Track/fast road 2013 built and tracked

[initial_g]

ha ha nice 1 newbie!

[Nato_e30]

Update****
Dug it out my garage expecting rust and to strip the cage seats ect and scrap it and get a clio 182 for some track abuse........ its still solid so after a few seconds of decision making the cash stays in the bank and the 30 stays.. sooo works begun to get some track days done in it this year
Last time I had it on the track it suffered in afew areas. So im getting all the week areas sorted and im going to have some fun in her.

Old front (always hated yellow lamps)


New front


New susp


Picked a 3.91 lsd up have been fighting with it to get the drain plugs out and changed the oil and while I was at it have thrown on some hammerite ill put another coat on in the morning
-not a show finish but its not a show car.






Given the bay a tidy




As it stands



Thats it for a days work,
Ive orderd a ashley competition race exhaust, electric fan, new (second hand) wheels,
Im pulling the interior out tomorrow to send the cage of for powder coating and refresh the inside and cut some wireing out to save some more wieght.

[Rav335uk]

Good work Graham.
Does she still have the 2.8 in too?

[telski789]

Miss that car!

[Duke137]

Didn't know you still had this Graham lol

Ferg

[Nato_e30]

Cheers guys yeeeh its been collecting dust, still has the stroked m20 im looking for a e36 m52 over this year to throw the m52 in this, cant wait to get back out in it!

[steve_k]

looking good dude, will have to keep an eye out for it next time i'm over derby way

[DanThe]

You got the wrong oil for an LSD mate.

Nice carbon

[Nato_e30]

Is it really? Thats what they told me... hmmm what should it have dan?

[maxfield]

I used last time castrol 75-140 (saf XJ) I think it is mate

[Nato_e30]

Ok cheers mate ill return what ive brought

[DanThe]

Comma do an LSD oil too so the shop you bought it from ought to stock it if they have the standard oil

[Nato_e30]

They said this was a lsd oil mate :/ I dont think they know what there doing

[Nato_e30]

They said this was a lsd oil mate :/ I dont think they know what there doing

[DanThe]

If it is, it will have LSD on the label

[Nato_e30]

This mornings work:
Gave the diff another coat of paint, removed my cage and seats


Got another bonnet for it, fitting aero pins to get rid of that heavy mechanism at the front




Im struggleing to get the front piece out- need to remove the dash


While the dash is out im going to find a replacement thats not got cracks in and get it flocked, also im not sure if im going to refit the front half of the cage... it wieghs a ton!

[DanThe]

There is a zoner that does flocking, cracked dash's not a problem

[maxfield]

Prey does flocking.

He's only in huthwaite dude, only down the road.

I'm sure he's got a flocked dash in stock too

[Nato_e30]

Interior metal work colour... ideas on a postcard black, white or orange like the cage? Im repainting it but fancy it alittle brighter in there, bearing in mind it will have orange cage and the car maybe going orange or white on the outside...

[Nato_e30]

Looks like the rear subframes coming off this weekend for camber plates and poly bushes any tips for removal?

[Rav335uk]

Looks like the rear subframes coming off this weekend for camber plates and poly bushes any tips for removal?

Yes, get yourself a "Swearbox" ready.

[Nato_e30]

Haha hmmm hmmmmm hmmmmmm should be fun, recon ill powdercoat it at the same time too

[Rav335uk]

May the Force be with you.

[Rav335uk]

You still messing about with Carbon Fibre?

[Nato_e30]

Im making a set of door cards and rear panel covers like the ebay jobbies will have to see how they come out ive got two big mirrors to lay it on to get it nice and flat

[Rav335uk]

Did you get the kit of fleebay?

[Nato_e30]

No ive got templates of my cousin that he cut out the same size as the carbon doorcard kit available on the bay but ive bought the carbon/resin ect from someone local

[Nato_e30]

Busy day today... spent the morning serching for parcel depos for beemer parcels! Then this afto set about removingthe rear subframe, diff ect.
The beginning. .


Scorpion removed.... heading for ebay.





Ooooh already poly bushed cheers telski






Next up srip the beam, weld on rear camber plates, powder coat, and rebuild with uprated arb and new oem drop links, underseal the underside of the car, referb calipers, replace fuel lines and brake lines and wheel bearings (saves any hassel for a while and means i hopefully can have some trouble free track days. its a bonus its already got braded lines and poly bushes

And I now have one v pissed of wife... oooh nooo!

[maxfield]

Good progress. Brave man working outside in this weather.

[Nato_e30]

Ashley arived.. not a single pipe system like I wanted :/ non the less very pleased and v light

[magpie]

pm sent.

[steve_k]

Ashley arived.. not a single pipe system like I wanted :/ non the less very pleased and v light

looks good, did you find out about the manifold?

[Nato_e30]

Yeh there made to order matey major £££ id imagine.

[Nato_e30]

h removed and stripped

Remainder of the cage removed



Cluster before mod,


After mod, white dials and the irritating mpg needle removed


Afew parts have arived,




Drop link, rear swing arm, and axel carrier poly bushes are here


Next up,
Paint the inside
Drop all removed parts to media blast inc cage
Then drop blasted parts to powder coating
Drop the dash, center consol and steering wheel at preys for flocking

[ImysE30]

Looking good G, keep it nato