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Well, I figured I'd show my super secret drift project. hehe.
Yeah I got some roll over recovery E36 for $400. Runs great.
A little....bit dinged up, but i won't have to worry about dinging it up on the track. hehe.
This is what it looked like when I got it. Had to run up to wyoming to grab it out of some guys yard. drove it up onto the trailer.
The day after I got it home I spent some time stripping it out.
Here's a pic of the engine bay. It's dirty, but should clean right up.
Since taking the pic I removed the washer fluid container (no windshield no wipers, no need for the fluid right?) and I've replaced the original air filter/box with a Spectre cone filter, that I'm going to run through the hood. (which will involve a hole in the hood)
Here's how it sits in my garage. I picked up 2 ratty old corbeu racing seats for $75 from a local guy.
I have my first drift event with it on March 13th. so I'm pretty excited.
I should have the ecu chipped by then.
My plans pretty much include getting a 6 point cage for it. then once i have the cage I'm going to chop the roof completely off, reinforce the body because of what will be lost from the roof chop. putting on a small windscreen. turning the back end into a ute bed. Coilovers, good plugs and wires, etc...
Pretty much, I'll see what I can do on it before it dies, starting with the cheaper stuff and moving up. (I won't chop the roof until I get the cage and reinforcements in though.) I'd like to finish the project instead of killing it first. hehe. If it lasts long enough, and things are going great i'll plan on an engine swap from a totalled M3 and swapping things over or something like that.
Pretty much trying to do things on a budget, and it'll go slow, because I don't want to accidently overdue it and have money problems.
Here is a drawing I did of what I want the final project to hopefully look like.
Yeah I got some roll over recovery E36 for $400. Runs great.
A little....bit dinged up, but i won't have to worry about dinging it up on the track. hehe.
This is what it looked like when I got it. Had to run up to wyoming to grab it out of some guys yard. drove it up onto the trailer.
The day after I got it home I spent some time stripping it out.
Here's a pic of the engine bay. It's dirty, but should clean right up.
Since taking the pic I removed the washer fluid container (no windshield no wipers, no need for the fluid right?) and I've replaced the original air filter/box with a Spectre cone filter, that I'm going to run through the hood. (which will involve a hole in the hood)
Here's how it sits in my garage. I picked up 2 ratty old corbeu racing seats for $75 from a local guy.
I have my first drift event with it on March 13th. so I'm pretty excited.
I should have the ecu chipped by then.
My plans pretty much include getting a 6 point cage for it. then once i have the cage I'm going to chop the roof completely off, reinforce the body because of what will be lost from the roof chop. putting on a small windscreen. turning the back end into a ute bed. Coilovers, good plugs and wires, etc...
Pretty much, I'll see what I can do on it before it dies, starting with the cheaper stuff and moving up. (I won't chop the roof until I get the cage and reinforcements in though.) I'd like to finish the project instead of killing it first. hehe. If it lasts long enough, and things are going great i'll plan on an engine swap from a totalled M3 and swapping things over or something like that.
Pretty much trying to do things on a budget, and it'll go slow, because I don't want to accidently overdue it and have money problems.
Here is a drawing I did of what I want the final project to hopefully look like.
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