1996 BMW M3 - NASA TT5

Description

Exterior

TC Design grafted E46 fenders front and rear - Painted and molded to look like stock by Mashore autobody

wide body fenders that allow 10in wide low offset wheels with wide tires (255s - 275s)

Hardmotorsport Rear Polycarbonate windows - Installed by North Bay Bavarian

Custom front Polycarbonate windows for Towing/storage - Made by North Bay Bavarian

Carbon sunroof delete - installed by TC Design

HGK racing fiberglass hood with Aerocatch latches - Installed by North Bay Bavarian

Elian Motorsports Center and side hood vents - Installed by North Bay Bavarian

Interior

TC Design welded half cage (goes to rear subframe) - expandable to full cage

Gutted front doors (crash bar intact)

Gutted interior

Renown 130R steering wheel

NRG short hub

Schroth Profi 2x2 Harnesses

Sparco Evo seats

TC Design custom driver seat mount

VAC passenger seat mount with slider

Elian motorsport driver heel plate w/dead pedal

MKAH motorsport passenger heel plate

Suspension/Transmission

MCS 1 way coils - rebuilt in 2021

600/700 Eibach Springs

Ground Control front camber plates

Ground Control Rear upper shock mounts

Ground Control Rear weight jack kit

Ground Control Front Sway bar

Ground Control Rear Sway bar

Ground Control rear control arms

RTABs with limiters and pocket reinforced

Waganstyle 3.91 diff with WPC gears and track LSD

Solid Diff bushings

AKG transmission mounts

Elian Motorsports Aluminum Bumper Supports & Tow Hooks

MSW Enhanced Engine Mounts- 68A Durometer

IRP shifter

Engine/HVAC

AC deleted

Windshield washer bottle deleted

ASC boot installed (No need to shut off stability control before tracking)

Edge Motorworks dual fuel pump starvation kit - similar to the BW kit but lets you run off one pump in case one fails

S54 Z3M 3 row radiator w/Spal fan

BimmerWorld MagnaFlow catback exhaust

Baffled oil pan

Odyssey PC680 lightweight battery

Brakes:

PFC 08s F/R

AP Racing Massive 332x32mm front kit available for $1500

Solid guide pins

Wheels /Tires

17x10 +25MM Apex Arc8s w/12mm spacers

255/40/17 V730s

Aero

Nine Lives Racing 67” big wang with CFD endplates + ½” Gurney flap

Edge Motorworks 4in Alumalite splitter with Air dam

Build history

Selling my turn-key E36 M3 track car. It’s currently optimized for NASA TT5, where it consistently wins contingency tires (4th place or higher). The car has been exceptionally reliable throughout my ownership and has never stranded me on track. It has been setup and serviced mainly by Edge Motorworks in Fremont, CA.

I have comprehensive maintenance records documenting the build along with a recent compression test showing healthy, consistent numbers across all cylinders. I’m only selling because I picked up an E46 M3.

The key parts on the car are:

– TC Design half cage

– MCS 1-way suspension

– TC design molded E46 fenders front and rear

– Ground Control suspension components throughout,

– Wanganstyle 3.91 diff with WPC gears and track LSD

– Nine Lives Racing wing Autoracing championships

– Edge Motorworks 4in Alumalite splitter with Air dam

Car weighs ~2730lbs without driver and half tank of fuel. This car is ready to podium in TT5, or finish the cage and go W2W racing (e.g. ST5). It would also be a great Lucky Dog, WTCC, or Gridlife car.

With a faster driver and fresh tires it should be able to:

Thunderhill east: Sub2 (PB 2:01)

Sonoma: Sub 1:50 (PB 1:50)

Laguna: 1:40 (PB 1:43)

BW CW13: 1:58 (PB 1:59)

Car is currently PNO, but it has the stock cats and in theory could be smogged and registered again. I’m willing to get a PPI done at Edge.