Cool Vintage Racer Debut - NHMS

[Bimmersmith]

"I just saw a CSL on the track and I JIZZED.. IN.. MY PANTS...."

[Hartge_H27]

Damn that is sick.

[Hick]

its not leau... wheres the vice grips?

[UNHCLL]

made my day, hell maybe even the week. Thanks for sharing. what are those tips coming out from behind the front fenders...

How does she sound? Gorilla being raped? Sound clips asap.

Silver canisters behind front fenders and infront of rear wheel wells are air jacks.

Car was running the muffled exhaust so it was loud and angry, but not too over-bearing. It will be another story on days when the side exit exhaust pipes are fitted.

[BenM]

Very very cool, thanks for sharing. The fact that M88 is to be fitted makes my heart skip a beat.

Not to go OT, but ever since I saw Roy's Inka 2002 at V@V this year, I have admired VSR more and more. You guys did an amazing job on that car, I'm sure this one is no different.

Ben

[TDE30]

^ Agreed regarding Roy Wicklund's Inka M2, certain things I might not have done (e.g. wheels, I.C.E., etc.) but one could not argue with the caliber of the work performed on that, easily one of the nicest resto-jobs I have seen on an '02. The exhaust work was impressive too, as was the diff; and I've never seen an E24 seat in an '02. That dude has some serious cash.

That M88 + side-exit exhaust on the CSL should be an amazing noise.

[UNHCLL]

Roy's car was built for a different purpose than the car shown above. Each has it's intended uses and desires. Their respective owners will enjoy them to the fullest I am sure!

Thanks for the kind words on both accounts. For those who are not familiar with Roy's car, here is a quick photo from a few weeks ago:



This car features a 2.5L Schnitzer S3 S14 engine under the hood and many other custom additions to the driveline/body/suspension/interior.

[z31maniac]

Just outstanding work, remarkable. I love it!

*Goes to buy lottery ticket so he can send off his E30 for the special treatment*

[vlad]

love everything about the CSL except the rims, they don't suit the classic design of the vintage racer

[Mtriple]

No stance, no care.




















































Seriously, that's impressive. It looks like the owner is on par with Blunt's check cutting skills. Nice work!

[e30rida]

love everything about the CSL except the rims, they don't suit the classic design of the vintage racer

I didn't want to comment on this earlier because I hate to criticize a beautiful car but if they are not throwing centerlocks on it then they need to find some BBS RS's with serious lippage.

[bmwsone01]

uhm...S I C K!

[UNHCLL]

RS wheels were never a viable option.
Far more "show" orriented than this car was designed for.

The wheels on the car were custom built to fit this car. I believe it is running a 17x9" front, and 17x11" rear at this time. So there is plenty of "bling" wheel lip. The wheels are lightweight, strong, and designed for track use.

It was a far better selection than trying to force a 15+(?) year old wheel setup to work in this application without assurance that we could achieve the widths/spacing necessary without foolish spacer setups. I think the owner would much rather enjoy not having to mess with spacers and older wheels for the "look".

[FredK]

Yeah, I was about to say, CCWs are the exact purpose-built wheels that a race car needs. Maybe some E50 centerlocks would be nice if it were sitting in a garage / showroom, but racing wheels need to be as reliable as possible.

20 year old wheel centers have seen a lot of abuse, so you might as well start with wheels that haven't seen any track/street mileage. I'm not saying that BBS RS would have any problems, I've seen some bent lips and cracked barrels on street-driven RSs, but never a problem with the centers.

[Ray Smoodiver]

Incredible!