Track car comming along very slowly

After attending a better driving day/track day this year i came to a couple of decisions.

Firstly there was no way i wanted to take my six on a track as i was scared that i was going to brake it / bend it

Secondly that i needed to do some.

So in the summer i bought an E30 325i sport and have been aquiring parts for it ever since. I ended up buying another shell as the 325 sports was a bit wrotten, a one owner 100,000 mile 325i non se that i ca transfer all the good sport bits to. Anyway i now have an Omp roll cage, carbon bonnet, 2 FIA bucket seats, Carbon rear bumper, A speare set of alloys and thats about it.

Since buying the car i have not had too much time to get things done, but today i spent a day on it. I have stripped out all the seats, carpets, vinyl, headlining, sunroof, and internally it's a bear shell.

Over January i plan to cut out the inner lining of the sunroof, fix the slight damage to the rear of the car, repair the one rust spot under the carpet and fit the cage. I hope to have the car finished and painted up by March 2006 My plan is to be a regular visiter to the better driving days in 2006. The hope is that 2006 is the year of the track day for me.

James

Probable will do, but want to ensure the car is up and ready before entering and paying for any days.

James

Road legal in the broadest sense.

Once completed i will take the car to an MOT station and get an MOT to prove that the car can pass. However i will not be using the car on the road as i am making a proper track car thats going to be noisey and uncomfortable. I will insure it for each event individually and keep it in a garage the rest of the time.

I have got on a bit further with it now. I have now removed the sunroof, headlining, carpets and every unessasery screw, bolt, clip that i can see. I am sure there are more, but not many. I have ripped out a good number of wires and cables to that are not needed. Other than leaving the basic dash, most of the under dash has been removed.

My friend who is building the car with me is taking a week off work and will be cutting out any un needed steel in the roof, welding in a plate of 2mm thick steel to cover the hole, cutting out any rust and replacing with steel, welding in the cage, adding a few more cross members and supports to the cage. Then it's a touch of filler to smooth out any areas, and off to the paint booth to be sprayed. Whilst my friend is doinf all the welding work which he is good at, i will be removing all the glass as i can do that, rubbing down of the external paint ready for painting, stripping the wheels down ready for painting etc.

Will need to buy some bonnet pins and some pins for mounting of the front and rear spoilers. Have to also buy a front spoiler. Have a rear M3 type one that has been adjusted to fit an 325 so just need a front one. So hopefully in about a months time the car should be nearly ready. Also want to get the rule book for the Khumo as you never know i may want to do this at some point in the future.

James

Not yet. Will have to get the digital camera out, but it does not look very pretty at present.

James

James 325i sport,

Congratulations on your project--dont forget about Noise Regulations ,all circuits have max levels.Dont forget about the SELOC  BMW series which sometimes runs on the same Kumho meetings, and is a little less expensive to compete in.Good Luck and have some great drives.

When you sit there on the Grid in the middle of 35000rpm waiting for the red to go green, in the pouring rain and you ask yourself "What am I doing here ??" YOU know it makes sense.