Chump Car - John Allen Special USFail1 Race Team Build

[Nygdup]

Bumping because we want folks to follow us on Facebook. Going to be talking our sponsors into giving away free stuff down the road, and those contests will be held there.

... and before you ask, we're not quite ready to announce those sponsors.

[Don Stevens]

Chump

Just subscribed...Cool project. You shoud have a lot of fun.

That model of 325e was somewhat unique. In 1986 all US etas were the same relative to engine, trans, and ABS (standard in 86 on all models for the first time) with only the 4 door "luxury" model and the the two door "sport" model actually carrying the "e" designation on the trunk lid. Also that year they introduced the "stripper" model (cloth seats, crank sunroof, electronic clock vs. the obc) designated with only "325" on the deck lid. The 325e 4dr (I believe it was the first year of the 4 dr if I am not mistaken) was the Yuppy car to have the way high end SUVs, crossovers, pick ups, and Minivans are today. The list price was over $30K which in 1986 was a big pile of money. They sold millions of them but I see very very few of them still around. I guess the sterotypical yuppy of the day drove them and trashed them just like they trash their Hondas and Lexus today.

Anyway, if you have not already introduced yourself to the Spec e30 crowd in the Atlanta area I suggest you do http://www.spece30.com/forum/31-southeast There are a lot of very knowledgable guys in the area who have built e30 race cars and can provide you some valuable tips. Also, if you have not watched Ranger's crash thread yet, do. http://www.spece30.com/forum/31-sout...k-6-is-no-more. While the crash is hard to watch and you can say "that will never happen to us", there are some good lessons to learn. That is, 1) One can hit very hard at chump car speeds through no fault of your own, 2) the e30 is a very stong car and great platform to race and 3) don't even think about skimping on safety gear. The soild cage in this car, proper seat, and properly applied belts and hans probably saved Scott from serious injury. Make sure you have one of the talented cage builders around Atlanta do a proper job.

Good luck

Don

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subd..

[dinanm3atl]

Thanks guys! Update this evening!

[TrentW]

Previous owner was Jon Allen from Global Imports?

[TrentW]

Just subscribed...Cool project. You shoud have a lot of fun.

That model of 325e was somewhat unique. In 1986 all US etas were the same relative to engine, trans, and ABS (standard in 86 on all models for the first time) with only the 4 door "luxury" model and the the two door "sport" model actually carrying the "e" designation on the trunk lid. Also that year they introduced the "stripper" model (cloth seats, crank sunroof, electronic clock vs. the obc) designated with only "325" on the deck lid. The 325e 4dr (I believe it was the first year of the 4 dr if I am not mistaken) was the Yuppy car to have the way high end SUVs, crossovers, pick ups, and Minivans are today. The list price was over $30K which in 1986 was a big pile of money. They sold millions of them but I see very very few of them still around. I guess the sterotypical yuppy of the day drove them and trashed them just like they trash their Hondas and Lexus today.

Don

You're a little high on the original sticker price.


Years-------Model---------------Price

1984--------318i-----------------$16,460
1984--------325e----------------$20,970

1985--------318i 2-door----------$16,430
1985--------318i 4-door----------$16,925
1985--------325e 2-door---------$20,970
1985--------325e 4-door---------$21,105

1986--------325 2-door-----------$19,560
1986--------325 4-door-----------$20,055
1986--------325e-----------------$22,650
1986--------325es----------------$21,950

1987--------325 2-door------------$21,475
1987--------325 4-door-----------$22,015
1987--------325e-----------------$25,150
1987--------325es----------------$24,370
1987--------325i------------------$26,990
1987--------325is-----------------$26,990
1987--------325iC-----------------$28,875

1988--------325 2-door------------$23,750
1988--------325 4-door------------$24,400
1988--------325i-------------------$28,400
1988--------325is------------------$28,400
1988--------325iC-----------------$32,500
1988--------325iX-----------------$32,800
1988--------M3-------------------$34,000

1989--------325i 2-door-----------$24,650
1989--------325i 4-door-----------$25,450
1989--------325is-----------------$28,950
1989--------325iX 2-door---------$29,950
1989--------325iX 4-door---------$30,750
1989--------325iC----------------$33,850
1989--------M3------------------$34,950

1990--------325i 2-door----------$24,650
1990--------325i 4-door----------$25,450
1990--------325is----------------$28,950
1990--------325iX 2-door--------$29,950
1990--------325iX 4-door--------$30,750
1990--------325iC---------------$33,850
1990--------M3------------------$34,950

1991--------318i-----------------$19,900
1991--------318is----------------$21,500
1991--------325i 2-door----------$25,600
1991--------325i 4-door----------$26,400
1991--------318iC----------------$28,500
1991--------325iX 2-door---------$31,100
1991--------325iX 4-door---------$31,900
1991--------325iC----------------$35,900
1991--------M3------------------$35,900

1992--------318iC----------------$28,870
1992--------325iC----------------$36,320

1993--------325iC----------------$36,320

[dinanm3atl]

Previous owner was Jon Allen from Global Imports?

Negative.

[dinanm3atl]

Back at it prepping for and building for our first race. We have some parts in process to rebuild the front end. Deposit for first event will be handled in the next two weeks. Coming along nicely and honestly based on our schedule we are ahead of schedule! A good thing to say the least.

Our local friend who goes to school in Texas was home and he wanted to do something and that was paint. Time to mold the car to look like the original design! First we sand and clean...



John Allen Special Paint Cleaning 1 by MotorSportMedia - www.racemsm.com, on Flickr



John Allen Special Paint Cleaning 2 by MotorSportMedia - www.racemsm.com, on Flickr



John Allen Special Paint Masking 1 by MotorSportMedia - www.racemsm.com, on Flickr


Then time to start laying down the paint... from a can of course! Like any decent ChumpCar team... I mean F1 team would do!



John Allen Special Paint Masking 2 by MotorSportMedia - www.racemsm.com, on Flickr


Everyone pick their panel... and note to the team. Alex is not allowed to paint anymore with spray paint. Just hold the button down and lay it on right Alex?


Check out JAS USFail1 mechanic Josh... double canning it!



John Allen Special Paint Masking 3 by MotorSportMedia - www.racemsm.com, on Flickr


Starting to look like it should!



John Allen Special Black Paint 1 by MotorSportMedia - www.racemsm.com, on Flickr


Time for gold accents!



John Allen Special Gold Grills 1 by MotorSportMedia - www.racemsm.com, on Flickr


Hang the parts on trees of course!



John Allen Special Gold Paint 1 by MotorSportMedia - www.racemsm.com, on Flickr



John Allen Special Gold Paint 2 by MotorSportMedia - www.racemsm.com, on Flickr


Prepping the grills!



John Allen Special Gold Grills 2 by MotorSportMedia - www.racemsm.com, on Flickr


All cars need gold wheels...



John Allen Special Gold Wheels 1 by MotorSportMedia - www.racemsm.com, on Flickr



John Allen Special Gold Wheels 2 by MotorSportMedia - www.racemsm.com, on Flickr



John Allen Special Gold Wheels 3 by MotorSportMedia - www.racemsm.com, on Flickr



John Allen Special Gold Wheels 4 by MotorSportMedia - www.racemsm.com, on Flickr


Touching up the paint as best we can.



John Allen Special Hood Painting 1 by MotorSportMedia - www.racemsm.com, on Flickr



John Allen Special Black Paint 2 by MotorSportMedia - www.racemsm.com, on Flickr



John Allen Specials Black Paint 3 by MotorSportMedia - www.racemsm.com, on Flickr


Group shot! Missing two members... lazy bums! Wasting some paint!



John Allen Special Wasting Paint by MotorSportMedia - www.racemsm.com, on Flickr


Let's check out our work!



John Allen Special Masking 4 by MotorSportMedia - www.racemsm.com, on Flickr



John Allen Specials Gold Grills 3 by MotorSportMedia - www.racemsm.com, on Flickr




And finished product... so far. Needs some stickers now to look proper! Looks like a ChumpCar to me... I mean a Formula1 car!



John Allen Special Paint Scheme 1 by MotorSportMedia - www.racemsm.com, on Flickr






More to come soon!

[DREWHALL]

Fits right in with Hotlanta! Paint turned out decent from the pics.

[freeride53]

Looks awesome!

[acolella76]

To be fair, my painting wasn't THAT bad. It was up to Vlad's standards...

[Nygdup]

I love the way the car is coming together.. and the support from the Atlanta BMW community has been great, and seems to be getting better.

On a side note, we've signed our first real sponsor. The Consignment Shed specializes in used tools and auto parts, primarily BMW parts.

Check them out at www.theconsignmentshed.com!

[delatlanta1281]

Awesome work so far guys. If you need an extra hand or tools, LMK.
Rich

[Don Stevens]

You're a little high on the original sticker price.


1986--------325e-----------------$22,650

I guess so. I was also wrong about 86 being the first 4 dr. My memory is not what it used to be. :oops:

The paint looks good guys.

Don

[Nygdup]

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