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    The Ultimate Poor College Student's Daily Racecar Build Thread

    Yo sup guys.

    You might know me from owning a Bronzit E30. Sold that bitch 24hours ago. I bought her for myself as my 17th birthday present, here's when I got her


    Looking ugly as sin, gay M20B25, dumb silly soft suspension, worst interior ever.


    Less than a year later, she got the Because Racecar treatment.


    M50B25, IE3's, Perfect interior, recaros, some other stuff. Basically big transformation, all done on the budget of a college student. NEVER EVER gave me a problem when I swapped the motor, car always started, perfect idle, 0-60 5.9 seconds, 30mpg highway, it was fucking awesome.

    But I sold her. Cause I don't want to repaint it cause the paint sucked, and I didn't like the body lines of the car (hood was kind of misalligned, bugged the shit out of me). And I kind of liked working on my car more than driving it.
    But I sold her for $4000, I bought her for $800 nearly a year ago, put about $1000 into her. I was a happy boy, and the person who bought it got a great deal cause that was probably the fastest best handling car you can buy for that price.





    So I got this bitch about 2 hours ago from ill4noreason



    Perfect paint, perfect body lines, real great interior, and no motor ;) just the way I like em.

    Picked her up for $1400, so I have $2600 left to fuck around with.
    First thing I bought was ground control coilovers, now I'm gonna need new bushings all around, and I have yet to source a motor.

    But my goal is to have a daily driver that will destroy on the track, and yet still look stunning. And I will have exactly like that, within my $2600 budget, and once all the parts arrive at my friend's place, we will piece the car together into a daily racecar within a week ;)

    So from the people who brought you the fishtank heaterbox and 24valves in 24 hours,
    I welcome thee to The College Student's Daily Racecar Build Thread ;)
    Originally posted by TSI
    ♫ Rust flecks are falling on my head...♫
    OEM+

    #2
    Official Fishtank Heaterbox inventor checking in.



    Lets do this

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      #3
      rust counts as perfect paint?:p
      Your signature picture has been removed since it contained the Photobucket "upgrade your account" image.

      Originally posted by Wh33lhop
      VANOS: sometimes you just need to go full retard.

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        #4
        Moar shots of dump truck?
        BimmerHeads
        Classic BMW Specialists
        Santa Clarita, CA

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          #5
          Jesus christ, $1400 for an engineless shell?

          I think I would have to challenge you on the ultimate college student budgeted DD build, but we will see where you go with this.

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            #6
            Originally posted by MR 325 View Post
            Moar shots of dump truck?
            F550, used for my families pool company, usually used for bobcats and shit. Turbo<333 love driving this thing




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              #7
              Wooo College budget FTW!

              I'm in the same boat as you, just trying to figure my shit out first...

              Originally posted by SpasticDwarf;n6449866
              Honestly I built it just to have a place to sit and listen to Hotline Bling on repeat.

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                #8
                illest


                "Its preparations are concealed, not published. Its mistakes are buried not headlined. Its dissenters are silenced, not praised. No expenditure is questioned, no rumor is printed, no secret is revealed."

                John F. Kennedy

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                  #9
                  Aren't you the guy who said you did an S52 swap for less than 1k?


                  Good luck with the project, I would really like to see how you magically build a track car for $2600...
                  -Alex

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                    #10
                    Someone paid 4k for that car? And 1.4 for the white one?

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                      #11
                      i wanna see how this turns out.
                      goodluck!

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                        #12
                        Looks good dude, i'd go obd1 m52 minimum. Then boost the shit out of it later.


                        1991 318is -> 2004 R32 -> 2002 Jetta TDI -> 2014 FiST

                        No E30 Club

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                          #13
                          For that budget, I would say M30 but we will see.
                          1985 M10b18. 70maybewhpoffury. Over engineered S50b30 murica BBQ swap in progress.

                          Originally posted by DEV0 E30
                          You'd chugg this butt. I know you would. Ain't gotta' lie to kick it brostantinople.

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                            #14
                            Thanks guys!

                            Originally posted by acolella76 View Post
                            Aren't you the guy who said you did an S52 swap for less than 1k?


                            Good luck with the project, I would really like to see how you magically build a track car for $2600...
                            I did an M50 swap in about $400 bucks. 80k mile motor too. No problems at all

                            Originally posted by Eecen View Post
                            Someone paid 4k for that car? And 1.4 for the white one?
                            ya

                            Originally posted by alB5 View Post
                            Looks good dude, i'd go obd1 m52 minimum. Then boost the shit out of it later.
                            M52 + S52 cams ;)

                            Originally posted by Holland View Post
                            For that budget, I would say M30 but we will see.
                            Twenty four valves or bust!
                            Originally posted by TSI
                            ♫ Rust flecks are falling on my head...♫
                            OEM+

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                              #15
                              we should make a college r3vers fb group

                              1991 BMW 318i (Old Shell RIP, Now Being Re-shelled & Reborn)
                              1983 Peugeot 505 STI
                              1992 Volvo 240 Wagon
                              2009 Toyota 4Runner SR5 Sport 4WD

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