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bmw e36 track project
Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 7:44 pm
by Mr Fletcher
This was never intended to be a project car it was just bought to do some drifting in , it is a bmw e36 325i coupe it cost me the grand total of
Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 7:49 pm
by Stuart
These things always seem to go further than we expect
Looking good Jason. Look forward to sharing track space with you and Andrea next year :thumb:
Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 7:54 pm
by jungle-jim
Interesting read as i now posses a similar track weapon. How many miles has your car done? Would lowering springs give a firm enough ride for drifting or are coil-overs worth the extra cash? Any plans to fit an M3 diff at all?
Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 8:06 pm
by Mr Fletcher
jim check out the e36coupe forum for info as i'm not really after chucking big money at this , i'm doing the track day at snetterton on jan 20th if you want to have a pax lap
cheers
jason
Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 8:14 pm
by IWANT1
Great project and cheap too, will have to pop over as you seem to have some great facility's to do the work.
So has it tuned into a dedicated track weapon now then rather than a drift one?
Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 1:42 pm
by 323ian
Is that your own workshop Jason?
I had to replace the subframe bushes on the Silvia but i left the frame on the car and just dropped it down a bit, then used a hacksaw and cut notches in it and then used a bit of threaded rod to pull the bushes out.
Looks similar to the project i am doing, as much fun for as little cash!!
Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 4:32 pm
by Mr Fletcher
lee pop over by all means. facilities are nothing special but do me and i don't
think i will go a long way with this as i need to get the rs turbo finished. i'll
possibly then just keep it as a backup come drift hack
cheers
jason
Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 8:29 pm
by Mr Fletcher
managed to get a few more jobs done on the car over the last few days although i seem to keep creating other problems along the way .
fabricated brackets and pinned on rear bumper, pinned boot lid, fitted front wishbone assy and front poly bushes, rear anti roll bar is now on
,new water pump fitted, new raditor purchased to go on, welded in sunroof filler, drlled out exhaust studs and retapped holes,
still more than enough still to do before jan 20th .
also fitted this, not to everybody's taste but it is mean't to be functional ,
i see pablo and bart run a similar one with good results . so i will see if it suits a bmw if not it goes .
cheers
jason
Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 8:32 pm
by Stuart
At least spray the bugger so it doesn't look like a satellite dish
Look forward to seeing this on the track mate. Do you have any spares or are you sticking with the Toyos? (in case of rain)
Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 8:44 pm
by Mr Fletcher
stu i have a spare set of rims which i will sort out with some tyres i have lying around but will stick with the toyo's
for as long as possible , i hope it dosn't rain as mrs sidewaysfletch will be too quick for me to keep with :-D :-D
cheers jason