My e30 DTM car copy build

[///meric]

///meric is a fucking idiot. and so presumably are you if you associate with him.

no one should dump $10-20K into an e30 with a built up S14 and custom steering and suspension and hack cage for their first HPDE. it's unfortunate you tools know nothing about tracking (just a little carting which is a bit different) and could spend half that money on entry fees and the other on a progressive neat track car build.

ID like to see you do a build like this, before you go running around calling me a fucking idiot. Im 20 and this is my first build, now if u can do better then this id love to see it, but untill u prove you can just stfu, and if you dont like me so much then dont post in in my fucking thread dickwad. O and your numbers are a little off. I have 10k in just tools.

I find it really funny what some of you desktop engineers are saying, im not doing this without any guideance and the people i trust of opinions on what im doing, have never said anything about some of the sheet metal ive cut out. Ironice that the people that do this for a living around me relized that you do have to cut out sheet metal to get some tubes to fit. I just cut a little more then needed since this is my first cage. If it takes a little longer to finish the car i really dont care. For me right now its all about building the car and learning as much as possible. Driving the car is simply the reward for all my effort.

Yea the car is a little cut up but i dont know of any other way to fit some of these bars with the level of skill, so like everything else it is always a compromise so i decided to cut the sheet metal in order to place the bars where i wanted them. All the sheet metal will be removed at the spot welds and new panels will the installed. Im getting complete front fender inner walls for the front.

Now for the update. I put the floor back in, it honestly was easyer then i expected.

The front passanger side of the cage is basicly done. I just have to do the other side and then i will install the bar to tie to the towers together to finish the front. The rear of the cage is done, and im very happy with how it turned out, I'm much happier with how it turned out vs the first time i did it. Ive also decided to tie my seat into the cage so im going to be adding a bar or two on the floor.



YEs the tube will be cut off shortly after the weld.





I finally got to use the dimple dies, idk how a cheap press can work, i tried a 10 ton and it didnt work i ended up using a 50 ton hydrolick press

[e30Matt]

HEETER'S BAaAaAaAaAaAaCK!

:)

[rwh11385]

that was 3 years ago smartass, and I was just responding to digitalwave telling me to lower my car and your wise ass comments

2 years ago. and your friend you are still defending is still a dumbass.

[Bill-B]

So what were you saying dipshit.

And your boy claimed he started racing in a little convo with "Cindy" even though he just goofed around with carts and maybe did a Skip Barber...?

that was 3 years ago smartass, and I was just responding to digitalwave telling me to lower my car and your wise ass comments

[///meric]

teaser pics

[rwh11385]

It is lowered, on H&R Race w/billys And i never said i had any racing skill or that I raced, or that I had fab skills, so don't try to say that I did

So what were you saying dipshit.

And your boy claimed he started racing in a little convo with "Cindy" even though he just goofed around with carts and maybe did a Skip Barber...?

[Bill-B]

Lower your fucking car.

It is lowered, on H&R Race w/billys And i never said i had any racing skill or that I raced, or that I had fab skills, so don't try to say that I did

[rwh11385]

///meric is a fucking idiot. and so presumably are you if you associate with him.

no one should dump $10-20K into an e30 with a built up S14 and custom steering and suspension and hack cage for their first HPDE. it's unfortunate you tools know nothing about tracking (just a little carting which is a bit different) and could spend half that money on entry fees and the other on a progressive neat track car build.

eric at his current rate won't be on a track before 2016 and definitely won't be approved for TT action with NASA until 2025. and depending on how the review board would point-classify the mods, he will be smoked by competition from 2025 til 2027 when he gives up and plays with a razor blade instead to the world's benefit.

Hell, most any of the track guys on the forum with basic GC's and M20s or M50s are going to be getting point-bys from eric if he ever gets on a road course even with as much power as he is planning.

[Bill-B]

it's not going to be very dangerous actually. he's going to be wearing his helmet in his garage humming "vroom, vroom" with it in another 2 years.


It's just a REALLY BIG replica die cast car. But it'll be decorating his myspace / garage instead of the mantle.... or a track.

dude, you are fuckin retarded. if you knew half the shit I do, or even knew him you would know this is going to get done and be bad ass. You obviously don't know your shit so don't clog up this thread. Oh, and he is not kidding about some cool surprises coming up

[rwh11385]

wow, that car is hacked to shit. And you better wear a helmet at all times

it's not going to be very dangerous actually. he's going to be wearing his helmet in his garage humming "vroom, vroom" with it in another 2 years.

I'm not sure if some of you quite get it, it's a race car

It's just a REALLY BIG replica die cast car. But it'll be decorating his myspace / garage instead of the mantle.... or a track.

[rwh11385]

bnumbers. bug breaks.

Go away Eric.

[Bill-B]

i need to head up there to check out the project again and chill

[///meric]

alot of work has been done the rear is finished up, and the floor is back in. Half of the front of the cage is also done. Ill post pics soon, and hopefully the DTM trailing arms im copying at will arrive soon

[craz azn]

^^ Well what ever happened here?? Any updates?

[///meric]

This explains alot :p

Good on you for doing all the work, nice to see someone who wants to give it a try and learn instead of just throwing it over to a shop :) Doesnt matter if it doesnt get finished, atleast you would've learnt alot.


Ps. I orgasmed over your tilton pedals. Same thing i'm going to do. :)

yupe, if i where have have a shop do what i simply wouldnt of not been able to afford it at this time.


btw those pedals are meh, even tho i love them, these are the shit tho