Time Attack E30 Build

[eur04lif3]

Awesome build. Sub'd.

[iwantspeed]

nice work looks good.

[golde30]

yes, awesome. front valence sucks, but it will be mushed and ran over in time, next one can be cooler....my e30 will be going in this direction soon.

[jntar]

Awesome build. Subbing for more.

[deutschman]

^
lol

[RoccoB517]

You don't mess around. Nice ride!

I don't know how.....I'm from New Jersey.

Thanks!

[E30NJ]

You don't mess around. Nice ride!

[RoccoB517]

Thanks for the comments so far. I felt a little bad cutting it up, but I'm going to have it for the rest of my life, so it's not too bad. I told my wife that if I have to daily it to work and it's the last thing I own, I'll die living in it :)

[RoccoB517]

So, we are caught up to the present. I managed to win the regional championship for SU (Street Unlimited) for the SeDiv. Now I'm taking the winter to go back and do some of the work I didn't have time to do in the initial build, which includes some upgrades.

This is what is happening this winter (writing this list made me a little nauseous).
15x10 Jongbloed Wheels
275/40r15 Hoosiers
New Wheel bearings all around
Motorsport Hardware Studs
Motorsport Hardware Titan Race Nuts
Motorsport Hardware Spacers
Vortech V3 Supercharger
Custom Intercooler setup (Mishimoto Race Intercooler)
42# injectors
Walbro 255
3.5 Porsche MAF
Cometic .080 MLS Head Gasket
Custom tune from Technica Motorsports
Gusset Cage
Tie Diff into Cage
Fiberglass Roof
Fiberglass Hood
DTM Flares
Tubular Control arms
Hydraulic Hand Brake
Hopefully BBK, if I can budget for it.

Here is what I've done so far (Since the last event Nov 14)


Test fitting the wheels and flares.


Mocking up the blower, just for kicks.


Hacked:


Making Space


I made the rad support removable via 8 bolts, that way if I blow it up I can pull the drive train out more easily.





Here is a little preview minus the extensive fiberglass work that will be happening.



I built the new front clip so that the grills and headlights mount in their stock locations. I love the front of this car, and I'd hate to change it too much. The bumper isn't my favorite, but I can't afford another one, and it's saving me 20lbs.

So, that is how she sits right now. Stay tuned for updates.

[deutschman]

I want to do time trials with my next car, but I think Ill go e36 because they are cheaper and I feel bad about cutting e30s up these days. Plus they have better suspension tech

[kts]

That car looks like a ton of fun. Can't wait for more updates.

[kingston]

Love you car! Looks great!

[RoccoB517]

So, I got the car prepped enough to do some testing and pass tech. This year I raced the car in SCCA Southeast Division Time Trials like this:







Which included the Chasing the Dragon Hillclimb:

[deutschman]

Nice work. This will be a fun car

[RoccoB517]

Cage Going in:





So, funny story about the cage. I decided I wanted to race the car starting in the spring, which started one week before the cage was done. So, I got my brother to lend a hand (the only other hands to do any work on the car besides myself), and we knocked it out, start to finish, in 4 days....all TIG.




Making some wing uprights:


The quick and dirty wood splitter: