Arron 227 Report post Posted January 19, 2019 so, after 6 years of running a pair of e36's out on the speedway we have decided it is time to expand our knowledge and depart the dirt and build a track car. very shortly after this decision, we picked up a very tidy 323 factory motorsport which has had 1 owner for the last 16 years whilst being looked after increadibly well. it appears to have been garaged for nearly all of its life! (insert "its too good for a racecar" comments here ) the car has only done 120*** km and is very very tight in the suspension the interior is nearly immaculate, half leather motorsport the list of ideas for this project get longer and longer every day, but the amount of cool stuff we are doing is also growing rapidly! so far the list consists of: Manual conversion 8 point cage (basic kit arriving this week) e46 330 brake conversion with braided lines force fed brake cooling setup with fog light mounted intake ducts aluminum rear sub frame bushings along with sub frame reinforcement floor mounted sifter with adjustable throw, also dsgg style sifter linkage adjustable front and rear splitters adjustable sway bar linkages with polyurethane bushes have a set of genuine m3 mirrors to go on engine plans we are not 100% sure what we are doing yet, but there is a distinct possability that one of the s50b32 engines will find its way into the engine bay whilst doing the manual conversion this week, if not we will stick with the m52 and go with a forced induction setup Everything that we are making, is being made in a way which is easy to make a few of, so if there is anything that you see and would like a set made, just sing out! there is probably a lot of stuff i have missed off the list! 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zero 1162 Report post Posted January 19, 2019 Those diffusers and brake cooling plates look cool 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4016 Report post Posted January 19, 2019 If you're thinking of doing a front undertray I'd be very interested. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arron 227 Report post Posted February 18, 2019 Made some progress over the weekend! first complete floor mounted shifter is complete, just need to get the manual in to test it out. gauge/switch panel is also underway cage is coming along nicely 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arron 227 Report post Posted February 19, 2019 Another night, another thing nearly finished! diffiser is nearly done 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E30 325i Rag-Top 2956 Report post Posted February 21, 2019 Does the diffuser have the venturi shaped into it? From the photos it looks like it is flat across the top, with nothing underneath. How low are you going to be running the car? To get the real benefits from the diffuser it has to be scraping the ground which can be problematic on most NZ tracks as they are bumpy as hell. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arron 227 Report post Posted February 23, 2019 On 2/21/2019 at 1:09 PM, E30 325i Rag-Top said: Does the diffuser have the venturi shaped into it? From the photos it looks like it is flat across the top, with nothing underneath. How low are you going to be running the car? To get the real benefits from the diffuser it has to be scraping the ground which can be problematic on most NZ tracks as they are bumpy as hell. still needs to have few folds put into it, and have the fins trimmed back. it will be sitting at about a 10 degree angle so it isnt going to be sitting flat like it sits in the photos, the short answer is te car is going to be very low Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arron 227 Report post Posted March 12, 2019 So a super charger has found its way into the engine bay! should be a bit of fun and also a big learning curve! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4016 Report post Posted March 12, 2019 Sweet! And good to see a HMW setup on here... how was the install? Driven it yet? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arron 227 Report post Posted March 12, 2019 Instal was pretty good, haven’t driven yet as we still have to sort all the piping out 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arron 227 Report post Posted March 13, 2019 It seems we have a slight problem ? so so we now have identical twins, picked up another car tonight which is set to have the same race car fate 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gaz 1060 Report post Posted March 14, 2019 What's going in that one? S50? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arron 227 Report post Posted March 31, 2019 cage is finished!!!! Homoligation paperwork goes away tomorrow. 330 brakes installed, just waiting on seals and pads to arrive to rebuild them. new suspension installed (xyz topsport) on track rack for its first hit out on the April 17th 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arron 227 Report post Posted March 31, 2019 On 3/14/2019 at 7:05 PM, Gaz said: What's going in that one? S50? Potentially, not sure yet Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arron 227 Report post Posted April 10, 2019 7 days till race day!!!!! Some good progress has been made over the last few days for sure! Freshly rebuilt rear end has been installed. Aluminium subframe bushes machined and installed aluminium trailing arm bushes with spherical bushes installed Hardrace camber arms installed Rear ended all painted! All the brakes are now together fully rebuilt and ready to go running ebc yellow race pads Castor adjustable front arm bushes made and Installed Exhaust is all finished off Aluminium door cards are all but done just have the rears to go Seat is all mounted with belt plates Installed Shift knob turned up (the most important part for sure) Still a few things to do in the next few days! Brake ducting to be finished and go on Wing to be mounted Wirring to be finished Gauges to be Installed Wheel alignment to be done!! Busy few days ahead 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E30 325i Rag-Top 2956 Report post Posted April 11, 2019 Looking good, amazingly fast progress. What class are you going to race in? Is the 17th April a test session or a race meeting? I would fully recommend a shake-down session before your first race meeting, I've seen so many cars turn up to a meeting after major work and have "teething problems" and have to go home after one or two laps - not good value for money at $400 a race meet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arron 227 Report post Posted April 11, 2019 4 hours ago, E30 325i Rag-Top said: Looking good, amazingly fast progress. What class are you going to race in? Is the 17th April a test session or a race meeting? I would fully recommend a shake-down session before your first race meeting, I've seen so many cars turn up to a meeting after major work and have "teething problems" and have to go home after one or two laps - not good value for money at $400 a race meet. just going to be doing canterbury car club meetings for now, the likes of pursuit sprints and stuff like that until we get a feel for it then will look at running with the rensport boys! the 17th is just a trackday for us as a first shakedown run 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dirtydoogle 383 Report post Posted April 11, 2019 I like. Will be following this, good work mate. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arron 227 Report post Posted April 25, 2019 so last wednesday we had the first shakedown in it! all went well, but have a few things to change/work on as to be expected! Locked diff or lsd to come, in order to combat spinning the inside rear when cornering after it becomes un weighted rear wing to go on bigger roll bars (adjustable ones are in the pipeline) brake ducting is all complete! inside is being painted this weekend but for now, few more semi finished pictures, and some teaser pictures of a shifter that is coming to production shortly! 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4016 Report post Posted April 25, 2019 I see you have the sway bars mounted to the control arms... do your shocks not have mounts for them? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arron 227 Report post Posted April 25, 2019 1 hour ago, M3AN said: I see you have the sway bars mounted to the control arms... do your shocks not have mounts for them? There are mounts on the shock for them, however from what I’ve read it doesn’t make any difference with them being mounted on the arm or the shock? The bar on the car was originally mounted to the arm so we haven’t changed it is the a reason behind potentially moving it onto the shock? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arron 227 Report post Posted April 25, 2019 2 hours ago, M3AN said: I see you have the sway bars mounted to the control arms... do your shocks not have mounts for them? Actually, just having a think about it. With it being attached to the shock, it will in turn be roughly 40% stiffer based on leverage or lack of! makes sense! 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4016 Report post Posted April 25, 2019 Yeah, attach them to your shocks - for all sorts of reasons. Might as well get adjustable links, that'll make bar adjustments quicker and more granular. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KwS 2425 Report post Posted April 25, 2019 3 hours ago, Arron said: Actually, just having a think about it. With it being attached to the shock, it will in turn be roughly 40% stiffer based on leverage or lack of! makes sense! That's how the M3 gets away with thinner swaybars than lesser models, just based on the different mounting position. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arron 227 Report post Posted April 28, 2019 The inside is.... red! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
