Jays BMW E30 Track Car update. New coilovers & fuel system.

[@bennywebb]

Always enjoy it when Phil comes along and dazzles us with his suspension knowledge.

[@jamest5149]

You can get track rod end heat shields that drop over the taper then hang down to protect the rubber boot 👍

[@JayDontGotThis]

Thanks I’ll have a look

[@robmoot]

@@JayDontGotThis depending on size, 106/saxo had them on the bottom ball joint. hope that helps!

[@dave_s_vids]

Never a bad thing to get a Jay video! Great as always :)

[@timnunn4218]

Love this car, exactly how I'd want one, it reminds me of a mid 80's ETCC car especially with those beautiful wheels!

[@jonboyy1327]

A channel I always watch now & continue to go back & watch previous videos. All the Driftworks cars on track in particular the cadwell videos are brilliant. Keep up the good team work lads.

[@davidblanck4131]

Loving this Jay content lately. Can't wait to see the result.

[@shakiejake]

Just took delivery of a set of coil-overs for a E46 , fitted them tonight absolutely spot on

[@justincase9471]

0:05 Could not say that about the Clio. I'm glad that you are enjoying your E30 so much.

[@JNGarage144]

Awww yeah DNB is back , awesome to see the car still turning laps !

[@Andrew4181975]

Those two E30 track cars are just beautiful and more like Showcars.

[@SinsAscendant]

I really wanted to see both E30's out on track at Players this year. Something about usability just pleases me in so many ways! Glad it's been working out for you! We love stuff that works.

[@scotty197878]

Jays old outros were good, “erm, be nice blah blah” 👌😂

[@ahmetahmet9673]

Jay for PM (transport minister at least) absolute legend 👍

[@mcjjordan]

Love the e30 technical vids

[@cheesepizza87]

Best build on the channel.

[@nickrendell4300]

Nice catch up video on your BMW track car, enjoy the track jay.👊👍

[@twarken5078]

Love the E30 Jay! Great video to boot! 👍🏼

[@jamest5149]

Running stiff front springs and softer rears is worth a try, gives better traction but less roll (a good proportion of the weight is on the front with the engine gear box) 👍

[@redauwg911]

thank you for the video Jay and Phil

[@AetherHarmonics]

yes jay sick motor, big up the drum n bass too!

[@Nitro1942]

I use Front 140N - 140mm length + Helper and 160N 100mm length + Helper back, i find Helpers always necessary but im also drive a lot on the Nordschleife with bumps and jumps so you have to use Helpers! Would suggest them always

[@driftworks]

Thanks for the info 👍 What engine and tyre size do you use?

[@Nitro1942]

@@driftworks M42 Engine, 9x17 ET38 Protrack with 235 40 17 Nankang AR1 with KW Clubsport Dampers, but also 205 45 16 AR1 with 8x16 et23 Styling 5 Rims, they worked similar Car = 1100kg

[@Kortec_Racing]

an e30 racecar is just so cool

[@DaveMsport]

10 front and 14 rear would work well on the E30 on track. As the M52 is quite light, 12 might feel abit too stiff with 12 on the rear. Many guys run 8 and 12s on the road and drive quite well.

[@Ricky-cl5bu]

I had a 323i and loved it

[@matteightytwo]

Rare to see anyone set up adjustable length dampers properly. Basically every video on youtube tells everyone to use the damper length to lower the car

[@CYMRU619]

Have you thought about changing the track rod ends to a rose jointed arm? Would be simple enough to make if not available off the shelf. I was also caught out with the inboard spring on my compact, ended up going with 6kg front and 8kg rear (its my daily). Worth thinking about beefing up the rear turrets and going to coil overs on the rear when you can. I disagree with people recommending anti roll bar kits, with that much spring rate you won't need them, they can be useful for tuning oversteer/understeer balance on the fly but otherwise I see them as a bit of a gimmick.

[@chrisbee3147]

Loving the vids boizzz! Just got myself a 84 318i 2door manual and I love it. Managed to rip the motor and trans mounts after a week of driving like a dickhead lol guess it’s telling me it wants a motor swap 😂 Jay you are my R n D guy now lol looking forward to building this thing up.

[@YUGEBBQ]

Perfect track car.

[@glennarnold3970]

jay you need to listen to mcm mighty car mods 'my car goes pshhh pshhh remix' it's right up you ally and a amazing song to play when driving your mustang' listen and you will instantly get a smile on ya dial cheers from down under

[@leoeuro1543]

add a rubber oring in the shock insert..for measuring shock bottoming out, or height..moto guys use them..😆👌

[@ryancooper3759]

Loved the cheeky dnb race vid bit👌🏻

[@jonathanbobadilla7]

I love Jay

[@gavinmcelroy]

You don’t often hear Phil say “that is too low”

[@driftworks]

Haha, trailing arm life.

[@jamesbaker4582]

Sending thoughts and prayers

[@talljake]

Whereabouts did Jay go to get his custom top hat bushes made? I need a supplier for the exact same thing!

[@urbanjentry222]

I’m not keen on welding a hub on the strut could a kit not be made to with a pinch clamp over the dampener sleeve

[@miniduds]

Literally my favourite build on YT! Out of interest, how much does the e30 weigh Jay? & what’s the weight distribution like?

[@JayDontGotThis]

I’m not sure it’s on my list of thing to do while it’s in the workshop.

[@vogs72]

Nice update on your proper track car (not a Renault).

[@SHIREDRIFT]

Great video Jay, It's really interesting to hear some Suspension tech knowledge from Phil too. i I got an 80's semi Trailing arm car as well, (1984 Toyota Celica Supra) And have some HSD DT's on the back and have messed about with spring rates But, Because of having Whiteline Adjustable Anti Roll bars, going past a 325lb spring is just awful on anything but circuit. I know yours is track only but was surprised to see you having standard anti roll bars. on it when you wanted to get rid of body roll. You not a fan of them?

[@JayDontGotThis]

They’re just quite expensive, I’m sure they’d help though.

[@SHIREDRIFT]

@@JayDontGotThis Worth having a go, has made the most difference to all the cars i have modified/ ruined the suspension of! Sell those old BC's off and invest! :)

[@White_Fun_]

Hii, how nuts you use in the front?

[@fast_eddie3441]

Macan plastic clip on disc ducts may work for the tre cover melting issue.?

[@nicholasgloc8555]

Do you have any parts left over from your Mitsy Paj Evo you worked on?rear discs in particular.

[@iainburns4493]

Omg this build is a year old already 😦

[@Ricky-cl5bu]

Class car Jay

[@markcray5164]

"Taylor!!" A rose joints track rod end lowered, and a metal curved shield should do the job👍🏻

[@OMGroubarammeufusca]

Where's the V10???

[@jamest5149]

DnB ❤👏👍

[@aubreyhinkson7683]

Where can I purchase the wheels or are they for sale? what are the wheels specs, 15x8 15x7.5 ET25 or ET22?

[@driftworks]

Hi, they're available from Driftworks.com and we actually just made a video on our shop channel for these wheels: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4SugZhmipeCh5o

[@aubreyhinkson7683]

Thank you Sir just asked a question about fitment on an E30 without rubbing.

[@aubreyhinkson7683]

Will the 15x8 4x100 OS mesh mount directly onto an OEM 1989 E30 325is without spacers and no rubbing? It only has Bilstein (1) inch drop struts and Turner Motorsport roll bars in the suspension

[@hyper8545]

👍🤙👏

[@mcjjordan]

My bmw has slop in the lever left/right. Apparently its the pin in the selector shaft . But nobody knows how i can rectify it 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@JayDontGotThis]

Mine does too, I guess it’s either drill it out bigger and get a bigger pin, rebuild the box with a new selector or live with it.

[@mcjjordan]

@@JayDontGotThis thats what i thought but ive been told drilling it out will be hard as the metal is hardened. Be good to see how you fix yours as basically same setup as mine but ive e21

[@amirulazim98]

😍😍😍👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🔥🔥🔥

[@cheesepizza87]

“More grateful than thumbs up and likes” 🤣🤣🤣

[@loekfelten548]

👍👍💪🏼💪🏼

[@jasonbrower1]

Haha I missed the dnb.

[@rs5001988]

Jay I've got a 30 been dead on my yard a while gizza hand please! Its my dream to build it but poor health keeps me back i wanna pass it down to my boy so he can possibly avoid this electric car madness lol can't watch any vids about e30s anymore makes me cry because mines sat waiting some love ❤✌🇬🇧

[@theliam9848]

Is it just me or does everyone's voice sound higher pitched than normal in this video?

[@driftworks]

I thought that too. Jay did a sub edit on it before I did it so maybe something went wrong.

[@YorkyPudinz]

Swapping out BC's for HSD's 😳 questionable.

[@driftworks]

Genuine question: Why? Aside from better global marketing?

[@YorkyPudinz]

@@driftworks apologies, i somehow got HSD mixed up with TEIN 🤦 disregard my comment 😂

[@charlesshamseldin9555]

Tidy

[@SB-vb8ch]

Disappointing old man! As disappointed as Craig is having to work on an SR?? 😀

[@mynameis63]

I love Phil's E30...but mine and Jay's are much more alike.

[@theenglishtrucker1849]

OMG all it would take is just one person to stumble and trip where all those springs are and they all go everywhere. How would you ever sort them out? 🤔 Has that ever happened? 😆

[@theenglishtrucker1849]

Yeah, RED stuff pads are wank! I have yellow stuff in my A4, never seen a track, but they are good for fast road. They do orange and blue now, one of them is a supposed to be a proper track pad. Never heard of Hawk pads, I might have to try them.