My Drift-Purpose E30

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mopsdrops
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Sat Nov 22, 2014 6:14 pm

Hello!

I'm Pascal, and this is my ride I use for drifting:
It's a '84 BMW E30 320i (Yeah, just a 125hp car) 2-doors sedan.
The engine is completely stock, some of the modifications I've done are :

- 316 differential with 4.1 final drive (welded)
- Koni shocks with MAD 60/40 lowering springs
- LTEC bucket seats with Sparco 4-point seat belts
- Sparco suede steering wheel
- Completely stripped out.

So , yeah , you see, it's nearly stock, but due to the light weight and good diff , it's all you need ( on wet surface, at least.. :mad: )

I've started drifting like halfway previous year, I've done my first competition ever this year in April, the Amateur class, I've done 4 rounds this year, one is yet to come, the final round, next week btw.. and I've got 3 podium finished of the 4 rounds, wich makes me currently 2nd in the overall championship. Next week are the finals, and we aim for the for the 1st overall ofcourse! :P I just wanted to try this , and showing people you don't need lots of horsepower to be competitive at drifting (again, on amateur level and wet surface :roll: )

Anyway, after next week, I will finally upgrade the E30 further. This was a year of expirimenting, gaining some experience, the future mod list is listed at the bottom of my text :D

One more thing : I've got 60/40 springs on my car, look at that wheel gap, it's rediculous ! I don't understand? Ofcourse, the car is stripped, but that shoudln't make the difference THAT BIG, right? Anyway, I've ordered a KW V1 Coilover set, hope this will solve it..

Some videos :


onboard two little laps , bad camera angle, i'm sorry.


old video of me, from the outside. 3rd gear flat out LOL
:mad:


When it all started back in 2013 ! :D


This is a nice onboard video, but LOTS of mistakes, it's a old video..

I notice I can't upload pictures from my computer? So there are only a few pics I've found on the internet : here it goes :

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The plans for this winter are :
- hydraulic handbrake (it's been laying in my garage for about more then half a year.. :roll: )
- KW Variant 1 coilovers
- OMP rollcage
- Z3 steering rack
- M52B28 or M30B35 engine swap (I don't know yet..)
- maybe camber plates..
- maybe polyurethane bushings.

So that's about it, I guess, any questions or advice? Feel free to go! I wont bite .. hard :cool:
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Sat Nov 22, 2014 6:23 pm

Welcome, remember on an early car the rear arch profile (and rear valance) is quite high and it may "look" like it isn't as low
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Sat Nov 22, 2014 9:14 pm

f00k Belgium it rains there more than England !
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mopsdrops
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Fri Nov 28, 2014 1:18 pm

Thanks everyone. Yeah, the weather really is sad over here..

Btw,
here is the latest video, of yesterday at a local drift cup at circuit zolder. 3rd place result of the day and a final standing at the second place in the championship.


Now it's time to rebuild the e30!

Friendly regards.
pony
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Fri Nov 28, 2014 1:27 pm

Welcome :-)
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Wed Apr 29, 2015 6:53 am

sweet sliding bro :D
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