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Fri Jan 03, 2014 9:02 pm

Loving that! Look forward to following the progress
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Sat Jan 04, 2014 12:12 am

I think after few years ,,that LSx will dominate all high-power E30 cars on the planet,,

EVERY thing in the world recommends to do LS swap,, it is a genius solution for high power and recent pricetag

simply fantastic engine ,, and all mods cost so little compare do almost all other newer engines,, and you get quite a gain also

and we are not talking about F/I,, this is the normal aspiration department.....
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Sat Jan 04, 2014 8:18 pm

It would seem someone mistook your Jägermeister one for a real one! :D

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Sun Jan 05, 2014 9:28 am

yes just read it, that car is still for sale at about 5 k if I remember right, about the price of a decent cage and paint job some people just don't realize the cost of building one of these cars and the problem of locating the parts
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Fri Jan 10, 2014 6:12 pm

finally got around to doing some work on the car today so this is the progress arms and beam have been sand blasted and powder coated this is a z3m setup, new wheel bearings fitted and all new bolts from bmw oem hsd top mounts and coilovers Image

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Fri Jan 10, 2014 8:06 pm

This is going to be epic!
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Fri Jan 10, 2014 9:08 pm

Is this going to be centre wheel lock and the fronts suspension also from a Z3m?
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Fri Jan 10, 2014 10:07 pm

Fastroad wrote:Is this going to be centre wheel lock and the fronts suspension also from a Z3m?
it was going to be centre lock but have changed the plan but will be z3m e36 evo front yes it will now run compomotive th or the same as the centre lock but 5x120Image
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Fri Jan 10, 2014 10:25 pm

v8m3 wrote:
Fastroad wrote:Is this going to be centre wheel lock and the fronts suspension also from a Z3m?
it was going to be centre lock but have changed the plan but will be z3m e36 evo front yes it will now run compomotive th or the same as the centre lock but 5x120Image
Any reason why your not going to run standard E30 M3 front if your going back to 5x120?
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Fri Jan 10, 2014 10:50 pm

Fastroad wrote:
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Fastroad wrote:Is this going to be centre wheel lock and the fronts suspension also from a Z3m?
it was going to be centre lock but have changed the plan but will be z3m e36 evo front yes it will now run compomotive th or the same as the centre lock but 5x120Image
Any reason why your not going to run standard E30 M3 front if your going back to 5x120?[/quot
e30 m3 struts are getting very hard to find and very expensive also if you need anymore camber you can just shim the hub to strut not that it will be needed on this car running a group a front adjustable set up lots of people use this set up look at bmd motorsports cars also using this set up gives you a wider track on the front which makes for better handling and less understeer but you have to fun the wider dtm front wings
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Sat Jan 11, 2014 12:18 am

v8m3 wrote:e30 m3 struts are getting very hard to find and very expensive also if you need anymore camber you can just shim the hub to strut not that it will be needed on this car running a group a front adjustable set up lots of people use this set up look at bmd motorsports cars also using this set up gives you a wider track on the front which makes for better handling and less understeer but you have to fun the wider dtm front wings
Would the sport Evo wings work?

Can you list the parts required to do this set up as I have also been interested in going this route due to cost.
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Sat Jan 11, 2014 12:19 am

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The BMD one I wanted to copy, are you doing exactly the same or slightly different?
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Sat Jan 11, 2014 12:05 pm

I hope to do exactly the same or the same setup as gorilla on here
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Sat Jan 11, 2014 2:57 pm

On the back ?

You going for a twin ear diff back cover as well ?
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Sat Jan 18, 2014 5:44 pm

bit more work today fitted rear lexan windows, front door and painted some black bits rear end nearly ready for wheels
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Sat Jan 18, 2014 6:30 pm

Very nice build, cant wait to see this finished, keep up good quality mate
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Sat Jan 18, 2014 7:24 pm

Cool build! :cool:

If I'm looking at the front top mounts correctly, you're using the E36 HSD top mounts and using the camber adjustment for caster and vise versa? I have HSDs on my car. I had custom top mounts made for them. I still have the drawing for them if you're interested. :)

What's your plan with getting sump/crossmember clearance?

Cheers. Dave. :D
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Sat Jan 18, 2014 8:26 pm

davethegoat wrote:Cool build! :cool:

If I'm looking at the front top mounts correctly, you're using the E36 HSD top mounts and using the camber adjustment for caster and vise versa? I have HSDs on my car. I had custom top mounts made for them. I still have the drawing for them if you're interested. :)

What's your plan with getting sump/crossmember clearance?

Cheers. Dave. :D
thanks dave but you can get enough castor and more than enough camber like this if not you can shim the e36 front leg to hub so no problem but thankyou for the offer, as for the sump to crossmember I will cross that bridge when the car gets there if too much of a problem then there will be another ls3 engined car on the road
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Fri Jan 24, 2014 7:13 pm

bit more work today, windows are all in trim on roof and boot lid fitted also got the doors on and the carbon front mirrors from markus coming together nicely now[URL=http://s478.photobucket.com/user/v8m3/m ... 9.jpg.html]ImageImage[/URL]
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Sun Jan 26, 2014 7:09 pm

only just stumbled upon this build / thread

nice build :cool:
looking forward to seeing this progress
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Mon Feb 17, 2014 8:03 pm

glenn wrote:only just stumbled upon this build / thread

nice build :cool:
looking forward to seeing this progress
just watched the video of first start up of this thing, awesome hope mine turns out as well ,keep up the good work
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Tue Feb 18, 2014 7:48 am

Let's see the video!
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Neilios wrote:Let's see the video!
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Tue Feb 18, 2014 4:36 pm

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Sat Apr 12, 2014 4:27 pm

hi guys just an update, engine is now in the hole, gearbox mounts are done and engine mounts are being fabricated as we speak
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Sun Apr 20, 2014 2:14 pm

Can't wait to see this finished - awesome build so far.
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Mon Apr 21, 2014 2:05 pm

Just GREAT
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Sun Mar 29, 2015 10:02 pm

Bump :D
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Sat Apr 25, 2015 7:48 pm

Any more news on this mighty bmw
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Sun Jan 10, 2016 9:56 pm

Hi Wayne,

Nice to see you are building an other V8 M3, this time with BMW engine.
Many years ago I visited you with a friend to buy your AP brakes (4-piston), still use them on my track car.

Will do a similar build with S65 in it, so will be nice to watch your build.

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Fri Apr 14, 2023 8:02 pm

The s65 car was sadly sold to Phil at driftworks and I bought the jager car back which I rebuilt and fitted an ls3 now with lots of new mods
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