My Red E46 sprint car

rstoughy · 12-02-2015, 10:48 PM

So Back in the middle of last rear I bought this car from lawsy to compete in a sprint series I do at Knockhill.

The car was very well sorted with some really nice bits so it was just a case of putting my own mark on it.

I thought it was about time I stuck some pictures up of the last 8 or so months so here's what I have been up to.

June on the way back from Shanes with the new purchase.

So rear spoiler off which left this on the bootlid

As this was going to be my race car a CSL rep lid was ordered up from Poland. 3 days later this arrived and was quickly painted and fitted.

So then it was time to try it out so a quick trip over to Germany for my yearly DN days

The car has a custom exhaust but as I run in modified road class I need cats so Shane had a new centre section made for me with 2 race cats

So that was it ready for its 1st event, loaded up and off for a weekends racing

Car suffered some heat issues in Germany and also during my weekend at Knockhill so proceeded to do the fan modification

And everything that was removed

I ran the car like this for the remainder of the season and had a ball.
So over the winter I removed the 4.10 diff for a refresh, rebuilt both the rear shafts, done a little more weight reduction with removal of carpets, sound deadening and air bags.
Obviously removing the drivers one left me with the need to fit an aftermarket wheel so until I need the Geartronics kit from Nathan I made something up to tide me over.

So that's it, oil and filter change over the next week or so then back to it with the 1st outing on the 28th.

Its a work in progress so will tinker away throughout the year again.

Cheers for looking

Bounce · 12-02-2015, 11:09 PM

Looking good Paul.

cslsuperfan · 12-02-2015, 11:13 PM

Fab steering wheel mod

hopefully see it up close @ DN13!!

mattCSLnut · 12-02-2015, 11:48 PM

Great looking Sprint Car

THANX for sharing Paul. I wish I had your spare time to play like this

sailorbaz · 12-02-2015, 11:54 PM

That's EPIC Paul, loving your work and determination. I'm sure the CSL doesn't have a look in when it comes to thrills and on track entertainment.

**glendog74** · 13-02-2015, 01:03 AM

Nice work buddy

**CraigMillwardCroft** · 13-02-2015, 10:17 AM

Great pictures and mods

billyboysm3 · 13-02-2015, 02:50 PM

Looks great, what a difference a lick of paint makes after the sound deadening is out.

rstoughy · 13-02-2015, 03:04 PM

Can't have it looking shabby Billy

12-02-2015, 10:48 PM	#1
rstoughy S6, Sport On, Traction Off Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Aberdeenshire Posts: 1,947 Casino cash: $25407	My Red E46 sprint car So Back in the middle of last rear I bought this car from lawsy to compete in a sprint series I do at Knockhill. The car was very well sorted with some really nice bits so it was just a case of putting my own mark on it. I thought it was about time I stuck some pictures up of the last 8 or so months so here's what I have been up to. June on the way back from Shanes with the new purchase. So rear spoiler off which left this on the bootlid As this was going to be my race car a CSL rep lid was ordered up from Poland. 3 days later this arrived and was quickly painted and fitted. So then it was time to try it out so a quick trip over to Germany for my yearly DN days The car has a custom exhaust but as I run in modified road class I need cats so Shane had a new centre section made for me with 2 race cats So that was it ready for its 1st event, loaded up and off for a weekends racing Car suffered some heat issues in Germany and also during my weekend at Knockhill so proceeded to do the fan modification And everything that was removed I ran the car like this for the remainder of the season and had a ball. So over the winter I removed the 4.10 diff for a refresh, rebuilt both the rear shafts, done a little more weight reduction with removal of carpets, sound deadening and air bags. Obviously removing the drivers one left me with the need to fit an aftermarket wheel so until I need the Geartronics kit from Nathan I made something up to tide me over. So that's it, oil and filter change over the next week or so then back to it with the 1st outing on the 28th. Its a work in progress so will tinker away throughout the year again. Cheers for looking __________________ Paul. Ooooft!!! 16yrs in the CSL and still loving it "shine on you crazy diamond"

12-02-2015, 11:48 PM	#4
mattCSLnut CSL Register Uber-poster! Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Cambridge Posts: 6,460 Casino cash: $27763	Great looking Sprint Car THANX for sharing Paul. I wish I had your spare time to play like this __________________ UK CSL No.020 ... after 7 years of ownership I've now SOLD it !!!

13-02-2015, 01:03 AM	#6
glendog74 CSL Register Uber-poster! Tetris Champion! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Cornwall Posts: 8,861 Casino cash: $32299	Nice work buddy __________________ Cha'mone Mother F**ker!

13-02-2015, 03:04 PM	#9
rstoughy S6, Sport On, Traction Off Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Aberdeenshire Posts: 1,947 Casino cash: $25407	Can't have it looking shabby Billy __________________ Paul. Ooooft!!! 16yrs in the CSL and still loving it "shine on you crazy diamond"

12-02-2015, 11:09 PM	#2
Bounce CSL Register Uber-poster! Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Cornwall Posts: 7,057 Casino cash: $35793	Looking good Paul.

12-02-2015, 11:13 PM	#3
cslsuperfan Driving it like I nicked it Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: wales Posts: 2,222 Casino cash: $19520	Fab steering wheel mod hopefully see it up close @ DN13!!

13-02-2015, 10:17 AM	#7
CraigMillwardCroft CSL Register Uber-poster! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Marlow Posts: 3,973 Casino cash: $18153	Great pictures and mods

13-02-2015, 02:50 PM	#8
billyboysm3 CSL Register Uber-poster! Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3,001 Casino cash: $25206	Looks great, what a difference a lick of paint makes after the sound deadening is out.