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tonyeyles
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Post Fri Oct 13, 2006 1:18 pm

Hi
I have been forwarded to this site by bmwtrackdays.com as I have just taken the plunge and bought an E30 325i coupe as a basis for a track car.
For the past six years I have made a pigrimage to the Nurburgring a few times a season in a variety of cars including my own modified E36 M3 (AP brakes, Toyo R888 tyres, bucket, harness etc). However, the trackwork is taking it's toll so I have decided to create a dedicated 'ring car and found a stripped and caged E30 as a base. I know someone down here (Cornwall) who has done a couple of E36 M3 engine conversions and so I hope to have 'project trackslag' up and running in time for next season.

Any advice would be more than welcome :wink:

T
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Post Fri Oct 13, 2006 1:22 pm

Excellent choice of car.

Welcome to the Zone dude... I'm sure you'll get all the info you could ever dream of from here. A couple of guys have done the E36 M3 conversion... there's plenty of threads to read. 8)
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Post Fri Oct 13, 2006 2:13 pm

Sounds pretty sweet, welcome to the Zone.

You can add you location to your info so people know where you're from....
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Post Fri Oct 13, 2006 4:23 pm

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Oh and welcome. Have seen a e36 m3 in a e30 m3 shell. Very trick!!! Infact there are pics of it in the meets pics and vids section. Search for poole meet june 2006
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Post Fri Oct 13, 2006 4:25 pm

Welcome mate, plenty of knowledge round here to be tapped into :D
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Post Fri Oct 13, 2006 4:35 pm

Hi and welcome :wave:
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Post Fri Oct 13, 2006 5:38 pm

Welcome to the zone fella....


Good choice allround.
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Post Fri Oct 13, 2006 6:14 pm

Welcome to the Zone too Tony... 8)

As already said very good choice of basis car and a nice engine to drop inside of it winkeye

Have seen this done too, so get some pic's up when you start it...Would love to have a nose.

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Post Fri Oct 13, 2006 6:17 pm

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Post Fri Oct 13, 2006 6:27 pm

Hello and welcome to the zone dude.

Like the plans :D
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Post Sat Oct 14, 2006 10:08 am

Thank you for the welcome guys :D
I will certainly keep you all posted with the project....... and the performance result 8) If my calculations are correct then it should result in about 275 bhp/tonne....... i.e. a 0-100mph of around 10.5s winkeye
That will keep me out of mischief :D

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