Project E36 - Track Day Car

[crossie]

thats really good going!

making me think about a 4 door bmw now rarther than a 2 door!

[[AJ]]

I'm excited to see it all done. I'd really like to do something like this myself.

[nismo48]

Nice project you have there bud...It shows with a limited budget just how far and what you can achieve with your own hands...
Being a rear driver too it'll be awesome fun on the track...!!

[Fireblade69]

Sweet! My new project E30 will be having some of that Nice job.

[benny.c]

Cheers for the comments guys It had better not be cr*p on the track

ih8thisname said:

Thats looking fantastic!

Any ideas how much it wieghs now?

Keep us posted!

I think the standard car is 1370kg and we must have lost 200kg. Then add back say 50kg with the cage & seats? It sounds daft but the car feels like it weighs nothing when we move it around.

[FeatherZ]

Looks fantastic, was going to go for a small little french hatch back for my track car, just changed my mind, thanks

[Gravy]

Wow this is an awesome thread! I love the old school touring car look of the 4 door. This is giving me interesting ideas!

Out of interest, how did you roll the arches out with DIY tools? I can;t work out the easiest and neatest way you would have done it?

All the best!

[crossie]

Gravy said:

Out of interest, how did you roll the arches out with DIY tools? I can;t work out the easiest and neatest way you would have done it?

I would have rolled them inwards. but thats just me to save work!
Most wheel places should beable to roll them!

[benny.c]

Gravy said:

Wow this is an awesome thread! I love the old school touring car look of the 4 door. This is giving me interesting ideas!

Out of interest, how did you roll the arches out with DIY tools? I can;t work out the easiest and neatest way you would have done it?

All the best!

You can buy arch rollers but ours was done with a lump hammer, a little hammer and some bodywork dollies. The results are good but I wouldn't have it done to my road car As crossie says, there are quite a few places that will do it, but I don't think they would have been able to flare them as much as we have done.

[Hobzy]

Can't wait to see how this is going...

Edited by Hobzy on Tuesday 1st January 18:46

[andygtt]

I'm looking forward to seeing this car on the track..... I've also decided to turn my E36 M3 saloon into a track day car as well, not sure if I will go as far as you have with the cage, but think I will want something.

Any reason why you didn't go with M3 wheels as they are very light, or was it cost and looks?

[flattotheboards]

This is a great project, im looking forward to seeing he finished product.

[Gravy]

Any news on this project?

[jup]

only just stumbled on this, looks like a great project!

[dxb335d]

Looks awesome chap. Used to love the old BTCC E36 320's back in the early nineties and looks like you have got yourself a great replica there. Get than M3 engine in there!!!!



Carlos

[mattiselvis]

Another stunning track day car. I'd love to see this and the Saxo out on track. Beautiful.

[sniff petrol]

andygtt said:

Any reason why you didn't go with M3 wheels as they are very light, or was it cost and looks?

I'd imagine his wheels are even lighter and may allow for even bigger brakes.

[benny.c]

Hi all. Bit of an interim report. We've replaced the front brake lines with braided hoses, and fitted a rear strut brace to stiffen up the rear shock towers due to those new coilovers. The brakes have been bled and seem to work fine with no leaks. The car has been rubbed down some more and our paint guy is coming to see it this week, with a view to painting next week. Can't wait to see it all one colour again.

Final jobs are fitting the poly bushes (not looking forward to that one) which we should have done when all the suspension was off We've also got a leak in the power steering somewhere so we'll probably get a recon rack off eBay. Then it's re-fitting our perspex windows and doing all the nice tidying up jobs. Finally, we've got to save up for another set of rims with wets on, which is one of the disadvantages of running slicks.

sniff petrol said:

andygtt said:

Any reason why you didn't go with M3 wheels as they are very light, or was it cost and looks?

I'd imagine his wheels are even lighter and may allow for even bigger brakes.

Yeah, Team Dynamics wheels are very light and I'm sure you can't go much lighter without spending a lot of cash. I'm also pretty sure they lighter than the stock M3 alloys, but at Sniff Petrol says, the main reason is for clearance and cooling of the AP brakes.

http://www.teamdynamicsracing.com/

andygtt - just had a look at your profile. Haven't you got enough to be getting on with in the garage, without building a track car too!

Edited by benny.c on Monday 21st January 13:31

[sniff petrol]

Benny, I'm loving this project and can't wait to see her in the flesh or even have a passenger ride when you next take it to Oulton Park!

[jezrider]

Mate, i love the e36 and a friend of mine has 3 track/race cars, so i read this thread with interest.
I saw the first few pics and smirked, saw the cage going in and took more notice, 20 minutes of intense reading and dribbling later and i am in love with your old skool touring car !!
Good work my friend