BMW E36 Coupe Track Car
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love ur ambition etc
But tend to agree with carlo, all the cash u have spent over budget you could have had a 328 and stripped that out.
But i suppose u werent really planning on going over budget at the start!
will still be a lot of fun and hat off to you for all the work you have put it
But tend to agree with carlo, all the cash u have spent over budget you could have had a 328 and stripped that out.
But i suppose u werent really planning on going over budget at the start!
will still be a lot of fun and hat off to you for all the work you have put it
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Slevin - My budget rose to 2k, and in all fairness, I have not broken that yet, even with a 328 at the cheaper end of the market I would of broken the 2k budget nearly instantly
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I'd rather have the 4cyl on 'bodies than a V8 in there personally
With that little 4-pot up front this car is just so, so easy on the limit, you could catch it with your fingertips! Just needs a bit more power and you'd be there!
Tim Harvey won the 1992 BTCC in a 318is, and the cars were much quicker back then
Or you could fit an Eaton M45 supercharger which is SO straightforward on this engine and good for 200bhp no problem. Can pick one up for little more than Ł100 as well
With that little 4-pot up front this car is just so, so easy on the limit, you could catch it with your fingertips! Just needs a bit more power and you'd be there!
Tim Harvey won the 1992 BTCC in a 318is, and the cars were much quicker back then
Or you could fit an Eaton M45 supercharger which is SO straightforward on this engine and good for 200bhp no problem. Can pick one up for little more than Ł100 as well
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No reserve on this one http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1995-BMW-M3-TR...QQcmdZViewItem
Or 328? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1996-BMW-E36-3...QQcmdZViewItem
Or 328? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1996-BMW-E36-3...QQcmdZViewItem
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Your not going to reason with him guys!
I've been telling him how SHIT rover v8s are for weeks but he wont listen!!
BUT
its his car and he wants a rover v8 in there - and he's right about one thing... it will sound the absolute BOLLOX!
I've been telling him how SHIT rover v8s are for weeks but he wont listen!!
BUT
its his car and he wants a rover v8 in there - and he's right about one thing... it will sound the absolute BOLLOX!
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one thing about the rover V8, even though its probably the most underpowered V8 engine ever produced, the grunt they have is very good low down, and they go for ever.
not only the above, but have you seen the prices for extracting 300ft/lb from them ? its peanuts, a full set of pistons for Ł150, yes thats 8 pistons
in std form and comparable to other v8 engines they look poor, the reality is that they are a pretty good reliable unit if you have a good rebuilt engine, a full rebuild is less than Ł500, try getting that from any BMW engine.
oh and BTW that cage was shite but you already know that now
the rover will be just fine weighing in the same as a pinto, will not affect the handling so badly.
not only the above, but have you seen the prices for extracting 300ft/lb from them ? its peanuts, a full set of pistons for Ł150, yes thats 8 pistons
in std form and comparable to other v8 engines they look poor, the reality is that they are a pretty good reliable unit if you have a good rebuilt engine, a full rebuild is less than Ł500, try getting that from any BMW engine.
oh and BTW that cage was shite but you already know that now
the rover will be just fine weighing in the same as a pinto, will not affect the handling so badly.
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At last - someone who sees my sense of the V8 thing - the fact they are easy and mega cheap to work on is always going to be a sure fire winner
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looking good
Rover V8's are cool - they're not expensive to tune, will run all day and spares are easy to get.
I dont see what peoples issues are really, especially as its Paul's car! lol
Rover V8's are cool - they're not expensive to tune, will run all day and spares are easy to get.
I dont see what peoples issues are really, especially as its Paul's car! lol
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Wehey. Update time, and I've been a little bit busy - not just with the car, but with shopping for it - ahh well
First things first - remove the front end of the car and trial fit the engine to get dimensions for making the mounts etc etc. Thankfully the E36 is a bolt together affair Altho the rover gearnob HAS to be binned
Gearlever in perfect place too - no need to get a modified cradle for the LT77
Then with the engine position and stabalised, the mounts were made. I looked at a few ideas for this, but ended up using the standard BMW rubber mounting bushings on the subframe and the standard SD1 metal arm brackets with some box section welded on. Clearance on the steering gear and starter motor is minimal but perfect with no movement when the engine is shoved about to simulate road use The only problem I have is making some form of exhaust manifold that doesn't foul the steering linkage as there is very little room here I have a pair of tubular manifolds from a 4.6 RangeRover P38, but the primaries for 8 and 7 foul the linkage so I need to have a long think and come up with some ideas to solve this problem.
And a couple of snaps of them both fitted in place
Just as I finished putting that little lot together and letting the engine sit naturally, the postie brought me lovely things.
Wasted Spark EDIS-8 kit
Goegeus Roose Motorsport Silicone Hoses to do all my coolant and air intake
Jetex also sent me my intermediate silencers aswell, forgot to take a picture of these tho
And the engine sat nicely in its new home (for the moment anyway, I have a 6 padel clutch on the way )
That is all for today while I make a start on building my wiring loom
First things first - remove the front end of the car and trial fit the engine to get dimensions for making the mounts etc etc. Thankfully the E36 is a bolt together affair Altho the rover gearnob HAS to be binned
Gearlever in perfect place too - no need to get a modified cradle for the LT77
Then with the engine position and stabalised, the mounts were made. I looked at a few ideas for this, but ended up using the standard BMW rubber mounting bushings on the subframe and the standard SD1 metal arm brackets with some box section welded on. Clearance on the steering gear and starter motor is minimal but perfect with no movement when the engine is shoved about to simulate road use The only problem I have is making some form of exhaust manifold that doesn't foul the steering linkage as there is very little room here I have a pair of tubular manifolds from a 4.6 RangeRover P38, but the primaries for 8 and 7 foul the linkage so I need to have a long think and come up with some ideas to solve this problem.
And a couple of snaps of them both fitted in place
Just as I finished putting that little lot together and letting the engine sit naturally, the postie brought me lovely things.
Wasted Spark EDIS-8 kit
Goegeus Roose Motorsport Silicone Hoses to do all my coolant and air intake
Jetex also sent me my intermediate silencers aswell, forgot to take a picture of these tho
And the engine sat nicely in its new home (for the moment anyway, I have a 6 padel clutch on the way )
That is all for today while I make a start on building my wiring loom
Last edited by Graceland; 25-06-2008 at 01:10 PM.
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Tell me about it, its pissing down
I can't really do anymore on the engine bay untill my clutch arrives, then the SD1 engine will come out and the Discovery engine (unleaded heads and slightly better flowing over the SD1) will be slotted in.
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still think ur project is the business!! some ammount of spannering going on!!
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Fair play Chipper - one of the main reasons I chose the RV8 is the quantity of parts for them is obscene and they are very cheap, the others, as I said earlier, easy to work on, and I have an idea about their internals etc
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