This is some recent work I did on my friend's 3-Series Bimmer full race car!











The Car:

 

who builds a bmw drag car? i think it looks stupid. nice downpipe though

 

i think it looks pretty sick! never seen a bmw drag car before. what motor is going in it? and why does the front look so high?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BOOSTEd2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i think it looks pretty sick! never seen a bmw drag car before. what motor is going in it? and why does the front look so high?</TD></TR></TABLE>

The rear wheels are sitting where the curb meets the sidewalk(uneven pavement).

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Care to be different?

 

Downpipe looks good, way better than the shock tower!

 

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seriously...that thing looks dangerous!

 

Just some constructive criticisim, try to keep your bend cut tangent to the bend radius. You have several off radius cuts on that down pipe, you are basically making miter bends instead of mandrel bends.

Kick *** project though. But is that a V8 or a V6? Doesn't look BMW either way?


Modified by 99_GS-T at 7:52 PM 4/22/2007

 

it looks like a 3.8 Grand National enigne if u ask me.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 99_GS-T &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Just some constructive criticisim, try to keep your bend cut tangent to the bend radius. You have several off radius cuts on that down pipe,basically makin miter bends on stead of mandrel bends.

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Thanks. I'll try making pie-cuts in the future.


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Buick 4.3

 

wait are u saying the GN are 4.3 or its just a different buick 4.3?

 

Single turbo? That turbo doesn't look that big for a 4.3. . . . .

 

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No, the Typhoon 4.3!

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Single turbo, yah. That turbo was just used for mock up. I think he's gonna use a T72.

 

That bimmer looks awesome especially with the tucked tubs and a turbo 4.3. This is definately original!

 

more pic's of the car

 

that shock tower is crazy thin looking

 

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this is posibly the stupidest thing I've heard in 2007

what makes a BMW "look" stupid, yet im sure you drool over a FWD economy car turned drag car..................

 

Cool project. Why the swap to the V6 though?

 

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Who builds a Honda drag car?! FWD at that...

Hrm...last time I checked, its not your car or money.

 

{QUOTE=99_GS-T]Cool project. Why the swap to the V6 though?[/QUOTE]

I guess it was readily available!


Modified by spiceisler at 10:19 AM 4/24/2007

 

Downpipe looks like it's Made in the USA
Shock tower looks like it's Made in China.

I make fun because I fear for the driver..

the car does look incredibly badass though.

 

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those motors have tons of potential.

 

Interesting build... definately different... (althouth as others said, shock tower looks scary).

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http://videos.streetfire.net/v...2.htm

 

I know in the earlier pic the brace looks like it's welded on the edge of the tube. Here is a better pic of the shock tower.




It looks fine to me but again I'm not a race car fabricator.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by spiceisler &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I know in the earlier pic the brace looks like it's welded on the edge of the tube. Here is a better pic of the shock tower.




It looks fine to me but again I'm not a race car fabricator.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I'd be afraid of that mount just busting off if the front tires leave the ground on the launch. when the tires come back down, I'm sure it would at least flex like crazy.