The turboed M50B25 E30 had a wheelspin in 4 gear that made it crash into the wall. The driver was not hurt.
Before: http://www.danneeklund.nu/ripper.htm
After:
http://image-hosting.olnevhost.net/images/15191-rPICT0030.jpg
http://image-hosting.olnevhost.net/images/15183-rPICT0146.jpg
http://image-hosting.olnevhost.net/images/15180-PICT0142.JPG
2002maniac
09-24-2005, 01:41 PM
what shame :(
At least he's not dead and he can always build another one. Better maybe?
BlownM3
09-24-2005, 03:25 PM
Just like a bitter woman, it will get you in the end. That is hard to look at.
highboostingm3
09-24-2005, 03:43 PM
:cry It eventually is bound to happen. So sorry to see that. :( I remember you linking to that page before and I remember wishing that my manifold looked like that. It's a work of art. It looks like the engine, tranny, turbo, exhaust manifold, intake manifold and downpipe might be okay. Possibly some other stuff too. All that custom work can pretty much be salvaged. Buy another e30 and he should be able to have it running as good pretty quickly. Not too sure about the roll cage though.
:cry It eventually is bound to happen. So sorry to see that. :( I remember you linking to that page before and I remember wishing that my manifold looked like that. It's a work of art. It looks like the engine, tranny, turbo, exhaust manifold, intake manifold and downpipe might be okay. Possibly some other stuff too. All that custom work can pretty much be salvaged. Buy another e30 and he should be able to have it running as good pretty quickly. Not too sure about the roll cage though.
Yes it was a nice car, i really liked it. Here is a vid of the crash. I havent seen it myself, hate seeing such a nice car be destroyed: http://www.webbvideo.com/speedlife/bmw_e30tic_crash_revival_bysundis_widedivx.avi