Project e30
Monday, February 11, 2008

Cage progress

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We took the car over to another friend's shop to do most of the cage fabrication since it is about triple the size of my garage, and he...
Thursday, February 7, 2008

Prep for the Cage

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The cage kit came a few days ago from Kirk Racing. It's basically the main hoop with a few pieces tacked together, then the rest is ju...
Sunday, February 3, 2008

Lexan windows installed

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The rear lexan windows are finally in, it was a lot more work than I tough it would be. I first had to weld on a bunch of "anchor nuts...
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Thursday, January 31, 2008

Fuel Cell halfway installed

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I bought a used 15 gallon fuel cell from my neighbor and got it halfway in the car. It's no "Fuel Safe" cell, but it will do...
Monday, January 28, 2008

Kirkey Race Seat Installed

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The Kirkey race seat finally arrived...it took about 4 weeks to get a 15" size, I guess they aren't that popular. I just wanted t...
Monday, January 7, 2008

Hood and trunk fitted and trimmed

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The hood and trunk lid are done, the carbon work came out nice. The hood has been pinned and attached with quarter turn fasteners, I'll...

Short throw shifter and SS brake lines installed

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I finally got around to installing the short throw shifter and bushings I bought a while ago. The shift lever is from a 2.3L Z3 (I think) ...
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Sunday, December 16, 2007

External Kill Switch Installed

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The external electrical kill switch is installed and seems to work well. I used a 4-pole switch from Pegasus, that way I can kill the alte...
Friday, November 30, 2007

Electrical work-

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I decided to tackle the electrical system in the car...or at least simplify it a little. I got rid of the power windows, power locks, power...
Saturday, November 24, 2007

Carbon hood and trunk lid

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I got started on the carbon hood and trunk lid this weekend and it's been pretty slow going. The problem is that it is pretty cold outs...
Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Bye bye roof!

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I finally got around to cutting the roof off the car tonight, along with some help from my little brother in law (seen using the cutter). ...
Monday, November 19, 2007

53 pounds lighter after removing sound deadener

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Use as much heat as you can get when removing the sound deadener out of the trunk! I put a heat lamp on one section at a time and waited un...
Sunday, November 18, 2007

Laying the carbon roof for the e30

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Today started out with mixing a test batch of "Poly-Epoxy" resin to determine how much working time I have before it gels. Well, t...
Saturday, November 17, 2007

More prep for the carbon e30 roof

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Today was more prep for the carbon...more fiberglass and body filler to try and level out the sunroof. I think it's to the point where i...
Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Prepping the roof for carbon fiber

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Tonight I began to prep the roof to receive some carbon fiber in an effort to reduce the overall weight even more. Taking weight off of the ...
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Monday, November 12, 2007

Time to lose the weight

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Decided today to start gutting the interior and see what kind of damage I could do. I was supprised by how heavy the stock sport seats are.....
Saturday, November 10, 2007

The car is here!

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Well, I finally went and picked up the car and got the title. She was super fun to drive back to the house...the tire light up a little easi...
Thursday, November 8, 2007

Possible Upgrade Paths

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Looks like I'll be bringing the car home in a few days...I'm glad to have a new project for the winter. The '32 Ford will be out...
Wednesday, November 7, 2007

And so it begins!

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Well, looks like I've done it again- I'm picking up my new toy this Saturday. I purchased a 1987 BMW 325is for a track car for about...
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