Отправлено 24 Февраль 2010 - 12:11
Built on a very tight budget, Mike’s Trampdrift E30 has been built with the sole intention of competing in drifting events across the country. His aim has been to be as competitive as possible in a car that costs the absolute bare minimum, while still meeting or exceeding all safety regulations.
Winning round 2 of the Brittish Drifting Championship and achieving top qualifier at the EDC Knockhill round have shown that building a good drift car is as much about common sense and knowledge as it is money. As Mike’s main sponsor for 2008 I look forward to seeing more silverware in the 2009 season!
Mikes car features a 6 point MSA compliant Chizfab roll cage with single door bar and single diagonal.
Spec:
• Shell
1988 BMW e30 316 2 door shell, painted in Tetrosyl Silver-04
Stripped out, interior painted hammerite black, engine bay painted hammerite white
Custom box-section front slam panel and crossmember
Bonnet and bootlid skinned, spare wheel well removed, box section rear chassis rail brace/crossmember welded in
• Engine
BMW 3.5 litre (M30B35) straight 6 engine from 735i, 225 bhp/215 lbft
"e30.de" engine mounts for the conversion
E28 535i radiator
Sierra Cosworth twin electric fans
E24 635i throttle cable
E34 535i airbox with no filter
custom 2-into-1 exhaust, standard e34 535i front section, extended to fit in transmission tunnel, then into a single 80mm pipe out of the rear quarter
• Drivetrain BMW 535i gearbox (non-dogleg), standard LUK clutch
E36 328i propshaft
E30 325i gearstick and linkage, extended below balljoint to make short-shifter
Welded "big case" 325i touring differential (3.91 ratio)
• Suspension and Steering
FK adjustable coilovers on the front
Universal avo coilovers on the rear
"Treehouse Racing" offset solid (nylon) wishbone bushes
Custom (reduced negative camber) rear subframe
Eccentric front top mounts for -1.25deg extra negative camber
E36 steering rack fitted with Chizfab spacers for more lock
Custom solid column
PAS disabled and removed
• Brakes
Standard 316 solid discs up front, drums in the back with reinforced brake shoes
Rally Design hydraulic handbrake fitted in place of standard cable handbrake
New hard brake lines throughout
• Interior
2x Sparco fibreglass bucket seats from 1995
1x 4pt black Driftworks FIA harness (driver)
1x 4pt red Willans FIA harness (passenger)
Dished suede steering wheel
Heater removed, dashboard stripped down, all switches placed in centre area of dash
Battery fitted in boot between wheel arches
• Safety Full BDC Pro/EDC safety spec Chizfab cage with Driftworks FIA rollcage padding
3 litre AFFF plumbed in extinguisher, nozzles in drivers footwell and engine bay pointing at fuel rail, pull cables in dash and external scuttle panel
FIA cut off switch mounted in dash, pull cables on external scuttle panel
• Wheels
15x7 ET25 BBS cross-spoke wheels, standard on e30s. 15x7 ET19 generic 5 spoke wheels, fitted with 20mm spacers up front to clear chassis rails
• Tyres
All part worns
• Misc
Tinted red rear lights iS lip splitter Smoked front indicators Single headlight conversion Black kidney grill Single wiper conversion Rear valance cut out between chassis rails Bonnet vent to clear viscous fan