Full Build Thread - '94 E30 saloon racer

[Firestorm]

I wish i could've started with a perfectly clean and painted chassis like that!


The front spoiler is ugly though.

[Tom944]

Then it was M50 time :



With the new rad :



Also the brakesystem was fully functional, filling and bleeding :








Engine bay at that moment :



CAI :


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The m3 covers :


So far :



Started fitting the bodywork :








Meanwhile, fitted the oilcooler and read the enginecomputer :





Fitted a seat :

[Tom944]

Got the subframes and trailingarms coated :




And started to build, some pictures here :







Threw away the old shell :



Got some new parts fot the engine :




The rear suspension, aluminium subframe mounts, pu trailingarm bushings IE swaybarreinforcements :





And we had a rolling racer :

[Tom944]

As this is a nice forum with many E30 enthousiast I decided to put my build report here. Maybe nice for people who like to follow projects, I always do ;).

Some years ago I had a nice 325e saloon :



Drove it for some years, rust started to kill it and we decided to take it of the streets, fix her up and create a tracktoy out of it.

So the first step was to completely strip the mofo :





And we planned a M50 swap so got an engine from germany :



As we stripped the Eta out, we discovered more and more rust and at the same time we found a brand new, out of the factory, shell of a 4 door type 2 E30. A new and better base was found and bought :






Yes a 94 e30 :nice:, 224 kg's as a shell, on an original Bmw wooden fahrwerk ;). Brought it away for a welded cage

Meanwhile started to gather some parts here and there :





Got the car back from the rollcage welder :




And sent it away for painting.