My Red E46 sprint car
 

So Back in the middle of last rear I bought this car from lawsy to compete in a sprint series I do at Knockhill.

The car was very well sorted with some really nice bits so it was just a case of putting my own mark on it.

I thought it was about time I stuck some pictures up of the last 8 or so months so here's what I have been up to.


June on the way back from Shanes with the new purchase.

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So rear spoiler off which left this on the bootlid

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As this was going to be my race car a CSL rep lid was ordered up from Poland. 3 days later this arrived and was quickly painted and fitted.

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So then it was time to try it out so a quick trip over to Germany for my yearly DN days

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The car has a custom exhaust but as I run in modified road class I need cats so Shane had a new centre section made for me with 2 race cats

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So that was it ready for its 1st event, loaded up and off for a weekends racing

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Car suffered some heat issues in Germany and also during my weekend at Knockhill so proceeded to do the fan modification

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And everything that was removed

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I ran the car like this for the remainder of the season and had a ball.
So over the winter I removed the 4.10 diff for a refresh, rebuilt both the rear shafts, done a little more weight reduction with removal of carpets, sound deadening and air bags.
Obviously removing the drivers one left me with the need to fit an aftermarket wheel so until I need the Geartronics kit from Nathan I made something up to tide me over.


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So that's it, oil and filter change over the next week or so then back to it with the 1st outing on the 28th.

Its a work in progress so will tinker away throughout the year again.

Cheers for looking

Looking good Paul.:thumbs::thumbs:

Fab steering wheel mod

hopefully see it up close @ DN13!!:smokin:

Great looking Sprint Car :supz: THANX for sharing Paul. I wish I had your spare time to play like this :banghead:

That's EPIC Paul, loving your work and determination. I'm sure the CSL doesn't have a look in when it comes to thrills and on track entertainment.

Nice work buddy :thumbs:

Great pictures and mods :thumbs:

Cheers guys,
Like I said its pretty well sorted as it was but just putting my stamp on it.

Can't wait to get back out again for this season.

Looks great, what a difference a lick of paint makes after the sound deadening is out.

Can't have it looking shabby Billy ;)