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    330Ci JP build

    This has been an on going project, mostly everything under the car/mechanical has been done over the past year. It's a pretty basic car, no expensive/crazy prep work, just the basics. I started this "final stage"(is it ever final? ) from track car to race car about a week before Christmas so here's a sort of FF on the interior work done so far. Most of the work seems to take place between 10pm and midnight .
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    I removed the AC compressor and lines somewhere in that process, but the heater core remains. I'm still going back and forth whether or not to keep it. Also both front windows/actuators have been removed. It will be going to the cage builder in the next few weeks.

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    yep...that looks pretty gutted..

    work on the suspension now, then some brakes, a LSD, then the driver........then work on the engine.

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    Selling door panels?

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    WOW, I am always amazed...( not that it is particularly difficult...) at the amount of shit that comes out of these cars and with Greg's being relatively new....it is even more....

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    Congrats on doing the most difficult part of the build -stipping out a perfectly good car! I remember I had a hard time tearing everything out of my car. Its one of those once done jobs there's no going back.

    It will be great to have some more competition in '08. What's your first planned race going to be?

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    Quote Originally Posted by raoke View Post
    Selling door panels?
    Yes, I'll put them up for sale sometime.

    Quote Originally Posted by robertm View Post
    It will be great to have some more competition in '08. What's your first planned race going to be?
    April, I assume it's going to be at MSR, but I'll be there wherever it is.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Greg S View Post
    April, I assume it's going to be at MSR, but I'll be there wherever it is.
    April 26/27 is our first race of the year. I made it as late in the month as possible to give ya more time

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    Quote Originally Posted by robertm View Post
    April 26/27 is our first race of the year. I made it as late in the month as possible to give ya more time
    Thanks, I think I'm going to need it. Time flies building a race car, especially at the pace that I work .

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    Robert, have you thought about GTS w/NASA?

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    Quote Originally Posted by tfro View Post
    Robert, have you thought about GTS w/NASA?

    Always up for good racing. I have some reservations about being out on track with some of the other race groups though. I'm going to come down to the Houtson MSR event in Feb and just check things out. If I get the warm fuzzies then I'm def. going to run some of the NASA events this year. Right now planning to race the March event. It sounds like there will be a few more people in GTS2 for '08 as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by robertm View Post
    Congrats on doing the most difficult part of the build -stipping out a perfectly good car! I remember I had a hard time tearing everything out of my car. Its one of those once done jobs there's no going back.

    It will be great to have some more competition in '08. What's your first planned race going to be?
    I dunno. Remember my black car? Stripped it out, then reassembled it...traded it in on a tow vehicle.
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    Quote Originally Posted by robertm View Post
    Always up for good racing. I have some reservations about being out on track with some of the other race groups though. I'm going to come down to the Houtson MSR event in Feb and just check things out. If I get the warm fuzzies then I'm def. going to run some of the NASA events this year. Right now planning to race the March event. It sounds like there will be a few more people in GTS2 for '08 as well.
    I get what your saying. I was at the NASA event at MSR-H in feb last year. It was crazy to watch car after car go into the wall in that run group. Ok, maybe it was only a few cars, but still. But from what I've heard the run groups have shifted around now and its better.

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    dont know how you guys do it, tearing up a perfectly good car.

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    Quote Originally Posted by txse46m3 View Post
    I dunno. Remember my black car? Stripped it out, then reassembled it...traded it in on a tow vehicle.
    I remember that car! I drove it a few laps at MSR. I'll still can't believe you got everything back in and sold to some poor unsuspecting young college coed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by danny123 View Post
    dont know how you guys do it, tearing up a perfectly good car.
    Easy. Some tools, some thought, and some brute strength. Most of us aren't emotionally attached to the cars, they're just tools used for racing. BMW made thousands of them. Perfectly good cars make the best race car starting points.

    Oh and Greg, someone wants to buy your door panels...sell them! Soon as you put them up for sale at your leisure, no one will want them.

    Good luck on the build, I'll be checking it out!

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    Can't wait to see it finished.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 155///MPH View Post
    Never love your race car because it will never love you back.

    Can't wait to see it finished.
    Pfft maybe YOUR car doesnt love you

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    Quote Originally Posted by bmw15012 View Post
    WOW, I am always amazed...( not that it is particularly difficult...) at the amount of shit that comes out of these cars and with Greg's being relatively new....it is even more....
    I was just about to post the exact same thing - but you said it!! Amazing the crap that comes out!!
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    Nice...I'm referring to the shift knob of course

    Keep the pictures coming, I want to see more E46 builds!

    Hopefully we'll be seeing a 135 racing by 09

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    Last night I made some window holders for trailer/storage out of some metal and epoxy.


    ^oops, that's the driver side glass.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 155///MPH View Post
    Never love your race car because it will never love you back.

    Can't wait to see it finished.

    .....you just broke my heart.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by robertm View Post
    Congrats on doing the most difficult part of the build -stipping out a perfectly good car!
    that's why i bought a POS 325 with french fries under the seats no attachment

    Greg, who's doing your cage if you don't mind me asking?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jmitro View Post
    Greg, who's doing your cage if you don't mind me asking?
    PST I think, I'm going to bring the car out there tomorrow and get an estimate, and maybe just leave it there for them to start depending.

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    Great!.. Let me know when they're for sale.. Hopefully we can work something out.. GL on the build.

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    Not much has happened lately. I got some aluminum floor pans and made a new lightweight battery tray, that's about it. It'll be basically a waiting game till March 10, that's when it's going to the cage builder.

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