E30 race car - build update link - lots of photos

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cragles
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Post Wed Oct 01, 2008 6:16 pm

Hello all.

The build of the e30 320i race car is nearing completion.. only a few fire extinguisher bits and the horn to sort out and then it's back on the road. First track day is planned for 21st October and the first race is mid November. :D

The basic project website is...
http://www.s109494890.websitehome.co.uk ... photos.asp

Cheers
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punk_sy
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Post Wed Oct 01, 2008 6:24 pm

hey like the cage whos is it ? or is it a custom also your sticking with the rear shoes ?!
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cragles
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Post Wed Oct 01, 2008 6:26 pm

The cage is from X-sport in basingstoke and costs about £1200 all in....

We decided to keep rear drums for the time being, although a rear disk conversion is a potential "upgrade" in the future... we just want to see how we fare to start with!!! :)
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lm11
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Post Thu Oct 02, 2008 12:13 pm

Ah bugger! I did that with the rear grab handles in the front doors too! I thought I was the first to do it lol I was really proud of myself when I came up with that idea and they fitted lol :(
These so-called speed bumps are a joke. If anything, they slow you down! :-x
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Post Thu Oct 02, 2008 1:51 pm

Loving the classic casio time piece lol. What tubing did you use for your screen wash set up and did u put holes along it or is that something at the end?
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cragles
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Post Thu Oct 02, 2008 2:11 pm

It's just the black hosing from B&Q designed for watering systems.. 7mm diameter I think, and drilled very small (0.5mm) holes along the length of the blades. Plugged the ends with screws and it passed an MOT in April like it so I assume it's okay and legal :D

We got the idea for the grab handles from JimmyC but I think we have fitted ours differently though.
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JimmyC
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Post Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:03 am

And alas I cant take the credit for it either, Dave Kear has been building race cars like that for a very long time.

If your looking at spray bars, I can recommend the merc sprinter van ones that fix to the wiper, works great
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