Our new Project E30!

[T3rd Ferguson]

can i suggest that there is in fact something such as a stupid question?

Can i suggest you learn how to speak?

[xLibelle]

Can i suggest you learn how to speak?

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he just missed his punctuation
"can i suggest that there is, in fact, something such as a stupid question?"
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[Mike@PureMS]

Another quickie little update. Things are moving a little slower now since body work is pretty time consuming. I had to bring in some help from some friends to strip the old DiamondSchwartz paint off. We're fixing most of the small dings and dents (the pass door was from a donor car) so we can get this thing painted. We changed our minds and are going with Electric Red (a la E39 and E90) instead of Helrot.

Here are a couple progress pics.

New CF hood test fitting. We are going to paint this (what a shame) so this may be the last picture you'll see of the pretty weave.


Rage Evercoat Extreme filler being used here. Lots of sanding still to do


Fiberglass trunklid test fitting. We hope to use the stock hinges minus springs to hold this thing in.


And for those that like that Style 44 look here's another side shot


We're out getting some paint quotes now, hopefully should be painted in the next couple weeks.

[wycoco]

Lookin' Goooood.

[mockngbrd]

where did u get that CF hood? how's the fitment?

[JZM3]

thats badass

[tabasco]

Cool! This looks like fun!

[nando]

where did u get that CF hood? how's the fitment?

[Mike@PureMS]

CF hood is used, so I don't know the manufacturer. It's a street hood with all the mounting points for the latches, etc. It's not a huge improvement in weight, roughly 26lbs without hardware. Stock hood is about 36lbs with all the hardware.

Fitment is excellent, gaps are all as good as the stock.

I'll see if I can find out the maker.

[MikeE30325i]

that is amazing. great job. i wish i could do something like this.

[nando]

CF hood is used, so I don't know the manufacturer. It's a street hood with all the mounting points for the latches, etc. It's not a huge improvement in weight, roughly 26lbs without hardware. Stock hood is about 36lbs with all the hardware.

Fitment is excellent, gaps are all as good as the stock.

I'll see if I can find out the maker.

that doesn't sound very much worth it. the mashaw CF hood is only 10lbs without hardware.. the composite hood is 12. but they aren't cheap either. :p

[Jean]

Good work!

[skuyler]

totally awesome, did you (or will you) swap out the steering rack for something with a lower ratio? (Or was that already in here and I missed it?)

[Mike@PureMS]

that doesn't sound very much worth it. the mashaw CF hood is only 10lbs without hardware.. the composite hood is 12. but they aren't cheap either. :p

I agree. We're still debating about keeping it or scraping it for something lighter without a frame.
The nice thing is that this does reuse all the factory mounts, so it'll mount in a snap.

We'll decide soon enough.

[Mike@PureMS]

totally awesome, did you (or will you) swap out the steering rack for something with a lower ratio? (Or was that already in here and I missed it?)

The stock 318is rack is still in there. This car came with the airbags, so swapping to a different rack isn't so easy I'm told. We're going to try this out, and see how we like it first.