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A box with 4 wheels; from lemons to infinity and beyond-
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E36M practice car @ Buttonwillow
I'm going to miss how ugly and battle scarred the e30 is when it's all done up. I was rather sad to recycle the old doors with massive contact from a many hours of wheel to wheel funLast edited by Wanganstyle; 01-13-2016, 09:21 AM.OBD1 M54/M52TU swap as a M50b25
Z4 non powered steering rack fits e30
Euro e46 2005/6 320d 6mt gearbox into E30 with M20 hardy and beck 1985 327s engine
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A box with 4 wheels; from lemons to infinity and beyond-
Cusco FIA bride Gardis halo carbon arrived.
Cusco 6 point FIA harness and FIA carbon Hans are also joining the party.
Matte black finish happened; late model valence fitted; plastic bumpers are going on as well
More bodywork will happen; rear fender overs will be fitted along with more bodywork. Some skirts and spats and a splitter are on the back burner also
Bye sunroof. I hated you
OBD1 M54/M52TU swap as a M50b25
Z4 non powered steering rack fits e30
Euro e46 2005/6 320d 6mt gearbox into E30 with M20 hardy and beck 1985 327s engine
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A box with 4 wheels; from lemons to infinity and beyond-
Last photo before diving boards disposed of
fat cat is keeping track of my parts.
My billet differential with 3D printed prototype center ramps test fitting;
production unit in Cnc billet 1.5 and 2 way aggressive setting ramps will be fitted with 3,91 final in diff #1
Diff #2: Cusco hybrid unit with 1 way mild and 1 way aggressive ramps will be built up with a 3,73 for some tracks
This is the internal stack of a Cusco Rs unit; 1.5-2 way ramps are standard for RS; 1-1 way center can be fitted or a 1-1.5 way center.
Last edited by Wanganstyle; 07-30-2016, 06:49 PM.OBD1 M54/M52TU swap as a M50b25
Z4 non powered steering rack fits e30
Euro e46 2005/6 320d 6mt gearbox into E30 with M20 hardy and beck 1985 327s engine
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Fun to see how this cat is coming along. I am responsible for a fair number of the dents and "character" it received back when it was a lemons racer. :/
Was a quick car even with the m20!
Enjoy...Current:
1991 325i Sedan - S50 Swap
1988 325i Cabrio
Past:
1991 M3
1991 318is
1985 325eComment
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Thank you! M20 was great besides the evil rocker arms. Dents will hopefully be all removed by end of year as well as bumpers fitted; plastic Windows as well and some interior revisions.
It needs a LOT more work still.....hopefully the next update will be in 2016.
The e36m is quite a good distractionOBD1 M54/M52TU swap as a M50b25
Z4 non powered steering rack fits e30
Euro e46 2005/6 320d 6mt gearbox into E30 with M20 hardy and beck 1985 327s engine
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Yes! That motor seemed to eat rocker arms after a while... But I was very lucky in my few races in it - ran like a champ the whole time, eveey race with the exception of an alternator, and me being a dope and not connecting the AFM up after replacing it. Cost us a few laps... Oops.
Have fun with the e36 as well...Current:
1991 325i Sedan - S50 Swap
1988 325i Cabrio
Past:
1991 M3
1991 318is
1985 325eComment
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Yes! That motor seemed to eat rocker arms after a while... But I was very lucky in my few races in it - ran like a champ the whole time, eveey race with the exception of an alternator, and me being a dope and not connecting the AFM up after replacing it. Cost us a few laps... Oops.
Have fun with the e36 as well...
That motor made 154rwhp and 157torque on mce's dyno post race!! Quite strong
5 hours on 5 cylinders, fixed the rocker overnight and did day two full 6 CylOBD1 M54/M52TU swap as a M50b25
Z4 non powered steering rack fits e30
Euro e46 2005/6 320d 6mt gearbox into E30 with M20 hardy and beck 1985 327s engine
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its driving around the bay area very much like the prior s52 and prior m52. the vroom vroom noises it makes only sound interesting when you are in the drivers seat-
have you ever driven a 24v e30? this one doesnt make much power compared to many others
this e30 Drove itself to the body shop and has been sleeping there a few months now - I could take a video of it in "action" but honestly there are many of those on youtube that are much more interesting. Will post in-car whenever it makes it to the racetrack
post #18 is what it sounds like idling; pretty much just like a m52b28 or m50Last edited by Wanganstyle; 08-03-2016, 09:54 AM.OBD1 M54/M52TU swap as a M50b25
Z4 non powered steering rack fits e30
Euro e46 2005/6 320d 6mt gearbox into E30 with M20 hardy and beck 1985 327s engine
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A box with 4 wheels; from lemons to infinity and beyond-
First test for m54b28 Frankenstein obd1 single vanos 413dme @ Laguna.
Brooks Motorsports wing is good for beverages
For those who hate E36m it was at superlap battle. So much reliability ..... minimal rest. Livery updated for sonoma rain test day to support local and not so local sponsors
Last edited by Wanganstyle; 11-27-2016, 09:09 AM.OBD1 M54/M52TU swap as a M50b25
Z4 non powered steering rack fits e30
Euro e46 2005/6 320d 6mt gearbox into E30 with M20 hardy and beck 1985 327s engine
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I fuckin love everyone at GAS. If you're there, then love you too.
I remember seeing this thing in its past life as a LeMons racer. Pretty cool to see it revitalized.
I think I'll stop by in my new shell when I'm back in the east bay for December.
1991 BMW 318i (Old Shell RIP, Now Being Re-shelled & Reborn)
1983 Peugeot 505 STI
1992 Volvo 240 Wagon
2009 Toyota 4Runner SR5 Sport 4WDComment
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word! GAS has a fantastic team. Come by and kick down some beers after hours; I don't work there but they are very kind to sponsor my race cars and let me work on projects thereOBD1 M54/M52TU swap as a M50b25
Z4 non powered steering rack fits e30
Euro e46 2005/6 320d 6mt gearbox into E30 with M20 hardy and beck 1985 327s engine
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