Yay! the car is back together now but I am still getting goodies in the mail.
I am putting a new water pump on it whenever the weather decides to not shit all over me. And I got some new tires for the front.






yeah buddy

video from John's firechicken

More work

Tore everything down today and started removing my a/c. It has never worked since I have owned the car so I figure it's about time to start removing unnecessary weight.
Plus I need to fix my thermostat housing and install my new spal fan.

Yeah so I tried to drift in an event today and the car pretty much broke on the way to the track. The thermostat resivoir I replaced started leaking im not sure why but anyhow I left it at a gas station on the way to the track and went with my friends and slid their cars. I got to drive a LT1 manual firebird(stock), a AE86 levin coupe with a 4agze swap, and the RX7 I posted up here before the one with the small block in it. I actually linked the course in the firebird first try and got better with it in the following runs. The other two not so much. The AE86 I only got one run in but it was fun I spun out once durring the run so I think I could have done better, and the RX-7 really really needs more steering angle.


but yeah my car is still sitting there so im gonna try to fix it tomorrow.

Sup guys! Im back in the states! since I have a bunch of stuff already done to the car I will list that and I have pics of some new stuff I bought with the monies I got from being in that hell hole of a country.




New bell SA2005 helmet
Ground control Rod end rear camber arms
Ebay clear tails
Spal electric fan
70*C thermostat
Aluminum thermostat housing
red line diff fluid (extra lockup formula)
bimmerworld traction control delete intake elbow
delrin black dildo shift knob
UUC clutch stopper
Go pro HD camera (on helmet)
Piloti Racing shoes

yeah so this is whats going in the car in the next few days lol

FORZA 3

I can't wait

Long trip, rad boom, drive back

Yeah so on labor day weekend I decided to drive back down to Florida to see my friends again before I deploy. Wouldn't you know it there was an event in Orlando on Friday night. So I got some tires ready on some wheels and other misc crap, then headed down there. Drive was about 6-1/2 hours to the track including picking a few of my friends up on the way down.

The track is called Central Florida Race Center, it was built not too long ago it includes a 1/8 mile drag stip, go kart track, a skid pad for drifting and somewhat of a road course. We were drifting on part of the go kart track. Track setup was sorta like a smaller version of the balcony events at willow springs (straight into a figure eight into a straight into the back turn). So I parked threw all of my crap out of the car and pulled into line.

My first run I drifted most of the course, not an awesome run but not bad for first run on that layout since I didnt spin and drifted all the main parts of the course. My second run I feel was the best I almost linked the entire track on my second run I straightened out on one of the straights but other wise pretty close.



ok so maybe I lied about that almost linking the track deal. So then I went up for my third run and was feeling pretty good. Went out and pushed harder than my second run annnnd spun twice lol. But I did this sick slide into the back turn.



well about 5 mins later driving through the parking lot my radiator exploded. Like literally EXPLODED! BOOM! Blew the fuck up. Like someone threw a hand grenade under my hood. The plastic end tank on it just went BOOM.









so that ended me drifting that night and started my quest for another radiator. Fortunately there were a few other E36 guys there that night and one of them (Fellow from Bimmer forums) was there and said he had a radiator I could buy off of him. We ran down to his house and got it drove back installed it and got it all back together right around the time the track was closing up.

I spent the rest of the weekend in Daytona with my friends.

Updates: My assuming that you care lol

Well I have been pretty short on cash lately so no recent recorded hoonage, but I am planning on going up and watching the redline time attack event that is being run about 30 mins west of where I live. It will be held at the carolina motorsports complex. So far I have driven by the track never actually been to the facility. It looks like a really nice place and I just want to go out and watch some built time attack monsters go at it. Plus I have nothing better to do that day.


There is a drift event this sunday as well in charlotte and well I don't have the cash or the will power to get my car ready to go drive. I should still be going up there to watch/network/instruct and such whatever ratio of each ends up happening.

also I realized that I never posted a breakdown of what has been done to the car so far so I'll try to make a list since I get asked all the time

Chassis - 1998 BMW 328is coupe
Engine - 1997 BMW M3 US spec S52B32

Engine upgrades
- Eurosport carbon intake
- M50 Intake manifold
- Clutch fan delete
- Jim Conforti Shark injector
- Bimmerhaus 3" auto-x exhaust
- so maybe around 230whp (haven't dyno'ed it with the M50 manifold yet)

Suspension upgrades
- Ground control/Koni Track/school coilovers
- Front spring rate eibach 550lb/in (10kg/mm) Rear Swift 780lb/in (14kg/mm)
- UUC swaybars
- Treehouseracing Eyeball arms
- Ground control camber caster plates
- Turner motorsport full aluminum differential bushings
- Factory steering angle limiting tie rod lock washers replaced with flat.
- Polyurethane Rear trailing arm bushings
- BMW motorsport Front under X-Brace

Drivetrain Upgrades
- M3 3.23 rear differential rebuilt for 50% lock
- UUC Transmission mounts with enforcers
- M3 Guibo
- Rogue Short shifter
- F1 racing stage 3 clutch
- F1 racing 16lb LWT flywheel

Interior
- Full factory interior
- Sunroof removed
- Powered By Max Hydraulic Hand brake
- Stock crappy leather electric seats which adjustments are broken
- stock steering wheel (falling apart)

Exterior
- smoked clear stuff
- Ebay Headlights with built in weak halo's
- Various Body mods courtesy of walls (dents, bumps, scrapes, completely ziptied on rear bumper, etc)

thats all I can remember