Erik's M3 track car thread

[e30damen]

Awesome... My jaw dropped

[n2bimmer]

I love it. She looks great.

[erik325i]

Here are some pictures of my fuel setup. It's not 100% complete, but you can see what I'm doing. I am running the stock low pressure transfer pump in the tank, to a coarse filter which feeds the surge tank located in the trunk. From the bottom of the surge tank, the Bosch Motorsport 044 pumps through a fine filter, and then up to the rail. The return from the FPR goes back into the surge tank, and then the overflow from the surge tank returns to the tank. It should never starve with this setup.

MY GOD MAACO DID THAT!? how much did doing your own prep save you and do you know what paint they used? I need to respray my own respraying of the car (first time painting).

I remember seeing your car at bimmerfest because of how impressed I was with that sexy cf plenum on that sexy euro engine. Tits mate.

Thanks
Doing my own prep did not save me any money at all. If fact, they won't guarantee their work if you do the prep yourself since they don't know how good of a prep job you did.
I just had them use the cheap paint. For under $300, you can't expect top of the line paint.

[Bey]

Hey Erik, which Maaco did you use? My E28 needs a paint job bad.

[erik325i]

Hey Erik, which Maaco did you use? My E28 needs a paint job bad.

I used the one in Sunnyvale on Evelyn Ave.

[Apps]

Apologies for digging up an old thread but fantastic build Erik! How would the Mike D setup do for the street + some track? I guess I'm asking if the effort is high enough that it would get to be a chore? Did you ever move to a Tilton box?

Lastly is that Diamondschwarz? A couple of the pictures after Maaco look like the color is a bit different?

Thanks for the info.

Casey

[Dirty e30]

haven't seen this build before. savage.
i drive by brr at least twice a day haha. you still work there?
i'll keep an eye out for your car next time

[erik325i]

So, my progress has been slow, but I finally have some more pictures to update you guys with.

Made my rear diffuser. Still have some finishing touches left to do, but the diffuser is basically done.





I also installed my fiberglass dash, but I'll try to take some pics of it later in the week.

Apologies for digging up an old thread but fantastic build Erik! How would the Mike D setup do for the street + some track? I guess I'm asking if the effort is high enough that it would get to be a chore? Did you ever move to a Tilton box?

Lastly is that Diamondschwarz? A couple of the pictures after Maaco look like the color is a bit different?

Thanks for the info.

Casey

Casey, on the street, the brake is hard but tolerable. I drove it down to Santa Barbara for Bimmerfest 09, and it was manageable on the street. Once it heats up at the track, I think it feels great.

I have not yet installed my Tilton pedal box, but it's still on my to-do list.

It is still supposed to be Diamondschwarz, but it has a bit more metallic to it than factory paint.

haven't seen this build before. savage.
i drive by brr at least twice a day haha. you still work there?
i'll keep an eye out for your car next time

Thanks, I still work there. The car is always there.

Erik

[Apps]

I'm assuming the Mike D setup used the 5/8" pistons is that correct?

Diffuser looks good! And the fact that it stays somewhat subtle until you look under is awesome...well done!

Were you happy with the Maaco job or was this more of a because it's a track car thing?

Casey

[Dude]

threads like this make me hate my car so much

awesome work man, really clean

[erik325i]

I'm assuming the Mike D setup used the 5/8" pistons is that correct?

Diffuser looks good! And the fact that it stays somewhat subtle until you look under is awesome...well done!

Were you happy with the Maaco job or was this more of a because it's a track car thing?

Casey

Yeah, I'm pretty sure Mike B. spec'd dual 5/8" masters for my application.

About the paint, I was very happy with the Maaco spray. It's not show quality, but I wasn't expecting it to be. For $300, I'd rather have a not perfect paintjob, than a pealing clearcoat any day.

threads like this make me hate my car so much

awesome work man, really clean

Thanks!

Erik

[erik325i]

Here's a pic of my fiberglass dash. I threw a quick coat of black primer on it. I will make the cutout for my Stack dash display once I have my seat bolted back in so I can get it positioned perfectly. Once I'm done with that, I'll paint it with a textured black paint.



Here is how i braced the back of the switch panel:

[Apps]

Dash looks much cleaner than I had expected it to look. Excellent job...very clean for a track car.

Any problems with the euro s50 yet? Just curious as I'm trying to figure out whether waiting on an s54 to become viable or saving some dough for an s50b32 is the option to take. Any opinions from you Erik? What was your cost for the motor (if you don't mind my asking)?

Casey

[erik325i]

Dash looks much cleaner than I had expected it to look. Excellent job...very clean for a track car.

Any problems with the euro s50 yet? Just curious as I'm trying to figure out whether waiting on an s54 to become viable or saving some dough for an s50b32 is the option to take. Any opinions from you Erik? What was your cost for the motor (if you don't mind my asking)?

Casey

Thanks. Haven't had any problems with the motor. I haven't driven it in a while though, so it's not like I'm racking up the miles on it.
How much the motor costs depends largely on the exchange rate at the time. When I bought my motor, the dollar was weaker than it is now and I paid 7 grand for the complete motor and 6-speed tranny (which I ended up selling) shipped.

Erik

[Stephen]

mkaes me want a maaco black spray :o


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