Eurostop / Metrix Motorsport / Groma Race Fabrication Drift Project

[325ix]

Why would you build the body to take 14's and only use 8.5's and 10's?

[widebodye30]

Why would you build the body to take 14's and only use 8.5's and 10's?

Because thats the sizes the driver (Andy) would like to run for his setup;)

[!kid]

will you be at Irwindale in a couple weeks for FD ?

[!kid]

Why would you build the body to take 14's and only use 8.5's and 10's?

my guess would be because its a drift car not a grip car. no need to have wheels that wide if its only going to have a 245-275 wide tire,unless you like that tire stretched look

[325ix]

Because thats the sizes the driver (Andy) would like to run for his setup;)

I understand that. I was just wondering why you didn't make the body for that size.

[widebodye30]

I understand that. I was just wondering why you didn't make the body for that size.

Because down the line someone ( ;) ) will used wider rims! Also there is the option of using wider rims.... Either way when you custom machine a wheel they can make the wheels to fill out the fenders with the right offsets.

[Shmately]

invisible saddle: I still have the Z, I'm waiting on garage boso to install an hks fcon in it. I will most likely be doing XDC again next year and a few FD pro am events.

e30polak and 325ix: I will be running the 8.5s up front for more angle. The narrower the wheel/tire, the more room you have before your tires make contact with the framerail. The farther you can push the wheel out (widebody) you get even more room for added angle.
An 8.5 is wide enough to hold a 235, that should be enough tire, I might want less actually.
The 17x10s that I will be trying in the back are new wheels that Ari just finished and I will use that as a starting point. I will probably end up with a 10.5 in the back when I order wheels from ssr. That should be enough rim and I can order the offeset I want to eliminate the need for a large spacer.

Ok then, on with the updates:

I mounted the widebody as you can see in Ari's pictures (thanks Ari!). I mounted the rear fenders with button head hex screws. I welded nuts into the lower doorframe to mount the sideskirts easily. I probably wont have time to make a front bumper support before sema or make the rear bash bars. That will have to wait for after sema. I mounted the rest of it with porsche fender liner speednuts and those little 8mm bmw screws with the washer on them that are all over e30s.(those are really cheap too) I was not to confident in the little lower lip surviving repeated attacks from the cones and other objects of drift car destruction. I made a splitter for it out of the left over lexan from making the back window. I had a good size piece left over and it to lined up with an inch left on both sides, it was too perfect to pass up. I cut it down to size and I will paint it black. It should be strong enough to deflect the cones without damaging my precious fiberglass.

I decided on a color once a buddy of mine pulled up to my house on a 08 honda 600rr with a crazy peal orange that was just what I was looking for. My previous inspiration was a similar orange on the Autobacs CLK DTM car. So a few days later my friend didn't quite make it to my house. I live at the bottom a canyon road and he low sided the bike on the corner right before my house. He was fine, he just has a bike to fix and a little road rash. So that gave me a paint chip to match the paint if I had too. I tried to get the paint from a few places and the could not get it because the color codes for motor cycles are different and most people buy farings pre painted anyways. So I ended up having to match it, but I am very satisfied with the results. For the interior I went with a dark metallic grey, some isuzu color. The car will be done with paint on teusday and then go straight to Metrix for wiring and the engine/trans/diff install.

I picked up sponsorship from JRZ suspension and will be using their RS Pro dampers. They are top of the line and are identical to Motons in their design, you can even interchange parts.

It's going to be a real hustle to make it to sema. But everything seems to be coming together on time here. Here are a few pics on the paint progress:

You can really see the color change from dark to light.

[Smoove1]

I really admire your attention to detail. Especially on a car that can be turned to trash in the blink of an eye. Great build. I'll definitely follow this.

[Massive Lee]

It's looking good Shmately. :pimp:

Lee

[widebodye30]

can't wait fo this Andy:) Looks bas ass so far!

[widebodye30]

About 2 more weeks untill SEMA:)

[Farbin Kaiber]

Almost looks henna from some angles. Love the color.

[iwantspeed]

is this car done and at sema?

[Shmately]

We made it to SEMA, I'll explain the details later. Here are a few shots from getting ready on the car on display. I can't believe we made it. I pulled two 26+ hour days in a row to finish the car. I'll get some engine bay shots up later.

[Harry's E30]

that looks amazing, anything special going under the hood.