Nice looking shell there , I only heard that they bolted the diff on the roll cage after mine was all sprayed otherwise I would have done this , what I have done is strengthen up my axle , If I do get any problems with the diff ripping out I'll have to change it.

What are you using the car for , rallying ?

thanks very much to bmg for loading pics the car is going to be a rep jagermeister car with 450/550 bhp ls1 corvette engine in for road use and track days ,but after my last car wanted to start this one right, still some bars to be added will go to paint shop on wednesday then home for build really pleased with cage (3ms rollcage speacialists on 01789731331 ) there fabrication work is second to none

V8M3 wrote: the car is going to be a rep jagermeister car with 450/550 bhp ls1 corvette engine in for road use and track days

Nice work there, so how come you decided to put a chevy V8 in and not a BMW engine?

Harry

i ran a 332 bhp engine in my old m3 and looked around to see what was available in the weight catagory; all was cast and too heavy i want to run reliable 450 bhp with 6 speed so i can go to the ring and i have the car down to 850kgs the only engine that fitted with loads of space around for cooling was the minaro ls1 engine and the tuneing parts are endless up to 750 bhp normally aspirated or 1200 turboed really no choice but i still love my standard cars with passion

sounds good

thats a lot of power in such a light car - its going to be quick!

have you got a weight target for the car?

V8M3

Did you see my suggestion for which orange to choose????

I guess you might have just ignored it.

I replied to your other post but alll I cam e up with was the Tamiya model paint mix and a couple of links to the Porsche version as used on Jagermeister cars. What colour did you choose in the end? Is it a stock colour or special.

My car: Slowly but surely. Just about everything is off the car and much of it prepped ready for spraying. Really just the rolling shell to prep and then I have to convince my sprayer to find the time to do it hopefully around Easter or early April.

my painter could not locate continental orange so he got the chips out and found the closest which will do,stickers are all done bloke on s14 wanted 500 for them in 3 layer nightmare to fit had them done by a company in telford 1 layer printed for 225 fitted bought new doors and evo sport front wings keep the weight down as much as pos no filler just waiting for cash so i can buy my carbon dash and rear spoiler of markus, he has been so helpfull,

V8M3,

Must say your car is looking awesome. Good job. Keep the pic`s coming as its inspritional to all of us what can be achieved.

Can`t wait to see the finished car. Not sure about the engine you using but each to his own and I respect that. With the attention to detail, this ones going to be one real bad ass machine.

Great work, keep it up.

Regards,

Dave 

car is now fully painted inside they are now preping the outside,it is all in primer wont be long before i get it back completly painted which is good realy because im running out of space to put the new parts. winscreen people took the glass out of my old shell they informed me that it was evo glass thiner than normal is this so? started work on all the suspension bits now front and rear beam and trailing arms have been shot blasted and powder coated all new wheel bearings and nylatron bushes, ap rear brakes have also arrived as well as eibach anti rollbar kit.

thanks to bmg for uploading pics and markus for all his help suplying cabon dash and rear spoiler and air ducts

 looking good wayne, keep the pics coming mate

cheers Rob Durham

awesome!

Can`t wait to see it out on track.

Cheers,  Dave.

Looking Great Wayne

Real Top Quality workmanship

keep up the good work

cheers

Andy

thanks for the praise, just a few more jobs done,evo glass as gone in, lexon none scratch on sides brake lines nearly done and bias valve in, carbon fiber look aroquip finished steering colum and ford fiesta throttle pedal new fuel filler, engine is now here so real work starts will get bmg to post latest pics

  thanks again wayne

hi guys, car is really coming on now, all the wiring is complete and working all the lights are in fuel and brake pipes are in and bled petrol tank is in, carbon fibre dash is in thanks to markus, gone in today to have the exhaust made at exhaust-by-design, second to none where tube is concerned.Still waiting for parts to come from oz for the engine but the car that they have come off as just been dynoed at 438 bhp@ the rear wheels, that should liven things up a bit, thanks again to bmg for posting pics as i still cant work out how to

wayne

thanks robbie, wheels are image split rims made to the offset i wanted in 18" r,9.5 and f 8.5 fit really nice trying hard to finish it for the ring weekend would love to take it and try it out, but i am not going to rush it

wayne

I was tempted to buy a set of Image3 rims a couple of years ago for my E30 325i, i opted for compo MO's in the end. They do look quality though and better without the centre cap IMO.

Good work dude

If you need one of these, let me know.

car is now finished in full livery just waiting for bmg to upload pics for me, looks better than i ever imagined thanks to everyone who has helped with this car,athony murray for paint and prep, 3ms for fabrication and nigel mosely for parts also bmg for pics

thanks again wayne

hi kevin they are 18x9 rears and 18x7.5 fronts and the first outing all being well will be gaydon warwickshire bmw show

wayne

225/40 18 front

245/45/18 rear

wayne

kevin all the wheel arches have been rolled and there are no iners but the car is set up quite hard so it dont move much

wayne

Wayne, Rob from Durham here mate, all i can say is that looks frigin owesom mate, i am well jelous to be honest, how the hell have you completed that in less than 6 months mate, the last time i was at yours it was still being stripped out. AMAZING  it looks the ********as well, Just one thing is it actually running now on the BIG V8 motor.

hi rob how are you, it is running a standard motor at the moment with a nice set of manifolds and no cats we dynoed one this week same spec but different manifolds and it done dave walkers rollers at 400bhp i will fit the big engine kit when the car as been fully sorted, but the car it came off made483 rwhp i think that is about 528 bhp at the fly wheel but there is a problem with the ecu at the moment so should have it sorted this week and it has took 5 months from start to finish, keep in touch

wayne

I met Wayne yesturday to collect some parts from him. I was stunned  by how well this car looks. Unfortunately I didn't hear it, but I am sure it won't disappoint  

I am even more confused now by what lump to fit to my SE shell, although the rest ie, brakes, suspension, roll cage and wheels on Waynes car are all the same as I was thinking. Although it makes sense to stick with BMW's powerplants (740 or latest 745i lumps) Waynes choice of engine really does make sense.

Fair play to the guy! Well done Wayne!  

Oh! I don't think the pics do it much justice, although they do look good, viewing in the flesh is HIGHLY recommended!

Lordy, I think I've found a new 'ultimate car'. If you EVER need to sell it please call me first!

Amazing job, hope to see it (and hear it) at Gaydon. Top stuff.

hi all had the car rolling roaded at emerald by dave walker today it made 421 bhp at the flywheel with just a few mods car is absolutly awsome, just have to make some changes to the air intake as it needs more cool air but this will be sorted tomorrow and will be at castle coombe next week all being well.

wayne

Wayne

What engine did you use in this car - and

how easy are they to come by.

Karl

hi carl this is the all aluminium ls1 engine out of camaros pontiacs holdens and minaros also corvettes it has a 6 speed gear box and are readily available i am just shipping another 4 for projects, i have a freind in cali who has his own breakers so if you need one let me know.

wayne

What sort of monies are we talking about firstly for the engine etc and then to get it going.

I don't want to waste your time if it ends up being a lot of monies

Karl

engine and box 5000

ecu and wireing loom 1000

prop 140

engine mounts and gearbox 200

exhaust and manifolds 1000

Having just visited Wayne and his car I thought I'd put this topic on top again. Wayne and his car are so good they deserve to have this much coverage.

Thanks again Wayne for taking me out in it, just a shame about the weather. My brain now hurts from all the thinking on the way back to Holland, should I go for a similar set up or not? Would it be possible to build one during a vacation next year?

I would really like to know what it will be like to drive on a trackday. Or maybe I should wait for the LS7...

John

hi john really great meeting you and your friend, sorry about the weather but it was a good drift show would love you to come over on one of the track days so you can see the full potential in the dry with the new engine which should arrive tuesday 500+bhp here we come and the new brakes will be on wednesday just need to sort rollbar links then.Did the video come out ok ?

wayne

That looks good how much did it al cost?

Yeah, and I made a video of it. Does this make me a porn producer? Is that legal in the UK?

John

if this is porn does that make me a pimp?

i see i have got john thinking now also