07/03/08 update with a few pics in post #22...Took it out to Reno-Fernley and Thunderhill recently. Car may be for sale soon! I was going to aim for Spec E36 with this car. Please contact me if you're interested! Lots of goodies that can go with the car.

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Had some time and thought I would post my track day and autox build. Feels a little out of place among all the other competition builds going on here since mine is not for any racing yet, but figured I would post it anyway for anyone interested to show that you can build a relatively simple 325is for all around track days and autox's and have tons of fun doing it.

Started out by picking up a '92 325is. It only had 124k miles on the chassis and motor! Carfax looked to check out just fine for mileage and clean title. Interior and exterior weren't in the best of shape...dog hair, sand, and scratches all over the inside and the exterior had dents and scratches here and there, along with peeling clear coat and fading paint almost everywhere. Seemed like a perfect track car candidate to me.

Pic when I first picked it up, after I installed the front half of the Vorshlag 80mm stud kit:
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o52/krank27/325-2.jpg
Motor shot:
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o52/krank27/325.jpg
Threw it on the dyno, all stock except for Cosmos intake, threw down 167rwhp and 157rwtq Dynojet:
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o52/krank27/325dyno.jpg

Few of the parts...most of them were taken off my M3, which I just replaced with other parts. I bought a Dinan chip for cheap and threw that in, the muffler is debaffled (and has a few holes in it) so it's somewhat loud, but not really; might stop there with the motor. I sent it to TC Design to do a rear half of a roll cage for me, and they did a great job. Some of the more notable things are TCK S/A's, Kosei K1's on Potenza RE-01R 245 all around, Recaro PP on VAC floor mounts w/ Schroth Profi-II harnesses, sunroof/headliner delete, etc. Running stock rotors on Hawk HP+, but will move to something more aggressive later on.
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o52/krank27/diff.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o52/krank27/gauges.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o52/krank27/pile.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o52/krank27/mountssliders.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o52/krank27/tcd.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o52/krank27/tckline.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o52/krank27/momowheel.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o52/krank27/roguessk.jpg

I spent a while accumulating parts little by little and slowly doing work when I could find time. I just got it into somewhat ready form for an autox this past weekend. This is what she looks like now. Still need to install the rear sway bar (got sent the wrong one), LSD, gauges, and a few other things, and dial it all in a little. No vinyl yet in these pics, the car looks plain! :)

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o52/krank27/2376915279_ec49fcac23_b.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o52/krank27/05-1.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o52/krank27/DSC_3117.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o52/krank27/Mario1.jpg

So nothing too extreme or competitive, just a track day/autox day build. I'm hoping this car will take me there eventually. I'll be taking this car out to run as often as I can, and as often as money will allow. I'll evaluate my skills at the end of this season (whenever I decide that to be) and see where I'm at. Hopefully this car can take me to when I decide I want to get into racing, if I can get to that level.

Also wanted to mention Edge Motorworks, the crew has helped me a lot with the progression of this car. Hopefully I will be sporting some vinyl soon! Comments and questions are always welcome. :) Cheers, guys.

Some pics from the gutting :stickoutt

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/9340/tcklinesprings2004resizir4.jpg

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/5862/tcklinesprings2015resizjg2.jpg

Sick! Looking forward to new mods, and progress.

Haha, sweet, Garrett. Thankfully you guys chimed in...I was hearing crickets for a while. Rear sway bar coming in soon from TireRack and LSD diff going in also. :)

Mario, you're such a baller =|

I could've hooked you up with some Stoptechs and more aggressive pads if you waited :P

Mario, you're such a baller =|

I could've hooked you up with some Stoptechs and more aggressive pads if you waited :P

I still might want those down the road. :stickoutt I think stock rotors on somewhat aggressive pads will hold me down in terms of stopping power for now but from what people tell me, I'm going to need to ditch the HP+'s soon.

gangsta

w00t that's sick!!

When I start catching up on my debt maybe I can start one of these threads...or I'll end up like that guy in the x5

w00t that's sick!!

When I start catching up on my debt maybe I can start one of these threads...or I'll end up like that guy in the x5

You know, now that I think about it. That guy may have been in dept, older, and had no plans for a home, but you know what, he sure seemed like he was happy :D

sick man keep posting

aghh..need moar pics!!

Sweet buildup! How does she drive?

updates plz :)

updates plz :)

+1

Didn't realized you made this thread.

Great stuff man ! :buttrock

Quick question, where'd you get the gauge pod and the VDOs ?

wow didnt know u made a build thread. lets see some updates with the vinyl!

updates plz :)
+1

Didn't realized you made this thread.
wow didnt know u made a build thread. lets see some updates with the vinyl!

:D

Great stuff man ! :buttrock

Quick question, where'd you get the gauge pod and the VDOs ?

The gauge pod is LeatherZ's sunglass holder pod. Got the gauges and senders from Summit...they're ~$30+ a gauge for these VDO analog ones and the sending units are cheap.

I'll update some more pics in a bit...maybe get some from this weekend's autox. :) Here are a couple recent ones from Bimmerfest, taken by Baoser and Sisomphone.

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o52/krank27/fb325is2.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o52/krank27/19.jpg

Very sweet build man. Can we see some pics of the interior at its current state. Awsome build keep the updates comin

So sweet, I was shocked when I saw it! I bet if the people I bought this from originally would freak if they knew it looked like this! But it is good, it's exactly what I should have done with it. Get some video of that thing!

Very sweet build man. Can we see some pics of the interior at its current state. Awsome build keep the updates comin

Yeah sure, I'll take some next chance I get. It's nothing fancy though, not as clean as some of the other track-prepped cars floating around these parts. Full dash still in there and I got door panels on now. :)

So sweet, I was shocked when I saw it! I bet if the people I bought this from originally would freak if they knew it looked like this! But it is good, it's exactly what I should have done with it. Get some video of that thing!

:) Thanks, Jim. I'm probably going to buy an IO Port camera mount to put on my roll bar sometime soon when I get some more money. There are a lot of other things I want to address on the car first but it should be soon. Should at least have some better photos of it in action after this weekend. :stickoutt

Update with pics. Took it out to Reno Fernley and Thunderhill recently. Car may be for sale soon! Please contact me if you are interested! Lots of goodies that can go with the car. Weld-in roll bar (half cage) done by TC Design, fab'd up shock mounts and goes into subframe mounts!

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o52/krank27/fb.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o52/krank27/34.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o52/krank27/51.jpg

What sort of times were you posting and why for sale?

What sort of times were you posting and why for sale?

Wasn't using timer or video camera...so I have no idea. Probably not super fast. I feel like I was faster in my M3 (~280whp with the same suspension setup). I need to make a few adjustments and head back out there. I am hopeful my camera mount will arrive before my next track day so I can see what's going on.

I am selling it because I decided having two e36's that require a lot of money and attention is not the greatest idea for a young guy like myself at this point in my life. I don't want to sell it and I know I will miss it, but this is a better decision for now. I will most likely come back and build another e36 track car down the road that is even better, maybe even for club racing. We'll have to see!

Damn man you are selling it!?

I am selling it because I decided having two e36's that require a lot of money and attention is not the greatest idea for a young guy like myself at this point in my life. I don't want to sell it and I know I will miss it, but this is a better decision for now. I will most likely come back and build another e36 track car down the road that is even better, maybe even for club racing. We'll have to see!

In that case, just give me your car and ruin my life please :D

Damn man you are selling it!?

Yeah, unfortunately. :( I do want to keep it and have tons of fun with it but it's a better idea for me to build one later, which I fully intend on doing. :)

In that case, just give me your car and ruin my life please :D

:stickoutt