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Old 05-16-2013, 01:50 AM   #526
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Pretty awesome stuff. You are definitely living the dream. Rally racing is probably my favorite. I wish they showed more of it on tv.
Just get out there and do it, no need to have a car finished right away so with some careful planning you can avoid having to do things twice. We're working on a build for a friend right now and the goal is to have the car competition ready for under $10k. He's going to be using a 325 engine.

We built and refreshed a 325 for chump and I think were just over $6k to get it done (including rims, new rubber, new control arms, and complete refresh on the braking system) though we did scrounge some parts from other race cars just collecting dust in the shop.

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Old 05-16-2013, 04:03 AM   #527
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I honestly cannot express just how fun and inspirational this thread is. Keep it shiny side up!
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Old 10-14-2013, 10:40 PM   #528
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just spent all evening reading this and watching the videos and following the links. Amazing work and very inspirational. I now need to go to sleep (UK)!
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Old 10-14-2013, 10:47 PM   #529
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Thanks for checking it out! Long time no update, so looks like I have a few more videos to post up.

Been working on a 2nd "328 Coupe" this summer which has taken time away from the Compact. Hoping to dig back into some fun upgrades for the hatch shortly. Stay tuned...

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Old 10-14-2013, 10:48 PM   #530
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Look forward to seeing more updates.

Im just starting the process of a drift build and although its different theres some interesting information in your thread.

Right, now seriously, bed.
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Old 05-23-2014, 08:40 PM   #531
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Awesome thread David makes me want to go tear up some dirt.. But my car is to low. Time for rally coil overs?
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Old 05-23-2014, 09:00 PM   #532
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Oh man, I've been slacking on updates...but not on car progress. Some way cool stuff happening including a new motor. Once I get it running, I'll take some time to get details up.

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Old 05-28-2014, 11:44 PM   #533
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Gday Dave,

I guess you could say you have been inspirational. I kinda currently have a White 318ti sitting in the driveway with Rally tyres dummy fitted, 300mm brakes and an S50B32 conversion underway. Yup Euro Specs! Cage is soon followed by Rallysprints and the occasional forest venture.

I am interested in the Sooper Bitching Suspenders. Got any second hand ones that need to find a new Compact? Have you tried out the 50mm ones yet (yess I found rally anarchy).

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Old 05-28-2014, 11:47 PM   #534
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Gday Dave,

I guess you could say you have been inspirational. I kinda currently have a White 318ti sitting in the driveway with Rally tyres dummy fitted, 300mm brakes and an S50B32 conversion underway. Yup Euro Specs! Cage is soon followed by Rallysprints and the occasional forest venture.

I am interested in the Sooper Bitching Suspenders. Got any second hand ones that need to find a new Compact? Have you tried out the 50mm ones yet (yess I found rally anarchy).

Cheers,
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Sounds great!

I've had a set of 50s on order for over a year now, still patiently waiting. The current 40s are still in great shape but will be finding a home on a 328 rally rental that I'm also working on.

Best bet is that if you want a set, get on that waiting list early and often.

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Old 10-01-2014, 12:38 AM   #535
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whats the weight of this car?
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whats the weight of this car?
Can't remember how much fuel was in it, but this was not rally competition weight as there was no spare, tool kit, or lights on the car. Weight was right about 2700. It weighed a bit less when I first started racing it, but after the rear differential tried to remove itself from the car we added some additional tubing and bracing.

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Can't remember how much fuel was in it, but this was not rally competition weight as there was no spare, tool kit, or lights on the car. Weight was right about 2700. It weighed a bit less when I first started racing it, but after the rear differential tried to remove itself from the car we added some additional tubing and bracing.

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Dave,
Do you know the diameter of supra diff?

I plan on swapping S50 B32 twin turbo engine, 1200 whp, into an E36 compact.

Goal is to lower weight as much as possible.

Only concern is rear subframe, differential....
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Old 10-04-2014, 06:10 PM   #539
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I'm Looking into doing a similar swap for the TI and I'm just wondering what you think your weigh distribution might look like with the big heavy lump and the car stripped of all its weight.
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Can't remember weight distribution and don't have a set of scales anymore. The car was no longer 50/50, but it's not terrible. My seats are pretty far back, so with two people in the car, it might get fairly close to 50/50 again.

The toyota diff I used was an 8", but honestly I wouldn't wish the swap on my worst enemy. It's been a PITA and I've simply been recommending people stay with OEM solutions. Rally guys who don't launch on pavement seem to have the small case diff holding up just fine even with the 6-cyl swaps.

Mine has an S54 in it now, so I'd probably go with a medium case diff if I had to do it again. Probable in the 3.7-3.9 range so that cruising on transits isn't so damn loud...I have a 4.3 in it now.

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