BMW E46 M3d Drift Build

[TorqueWorks]

By now I'm sure you know my last project, the TDS Project Smoke Machine which I sold out my half of (Click HERE). Anways Heres my new machine
I've wanted to create yet another Diesel Drifter Torque Monster from an E46 330d for a while now since I figured out Mapping. I finally got the opportunity when I found a High Miler 330cd in Newry recently... Full Service history and just passed an MOT even with 220k miles on a 6 Speed Manual.. Almost a Mortal Sin to wreck such a good car, but its one saving grace is the 3000 Euro it takes to get it VRT'd & Taxed... thats the price of the car again so total waste of time!
Every thread about these torque machines starts off with plans & never gets any further so I'm not going to give any hints to the "Plans" as they will inevitably change as I progress & break things... so the only real plan is to map the feck out of it & get sideways, in the proecess of that putting as much engineering effort into the project as required to make it as close to a Pro Spec car as possible. As always everything including mapping will be done in-house.

You may see a bit of crossover from this thread into another, I will be updating Shane's 325TDS Coupe Build also (Click HERE)

Without further Ado... the Car I'm calling the M3d... You'll see why!









So, before this project began I brough it up to the quarry & got it weighed before it goes on a Seeeeerious diet

[TorqueWorks]

Too late to change my mind now


sorted for seats anways


Engine out


a bit oily but you'll have that

Really getting stuck into gutting the chassis for the cage


Some coilovers.. HSD MonoPro with TrackPack 12kg front /10.5KG rear springrates

[Eoin k]

Good man Kev, nice coilovers too!!

[TorqueWorks]

Finally got the shell completely gutted, sound deadening removed & every bracket, holder & most of the Un-nececary shite...

Getting a propper washing


& back in to dry off


Un-nececary weight removal


next stage is arches & cage, That will probably take a while..........

[dermo88]

Class project man best of luck with it

[TorqueWorks]

Many Many KG's taken out

and more bits bought


mocked up for arches

cut out

and being pulled in to get welded up, sitting beside shanes car


all 4 welded up

and back into the shed - lookin wide

and the cage is taking shape

[willm185]

Would you map a 530 ? If you have the time

[Jacks13]

Wiring looked........hard
Cage and interior looks the bomb !

[TorqueWorks]

Its been a bit of a while since I updated this... Theres a few updates due & I'm not going to get it all done in one go so here's the first one

Suspension:

Rear spacers 85mm


Front suspension was modelled in solidworks. Wishbone & Hub adapters were designed to match the desired geometry.



lazercut wishbones - these set the caster & width on bottom

Hub Adapters - These correct the roll centre of the car by 35mm, and give the ackerman geometry we have decided on


Assembled

[derek89]

Holy shit ha ha. That's some work so far dude