Original car is '83 323i and body kit is bought from PESCH Motorsport from Czech Republic.
Cutting panels and test fit body kit.
Chasy is rust free and some rims are nearby (5x120 ofcourse)... yes it will fit
BMW E30 ///M3 Replica
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Mihajlo
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BMW E30 ///M3 Replica
I will present you a project my mechanic is doing.
Original car is '83 323i and body kit is bought from PESCH Motorsport from Czech Republic.
Cutting panels and test fit body kit.
Chasy is rust free and some rims are nearby (5x120 ofcourse)... yes it will fit
Original car is '83 323i and body kit is bought from PESCH Motorsport from Czech Republic.
Cutting panels and test fit body kit.
Chasy is rust free and some rims are nearby (5x120 ofcourse)... yes it will fit
Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car. Oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car.
Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you.
Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you.
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Bodykit is for racing use, it is pretty good quality and it does not need lots of work to be fitted as it should be.
Panels are fitted, left one was piese of cake, right one required some aditional work.and then C pillar.
so it looks like a car allready.
OMP rollcage was bought and Z3 trailing arms aswell (which were abandoned) and bought brakes and hubs of a E46 328i.
E46 hubs were fitted to a E30 trailing arms, e30 handbrake system is is no more because of hydro handbrake. Caliper is almost plug and play. Carrier has to be grinded off 3mm to sit deeper and one adittional bolt has to be fitted.
This hub combination gives us a narrower track on rear wheels about 9mm on each side so wider rim can be fitted and with lower offset.
Front axle wil remain E30 but with E36 hubs and E34 V8 calipers with unknown disc for now.
8.5x17 et15 with 205/40 will be mint combination...
Panels are fitted, left one was piese of cake, right one required some aditional work.and then C pillar.
so it looks like a car allready.
OMP rollcage was bought and Z3 trailing arms aswell (which were abandoned) and bought brakes and hubs of a E46 328i.
E46 hubs were fitted to a E30 trailing arms, e30 handbrake system is is no more because of hydro handbrake. Caliper is almost plug and play. Carrier has to be grinded off 3mm to sit deeper and one adittional bolt has to be fitted.
This hub combination gives us a narrower track on rear wheels about 9mm on each side so wider rim can be fitted and with lower offset.
Front axle wil remain E30 but with E36 hubs and E34 V8 calipers with unknown disc for now.
8.5x17 et15 with 205/40 will be mint combination...
Last edited by Mihajlo on Tue Apr 26, 2016 10:41 am, edited 1 time in total.
Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car. Oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car.
Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you.
Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you.
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Re: BMW E30 ///M3 Replica
e46 steering rack, Rollbars, M20 Shpagetti, rear M3 glass and some adittional stuff
Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car. Oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car.
Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you.
Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you.
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Rollcage fitted
everything was sandblasted, protected, painted and assembled with new rubber mountings all around.
new rims
almost to be painted
everything was sandblasted, protected, painted and assembled with new rubber mountings all around.
new rims
almost to be painted
Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car. Oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car.
Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you.
Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you.
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Lots of work has not been pictured and is not visible from present pictures...
Engine is M20B28 stroker with M52B28 crank and to me unknown pistons and rods,
It is revving like a chainsaw....
Tomorrow I will post progress update.
At this moment, car has engine in it and it is painted.
I will take some fresh photos and videos next week when I get there to inspect the work
Engine is M20B28 stroker with M52B28 crank and to me unknown pistons and rods,
It is revving like a chainsaw....
Tomorrow I will post progress update.
At this moment, car has engine in it and it is painted.
I will take some fresh photos and videos next week when I get there to inspect the work
Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car. Oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car.
Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you.
Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you.
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Very nice, and thanks for sharing! Looking forward to seeing action photos and videos hehe
Regards/groeten, Jeroen
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Very impressive work .. most of the time you directly see that its a fake but this is very well done 
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1994 e36 m3
2015 Renault Mégane RS 275 trophy
2019 Abarth esseesse
2020 caterham 310R
2021 ford custom sportvan
https://pksolutions.be/
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So let's continue..
engine room painted in white (in garage)
exterior painted (also at home in garage)
some upgrades in
and under car
engine room painted in white (in garage)
exterior painted (also at home in garage)
some upgrades in
and under car
Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car. Oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car.
Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you.
Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you.
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Looks great, sounds like an awesome project but with the shape that it started in, why not just buy a fully built M3? Can't be that much less expensive especially if you are going with an S14.
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car was original with m20 engine so it will be no legal obstacles to have it on the road with licence plates and m20b28 engine
s14 is pretty rare where we live and m20 was left from one of the earlier projects...
oh, yes, and it was a budget project
s14 is pretty rare where we live and m20 was left from one of the earlier projects...
oh, yes, and it was a budget project
Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car. Oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car.
Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you.
Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you.
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Ah, didn't take the legal/regulatory aspect into consideration. But that sounds great, looks fantastic for being a budget build, would never be able to tell. Any engine plans to bring it more so up to par with a real M3?
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so, let's continue.... 
white all over again!
M50 engine loom in E30 not bad I would say
lights connected and in working order
wheel once again...
and... the heart...
finaly on his own legs again
Engine is early hi comp M20B25.
it is not B25 anymore but B28 due to M54B28 crankshaft machined to fit M20 block with machined pistons, 288º catcams camshaft, ported head and M50 ECU.
internals are lightweighted and balanced
Diff (3.91) is modified to accept more friction plates and locking is increased to >50%
Front brakes are from E34 V8 (big brake kit
) rear brakes are also upgraded...
white all over again!
M50 engine loom in E30 not bad I would say
lights connected and in working order
wheel once again...
and... the heart...
finaly on his own legs again
Engine is early hi comp M20B25.
it is not B25 anymore but B28 due to M54B28 crankshaft machined to fit M20 block with machined pistons, 288º catcams camshaft, ported head and M50 ECU.
internals are lightweighted and balanced
Diff (3.91) is modified to accept more friction plates and locking is increased to >50%
Front brakes are from E34 V8 (big brake kit
) rear brakes are also upgraded...Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car. Oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car.
Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you.
Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you.
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car is set on K-sport coilovers all around
eibach sway bars front and rear with PU bushings
rear trailing arms are E39 ones with eccentric bolts for adjusting camber and toe
eibach sway bars front and rear with PU bushings
rear trailing arms are E39 ones with eccentric bolts for adjusting camber and toe
Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car. Oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car.
Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you.
Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you.