What are YOU doing to your Track Rat this fall / winter?

[TIATO]

Heres my list:

e30 M3 Steering Rack and P/S Pump
New Track Alignment
Corner Balance
Clutch Master Cylinder
Clutch Slave Cylinder
Brake Master Cylinder
SS Brake Lines
Rear Subframe Bushings
Rear Trailing Arm Bushings
Upgrade Motor Mounts
Upgrade Guibo
Upgrade Tranny Mounts
Fix 2 electrical problems
Track down pesky oil leak
Engine Bay Cleaning
Desgn / Build CAI Heatshield

This should keep me out of trouble for a few weeks. :twisted:

[trent]

Re: What are YOU doing to your Track Rat this fall / winter?

I got a long way to go and a lot of $$ to spend :(

M52 engine build (schricks, euro hfm, unichip etc)
Install E36 transmission
Custom built 3.46LSD with 40-60% lockup
Rebuild driveshaft
Custom rear coilover setup (using threaded body aluminum bilstein shocks)
Custom front coilover setup (custom valved bilsteins and hardware)
Possible 5lug conversion with custom offset Kinesis
E21 Brake Booster
New Master cylinder

I need more $$ :(

[schnitzer teil-jäger]

Well uh,
2.7 litr 10.2:1 compression with "i" head *
288 cam*
schnitzer chip*
schnitzer headers*
4.27lsd diff
mcoupe rear diff cover
light weight flywheel and clutch*
adjustable rear subframe*
delrin rear bushings*
aluminum subframe bushings*
delrin front offset bushings*
custom motor and trans mounts*
ground control springs*
custom camber plates*
koni shocks
new tie rods*
e36 rack? maybe
15*7 schnitzer wheels*
schnitzer front airdam*
schnitzer side skirts*
schnitzer rear skirt*
schnitzer dead pedal*
schnitzer strut bar*
schnitzer rear wing
schnitzer suede racing steering wheel*
schnitzer other bs items*
recaro race seat
full KP/IT spec roll cage

I'm sure I missed something but that is all I have one the brain at the moment
(*all ready in the garage waiting on me to have time)

Next winter
Flares
5 lug big brakes
17*10 wheels
"mod class" the cage
3.7 litre schnitzer engine I am trying to buy from Italy

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[Anonymous]

Replacing most of the bushings
Replacing aluminum control arms with fresh aluminum control arms
new radiator, hoses, thermostat
timing chain :(


It doesn't need much else, but if I can find Koseis I'll pick them up.

[DBurke]

Replacing with racecar.
I need more money.

[UNHCLL]

are you going to sell the M3 D.B.?

[e9nine]

Already did most of the work already since I have no garage so I had to put summer to use..now my landlord has threatened to evict me if he sees me working on the car again :evil:

Done this summer:
New c.arms
M3 C.A.B
Koni SAs
G.C kit
e46 M3 RSM
Z3 reinf. plates
Sparco Bar
Plastic Bumper Conversion
Euro Grilles
Rear LP filler
Debadged trunk
El-cheapo air-fuel gauge
O2 sensor
Fuel filter
Fuel pump
Fuel Lines
New clutch kit and went back to dual mass f.wheel
Spark plugs,dist. cap and rotor.
90% SS Lines
ATE powerslots in front
Metal Master X 4
New F. wheel Bearings
Used Mtech I wheel
318is Shadowline and trim tape on the bottom part
Stock catback exhaust
New exahust mani. gasket.
Misc pieces that I have lost track of.

Between Now & Winter:
Univ. Cat
10% remainder of SS lines
Skid plate
Used Wheels
Yoko AVS 205.55.15
Reverse light switch

Next year:
Sub frame bushings
Rear "strut/shock" brace
GC camber plates
P. brake shoes and cable assy.
Chapter 11

:firehop:

[808BMW]

Next year:

Chapter 11

:firehop:

:rofl:

[DBurke]

are you going to sell the M3 D.B.?

Nope.
I have to do a bit of research but I've found a car that I'd very much like to have. Its an E36 M3 Grand Am Cup car. One of the last E36 cars built by TMS. Its kind of a reach but, if you are going to go, go big. I've heard that GAC is going to be restructuring its classes next year so I want to find out where the car will fall. It would be SCCA ITE or BMWCCA CMod.

I am also very much up in the air. I have always wanted to drive a NASCAR Modified, they run equivalent speeds to Cup cars at NHIS. I know some people through my father and there are good cars available for arrive and drive.

I'm just way too hung up on BMWs, racing them is absolutely the biggest waste of time compared to some other options out there. I just can't bring myself to a Miata though.

[C ///M]

Finished:
-3.25 Limited Slip Differential
-M-Roadster Finned Differential Cover

In progress:
-325i Powder Coated Valve Cover and Intake Manifold w/ "i" throttle body
-325i cam with dual valve springs and Custom Chip with 6500rpm redline
-E30 Updated Front Bumper/Spoiler with IS lip
-Autovogue Av3 Rear Bumper/Apron
-OEM M-Technic II Rear Spoiler
-Swaybars (undecided, Probably IE's.)
-Koni SA's to replace Bilsteins
-Aluminum Rear Shock Mounts
-Custom Fender Work
-17X8.5 CR 2000
-Yokohama AVS ES100 in 235/40R17
-Mov'It Porsche 993 Twin Turbo Big Brake Kit

Everything has been purchased except for the BBK, the Rear Apron, and the Custom Chip and I am waiting to do the fender work until my damned wheels arrive, should only be 4 more weeks....its already been 3 months. There's quite a bit of other stuff that will happen to my car over winter, but I listed the most needed track mods. Before next winter comes my S50.. :P

[UNHCLL]

are you going to sell the M3 D.B.?

Nope.
I have to do a bit of research but I've found a car that I'd very much like to have. Its an E36 M3 Grand Am Cup car. One of the last E36 cars built by TMS. Its kind of a reach but, if you are going to go, go big. I've heard that GAC is going to be restructuring its classes next year so I want to find out where the car will fall. It would be SCCA ITE or BMWCCA CMod.

I am also very much up in the air. I have always wanted to drive a NASCAR Modified, they run equivalent speeds to Cup cars at NHIS. I know some people through my father and there are good cars available for arrive and drive.

I'm just way too hung up on BMWs, racing them is absolutely the biggest waste of time compared to some other options out there. I just can't bring myself to a Miata though.

Sweetness. Total sweetness... we would get to work on the E36 correct? ;) Glad to hear you've finally reached some sort of direction... I know you were struggling with what path to take with your M3.

[Charlie]

are you going to sell the M3 D.B.?

Nope.
I have to do a bit of research but I've found a car that I'd very much like to have. Its an E36 M3 Grand Am Cup car. One of the last E36 cars built by TMS. Its kind of a reach but, if you are going to go, go big. I've heard that GAC is going to be restructuring its classes next year so I want to find out where the car will fall. It would be SCCA ITE or BMWCCA CMod.

I am also very much up in the air. I have always wanted to drive a NASCAR Modified, they run equivalent speeds to Cup cars at NHIS. I know some people through my father and there are good cars available for arrive and drive.

I'm just way too hung up on BMWs, racing them is absolutely the biggest waste of time compared to some other options out there. I just can't bring myself to a Miata though.

The e36 m3's run in GSII for Grand Am cup in 2003, in 2004 the class becomes simply "GS", as the faster GS1 cars get moved up to the main Grand Am race as the "SGS" claas. Forest Barber and Terry Borcheller have proven that the car can be competitive in class, but you should be aware of the 5 year rule, seeing as they stopped production on the cars in either 98 or 99. That would make 2k4 theoretically the last year you could run it in Grand Am Cup. A Z3 roadster or Coupe in ST class might be a better setup for now.

-Charlie

[Charlie]

http://www.automotiveconcept.net/classifieds/racecars/e36m3/default.shtml

Is this the bad boy you were looking at?

-Charlie

[Anonymous]

On second thought, I'm going to sell my track rat and get an E36 M3.

[TIATO]

Already did most of the work already since I have no garage so I had to put summer to use..now my landlord has threatened to evict me if he sees me working on the car again :evil:

WTF, evict you for doing much needed car maintenance?

Why did you go back to the dual mass flywheel? Isnt the single mass lighter?