So I'm torn between a car, a project and which one to pull the trigger on.
I had a 325i a few years ago that I would call my "new to e30's" car. Learned how to drive it, did track days and learned "performance" driving in it, researched parts and plotted out a build. I drove other peoples e30's, both lightly and heavily modified to compare and contrast. I made friends with some pro-3 racers and drove their track prepared cars for a few laps and got an idea of how far, performance wise, one can take these cars.
Then I sold it to a guy that wanted another car for next year's racing season and now my first e30 is a built pro-3 car.
So I bought a second e30, a 325is....my current ride. This time I started to do stuff to it. Billies and HR, put it on a diet, had the back half of a pro-3 cage custom built and welded in. VAC RSIkit, kirkey seat and Schroth 6pt belt. 95M3 rack, welded/reinfoced subframes that I had sprayed with bed-liner....they look bitchin. bought everything AKG sells for it. I was going for top performance with my build vision. I have had countless calls and conversations with muzzi motorsport and Intrax suspension, the techs at bimmerworld, vac, metric mechanic, performance gearing, massive lee just to name a few. I really researched how to build one hell of a solid car. The goal being solid, track performance with a fully upholstered interior, radio and sound deadening.
Thats how my car sits now, a garage filled with a custom built diff, bushings, a trans all taken apart, struts that have been metal dipped and prepped for GC work...tons of parts on the ground and research in my head, an idea of a finished product.
Then a 2002 fell into my lap for $700...I figured it was crap, but after putting it on a lift, its great, clean, runs, not nearly enough rust to concern me. Long story how I found it, but I did and scored.
So now I'm torn. My second e30 and I still haven't really done anything with it. I feel like I never really gave my cars a chance. I got a step closer with the parts and prep...but I've driven these cars in all levels of progress and build, I feel I know what the finished product will feel like and look like. If I were to do the 02, it would be in the same fashion as my current project, all the function and all the form.
Its like being in a committed relationship, you can check out the menu, just be sure you're home for dinner. But now I'm feeling burned out on the e30 thing and think an 02 would be a more interesting avenue to travel down.
Thoughts?
I had a 325i a few years ago that I would call my "new to e30's" car. Learned how to drive it, did track days and learned "performance" driving in it, researched parts and plotted out a build. I drove other peoples e30's, both lightly and heavily modified to compare and contrast. I made friends with some pro-3 racers and drove their track prepared cars for a few laps and got an idea of how far, performance wise, one can take these cars.
Then I sold it to a guy that wanted another car for next year's racing season and now my first e30 is a built pro-3 car.
So I bought a second e30, a 325is....my current ride. This time I started to do stuff to it. Billies and HR, put it on a diet, had the back half of a pro-3 cage custom built and welded in. VAC RSIkit, kirkey seat and Schroth 6pt belt. 95M3 rack, welded/reinfoced subframes that I had sprayed with bed-liner....they look bitchin. bought everything AKG sells for it. I was going for top performance with my build vision. I have had countless calls and conversations with muzzi motorsport and Intrax suspension, the techs at bimmerworld, vac, metric mechanic, performance gearing, massive lee just to name a few. I really researched how to build one hell of a solid car. The goal being solid, track performance with a fully upholstered interior, radio and sound deadening.
Thats how my car sits now, a garage filled with a custom built diff, bushings, a trans all taken apart, struts that have been metal dipped and prepped for GC work...tons of parts on the ground and research in my head, an idea of a finished product.
Then a 2002 fell into my lap for $700...I figured it was crap, but after putting it on a lift, its great, clean, runs, not nearly enough rust to concern me. Long story how I found it, but I did and scored.
So now I'm torn. My second e30 and I still haven't really done anything with it. I feel like I never really gave my cars a chance. I got a step closer with the parts and prep...but I've driven these cars in all levels of progress and build, I feel I know what the finished product will feel like and look like. If I were to do the 02, it would be in the same fashion as my current project, all the function and all the form.
Its like being in a committed relationship, you can check out the menu, just be sure you're home for dinner. But now I'm feeling burned out on the e30 thing and think an 02 would be a more interesting avenue to travel down.
Thoughts?
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