Best older BMW to use for track car project? - Page 2

Crazy Bimmer · 01-23-2009, 10:53 AM

E30.

Plenty of parts and easy to work on. Plus not as heavy as the E36.

smohr33 · 01-23-2009, 11:44 AM

You can get an E36 down to 2700lbs caged very easily. If you go really crazy 2400-2500 is possible. Theyre not very heavy and the suspension is worlds better than the e30

Aside from spec e30 and some of the lower bmwcca stock classes, all the top running cars in NASA GTS and almost every CCA class are e36's or e46's. There's a reason why...

Robin_NL · 01-23-2009, 12:01 PM

A friend of mine has a 1988(?) E30 325i, with konis and rollcage. Great trackdaycar and nice to go and keep sideways(on a wet surface) though I 'd go for a good E36 M3 3.0...

Or a 1979 M1

pseto · 01-23-2009, 03:40 PM

i have an e36/7 M roadster that's a great track car; the M coupe is even more rare. shares the same s52 engine as the M3

johnL · 01-23-2009, 04:23 PM

The e46 M3 will always be my fav. I see a lot for cheap now a days.

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01-23-2009, 11:44 AM	#24
smohr33 Lieutenant Drives: 2012 328i Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 511 iTrader: (0)	You can get an E36 down to 2700lbs caged very easily. If you go really crazy 2400-2500 is possible. Theyre not very heavy and the suspension is worlds better than the e30 Aside from spec e30 and some of the lower bmwcca stock classes, all the top running cars in NASA GTS and almost every CCA class are e36's or e46's. There's a reason why...

01-23-2009, 12:01 PM	#25
Robin_NL S0THPAW Drives: AW 1M + N55 mids Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Netherlands, Europe Posts: 4,209 iTrader: (0)	A friend of mine has a 1988(?) E30 325i, with konis and rollcage. Great trackdaycar and nice to go and keep sideways(on a wet surface) though I 'd go for a good E36 M3 3.0... Or a 1979 M1

01-23-2009, 04:23 PM	#27
johnL Second Lieutenant Drives: e46 M3 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bay Area Posts: 289 iTrader: (0)	The e46 M3 will always be my fav. I see a lot for cheap now a days.