![]() ![]() Alongside this, the E30 also benefits from the E90’s MK60 ABS system which, along with the engine and gearbox, will all be controlled by Syvecs management once it’s all plumbed in. The age-old recipe of installing newer tech in a classic chassis never fails to rile up the purists, and I suspect this gearbox choice is going to be another layer on top of that. Essentially, what you’re looking at is a track-spec powerplant and transmission in a chassis that weighs some 600kg less than the car it came from. The idea is to be able to complete lap after lap after lap without worry. Phil says that he wants the car to be a reliable, enjoyable and comfortable experience on track and this powerplant and transmission combo does exactly that. Although the gearbox weighs more than the manual version, based on his experiences with driving this setup on track previously, how well it works with this engine, and just how blisteringly quick you can be with it, it was the inevitable choice. In the end, Phil opted for the E90/E92’s DCT transmission for the E30. Straight off the back of the potentially controversial opinion piece that I published at the weekend, the timing couldn’t be more poignant, to be honest. Having owned a couple of E90/E92 chassis M3s, Phil knew he wanted to keep the engine choice, but was wavering at first on which gearbox to use. Although, the DynoTorque/Driftworks team pretty much ripped the engine out and started again, repositioning it further back in the engine bay for better weight distribution. Phil briefly played with the idea of finding an original BMW S14 engine, but decided to stick with the more modern alternative. At this point, the car already had a BMW S65 4.0-litre V8 transplanted under the bonnet, as well as the cage work completed, but for all intents and purposes was still in the early stages of the project. Seeking out a replacement track car for his Riviera Blue 997 GT3, Phil purchased the E30 from a customer of DynoTorque, fabrication specialists situated right next door to Driftworks HQ in Birmingham. It wasn’t quite in a finished state, with some plumbing and wiring still needed, but no doubt we’ll be aiming to bring you a full feature once this thing hits the track. The DW30 broke cover this past weekend at Coventry Motofest (gallery coming later this week), so I wanted to take the chance to show you around the car briefly. His BMW M2 daily and Nissan S15 practice car are less likely to offend, but of-course, the LS-X powered DW86 competition drift car is definitely ‘out there’. Recently while he was over in Japan collecting his RWB 964 Turbo, back home in sunny Birmingham, England, his latest track-focused build was approaching the final straight. Take for example his RWD-converted slammed Lamborghini LP640, or his Chevy Impala lowrider that’s on air rather than hydraulics. The paint computers need a credit card flat area to get an accurate reading, and finding flat areas on an engine can be challenging.The E30 M3 has undoubtedly by now reached classic status, so this one probably isn’t for the purists out there.īut then again, as with plenty of projects to emerge from the Driftworks stables, you should know by now that they aren’t ones to conform to the norm. Not only does Driftworks’ head honcho Phil Morrison have an envious collection of cars, but so many of them have, and do, upset those who prefer things a little bit more OEM. Because of this, the mixing bank colors for the single-stage paints may be older and going bad (I had some paint that was contaminated because they just didn't use single-stage enough). Most engines are painted with single-stage enamels rather than two-stage base/clears, and single-stage enamels are going away because nobody uses them anymore. Even with the stateside brands, the mixing bank colors change frequently, and the older the paint the more difficult it is to match. ![]() A really good match, but it wasn't technically Grabber Blue. For example, when scanned by one of my suppliers, 1970 Ford Grabber Blue came up as a 1983 BMW color. This is especially true for companies that were not around back in the sixties (most of the European manufacturers like Spies Hecker and BASF were not in business stateside and their mixes are usually crosses to something else). ![]()
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