e30 allround race car build

[kiwidan]

hi all
this is my 1987 pfl e30 was a 320i.
im building it as a alrounder i can take to drift days ,track days ,road race events and the major 1 for me sealed hill climbs.
heres the specs so far
heres whats been done so far.
*full cage ,
*booster has been mounted inside the car with rebuilt 325i mastr cylinder
*e36 325i front hubs discs and rebuilt calipers.
*e36 coilovers with e30 camber/caster adjustable top hats.
*e36 m3 front control arms with ne bushes
*21mm swaybar with new bushes and swaybar links.
*tree house racing offset mounts
*front guards are e30 with e36 lip inserted (makes the lip 10mm higher and 15mm wider
*10mm spacers upfront and 17x8 rims.

at the rear we have
*e30 subfrmae.
*e36 ti rear control arms with e36ti discs and rebuilt calipers.
*gaz coilovers with damper ajust.
*20mm spacers and 17x8 rims.
*rear guards and been tubber and a new outer skin will be welded on.
*will be full fl bumpers and headlights

so thats about it for now heres some pics






cheers

[BATTS91]

cool stuff , few things there that ill be doing ie e36 hubs ect . i must ask tho what is the deal with your front wings ?

[kiwidan]

they are the standard e30 wings with a section out of a e36 wing welded in.
the swage line lines up and it means the lip is 10mm higher and 15mm wider than standard e30.

just means i can get the car lower and run a wider tyre.

cheers

[BATTS91]

now that is genius ! not seen that before . solves a few issues, where did you get that idea from ?
will sure look better than rivet on arches as i intend to do

[kiwidan]

i guy i knew worked at a bmw dismantlers and just tryed differand wings to see if the lines matched up.

[Chris_B86]

Looks a good project, would be nice to see it in action when it's finished.

[Demlotcrew]

The front wing insert is a great idea! Looking forward to more updates.

[kiwidan]

started on the bodywork
test fitted the IS front lip and rivited the rear panels on befor i weld them.



cheers

[RobbieT]

That's a cool project.

You're gonna get the stance boys seriously hard with that wing mod, i expect a sh*t ton of people trying that (badly) soon!

[oomz1975]

they are the standard e30 wings with a section out of a e36 wing welded in.
the swage line lines up and it means the lip is 10mm higher and 15mm wider than standard e30.

just means i can get the car lower and run a wider tyre.

cheers

[MattTheHat325]

I have actually been thinking of 36 arches for a long time! Looks good mate!

[retroboyo]

Never seen anyone do that to the front arches before, interesting project

[kiwidan]

hopfuly my rear bushes turn up this week .only been waiting 5 weeks for them

and also my stud converstion should be here this week.
be like a mini xmas

[retroboyo]

hopfuly my rear bushes turn up this week .only been waiting 5 weeks for them

and also my stud converstion should be here this week.
be like a mini xmas

and birthday, all rolled into one

[kiwidan]

so my wheel stud kit arrived today so much better then the standard bmw bolts


got the front valance and bumper mounts done and also managed to take 10.2kgs out of the front bumper and valance


still waiting for my rear bushes set to turn up

[mrrodney]

like the arches

[kiwidan]

found the motor im after should be here next month
nice wee 4.0 alloy toyota v8




comes with a 3sge flywheel that can be redrilled but im not to keen on that so ill look for
a light billit one


and also with a 5speed but its a g52 and i dont think they are up to the task so ill be looking for a stronger one

[kiwidan]

bushes arrived today now all back on the ground.

can go 40mm lower still in the arse

[kiwidan]

so after doing some drilling i managed to get the front including

light grills,kidney grill,bumper and indicators and front panel down to 7.1 kgs.

[rix313]

LHD cage in a RHD car I'd look into getting an extra diagonal fitted so there is some protection for your head.

[kiwidan]

its all good mate its been built around me and its all up to FAI standards

[kiwidan]

the v8 fairy came last night

thats a big bitch

good old 1uz headers
1 x nice factory header

1x WTF factory header

and a quick check (fills the hole)


that is all

[kiwidan]

sits better with some weight in it
just got to move it back and make mounts

[kiwidan]

[kiwidan]

modifyed the sump today so the motor will sit right back

[appletree]

Nice looking project. Thanks for posting the pics, interesting stuff

[kiwidan]

my $28.50 remote shifter.

I started by making a spacer block to lift the factory shifter up 10mm and cut and extended the pivot ball


bought a alloy rod and bearing (that's the $28.50) could have used an old ball joint to make it for free.

heres some pics.



now theres about 40mm at the top of the gaer stick between throws.

sweet

[Demlotcrew]

40mm is seriously impressive! But I wonder if you may have trouble with engaging the correct gears in anger

[kiwidan]

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found a radiator the size I needed

made a shroud for it and got it all mounted (will cut holes for fans when I have the fans I want)

also made templates for flowing air to radiator (will cut out of alloy this week at work

[kiwidan]

sorted the rempte shifter aswell

[kiwidan]

bought the alloy home and made it after work

[tomislav]

This is a tidy little build, where did you get your front bumper skin from?

[kiwidan]

I got the front lower lip from a dude here in nz he makes them .but if you do mean the bumper skin its just a standard outer skin of a fl bimper.

[kiwidan]

so this is the new remote shifter I made .
means the whole thing moves with the gearbox aswell.

[kiwidan]

air box made