This is a shared project between myself and my brother- We’ve been on a few Track Scotland Trackdays (in a Saab 9-3, my 318iS and the 320..) and have quite the taste for it, so decided to get ourselves a dedicated track beast…
The search was on for a cheap base car, so we could keep the build relatively inexpensive
Enter G775 CWK- forever known as the Five Shree Five.. :twisted:
This optionmeister came with the following delights:
3.5 m30 6cyl coupled to a manual box
LSD
Full Sport bodykit
Full Leather Sports Interior
540i Wheels
Air Conditioning
And a “Ghetto Drop”
As we got it
Progress so far:
Initial inspection shows that the Suspension and brakes are in decent condition- We’ve added ATE superblue and bled through. Car came with EBC Pads and grooved discs that were about ½ worn. :-D
We think the suspension is too low, but we’ll see how it fares on the next trackday.. :-?
We swapped out the 540i wheels (they went to a mate to keep his 520i off of bricks..) for a set of 15” BBS we already had. Decent tyres all round so should at least get a wearing out them.
Interior stripped out, ready for punting on for money for brakes/suspension/servicing
Once stripped out, it became apparent that we had the classic e34 problem- Rusty Sills! :sad:
The problem:
The solution:
Shiny new 1mm steel! :mrgreen:
The repairs are underway, but then we ran out of gas- so time to get re-stocked
Quick “ launch test” with my brother driving:
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So now we know a brakelight needs fixed too..
Things to Do :roll:
Finish Welding
Mount Bucket seats
Finish Sill welding
Diff Oil
Gearbox oil
Engine Service
Further weight reduction
Suspension check (bushes etc)
Exhaust Check
Sort some bodywork issues
Should have an update on Sunday evening after the weekend