Jamez

BMW or I have a victor reinz bottom gasket set at home you could pick up tonight (guessing this is a M20)

Aprils 850i was a dog to drive when it had rooted EDC suspension, the fronts were like a bouncy castle and the rears had binded solid. Changing to bilsteins were a night and day difference, drives like a dream.

oh, missed that.

whats wrong with it?

$500, its pretty rooted.

Looked fun right up until the crash.

That's a really sharp price Ray, if the buyer wants to shift the old engine I'll buy it off them. Can even help with the changeover.

Getting desperate, got any pics?

Spotted a white e36 with a full cage and GT wing driving on Albany Highway this morning. Looked like it had just been painted. Anyone know who's car it is and if it is racing in the series? Didn't think it was Dan's car as I don't think that is ready yet.

Because I have nothing better to do this morning I started analyzing data: Here is the breakdown of best corner and straight line speeds from the 4hr vs old data. Front Strai, T1, Back, T2, T7, Straight, T8, Straight, T9, Straight, T10 Hanko.. James - 211, 115, 167, 88, 102, 145, 62, 135, 60, 176, 107 Dunlup. James - 208, 098, 161, 87, 105, 137, 57, 135, 65, 167, 97 Summery - Due to lack of turn in at lower speeds I was getting understeer into turn 2 which led to turn 7 not being lined up correctly, this resulted in a lower speed over the crest. This was also a problem going into the hairpin as I was braking early due to under-steer on corner entry coming over the crest. It could be a bump steer issue or it could be for another reason.....my tires were all 30psi hot but the front left was 10C hotter on the outside than the inside with all other tires having perfect temps. I am guessing this is because I ran out of time to do a proper wheel alignment so did it by sight and until the car tracked in a straight line. Can't wait to get testing before the icebreaker and get the setup perfect.

My old e30 325i was doing 1:21's with just semi's and decent brake pads, anything can do a decent time if it is setup properly. Even my old e30 318i auto with 14" 195's triangles managed to do a 1:28 before the brakes caught fire. I have many times, its a great base for any track hack. The chassis forgives, parts are cheap and it doesn't cost to much to get a new chassis when you bend it. Every E36 I have driven has been a bore, be it 328i or M3 they just lacked the fun factor for me.

How heavy are they?

Chris is focusing on driving the F5000 this season (if his body is up to it) so I will be doing the full season in the e30. I didn't use anything to rub the tires, drove on them straight away.

Also - here is a video with some highlights - https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151162433418000 I must also add the e36 rack conversion was well worth the effort, it has removed the need to shuffle the steering wheel on some corners.

Managed to get the car back together and went down to Hampton for the 12 Hour, came first in the 4hr and was up to third position overall (4/6/12 Hour) before I pitted (then Chris took over) Her is a video of my best lap - I managed to set a new PB 57 laps in, then got close to beating it in lap 99. Because info on how the Hankooks feel and last is hard to come by (apart from a few Porsche guys complaining they go off really quick) here is my thoughts: I got the C51 compound 17" Hankook F200 slicks and scrubbed them in on the qualifying - 2 slow laps, 1 fast, 1 cooldown. I was 1.5 seconds off my PB. When I came into pit lane they started to steam an oily vapor. I let them sit until the next day and overnight they had a oily residue all the way round them, on the warm up for the race it was like driving on ICE. This could have also been because the track was damp. With the Hankooks I was running 23 cold which gave 30 hot With the dunlops I run 26-27 cold which give 30 hot After a few laps into the race they started to match the performance of the old dunlops and for the first 50 laps I didn't push them to hard, was running about 2 seconds off my PB. After 50 laps I started to lean on them to see what I could do and I instantly got into the low 1:13's and set a new PB of 1:13.187. After 100 laps I thought they would be well past used but I still managed to do a 1:13.201 in lap 99. The performance didn't drop even after 177 laps of the 2.8km circuit. Wear was minimal, maybe about 80% tread left. I may have got such good life because I setup the car to be easy to drive and have minimal mechanical wear but I would have to say the Hankooks are well worth the money at $1600 per set. I expect them to last the Open Series season. Other cool facts I burned 32L of fuel every hour, this means the 130L will last 4 hours. My mouth got really dry after 1 hour, good thing I had a camel pack in the car. My brakes were struggling to get up to temp, even though they are standard brakes with no vents. Engine Oil temp was at 110C and water was at 85C for most of the race. Diff was 120C at the end edit - I should say that I will be softening up the front and adding a bit of toe out for the race series, this will help aid turn in. Also the weight of the car will be reduced by 120kg as I wont be running so much fuel for 8 lappers. Aiming for mid 1:12's round hampton.

Finished. Even though i have spent a shitload of time on this rebuild, the whole thing (including getting pitstop to do the headers) came in at $2279.11 incl, Compared to what others have spent in the off season i reckon thats a pretty good deal for a car that is aiming to do 1:12's round hampton.

Got any pics? Also, do you have a beige carpet?

Spent part of today giving the engine bay a clean. Here is my list of stuff to do before next weekend: Already completed: Move Engine Back Move gearbox mounts forward Fix Front Subframe Replace Sump gasket Relocate Oil Cooler Oil Change Steering Rack Conversion Fit Front Antiroll Bar Relocate Radiator Tank Replace Coolant Relocate Engine Air Intake Relocate Swirlpot Replace Brake Bushings Fit Rear Brake Pads Remove gearshift slop Fiberglass Bonnet Cracks Headlight Covers Wheel Alignment Fit 120L Fuel Tank For Pitstop to Do this week Redo the Headers Remove the S from the Mid section of exhaust Nearly there, I will be running some new Hankooks for the 4 hour race at Hampton next weekend.

It has been on hold while I rebuild the racecar. It will probably get some more attention when summer turns up.

I was running 30-32 hot, I found it didn't really matter to much as they were hard as nails.

I had this issue with the e30 on slicks, found it was flogged rear bushes as when I fitted delerin bushes it stopped the shuffling.

How is that a facelift?

are you sure your steering wheel is not just a massive horn button.

Im sick of my project - http://www.bimmersport.co.nz/forums/index....st&p=446988 Let me know if your keen.

congrats.The interior is possibly the best looking out there. That along with a rusted bonnet and replica wheels make it a good buy at $7.5k