a little look at my track project

[stbaz]

here is a few pics copied from my build thread on another forum for now......




































































































































more soon

[magpie]

fantastico ...

[Sprungcasper]

That's a lot of bodywork you've got going on here. Keep it up!

[stbaz]

Can't beat a challenge. If your going to have a go your self why not go in with two feet

[Sanchez]

Nice work Barry, good to see a thread on this.

[redcar]

Awesome
Where did you source the kit?

[shedrool83]

Some work going into this , i like it alot .

[stbaz]

excuse me being a little lazy here .. . . . .

i will continue the next few updates i had done by copy and pasting from my previous thread on another forum. then i will update as i go along ......

anyway.....here is the rest of the work so far

another little update....

this week the seats for the car arrived ....the current ones are vinyl which is ideal if you pee your pants etc but a little sweaty on track...... so have these now





now with all the panels rough fitting its time to turn to prep work....

offside front wing done .... had to reshape the top corner towards door as it was not quite the correct line





the nearside was much better



now it was time to smooth the door moulding recess





a little filler



a little guide coat



the new rear c pillar was also a little mis shaped so that had to be sorted



guide coat on the quarter









then the rear quarter rubbed down



and a little high build to show minor repairs needed







Little update over the last few days ............ nothing dramatic as its all the fiddly filling going on at the moment....

anyway....

high build primer on the nearside wing and door rubbed down again



c pillar at nearside slightly re shaped and now fitting much better



rear end finishing started





offside c pillar re shaped as it was never going to look 100 percent other wise







rear panel to quarter panel gaps re made



and a little paint to show the shape better in light











and a heap of genuine m3 items now arrived ....

this includes m3 front wheel arch liners , bumper trims front and rear , bumper top seal for the front, boot lid upper seal at rear screen , boot lid adjusters , rear window surrounds and i bit the bullet and bought the genuine rear screen glass also . the perspex window will look awful and i cant bring myself to fit it !!



more updates ..........

the offside door rub strip also now deleted



along with a couple of repairs



the inside was then cleaned out and taped up







then attacked with primer





and then on with some colour..... bmw hennarot ....a factory m3 colour













its not the greatest job inside but im trying to keep it in my mind that its a track car!!!

[jimbom30cab]

Lovin this

Nice work

[stbaz]

update.....

all i had left to prep was the bonnet and roof . so thinking this would be done in a jiffy i set to it .......only to find the roof has had one of the worst repairs done ive ever seen . there was no way i would be happy painting over this so it a bit of a delay but needs must ....

im certain the roof had been done with hammerite !!

bonnet prepped



and onto the roof











more soon

[stbaz]

a productive day today .........

a very intense hoover out, blow down, pre wipe and tack ragging!!! followed by a very unprofessional tape up hahahaha









then out with the final coats of primer







the bay will be done when the engine comes out !!









gave the cage a prime while the gun was out





next plan is to cover the car ...... spray the cage .......get the cage inside the car then tape the car up again and on with some colour !!!

[shedrool83]

Going look so good when in paint mate .Your masking looks perfect to me as that's exactly the way it looks when i do it too haha.

ps you missed the wiper arm posts on the scuttle.

[stbaz]

I realised that as soon as they were grey hahaha ah
Could have been worse .could have missed the screen

[Brianmoooore]

Some excellent work there, but a comment on the welding technique in one of the early pics. May be mistaken, but I'll post the comment anyway, for future reference, and as a general warning to anyone else who may be doing some welding.
I notice in one pic. that the welder earth clamp appears to be connected to the exhaust pipe end. This is a nice piece of shiny metal that is tempting to clamp it onto, but the only time the clamp should be there is if you are welding the exhaust itself.
Welding clamps should always be attached fairly close to where you are welding, and always onto metal that is structurally part of what you are welding, otherwise the high currents flowing through the bodywork, and other currents induced from it, can play havoc with the car's electronics.
The exhaust system is insulated from the bodywork all the way back to the engine, then connects to the bodywork through the head and block, via the engine earth strap, and there will be considerable AC voltages induced into the engine wiring as a result. Mostly, you will get away with it, but I know of a recent case where the engine ECU succumbed to this sort of treatment.
Similarly, I've known bearings, especially wheel bearings, to be damaged, where the earth clamp has been positioned without thought, and the earth current ends up passing through a bearing.

[stbaz]

Appreciate your concerns mate however I own a garage. I'm fully aware of this. I clipped the earth lead on there as I had nealt on it half a dozen times after I had finished with it . It was there for about three days before someone else needed the welder

[stbaz]

little update ..... anyone linked to me on face book will have seen these but i was having photobucket issues hence the delay

after a bit of rubbing down of the primer it was a quick dash around all the tricky edges and awkward bits with some colour









this was left for 20 mins and then the rest of the car got a flash over









the next evening i gave the car a going over with 800 wet and dry to get rid of the worst imperfections







by this point it was 7.30pm so it was time to leave .... go home and do some stuff with the kids .... once they were in bed then it was back down to the workshop.......rub over with tack rags and more paint in the gun........ by 11pm we have this



















and tonight it was back on wheels and moved ready for a good clean up of the workspace ready for rebuild work next week



more soon

[shedrool83]

Big part of the the hard work done now .Looking good.

[stbaz]

Tell you what mate.... wish the a4 was henna red !!!

[stbaz]

I gave the passenger side of the boot lid a quick buff ......happy !!!

[stbaz]

front bumper time ....

m3 evo sport front brake duct fitting before painting











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[stbaz]

update for tonight...........

bumpers , skirts and spoiler prepped



then out with the high build primer





while that lot dries it was back to polishing the shell

boot lid



rear face of boot lid





rear half of nearside quarter also done before heading home

[stbaz]

todays update ........ finished the polishing , its far from perfect especially the roof has this was in very poor condition however i plan to sort the roof in the winter time and do away with the sunroof panel anyway . its looking decent enough for track though

















yesterday morning i also painted the bumpers and skirts



these were fitted today ...ive not fitted the front as i dont want to damage it when removing the engine









m3 boot lid adjusters fitted



and some new jewellery





then some brand new rear lamps



along with pop out opening rear windows thanks to jake (shedrool)



rear shelf made and trimmed



rear screen primer and bond on



glass in place





rear bumper vinyl also on



more tomorrow

[tha881]

At this rate you'll be driving it by the weekend

[stbaz]

Hopefully have the m52 in it between Friday and Saturday

[stbaz]

tonights update ......

all the window chromes have been wrapped with "de chrome" vinyl off ebay....to be fair i dont see it lasting long and will likely end up removing it all in future and painting it all



front screen trim is refitted



and door handles on



the c pillar "hockey sticks" painted now and refitted with black trim added





cant decide if i should put road tyres on these for non track use or not....







more soon

[Cypriotgeeza]

Very nice progress mate!

[stbaz]

Sadly the face book page "bmwe30m3replica" which is run by a guy in Dundee has stolen two of my pictures from the face book page I bought the kit from..... then posted that the car was smashed before the conversion started and seem to be trying to pass it off as there work..... have also blocked me from commenting and anyone else who know me and that's posted the car belongs me..... what a top class bell end

[stbaz]

And now apparently my car is in bristol.....

Must be a fast e30 as it was in Dundee 1 hour ago..... strongly advice people not to deal with this clown

[stbaz]

another little update from dundee !!!!

yesterday it was its first time outside for a wash to remove the compound residue







then it was time to try some wheels ...... which other than pictured above none of the rest fit...... gutted!!!!!!



so it was right to the phone to see what my number one e30 man had (ashton motors ...ex employer 18 years ago) who came up trumps with these







then it was back inside to fit the rear spoiler blade which i have painted the lip satin black on

[stbaz]

sorry for the lack of updates . work had continued i just hadnt got the time to update the thread ......

so from when we left off the last time the car was put back onto axle stands and it was time to remove big bits !!















then it was a case of whip the exhaust off and while it was in the air i stone chipped the inner arches





the donor gearbox was removed from the engine and a new clutch kit fitted



and the sump removed to make way for an e34 5 series one including oil pickup pipe



e36 328i pickup pipe



e34 5 series pickup pipe



next up was to sort out the suspension while awaiting some engine parts arriving



rear end sorted out and wheels on !!





then the original huge servo was removed .....



and replaced with a mk2 clio one



on with the m50 325i inlet manifold



on with custom manifolds



and out with the shoe horn



then once it was in the hole i realise i forgot to connect the heater matrix pipes ......doh !!!! so off with the inlet ....easiest option



then onto the wiring



the bay is pretty much done as much as i need for its intended use now bar the radiator







i will probably source an m50 fuel rail cover though ....

more soon

[Cypriotgeeza]

then once it was in the hole i realise i forgot to connect the heater matrix pipes ......doh !!!! so off with the inlet ....easiest option

Better then fitting a clutch, putting the gearbox on then turning to your work bench to see the release bearing smiling at you..

Nice progress mate!

[redcar]

Any updates?

[Steve]

Great project, really enjoying your thread

[JungleGus]

I really like it! Considering the same one day...