E46 Drift Build

[niall s14a]

So I'm starting a build on a 03 320 coupe. Standard car with a blown engine, timing belt broke I think.

Bought the shell, a s54 engine, specialist conponents loom and a 6 speed getrag box from a m3. The box is SMG so have to convert it to manual. Shouldn't be too big of a job, machine a hole for the shifter and fit the springs that centre the shifter. Then rip all the smg shit off it.

Plan is to strip the coupe shell down to nothing, then off to GripFab for a cage.

Gonna get John to brace down from the cage into the subframe as they are notoriously weak in that area.

Then throw in the engine and box, will prob fit uprated clutch and flywheel when the box is out. Get a custom exhaust made up and then have mapped!

Have a few bits gathered up for it,

Extra lock from Barry's Motorsport



Also got camber arms, poly bushes for the rear and a battery box.

One of the lads I work with has out of date seats and harnesses that were in his rally car that I'm getting for handy money.

Also picked this up, these engines are meant to be savage when turbo'd, it was buy it now on eBay so snapped it up. Will stick it on if funds allow, it's a KKK that's custom built with billet wheel etc good for 7/800 bhp





Hope to get it finished before the end of the summer so can get some practice in! Looking forward to gettin out into track!

[seanie R.33]

This should be interesting never seen a e46 drifting in ireland,does this mean the chaser went?

[niall s14a]

This should be interesting never seen a e46 drifting in ireland,does this mean the chaser went?

Yea well there's a deposit down on it, should be gone by the weekend! Yea hopefully it goes ok, they are meant to be very heavy and hard enough to drive but I wanted something different!

[Boguey001]

Yea well there's a deposit down on it, should be gone by the weekend! Yea hopefully it goes ok, they are meant to be very heavy and hard enough to drive but I wanted something different!

Thats what the grinder is for. Best of luck with it niall.

[niall s14a]

Yea it's lookin like the grinder will be my best friend for a few days. Hopefully will get stripping at it today, get the old engine and box out etc.. Cheers James

[sideways-theonlyway]

Best of luck with it, love to see a turbo'd M3, should be interesting.

[niall s14a]

Best of luck with it, love to see a turbo'd M3, should be interesting.

Cheers man, lookn like its gonna be a whole load of hardship getting a decent diff and subframe set up. Diffs are so hard to come by and expensive too. Anyone that has any input on what'd be a good set up feel free to fill me in

[sideways-theonlyway]

Yeah there's tonnes of info/parts on E30's & E36's but not many people have moved on to the 46's yet so not all that much info available. Google is your new best friend

[niall s14a]

Turbo arrived.. Thing is HUGE!! really given me a horn to get it turbo'd now! T4 twinscroll manifolds are $2,200 though....

Sky remote was closest to hand, can't get over even the weight of the thing!

[derek89]

Ha ha the size of that thing man....good luck wit the build