S50 E30 Autocross Cabrio

[golde30]

damn, your cabby is really clean. im loving that rollbar, and the rear end of the car is mean.

[e30pq]

Yes, that's the E36 alternator cooling duct.

Tried to cover all the details.

[alexbaby88]

Paul

Is that an alternator cooler fitted behind your rad? From an E36?

Nice car!

Cheers

[e30pq]

Thanks for all the compliments.

[turboeta]

Awesome

[Hartge_H27]

damn that is a clean setup.

[FredK]

Wow, that car is awesome! The upholstery is in immaculate condition, as is the rest of the car!

[e30pq]

Whoa, whoa, whoa whoa. Whoa.

Did you just make Bronzeit look good?

I can't believe I'm saying this, but I wouldn't choose any other color for your car.

Thanks for the compliment.

[Jordan325iC]

Whoa, whoa, whoa whoa. Whoa.

Did you just make Bronzeit look good?

I can't believe I'm saying this, but I wouldn't choose any other color for your car.

[oekundar]

beautiful....maybe I will put an s50 in the cab...hmmmm

[e30pq]

Thanks for the info, just wanted to see if the shop could do it again. What suspension you running, any other chassis stiffening other than the rollbar?

Great car man, makes me think I really can track the cabrio.

I'm running Ground Control with Koni Single Adjustment shocks, Eibach sway bars, Ground Control adjustable camber plates and Sparco upper strut brace in the front.

Pretty much the same setup as the race car.

[e30pq]

how does the car feel, with and without the rollbar? do u have it more for body flex or protection?
looks very clean , i would have never considered putting one in but i think i might habe changed my mind

It's tough to say. I know it probably stiffened up the cowl a little. I don't remember a huge difference. The main purpose was added safety. Even though BMW reinforced the windshield frame on the cabrios I didn't want to find out if it could support the entire weight of the car in the worse case scenario.

I also have a race car. That car has a full cage. We had the cage buillt to prepared specs in BMWCCA club racing. We felt the difference going from no cage to cage.

[devonjordan]

Thanks for the info, just wanted to see if the shop could do it again. What suspension you running, any other chassis stiffening other than the rollbar?

Great car man, makes me think I really can track the cabrio.

[e30pq]

wow that a real clean car man. nice work. still running a/c and cc i see. what's your cooling system comprised off fanwise? and what oil cooler route are you considering.

i'm in love with your engine bay, we have same color 2d's but your bay is just so sexy

...and what are those strut supports? they come with cabby's or you welded them in?! cool deal either way

My cooling system uses the low temp thermostat, low temp a/c fan switch, stock a/c fan, no engine fan, stock E30 M20 radiator and an aux on/off switch to control the a/c fan -- basically an override switch that allows me to turn the a/c fan on whenever I want.

The strut support that are painted Bronzit like the car are stock. BMW beefed up the cabrio's in a few places like the strut towers and the door sills.

[e30pq]

Notice your in carlsbad, where'd you have it done and what did it cost. I'm doing an s50 in my cabby too, but want to start doing HPDE's and without a roll bar, I cant.

Thanks for the info,
Devon

I got it done about 6 years ago by a shop in Santee that focused on 944's. The shop is gone now.

I suggest you find a good speed shop that would take on the project.

Technically it's a bolt in cage but it is custom (not the Autopower cage or whoever makes one for the E30). The shop I used outsourced the upholstery.