E92 race car has begun

[Thorney]

Last day of road car yesterday, now looks a sorry state.

Boot, front and rear bumpers, bonnet and doors off to carbon fibre guys, AP brakes back to AP for checking over and Nitron race suspension off after brief road test.

Later this week it gets the interior removed once canbus sensors de-programmed then off for cage, then dipping, then painting then re-assembly in time for Autosport.

[Mark CSL]

Some pix would be good john :thumbs:

[NZ_M3]

+1 for progress pics :thumbs:


Boot, front and rear bumpers, bonnet and doors off to carbon fibre guys,

hmmm I can understand the boot, bonnet and doors being made into carbon ... but the bumpers?? The new generation bumpers on the M3s weigh practically nothing and are as flimsy as a limp XXXX ... hard to imagine any weight savings to be gained out of this - aerodynamically for sure, but wouldn't an add-on item make a little more sense? Could market it as at the same time ??

[Thorney]

Aero, the new ones will be similar to GT2 bumper. We're making two versions, a single skin for racing and double skin CF one for road cars.

[SIEN]

Aero, the new ones will be similar to GT2 bumper. We're making two versions, a single skin for racing and double skin CF one for road cars.

As in, making your own bumpers? You going to make them available to purchase as an aftermarket accessory?

[Thorney]

Yep. Road version will be a little higher than the race and double skinned. Will fit straight onto BMW mounts. Same applies for the CSL flip bootlid and vented bonnet (with bigger bulge ;) oooer)

[NZ_M3]

Aero, the new ones will be similar to GT2 bumper. We're making two versions, a single skin for racing and double skin CF one for road cars.


Awesome!! Can't wait to see some photos!!

[Thorney]

http://www.thorneymotorsport.co.uk/tms/uploads/1/e92m3_web072.jpg
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First stage of the prep is on the website here:
http://www.thorneymotorsport.co.uk/tuning/E92_M3_Preparation.shtml
Not much text as that needs to wait until magazine publiscation but you get the idea.
Its is very smilar to an E46 tbh.

[shimmy]

it will be very interesting to see how the kbhp/tonne compare agaisnt E92 stock and your E46 modified race cars John

Do you have a target bhp/tonne?

[Thorney]

CSL Cup E46's run with (ballasted) 1300kg (incl driver) with 390bhp ish. Not sure at this stage on the E92 but hope to get weight down to 1300kg (dry), lower if we can and then run power to get same ptw figure as E46's. Witht he V8 we can run it at low as 400bhp with restrictors or 480bhp with toys. As I'm the only E92 in the CSL Cup next year (initially anyway) I will repeat my role as R&D driver to get the performance of the chassis maximsed then ballasted to be comparable. I'll be in the open class if I'm on my own.

[NZ_M3]

VERY COOL!!! :thumbs::thumbs:

Can't wait to see the finished product!!

[phat///M3]

Very impressive, cant wait for more progress pics.

[mattCSLnut]

Must be nice :thumbs: working on a virtually NEW car. Looking forward to more pix as the M-monster evolves :hahaha:

[Advevo]

We have build a E90 M3 racecar also.

Here is a fly by movie of me driving.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=symq-pSUJpU

[_Nathan_]

Andre! Long time no see, still got the 130i mit Drexler? Heard on the grapevine that you may have an M3 GTS on order? How is the racing going?

[Thorney]

Cage and airjacks now in.

http://www.thorneymotorsport.co.uk/tms/uploads/1/E92_cage_038.JPG
http://www.thorneymotorsport.co.uk/tms/uploads/1/E92_cage_076.JPG
http://www.thorneymotorsport.co.uk/tms/uploads/1/E92_cage_072.JPG
http://www.thorneymotorsport.co.uk/tms/uploads/1/E92_cage_073.JPG
http://www.thorneymotorsport.co.uk/tms/uploads/1/E92_cage_061.JPG

[azrael]

So much work goes into it, do you remeber where you put everything? :-D

[Thorney]

Cage now completed and painted:

http://www.thorneymotorsport.co.uk/tms/uploads/1/photo4.jpg
http://www.thorneymotorsport.co.uk/tms/uploads/1/photo2_1.jpg
http://www.thorneymotorsport.co.uk/tms/uploads/1/photo3.jpg

[mattCSLnut]

That's an awful lot of scaffolding in there :hahaha: but I guess U can't compromise on safety. Nice work :thumbs:

[NZ_M3]

I want!!

[mattCSLnut]

I want!!
U and me both m8 :drool: :drool: :drool:

[Dan]

Whats this about it being dipped?

[lawsy]

Saw this in the flesh on saturday, NIIICE build going on, was impressed by johns approach.:thumbs:

[lawsy]

Whats this about it being dipped?


Dont think its been dipped although I could be wrong.

[Dan]

Dont think its been dipped although I could be wrong.

What was planned then, acid dipping is it?

[Thorney]

No, not dipped, you can lose a few extra KG by dipping but we remove all the underseat crap they use manually so we dont worry.

[Thorney]

new front bumper:

http://www.thorneymotorsport.co.uk/tms/uploads/1/007.jpg

[DazBlackCSL]

new front bumper:

http://www.thorneymotorsport.co.uk/tms/uploads/1/007.jpg

Better hope you get outa the way of someone this year dont want that ripped off in first race !! lol ;)

[Thorney]

Next update for you all, cage this time:

http://www.thorneymotorsport.co.uk/e92/E92_-_E92_M3_Roll_Cage.shtml

http://www.thorneymotorsport.co.uk/tms/uploads/1/PerformanceBMW_March2010_002_1.jpg