E30 M3 Racecar Build

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drakart said:

Tom, Dad test drove their Compact as a possible rally car so we might just pop over to have a look in the near future!

Crazy, small world!

That was a really good car... Gone now and a total give away price. We're building an E30 M3 prodrive replica if you fancy pushing the boat out!

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ManOpener said:

Bastos/Motul GP A livery?

Like this.... ... No this one will be different.


BMD Motorsport Bastos E30 M3

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Some of the bespoke modified bits I've had made for my car -

Adjustable ARB -

BMD Blade adjustable ARB-2

Bespoke Pulley setup -

BMD Motorsport - Revised belt setup

Sump -

BMD Motorsport - Sump

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e21Mark said:

What seats & steering wheel have you gone with? I need a wide seat but room is pretty limited in an e30.

Steering wheel I think I'll use this one, not sure what it is - it looks period which I like.


BMD Motorsport Cockpit

This is the wheel in my favourite wheel though, a Sparco one which I have in my other car (E36-M3)


BMD_Motorsport_E36M3-1


Seat - Normally I really like Cobra seats as I tihnk they are really comfortable and good value. However on this car i am likely to go with a Recaro, again because it looks period.

Edited by houlbt on Sunday 26th August 07:43

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Thanks for the kind words guys - pleasure to share my enthusiasm on here.

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Some more bits we've had made for the car -


BMD Motorsport - Custom Machined Components


BMD Motorsport - Custom Machined Components


BMD Motorsport - Custom Machined Components


BMD Motorsport - Custom Machined Components


BMD Motorsport - Custom Machined Components

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Mapped the car/ran it in on the rollers last week.... Made 275bhp at 7800rpm. We've only taken her to 8000k so far. Engine should make close to 300bhp if we scream it.

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Off for paint today... not long now.

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http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

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Liking this wheel too - note this is on another car, not the car documented in this build thread. The car from this thread is away at paint right now, back soon in her racing livery.


Group A rear centrelock

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Contact me Dan - you still have my details?

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Output Flange said:

Not to hand, so I've dropped you an email through your PH profile.

yhm

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E30M3SE said:

Any updates on this, or is it all steam ahead on 'car #2' at the moment?

Thanks for asking - This car is in paint at the moment, not rushing the guy as we're hands full with the other two. I reckon we'll have it back in around 2 weeks.

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Getting there....


BMD Motorsport M3 - Paint

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andy97 said:

Is the plan to do CSCC Future Classics, Tom? Looking forward to seeing this and the sister car out together.

Yes Andy... Next season we will make an appearance in cscc fc

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Those aren't the wheels we will run on either....

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That's the one.... well the bottom one without the explicit cigarette advertising (as this would give me issues in motorsport today).

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There are a few things that I want to change on the livery but we're getting there.


BMD Motorsport Car-1

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Thanks you chaps.