel and clutch (incidentally, the clutch which was relined last year for £50 or whatever it was shows no sign of wear) then slap the gearbox on and determine what I need to do to get the gearstick in the right position. I also need to have a new front section of prop made so need to find an e30 prop to bastardise.
I'm in London, where's your ramp? How's your project coming along, did you ever choose an engine?
I'm in London, where's your ramp? How's your project coming along, did you ever choose an engine?
I can highly recommend these for prop work. Took me for a tour of there workshop when they did my e30 to e36 m3 prop work.
Top notch work at a good price I just did all the drawings for them to work to which was simple enough
http://www.baileymorris.co.uk/
Top notch work at a good price I just did all the drawings for them to work to which was simple enough
http://www.baileymorris.co.uk/
You should never underestimate the predictability of stupidity
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Ramp is just round the corner from Mercedes benz world in byfleet, Surrey. About 39 minutes from Putney. Barry and I share the unit but there are a few zone regulars who come over, there were 5 of us there tonight!
Front end is stripped on the touring turd waiting for fettling. An intermediate m52 is waiting to go in to get it running again and will then decide what to do, keep and go for power or move it on and buy an e46 m3.
Front end is stripped on the touring turd waiting for fettling. An intermediate m52 is waiting to go in to get it running again and will then decide what to do, keep and go for power or move it on and buy an e46 m3.
Nice, that would be great - will definitely pop over some time. Do any you lot have some e30 props knocking about?
Appletree, thanks for the link - will keep them in mind but the local(ish) guy I used for the original propshaft did a decent job so I will probably take it to him again.
Appletree, thanks for the link - will keep them in mind but the local(ish) guy I used for the original propshaft did a decent job so I will probably take it to him again.
Time for a thread revival!
I've hardly used the car in the last few years, last outing was October 2014 at Silverstone (which was awesome in the drizzle). In a bid to renew enthusiasm for the car I decided to spend some money on it - man logic at its best.
First up, I've changed to E30 M3 5 stud suspension. I've got for AVO coilover suspension which uses a mono tube damper with 3 way adjustment on the fronts and 2 way on the rear.
Changing the suspension necessitated new brakes and I thought I would splash out on some AP Racing parts. There are no off the shelf kits available so I contacted BG Developments and they came up with a design which would enable me to run 304mm discs with the CP5040 caliper inside 15" wheels. Discs are 304x28 and fully floating through use of bobbins. I have increased the bell offset to move the disc inboard, the net result is that I'm only increasing the front track by about 6mm either side.
The rears were much more straight forward so I designed the brackets myself and had them made by a mate. I'm running 2 pot 'CP5111 family' calipers originally from a TVR Cerbera I think. The discs are 300x22 and come from an E34 M5/540i. I've done away with the mechanical handbrake mechanism as the car is no longer used on the road so I can make do with a hydraulic handbrake instead. I'm using Performance Friction 01 compound pads front and rear, like I did with my previous brakes.
I've posted a few pics, I'm currently in the process of fitting everything and these were taken during the mock up so you may notice bridge pipes and bleed nipples missing/in the wrong orientation etc.
Inside 15" ATS Rallye wheels
Inside 16" Team Dynamics Pro Race 1.2
Currently in the process of ordering the parts for the new brake hoses and generally fitting everything and recommissioning the car for some track action.
I've hardly used the car in the last few years, last outing was October 2014 at Silverstone (which was awesome in the drizzle). In a bid to renew enthusiasm for the car I decided to spend some money on it - man logic at its best.
First up, I've changed to E30 M3 5 stud suspension. I've got for AVO coilover suspension which uses a mono tube damper with 3 way adjustment on the fronts and 2 way on the rear.
Changing the suspension necessitated new brakes and I thought I would splash out on some AP Racing parts. There are no off the shelf kits available so I contacted BG Developments and they came up with a design which would enable me to run 304mm discs with the CP5040 caliper inside 15" wheels. Discs are 304x28 and fully floating through use of bobbins. I have increased the bell offset to move the disc inboard, the net result is that I'm only increasing the front track by about 6mm either side.
The rears were much more straight forward so I designed the brackets myself and had them made by a mate. I'm running 2 pot 'CP5111 family' calipers originally from a TVR Cerbera I think. The discs are 300x22 and come from an E34 M5/540i. I've done away with the mechanical handbrake mechanism as the car is no longer used on the road so I can make do with a hydraulic handbrake instead. I'm using Performance Friction 01 compound pads front and rear, like I did with my previous brakes.
I've posted a few pics, I'm currently in the process of fitting everything and these were taken during the mock up so you may notice bridge pipes and bleed nipples missing/in the wrong orientation etc.
Inside 15" ATS Rallye wheels
Inside 16" Team Dynamics Pro Race 1.2
Currently in the process of ordering the parts for the new brake hoses and generally fitting everything and recommissioning the car for some track action.