S50 E30 Autocross Cabrio

[BlueIX]

Awesome looking setup

[e30pq]

Interested in hearing your exhaust set up. Could you post some videos? Have the same set up and dont like the way she purrs.

Here is an autocross video:

http://www.youtube.com/user/e30pq1?feature=mhum#p/u/2/9Y-UvggiS8s

This one is just driving on the street.

http://vimeo.com/9594657

[328ijunkie]

Ew. OBD1 headers
;)

[85Dirty30]

love the plates

[jizo]

Interested in hearing your exhaust set up. Could you post some videos? Have the same set up and dont like the way she purrs.

[e30trooper]

I know this is an old thread but....wtf is that rear door handle for?

lol , its to open the rear hatch for where the top is stored. I thought the same when i first got me vert.

[E30Nova]

I know this is an old thread but....wtf is that rear door handle for?

[e30pq]

Wonder what's stiffer a Z3 or an e30 vert? I know it's there as a functional piece since CCA doesn't allow squat on the track without a roll bar. Is it a welded in piece or just a standard bolt in?

Not sure which chassis is stiffer between those two. I'm sure the E30 is heavier at least in my case since I have a full interior and a roll bar.

My guess would be the Z3 is stiffer although I've heard that the E30 was the last chassis designed on a drafting board before BMW moved to CAD which would mean that E30 was over-engineered.

Yes, for sure BMWCCA would not allow this car to participate in any of their HPDE events.

So, I haven't tracked this car but I believe other organizations like SpeedVentures or NASA would probably allow my car especially if I run it with the hardtop installed.

[M-technik-3]

Wonder what's stiffer a Z3 or an e30 vert? I know it's there as a functional piece since CCA doesn't allow squat on the track without a roll bar. Is it a welded in piece or just a standard bolt in?

[e30pq]

Not sure if I commented on your car but very classy as mentioned. While I don't like the bar in a vert, it makes it functional and if you have nobody that rides back there then big deal right.

Thanks

The roll bar was added for safety first vs. looks. At first I didn't care for the look but it grows on you or at least it grew on me.

The cross bar is removable if I need to put people in the back seat. In the beginning I would remove the bar between autocross events but for the last few years I just use the car as a 2 seater and leave the bar in.

[M-technik-3]

Oh wow, how did I miss this.

Baller cabrio! You are an inspiration :)

Not sure if I commented on your car but very classy as mentioned. While I don't like the bar in a vert, it makes it functional and if you have nobody that rides back there then big deal right.

[kronus]

Oh wow, how did I miss this.

Baller cabrio! You are an inspiration :)

[e30pq]

Wow, It is like you have actually done what I have planned! Amazing! The way you have the roll bar go into the seats, I have never seen it before but have always thought it would be a great idea. And +1 on the euros, Love them! Good job man!

Thanks

I tried to make the car look old school euro and do performance mods to help out for autocrossing.

[rickysbmw320i]

Wow, It is like you have actually done what I have planned! Amazing! The way you have the roll bar go into the seats, I have never seen it before but have always thought it would be a great idea. And +1 on the euros, Love them! Good job man!

[e30pq]

Those are the AKG E21 transmission mounts. The aluminum cups provide extra support.