Zoners track day cars

[Lloydie38]

I know we have a pictures section BUT in reality it's for polished deep dishes cabs etc...no offence - each to their own...

So I'm looking for Pictures in the Motor sport / track day section for Zoners who spend more on oil & fluids than polish and chamois leathers..

Ok, my 1988 325i, first ever purchase off ebay as a standard tidy 325i
Weight now 1055 kgs with cage.
3.61LSD (needs rebuilding and tightening)
Poly bushed all tound
Bilstien sprintline Shocks & Springs kit (I want coilovers)
Zone chip - engine is standard
air induction (with missing NS headlight)
Straight through exhaust, no cats or boxs to be seen!
braded hoses and ebc yellow stuff pads,
5:1 fluid,
OMP RS seats,
Willams 5 point harnesses,
OMP bolt in 6 point cage,
toyo R888 tyreson BBS 15" wheels
Total cost £3000

Used Mainly for Track days and Hill Climbs but it's road going too.
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Hill climb on the Isle of man
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A wet track day and went in way too quick - spun after this shot!!
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[maxfield]

In the process of:

[shorty73]

Never one to turn down an opportunity to show the car!

Bought last year from M3GTR and started racing this year. Got my first win this weekend and my name in Autosport (very small!) so I'm really chuffed.

Leda suspension
Eibach ARB's
Ground control Adjustable topmounts front and rear
4.10 lsd
Sport box (not currently in)
Front and Rear strut braces (weichers I think)
Compomotive MO 7x15 and BBS 7x15 both wearing R888's
Safety Devices cage
Scroth Harness
Sparco Pro ADV seat with Sparco Ally mounts
Hottuning manifold mated to a www.zeroexhausts.co.uk single exhaust system
Schrick 288/288 cam (not currently in this engine)
Ramair filter
BBTB
Speedtouch wild chip
Polybushed throughout
Dans steering Guibo
Whiteline ARB links
Spa and Stack clocks
Varley redtop Battery in passenger side
Ali tank in boot with facet pump and brise swirl pot, braided lines through habaticle.
Heated screen
Tilton BPV by drivers seat
EBC Turbo grooved discs with yellowstuff pads and braided lines
DRE shiftlights and omex rev limiter. Demon Tweeks lap timer
Baffled sump with extra capacity and oil catch tank by www.cdh-uk.com
Extra large rad by www.cdh-uk.com
treehouse racing control arm bracket's
OMP adjustable steering boss

Currently weighs 1063kg'ish depending on wheels with driver in kit


Going to be playing with the suspension set up and spring rates next.









Sorry about the size of some of the photos. The lady was on the camera!! Had about 5 shots of empty track

[Lloydie38]

Shorty73 - what is the car's spec and set up? (Just add to by using edit)

Lovin the whiteness

[northloop]

Pretty sure most of you have seen my build thread.

From this



18 months later to this

Custom cage (nightmare) roll cage
H&R coilovers
Std engine with a good service
Torque technique exhaust
Fully poly bushed
Fibre glass bonnet and adjustable rear spoiler
Placcy windys
AP brake bias
Z3 shifter
EBC pads and discs
One cobra evo with 6 point harness
Std wheels furbed and coated black
R888's
1060kg's. That's about as low as I can get it without going to extreme or very expensive measures.
loads of other bits and pieces I cant think of right now.




Bedford in Feb

Magazine article last week

[Trise30rally]

I am loving this thread and the cars!

All stunning!

This is my beast in the making!

Spec is

1989 325i sport,

Gaz coilover suspension,
Eccentric superflex bushes,
4.10 lsd (not fitted yet)
e36 steering rack
hottunning exhaust manifold
standard exhaust (i will only end up blowing the baffles out of it anyway )
Big bore throttle body
cat cam 273 273 degree cam
Tailored chip to suit from Ant @ A-tec
Pacet Electric fan kit and viscouse fan delete
Omp 6 point bolt in cage (welded as well)
Omp bucket seat
sabelt harnesses
stack oil temp guage
Toyo R888 tyres

Total cost of the car and build is probably approaching £2750 but i have done all the labour myself

Me racing up the hill, i have fitted the new suspesion now so hopefully it won't roll so much!



I am thinking about orange wheels, what do you think??

[JimmyC]

From shreks first race, Paddock sideways:



Made it to tenth at one point

Wont bore you with anymore as the builds got tones of pics

[northloop]

Looks a little different now Jimmy

[JimmyC]

Yeh all stickered up

Also got a new engine in after toasting the old one testing in March

Plus a few other little tweeks and all the niggles from Bedford and a few other shakedowns gone

Oh yeh and a new bonnet, wing and bumper after going into the wall at Rock when the master cylinder failed

Cadwell Park on 10/11th May, cant wait!!

[Trise30rally]

Looking good all stickered up mate, what failed in your engine????

I have always tried to read your build thread but most of the picks have gone!

[JimmyC]

Not 100% yet but guessing number 6 bearing AGAIN!!!

Pics are live on the build thread again, bandwidth was a bit of an issue before

[rob0r]

You guys have spent a lot more than I have...

318is


Fairly standard, just lower springs and a harness. Recently used at an RAF Marham track day:



325i
It's had a quick strip and lost about 100kgs. Fitted with sport bilsteins and lower springs.

[ScottEgg]

Great thread!
Here's mine, a little less costly than some. Sold my Westfield and bought a Tech 1 Sport for £1250, the car is standard running gear (including suspension), stripped out, sorted safety first with bucket seats, roll cage and harness'. Green stuff pads and Toyo proxes. In ntime the suspension will be sorted with polybushes next on the list, total cost to date is about 2k and I've done Donnington, C'Combe, LLandow and got the Ring in June.

[Card]

The black car is our old road car.

Work Done

AST suspension
AP race brakes and pads
Fully stripped out with Custom cages fitted
Light weight Panel and plastic windows
Engine 2.5 converstion
CF airbox
Light weight flywheel and racing clutch
4.4 Diff
New Fuel system
Cannot remeber rest of the top of my head.



White car - purchased as a race car, orgianl build from a shell up to a race car.

2.5 engine with CF airbox
4.4 Diff
fully striped
Eibach suspension
Brembe brakes all round
Brake basis adjustment fitted
Motec ecu and full sensor and electronic dash
Same light weight panels
load more but cannot remember.




Both car runnig in Kumho this year and the black competed last year as well

[JGG1]

This thread is making me want to sell my touring!!

Nice work all, they look the nuts!!

[GuyM]

one lady owner from new - never raced or rallied........

http://www.edpphoto.com/charitytd160208 ... m-3139.htm

my current steed......quite a well known car to the zone i think!

[Jon_Bmw]

I love the weight of yours 'Card'

Some very expensive metal in the above photos. Time to bring it back down to the normal zone level:





No one said anything about it being only e30's






Spec:

Pug 205 mi16 with a badly spaced number plate.

4 cylinder 1.9 16v engine
160bhp
80psi cold idle
45psi hot idle
39 psi very toasty idle
Surely a record for an mi16!

Partially stripped interior
Weight: About 870kilos
4 Speedline wheels with full racing slicks
2 Speedlines with toyo r888
2 Speedlines with toyo t1r's
EBC front pads for stopping
Adjustable front and rear suspension coming soon

Future plans:
Fit above suspension
Fit a cage
Fit some nice bucket seats
Probably fix it when it breaks

All in all, it owes less than a grand

[Lloydie38]

I do like the 205 1.9 gti even if it's FWD wrongness, you have the best colour (girl comment I know)

A pal here has one in Rally spec similar power - nice

Anyway - Back to E30's

[AlpineAde]

Nice Pug, Jon.

Awesome little cars.

Seriously guys...some real beasties here.

[AlpineAde]

Here's mine.

Almost ready:



Brakes/Suspension: ATE Powerdiscs, EBC pads (yellows and greens), Eibach springs, Koni yellow adjustables, M3 caster bushes, E32 Brake Master Cylinder, AP Racing 600 fluid.

Seating: Recaro Pole Position shell

Exhaust: Supersprint cat-back, 6 branch manifold and hi-flow cats (manifold and cats to be fitted).

Engine: worked over cylinder head, Schrick 272 degree cam, BBTB, match ported inlet manifold (parts already with me, just got to install)

Recording: Go Pro Motorsports camera

And I am looking at Motec/Haltech aftermarket management.

The car is a street/track bastard so can't go too much into stripping the guts out of it.

[mikekean]

here's mine. bit of a work in progress atm due to too much thinking and not enough dooing, and a few crap decisions.

current spec:

-Spax adjustable suspension kit 60mm drop (getting the Gaz coilover kit later this year)
-e46 m3 cab rear top mounts
-EBC yellow stuff all round with EBC turbo groove discs
-shagged 5.1 fuid going to change it out for Moutul RBF racing fluid.
-sparco pro 2000 seats, omp alloy mounts.
-scorpion exhaust
-chip
-k&n pannel filter
-stock M20 motor thats just had a freshen up with plugs, hoses, gaskets, oil, filters ect. on 70k so still going strong.
-12, 15 inch bbs alloys 8 with R888's on.
-Z3 steering rack with hoses from DaveM3
-and just ordered. safety devices B6 18 point roll cage with front triangulation.

so not really finished yet but good enough to have some fun in for the mean time.


took the sunroof tray out the other day after putting the job off for weeks. managed to bend the roof slightly, but my trusty pannel beater will sort that out while plateing the roof as if the car never had a sunroof.

i hope kevo doesnt mind me using his pics but this is the cage i have ordered. went with this one as it mounts to the rear turrets for strength wich is a good thing with the Gaz coilovers. and didnt want the hassle of a custom cages weld in. so this is the next best thing.



stuff i need to do to finish it is
-Gaz coilovers.
-wilwood brake kit,
-fibre glass bonnet and boot,
-sump and tank guards
-hydraulic handbrake, bias valve, lines in car
-extinguisher plumbed in.
-get it log booked.
-fit new engine, dont know what im fitting yet but will be 200bhp plus.
then just pretty stuff like
-guages
-flocked dash
-carbon interior pannels.

but before any of that i just want to drive it.

[mikekean]

found a pic of when my mate had it and did our local hill climb in it (same one as Trise30rally did).


then it wasnt the greatest, standard suspension, needed a good service, crap tyres. wrong diff oil, well i think it was it certainly locks a shit load better since i changed the oil. so if i dont beat his time there is something wrong with me.

[Beemer Redeemer]

I've had my 320i for about 3 years now but started turning it into a race car about 6 months ago.

E30 320i for the Production BMW Cup.















First race completed last weekend at Brands Hatch.....





Still a few things to do like new exhaust system and some better front top mounts + passenger seat, and the most important thing is the new 'make-over' / spray job


Major purchases so far: (All work carried out myself - except roll cage installation)
OSR 1/4 panel (wing)
OS outer sill panel
weld cons', auto weld mask, spot weld punch
Multipoint CDS weld-in FIA Roll Cage
OSR battery tray / chassis leg
cambelt, tens, w/pump, head set, bolts, viscous, fans
Cylinder head pressure test
M20 engine rebuild, gaskets, bolts, nuts, O-rings etc
Cutting discs, jigsaw blades, pink paint, brushes, s/paper
Helicoil M8x2 - exhaust threads in M20 head
Gaz coilovers, front and rear, + top mounts. 600fr 300rr
Baffled sump + 3mm protection plate
Front & rear suspension consumables
6x Toyo R888 - 195/50/15
Powerflex bush kit - Black
Handbrake,wheel bearings,discs,arms,tie rod,eng mount
Roof panel - non sunroof
Pagid RS-29 front pads + 6 line braided flexi hose kit
Caliper seal kits, diff seals
Radiator - Tropical + Air con
Fuel pipes, vents, exp tank stuff, metal fuel and brake lines
Clutch, prop donut & bearing, ex mounts, clutch slave + mast
House of Kolor - Rose Neon x 2 litres
Cobra Evolution S, Side mounts, 5 point 3" black harness
Gearbox seals, rev switch, Z3 shifter, gearshift renew kit
Clutch cons, rear main, fuel exp tube, sparks, oil cooler seals
White body sealer x6 tubes
Fire extinquisher - 3.5L Electric kit with ADS

Cheers
James

[k10]

See link to our beast...

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea ... D=24248978

[k10]

Try that one as last didnt work

[shorty73]

I've had my 320i for about 3 years now but started turning it into a race car about 6 months ago.

E30 320i for the Production BMW Cup.

First race completed last weekend at Brands Hatch.....

Still a few things to do like new exhaust system and some better front top mounts + passenger seat, and the most important thing is the new 'make-over' / spray job

[James

Very jealous of your cleaness James! Finally managed to stop engine oil going everywhere (by changing the engine!) and now the gearbox wants to cough it's guts up every session! Fed up with the brake cleaner/rag sessions so it's time to fit a catch tank to it...

[Lloydie38]

Try that one as last didnt work

That has to be the best track vid I've seen - the whole vid is E30 - having loads of fun, bringing it back from the brink and not taking it too seriously at all - Big respect guys, nice one

[shane325i]

Excellent thread guys,i'll post some of my touring soon,its still along way off track ready.Should look something like my sig pic when its done tho!

[zaust]

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[Trise30rally]

Quality! what made you pick a touring?

[JGG1]

That touring is the b*****ks!!!

More pictures!!

[Lloydie38]

More pics on that touring please - and more track machines in general -

[JimmyC]

On my list too, nice neat instal, use a clutch resevoir bottle, and slightly mod a new bracket so it sits on the same mount as the clutch resevoir- another bit of genius from Dave Kear.

Have a look on Len Colleys car

I've had my 320i for about 3 years now but started turning it into a race car about 6 months ago.

E30 320i for the Production BMW Cup.

First race completed last weekend at Brands Hatch.....

Still a few things to do like new exhaust system and some better front top mounts + passenger seat, and the most important thing is the new 'make-over' / spray job

[James

Very jealous of your cleaness James! Finally managed to stop engine oil going everywhere (by changing the engine!) and now the gearbox wants to cough it's guts up every session! Fed up with the brake cleaner/rag sessions so it's time to fit a catch tank to it...

[shorty73]

You'll never guess where I got the idea from!! Dave's a hero/genius. Hardest working man in the paddock last weekend. How many bloody cars does he look after?

Gave me a big thumbs up and a huge grin after my win!! Top man.

[northloop]

As we're showing 205's too

From this which cost nearly £20K new and looked just like this.



Now it lives at the ring and looks like this