Long term non BMW project teaser

[FLYNAVY]

Can't remember if you discussed this already (and I am too lazy to backread), but are you planning on keeping the m102 16v motor, or swapping to something else (like m104 3.2/3.6/etc)?

[E30Kaiser]

Still, It blows my mind how you all can cross so many states in such little distances.

Well it helps that we don't have 3 states covering the WHOLE coast lol. I remember when I went to Montana I had to opposite feeling, I was like, "2 hours to get to the next town? Thats the time it takes to get to the next state in Georgia!"

[freeride53]

The early 500e calipers (Brembos) were impossible to find. The common Ate calipers for the 500SL/500e are unnecessarily bigger and heavier. Piston sizes are bigger, which means a softer pedal. And the 400e brakes are plenty big for the car as it stands. If I need any bigger, I'll go with real race stuff from Alcon, AP, Wilwood, etc.

Yes. The car belongs to an instructor from Ottawa.

NYC to Montreal is about 375 miles door-to-door, but Tremblant is at least another 80 miles boyond that. With weekend traffic, highway construction, border crossing, etc., it took about 10 hours.

Still, It blows my mind how you all can cross so many states in such little distances.

[Emre]

Is there a reason you didn't go with sl/500e brakes? The larger than the 400e/late e320 brakes and still fit under the wheels you are running!!

The early 500e calipers (Brembos) were impossible to find. The common Ate calipers for the 500SL/500e are unnecessarily bigger and heavier. Piston sizes are bigger, which means a softer pedal. And the 400e brakes are plenty big for the car as it stands. If I need any bigger, I'll go with real race stuff from Alcon, AP, Wilwood, etc.

Is that a byzanz color e36 m3 chasing you?

Yes. The car belongs to an instructor from Ottawa.

haha, i forgot how close everything is to eachother on the east coast. living in ca, it takes 7hrs from sf to la.

NYC to Montreal is about 375 miles door-to-door, but Tremblant is at least another 80 miles boyond that. With weekend traffic, highway construction, border crossing, etc., it took about 10 hours.

[freeride53]

Sure, why not? It's worth it for Tremblant.

haha, i forgot how close everything is to eachother on the east coast. living in ca, it takes 7hrs from sf to la.

[evil_twin]

Is that a byzanz color e36 m3 chasing you?

[red911turbo]

Is there a reason you didn't go with sl/500e brakes? The larger than the 400e/late e320 brakes and still fit under the wheels you are running!!

Btw, I absolutely love this project!! I daily'd a 190e 2.6 Sportline for years! I loved everything about it except for the the knee bolster and rubbing my knuckles on my thighs when turning that huge steering wheel... ;)

[kishg]

We have a bunch of euro goodies going on the car, just waiting to address brakes, suspension and other minor issues first. For some reason Emre thinks those are more important. :p

hmm euro goodies on a track/race car.. i remember those days and how that turned out :)

[ZM Blue Devil]

Sweet ride but needs EURO LIGHTS!

We have a bunch of euro goodies going on the car, just waiting to address brakes, suspension and other minor issues first. For some reason Emre thinks those are more important. :p

[Fast325i]

Sweet ride but needs EURO LIGHTS!

[Emre]

Great to see her on the track - I know you must have been excited!

Yeah, it's been a long time coming. And I'm convinced we've got the right car...this is definitely the right platform for what I was looking for. And the example we found is especially clean, but not so perfect that I'll feel bad about stripping it out and building it into a track beast.

Do U.S spec 190 cosworth have a dogleg gearbox?

Yes, the manual versions all have a dog-leg 1st. There are also automatics, though I have no idea in hell who the f_ck would buy an automatic 16v.

Looks good.. sucks you didn't make the race school in july. there's on at NHIS in Oct I think.

It was a huge disappointment, but neither the 16v nor the back-up car (my old E30) were ready in time. Sucks that I lost all that money, too!

What plans on the suspension?

All will be revealed :pimp:

[YetiX]

Wow.

[FLYNAVY]

Do U.S spec 190 cosworth have a dogleg gearbox?

Yes, they do.

[kishg]

Looks good.. sucks you didn't make the race school in july. there's on at NHIS in Oct I think. What plans on the suspension?

[M42Power]

Do U.S spec 190 cosworth have a dogleg gearbox?