DCColegrove's Daily Driver:

[DCColegrove]

Now you've all seen FrankenKar (my '90 M20 Powered Test Mule)...

So here is what I drive to work most days:




1991 318is...W/ all the nice stuff... Mtech II wheel, 15" weaves, iS skirts Schroth belts in 3 positions, Zen Monowiper, HID ellipsoids... etc.

2055 curb weight, 155 RWHP, 34+ MPG at cruise .
Okay... I did indeed miss calculate the kerb weight... I think my conversion from kg to lbs was defective (I'm no math wizard)... @2255

2.0 L M42 (bored w sleeves...some pretty titanium internals as well).

Manifold and Head Port Shaped (Me... Zen).

IGN Coil over plug (+ Multi spark).

DME 1.7 Software By Dan Marx (he let me suggest what to do).

Chassis is all braced up (Us...Mason/Zen).

H&R Sports/Bilsteins Eibach ASB's (the H&R ASB's were too stiff on the road).

I'll shoot more images when I'm not to lazy to drag out the big cameras.

Before the Mtech II wheel and SRS removal:




Big Ass molly flywheel that went into it:

[Spiff325iS]

Oooo I like it a lot. Very tasteful.

[evil_twin]

wow, uber clean!

[mtechnik]

She's quite the looker

[DCColegrove]

wow, uber clean!

Ask anyone that's seen it... She's cleaner than that.

[1990m3]

how does that car weigh 2055lbs? Is that a typo? my 318is weighed 2550 originally.

Nice car!!

[DCColegrove]

how does that car weigh 2055lbs? Is that a typo? my 318is weighed 2550 originally.

Nice car!!

Not a typo...Getting a chassis light and strong is my specialty... Still has Ice Cold A/C as well....

Found this one (the air cleaner was just a prop):



EDIT: I may have added some weight back onto it though (I had to go back to the stock rear sub-frame)... I'll weigh it again and adjust the specs PRN.

[CorvallisBMW]

How did you cut 500lbs out without stripping things like the A/C and interior?

Looks really good though, awesome car!

[kamotors]

wow, looks great I'm also interested how you lost 500lbs? Is the car secretly carbon fiber:)

[DCColegrove]

How did you cut 500lbs out without stripping things like the A/C and interior?

Looks really good though, awesome car!

I may write something up about weight reduction (and safety) soon...

I started in the Aviation Industry (when I was really, really young) and it morphed into automotive and racing...

(I actually have little time to type though... I sit here in between this and that)

[Hartge_H27]

looks good. i would be interested in a wieght redution thread also.

[e30s52]

/\ Same I want to know what you did. Clean car.

[blunttech]

im going to call bullshit on 2050lbs.

[elsabor67]

That is clean. I second the motion on the weight reduction part and how your car is set up overall. Great work.

[Jand3rson]

Looks great! I love few things more than a super-clean inside and out E30.