|
|
04-16-2013, 10:50 AM
|
#21
|
Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 34
|
Re: Motor sporting SMBers out there?
Quote:
Originally Posted by rob_gendreau
Where do you run it?
|
DFW, TX area.
|
|
|
04-18-2013, 11:07 PM
|
#22
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 100
|
Re: Motor sporting SMBers out there?
I raced outboard hydroplanes as a kid.
Now I avoid racing, but like track-days on my home-built motorcycle
The van is a great portable 'garage' at the track with power, shade, compressor, etc.
-e
|
|
|
06-13-2013, 11:33 PM
|
#23
|
Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Hermosa Beach, CA
Posts: 35
|
Re: Motor sporting SMBers out there?
__________________
________________________
1967 Porsche 912/6 2.7L EFI
2005 Lotus Elise BOE REV400
2006 Porsche Carrera S
2012 E250 Sportsmobile(ish) - in process
|
|
|
06-14-2013, 05:51 PM
|
#24
|
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2007
Location: East Bay CA
Posts: 1,078
|
Re: Motor sporting SMBers out there?
Whoa! that thing could probably pull better than my van. VERY nice.
Only problem is I hardly fit in those...but maybe that's a good thing from the owner's point of view. And of course I did fit in a spec miata, but that was with some hacking. Which would be a shame on that Elise.
Can you race it?
__________________
2001 Ford E250 Sportsmobile with Salem-Kroger 4x4 conversion
|
|
|
06-14-2013, 06:08 PM
|
#25
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Oregon Ciry Oregon
Posts: 2,843
|
Motor sporting SMBers out there?
Sweet ride.
__________________
Larrie
Read detailed trip reports, see photos and videos on my travel blog, luinil.com.
Current van: 2002 Ford E350 extended body camper with Colorado Camper Van pop top and Agile Offroad 4WD conversion.
|
|
|
06-23-2017, 06:23 AM
|
#26
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Boulder, CO.
Posts: 2,552
|
Motor sporting SMBers out there?
Here goes.....bringing it back from the dead, or at least from 2013!!
Purchased a 1995 E36 M3 back at the end of January from Glen Shelly, a small 2 owner local auto brokerage that specializes in finding and sorting BMW's, specifically E30 325's and E36's.
I had driven a few of their cars, including a really nicely sorted although higher mileage E30 325iX with a manual swap, another '96 E36 M3 and a private sale E46 M3. While the E46 had plenty of more power and handled great, it just didn't feel as connected or have the appeal to me as the older cars did. Plus, the timing wasn't quite right as I was waiting in cue for the buyback on my VW TDi.
Thats when this '95 with 86K popped up at Glen Shelly. It had most major preventive maintenance done, a few tasteful mods including a chip and exhaust, and the black interior is in great shape with manual vaders with no rips or tears.
The only issue was that the previous owner had stuck on this god awful LTW replica rear wing, and had hacked up the trunk lid in the process. Thats gotta go! I had the lower riser plate shaved, repainted and reinstalled as a low profile spoiler to cover up the mess, I really like how it came out. Here it is after a few other cosmetic changes, new wheels, sport springs and shocks, clear markers, a couple of mechanical fixes and cleaned up. Love how this thing sounds and drives!
http://glenshelly.com
'03 Ford E350 7.3L Diesel
RB "50" SMB
Quigley 4X4, Deaver's and RIP kit
CCV high profile pop top
__________________
'03 Ford E350 7.3L Diesel
(de)SMB'd Custom RB-50
Quigley 4X4 w/Deavers & Agile Offroad's R.I.P. package
CCV High Profile Pop Top
|
|
|
06-23-2017, 06:45 AM
|
#27
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: boise idaho
Posts: 2,625
|
^^^ beautiful and super low miles, good find. love the amberless tails and front lip too. what exhaust? I really like that it still retains a stock looking set of tips.
ive got to flog on a handful of well sorted e30's and 36's at the local autoxs and both have been nothing short of impressive. love the turn in on the e36's. such a responsive car. theres a couple of bmw's id love to own. one of them an e36 m sedan and a e39 m5.
do the folks that convert the ix's to manual ever put any hp to that drivetrain? ive heard that drivetrain isn't too stout.
__________________
"understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of your car, oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of your car, horsepower is how hard your car hits the wall, and torque is how far your car moves the wall."
|
|
|
06-23-2017, 12:44 PM
|
#28
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: San Luis Obispo, CA
Posts: 2,552
|
An E36 M3/4/5 has been on my list for a while. Unfortunately, they are all clapped out here in CA so its been difficult finding a clean example. Might be picking up a different fun driver soon though, so I'll post up if I end up getting it.
__________________
2005 E350 Chateau - V10 - Agile Offroad 4x4
2012 CTS-V Wagon - For the baby...
|
|
|
06-23-2017, 02:04 PM
|
#29
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: TN
Posts: 10,222
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by mikracer
An E36 M3/4/5 has been on my list for a while. Unfortunately, they are all clapped out here in CA so its been difficult finding a clean example. Might be picking up a different fun driver soon though, so I'll post up if I end up getting it.
|
Oh yes, the beloved 3/4/5. I've always wanted one. For those unaware, That's an BMW 3 series, 4 door, 5 speed. They were produced only in the e36 3-series line from the mid to late 90's. Rare and amazing little cars.
|
|
|
06-23-2017, 02:13 PM
|
#30
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Boulder, CO.
Posts: 2,552
|
Motor sporting SMBers out there?
Quote:
Originally Posted by shenrie
do the folks that convert the ix's to manual ever put any hp to that drivetrain? ive heard that drivetrain isn't too stout.
|
Don't think so, not really a mod or performance shop, they mostly find good clean examples, mainly clean drivers, and sort any mechanical problems and freshen up any cosmetic things with oem parts. Mostly, the super low mileage garage queens usually find their way to EAG where they slap on a huge asking price and drive the market price on all of them up.
I don't think the E30's in stock form can take much in hp gains, these guys have gotten them in where the previous owner have added chips and other moderate mods. I believe there are several chip options available for a modest hp gain out on the market, maybe a 10-15 hp gain. Anything more than that requires further engine mods on those E30's. While not a speed demon, they get up and go and they handle surprisingly well for cars of this era, esp those iX's, I was surprised when we went for a drive, Alex, one of the owners of Glen Shelly(a BMW driving instructor as well) was telling me to bury the pedal at the apex of a turn and keep on it, the thing just stuck.
'03 Ford E350 7.3L Diesel
RB "50" SMB
Quigley 4X4, Deaver's and RIP kit
CCV high profile pop top
__________________
'03 Ford E350 7.3L Diesel
(de)SMB'd Custom RB-50
Quigley 4X4 w/Deavers & Agile Offroad's R.I.P. package
CCV High Profile Pop Top
|
|
|
|
|
Thread Tools |
|
Display Modes |
Linear Mode
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
» Recent Threads |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|