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01-14-2011, 05:27 PM | #1 |
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NASA GTS-4 Build {VS Motorsports}
We know this is not an E92 M3 but we thought some of you may like this build. All the work has been done by us in house.
This E46M3 came to us in many different forms through our relationship with our customer. It started out as a show car where the owner took to local events around the Chicago land area and eventually a supercharged time attack car. The owner who also used to competitively go kart started to get the itch to move in to road racing and that is when his car began to transform into a full time track car. This winter he decided to turn it into a GTS-4 car in NASA club Racing. The supercharger was taken off and the the car stripped down. The car was brought to us with the entire interior stripped out along with some of the sound deadening taken out. We are building an 8-point cage out of chromoly with a nascar style driver side. The car is also having gussets on the A/B pillars. Along with the cage we are removing excess wiring, reinforcing the rear sub frame, replacing bushings with solid/ spherical bearings, heater core delete and more. As more work is completed we will do our best to keep you guys updated. First day at the shop getting wrapped in protective plastic. Main Hoop Mounting plates Main Hoop Mocked up in place Main Hoop and Front bars dropped down to weld completely 360 degrees all around Rear X-brace being welded in. Passenger side X-Brace before gussets are added Driver side footwell protection Passenger side footwell protection Nascar style bars in process of being built on the drivers side Nascar bars completed View of nascar bars from inside Tacking gussets into place Passenger side gusset tacked into place Driver side gusset tacked into place View from the front of the car. Gussets are currently being made for the front pillars Picture of the wiring harness that we are going through, taking out all the unnecessary wires Box of wiring that has been taken out so far Block off plate for the heater core delete Some of the goodies we are installing during the sub frame reinforcement |
01-14-2011, 06:08 PM | #3 |
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wow looks great, look forward to updates
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01-14-2011, 08:04 PM | #4 |
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damn stefan has gone crazy, cant wait for more updates !
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01-15-2011, 12:04 AM | #5 |
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saw this car in person... Looks amazing... VS really know how to make a proper race car...looking great.
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01-15-2011, 12:36 AM | #6 |
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01-15-2011, 09:44 AM | #7 |
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saw this also in person while the cage was being put together. VSM has phenomenal fabrication skills!! i can't wait to see this when it's done!
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Wow, this looks like a fun project!
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Thanks Guys we wil do our best to update as much as we can. Should have some more next week! Yep he is ready to turn it inot a full track car. Quote:
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01-17-2011, 02:38 PM | #13 |
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Thanks Guys!
NASA is a club racing organization. Which stands for National Auto Sport Association. This M3 will be racing in their German Touring Series. Thanks I have a couple updates to post today. |
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01-17-2011, 02:58 PM | #14 |
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Have a couple updates for everyone. The front gussets are made and the heater core delete is on the way. Below are a few pictures of the gussets and plugs for the cooling system.
Front Gussets Passenger side tacked into place Cooling system plugged where it would normally go to the heater core. |
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01-18-2011, 10:30 PM | #15 |
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He will lose his fillings with those solid sub-frame bushings but other than that looks fantastic!
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Thanks! Just a few small updates. All the unnecessary wiring is out of the car, DME has been sent off to our tuner, front gussets in and our under drive pulleys have been installed. We will be working on re wrapping all the wiring up nicely, and putting the motor back together. Hopefully within the next couple weeks we have all the other parts we need to finish up the car before paint. Last edited by VSmotorsports; 01-26-2011 at 04:58 PM.. |
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01-26-2011, 02:57 PM | #20 |
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oh man...this is exciting!!! did you guys go with Oscar Velez for the tune? what color are you guys respraying it?
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