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E30 Tech 1 Street/Track Car

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I guess this counts as a project so may as well introduce it here.

Recently picked up this 1986 E30 Tech 1 Coupe in the hopes of getting it back on the road. Spent the first couple weeks at the Compliance, then went off to the panel beaters for a few small bits and pieces and to get it's engineer's cert. Finally got it back last weekend and it's in the process of being pieced back together to pass compliance.

It's a manual running a M20 2.7L stroked with an 885 head. Chipped with a LSD sitting on Bilsteins+Dobinson Springs. Currently sitting at around 210hp at the crank.

Here it is in it's current state:
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After it's all back together and on the road, we have a lot of plans for it but I'll update as I go along.

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This was the one on Alpina reps? Nice car, does it need much for its compliance?

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This was the one on Alpina reps? Nice car, does it need much for its compliance?

Yeah it had Alpina Reps. Not as much as I thought it needed which is always good. just a handful of small things left to do.

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Finally got it back on the road after three months in pieces. Time to take it to a couple track days to see what needs to be improved before it's off to get a cage later in the year.

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much approve ... another techwan back from the dead. Good work

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Tech1 owns Tech2 by such a huge margin.

Nice work

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Yusss for tech 1 :) dude did you black out all your chrome trims or what?

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Has proper plates, those were older photos!

Excuse all the bug splatters, but anyone know where I can get those two plastic covers that go over the bumper bolts either side of the number plate? I'd assume I need to go through BMW but not exactly sure what to call them!

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Has proper plates, those were older photos!

Excuse all the bug splatters, but anyone know where I can get those two plastic covers that go over the bumper bolts either side of the number plate? I'd assume I need to go through BMW but not exactly sure what to call them!

It's probably this?

http://realoem.com/bmw/enUS/part?id=AG52-EUR---E30-BMW-325i&mg=51&sg=15&diagId=51_0656&q=51112239708

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First track day at Hampton was over before it started! Let's hope things go a bit better this weekend at Pukekohe.post-3734-0-96578400-1449617530.jpg

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Test drive two went a bit better. Managed to get it out on the track for a couple sessions at Thunder in The Park at Pukekohe last weekend. Lots of room for improvement, so next step is getting full nolathane bush replacements, some exaust work, light weight rims and a decent set of tyres.

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New wheels weigh less than half what the old ones were so I'm happy with that. Currently has a set of Rota RKR's with Westlake Sport RS Semi's fitted so looking forward to seeing how that handles now.

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Not sure if anyone's interested but here it is in it's current form. Forgot to post much of the inbetween, but a lot of work was gone into it to get it running and looking how it is now, but pretty happy with how it is. Competed in a season of the NZ Superlap Series, plus drove it to and from all the tracks without any problems. Was lucky enough to have Racing Ray Williams drive it at the final round, who gave me a few pointers on things to improve, but loved driving it.

Just picked up a new project, so this will be staying pretty much as is, although I'll put the interior back in now.

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On 12/08/2016 at 6:54 PM, crunchy said:

If selling put it under Forsale

It's not for sale Steve, just posting an update.

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Oh really ?

It is on your FB page, must be a mis print 

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Was it the Tech 2 sedan for sale?

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I think so tme auction 1108947957 

Was just trying to be helpful pointing out to list under forsale as it would get more attention nothing more than being a GC 

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