ITR Z3 rebuild thread

[Z3_GoCar]

I just added this picture, one of the few I have of the car in action:



This was at Buttonwillow, the 200Sx belonged to Naji, who had an encounter with the tire wall the same weekend that I rolled.

James

[Z3_GoCar]

Just to keep this thread going, I just uploaded this vid to google:



Ah, the good times I had in this little car

James

[lateapex911]

One thing you can say about using the trailer to work on, it's easier to find places to tie the car to while you pull/jack things back in place!

Good work James, be sure to get the factory dimensions on the front horns, etc to make sure everything is square and proper.

[Crashtest]

you gonna come run that thing in SFR ITR?
we are needing more people....

[Z3_GoCar]

you gonna come run that thing in SFR ITR?
we are needing more people....

Hey James,

You might see me at a couple of races next season, but I doubt I'll make the long drive for me to Thunderhill. So, most likely a Laguna-Seca race then maybe at Infineon.

A brief update, the car is off the trailer and I've pulled the motor a transmission yesterday. It only took a couple of hours including removing the hood and disconnecting the power steering lines and clean up. I'm really sad about the pan. Because, it was from a euro e-36 M3 and is a couple of quarts larger than the stock pan I've got to replace it with. I wish I knew someone who could weld it back togeather. I still have to split the transmission, and put the motor on the stand. Maybe I'll be doing that tomorrow. I'd be taking more photo's if I weren't doing all the work myself.

James

[Sandro]

james,

if the pan is steel I can weld it for you (but Im guessing its aluminum)

[Z3_GoCar]

james,

if the pan is steel I can weld it for you (but Im guessing its aluminum)

I appreciate the offer, but alas it is aluminum. I yanked off the transmission and pulled the clutch. Now I'll need a torch to break the locktite on the flywheel bolts and mount the motor on my engine stand. In the meantime here are some photos I snapped this afternoon:

Same as the Subframe, the truck bed makes a good place to take it off the hoist:


Here's the hole in the oil pan, I have the missing triangle piece:


The motor mount was litterally ripped in half:


James