i bought this b reg base model 3 door off a chap down in the bottom of England after the guy who won it on ebay didn't want it

its currently fitted with a 24 boa (which is sold)
it has a cosworth kit fitted and alot of other wee bits (which most will be getting replaced!)
the shell's solid only had 2 bits of welding in its time (1 little piece on the sill and 1 on the passenger seat mount)

my plan is to build a road legal track car
plan is to fit the bmw m50 2.5 engine but i have the bits to take it a 3.0L
with a turbo on the side of it
power aim is around 450-500bhp
only got a little bit of work done so far but heres some pictures
when i 1st got it





and after a quick wash!








alot better

so i started taking the engine out




i have also striped the interior of the car (and binned them awful white leather seats )

and started stripping the bmw engine for rebuilding and skimming


thats all ive got just now hopefully have more updates soon!

 

Looks a clean shell... Will be lovely with the BMW lump...

 

Don't seem right, seeing a 3door with leather, whatever colour!? Don't know why...

Good luck with it!

 

i have no idea what he was thinking

thanks!

 

Title instantly reminded me of Skogen Racings many many BMW powered Sierra's


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BMW m50b25 engine, Garrett GT40 turbo, Megasquirt injection, 1.2bar of boost.

Will be watching this thread.

 

thats where i got the idea
my plan is a m50b30 with a hx35 and emerald ecu ....probably few other goodies

 

new brakes turned up aswell today 325mm 4 pots

 

update
striped the interior out and removed the dodgy hawk immobilizer
striped down the bmw engine to get the block and head skimmed
couple of photos







also all the parts have turned up for the rebuild
so this weeks job is strip the crank rods and pistons out of the 3.0L engine to put into this one
have also just brought a 16cm hx40 for it

thats it for now

 

Cool project,
That looks like a vauxhall steering wheel in your latest pics?

 

nice spot mate!
yes it has a corsa b electronic steering column on it

 

Looks a really trick project

 

only had a couple of hours on it this weekend
so started stripping down the 2nd bmw engine!
im using the head off this one as there is more coolant passages and few other small differences ( may aswell use it its just sat in the corner on the shed :P )
also baught a bolt in cage which ill hopefully convert to a weld in cage
also still waiting for my hx 40!!

but heres 2 photos
her is the one im stripping right now


and the 3.0 im pinching the internals out of


thats all for now!

 

got some more stuff done!
got the head off the block all packaged up to send away for skimming


so now just to strip the internals out of the 3.0L cant wait to start putting an engine back together!

anyway then removed the head lights and bumper and grill and scuttle panel
shell is really solid not found any rust just some staining from some drilling swarf sat on the chassie legs




so whilst im waiting for the head and block to come back from being skimmend and cleaned
im planning to remove the front suspension engine and gearbox and front windscreen
turbo and roll cage should be here this week aswell!

 

couple of parts turnned up today!
also the cage has turned up but didnt get pictures

hx40




70mm rs500 intercooler


thats all for now!

 

after a little change of plan the hx 40 was sold and baught this lot!





double valve springs



.120" mls head gasket



titanium top hats and double valve springs seats



billet 18mm fuel rail + arp stud and nut conversion aswell



rs500 intercooler
70mm





some spec of the new turbo
spec is
hx52
with 4in ported shroud anti-surge MWE (Map Width Enhancement) inlet
and 3in (OD) v-band outlet.
98mm 7 blade compressor wheel with 63mm inducer
84mm (70mm exducer) 12 blade high flow turbine wheel
16cm twin scroll turbine housing with T4i turbine inlet flange, and 3.5in ID v-band turbine outlet
modified internal gate to external ( can see flap welded shut in last pic)









high + equal flow plenum with accufab 90mm throttle boddie











still waiting for my us spec m3 cams
but also i won some eagle forged rods tonight to!

 

Nice projects

 

Cool project matey. The engine looks really long. The shell lools clean too.

 

well manged to take the front screen out and also got proper photos with a new camera
gonna have a proper clear out in the garage this weekend and then after that im going to take the rear beam off and drop the engine then make a start cutting the bulk head and tunnel... cant decide to tub the rear arches or not..... :thinking:
also my us spec m3 cams arrived and my forged eagle rods with new arps and some spare 3.0L pistons
anyway heres some pics




























ive also orderd a toyota supra diff conversion and billet rear cove which should be here in 2-3 weeks!

 

Nice part's. Get the rear tubs cut out.

 

i think so to

 

Nice project. A mate of mine has got a turbo'd e36 325 with a mixture of different engine parts from an e46 330. It's an absolute animal!

 

thats essentially what this is but with forged rods

 

about time i updated this
well i had a big sort out in the garage new shelving and benches etc hato buy a new welder etc
so whilst i was spending money was rude not to spend money on the sierra
custom cp pistons (with uprated wrist pins)
twin water cooled 44mm tial wastegates
and a ZurawskiMotorsport exhaust manifold
twin scroll,equal length twin external waste gates





so got the engine out of the sierra aswell



so hopefully next week ill start cutting the bulkhead and tunnel
cant wait to get into this now!

 

this looks like an enormous project

 

Cool parts.

 

Very cool project, I sold my e46 m3 running itbs to purchase my s2 rst so I definately have a soft spot for a bmw 6pot

 

Nice base to start the project from, nice to see no rust

 

thanks lads! hopefully another update on sunday!