I just finished reading the above linked article, and I couldn't help but be impressed with the expression of love and effort that appears to have been bestowed on this build. I only say "appears" because pictures can be deceiving.
I owned two E30 M3s in my younger days, and I have very fond memories of those cars. I am still angry that BMW took away the M3 name from the coupe which is the form that started it all.
While I am a fan of builds that are open checkbook--I've mentally depleted my funds thousands of times fantasizing about various builds, it all seems rather useless. Once the car is completed--whatever that means--the owner will have a vehicle that has a multitude of expensive custom parts with little to no spares. This can quickly become a problem on track days when something breaks. You can't exactly ask the other E30 M3 owners for parts at that point.
There also must be a typo in that article because a basically stock S14 cannot produce 284 lb.-ft. of torque.
A car of this nature is great for the second or third owner who can get an incredible bargain on a finished car. The spare parts problem still exists though. Someday I'll convince one of my friends to do a build like this so I can buy the car after project completion.
While I am a fan of builds that are open checkbook--I've mentally depleted my funds thousands of times fantasizing about various builds, it all seems rather useless. Once the car is completed--whatever that means--the owner will have a vehicle that has a multitude of expensive custom parts with little to no spares. This can quickly become a problem on track days when something breaks. You can't exactly ask the other E30 M3 owners for parts at that point.
There also must be a typo in that article because a basically stock S14 cannot produce 284 lb.-ft. of torque.
A car of this nature is great for the second or third owner who can get an incredible bargain on a finished car. The spare parts problem still exists though. Someday I'll convince one of my friends to do a build like this so I can buy the car after project completion.
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